2019:Volunteer/Knowledge Savers/Video recording
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This is a page to summarize basic instructions for handling video recording of a conference session.
Hardware to be used:
- unknown
Software to be used:
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Video recording (no live streaming)
[edit | edit source]Recording a presentation requires less equipment than streaming a presentation, but can require a bit of post production work, especially if a slide deck is present.
Necessary equipment
[edit | edit source]- Video camera with an audio input
- Camera tripod
- Output from the room audio mixer to the camera (an auxiliary bus of all the mics in the room)
- Headphones to monitor the audio
- HDMI cable, video adapters, XLR cable, XLR cable adapters
- Gaffers tape
- The slide deck (if there is one) so that it can be edited in to the recording in post production
Required know-how
[edit | edit source]- Ability to use a tripod to pan/tilt/zoom a camera
- Setting and striking AV equipment rigs
- Having a basic grasp of the equipment and what each hardware piece does so that basic troubleshooting can occur if problems arise
Basic instructions
[edit | edit source]- Step 1
- Step 2
- Step 3
Video recording (with live streaming)
[edit | edit source]The following equipment and know-how is needed to produce a live stream with decent production value:
Required equipment
[edit | edit source]- A laptop powerful enough to stream a video with a bitrate of at least 2500 kbps (720p minimum bitrate) running OBS (Open Broadcast Software)
- Video camera with an HDMI output and an audio input
- Camera tripod
- USB video capture card (inputs HDMI video from camera and delivers it to the streaming laptop via USB)
- Hardwired internet connection that is at least 10mbps upload/download
- USB audio interface (inputs audio from mixer and delivers it to the streaming laptop via USB)
- Output from the room audio mixer to the USB audio interface (an auxiliary bus of all the mics in the room)
- Headphones to monitor the audio
- Gaffers tape
- HDMI cable, video adapters, ethernet adapters, XLR cable, XLR cable adapters
- If a slide deck is part of the presentation
- First option:
- We need the slide deck before the presentation
- A second laptop to host the slide deck
- A second USB video capture card to send the slide deck to the streaming laptop
- The person operating the stream needs to advance the slide deck along with the presenter
- Or the second option (preferable, if possible):
- A second USB video capture card to send the slide deck to the streaming laptop
- A 1 to 2 HDMI splitter in between the projector and the laptop hosting the slide deck
- An HDMI cable to run from the second output of the splitter to the USB video capture card
- First option:
Required know how
[edit | edit source]- Ability to use a tripod to pan/tilt/zoom a camera
- Setting and striking AV equipment rigs (knowing how to properly wrap cable is a huge plus)
- Having a basic grasp of the equipment and what each hardware piece does so that basic troubleshooting can occur if problems arise
Basic instructions
[edit | edit source]- Step 1
- Step 2
- Step 3