4/26/2023 0 Comments Camtwist contrast![]() My biggest regret tonight was choosing to record the session with Ustream. This was my first time to use the boundary mic with an iPad, and the results were excellent. I turned the “level” setting on the Tascam adapter to 100%, and was VERY pleased with the audio quality. Our setup for tonight’s presentation wasn’t such that I could get a direct XLR input feed from the sound system, so I positioned the boundary mic on the speaker podium. This is a boundary mic I use with my Tandberg videoconferencing system. The second big positive tonight was the audio recording, thanks to an XLR boundary microphone and a TASCAM’s iXZ adapter which let me plug the XLR mic into the iPad. Unfortunately the mount is pricey ($70) but I can attest to its utility and good performance. If you’ve ever tried to ‘hand-hold’ an iPad for even a few minutes while recording video, you can imagine what a WONDERFUL thing an effective iPad tripod mount can be. Teacher participants in the June and July 2012 iPad Media Camp workshops have enjoyed using it, and it performed flawlessly this evening holding my iPad firmly on my tripod. This 3.5 minute video provides an overview. The Makayama iPad Tripod Mount works great. The first of the two positives from tonight’s iPad videography experiences was my iPad tripod mount. I wish I’d recorded the entire presentation last night using the iPad’s camera app and not messed with Ustream, but I was concerned I might not have enough storage capacity on my iPad. While I was eventually able to combine the two videos with iMovie on a laptop (also using MPEG-Streamclip to extract the audio I needed to re-sync) the final result is less than optimal. The Ustream iPad app mysteriously crashed 37 minutes into the hour long presentation, and I recorded the remainder using the built-in iPad Camera app. Unfortunately, connectivity and app stability problems last night led to some MAJOR audio/video sync issues with the Ustream-recorded video. I’ve been using Ustream on my iPhone for remote webcasts since 2008, but my recent purchase of a TASCAM’s iXZ adapter (for professional XLR microphones) and a Makayama iPad Tripod Mount for the iPad2 has made iPad webstreaming much more practical. ![]() For more links and resources on these subjects, see my conference breakout session curriculum for “ Lecturecasting with Audio and Video” and January 2010 blog post, “ Lecturecasting on a Shoestring with a Macbook, Ustream, CamTwist, MPEG Streamclip and .” In this post I’ll recount a few of my lessons learned and recommendations for others who want to try webcasting with an iPad. This was the first time I used my iPad2 and the Ustream Broadcaster application (free) to webcast live and archive an event. Last night I had an opportunity to video record a presentation by Jim Singleton, the current President of The Fellowship of Presbyterians, at our church in Edmond, Oklahoma.
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