[videoblogging] Non-XLR hand held Microphone
I am looking for a traditional hand held microphone to use for man-on-the-street news interviews. Everything I can find is either an XLR mic or a toy. I have a Panasonic TM300 which is a nice small camera but has a traditional 1/4 microphone jack. I know there are XLR converters which would be fine but all the ones I have seen are super huge and bulky, which kind of defeats the purpose of the small camera. So can anyone suggest a decent microphone with the right connector or a small XLR converter? Thanks. - C. Thomas [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Non-XLR hand held Microphone
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[videoblogging] Re: 2010 the year of the tablet?
Well as it turns out there is nothing for video creators/editors to get excited about from the iPad at this stage. Even for consumption of video its a mixed bag because it isnt HD or widescreen, though the pixels per inch isnt too bad so it should actually turn out to be quite nice for watching video on. Lack of flash should not be a surprise and html5 will stop this being a complete pain in the ass for video in browser, though it will cause some issues. Video format is the usual apple story, h.264 at 720p or lower resolutions, as well as older mpeg4 for lower resolutions. Looks like you may be able to watch the videos in place within the webpage rather than only fullscreen on the iphone/ipod touch but I am not 100% sure of this detail yet. Nothing to indicate that its a safe bet this Apple device will be the one that makes the tablet form of computers a huge success at this stage, though I still expect a lot of people will like it when they actually get to use it. I remain extremely excited about surfing the web via multitouch with a larger screen, so it meets my needs, and if the iphone has taught us anything its that the quality and quantity of apps makes a big difference, sot he iPad may be of more interest for creative tasks in the not too distant future, we will see. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Verdi michaelve...@... wrote: I just started a videoblog to document my triathlon training - all shot, edited and posted from my iphone. About to head out and make another update now. http://training.michaelverdi.com - Verdi On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 1:50 PM, johnle...@... wrote: I've been shooting video and editing it or broadcasting it live from my HP Compaq TC1100 tablet for nearly 4 years. A lot of my shooting is on building construction and restoration sites, so the highly portable tablet form factor is extraordinarily useful. Shoot in the morning, edit over lunch and post it. Or, when operating live over wireless with no cables at all, bluetooth from cam to tablet, wifi from tablet to the internet direct. Video Reports from the Field: http://www.historichomeworks.com/hhw/video/rftf.htm John Leeke by hammer and hand great works do stand with cam and light he shoots it right www.HistoricHomeWorks.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Michael Verdi http://michaelverdi.com http://talkbot.tv
[videoblogging] Re: avoiding/cleaning hum noise
Thanks everyone for advice. Yes, the hum sound is steady and it's through the whole filming (silent and voice), but it's just the level of volume of it that bothered me. I usually film 5-10 sec of quiet room ambient sound so that I can use it for cleaning the sound during editing, but this time it didn't help. I've been practicing a lot with the camera over these past days to try to figure out where the problem may be and I think that it's camera that makes this noise. I tried mic mounted on it, further from it-on a tripod..it still gave that hum sound. Even when the mic was off, I could still see the level of noise on my camera showing up. So I'm not sure if the jack is bad or if the camera is too loud in general. So I will probably end up leaving that background noise throughout the video. Now that I edited the clip, the sound doesn't seem so bad anymore. Maybe I just got used to it, I don't know :) But all the other versions of my sound cleaning just don't give me what I want-either the interviewee voice too thin, or the background noise not clean enough. Thanks again for your tips. I have a question about lavaliere. For interviews, is it better to use this type of mic.? Does it pick up less ambient sound. What about if I film outside with it..what noises does it pick up? If I filmed outside with a lavaliere and if it didn't pick up enough outside noise, maybe it wouldn't give the real sense of the environment? I don't know. Or is it enough to use the shot mic that I have and just mount it on a boom pole (any recommendations on which are good?) as close to the object as possible? Thanks again! Loreta --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Sean Kaminsky kaminsky...@... wrote: i had a problem like this once and i ended up using some room tone and adding the hum beneath my 'non hum' segments. it depends how bad it is - but often if something is steady people won't even notice it. it's the contrasts between sound and silence that are a killer...:) for future shoots (mainly for sit-downs) - if u think it's camera noise consider buying a 6 foot or so xlr cable and mounting the mic on something else (even gaffer taped to a chair). On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Rupert Howe rup...@... wrote: Do you get a hum wherever you film inside, or particularly in one location? Lots of household/office appliances that we can't hear or filter out make a big hum when recorded - air con, computers, fridges, etc. Try being ruthless about shutting everything off when filming. Keep different types of cables away from each other, and if you need to cross them, do so at right angles. Test whether it's the tape mechanism that's making a lot of noise by monitoring the audio with a good pair of headphones at a distance from the camera, both with and without the tape running. