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Peter at Here's The Thing
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 พ.ย. 2018
ATOTO A6 PF install for Transit Mk7
Upgrading the tired and featureless stock 6000CD radio with a budget Android headunit, the ATOTO A6 PF.
I bought this off eBay, reconditioned from the ATOTO shop and combined it with a promo coupon so I got it delivered for £113.00 - I'd say that was a bargain.
At the time of posting this vid, it's no longer that cheap but still a bargain in my opinion at £160
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145388257098
An extra £10 for the harness adapter and fascia was all that was needed in addition.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134809941064
A shout out to Stuart at Saab Unlimited for his review that put me onto the ATOTO. You should watch his video on this model for a more comprehensive guide as to what it can do.
th-cam.com/video/CoAjsGIM3AU/w-d-xo.html
I bought this off eBay, reconditioned from the ATOTO shop and combined it with a promo coupon so I got it delivered for £113.00 - I'd say that was a bargain.
At the time of posting this vid, it's no longer that cheap but still a bargain in my opinion at £160
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145388257098
An extra £10 for the harness adapter and fascia was all that was needed in addition.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134809941064
A shout out to Stuart at Saab Unlimited for his review that put me onto the ATOTO. You should watch his video on this model for a more comprehensive guide as to what it can do.
th-cam.com/video/CoAjsGIM3AU/w-d-xo.html
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Figuring out the Pivot Point for my Lagun Table Top
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This is an explainer video with reference to my previous video on designing and making an expanding and pivoting Lagun table top: th-cam.com/video/aXjO5krlDf4/w-d-xo.html I can only apologise for my awkward explanation and poor use of geometry. All I can say is that it worked for me. I hope it's useful to you and your project
Ingenious Lagun Table Top Design That Is A Must For Van Life
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I designed and built this table top for a Lagun mount that maybe you'll find interesting. Lagun mounts are useful as is but this design adds another element of versatility. I've seen folk doubling their table size with hinged flaps before but this design copes with the usual lack of support that design creates. I can't take credit for the design of the swivel and hinge set up - it's actually a ...
Cheap Fix for Noisy, Cracking Door Sound on Transit Mk7
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Fixing a noisy door on a Mk7 Ford Transit - Cheap fix
Transit Mk7 - Rear Door Transformation
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A short montage / transformation of the rear doors of my Mk7 Ford Transit as one of the final stages of the vehicle's conversion into a campervan.
Bracket for cheap, Chinese battery monitor shunt
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Some (actually, probably not that many!) battery monitors available from AliExpress for £30 or less, don't come supplied with a mount for the shunt. Here's a quick way to make your own.
Answer to the question: Does the light have to be close to the camera lens?
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When using the Chroma Light with RetroReflective cloth, I've been asked by a couple of people whether the ring light needs to be close to the lens. The answer is YES and this video demonstrates why.
Making Something Interesting Out Of An Old Piano
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I wanted to repurpose our old, broken piano. So, with an idea in mind and a bunch of bits from my workshop I set to work. Please note: this is not a build or 'how to' video. This is just an overview of my thought processes and a tour of the finished thing. WARNING! Dismantling pianos can be dangerous. They are extremely heavy to move around and there's hundreds upon hundreds of pounds tension i...
Quick video of dismantling a piano
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A reconstruction of dismantling an old, unwanted and beyond repair piano. I have plans to make something of the usable parts. A more detailed video of that build will follow. Please don't try dismantling a piano unless: 1. It can't be saved or given away for someone to use. 2. You are fully aware of the massive tension the cast iron harp is under from the strings and are prepared to deal with a...
Is This The Simplest Green Screen Setup - Ever?
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A relatively simple build to help with easy Green Screen (Chroma Key) that helps with simple headshot style videos in a small 'bedroom' studio. As it stands, this system will never replace a quality, professional studio chroma key set up, but it's not intended to. PARTS LIST (for the bits that are difficult to find) Magic, Retro-Reflective Cloth AliExpress - bit.ly/magic-chromakey-cloth Dimmer ...
