For further proof that you can make footage in Blender, here’s an example whipped up by Troy James Sobotka. Troy’s approach is one familiar to a lot of us: grab the simplest camera possible, go shoot something, go make something. I think it’s part of what I find appealing about the world of live visualists – exploration is encouraged. The tools in this case:
- A Kodak Zi6 camera – cost: US$160. (I’m impressed; sure, it’s broad daylight which is ideal for cheap cameras – but it still looks better than what I’ve seen from the Flip.)
- Blender for editing, effects
- ffmpeg for export (no capture necessary — thanks, flash memory camera!)
- Two hours shooting, four hours editing. (Now, if they did it on the day they had a gig, then they’d be a VJ.
I’m not saying you wouldn’t still prefer your fancy pro HD cam and Final Cut, but that’s not the point – the point is, you can make these tools work if you like. And, hey, if I had to choose, I’d save my money there and go buy my favorite VJ software package / more projectors and gear. More details:
The Driblet of an Aphorism: Right Where it Belongs (via)
As a follow-up to why I’m interested in Blender for video editing.
Yeah ! Blender really rocks for any visualist , it can do awesome animations , real time 3d applications(games) compositing, and its workflow and filosofy is for me the best i know.
And blender 2.5 is going to be even better.
By the way , here´s a tutorial i did for making an osciloscope in blender. using an audio script.
there is also a import midi script
tutorial : http://tweakingknobs.com/documents/59.html
Lovely camera work amazingly smooth pans for hand held, is there smooth cam in blender or do they have arms of pistons and steel?
Great vid
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Most of the video is just blurry and uninteresting. I don't recommend watching it. The cheap camera can be identified with the blown out highlights.
@Cat
I bought a Zi6 back in December. You're right. They must have arms of steel because the camera doesn't have any on-board stabilization. The output is jitterific.
I always love to celebrate my weekend with no less cheap software. Windows Loader
I always love to celebrate my weekend with no less cheap software. Windows Loader