Webcam can be the great tool for creating video tutorials , YouTube or Facebook live webinar and online education Even many people like to use webcam to record short video for social media
so if you are the kind of the person who use webcam or want to start using webcam to record tutorial or to go live on YouTube and Facebook this article will take your webcam videography on the next level
Here are the topic to be covered in this article
- Recommended webcam
- Recommended Microphone
- Recording software
- Background
- Lighting
- Editing software
1.Recommended webcam
many people like to use built in webcam but built in webcam doesn’t record high quality video so forget to use built in webcam if you want to record high quality video , I Recommend to buy new external webcam because external webcam tend to record high quality video and there is many external webcam on the market but I Recommend buying
here are some features of Logitech
- widescreen video calling and recording
- Record in 1080 p
- is for both laptop and desktop
- Stereo sound
- full HD glass lens
AUTOMATIC LIGHT CORRECTION
2.Recommended Microphone
Good microphone is one the key to record better video, you can record video in high quality resolution with good background and good content but if you forget to record good sound people are not going to like your video and you are not going to get sales if you are selling something
so here are the external microphone I recommend
- Blue snowball (USB MIC)
- Blue yet (USB MIC)
Audio-Technica AT2020
Here are the features of those microphone
Blue snowball USB mic
- Frequency Response: 40 –18 kHz
- Easy plug and play directly to your Mac or PC
- USB compatibility
- Record vocals, create podcasts and online courses
Blue yeti USB mic
- Perfect for vocals, musical instruments, podcasting, voiceovers, interviews, field recordings, conference calls
- Gain control, mute button, zero-latency headphone output
- Multiple pattern selection – cardioid, bidirectional, omnidirectional & stereo
- Tri-capsule array – 3 condenser capsules can record almost any situation
Audio-Technica AT2020
- The noise level is 20 db spl
- Cardioid polar pattern reduces pickup of sounds from the sides and rear, improving isolation of desired sound source. Output connector:integral 3 pin XLRM type
- Custom engineered low mass diaphragm provides extended frequency response and superior transient response
- High spl handling and wide dynamic range provide unmatched versatility
3.Background
using clean background is good option for all videographer so you need to clean up your work space before you start recording or you can buy paper backdrops to use you can choose the color that feet with your bland and it look more professional.
4.Lighting
so now let improve our webcam video by adding some light on budget you can use day light come from the window or you can buy white paper lantern and add 2 big bulbs this will improve your lighting without spending more money less than $30
5. Recording software
choosing good recording software mater in webcam video some of the software are free and other are paid here are software i recommend OBS, camtesia and screen flow
you can read more about recording software here
6.Editing software
when it comes on editing many screen recorder like camtesia and screen flow can edit the footage you have recorded on both screen cast and webcam but if you use something free like OBS you can not edit your recorded footage you have to use Like Adobe premier pro and final cut pro you can read more about editing software here
so what do you think i have missed ? let me know in the comment so we can discuss about it
thanks for reading
