Using a separate recorder is good anyway for two reasons: 1) You have a backup, in case the sound from your camcorder isn't good
2) If you're filming something longer than the media you're filming to, you still have the audio of the program in between tape changes. -- Bill Cammack http://CammackMediaGroup.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Amirault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At a recent shoot for my show I had a chance to try out the Double Ended > Video Sound system that David Tames presented at the recent PodcampBoston2 > .. and it worked *very* well. > > The system is basically using a separate recorder for audio rather than a > wireless mic or the built-in mic in the camcorder. I had tried this over a > year ago with a low end digital voice recorder but had *major* sync > problems. This time I used something decent .. my Edirol R-09 and only had > to slightly tweak the sync after about 40 minutes or so (the shoot was about > 55 min) > > The audio of the two panel members was *much* cleaner than the audio from > the camcorder. I will use this technique more in the future. I had tried > various things to get better audio .. starting with an on-camera shotgun, > then a low end wireless mic (VHF), then another low end wireless (UHF), > then a medium end wireless (UHF) .. but this works the best. > > David's presentation: > http://n1jdu.org/temp/Double_Ended_Video_Shooting_1.mp3 > > My video (using his technique): > http://n1jdu.org/Fandom/Sci_Fi_Fandom_20.ram > > Richard Amirault > Boston, MA, USA > http://n1jdu.org > http://bostonfandom.org > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ >
