On 2017-06-27 20:40:18 (+0200), Kyle Robbertze <[email protected]> wrote: > On 27/06/2017 17:54, Peter 'p2' De Schrijver wrote: > > On 2017-06-27 13:26:37 (+0200), Wouter Verhelst <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 12:51:40AM +0200, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: > >>>[...] > >>> - Audio input setup: I only had batteries for the tests (no AC adapter) > >>> and I > >>> noticed the Sony would lose audio input settings when rebooting. As it > >>> defaulted to shoe mic it's not a showstopper. > >> > >> [...] > > > > Rather than routing the audio through the camera, maybe just get something > > like this: https://global.focusrite.com/usb-audio-interfaces/scarlett-2i2 > > or a version with more interfaces and feed the audio directly into the mixer > > PC. I think this should also make cabling a little easier. Using a version > > with more inputs, would also allow us to feed the environment audio directly > > into the mixer PC, simplifying the audio mixer setup. > > There are two reasons for running through the camera: > 1 - It removes sync issues. There are delays inherent in the analogue to > digital conversion for both video and audio. When they are separate > input streams, sync is not maintained and drift between the end result's > audio and video can become noticeable. >
Only if you happen to use the camera you're feeding the audio into as the video source. If the speaker plays a video clip for example, you will still see sync issues. > 2 - We already mix a house feed on an analogue sound board. It is > trivial to add room mics to this (not run out to the house mix) and run > the result to the camera, no extra equipment required. > If you have a mixer which can do submixes, not all can. I've seen enough mixers at debconfs which did not have that ability. > Cheers > Kyle > Peter. > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-video mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-video _______________________________________________ Debconf-video mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-video
