It might be helpful to add closed, or open, captions to some of the videos. Reason being, some of the videos are hard to understand over the background noise, especially if the user is hearing impaired.
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Closed/open captions for hearing impaired, or when background noise is high.
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Hi, Adam, welcome to the boards.
Adding captions to a video is a big deal... first someone has to type out a transcript, then they have to use captioning software to integrate it into the video, timing each line to caption what the model is saying at the moment. It's a real-time project, no way to automate it.
I doubt the staff would be able to justify the effort for those few of us with hearing problems.
I am hard of hearing... I use hearing aids, they work for normal conversation but they can't compensate for some of the background noise. What I do is wear earphones and jack up the volume when watching the vids.
Or I just turn off the sound and skip through the talking parts and go straight to the meat. So to speak.
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Moving the microphone closer when filming an interview part from a distance would help. Yes I realise this means dismount the mike from the camera. Small part of Cleo's recent vid had this problem, camera being a tiny bit to far away to catch the audio easily. Nothing my amplifier couldn't fix, but playing regular music after having seen the vid was a bit painfull for the ears as a result
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Originally posted by OlderGuy View PostCaptions in a selection of non-English languages might be useful, too- Klingon - the second language of many AW members, it would appear.
- Warlpiri - authentically Australian
- Luxemburgish - to honour a certain moderator
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Originally posted by pjay View PostMay I suggest as initial languages:-- Klingon - the second language of many AW members, it would appear.
- Warlpiri - authentically Australian
- Luxemburgish - to honour a certain moderator
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suggestion...
Originally posted by fransAW View PostMoving the microphone closer when filming an interview part from a distance would help. Yes I realise this means dismount the mike from the camera. Small part of Cleo's recent vid had this problem, camera being a tiny bit to far away to catch the audio easily. Nothing my amplifier couldn't fix, but playing regular music after having seen the vid was a bit painfull for the ears as a result
B&H has some shotgun mics for $79.95+ (USD). Their Lav's start around $99.
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We use a Sennheiser 416 shotgun mic on all solo shoots (around $1500), and two of them on a IM shoot (and one one each camera on a GG shoot).
We use a lav mic sometimes for off-screen guest directors (like Matilda and Fallon), and for the video newsletter.
Ideally, we'd use lav mics alla time, but with a naked model, where does the belt pack go?! Where does the mic clip?
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hi
Originally posted by Abby View PostWe use a Sennheiser 416 shotgun mic on all solo shoots (around $1500), and two of them on a IM shoot (and one one each camera on a GG shoot).
We use a lav mic sometimes for off-screen guest directors (like Matilda and Fallon), and for the video newsletter.
Ideally, we'd use lav mics alla time, but with a naked model, where does the belt pack go?! Where does the mic clip?
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The best way to get rid of that background noise would probably be buying a good set of headphones. Buy a pair of around ear headphones Koss makes some affordable ones, Sony makes some that are ok, but they don't have as much dynamic range as some other brands, ie. Philips or Senheiser. Senheiser makes high quality products, but you will have to pay for it, but you may find some good deals online.
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Just watched Sahara's outdoor shoot (video) and have the say the audio is excellent there. Much to my surprise 'cos I was expecting wind to cause noise and such.Very enjoyable shoot that.
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