> I want to see Gucci deliver a home studio build for their elite clients, that fully and completely ‘guccifies’ their space.
Maybe it’s just me but this is a crazy thing to want, and to say you want. Why, why?!
A good livestreaming setup is a well-tailored suit
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#22I expected to read about studio setups for live-streaming, e.g. on twitch. There are some musicians on twitch that have really awesome setups where one can discover so much visual detail while listening. I would have loved to read about some of those, perhaps even with a bit of advice how to build my own. Instead I got a luke-warm analogy of business attire and videoconferencing backgrounds. Mildly disappointing.
At least he didn't wander off about spandex.
Re: A good livestreaming setup is a well-tailored suit
#23I expected to read about studio setups for live-streaming, e.g. on twitch. There are some musicians on twitch that have really awesome setups where one can discover so much visual detail while listening. I would have loved to read about some of those, perhaps even with a bit of advice how to build my own. Instead I got a luke-warm analogy of business attire and videoconferencing backgrounds. Mildly disappointing.
Any chance you could list some links for the Twitch streams you're referring to? I've been asked to participate in some live streaming sessions for electronic music and I'm not quite sure how not to make it boring, at least from a visual standpoint.
With pleasure! Although my main recommendations are "analog" musicians, which is of course is a misnomer since most of the tone generation chain is digital, except for some vibrating strings and vocal cords!
There's ortopilot who is perhaps the best musician I have found on twitch. His studio setup is absolutely stunning, both for its audio quality and the visual appeal.
Another one I've discovered recently is EmmaMcGann whose studio is also visually stunning. Definitely worth a look and listen, too!
I also like SydHeresy although that stream is more focused on repairing digital music gear, with the occasional modular synth live show.
Then there is TheTangerineClub. Absolutely amazing music skills with a decent studio setup.
German-speaking folk might hop over to SvenDorau who has a nice studio, too.
Happy watching! and don't blame me for the hours spent listening to those guys play ;)
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#24I write off anyone who video conferences with a bookshelf behind them as a fool trying to pass off as more intelligent than they actually are. It’s so cringey because of how blatantly manipulative it is.
So living in a small space is being manipulative now?
Yeah, I live in a one bedroom, one kitchen-office-living room. I don't have a choice but to have most of my flat "on display".
This made me realize, that I have some book by some prominent anarchist author on my book shelves in clear view of my webcam. I guess my employer know where I stand now haha.
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#25I write off anyone who video conferences with a bookshelf behind them as a fool trying to pass off as more intelligent than they actually are. It’s so cringey because of how blatantly manipulative it is.
This is funny. I sit in front of a bookshelf to work so that’s where I video from.
I’m not (consciously) manipulating, I’m just dropping the video feed into wherever I am.
Perhaps it’s not manipulative and different people do things for different reasons.
I don’t turn on blur or backgrounds because I find the edge detection not matching offsetting and seems cheesy to me.
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#26I write off anyone who video conferences with a bookshelf behind them as a fool trying to pass off as more intelligent than they actually are. It’s so cringey because of how blatantly manipulative it is.
Writing people off in general might be not the best life strategy.
From the point of view of a sound engineer: book shelves are probably the best background surface one could have in a typical living environment due to good sound diffusion characteristics.
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#27I am using the built-in webcam for video as well as a boring white wall as backdrop, as to not over-design the self-presentation. But I invested quite a bit of time in setting up a good microphone and pre-amp, as listening to bad audio is the most tiring part of videoconferencing for me.
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#28I was expecting a review of some of the really amazing setups some Twitch streamers use. Check out CodeMiko if you haven't already.
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#29What point is the author trying to make in comparing the two iPhones? There was a setup but no payoff.
I also felt like the article hit pretty weak in a lot of places. In the part where they compare Bill Gates to the Bloomberg anchor, it just says "Her self-presentation is overawed by Gates’ setup." with no clear explanation as to why. And it's not actually clear to me when I look at the pic. Maybe I just don't have the "technical expertise to understand how colour temperature, shutter speed, aperture, and ISO conspir…
The anchor is a beautiful young woman, and Gates is a crusty old man. Humans would naturally be more inclined to look at the anchor, but she looks like she's live from a badger-hole (possibly the badger also did her makeup?) while Gates appears to have floated halfway down from heaven on a fluffy white cloud.
De gustibus!
Re: A good livestreaming setup is a well-tailored suit
#30What point is the author trying to make in comparing the two iPhones? There was a setup but no payoff.
I also felt like the article hit pretty weak in a lot of places. In the part where they compare Bill Gates to the Bloomberg anchor, it just says "Her self-presentation is overawed by Gates’ setup." with no clear explanation as to why. And it's not actually clear to me when I look at the pic. Maybe I just don't have the "technical expertise to understand how colour temperature, shutter speed, aperture, and ISO conspir…
Bill's setup wouldn't be perfect for everybody but it's very intentional and well adjusted for his needs.
He's using a good camera and a lens with a wide aperture to blur out the background (possibly even with ND filters to allow the wide aperture with brighter lighting). The bokeh is quite good on his blurry background: it's not meant to be just a gaussian blur, bokeh has edges (especially on point light sources) but in a nice way. It's definitely a real camera he's using with a proper lens.
The anchor's hair is blending with her bookcase, color-wise. It's not the best possible background, there's too much sharp detail and contrast behind her (by contrast Gates is apparently in Heaven).
She's got two points of light, one a larger area (you can see the reflections in her eyes) but Gates seems to have larger area lights, entirely to the sides. Maybe, maybe a light nearer the camera, but it's not very intense. Maybe just white area in front of him to bounce light. You can see reflections off the SIDE of his glasses, but there are no bright reflections IN his glasses and this is probably why he chose the way he did. He loses out on being able to have 'anime highlights' in his eyes for appeal, but he looks younger through the lighting covering him from all sides, hiding detail.
When I stream or make videos, I push pretty hard to get useful effects out of the situation, and I go for a big flashy anime highlight reflected in my eyes. You can use an area light, like a tent, but those have to be HUGE to really push the highlight size and cover a broad area: like, several feet wide and right up next to you. Instead of that, I've been using a ring light and aiming the camera through it, using a slightly longer lens (and wide aperture, and modular synth for bokeh-ed out blinky lights in the background, and Hypno video generator to do stuff in the black areas of the shot, etc etc etc)
It's pretty hilarious how close the ring light has to be, to take up any space in the image reflected off your eyeball. You're almost sticking your head through the ring light. All that matters is how the shot looks: viewers can't see all the crazy lighting that you're looking at.
There's a competitive aspect to it. If I can beat Bill Gates's quality level, I'll feel I did a good job. I will not beat Ricky Tinez, no matter what I do :)