Members Stackabones Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Just got The Flip Ultra last night. Very light, very small, and very friendly for a techno-n00b like. Ordered it from amazon with an 3ft USB extension cord. I don't have a Blackberry, but this pic gives an idea of the Flip's size. Fit in your shirt pocket! Shot a quick "test" vid and tried to post it last night, but youtube was doing some sprucing up and wouldn't let me dl till this morning. Opened the box, shot a vid, dl'd to my comp & then to youtube ... elapsed time was about 15 minutes or so (and that was plenty of gawking and "gee whiz"). Just a quick vid shot of noodling guitar at around midnight. [YOUTUBE]q1DHNP035_Y[/YOUTUBE] I've got plenty to learn about vid and that whole world. But this lil gadget sure made things a bit simpler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 you may be a tad close to the thing, but otherwise, it sounds pretty great. good buy, and nifty finger wiggling. love, eor how dare you not mention what guitar you were playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 I agree with eor that you might be a little bit close to it- it sounds like it is clipping a couple of times- but other than that, surprisingly good sound from a phone! how dare you not mention what guitar you were playing?Looks like his Gyspy gut is singing the blues! Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jd-drafter Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 i'll but in... the pic of the phone was only for comparison of size- the flip itself in a purpose built video capture device of sort's - see his link in the OP- not out to be rude- just wanted to help clarify before it got to far along- happy plucking- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Neat gadget, Stack. I also think the vid is pretty good for your first one with your new toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Great playing Stack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChiyoDad Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Awesome video!! The audio is pretty good. Maybe I should get one of those too. Thanks for putting it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Broadus Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Neat camera. Pretty impressive. Thanks for sharing. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ohioarrow Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 That was built in sound as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Welcome fellow despoiler of teh intertoobs. I have subscribe-ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted April 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Oops! It's the Gitane D500 ... I think I put the description of it at youtube -- just forgot to include that info here! As I said, it's just a quick vid to show how EZ it could be to get a vid up on youtube. I've never owned a video camera. This one is my first. It's a pretty simple camcorder ... basically turn it on and push the red button and it starts recording. Mic is built in. This particular camcorder is what they're calling "net sharing" ... I guess to make it as simple as possible to get your own vids shot and then posted online. It comes with some editing software so that you can cut off the beginnings and endings as you reach for it. Connect the USB to your computer and away you go! Since I'm on a Mac, I've got iMovie ... which I think I'll be learning a bit more about now that I've got the Flip. I mainly posted this to let fellow forumites know that the vid-thing is possibly within reach. I was a bit intimated about buying a big shot camcorder with a bunch of bells and whistles. This one makes it kinda easy imo. Thanks for the comments, folks. Much appreciated. I've got tons to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave W. Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hey Stack,You need to get the wide angle lens so we can see the peg-head and the bridge pins in the same shot BTW, your playing don't suck either Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outdoorgb Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 I thought is was just damned alright! You fall into the minority and have sufficient lighting... Sounds ok too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Nice playing Stack. We bought our daughter the same exact camcorder for Xmas. I may have to try recording with it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BROLEX Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 awesome playing! anyway, at least youre not trying to convert hi8 into digital, like i am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members streetknight Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 awesome playing! anyway, at least youre not trying to convert hi8 into digital, like i am How hard is that? I've been wanting to make a vid to demo a couple guitars, but I just have a Sony hi8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 And I was almost ready to pull the trigger on a H2.....damn, I'm glad you posted that! U-tube, here I come! Video and sound....hey, can you burn that directly to a dvd? Whats the file type it creates? My only burner is a program called Sonic Digital Media7. Do you think I can just stick it in and go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BROLEX Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 How hard is that? I've been wanting to make a vid to demo a couple guitars, but I just have a Sony hi8i dont have a mac, so its doubly hard and expensive to do so. my dell laptop isnt as fancy.with a mac, all you have to do is get a firewire cable. plug the cable between cam and the mac and it would quite easily work.i need a real digital camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Dude! Nice gadget! The sound is way better than the audio from the crappy videos done with my Minolta Digital camera. I'm gonna have to look into this thing. Nice blues licks and your django box sounds great! OGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members simplygoodmusic Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Quick question while we are on the topic - is it possible to attach a mic to a video camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BROLEX Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Quick question while we are on the topic - is it possible to attach a mic to a video camera? only if it has an input for a mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Synching up .wav files (from an H2 for instance) with video from a digital camera isn't hard to do in MS MovieMaker. It should be even easier in iMovie. But eventually the video gets compressed to YouTube's size requirement, so it may not be worth the bother. I think the Flip sounds pretty good all by itself. YouTube is like the iPod in that convienience trumps AV quality. Theory being that quality comes back with increasing bandwidth which comes with market penetration. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rjoxyz Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Nice chops, Stack!! Very nice. Pretty good video for a neophite, too.Hmmm...can't figure out how to interject a goat reference on this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted April 3, 2008 Members Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hey back at cha. What's in the Walgreen's bag on the door? :poke: Nice finger action/playing Stacks, your guitar sounds nice/warm. I want to see/hear more please. Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Broadus Posted April 4, 2008 Members Share Posted April 4, 2008 I love the idea of the Flip, but by the time I can play well enough to record there will be a couple of new generations of camcorders produced. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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