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 26 Jan 2010, at 08:38, loretabirkus wrote: Hello again, I would like to know how you manage to record a sound with minimum hum in a room environment. I have a good microphone that I use for my filming, but I always get a huge hum sound if I film inside. I used Audacity to eliminate the background noise, but sometimes it doesn't work and it makes the voice sound weirdly alien :) I even purchased a new Rode Videomic to see if there's any difference in the hum sound volume and I still get it with this mic as well. Any tips how to eliminate as much as possible the hum noise during filming so that there's less work during editing? And how to eliminate the hum noise and keep a descent quality during the editing process? I'm stuck on this now as I'm trying all ways (Audacity, Adobe Audition, Magic Audio cleaning softwares) to remove the noise and I don't get the results that I want. Thanks much! Loreta [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [videoblogging] Non-XLR hand held Microphone
- Original Message - From: Cris Thomas I am looking for a traditional hand held microphone to use for man-on-the-street news interviews. Everything I can find is either an XLR mic or a toy. I have a Panasonic TM300 which is a nice small camera but has a traditional 1/4 microphone jack. I know there are XLR converters which would be fine but all the ones I have seen are super huge and bulky, which kind of defeats the purpose of the small camera. So can anyone suggest a decent microphone with the right connector or a small XLR converter? Thanks. I *seriously* doubt your camcorder has a 1/4 mic jack ... most likely it's a 1/8 jack. How about something like this for an adaptor.. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/158476-REG/Hosa_Technology_XVM_101F_Mini_Stereo_Male_to.html (search for Hosa XVM 101F at bhphotovideo.com if link is broken) You'd need to add a regular XLR mic cable to reach from your subject to the camera and you'd need to use a dynamic mic or a condensor mic with a built-in battery since you won't have phantom power with this setup. Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
[videoblogging] camera features
Hey Group-folk, In preparation for a visit to the photo shop next week, I'd like to run some features by you and pleze comment if you can. I'll be shooting for the web, to put in web sites, mine and maybe others. I'll edit in iMovie'09 on an intel iMac. I've been thinking future=Flash memory, but many Tape cameras are still made like the VIXIA HV40. Is Tape worth considering?? People complain about motor noise in the audio. How will I know if the motor noise is being captured or not? Will an in store test tell me? Is AVCHD difficult to work with/download.and finally is HD necessary or preferable for web viewing? BTW, the Sanyo specs look good but the form factor discourages me. Gotta move forward with my project so thanx for the input/feedback. Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] camera features
A good quality camera shouldn't have too much problem with tape noise. An in-store test isn't going to help you because of the background noise.Better to google. But even if there's no real hum from the tape mechanism, the on-board mic is going to be pretty poor quality anyway compared to an external. I would spend more time worrying about the quality of the image, colours and low light performance. Then lens is probably more important than anything. AVCHD should be fine with iMovie 09. HD still isn't necessary for web viewing - particularly 1080. Most web video is seen at somewhere between 320x240 and 640x480. Most HD is 720. But things are changing and HD futureproofs you for a while. And a good quality HD camera with a good lens should give you nice images even if you export at much lower resolution. Play with the Sanyo. I have found the pistol grip to be the best way to hold a camera, especially for videoblogging. I wish every small camera was built like that. And when you're not hand-holding it, you can put it on a little tripod, so it doesn't matter. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 28 Jan 2010, at 21:05, Tom Dolan wrote: Hey Group-folk, In preparation for a visit to the photo shop next week, I'd like to run some features by you and pleze comment if you can. I'll be shooting for the web, to put in web sites, mine and maybe others. I'll edit in iMovie'09 on an intel iMac. I've been thinking future=Flash memory, but many Tape cameras are still made like the VIXIA HV40. Is Tape worth considering?? People complain about motor noise in the audio. How will I know if the motor noise is being captured or not? Will an in store test tell me? Is AVCHD difficult to work with/download.and finally is HD necessary or preferable for web viewing? BTW, the Sanyo specs look good but the form factor discourages me. Gotta move forward with my project so thanx for the input/feedback. Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Re: avoiding/cleaning hum noise
I have a question about lavaliere. For interviews, is it better to use this type of mic.? Does it pick up less ambient sound. What about if I film outside with it..what noises does it pick up? If I filmed outside with a lavaliere and if it didn't pick up enough outside noise, maybe it wouldn't give the real sense of the environment? I don't know. Or is it enough to use the shot mic that I have and just mount it on a boom pole (any recommendations on which are good?) as close to the object as possible? I wouldnt overthink it. We use a wireless lavalier when we have time to hook it up to the person. It sounds awesome even in the noisiest of places. Plus it lets the person take us on walks without losing any sound. If we cant use a lavalier, we use a shotgun mic mounted to the camera. Whatever the camera points at, the sound is excellent. As always, just jump in. Experience will give you the answers. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://momentshowing.net http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Re: 2010 the year of the tablet?
