I’ve just done another video over on Taking Power.
An almost embarrassingly cheap set-up (which perhaps you can see in the production!):
Equipment was:
- Canon Digital Ixus 400
- Tripod
- Sony Microphone
- Olympus Digital Voice Recorder
- Trial copy of Adobe Premiere Elements downloaded off www.adobe.co.uk. I tried Windows Movie Maker (which comes free with Windows XP), but I found it too hard to get the result I wanted.
- Hosting via Google Video (since it deliverers slightly higher res than YouTube)
The Ixus (which dates from 2004) is a pocketable digital camera and not a camcorder, and only goes up to 320×240 at 15 frames per second. Google Video currently take 640×480 at 30 frames per second so it may be time to put a higher res camera on my birthday present list. 🙂
Obvious opportunities for improvement in lighting and framing. But then I suspect the first Focus didn’t look too hot by today’s standards!
