[ELECTRON] skype help - thanks

[Simon Yuill]

Thanks for all the advice about recording thew skype sessions. In the
end my friend was able to do it using 'skypecap' which seems to be anew
utility skype have made available for doing exactly this.

best wishes
Si


Alan J Munro wrote:
> Hi Simon,
> I've done this sort of thing in a very lo-tech way years ago when I was
> doing research on video conferencing. The lo-tech way is simply to video
> the whole thing. You can usually get the video to an angle which allows
> one to see both people- the person and the screen. People have done this
> quite successfully to analyse interaction around computer screens.
> 
> Or one can use two cameras recording the skype window open on screen and
> the person's face and (lo-tech) put it through a box gizmo that security
> people use to split the screen in 2 or 4 or (hi-tech) use something like
> Final Cut Studio to create a split screen or picture in picture effect.
> You could vary it and have one more prominent depending on what you want.
> 
> One thing to note: if you are recording computer screens it's best to
> have a fairly good camera which - look out for one with specialist
> settings which allow the camera to synchronise its shutter speed with
> that of the computer refresh rate. otherwise you can get that wierd
> thing where the screen seems divided in half and half of it is darkish.
> 
> Anyway, my half pence worth...
> 
> cheers, alan
> 
> On 1 Sep 2009, at 11:16, Simon Yuill wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> A filmmaker friend of mine is looking for some help with doing a Skype
>> interview.  She is wanting to interview someone via Skype and record the
>> video in as-good-as-possible quality that can then be edited.
>>
>> She is not very computer-savvy so looking for someone who can help out
>> explain the process and guide her and the interviewee through it.
>>
>> best wishes
>> Si
>>
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