The three day seminar ran over three days and the timetable included:
A full day of FinishLynx system explanation, and classroom training
A ½ day of practical training at the Centro Deportivo Olimpico Mexicano
A further ½ day of advanced system configuration and operation
An athletics competion at the Centro Deportivo Olimpico Mexicano that was 100% timed by the participants.
Lynx provided two instructors, one Spanish speaking, and one from the Lynx Headquarters in the USAto present the information at the seminar. The FMAA organized the seminar, arranged accomodation for the instructors and the participants, and secured the cooperation of the Centro Deportivo Olimpico Mexicano in the project. The 24 particpants came from all parts of Mexico for the seminar.
Participants brought their cameras to learn how to get the maximum from them
We’re lucky to have such a large and diverse network of resellers and service providers supporting our brand. These partners serve as our most trusted ambassadors—bringing FinishLynx technology to new markets and providing timing and event services for almost any sport with a finish line. Anyone timing an event with a FinishLynx system serves as an extension of our brand. It doesn’t matter if it’s a local track & field meet or the Kentucky Derby. When there’s a Lynx camera aimed at the finish line, athletes and fans have come to expect the highest standard of photo-finish results.
Using the FinishLynx Logo on Websites & Event Banners
We’ve had many service providers ask if they’re allowed to hang Lynx banners at their events. Absolutely! We’re grateful for any logos or website links you want to provide on our behalf. The publicity helps promote our technology and expand our global network. In fact, here a few lynx logos you’re free to use. Click each image to open the full-size logo in a new browser tab.
The purple in the Lynx logo can be replicated with the following color codes:
Hex:
#55009C
RGB:
85, 0, 156
Pantone:
PMS 2685 or 267 are close matches
Lynx Logo Fonts
The font for the Lynx logo text is Eras Demi ITC, which is included in the Windows OS. If the font is installed on your OS, it should appear below:
LYNX
Capitalize & Combine All Lynx-based Product Names
All Lynx-named products are proper nouns and should be capitalized accordingly. Be sure to capitalize both the first letter of the word and the L in Lynx. For instance, it should be written as FinishLynx (rather than Finishlynx). All Lynx-named products should also be combined into a single compound, and without a space, dash, or hyphen. It should be written as FinishLynx (instead of Finish lynx or Finish-lynx). See the table below for more examples:
Correct Usage
Incorrect Usage
FinishLynx
not: finishlynx, finish-lynx, finish lynx,
LynxPad
not: lynxpad, lynx-pad, lynx pad
EtherLynx
not: Ether-Lynx,
ReacTime
not: reactime, react-time
IdentiLynx
not: identiLynx, ID-Lynx, Identilynx
ResulTV
not: Result TV, Resultv, result-tv
FieldLynx
you get the picture…
These style guidelines will help to make the FinishLynx brand a little bit clearer and memorable for new users. They’ll also help to ensure that Lynx products and services are consistently-named across all sports, regions, and languages.
Capturing crystal-clear photo finish images can be especially challenging during low-light situations (e.g., night-time events or dim indoor lighting). Because the EtherLynx 2000+ and Fusion cameras are equipped with very light-sensitive image sensors, most Lynx users will never have issues with low-light conditions. The FinishLynx software also has built-in controls for adjusting the brightness, contrast, gamma, gain, and Phased Light Compensation. But adding artificial lighting to your finish line can also be a great way to enhance the clarity and contrast of your finish line images in low-light settings.
Flood lights and halogen lamps are both viable finish line lighting options. Lynx service provider Rob Whitacre from GC Racing has found an especially elegant solution for capturing low-light cycling events: an ellipsoidal spotlight. According to Rob:
A tool that has helped me a lot for low light situations is a theatrical ellipsoidal spotlight. Since I do many evening events at our velodrome and road cycling events at night the ellipsoidal light has been a very good tool. I used a Source 4 ellipsoidal made by ETC. What is nice with the ellipsoidal is it has shutters so you can create shapes with the light as opposed to a massive spot. I make a rectangle with the light focused only on the finish line.
The ellipsoidal spotlight allows for light to be focused across the entire length of the finish line. This produces image captures that are more uniform and evenly lit. Unlike stadium lighting, which can strobe 50-60 cycles per second and distort images, the ellipsoidal spotlight has a frequency that prevents any such distortion. See the image below for a real FinishLynx capture taken with the spotlight in use.
Low-light FinishLynx image captured while using an ellipsoidal spotlight.
Have your own lighting tips and tricks? Share them in the comments or on our Facebook Fan Page.
