Bumping this, nobody commented. I figured at least someone would tell me I am doing it all wrong LOL.
I don't watch repair videos to avoid anyone of accusing me of taking their information for my tutorial.
Lol Perry, you have it totally backwards, most the good repair videos are by people who probably have your guide. Me, I started in electronics young, then lost interest, got back into industrial electronics and fixing my own power supplies. Then found a couple old blown amps of mine and got back into all repair. Your guide has helped me with the audio part of the amps. Seems like everyone has a dead amp in the attic or garage, so they would rather watch amp repair than a power supply for an Allen Bradley PLC (although there is interest in TV repair). Plus if i figure out something that is not in your guide, I will post it here, and you can steal the heck out of it. Pass on the knowledge, repair instead of trash and replace, it is my little way of being green and giving back..
After thinking about this, here are my generic suggestions.
Use good diffused lighting without excessive shadows. A camera will produce a better video if it's not struggling due to low light levels. LED lights are cheap. You can bounce them off of a relatively low white ceiling to give more diffused lighting.
Make sure that the white balance of the camera works well with the lighting. This is likely to be better if the workbench and surroundings are neutral colors (white to black, not browns or other colors that can confuse the camera). High-pressure, counter-top laminate (Formica) is relatively inexpensive and cleans up nicely. If you use it, use a solid color. I'd suggest a medium to dark gray.
Use a camera that produces the aspect ratio that's best for youtube. Don't use something like a cell phone that's going to produce a narrow video.
Keep the workbench and tools clean and organized. Things that are not noticeable in person stand out in video, especially when there is no motion.
Use lighting that is consistent during the entire video. This makes it easier to come back and redo something that's not good quality, the first time through.
Put the camera on a tripod. Edit out virtually all of the time when the camera is moving from point to point or having trouble focusing.
Edit out the time when you're going to get parts. Too many videos have too much 'dead air'.
Use a second camera for the scope and use picture in picture if you probing various points.
If you do use a scope, show the settings for the timebase and vertical amplifier. Use DC coupling. Center the trace on the reference line.
Script the repair. Know what you're going to do and do it. You can explain what the process was while going through the repair process.
The audio doesn't have to be real-time. Voice-over is perfectly fine.
Use a good quality headset or lapel mic and use the mic for all audio.
Virtually all of these are from mistakes that I've made when making the small number of video clips that I made, a long time ago.
Use good diffused lighting without excessive shadows. A camera will produce a better video if it's not struggling due to low light levels. LED lights are cheap. You can bounce them off of a relatively low white ceiling to give more diffused lighting.
Make sure that the white balance of the camera works well with the lighting. This is likely to be better if the workbench and surroundings are neutral colors (white to black, not browns or other colors that can confuse the camera). High-pressure, counter-top laminate (Formica) is relatively inexpensive and cleans up nicely. If you use it, use a solid color. I'd suggest a medium to dark gray.
Use a camera that produces the aspect ratio that's best for youtube. Don't use something like a cell phone that's going to produce a narrow video.
Keep the workbench and tools clean and organized. Things that are not noticeable in person stand out in video, especially when there is no motion.
Use lighting that is consistent during the entire video. This makes it easier to come back and redo something that's not good quality, the first time through.
Put the camera on a tripod. Edit out virtually all of the time when the camera is moving from point to point or having trouble focusing.
Edit out the time when you're going to get parts. Too many videos have too much 'dead air'.
Use a second camera for the scope and use picture in picture if you probing various points.
If you do use a scope, show the settings for the timebase and vertical amplifier. Use DC coupling. Center the trace on the reference line.
Script the repair. Know what you're going to do and do it. You can explain what the process was while going through the repair process.
The audio doesn't have to be real-time. Voice-over is perfectly fine.
Use a good quality headset or lapel mic and use the mic for all audio.
Virtually all of these are from mistakes that I've made when making the small number of video clips that I made, a long time ago.
Started using little que cards, and thanks for all the tips. Several I was doing, or started doing. The hard part is getting the quality up, still learning the software, having issues with cameras. I'm getting there. The new stuff is sure better than the old stuff I did with my phone. Just posted up a Old School Rockford Repair, for my super small channel it seems to be a hit!
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