Mar
16
The Philocast HD - Episode One: Video and Audio Gear from Jason Burns on Vimeo.
This is the first HD version of the Philocast. It’s primarily a test of the Canon HV20 camera, and the Beachtek DXA-2s XLR adapter. I am using a head mounted microphone running through a small mixer into a Behringer Compressor/Gate and finally a quick edit in iMovie as I haven’t quite learned Final Cut Express 4 yet. I hope you like the quality and you can only expect it to improve as I learn the gear, I am going on 3 days with the camera and I spent most of the 2nd day sorting out Audio issues. Enjoy!
Video looked great. Audio was very clear. It looks like you found a good set up to the show.
You and your readers may be interested in a new product I developed. It’s a XLR adapter, that includes a low-noise preamp (something that passive-type adapters don’t have). It allows you to reduce the camcorder hiss while recording fine audio detail:
http://www.juicedlink.com
Many HV20 users are using juicedLink as their adapter.