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 > >
