Normally when I have to create a video clip that requires chroma keying I’d use my Canon XH A1. Today I felt like having a go at using the Kodak Zi8 pocket video camera that I’ve been testing for audio quality.
The results I got were pretty good considering the cost of this little camera. The video sample clip is only very short, but it does give you a chance to see just how good this little video camera performs.
Video transcript :
Welcome to Pro Blog Tips video tutorials. In this edition were going to do some Chroma Keying of a video clip we recorded using a Kodak Zi8 camera. Its a little HD video camera that you can pick-up on the market these days for around 270 dollars.
An excellent camera for doing little “run and gun” video shoots. And.. one of the things I would like to test was to see how it chroma keys, so were going to be doing that this afternoon, in this video clip.
Thats all for today.
Thanks for watching Pro Blog Tips video tutorials.
My name is Jaron.
And we’ll speak again to you soon.
Video Transcript
I’ve always had a problem with bloopers when making video clips for my websites. Trying to remember a script, even a short one, has always been a hassle for me. Over the last couple of months though, I’ve started using a Teleprompter to help overcome my memory problems. And so far so good.
If your like me and your always fluffing your lines, then you need to think about using a Teleprompter.
The video clip your watching now for example, was done using a Teleprompter, and so far, I dont think I’ve even made a single mistake.
Normally by now I’d be up around the 3 or 4 blooper mark.
If your making video clips for your websites, and you find yourself making lots of bloopers like I do, then take a tip from me, its time you started thinking about using a Teleprompter.
And if you dont have one, then I suggest you go out and get one. You’ll be glad you did.
Anyway, thats all for today.
Thankyou for watching Pro Blog Tips video tutorials.
My name is Jaron Fraser
And I’ll speak to you again soon.
Video Transcript :
Were out on the road today doing a test of the Kodak Zi8 Camera. At the moment I’ve got the onboard mic being used and as you can tell, its pretty loud, pretty noisy in the vehicle that I’m recording in. But were going to show you a microphone that you can use when you have to get out on the road to do your little “Run and Gun” shoots.
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Its called the Countryman Earset Microphone and weve found that when your out on the road in a very noisy envirenment, like for example at a sporting event, or in a vehicle doing a recording like I am today, its excellent for cutting out all the background noise that you wouldn’t ordinarilly want in your recording.
I’m just going to go around this roundabout, and once we do we’ll do the changeover to the Countryman Microphone and let you see the difference between using the onboard microphone that comes with the Kodak Zi8 and the audio you get if you use a professional earset microphone.
I’m just going to point to it now… Its this one that you see attatched to my ear. It’s not plugged in at the moment, but were going to do that for you right now, so you can see the difference between the onboard audio, and the audio you get from using the Countryman Earset Microphone. Were going to plug that in for you right now.
Ok… straight away you would have noticed a difference to the sound. It’s a lot quieter now, even thou the noise in the background hasn’t really changed. It’s still pretty noisy, except this microphone is very good at cancelling out background noise and just giving a sort of like priorty to the speakers voice. And thats why we like to use the Countryman Earset Microphone when were doing these “Run and Gun” shoots out on the road in the van.
Its also good for when your doing recordings at sporting events where you’ve got a lot of background noise, a lot of cheering, a lot of noise from the crowd. It has the ability to cut a lot of that background noise and give priorty to the speaker, which is why I like this microphone.
