[TriLUG] Camera & Software Suggestions

[C TC via TriLUG]

 Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm going to test these software choices.
Pulling the trigger on a camcorder; since the hands on videos are
how-to/how i do it,  and not live on air. Found a deal on a
Logitech C170 webcam for Google Hangout sessions with
our hobby group.

~Carl






On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org
> wrote:

> 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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