[TriLUG] Camera & Software Suggestions

[Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG]

No input on the hardware side.  For editing video I have used kdenlive. It
was a good compromise of features plus ease of use for someone who doesn't
do a lot of video editing.  However I believe cinelerra is considered the
most top end/pro solution.

http://cinelerra.org/1/

Ken

On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Bill Farrow via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 1:50 PM, C TC via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
> >  There will be a lot up-close shots; mainly hands & tools. In the Window$
> > world, the Logitech C920 has reigned king for awhile. However, my
> Google-Fu
>
> I have been using a C920 webcam to record TriLUG meetings. The key
> feature of the C920 is that it can produce a h264 stream natively.
> Unfortunately most distros and tools do not support this mode of
> operation, but if you get the latest upstream tools and compile from
> source you should be able to do it.
>
> The other thing to be aware of is the focal length of the C920 has
> been optimized for shorter distances, like 2m and less. This might be
> great for your close ups, but to record Trilug meetings I had to
> disassemble and adjust the lens to allow it to autofocus to infinity.
>
> Video software to investigate, in addition to Jeremy's suggestions :
>   guvcview - simple video capture
>   kdenlive - multi-track video editor
>   pitivi - video editor using gstreamer
>
> Bill
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