How to make a video on a low budget...

[adamali]

I don't know if anyone has posted this, but for audio, there is a free tool that you can download for recording and mixing. Check this out http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

[canonmj]

I have found a free and very powerful program for sound editing of your video.

It is called audacity and you can download the beta version (1.3.12) from their web-site audacity.sourceforge.net. Since this is a beta version, the symbols may not make too much sense at first. But youtube has some useful instructional videos on how to use the program. I was able to completely eliminate background hiss in just a few minutes.

[spinality]

Yup, audacity is a good choice, as noted by the previous two posts. Another option for low-cost audio editing is WavePad (http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html). Also, a free-but-you-get-what-you-pay-for video editing option for Windows users is Windows Movie Maker, included as part of recent Windows releases. With it you can merge captured video and audio, add (very limited) titling, and do some basic editing. Its advantages are simplicity and availability, though obviously there are many more robust tools.

[fitness1]

I had excellent results with the following....


Kodak Zi8 with a Mackie DFX6 passive mixer, Audix F9 for guitar and Audix VX5 for vocals.
The Kodak doesn't accept line level input into the external mic jack, so using the headphone output of the
Mackie (which is adjustable) direct into the Kodak (which has adjustable gain) gave really nice results.

[leonbloy]

Kodak Zi8 with a Mackie DFX6 passive mixer, Audix F9 for guitar and Audix VX5 for vocals.

Everything is relative, agreed - but I wouldn't call that "low budget"

[Dennisredwood]

I'm interested in taking lessons on this site and need a video/audio recorder. Does anyone have recommendations? I've been looking at the Zoom Q3HD. Any comments would be helpful. Thanks. Dennis

[asle]

I have had success even with one of the first Zoom recorders H2.
http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/
I still wish I could afford a couple of AKG C 480 B microphones which I know Per Olov Kindgren uses for his great sound on his YouTube videos.

[spinality]

I have had success even with one of the first Zoom recorders H2.

Heh heh, yes and my Zoom H1 is still managing OK.

[p_dmusic]

Low budget answer- well relatively low budget compared to others. I have a flip HD camera about $60. Also for lighting I use 2 of those clamp work lights that were $8 a piece clamp them on to whatever I have that is how high I want the lights Ive used a ironing board flipped over and coat rack whatever. Lighting makes a HUGE difference on the Flip HD. I don't know what to do for sound as the flip doesn't have any line-in. just as long as its close its pretty decent. Then I edit with iMovie. Also look into dropbox- its a cloud based service were you can store files. Video takes up a lot of space so just storing to the cloud is easy and super easy if you ever have to switch computers.


-Paul

[spinality]

Things have moved on quite a long way since the OP, and even since I chimed in with my first question in this thread in 2010. At this point, there are so many low-cost recording solutions available that it's amusing to look back at what we had to do long, long in the past...two or three years ago.

[Daniele Magli]

As I say in another topic I always used low budget for my videos
and now I use a Canon Ixus 220 HS with Windows Movie Maker.

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no editing and no special audio effects, because I don't like.