Equipment/Software Recommendations
Dec 30, 2015 21:18:18 GMT
Post by tgeivett on Dec 30, 2015 21:18:18 GMT
I am going to be starting my second year as the lead play-by-play broadcaster for the Missoula Osprey of the Pioneer League. I also work full time as a Sports Information Director at a D1 university (LMU) where I call all road baseball games. At LMU, I'm pretty much a one-man show in the booth in that its just an online stream. I have used a JK Audio Remote Mix at LMU for a number of years, and then send the mix into my computer which streams it out to the web. With Missoula, I have a board operator who runs commercials and gets me through the breaks, but does not cut highlights or give me a full game recording postgame. Ultimately, in both scenarios, I have to record my games and try to cut highlights.
I've used Garageband to record the audio on a number of occasions, and that works fairly well in creating highlight clips when needed. My goal for this year is to actually use highlights in a postgame show or at the very least in a pregame the next day. I've heard of a number of broadcasters who use Audacity to record their games and clip highlights. Does anyone have a program that they particularly like that is convenient to use for this type of work? I really like the way I've been able to use Garageband and hit spacebar to cut the clip and create an "end point" for a highlight. At that point, I just need to find the "in point" and I have my clip. The only real problem I run into is when you hit the spacebar, the recording stops. I then have to start the recording again, but obviously it creates a blip in the audio so I no longer have a full recording of the game or inning for other uses. I think the ideal solution would be a program that I can "mark" on the audio line without actually stopping the recording. That way I can find the in point during breaks and more-or-less map out the highlight reel. An ability to label those markings would be icing on the cake.
My second question centers around video highlights. Because I call only road games at LMU based on my other duties I have for home games, I don't have a video stream like we do at home. I certainly am not looking to stream the video online, but I think it would be great to have video clips to use for game recaps and highlight packages. Similarly, I'd love to have video highlights of the Osprey games to put on our website and MiLB.com. We don't stream whole games on MiLB.com (only a handful of the teams in the Pioneer League do), but it would be great to have some of my calls on the site with video. As of now, we only have clips of our guys from the games that are streamed online on MiLB.com. Long story short, I'm looking for a one-camera setup that I can put in my booth and get a pretty good stationary shot of the field and play. I've thought about a GoPro for its convenient size and quality of video, but am not sure about a "fisheye" distortion of the field on wide angle. Has anyone used the newest GoPro Hero4? I hear it is pretty solid in terms of wide angle and quality of video. I've also seen some GoPro footage from behind the plate, but that is right on the backstop and not backed up and high like it would likely be in a press box. Does anyone have another camera option that they think would be a good choice?
Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
I've used Garageband to record the audio on a number of occasions, and that works fairly well in creating highlight clips when needed. My goal for this year is to actually use highlights in a postgame show or at the very least in a pregame the next day. I've heard of a number of broadcasters who use Audacity to record their games and clip highlights. Does anyone have a program that they particularly like that is convenient to use for this type of work? I really like the way I've been able to use Garageband and hit spacebar to cut the clip and create an "end point" for a highlight. At that point, I just need to find the "in point" and I have my clip. The only real problem I run into is when you hit the spacebar, the recording stops. I then have to start the recording again, but obviously it creates a blip in the audio so I no longer have a full recording of the game or inning for other uses. I think the ideal solution would be a program that I can "mark" on the audio line without actually stopping the recording. That way I can find the in point during breaks and more-or-less map out the highlight reel. An ability to label those markings would be icing on the cake.
My second question centers around video highlights. Because I call only road games at LMU based on my other duties I have for home games, I don't have a video stream like we do at home. I certainly am not looking to stream the video online, but I think it would be great to have video clips to use for game recaps and highlight packages. Similarly, I'd love to have video highlights of the Osprey games to put on our website and MiLB.com. We don't stream whole games on MiLB.com (only a handful of the teams in the Pioneer League do), but it would be great to have some of my calls on the site with video. As of now, we only have clips of our guys from the games that are streamed online on MiLB.com. Long story short, I'm looking for a one-camera setup that I can put in my booth and get a pretty good stationary shot of the field and play. I've thought about a GoPro for its convenient size and quality of video, but am not sure about a "fisheye" distortion of the field on wide angle. Has anyone used the newest GoPro Hero4? I hear it is pretty solid in terms of wide angle and quality of video. I've also seen some GoPro footage from behind the plate, but that is right on the backstop and not backed up and high like it would likely be in a press box. Does anyone have another camera option that they think would be a good choice?
Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks.