Hey guys i am going to start vLogging and video interviews soon , i do not want heavy equipment , i want to use normal phone equipment to shoot different kind of interviews.
So i was hoping to get some suggestions about rig?
Budget is tight so plz suggest me budget friendly rig.
I will need external light source , dual mic lavalier microphone thats it.
Please help me with ur suggestions.
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Hi All,
I am hoping someone can lend some magic coding tips. I am working on an application that uses the front camera in the Samsung Epic. Problem is that whenever I call the front camera the image is badly distorted, skewed, stretched. Does anyone have a lead on this problem. Sprints dev guide is useless and Samsung has yet to provide a real answer. If anyone can share any usable code via PM that would be fantastic.
Thanks,
Jason
Hello,
I live in Canada and decided to purchase this phone (A808T) from LightInTheBox. The phone's arriving soon but I read that the headphone output is absolutely terrible. I would like to know if this is true, because if it is then I'll return this to sender as soon as it comes to my door, as I don't mind spending an hour getting AOSP on there but I can't live without good headphone quality. Can someone help me out?
Thanks,
Sly
Hello everyone!
I'm Ragnalt, a content creator and lately a documentary / film maker.
I bought the Samsung Galaxy GC100 months ago, because I figured as a novice wanting to get into audio and video production, I could probably get the most bang for my buck with a Camera that was also a phone ( sort of), and that was built on top of android, a very hackable OS (or so I hear).
Well, I've been running on this fantasy for a while and time has come to put it to the test.
I have a small budged for this documentary and I want to get the best audio and video quality. The camera is solid enough on its own, but there are a few things I need it to do for me that the native Android OS does not seem to support (correct me if I'm wrong?).
I need this camera to:
Record audio from an External USB Mic, probably connecter through an OTG cable, similar to or using this app "USB Audio Recorder PRO" . Currently this does not work under native android, because I need to keep it running while I film and once I switch to the camera app, android kills the recording app, or it just goes to sleep for some reason. Developers of the app told me that "backgrounded apps only get 5% cpu time at maximum (or get killed by Android, it depends), so this won't work unfortunately", please tell me there's a way to get around this in a rooted device?.
Manipulare camera light intake and other advanced features during video filming. It is possible while taking pictures, why not with video? (Optional)
Improve my experience of the GC100 in any other awesome ways that I'm not even aware of.
I admit I am a noob at android rooting and hacking, though I am decently savvy in terms of tech and the workings of the interwebs, software and hardware. A jack of all traits if you will, an expert at none. I'm also a very fast learner.
So assuming people actually roam this very esoteric corner of the epic XDA forums, then I look forward to peppering you with questions, reporting on my progress and in general having fun and learning a lot from other Samsung Galaxy content creators and enthusiasts.
I need to:
Figure out if there's a reasonable path to success down this very custom road.
Root my device, and start modifying it until awesomeness can occur.
Anyways, If anyone reads this and have any suggestions or questions, please shoot. I look forward to meeting people and making this happen.
Cheers!
Ragnalt
I use my GC2 to record video at my two sons' band concerts (where audio is really important) all the time. I also use a Panasonic Lumix FZ200 at the same time so later when I'm editing the footage I can switch back and forth to make it look all fancy (haha). Anyway, I use a knock-off Rode style shotgun mic that just plugs right into the headphone port -- works like a charm. I wouldn't even bother with the USB mic solution when the headphone port supports shotgun mics, boom mikes, even wireless lapel mics.
Frankly, I wouldn't root it. This device doesn't have much (in other words, ANY) support from the developer community , so you're pretty much on your own. Because of that rooting really isn't going to get you any new features/options that you don't already have out to the box. FYI, this is coming from someone who has rooted (and usually flashed custom ROMs) on every single other Android device that my family owns (phones, tablets, eReaders, etc.).
Hey I love hearing about people using this great camera in creative and different ways. I love my Galaxy Camera 1. Like internetpilot said though there really isn't much development action going on for the GC 1. But there are plenty of commercial apps that require root that are beneficial to have for any android device. Getting root isn't too difficult. I used Skipsoft's unified android toolkit found here:
http://www.skipsoft.net/?page_id=1197
As far as your mic issue you should consider using a mic that connects into the headphone jack to record directly with the video. I haven't done it myself but there are a couple of videos on Youtube that show examples of shotgun mics and lapel mics being used with the GC 1. You'd need an adapter for the audio signal like the one found here:
http://www.kvconnection.com/product-p/km-iphone-mic.htm
Hey guys, filming is going well. Any suggestions on apps that can give me more control during video rec?
I remember there one was that was very sophisticated, it was neither filmic pro nor FV-5
Tho FV-5 does work for me. Trying to get a copy of filmic pro to test it on my phone but cant find a free copy, even a trial version anywhere. I've emailed them to see.
Update on testing out apps.
So, some updates. I've been trying out filming apps and to my surprise, there's very few options.
FV-5 is so far the best, but its got a few bugs (free version), such as not recording audio at times. Big problem, it seems the audio monitor works fine with my microphone setup until I hit record.
It works with a headset fine it seems, but not when I use my usual mic setup which includes a custom cable to connect lapel and hand held mics. These work with the default camera app just fine, with the exception of not being able to be compleitely certain that audio is recording. Aka, doing audio monitoring live.
Which is what FV-5 has but is not working properly, and which is what I'm trying to hunt down.
After that I've tried almost every camera app out there and most are for photography only and not for film. Still have a few options to try, so I'll update then.
Filmic pro seems like the best app out there, but they only officially support cameras with camera2 api and running lollipop.
A soon to be released android version by Filmic pro, will support pre camera2 api phones, but it is currently in beta.
They tell me that if I can get lollipop running on my gc100 then they'll let me test out their beta.
So That's what im aiming for now. I made a post in general to discuss that.
Any suggestions for doing audio monitoring while filming?
Thanks!
Hi,
I recently became the happy owner of a S7 Egde and I simply love this phone! I actually bought it for the amazing camera but unfortunately I have issues while recording a video in a really loud environment (for instance a concert). The video quality is awesome, but the audio quality sounds really distorted.
I have recorded a video where my phone isn't even close to the actual soundsystem but it sounds distorted as hell. I have found a video on YouTube recorded with an iPhone where the phone is really close to the soundsource where the sound is absolutely fine (it has a lot of bass in it, but no distortion at all).
How is it possible that such an expensive device has such a bad microphone? Is there any fix for it except buying an external microphone?
Too bad I can't post any example videos because of the spam prevention, but I'll add them asap if I made it.
Thanks in advance.
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3XPL0lT said:
Hi,
I recently became the happy owner of a S7 Egde and I simply love this phone! I actually bought it for the amazing camera but unfortunately I have issues while recording a video in a really loud environment (for instance a concert). The video quality is awesome, but the audio quality sounds really distorted.
I have recorded a video where my phone isn't even close to the actual soundsystem but it sounds distorted as hell. I have found a video on YouTube recorded with an iPhone where the phone is really close to the soundsource where the sound is absolutely fine (it has a lot of bass in it, but no distortion at all).
How is it possible that such an expensive device has such a bad microphone? Is there any fix for it except buying an external microphone?
Too bad I can't post any example videos because of the spam prevention, but I'll add them asap if I made it.
Thanks in advance.
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Maybe your device hardware is faulty!
Or just Software problem!
haven't u damage it by water or ...? (however it s water resistant)
Also in this clip S7edge doesn't have proper mic. :|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZDyXrQIVTU
Take it to Service Center and Inform me please What they Answer.
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Geeks Empire said:
Maybe your device hardware is faulty!
Or just Software problem!
haven't u damage it by water or ...? (however it s water resistant)
Also in this clip S7edge doesn't have proper mic. :|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZDyXrQIVTU
Take it to Service Center and Inform me please What they Answer.
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I don't think it's my device in particularly but more like a flaw in the microphone on all devices. Just search on YouTube something like: "Samsung Galaxy S7 concert" and take a look at the Muse video. It sucks like hell..
Btw, after scrolling for a while I found The Sound Mod and I'm actually wondering if it will help improving the sensitivity at loud environment. Anybody has experience with it in these circumstance? Because if it solves the problem I'll immediately root my device.
It's the faulty microphone design (shame on you, Samsung), not your device. Get the RØDE VideoMic Me.
Links: shorttext com/8074bc1c
So I started a youtube channel dedicated to video making and vlogging on the pixel 2 XL. If anyone is interested here is the link. https://www.youtube.com/user/jrharvey592
Ive tried to make really high quality content just using the phone to record everything and plan on doing a lot of tutorials for the Pixel 2 and XL along with any other android phone. If your interested in any topics let me know. The main point of this post is to show how capable this camera is considering its just a smartphone but also to help anyone else that just has their phone but wants to make really high quality content for the web. Again... If this is something you guys are interested in let me know and Ill be happy to take ideas or make tutorials.
TUTORIALS
Studio Setup - https://youtu.be/PHIHQ0vm3P0
Awesome Telephoto Lens - https://youtu.be/7Ky2TAUPFPI
Awesome Telephoto Lens Part 2 - https://youtu.be/2f3h_ZOG6KA
How to make a timelapse - https://youtu.be/hXqCVScYxKk
Boya Microphone - https://youtu.be/sQSCsbxzpK0
Vlogging Setup with External Mic - https://youtu.be/Y-rZ-hkGtAk
Gimbals and Stabilizers - https://youtu.be/BcZOgCLQ4pI
How to film at night NEW - https://youtu.be/YnBjJeMJ6Po
Favorite App Settings - https://youtu.be/EZI86VsGDyY
Get stable video handheld only - https://youtu.be/6ktGPNUUcBY
VLOGS
https://youtu.be/lYmMQRHMiSI
https://youtu.be/OFlP5bWQkYQ
https://youtu.be/SNk1Blop2Sk
https://youtu.be/cI4J9Hs2LLQ
https://youtu.be/_KlfyJ_hSbE
https://youtu.be/uM2pdMKaW2k
Nice! Thanks for sharing, and subscribed to your channel.
Update: Added a new video for filming at night or low light https://youtu.be/YnBjJeMJ6Po
Just added a lot more videos
Hi - great videos. I have a Pixel 2 and have already downloaded cinema 4k based on your recommendation, and am looking to get a zhiyun crane. Would you mind adding notes/links to your youtube descriptions on products you have/recommend?
Love it! I'm glad you link to everything you use and recommend! Quick question.. I have the XL 2 as well, what do you do about storage? I haven't made it through all your videos yet to see if you cover this (but I am subscribed!) and just wondered how you get around the limitations of the built-in storage.. Is it really an issue? I'll be honest, I've not recorded much of anything on my phone since I bought it..
This is really good. I'm trying to mount a portable studio of sorts. My only grip with the Pixel 2 XL is the lack of a headphone jack, and to make things worse... the USB C port is blocked by the Gimbal (I've got a Zhiyun Smooth Q) so I'm not able to plug my mic in that scenario. I've been looking around and it seems some users were able to get a nice setup like the one I'm trying to put together using a USB C to USB C angled connector (wich I lack and I'm not able to find just yet).
On the software side, I'm having some trouble with the camera app OP suggested (it crashes a lot and has some annoying bugs like a stutter when first opened), I'd love to hear what else you recommend guys. I'll give Open Camera a shot this weekend.
Google Pixel 2 XL, Zhiyun Smooth 4, and External Microphone
Would the above configuration work OK, do you know? Or would I have balancing problems?
I already have a Smooth 4 and am currently looking for a new phone. Now that Google supports external microphones on their pixel series, I'm considering buying the Pixel 2 XL.
Any help or advice would be welcome!