So though I do not have a good camera yet, I decided to do some playing around. I purchased Pinnacle Studio a while back, and I haven't had much of a chance to learn how to use it properly. It is frustrating as fuck. You have no control of the FPS, unless you have video already and it is already at the FPS you want. Importing is a crap shoot. And the explorted video does not look the same as the in app rendering, so what you export may not be what you were going for. My guess is these issues are specific to the typ of things I am trying to do. Stop mo is not the same as regular video ro consumer grade slide shows. Still, I am about ready to throw my computer out the window.
I used my iPad. As I can no longer use my iPad stand, I didn't expect it to look perfect. And it wasn't. It kept refocusing, the white balance refused to stay locked, and as I can't set the FPS to the same as what I shot it at, it is jerky.
Conclusion.....new camera, new software. I have a pirated version of Dragon Motion. The newest version is around $200. In order to get what I need for better looking video, I will need $700+ for a camera, $200+ for the software, another $200+ for additional lighting and supplies to make a better lighting rig. Cause clamping to chairs is not working. I need rigging to clamp the lights to. And maybe some LED lights would be nice too, cause working under those lights is very, very warm.
Getting good equipment has been the bane of my existance since I started learning this crap.
When I was at Sasquan I went to a panel on crowd funding. That would be awesome, but I need to at least have the minimal to be able to make good plea videos before I can expect anyone to give money. I feel like I am in a very frustrating catch-22. I need to win the lottery. I swear. A lot.
I used my iPad. As I can no longer use my iPad stand, I didn't expect it to look perfect. And it wasn't. It kept refocusing, the white balance refused to stay locked, and as I can't set the FPS to the same as what I shot it at, it is jerky.
Conclusion.....new camera, new software. I have a pirated version of Dragon Motion. The newest version is around $200. In order to get what I need for better looking video, I will need $700+ for a camera, $200+ for the software, another $200+ for additional lighting and supplies to make a better lighting rig. Cause clamping to chairs is not working. I need rigging to clamp the lights to. And maybe some LED lights would be nice too, cause working under those lights is very, very warm.
Getting good equipment has been the bane of my existance since I started learning this crap.
When I was at Sasquan I went to a panel on crowd funding. That would be awesome, but I need to at least have the minimal to be able to make good plea videos before I can expect anyone to give money. I feel like I am in a very frustrating catch-22. I need to win the lottery. I swear. A lot.
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