Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Water Street Cofee Joint Menu
Public service announcement: Here is a picture of the menu at Water Street Coffee Joint on Oakland and Whites.
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Kalamazoo
Saturday, January 16, 2010
My First Video from Panasonic HDC-TM300
My First Video from Panasonic HDC-TM300 from Kevin Wixson on Vimeo.
Coco is nervous about his closeup.
Coco looks great, and the light is fantastic. In this section I played around with the exposure, bringing down the gain until the zebra pattern didn't show in the highlights of his face. Without the manual control, those sections would have been blown out. To me the white balance seems to be a bit on the magenta side, and I have a color balanced screen, so I'm thinking that's right. The other video I've shot since this has also been leaning a touch in the magenta direction. The sound, or lack thereof, is entirely my fault. I was so eager to have my kit all together I neglected to unplug the Rode mic, and since I didn't have any 9v batteries on hand, it was not on.
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videography
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
There Should be a Tree Involved
UPS delivered the bulk of my video equipment today. It's very exciting. Somehow, though, B&H (www.bhphotovideo.com) sent me a universal swivel shoe instead of a Bracket1 Mini bracket I ordered, so I had to make a call and then a trip to UPS. So far everything else seems to be in order and I'm unpacking and playing with all my new toys now. Reviews to follow.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Flip MinoHD (1st gen) Review and Word to the Wise
At 4:00 am my (1st gen) Flip MinoHD Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Black)
I really love my Flip MinoHD. People often say they're surprised with the clarity of the image when I post clips to Facebook, such as the one above. The sound is good as well. The video I uploaded to Facebook is straight out of the camera, unadulterated, and Facebook does a decent job of transcoding the file. This is close to how it actually looks and sounds on my computer. The built-in software has evolved over time to something useful, and being able to push right to Facebook is a great new feature. The software and firmware are updated regularly.
I have used the Flip MinoHD for a couple non-trivial projects, such as web tutorials, and it worked out fine.
Tutorial: Lighting a Forge from Smartshop Metal Arts Center on Vimeo.
Watch out for two things: If you're used to the Flip SD (standard definition) products, the minimum focus distance of the HD version is further away. Also, the tripod mount is not deep enough for some tripod screws.
You should get a 2nd gen one, Flip MinoHD Camcorder 2nd Generation, 120 Minutes (Brushed Metal) NEWEST MODEL
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videography
Sunday, January 10, 2010
My New Video Equipment
In a recent Twitter post I mentioned I spent some money on video equipment. I was first inspired to buy the Panasonic TM300 because of Roger Chang's recommendation on Tekzilla. I was convinced after watching this one particular video on YouTube.
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videography
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