Great idea, I have the same mug and same issue in my van 👍
Thank u for sharing! Always on point!
You just blew my mind...
I got one to love it
Won’t it catch fire if out in the sun?
No
I have this setup and it WORKS GREAT. But, once I got a Nvidia Broadcast setup with AI background replace, I stopped using it. Nvidia works every bit as good and if I want to use more options, I just replace the background with a picture of a green screen and feed it into OBS and use all the OBS features. Works AMAZING and requires no additional setup whatsoever.
'PromoSM'
Legend!
If there's any possibility for you to make a video that explains the process of you figuring the pivot point out? 😅 I have my own idea but I feel it might be wrong since you claiming it to be quite difficult 😂
Your wish is my command. Check out my channel for exactly that.
very creative!
Guessing you printed this using a 3D printer - any chance of getting the file?
Sadly not. All cut by hand from acrylic sheet
thanks champ got us out of trouble
Beautiful mug
I wondered how to mount this thing, I don’t understand why they wouldn’t include a simple bracket. Well done.
Kubrick did this too
Do you have the model to print it by chance??
These are absolutely incredible and a fantastic source of inspiration, how did you do that twisting lock? I'm looking for ways to make accessing the back doors from inside easier (Same type of vehicle!)
Thank you for you comment, Moggy. The twisty lock comes standard on mk7 (and maybe mk6) Transit minibuses and IS available to buy separately but I'm not sure whether it can be retro-fitted to a standard door release.
You work faster to piano music lol
Who doesn't?
Hi can you tell me the wiring pin outs for white & blue wires, the aviation plugs from the ring light to the project box Thanks in advance Roy
Good job, now do you sell them 😀
GreenChromaRing
I am just not stumbling appon this awesome idea. The hardest thing I'm coming across is where do I find the material to make this happen?
I love your creativity and ingenuity. Bravo. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Loving your videos, man. You sound pretty local to me, too :) (I'd know that accent anywhere). How can I connect with you? Can I follow you on IG, FB etc.?
okay but, how doesnt that paint you green, that light is bright and hitting you right?
The green light isn't bright at all. I'd be lying to say it doesn't cast SOME green light but it's negligible.
@@Peter-at-Heres-The-Thing I Wanna try it, thanks for your response
NIce video! Is the cloth the same material used for home movie/slide projection? They are smaller though: 1.20x120 m. or 1.50x1.50 m. New they are less then 100 euro with stand. Second hand they are around 50 euro
No, but it's similar. This retro-reflective cloth CAN be used as a projector screen with amazing results but the regular projector cloth doesn't work for this chroma key application.
Brilliant!
are you willing to make one for sale?
I built a very similar setup using the same ring lights. I'm using it for livestreaming in OBS studio (hopefully), but I'm finding that the color almost washes out to white when I turn up the lights. I would expect a brighter green, but instead the camera sees a very very light green. The lighter the green, the harder it is to key out without taking out pieces of me with it. I have to keep the lights on the lowest possible setting and then it's not perfect. So then my question is, how far away is your camera to the screen? I'm in a very small space and my camera is about 6' away from the screen. I'm wondering if I need to rethink my lighting to compensate for the shorter distance...maybe add an extra resistor to dim the light more. Maybe there's some other piece of wisdom I didn't think about...
I've had the same issue and mine was caused by a source of white light from behind the camera washing out the green. In my case it was a window. Drawing the curtain helped me but repositioning your setup could be your solution
Where did you find the material to do this with?
Sorry but I didn’t get the name of or type of the material you used for the screen could you clarify please. So I’m sure to get the right thing thanks
It's retro-reflective fabric, Toni. All the details are in the description below the vid.
hi! great system. how did it work out with the teleprompter? that's the only reason why i did not built this yet. thank your very, very much.
