How to set up the RockBand drum kit for the Xbox360 to work with GarageBand. It will act as a basic Midi Controller through Musical Typing. I have used it to trigger drums kits but you could use it to trigger other things. There are 2 small pieces of software needed to make it work. I have links on my site www.creativitytospar e.com
Here are 2 designs for making handheld camera shooting a little more nicer. By getting your hands off the camera and moving them apart more you get a much more stable picture. Watch the attached footage to see the stabilizers in action. More details are at www.creativitytospar e.com
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Cheap Lights for Video and Photography and how to produce better results with them. How to Diffuse to make harsh halogen look pleasing.
How to use your Digital Camera to take photos of Lightning. What settings need to changed in order to avoid Long Exposure Noise. Also how to remove noise using Photoshop.
Bad audio is a plague! It must be eradicated! Here are some common examples of bad audio, and how to better it. External Microphones, getting the mic closer to the subject, removing any other noise in the room, and several other examples are shown.
GarageBand will recognize General MIDI program changes, so using standard midi files is even better than before. Use Standard Midi Files of classical pieces for music for your next video piece, the music is public domain and with this feature it can be pretty impressive.
Build your own Teleprompter. Now you can create videos without memorizing so much just like the your favorite talking heads. Parts involve 2 pieces of wood, a piece of glass, some dark fabric and a laptop or flat panel monitor. Links for free prompting software are on the website. http://www.creativit ytospare.com
There are several ways to do Time Lapse Photography, my favorite involves using a Digital Still Camera and a controller. Once the photos are taken, I demonstrate how to to stitch the photos together into a finished movie. You could also use a Digital Video Camera with controlling software to do Time Lapse.
Here's how to find and use Free Public Domain Movies and old TV commercials in your work. Also in this episode, a few inexpensive utilities that will convert video formats so they are ready for editing in your editing program of choice.
In the last episode I showed how to do TIme Lapse photography and here is an example of a finished project. This is a Music Video for TripNet called Kantele. It is a visual Trip, done if FCP entirely of Timelapse footage shot with my Nikon D-100.
