[group-organizers] Videoing meetings?

[Vicky Twomey-Lee]

Hi Ned,

I/we use a normal HD digicam and tripods are your best friend.

I find getting a good quality one is worth it as you can move pivot it
smoothly. It's not essential.

We have mixed outcomes with mics, we have a zoom mic, but needs for the
speaker to remain where he is standing or sit. We end up not using any. We
are considering clip on mics, haven't tried them yet.
Having a separate audio recorder helps, all you need is to do a bit of
post-production, which you need to do anyway before uploading the final
video.

Since you have the slides, you can focus on the speaker, letting him/her
know how where the boundaries are so they don't walk off camera. If you
know there is a demo during the presentation, then you will need to be
prepared to pan and zoom to what's being demoed, especially if it's
something done in a terminal (more often than not). That's why smooth
panning is important, less noise from the sqeaky adjustments. :-)

Make sure the speaker has their editor and terminal fonts in really big
fonts and good contrast. More comfy for the audience and makes life easier
for post-production.

Best case, have 2 cameras, one on the speaker, the other on the slides &
demo and with post-production you can pull them together like those fancy
google talks.

And one last thing, don't bother cleaning up background noises, you can do
the bare minimum in post-production, and people won't know the difference.
I just worry about syncing and getting it within the upload limit on Vimeo.
;-)

Hope that helps? I'm not pro or anything, just things we come across from
videoing talks in the past.

Cheers,

/// Vicky Lee (Python Ireland)

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On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Ned Batchelder <ned at nedbatchelder.com>wrote:

> Can anyone share tips/hints or even just pedestrian techniques for
> videoing meetings?  In Boston, we've had middling success with it.  It
> feels like it should be easier.
>
> --Ned.
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