Is This how you Set up Your Webcam?

Oh, I can see you. >.> no homo

good tips! lighting is a must

yea got to get myself a good one

Manycam is free for windows guys, I recommend it in one of my videos. Check it out (the program not my vids lol)

great thanks for the tips Chris

nice, one of the first posters :D

i dont really care at all if someones room is messy or not and i think you only care chris because of your OCD

Nice tips Chris!

ManyCam > Webcammax

thank you :)

yahooo, my tips :D

Remember you don’t need the most expensive light, you just need one pointed on you.

Wow!, This really helped me I’ve been looking all over the net to make better quality because my videos are VERY grainy. Just one tip to other people who have a external iSight there is two options to get better lighting, First there is The Griffin SightLight for about $35 or to go to the cheap route get a lamp in the place you are recording then, get a program called iGlasses it tweaks the isights exposure and other settings. But Thank You! ( :

I would presume by “Older TV” we are talking vacuum tube TV sets. Those throw off a bunch of EM. Also CRTs tend to throw up a decent amount of EM due to the whole electro magnet in the back of the picture tube. I don’t have that issue with my webcam but I’ve run a mic cable around a CRT and gotten a significant signal lose as a result.

A really cool video that I hope should help alot of people to understand the importance of correctly I hate it when your watching a Ustream and you see in the background some one walking or doing something in the room and it distracts from what the main subject is doing. the tips about the lighting and the placement was great. I am in the process of laying out my stream. This will help thanks

a cool effect though

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This is definitely a great post. I’ve seen so many streams that have the worst lighting or placement.

One tip I’d give is that if you’re pointing it towards you and at a TV that you want the viewers to be able to see, that you use sunglasses in front of the camera for older TVs or try to use a newer TV like an LCD or Plasma one.

There is another Freeware webacm software for windows called SuperWebCam. Works great and using both ManyCam and SuperWebCam together you can get some great effects. Camtwist and WebCam Max have great development though both of the free applications claim that they are working on updates.

Great Video Chris, I have seen many video streams that are all distorted, crooked, and cluttered. I really think that this video will help alot of n00bs that want to stream.

Thanks a lot Chris! I see a lot of streams on ustream that have their webcams at weird angles and have almost no light in the room (they do their shows at night). I have a clip-on webcam for my notebook and haven’t been able to put it to much use, but I think I might use your tips to start making some Youtube videos. Thanks alot!

By the way, I like the effects; especially the cube. I really wish there is a Camtwist for Windows. I can’t wait till a get a Mac Mini.

this , if u ask mi, is one of the best videos yet by you, i , like u , cant take it when some noob tries to make a “cool” youtube video and the camera is messed up or dark or the frame rate is messed up. i apppreciate this vide and hope it will wake up the bozos who insist on making a video in the dark !!

congrats :)

I wish i had these tips along time ago

and i need to get light and a tripod then ill be golden :)

I wish I had these kind of tips when I used my webcam, well written

I’ve seen tons of videos with just there glow going off, I really hate it because half there face is lit and the other half is complety dark. Maybe there hiding there bed with there dirty landuary?

When I started streaming, I always had angle and lighting issues. I actually resorted to Scotch-taping the webcam to the wall! Not fun at all!

All very important stuff to note. I know a few friends who will benefit from this greatly. Thanks Chris.

don’t understand why so many people record without turning on regular lights… expecting the glow from their monitors to outline them. I’ve got a top five list on how to set up your webcam for maximum recording power. This was sent in by Flyaxe.www.chris.pirillo.com

Good information

Coincidently, I’m “in the market” for better webcam software.

Thanks to you and Chris. :D

If you don’t want to clean your room, use a backdrop. Or just shove it all off camera.

dude you’re a legend :D

hehe :)

u the best ever.
well done

The one that winds me up no end is people who waffle on and on and on, and refuse to get to the point. not only is this a waste of my time, but also of my precious download limit, only for them to finally make a point that usually doesn’t have any point to it at all anyway. That and people who move their cam to get something else in shot, but don’t hold the camera still to let the viewer focus on what their trying to show them.

Unlike all those newbs you actually look cool in the dark because of all your led lights.

Good one Chris! Good tips. I think we are all tired of seeing the videos/streams starring the blue smurf with dirty underwear on the floor pigging out on a hamburger(please pause your stream or video when pigging out). lol. I favorited this one on my youtube, maybe some of the “smurfs” will see it. lol. e-ya later!

thank you all! This topic was a better success than expected :) i love that so many people watched it on youtube and commented it! Thanks again.

Flyaxe ;)

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