How is the screen activity captured?

[johnflorida]

A production question...

How do you guys capture footage off a computer monitor to add to a show? Like on Tekzilla where you cut in clips of web site shots, etc.

Are you using a software-based system like iShowU or ScreenFlow for the Mac (or Camtasia for the PC) or do you use a hardware solution like a scan converter box (I think that's what they're called.)

I'm just curious. I watch Tekzilla in your h.264 HD version via Apple TV on my Sony 70" HDTV and I must say the web site shots are CRYSTAL CLEAR! It's really impressive. A lot of the other web footage I've seen on other shows (non-Rev3) are very pixelated and poor quality.

So I'm curious what you guys use to produce the great shots of web sites (and other computer screen activity).

Thanks!

[travislopes]

Originally Posted by JohnFlorida

A production question...

How do you guys capture footage off a computer monitor to add to a show? Like on Tekzilla where you cut in clips of web site shots, etc.

Are you using a software-based system like iShowU or ScreenFlow for the Mac (or Camtasia for the PC) or do you use a hardware solution like a scan converter box (I think that's what they're called.)

I'm just curious. I watch Tekzilla in your h.264 HD version via Apple TV on my Sony 70" HDTV and I must say the web site shots are CRYSTAL CLEAR! It's really impressive. A lot of the other web footage I've seen on other shows (non-Rev3) are very pixelated and poor quality.

So I'm curious what you guys use to produce the great shots of web sites (and other computer screen activity).

Thanks!

iShowU is what they use to record the screen capture. However, when recording in studio, they also feed the monitor feed directly into the switcher.

[johnflorida]

Thanks, Travis!

[mikec]

You generally need to use a device called a scan converter. It takes a computer signal and converts it to a usable video format.

[gimpbully]

Originally Posted by travislopes

iShowU is what they use to record the screen capture. However, when recording in studio, they also feed the monitor feed directly into the switcher.

in the studio it's computer->scan converter->switcher

[listonb]

Theres an episode of pixelperfect that they show you.

They actually have a camera pointed directly at a monitor as well. I think they use a combination of all techniques.

[rafacst]

Originally Posted by listonb

Theres an episode of pixelperfect that they show you.

They actually have a camera pointed directly at a monitor as well. I think they use a combination of all techniques.

Actually, It was an episode of the Gazette: http://revision3.com/rev3gazette/pixelperfect