Re: [videoblogging] Editing iPhone 3Gs Video w. FCP
Hey Amani, Nice work with the behind-the-scenes video on the iPhone. I've been experimenting with wearable and cameraphone videos for a while, and the iPhone does make capturing and distributing clips as easy as (if not easier than) a Flip cam. My goal is to produce and distribute decently produced video around events as quickly as possible. Traditionally I'd edit with iMovie with minimal fuss. More recently, I got myself several iPhone tripod solutions, inclusing the amazing OWLE (wantOWLE.com) camera mount for $99, which act as an iPhone stabilizer, provides a position-able external microphone, and most importantly, a bright 37 mm wide-angle lens built for the iPhone 3GS that improves the quality of mobile video. The mounts lets you swap lenses for the iPhone, which is insanely great. I do find that the iPhone does manage to handle tricky lighting scenarios better than regular pocket cams (e.g. Flip cam), due to the our ability to tap on the picture region for camera focus. Audio gets tricker, especially if you use an external line-in or higher quality dock-connector microphone. I learned the hard way about interference from the iPhone's cell signals, so I've to remember to turn on Airplane mode next time I shoot. Here's an example of a video interview I did where halfway through, I had to lower the audio and put in subtitles: http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=2832 Finally, I've been trying to work with video WITHOUT my MacBook Pro, solely relying on the iPhone to capture, edit and distribute clips online. I've used ReelDirector to edit videos on the iPhone (it's like a lite iMovie) with great success, as well as several video sharing tools such as TwitVid and Vidly. I do this mostly for the conference sessions I capture. Friends on twitter are amazed by the speed I can get the clips up for further discussion. Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝ On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:08 PM, theurbanreporter aman...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm sure some of you are already doing this, but I just edited my first video podcast episode using my iPhone 3Gs. I'm fairly happy with the quality of the iPhone vid even after being compressed. I added some music to the video as well, and lower thirds (Adobe Premier Pro). Curious how many of you are editing iPhone or Flip vid? If you have any questions, please ask! Here's the link. http://www.myurbanreport.com/2009/12/watch-this-edited-iphone-3gs-video/ Cheers! Amani Channel www.myurbanreport.com www.visualeyemedia.com
Re: [videoblogging] Editing iPhone 3Gs Video w. FCP
I've been using reeldirector on my iphone and also occasionally using fcp to edit my iphone clips. Here's something shot and edited on the iphone: http://www.flickr.com/photos/verdi/4080781804/ And here's one edited in FCP with a tutorial on how I did it: http://michaelverdi.com/2009/11/21/what-the-hell/ - Verdi On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Kevin Lim brainop...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Amani, Nice work with the behind-the-scenes video on the iPhone. I've been experimenting with wearable and cameraphone videos for a while, and the iPhone does make capturing and distributing clips as easy as (if not easier than) a Flip cam. My goal is to produce and distribute decently produced video around events as quickly as possible. Traditionally I'd edit with iMovie with minimal fuss. More recently, I got myself several iPhone tripod solutions, inclusing the amazing OWLE (wantOWLE.com) camera mount for $99, which act as an iPhone stabilizer, provides a position-able external microphone, and most importantly, a bright 37 mm wide-angle lens built for the iPhone 3GS that improves the quality of mobile video. The mounts lets you swap lenses for the iPhone, which is insanely great. I do find that the iPhone does manage to handle tricky lighting scenarios better than regular pocket cams (e.g. Flip cam), due to the our ability to tap on the picture region for camera focus. Audio gets tricker, especially if you use an external line-in or higher quality dock-connector microphone. I learned the hard way about interference from the iPhone's cell signals, so I've to remember to turn on Airplane mode next time I shoot. Here's an example of a video interview I did where halfway through, I had to lower the audio and put in subtitles: http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=2832 Finally, I've been trying to work with video WITHOUT my MacBook Pro, solely relying on the iPhone to capture, edit and distribute clips online. I've used ReelDirector to edit videos on the iPhone (it's like a lite iMovie) with great success, as well as several video sharing tools such as TwitVid and Vidly. I do this mostly for the conference sessions I capture. Friends on twitter are amazed by the speed I can get the clips up for further discussion. Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝ On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:08 PM, theurbanreporter aman...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm sure some of you are already doing this, but I just edited my first video podcast episode using my iPhone 3Gs. I'm fairly happy with the quality of the iPhone vid even after being compressed. I added some music to the video as well, and lower thirds (Adobe Premier Pro). Curious how many of you are editing iPhone or Flip vid? If you have any questions, please ask! Here's the link. http://www.myurbanreport.com/2009/12/watch-this-edited-iphone-3gs-video/ Cheers! Amani Channel www.myurbanreport.com www.visualeyemedia.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Michael Verdi http://michaelverdi.com http://talkbot.tv
Re: [videoblogging] Editing iPhone 3Gs Video w. FCP
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:08 PM, theurbanreporter aman...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm sure some of you are already doing this, but I just edited my first video podcast episode using my iPhone 3Gs. I'm fairly happy with the quality of the iPhone vid even after being compressed. I added some music to the video as well, and lower thirds (Adobe Premier Pro). Curious how many of you are editing iPhone or Flip vid? I started editing my iPhone clips. Verdi made this nice tutorial to keep the quality high while compressing: http://michaelverdi.com/2009/11/21/what-the-hell/ I also had to learn the hardway that it's best to hold the iPhone horizontal while recording. If not, you have a lot of tall, narrow video clips that mix with the horizontal clips. The tall, narrow clips also dont post well on Youtube. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Editing iPhone 3Gs Video w. FCP
Jay, I believe yfrog and flickr deal well with portrait videos... it's unconventional, but I like that we get to break traditional forms. Still, I'd like to see an iPhone video update where we get to lock-in the video/photo orientation, especially since it's way more convenient holding the iPhone in portrait mode. Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable[X] ask first [ ] private email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝ On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:08 PM, theurbanreporter aman...@yahoo.comamani_c%40yahoo.com wrote: I'm sure some of you are already doing this, but I just edited my first video podcast episode using my iPhone 3Gs. I'm fairly happy with the quality of the iPhone vid even after being compressed. I added some music to the video as well, and lower thirds (Adobe Premier Pro). Curious how many of you are editing iPhone or Flip vid? I started editing my iPhone clips. Verdi made this nice tutorial to keep the quality high while compressing: http://michaelverdi.com/2009/11/21/what-the-hell/ I also had to learn the hardway that it's best to hold the iPhone horizontal while recording. If not, you have a lot of tall, narrow video clips that mix with the horizontal clips. The tall, narrow clips also dont post well on Youtube. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Editing iPhone 3Gs Video w. FCP
I believe yfrog and flickr deal well with portrait videos... it's unconventional, but I like that we get to break traditional forms. Blip handles the portrait (vertical) videos as well. But upload to Youtube and they force into a 640x480 box with black bars. Still, I'd like to see an iPhone video update where we get to lock-in the video/photo orientation, especially since it's way more convenient holding the iPhone in portrait mode. It is cool to play with an unconventional frame but i can imagine the weird frame size screwing some newer videos folks up. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
