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Post by jack1982 on Aug 25, 2014 15:05:13 GMT -6
Fourth song from More Blues You Can Use. Thought I'd try my hand at making one of those newfangled video things  |
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Post by blackcountrymick on Aug 25, 2014 15:15:57 GMT -6
Man you just raised the bar to a whole new level, is that you John G?
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Post by bluesbruce on Aug 25, 2014 15:49:08 GMT -6
That was SMOKIN', Jack. I bet that put Mick's dog to sleep from half way around the world. Nice looking strat, too. Glad to see you join the video fray!
Bruce
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Post by cunningr on Aug 25, 2014 15:49:50 GMT -6
Ok that was great, now I am worried that I will never get to that level. Well I got to get past bending the blues one day. Great job hope I get there.
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Post by nursedad on Aug 25, 2014 17:03:50 GMT -6
wow really great
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 25, 2014 17:30:13 GMT -6
Wow, thanks guys, you're making me blush  Seriously though I really, really appreciate the kind words, it fills me with enthusiasm to get to work on some more songs. |
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Post by Phil on Aug 26, 2014 5:57:43 GMT -6
Wow, Jack, now I'm really impressed. Are we still allowed to call you by your 1st name?  Can you tell us the details of how you recorded the video? |
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 26, 2014 10:14:45 GMT -6
Thanks Phil! Yeah you can call me Jack or I also answer to "hey you!" I got this camera: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IJE0ISS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The price seems to have gone up now, I think I paid $6 + $5 shipping lol. Then I downloaded this Windows Essentials thing: windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials which includes their movie maker software. But for some reason that won't recognize my camera so I had to get this other software: manycam.com/ watch out for malware, it seems to have a ton of it. Anyhow that recognizes my camera just fine so I record using that, then go into Windows Movie Maker, import that video file into it, then import the mixed down audio track from Reaper, and you can kind of drag the audio track back and forth to get it sync'ed up to the video. Then just set a start and stop point for the video and you're pretty much done. |
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Post by Phil on Aug 26, 2014 13:28:50 GMT -6
Thanks for the info, Jack. So, to cut to the chase - this was done with a cheap webcam? I had been wondering for quite some time if that was possible. I was concerned with the video quality, but yours is pretty good. I may have to look into this.
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 26, 2014 14:50:06 GMT -6
Yup, six dollar webcam. I tried recording in 720p but the framerate got real slow, but 480p seems fine. I'm sure you'd get better results with a better camera, but I didn't even know if I'd be able to combine my audio track with the video so I didn't want to spend any more than absolutely necessary to get started.
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Post by wannaplayblues on Aug 26, 2014 14:58:09 GMT -6
jack1982 - that was so cool - you've set the bar *so* high I'm thinking of quiting! 
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 26, 2014 17:06:21 GMT -6
jack1982 - that was so cool - you've set the bar *so* high I'm thinking of quiting! Thanks so much WPB! And um...glad I could be of inspiration? LOL, your playing is coming along fine, just keep practicing a lot and you'll achieve all your goals |
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Post by bluesbruce on Aug 26, 2014 17:14:37 GMT -6
Yup, six dollar webcam. I tried recording in 720p but the framerate got real slow, but 480p seems fine. I'm sure you'd get better results with a better camera, but I didn't even know if I'd be able to combine my audio track with the video so I didn't want to spend any more than absolutely necessary to get started. Yeah, I record the video for mine on my iPhone. You definitely don't need some really expensive video camera to make acceptable quality videos. The camera on the back of my iPhone is 1080p, but I've been using the one on the front (which is 720p) so I can see what I'm recording while I'm doing it. I made some with the 1080p camera, but couldn't really appreciate any difference, even when I watched them on our 46" flat screen... I've found that good lighting makes a world of difference in your video quality (low lighting = grainy images). But you also do not need some expensive lighting set up. I use 100 W CFL bulbs in cheap clip on work lamps from Home Depot. If you do this, you want the full sunlight spectrum bulbs, not the soft white ones (5500K, Not 2700K). Here's a really good video I had found with lots of info on how to make guitar videos: learningguitarnow.com/blog/recording/how-to-record-a-video-while-playing-over-a-backing-track/It's really not that hard to do and does not require a big investment - I'm certainly no "techie", but have been able to make videos... Most newer smart phones will record video, also most recent point and shoot cameras. You can also use the web cam on a lap top, or like Jack, an inexpensive usb webcam. Bruce |
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Post by cunningr on Aug 26, 2014 23:31:19 GMT -6
Thanks for the link that was pretty informative, wish he covered how to sync the audio, do record vid while you record the audio with you computer for example. Anyway good intro article.
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Seriously though I really, really appreciate the kind words, it fills me with enthusiasm to get to work on some more songs.
