I am looking to get an Avid CNC this winter and have been spending some time reading & researching the groups’ wisdom. Despite being a millennial, I have very little experience with electronics and this forum has been a big help.
I want to document my build with time lapse videos and attempt to vlog my thoughts along the way. This would be mostly for personal use; I’m not trying to get rich and famous. I think posting videos might be an easier way to clearly communicate my thoughts and ask questions to the group.
So, what do you suggest to start with for a Camera, mic, and editing?
Thanks and I’ll hang up and take my answer off the air.
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I know there is tons of wisdom here, I look forward to those with much more experience to chime in over time also.
I’m new to YouTube, not so new to woodworking.
Basics:
—Decent smart phone for recording is frankly just fine. Bigger real cameras are even much better but lots of popular creators use phone cameras at least some of the time.
—tripods. Get a couple cheap /used on fb marketplace! I like the joby brand bendy one for tabletop.
—audio: makes such a difference. I got rode brand remote lavaliers. Can hook into iPhone also and really levels up production quality.
—voiceovers, I got shure mv7 and I get so many complements on the voiceover audio
—final cut pro x does wonders for video AND audio editing. Bit of learning curve but you can google or YouTube any answer.
—lighting. Take some time to get this bright and right! All that effort building and recording is too valuable to just turn out dim and grainy. I got super bright LED hardwired lighting I put up on shop ceiling and never looked back. (And never look up either. It’s too bright!)
Have to run now but maybe that’s a bit of a start for others to edit/add on to!
I’ll add to Ryan’s solid advice by suggesting Davinci Resolve for editing. The free version is very powerful, loads of lessons and tips out there. The beta V19 will soon be released, but the V18.6 is excellent. If you move to the pro version, it’s a once only fee or included with Blackmagic hardware products and includes updates and version upgrades.
Camera: Canon 5dmkIV w/24-70f2.8 Tripod: Manfrotto 190 with ball head Lighting: Amaran 200xS (200W adjustable LED mono light) with an Apurture Light Dome softbox Editing: Adobe Premiere/Lightroom Results:Instagram