Re: [videoblogging] question about audio and internal mics on cameras
Richard Amirault wrote: - Original Message - From: David King Question for y'all - I have a Xacti HD-1A, and I'm noticing that once in awhile I record something that looks good on video, but the audio part is way too loud for the internal mic to handle... so everything sounds pretty distorted. As far as I can tell, there's no audio control unless I use an external mic. Is there anything I can do about that? Other than getting some type of external mic? Another option is to use a totally seperate digital recorder to record the sound .. and then use that file to replace the built in mics sound in the editing program. Sounds a lot harder than it actually is. What makes it harder? Wouldn't it just be a matter of syncing up the two audio tracks and then disabling the bad one? Obviously you want a sync count when you start, but what other issues are there? Pete
Re: [videoblogging] question about audio and internal mics on cameras
- Original Message - From: Pete Prodoehl Another option is to use a totally seperate digital recorder to record the sound .. and then use that file to replace the built in mics sound in the editing program. Sounds a lot harder than it actually is. What makes it harder? Wouldn't it just be a matter of syncing up the two audio tracks and then disabling the bad one? Obviously you want a sync count when you start, but what other issues are there? Well, it's harder than just using the camcorder mic track .. but what I meant to say is that many folks, who haven't tried it, might say .. Jee, that sounds really hard to do.I've done it, and the increase in quality is so dramatic that I record that way whenever I can. My recordings usually last quite long (30 to 55 minutes) and even with a nice digital recorder there is often a noticeable loss in sync after 30 or 40 minutes. Easily fixed, but you need to check for it .. unless you are shooting short clips of course. RE: sync count .. but this I think you mean some obvious way to sync the new audio track to the video .. like a movie clapper .. or a hand clap . or something. I've found it's not hard at all to sync to the lips of the speakers .. just expand your timeline enough. Also, if you have expanded your timeline sufficiently, you can sync the *waveforms* of the new audio with the camcorder audio. Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
[videoblogging] question about audio and internal mics on cameras
Question for y'all - I have a Xacti HD-1A, and I'm noticing that once in awhile I record something that looks good on video, but the audio part is way too loud for the internal mic to handle... so everything sounds pretty distorted. As far as I can tell, there's no audio control unless I use an external mic. Is there anything I can do about that? Other than getting some type of external mic? Thanks! -- David King davidleeking.com - blog http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] question about audio and internal mics on cameras
- Original Message - From: David King Question for y'all - I have a Xacti HD-1A, and I'm noticing that once in awhile I record something that looks good on video, but the audio part is way too loud for the internal mic to handle... so everything sounds pretty distorted. As far as I can tell, there's no audio control unless I use an external mic. Is there anything I can do about that? Other than getting some type of external mic? Another option is to use a totally seperate digital recorder to record the sound .. and then use that file to replace the built in mics sound in the editing program. Sounds a lot harder than it actually is. Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
