Re: KFest 2006 report

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Eric Shepherd wrote:
> On 2006-07-29 13:35:44 -0400, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> said:

> > But the audio can be remarkably improved by using a wireless clip-on
> > microphone and connecting the receiver to the camera's "mic in".  Of
> > course, the standard "please repeat the question" protocol must be used.

> The borrowed camera this year didn't pick up sound as well -- plus the
> room we were in had a terrible echo problem.
>
> If we could get a room with less light and without the echo, doing
> video would be pretty painless.
>
> I'd be inclined to go for a low-priced videocast of the sessions; let
> people pick and choose the ones they want to see.
>
> I do my DV editing in Final Cut or in iMovie (Used FC for the 2003
> videos to do all the fancy footwork I did in those).
>
> Anyway, hopefully next year I'll be able to bring my own camera, and
> hopefully we'll have a better room.  This year, the camera stayed home
> because I have a daughter who's only a smidge over a year old, and the
> camera is required to remain within a 60 foot radius of her at all
> times. :)

If you haven't tried a mic close to the speaker's mouth, try it--the
result is fantastic compared to a mic even 5 feet away.  It makes
the room reverb irrelevant, unless a PA system is being used.

-michael