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Video Files

Who makes your videos?
Jason Knutson creates most of the videos you see featured on SixFlagsHouston.com. Panther Modern has also contributed videos.

Can I link to/borrow/use footage from your videos?
SixFlagsHouston.com takes pride in its unique content and does not allow any other website to use our videos. In the case of linking, websites may link to our main page [http://www.sixflagshouston.com] ONLY. You may NOT link directly to any video.php file or to the actual video file itself. This is against SixFlagsHouston.com's Terms of Service, not to mention unfairly leeches SixFlagsHouston.com's copyrighted material and bandwidth.

What are your videos filmed with?
Most of the videos featured on this site (that are filmed by Jason Knutson) are filmed with a Sony TRV340 camera. The camera records Digital 8, resulting in high quality video. Videos filmed by Panther Modern are recorded in MiniDV format on a Panasonic DV-404.

What do you use to edit your videos?
Pinnacle Studio 9 is used to edit the videos made by Jason Knuston. Adobe Premier is used by Panther Modern for video editing.

How can I make videos like yours?
As much as we'd like to help individuals in making their own videos, we are unable to do this. It has taken years of experience to perfect the techniques seen in videos, and we encourage everyone to be creative with their videos. Instead of attempting to copy a certain effect, we encourage you try a new or different one. The internet is full of copycat websites and visitors want original content.

Why can't I view your videos?
There are a number of reasons you may not be able to view our videos. First, if you have a slower connection, the videos may be downloading unknowingly to you in the first place. The embedded video files do not always have a status bar of the download. We recommend turning on your Status Bar to see the progress. Second, our videos are recorded in either Windows Media 8 or Windows Media 9, please check with The Microsoft Windows Media Website to ensure you have the proper codecs to play these formats. If all else fails, you can save the file directly to your computer by using the 'Raw File' link below each video. Right click the link and choose "Save Target As" to save it to your computer. You should then be able to view the video with your software then.

Forum Questions

Why can't I login?
When registering, visitors MUST provide a valid e-mail address. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the address provided with a validation link. A user must then click on the link to validate his/her account. The account will NOT work until a user clicks on the link. This is done so to prevent fraudulent e-mail addresses. It's useless to enter a fake email unless you don't plan on registering. This abuse is not tolerated. If you delete the e-mail that is sent to you, that's your problem. Another common problem from AOL users is the user's email has either reached its limit or is not accepting emails from people. It is the user's responsibility to ensure their email settings are correct and can accept emails. You wouldn't believe the number of confirmation emails that are bounced back to us stating the user isn't accepting emails.

Why does it say my e-mail is banned when I have never even registered at this site?
Due to a large number of false accounts being created, no account can be registered with an email originating from a variety of free email websites (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.). By using a normal ISP email account, instead of a free online one, this problem can be bypassed quite easily.

General Site Questions

How long has SixFlagsHouston.com been on the web?
SixFlagsHouston.com has been online since September 1999.

Who works on SixFlagsHouston.com?
Numerous people work on the site. Major contriubutors include Panther Modern, Christopher Daniello, Jason Knutson and Mike Robinson. Historical photos on the site are kindly donated from various sources. Current photos are either the product of Jason Knutson or are donated from Six Flags AstroWorld. Photos are copyrighted and may not be used on other websites without prior permission. We generally frown on other people posting our work, but will evaluate each request on it's own accord. Should you desire to use any information contained on this website (such as the park timeline, etc) please credit us and link back to us on the page in which you post the information. A considerable amount of time went in to the research and coding of SixFlagsHouston.com.

Why don't you post the park hours, days of operation or pricing information?
SixFlagsHouston.com is a tribute site run by individuals who share a love of roller coasters. WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS OR SIX FLAGS ASTROWORLD IN ANY OFFICIAL CAPACITY. Therefore, we feel it best that the OFFICIAL Six Flags website located at http://www.sixflags.com is the best resource for finding current pricing information and days of operation. It would be a futile attempt to try to keep up with the companies most current policies on an on-going basis.

Can I be on the web team at SixFlagsHouston?
SixFlagsHouston.com does not currently need any programmers, graphic artists, or forum moderators.

I'm from the media and would like to use you/your site for a story.
SixFlagsHouston.com does not work directly with the media. We do not grant interviews, nor do we grant permission for news services to use our copyrighted material. The news media are evil vultures, and we do not trust them. We already made that mistake once, and now we all pretty much think that Houston Press can suck it.