Monday, January 13, 2014

Whats a good cheap film making camera for green screens to do HD youtube videos?

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Captain


I'm using after effects to key green screens and need a good camera for hd footage but I dont have a high budget. I dont really need the cam for filming anything else, just me in front of a green screen, but the effects going behind the project are more elaborate, so I need good quality too.


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Any can work - assuming the lighting is good and your computer and video editor can do what you want.

Step 1: Set a budget. Spend less on camera or camcorder = spend more on lighting. ""Don't ahve a high budget" tells us nothing. Cameras that can record video can range from $80 to $80,000. If we remove the pro and prosumer gear, we're in the less than $2,000 range. To me, that means $500 is "not a high budget". Something in the Canon HF R series may fit - they also have a mic jack and some sort of manual audio control. Then there's a tripod or other steadying device, a mic or two, and lights.

And we have no idea if your computer can deal with the editing the high definition video you want (and these camcorder capture), or if your video editor can doe the chroma separations. And you need to invest in some fabric or paint and all the other stuff that goes with what you want to do...

What is a good 1080p webcam for youtube and green screen capabilities?




Mark M


I am looking to start a VLOG in my spare time, and I am looking for a solid and affordable 1080p webcam that has good quality video so that green screening won't look choppy. I am aware that I will need good lighting for the green screening, but that is taken care of, I have a good set up as long as the camera works well.


Answer
HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras interpolate the video, which means of every 25 frames of video, 4 or 5 frames are taken by the lens assembly; the other frames in between these are filled in by the camcorder inner circuitry, thus giving you not true video. It looks like this -one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, from front to back of the video. Near impossible to edit, even when you have the Multi port processor computer with the big 1GB Graphics card and a Sound card that is required to edit, view, watch and work with the files these camcorders produce.

Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording Consumer Level HD Camcorder and DSLR Cameras, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders and DSLR Cameras or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.

MiniDV is currently the most popular format for consumer digital camcorders. MiniDV camcorders are typically more affordable than their HDD and DVD counterparts. Each MiniDV tape will typically hold an hour of footage at normal recording speed and quality. MiniDV tapes are available for purchase at not only electronic and camera stores, but also at drugs stores and grocery stores, making them easy to find while your on vacation. There are literally hundreds of MiniDV camcorders available; both in standard and high-definition. And add the fact that to get a HD camcorder that could produce better video quality footage, one would have to spend in excess of $3500 for that camcorder that could produce higher quality video

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