I've been shooting video and editing it or broadcasting it live from my HP Compaq TC1100 tablet for nearly 4 years. A lot of my shooting is on building construction and restoration sites, so the highly portable tablet form factor is extraordinarily useful. Shoot in the morning, edit over lunch and post it. Or, when operating live over wireless with no cables at all, bluetooth from cam to tablet, wifi from tablet to the internet direct. Video Reports from the Field: http://www.historichomeworks.com/hhw/video/rftf.htm Youve been documenting your woodworking since I can remember. Never knew it was on a tablet. Your videos are the perfect example of how niche content works the best for online video. I doubt a million people would find a 17-minute video on scraping paint popular, but the people who are into restoring old homes must LOVE your videos. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://momentshowing.net http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Non-XLR hand held Microphone
I am looking for a traditional hand held microphone to use for man-on-the-street news interviews. Everything I can find is either an XLR mic or a toy. I have a Panasonic TM300 which is a nice small camera but has a traditional 1/4 microphone jack. I know there are XLR converters which would be fine but all the ones I have seen are super huge and bulky, which kind of defeats the purpose of the small camera. So can anyone suggest a decent microphone with the right connector or a small XLR converter? Thanks. As Richard suggested, we used to use a 1/4-XLR adapter since any serious mic seems to be XLR. But I have used http://www.audio-technica.com that had a 1/4 plug. Worked well. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://momentshowing.net http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Re: avoiding/cleaning hum noise
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 4:03 AM, loretabirkus loretabir...@yahoo.com wrote: Yes, the hum sound is steady and it's through the whole filming (silent and voice), but it's just the level of volume of it that bothered me. I usually film 5-10 sec of quiet room ambient sound so that I can use it for cleaning the sound during editing, but this time it didn't help. I've been practicing a lot with the camera over these past days to try to figure out where the problem may be and I think that it's camera that makes this noise. I tried mic mounted on it, further from it-on a tripod..it still gave that hum sound. Even when the mic was off, I could still see the level of noise on my camera showing up. So I'm not sure if the jack is bad or if the camera is too loud in general. Does it still make this sound outside away from all other equipment and wiring, and the mic mounted physically off and away from the camera? If it does then you have something seriously wrong with your setup. Experiment with your mic and camera gain perhaps? So I will probably end up leaving that background noise throughout the video. Now that I edited the clip, the sound doesn't seem so bad anymore. Maybe I just got used to it, I don't know :) But all the other versions of my sound cleaning just don't give me what I want-either the interviewee voice too thin, or the background noise not clean enough. I have a question about lavaliere. For interviews, is it better to use this type of mic.? Does it pick up less ambient sound. What about if I film outside with it..what noises does it pick up? If I filmed outside with a lavaliere and if it didn't pick up enough outside noise, maybe it wouldn't give the real sense of the environment? I don't know. Or is it enough to use the shot mic that I have and just mount it on a boom pole (any recommendations on which are good?) as close to the object as possible? Nothing special about a lavaliere mic, it's just a cheap electret mic insert. It works well simply because it is so close to the speaker, so voice level to background sound signal-to-noise ratio is much higher. i.e. voice is so loud you can turn the gain down, and the background sounds drop with it. A reasonably close shotgun mic should be just as good. Dave.
