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make video for youtube

  • 02-05-2011 6:25pm
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    What sort of camera would you need to make a video for youtube. I want it reasonable clear. Would this camera do? It has a video capacity of 15 mins -I think -and the video will only be 3 mins

    Then what is a good program to edit it in?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    5uspect
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    The old ipod nanos had video cameras tailored for youtube...

    TBH it really depends on what kind of video is it. Is it of fast moving action?
    Is it a lecture where a blackboard had to be clearly visible (we had this question recently)?
    Indoors/outdoors/day/night...

    Pretty much every camera does video today, including high end SLRs.
    Small camera's tend to have physically small sensors and these can have poor image quality since you have less surface area to gather light. Coupled with some heavy compression and you can get some ugly video.

    It's hard to recommend just one small point and shoot. A good place to start is to view some samples online on some of the many review sites like dpreview etc.

    SLRs can take some amazing video. An entire episode of House was filmed on a 5D mk II for example. Vimeo is full of great work also filmed on SLRs and I can imagine some small cameras so It's worth a look.

    To maximise quality I would recommend that you light your scene very well. That way your camera will have to "stop down" it's aperture and therefore improve sharpness.

    Also some camera's let you attach external mics for better sound tho you could just narrate your video separately and mix in the audio yourself.

    As regards editing I would stick to something like MovieMaker on Windows and iMovie on OS X. Both come free with Windows and a Mac respectively and are nice and easy to use for newbies. They also probably have youtube presets also.


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