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Video Tutorial - What is the best way to create one?

Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
edited 2009-03-11 18:10 in General Discussion
I want to create a video tutorial of how to assemble a prop board (my TriBladeProp) for use in emulators such as heater's ZiCog.

What is the easiest way? Should I use a cheap USB camera or use my video camera? I don't have direct input from my camera to my laptop, so I think it may be easier to use the USB. What features should I look for (resolution?) And will it give a good enough picture for seeing the pcb clearly? Any suggestions for software?

Or, should I just use photos and maybe somehow add a voice track?

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Links to other interesting threads:

· Home of the MultiBladeProps:· SixBladeProp, TriBladeProp
· Prop Tools under Development or Completed (Index)
· Emulators (Micros eg Altair, and Terminals eg VT100) - index
· Search the Propeller forums (via Google)

My cruising website is: ·www.bluemagic.biz·· MultiBladeProp is: www.bluemagic.biz/cluso.htm

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  • ColeyColey Posts: 1,112
    edited 2009-03-08 11:35
    I would get a usb capture card rather than a usb camera, that way you can take the video with your video camera and get it into your pc through the capture card.
    They don't cost that much either.....
    www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_ce?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=video+capture&x=0&y=0

    Why not use youtube and use the basic editing functions that they have after all it is free smile.gif

    I would use photos as well as video, assemble it all together and the do a voice over track for the whole thing.

    Will keep you busy for a good few days smile.gif

    Regards,

    Coley

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  • Carl HayesCarl Hayes Posts: 841
    edited 2009-03-08 20:50
    There's no inexpensive way to do it acceptably.· I have made instructional videos for my Judo students, and I assure you that the taping sessions are about 1% of the work, and the camera is far from being all of the equipment cost.

    Look into products like Pinnacle Studio A/V which include acceptable editing software and a video capture card in a package for about $100.· Then expect to spend hundreds of hours to make a ten-minute instructional video.

    It's kind of fun, though.

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  • kelvin jameskelvin james Posts: 531
    edited 2009-03-09 00:37
    Low input on this subject, which is surprising.
    I am more partial to the instructions with good quality still shots with text labelling, detailing where everything is on the board being referenced at the time. It is tough to do with a video presentation, not saying it can't be done, but a lot of work is involved. You can use still shots in a video timeline, and add an audio voice track, if you go that route. If you want to go the video route, let me know what kind of camera you have and what video ports it has, and what ports the laptop has. For basic editing you can use windows movie maker, but the output formats are limited. Like Carl says, be prepared to spend some time on it. It usually takes me around 200+ hours to put together a 30 min. dvd, not including rendering time.

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  • UnsoundcodeUnsoundcode Posts: 1,532
    edited 2009-03-09 03:08
    Hi Cluso99, Coley's recommendation of a USB capture device would be my advice too. The one I bought was a Tevion High speed DVD maker from the Aldi store for under $40 and it beats the capture cards I have tried .

    When it comes to software I found the easiest less complicated was to do as kelvin suggests and use Windows Moviemaker for the editing , titles and effects. I would save the file as a DVD-AVI format (which produces a huge file )·then use the software that comes with the capture device to compress ( by a factor ~4 ) in Mpeg2 which produces a DVD quality movie at a good resolution (looks good at full screen ). Of course the original shoot has to be of a good quality to get the best results.

    I used to do it that way when I went through a phase of creating VCD's (video cd's) from old vaction tapes and I couldn't afford a DVD writer. Very time consuming .

    To help you make your choice and provide a bunch of information check out http://www.videohelp.com/

    Jeff T.
  • Timothy D. SwieterTimothy D. Swieter Posts: 1,613
    edited 2009-03-09 12:43
    My recommendation is practice and planning - that is how you make a good video and tutorial. Think and plan the video through. Take plenty of footage and still shots and then put it together. Have someone review the work for spelling, errors and content before you publish it.

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  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    edited 2009-03-10 04:18
    I just wanted something simple. It seems the photos may be the best and easiest way to go.

    I haven't had much luck with video to usb devices in the past :-(

    Thanks for all your input

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    Links to other interesting threads:

    · Home of the MultiBladeProps: TriBladeProp, SixBladeProp, website (Multiple propeller pcbs)
    · Prop Tools under Development or Completed (Index)
    · Emulators (Micros eg Altair, and Terminals eg VT100) - index
    · Search the Propeller forums (via Google)

    My cruising website is: ·www.bluemagic.biz·· MultiBladeProp is: www.bluemagic.biz/cluso.htm
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2009-03-10 15:24
    kelvin james said...
    Low input on this subject, which is surprising.

    I've got a few Youtube videos under my belt, and cannot claim anything near "expert"
    status, but have been following this conversation quietly with great interest.

    I started using MovieMaker for the first couple, and after having it crash repeatedly while
    working on it, (very frustrating) I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Currently I'm using
    my Ubuntu box, and "Open Movie Editor" which doesn't have as many fancy features,
    (and a couple of it's own minor frustrations) but doesn't crash.

    Propably the part I'm struggling most with is lighting & audio. My cellar workshop wasn't
    designed with the idea of filming. I now pay more attention to what the "professionals" are
    doing and have noticed that they are using shops which are designed like stage sets.
    (Pay attention to this next time you watch MakeTV) and of course are using professional
    grade cameras. (Not the $50 digital that I bought from Radio Shack)

    OBC

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2009-03-10 20:44
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  • Carl HayesCarl Hayes Posts: 841
    edited 2009-03-10 23:49
    Chris Savage (Parallax) said...

    OBC, for audio my current camera doesn’t have an external microphone connector so I am thinking of investing in a ZOOM H4 external recorder and then replacing the camcorder audio, which almost always contains some motor noise. Of course, with the cost of the H4 I guess I could just get a new camcorder instead. <sigh>
    Chris, have you considered a high-end S-VHS editor for recording audio to go with your video?· I use two Panasonic AG-7500A recorders (one at a time, usually) to record audio.· The AG-7500A is a big, heavy rack-mount unit, but it will GenLock to the video from your camcorder, and it will record two tracks of really superb FM audio.· If you don't need portability, pro-level equipment like this is available for a song on eBay nowadays.

    I use a SoundField ST250 microphone (the best there is, at any price) to feed these things.· When I need portability, I use an Edirol R-4 instead (which has other advantages but is a pain to get the audio out of, later).· But for the (used)·price of an R-4 you can get a couple of dozen AG-7500A, even though the 7500A actually was a couple thousand bucks more expensive originally.· And the audio quality is comparable -- that is to say, perfect.

    No, I didn't buy these things -- way beyond my budget.· I got'em free when a friend closed his studio.

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2009-03-11 18:10
    Carl, the problem is portability, which then determines consistency. Currently when I record mobile and use the built-in microphone the audio has one sound and when I am in the ‘studio’ my professional microphone has a totally different sound. As it is, take try and make them similar I have used my computer microphone, but this doesn’t compensate for room noise. There’s a video term for the ambient room sounds which I had on the tip of my tongue. I think it is room tone. Anyway, that is the key to blending however I haven’t tried that recently. A portable recorder would allow consistency in my audio.

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