[clug] Podcasting CLUG talks? [JH: CLUG video recording]

[John Hodge]

Anyone still interested in video and or sound recording of CLUG meetings
or is there a real concern about it affecting the atmoshere of the meeting?

-- 
Regards
John Hodge

PS: Apologies to all for the sloppy webmail editing in my message of 8 July.

> Steve
> 
> Sure, we can do that for the CLUG audience. Do not get me wrong, I am very
> much for the idea of capturing CLUG on video, but it as well to educate
> expectations first. (I bet the first request that we get is for shorter,
> sharper clips.)
> 
> I am quite sure that one or more of the CLUG members will have access to a
> good videocam (3 CCD widescreen preferred :-) Mini DV tapes are about $18
> for 3 if on special, or ~$28 if not. Each will tape one hour of good quality
> image and sound. The tapes should be time-coded for their whole length before
> use.
> 
> For clearest sound (which is most important) we will get the best results
> if we can put a good mike at the lecturn and educate the speaker to talk 
> mostly into it.
> 
> To go the whole hog, two cameras, two mikes (one for the speaker, one for the 
> audience). At the ANU there is a system of mp3 sound stream recording at 
> certain venues, but the CLUG meeting room may not have it.
> (Contact ANU Scholarly Technology Services for details about stream recording
> availability ["Digital Lecture Delivery"].)
> 
> The other issue that I haven't mentioned yet is that of lighting. To be able 
> to video record both the projection and the speaker is a bit tricky lighting 
> wise.
> The best way sould be a suitable light on the speaker, and otherwise low room
> lighting so that both speaker and the projection are captured.
> Any members with one suitable theatre/photographic light? Best light
> location would be on the ceiling frame overhead, say coming from the speaker's
> left and throwing towards his or her right (so there is no throw onto the
> projection).
> 
> Give me a call if you want to go further.
> 
> --
> Regards
> John Hodge

[phone no snipped]

> 
> > With the advent of domestic DVD/HDD burners, why bother editing? If we stick
> > the camera up on a tripod at the back, and push it high enough to stop the
> > mysterious head that always seems to fill the screen, then all we need to do
> > is get the footage onto a DVD burner, and hey presto! you can fast forward
> > past the boring bits. Same holds true for those with VHSs.
> >
> > I've got access to a HDD-DVD burner, and at a pinch a normal camera that can
> > be fed directly into the unit, but I'm sure between all the geeks in the UG
> > we have a wide range of toys....I mean High quality Video Cameras.. That can
> > be used for the same thing. Plus, whilst that question halfway through may
> > not have any relevance now, it may help a problem later down the track.
> >
> > just my 2cents
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-bounces+steve=nerdvana.org.au at lists.samba.org
> > [mailto:linux-bounces+steve=nerdvana.org.au at lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of
> > John Hodge
> > Sent: Friday, 8 July 2005 7:03 PM
> > To: linux at lists.samba.org
> > Subject: Re: Re: [clug] Podcasting CLUG talks?
> >
> >
> > Video (and sound) recording is quite easy to do: the effort is mainly in the
> > editing, assuming CLUG wants shorter clips that are of reasonably
> > watchable quality, and not akin to a Warhol movie.
> >
> > I speak as the person who initiated the video recording of the PCUG Main
> > Monthly Meetings last year and who still has several unedited Mini DV tapes
> > in his bag. The plan for PCUG is to maybe do one or two a year for topics
> > that really deserve the editing effort: e.g. those which are likely to have
> > the
> > widest audience interest.
> >
> > BTW: I was very glad to get the Wink url from the CLUG list recently;
> > SVideo capture from computer display cards works, but is not of generally
> > acceptable quality. I have some blurry shorts of Firefox sessions to prove
> > it.
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > John Hodge
> >
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 11:45:29 +1000
> > From: Andrew Pollock <andrew-clug at andrew.net.au>
> > Subject: Re: [clug] Podcasting CLUG talks?
> > To: Alex Satrapa <grail at goldweb.com.au>
> > Cc: CLUG Mailing List <linux at lists.samba.org>
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 05:00:31PM +1000, Alex Satrapa wrote:
> > > On 6 Jul 2005, at 16:23, Andrew Pollock wrote:
> > >
> > > >What are peoples thoughts on doing this and making the audio
> > > >available on
> > > >the CLUG website or something? Given podcasting is getting as
> > > >fashionable as
> > > >blogging thanks to the latest version of iTunes.
> > >
> > > Yay! Then I can relive my greatest failures over and over and over
> > > again =)
> > >
> > > And it would be neat to go through the presentation and figure out
> > > how to make it a bit more exciting next time around... and a tad
> > > shorter.
> > >
> > > Was the problem with video the lack of enthusiastic support for
> > > recording, the lack of support for digital format, or something
> > > else... I mustn't have been paying attention...
> > >
> >
> > Most of the objections (to videorecording) came back to me out of band and
> > third-hand. If I recall correctly, it was going to negatively affect the
> > atmosphere of meetings or something.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Andrew
> >