Awesome student tv on a tight budget. in the field.

awesome student tvon a tight budget

in the field

Solving the problem: We can’t afford HD cams

SOLUTION(s)?

Heck, just use your iphone

• Pros: you already have it, shoots in 1080p HD

• Cons: stabilization, cruddy audio unless you use external mic, limited recording capability

iPhone accessories

• Steadicam for iPhone (about $150)

• Bubo for iPhone (about $150)

WTF?

High def in your pocket

• Kodak Zi10 PlayTouch

• 1920 x 1080p HD video

• HDMI output

• external mic input

• SD/SDHC expansion slot

• USB connectivity

• standard tripod mount

• around $125 or less

Full HD CAM with optical zoom for less than $300

• Canon Vixia HF R300

• 1920 x 1080 HD

• Records in AVCHD or MP4

• Microphone & Headphone Terminals!

• HDMI C (mini), USB, & composite video outputs

in-studio

• small studio space, no room for sets for multiple shows-can’t brand individual shows with their own “look”

• no chyron or fancy character generator

• no satellite truck = no live shots for newscast

• no money for live streaming video on website

• no money for an automation system

Typical lower budget issues

Solving the problem: Small studio space, no room for sets for multiple shows, can’t brand shows with their own “look”

SOLUTION=VIRTUAL SETS

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• GREEN SCREEN (FABRIC, CHROMA KEY PAINT, PAPER)

• ADEQUATE LIGHTING (avoiding harsh shadows)

• A PRODUCTION SWITCHER WITH CHROMA KEYING CAPABILITY OR POST-PRODUCTION ABILITY TO KEY

• IDEALLY, A VIRTUAL SET LIBRARY, BUT ANYTHING CAN BE A BACKGROUND

AN INEXPENSIVE PRODUCTION SWITCHER

SOLUTIONNewtek’s Tricaster 40

model

Benefits of Tricaster 40

• 4 simultaneous live video sources

• 3 integrated digital media sources (1DDR, 2 GFX)

• 2 downstream keyers with independent controls

• 24 HD live virtual sets, multiple camera angles, animated zoom & presets

• File recording capability via internal drive in QT format

• HD live streaming in Flash or Windows Media Push/Pull

•It’s portable (11” x 9” x 18”) and 19 lbs.

•It’s user friendly

•It’s “TV in a box”

•It’s freaking $5,000!!!

Why it’s a good buy?

Solving the problem: No satellite truck = no live shots for newscast

SOLUTION=SKYPE & FACETIME WITH MOBILE

PHONES

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• REPORTERS WITH iPHONES

• AN iPHONE OR iPAD IN THE STUDIO

• HDMI CONNECTOR & CABLE

• HDMI TO COMPONENT VIDEO ADAPTER-USE COMPONENT VIDEO AS SOURCE ON SWITCHER

• SKYPE OR FACETIME ACCOUNTS

a hands-free iPHONE reporter in the field

iPad/iPhone in studio

HDMI video out

HDMI to component video converter

converter to prod switcher video input

so how does it look?

QuickTime™ and aH.264 decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Solving the problem: No money for live streaming video on website

SOLUTION=USTREAM

What you’ll need to stream on ustream

•A Ustream account (paid account is commercial-free)

•A “server” PC or Mac to connect to Ustream

•A method to convert your master control video out to your “server”

HOW DO WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN?

A/V source switcher

ADVC video converter

Mac Mini “Server”

IN USTREAM

COPY AND PASTE THE EMBED CODE FOR USTREAM’S VIDEO PLAYER, AND BOOM.....

Solving the problem: No money for an automation system

SOLUTION=make cheap radio automation work for

you

The Product = MegaSeg Pro Automation

What You’ll Need• A machine to run the automation (MegaSeg will work with any Intel based Mac from approx. 2006-present)

• iTunes loaded on your Mac (MegaSeg accesses iTunes library and playlists that you populate)

• A video out adapter to get video out from Mac to MC switcher....we use this

• Audio out from computer to MC switcher

What codecs work ?

MegaSeg supports all popular formats natively including MP3, MP4 (MPEG-4), AIFF, WAV, and anything QuickTime can play. Plus you can add many additional audio and video codecs with free plug‐ins. First up is Perian, which adds support for various codecs including DivX, 3ivX, FLV1, FSV1, VP6, VP3, HuffYUV, ffvhuff, MPEG‐2, FRAPS, Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis, libavformat, AVI, FLV, MKV, and AC3 audio. Next is XiphQT which adds support for Vorbis and FLAC audio (Perian supports Vorbis as well). There’s also Flip4Mac for Windows Media compatibility. And finally, Apple’s ownMPEG‐2 Playback Plug‐in ($20 from the Apple Store) for playback of various MPEG2 format files.

BTW......we use .mov files and they work great.

And it costs how much?

MegaSeg Pro is $199

AND I CAN GET IT WHERE?

www.megaseg.com

Some Additional (Relatively) Inexpensive

Equipment Recommendations

Cheap but reliable field lavaliers Azden WLX Pro-$149

Studio or field audio board

Behringer XENYX 18 input-$240

“Somewhat” inexpensive studio

lights

Lowell Rifa Lite-$330

Some (Relatively) Inexpensive Equipment Recommendations

Inexpensive telepromptersPrompter People 17” Flex Model-

$1500

Prompting software Aquaprompt-For Mac--$14.99

The ultimate TV/videoproducer’s tool

Gaffer Tape-2”x30 yard roll-

$14.49

QUESTIONS?