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.
Recently upgraded to Camtasia 6 and sofar it has been well worth it. The program is a lot easier to use and gives a much better result.
This test is using the new mp4 codec that camtasia says gives a better result than FLV. The file I used for this test was recorded at…
- 1024 x 768
- 15 frames per second
- 75% video quality
The audio has proved to be a lot better than my experience with Camtasia Studio 5. When I tried to export in Camtasia 5 as SWF the resulting audio always had a very annoying pinging noise in the background… thats now stopped being a problem with version 6.
Using the large 1024×768 video size does load slowly, but this is just a test. Probably will use 800 x 600 for tutorials, once I get around to making a decision…. I like the larger size video myself because there a lot easier to view.
NOTE : Found the .mp4 file format was unreliable when used with Shadowbox-js plugin for WordPress. Could have been something I’ve done wrong… just an observation.
Now have .mp4 fil working correctly… it was a code error by me. Have also been able to force Shadowbox-js plugin to play .mp4 files using FLV player controls… nice. This is a great way of playing software demo clips at a much larger viewing size, by using the Shadowbox-js plugin setup. 
