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I was thinking about posting in the 'Talk Video' section, but I think is more appropriate here.
Here's my dilemma: I'll be recording a whole bunch of talking head & shoulders videos of myself for a weight/fat loss programme. Convenience is important, so I was thinking of getting a HDMI capture device to get a direct output from the Sony A6000 and record in OBS. Audio should be recorded at the same time from an overhead Sure SM57 (I might get a shotgun if this pics up to much of the surroundings) via my trusty M-audio/Avid Fast Track C400. All of this on a MacBook Air.
Currently I've rigged up a LumiQuest LTp onto a bog-standard high-wattage CFL bulb, as an on camera-axis light. I'm feeling this is a little too small for my liking though. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of space (happy to have a spare bedroom in London at all), so I'm not far off the wall and the A6000 is about at arms-length @24mm (so ~35mm full-frame equivalent).
Here's a nice un-groomed, tired shot of my mug with the lighting.
Besides the small size of the LTp softbox, I was also hoping for a bit more power. And thus I was looking for LED panels, as they are relatively shallow. Problem: couldn't find any with decently sized softboxes (I was thinking 60cm+) and the mono-light styled lights clock in at £500+ and would need a lot of room for a mounted softbox.
I'm mostly hoping to tap into product knowledge. I've done some research (just looked at Aputure), but I'm finding it hard to find something that fits size requirements.
I was thinking about posting in the 'Talk Video' section, but I think is more appropriate here.
Here's my dilemma: I'll be recording a whole bunch of talking head & shoulders videos of myself for a weight/fat loss programme. Convenience is important, so I was thinking of getting a HDMI capture device to get a direct output from the Sony A6000 and record in OBS. Audio should be recorded at the same time from an overhead Sure SM57 (I might get a shotgun if this pics up to much of the surroundings) via my trusty M-audio/Avid Fast Track C400. All of this on a MacBook Air.
Currently I've rigged up a LumiQuest LTp onto a bog-standard high-wattage CFL bulb, as an on camera-axis light. I'm feeling this is a little too small for my liking though. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of space (happy to have a spare bedroom in London at all), so I'm not far off the wall and the A6000 is about at arms-length @24mm (so ~35mm full-frame equivalent).
Here's a nice un-groomed, tired shot of my mug with the lighting.
Besides the small size of the LTp softbox, I was also hoping for a bit more power. And thus I was looking for LED panels, as they are relatively shallow. Problem: couldn't find any with decently sized softboxes (I was thinking 60cm+) and the mono-light styled lights clock in at £500+ and would need a lot of room for a mounted softbox.
I'm mostly hoping to tap into product knowledge. I've done some research (just looked at Aputure), but I'm finding it hard to find something that fits size requirements.
- Any advice on an HDMI capture device? Apparently, I should stay away from Elgato and Black Magic Infinity is the bees knees.
- In a similar vein: any recommendations for simultaneous video/audio recording? OBS is obviously popular with gamers and streamers. And it is open source.
- Anyone know of an (affordable LED) panel with softbox? Or a monolight solution that could fit into a small space?
- I'd also be grateful for microphone boom stand recommendations
- And whilst we are at it, has anyone tried this strange Phot-R combi-boom-stand?