TromboneChat

timothy42b wrote: ↑Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:33 am I have a microphone (actually, my Zoom H2) connected to my laptop. Using Audacity, I can record a phrase and immediately play it back through stereo speakers.

I would like to do the same with video. Record a short movement, play it back on a big computer screen, in slo mo if possible.

I have an iPhone. I do use it for that purpose (I'm trying to improve my disc golf throwing). However the screen is tiny and I've just had cataract surgery. Tiny screens are not doing well at the moment.

I have a Win10 desktop setup with a large screen. Is there a webcam type camera that would connect for this? I've been googling this morning and not come up with anything yet.

BGuttman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:53 am I was in a rehearsal with a young man who is in Conservatory. He had either a large Iphone or a small Ipad. He had the "selfie" camera on and placed the thing on his stand. Got all the recording he needed.

timothy42b wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:42 am I think agree with you. I shopped for webcams at lunch, didn't find one but will keep trying.

Here, look at these: https://vloggerpro.com/best-webcams-for ... ng-videos/ Somewhere I have a refurbished Logitech from an earlier century and what I remember is this: you need a pretty capable computer to make one useful. Back then the requirements for 480 pixel recording at 30fps was a 3Ghz processer and 4 Gigs of RAM. You cannot capture a musician with 30fps. And todays minimum for video is 720 pixels I think. Anyway, my point is that the laptop you want to use (or desktop) is important too.

This leads me as to ... why? I get the audio playback. The video, less so. I mean, someone might want to know if they are moving around unessecarily or something and that's valid, but ... slo-mo? TBH what is really needed here is a cheap camcorder that will store the data on its own internal memory and not need a super powerful desktop computer to drive it. All camcorders hook directly to flat screen TV's with cables, some permanently connected. You don't need a computer at all. And you certainly do not need to pop the SD card out to make the data transfer.

Slo-mo, variable focus, and audio recording on par with an iPhone for around $200. Less if you look at knock-off stuff. Again, I don't know. A couple of lessons again with a human teacher might have more lasting value. I'm old too and I am speaking from experience when I wonder out loud how much 'learning' takes place of complex tasks like playing an instrument after age 30. Don't get me wrong. At 60 I am still learning ... no, improving. At 60 I am still improving as a musician, and this is mainly because I am self-taught. You sound like you had earlier instruction? Me personally, I wouldn't throw a whole lot of money at this, because the lasting value just isn't there. The motions of a trombone slide just do not bear close slow motion analysis. Or any visual analysis for that matter. The ear is everything. I haven't found that a bad thing to focus on. I would need to know the context of the earlier video analysis to say more but IMO it may have set up unreasonable expectations on your part. FWIW.