Re: [videoblogging] Re: avoiding/cleaning hum noise
I've been practicing a lot with the camera over these past days to try to figure out where the problem may be and I think that it's camera that makes this noise. I tried mic mounted on it, further from it-on a tripod..it still gave that hum sound. Even when the mic was off, I could still see the level of noise on my camera showing up. So I'm not sure if the jack is bad or if the camera is too loud in general. I think any further discussion on your hum problem would require us all to see/hear a clip from this camera. Could be all kinds of things. Youd be surprised how keenly sensitive this group will be if they can actually hear the hum. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://momentshowing.net http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] camera features
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Group-folk, In preparation for a visit to the photo shop next week, I'd like to run some features by you and pleze comment if you can. I'll be shooting for the web, to put in web sites, mine and maybe others. I'll edit in iMovie'09 on an intel iMac. I've been thinking future=Flash memory, but many Tape cameras are still made like the VIXIA HV40. Is Tape worth considering?? Not in my opinion. I switched from tape to Flash not too long ago and would never look back. No more rewinding, no more waiting 10 minutes to upload 10 minutes worth of video in real-time via firewire. Instant clip replay and delete. And with Flash I just take out my SD card, copy the files, and pop straight into the timeline in my video editor. Nothing could be easier. People complain about motor noise in the audio. How will I know if the motor noise is being captured or not? Will an in store test tell me? Maybe not, you will have a hard time hearing it with the inbuilt or PC speakers. To hear it properly you will need to take padded fully enclosed headphones which have the required dynamic range. Is AVCHD difficult to work with/download.and finally is HD necessary or preferable for web viewing? Now that Youtube supports 720p HD well, I think it's worth filming and uploading your content in 1280x720. Users can then chose 360p, 480p, or 720p from the dropdown box (a new feature on Youtube just this week) See previous threads about me trying to edit 1280x720 HD MP4 directly in Ulead Video Studio. It works fairly well for me now, but generally speaking editing any form of MP4 HD direct may give you trouble BTW, the Sanyo specs look good but the form factor discourages me. After using it for a while I like it. Works well on a tripod, and is easy and natural to hold when filming handheld. Dave.
[videoblogging] Zoom H4N Audio Recorder
Further to our discussions about sound, I saw a Zoom H4N audio recorder in action on a Canon 5D Mk2 shoot a couple of weeks ago, and I'm going to get one for myself. It's a portable audio recorder with XLR inputs and on board mics. There's a video about using it with DSLRs here (including mounting it on your camera), which is part infomercial for Zoom, part infomercial for Zacuto, but still has a lot of interesting stuff in it. http://vimeo.com/4782593 Rupert http://twittervlog.tv
[videoblogging] Re: Zoom H4N Audio Recorder
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert Howe rup...@... wrote: Further to our discussions about sound, I saw a Zoom H4N audio recorder in action on a Canon 5D Mk2 shoot a couple of weeks ago, and I'm going to get one for myself. It's a portable audio recorder with XLR inputs and on board mics. Yes, double system is great, but I would at least look into an editing sync program such as Singular Software's PluralEyes. http://www.singularsoftware.com/pluraleyes.html It looks as if it would also be ideal for multi-camera situations. I have not used this software myself, but I am looking forward to trying it out. Stan Stan Hirson http://PinePlainsViews.com http://Hestakaup.com
RE: [videoblogging] Zoom H4N Audio Recorder
Hi: The Zoom H4N is a great tool. it records good sound with an nice on board adjustable mic. But, as you mentioned, it also takes XLR inputs at mic or line level. It also does lots of other cool things --making it a kind of audio Swiss army knife. For instance, it acts as a USB interface between your computer and any audio equipment you plug into it-- making it really handy. It can also serve as an SD card reader if you need it. The menu features are a little slow to fire up, but other than that , its a cool tool. Roger. To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com From: rup...@twittervlog.tv Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:55:24 + Subject: [videoblogging] Zoom H4N Audio Recorder Further to our discussions about sound, I saw a Zoom H4N audio recorder in action on a Canon 5D Mk2 shoot a couple of weeks ago, and I'm going to get one for myself. It's a portable audio recorder with XLR inputs and on board mics. There's a video about using it with DSLRs here (including mounting it on your camera), which is part infomercial for Zoom, part infomercial for Zacuto, but still has a lot of interesting stuff in it. http://vimeo.com/4782593 Rupert http://twittervlog.tv _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
