Ho Stepehn, Thanks a lot for all this info. Unfortunately, my budget isn;t going to allow me to do some for the things you mentioned, much as I would like to have multiple cameras going.
Since I sent the original post, I discovered that a friend of mine has a Canon XHA1S HDV camera which I am almost certain will do the job. I hope so because it looks like a very high end camera. Thanks for the tip on changing camera angles, that makes perfect sense. I think I can find someone to operate the camera during the concert, although it will be tethered to a laptop with a firewire cable so probably not much movement available. But at least, he will be able to do some zooming in/out and left/right panning to make things a little less boring. Pete On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 1:34 PM, stephen barncard < stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com> wrote: > Logitech has a great new webcam for about 100 bucks. > > > http://www.logitech.com/en-us/webcam-communications/webcams/devices/hd-pro-webcam-c910 > > 1080p and so sharp it hurts. > > Get the audio off of the PA separately, however. Distant mics always suck > for music, no matter the quality. > > However, it has no zoom and no mount for a tripod. > > MAY I SUGGEST though, for the comfort of your viewers and the quality of > the presentation that you plan for a video input through firewire, using a > camera you can move around, and even switch views using multiple cameras > and hardware or software video switchers. like > BOINXTV<http://www.boinx.com/boinxtv/overview/> > (I use it and like it) > > You can serve or bounce to your streaming provider using quicktime > Broadcaster (free), although the provider often supplies that part. > > Expecting viewers to sit though a long musical presentation with no shot > variety is really a lot to ask, and if the camera doesn't move it's like a > security camera. So if you have just one camera, dedicate a dedicated > person that has no other task but to point it appropriately, with variety. > Keep the camera moving. That's why you see so many "shakey cam" shots in tv > shows -- it adds an air of verite' to the shot. They've even built special > mounts for the heavy Panavison cameras to mimic the unsteady movements of > cheap cameras. > > > > Speaking of cameras, there are thousands of great DV video cameras out > there that were used once and then put in the closet after the wedding. > They show up on EBAY and craigslist all the time. Look for ones that have > the original unused tapes and accessories included, and spend about $200, > and even though it's standard definition (720x680), the images are clean > and the cameras have decent lenses, with zoom and focus. > > THIS IS MY FAVORITE THE SONY > DCR-TRV17< > http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Sony-Handycam-DCR-TRV17-Camcorder-Black-/100040858?_dmpt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_Cameras&_pcategid=11724&_pcatid=804&_refkw=sony+dcr+trv17&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A5848&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 > > > > I have owned 6 of these. Eventually, the transports break down, but the > camera, viewfinder and monitor remain intact for much longer. The video > signal can then be routed through firewire to a computer. > > here's a more pricey > one< > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-3CCD-DSR-PDX10-DVCAM-Pro-Mini-DV-Camcorder-/130613883524?pt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_Cameras&hash=item1e6931b284#ht_4561wt_835 > >with > 3CCDs and a great lens. But good god this thing went for thousands > not too long ago. Because of the lens, the image will still be better than > most of the cheap HD solid state cams, and more appropriate for shooting > performances. > > good luck... > > > On 28 December 2011 11:54, Pete <p...@mollysrevenge.com> wrote: > > > I'm involved in a project to stream a music concert live over the > internet. > > I've used streaming services before (not the least livecode tv with > > ustream) but this is a bit different. > > > > The main difference is that I need to use an external camera, not a built > > in one. I just don;t think the image quality will be good enough to use > a > > typical webcam. > > > > The issue that arises is finding a video camera that is capable of > sending > > what it's seeing in real time to a laptop via Firewire or USB, whether or > > not it is recording it to whatever medium it uses. Most of the streaming > > services have camera recommendations, but they are all miniDV cameras > and, > > as far as I can tell, that technology is old enough that nobody makes > > cameras that use it any longer. > > > > I know it's a long shot but does anyone have any knowledge in this area? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > -- > > Pete > > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > -- > > > > Stephen Barncard > San Francisco Ca. 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