How To Setup Your Home Video Studio Cheap!!!

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If you are looking to make some videos for your website and want the best possible results with the smallest investment, I have some ideas for you. The equipment I use to shoot my videos:

Canon PowerShot A560 used on eBay for about $30
Digital Concepts TR-60N Camera Tripod with Carrying Case $20
Designers Edge E-245 Incandescent Clamp Light, 6-Foot Cord $10 ea
Eiko ECT 120v 500w Photo Flood Lamp $6
Eiko Supreme Photoflood Light Bulb $6
B & D Seamless Background Paper, 107" wide x 12 yards, Black, #44 $33

The lights I use get very hot, so you can probally substitute compact flourescent bulbs and get the same results. I have my studio set up all the time, so it is very fast for me to create my videos.

So now on to the videos. The 1st video is shot with my 2nd Generation Iphone. This video shows you how I have my studio setup.

The 2nd video is shot with the Canon PowerShot A560 at the larger size setting and as you can see it has very good quality.

The 3rd video is shot with the same camera and at the smaller size quality and as you can see there is not much difference.

If you would like more information just go to my blog at
http://www.toddbrannan.com/how-setup-home-video-studio-set.html

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[thecelticdancer1]

Thanks for sharing. Are you using a microphone?

[toddbrannancom]

@thecelticdancer1 no microphone, just the camera's built-in mic.

[thecelticdancer1]

@toddbrannancom

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize the microphones are that powerful! Just bought my first video camera yesterday Panasonic HDC-SD40 now just need to find a good editing software...Any thoughts? I didn't realize that AVCHD format was oing to make it more troublesome....

[toddbrannancom]

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[toddbrannancom]

@thecelticdancer1

for video editing software you can go with free versions or paid versions. Free: Windows Live essentials Movie Maker or Lightworksbetacom. Paid: Adobe Premiere Elements 10, Vegas Movie Studio, Avid Studio. I use Windows Movie Maker.

[thecelticdancer1]

@toddbrannancom Thanks. Alas I have to go for a paying one. My camera format is AVCHD and seems to create CPI file on transfer which Vista cannot decode so there is a compability between Vista and Windows Movie Maker when working with AVCHD. Well you learn something new everyday eh?...

[alicmiran]

nice setup. I'm going to try that. Thanks!