Just wanted to pop in and provide another little update post for y'all. I've got the floppestra mostly fixed up and ready to start doing songs again. There's a few random problems I'm still trying to figure out, but it's getting there. I returned to work back in May and it's been a complete nightmare trying to keep up with everything (electronics repair), in fact it's even gotten to the point where I've been bringing stuff home to work on it, which has obviously gotten in the way of working on the floppestra.
About a year ago I purchased an actual camera to start doing videos, after all I've been doing these videos just using my phone. Trying to find a good way to set it up for all the angles is a very tedious process so I decided to just get an actual halfway decent camera with a simple tripod for the task.
Unfortunately, this new camera caused me to discover a new problem. The natural lighting in my room is terrible. If I want to record with a crystal clear image quality I have to turn the exposure waaaaaaay down, and by that point you can't even see anything. I always knew the lights in my room kinda sucked but I didn't think it was so bad that cameras were blind without huge gain on the exposure.
In light (haha) of this discovery, I decided it would be in my best interest to purchase some actual lights and get a basic lighting setup going. I know it probably won't add much to the presentation of my videos, but it's something I want to do. The required exposure that I need is just way too high. The problem is I can't really afford them right now. They're nothing extravagant, but for a few good LED lights, some stands, and some diffuser boxes it's gonna run me some money I just can't spare right now. COVID left me out of work with no pay for about 2 months, and it wasn't until this week that I finally returned to work full-time.
Soon(TM) I will buy the stuff I need and get back into the groove of things. I know this is probably the 8th time I've said that. But this time it's different - honest!
spartan456
Just wanted to pop in and provide another little update post for y'all. I've got the floppestra mostly fixed up and ready to start doing songs again. There's a few random problems I'm still trying to figure out, but it's getting there. I returned to work back in May and it's been a complete nightmare trying to keep up with everything (electronics repair), in fact it's even gotten to the point where I've been bringing stuff home to work on it, which has obviously gotten in the way of working on the floppestra.
About a year ago I purchased an actual camera to start doing videos, after all I've been doing these videos just using my phone. Trying to find a good way to set it up for all the angles is a very tedious process so I decided to just get an actual halfway decent camera with a simple tripod for the task.
Unfortunately, this new camera caused me to discover a new problem. The natural lighting in my room is terrible. If I want to record with a crystal clear image quality I have to turn the exposure waaaaaaay down, and by that point you can't even see anything. I always knew the lights in my room kinda sucked but I didn't think it was so bad that cameras were blind without huge gain on the exposure.
In light (haha) of this discovery, I decided it would be in my best interest to purchase some actual lights and get a basic lighting setup going. I know it probably won't add much to the presentation of my videos, but it's something I want to do. The required exposure that I need is just way too high. The problem is I can't really afford them right now. They're nothing extravagant, but for a few good LED lights, some stands, and some diffuser boxes it's gonna run me some money I just can't spare right now. COVID left me out of work with no pay for about 2 months, and it wasn't until this week that I finally returned to work full-time.
Soon(TM) I will buy the stuff I need and get back into the groove of things. I know this is probably the 8th time I've said that. But this time it's different - honest!
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