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In my experience, glare was the most difficult thing to address in making a live iPad demo video. The black plastic sheet with a hole in it they came up with he
by ajlburke 15y ago
In my experience, glare was the most difficult thing to address in making a live iPad demo video. The black plastic sheet with a hole in it they came up with here is an ingenious solution.
Many app videos (including my own) just end up screencasting the simulator. I originally avoided that since it seemed like a cop-out, but then I noticed it in a lot of other app demo videos.
Live demos are also tricky if you have pets, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIG6rPvfKnw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIG6rPvfKnw
- kentnguyen 15y agoi noticed your focus is constantly adjusting, what camera you used. This is the exact problem with iphone built-in camera app. it's easy to record video in a dark room but requiring white background in how case is a different story. anyway...it's a cat video!
- ajlburke 15y agoThe camera focus, the light balance, the difficulty of interacting with the iPad from the side - the cat was the last straw. I just went with an edited screencast instead: http://remembary.com http://remembary.com
- kentnguyen 15y agofor screencast on simulator, i suggest using this instead of the cursor. atleast making it more real http://wonderwarp.com/phonefinger/ http://wonderwarp.com/phonefinger/
- ajlburke 15y agoI tried doing my own finger cursor and it ended up just looking creepy - and you couldn't really see taps. I'll take a serious look at this one though. Thanks!
- leviathan 15y agoUsing a finger image will always look creepy cause it is lifeless, kinda like holding a chicken leg and pointing with it. We learned this firsthand with this unsuccessful demo video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV4VGrn_Nuo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV4VGrn_Nuo
- kentnguyen 15y agothis finger shows tap action! try it for your next screencast
- ja27 15y agoA DSLR can solve the first two problems with manual focus and setting the white balance to a fixed value. The cat is more difficult.
- erikpukinskis 15y agoI hope you posted that video on your Twitter/blog/etc. Instant Karma.