Amazing stuff...., I have just got a cloth, am now about to buy the modules to build the light. Just seen in this video, is that the light cradle you made for Logitech c920? Is it 3d printed or cardboard or what? what size light ring did you use for the logiteck (like in this video) thank you for all your help. Can't wait to have it all built
Hi Eric, the 'cradle' as you call it is simple a circular piece of stiff cardboard with a C920-size-hole in it that wedges against the webcam. The ring light is the spare from the original project and it's 11cm (4 inch-ish) in diameter. The ring light is stuck to the cardboard with Blu Tack (Plasti-Tak) Good luck with your build.
You have the most soothing voice! Thank you for this super helpful tutorial:)
Hi. Just discovered this. Looks great but - I have a couple of questions- The green light falls on you as well as the back cloth? It’s in front of you, attached to the camera? So why doesn’t it give you abd your clothes a green tint and consequential keying problems? And I don’t have any project space for making stuff at the moment. Is anything like this available to buy/modify ? Thanks.
The strength of the green light is minimal, it's not bright enough to cast much of a green hue on you unless you're REALLY close to it. I don't manufacture the system but there are commercially available ones but they're quite expensive. Check out cvp.com/product/reflecmedia_rm-1201
How do you provide good white lighting of the subject (you) without affecting green chromakey light?
As you would normally. As long as the white/studio lighting isn't in line with the camera lens (which it normally isn't) you'll be fine.
I made one of these and it works awesome! I'm wondering how you have prevented your glasses from reflecting the ring light color. I have a green ring in my glasses that shows up in the camera. I can't find an angle where it doesn't happen.
Glasses are a concern and tricky to deal with. If you're editing your video then you can normally mask out your glasses but if you're streaming then it poses more of an issue.
can you show the wiring at the LED Ring Side......, as video doesn’t show this. thanks
@@cianmurphy5720 will do. I’m away from my setup at the moment, remind me later if I don’t reply. ☮️🌈❤️
You're so close and you don't realize it: You don't need the ring. Just use the display for the teleprompter as the emission source. It's front projection!
Is that something you've done yourself, Matthew or seen done?
+Here's The Thing TV Haven't done it yet (though I intend to at the earliest opportunity), but it makes sense. I'll explain... First of all, you won't be able to use your teleprompter anyway. The whole point of a teleprompter is to allow the actor to read text from the direction of the camera, so the backdrop will reflect that light back at the camera. You'll have the same problem with a monitor close to, but not in front of, the camera. If it's far enough not to reflect of the backdrop, the audience will notice the angular difference in the actor's gaze. You're basically stuck with cue cards. The teleprompter basically works off the same principle as front projection. Both use light that's not bright enough to show on the actor. Both use a 45 degree pane of glass that allows light from the "projector" to be reflected towards the actor as if it came from the camera's position while allowing light from the scene harmlessly pass through to the camera. The only real issue is if the image reflected by the backdrop will be sharp or bright enough. If it lacks sufficient brightness, then it's basically useless, but if it only lacks sharpness, you can use you tablet to create any color of light for the backdrop, not just green or blue. (In fact, someone could theoretically create an app that would use the tablet's camera to determine the perfect key color.)
What about reflections of the green light ring in your glasses? Could be an issue, especially if it is keyed out.
Yes, it is an issue but not as big as you might think. As this method is used for relatively static, head and shoulders shots, it'd be easy just to mask the glasses out.
@@Peter-at-Heres-The-Thing OK, will need to investigate how to do that in OBS.
Not sure how to do it in OBS, but remember that I'm wearing glasses in this video and I didn't have any issues.
Very neat
Reflecmedia is selling a system that I think works in a similar way. They are calling it Chromatte™
Yes, I believe it's essentially the same technology.
Do the LEDs have to be bright? Does it hurt the eyes to look at?
It's actually quite surprising how dim the light can be and still be effective.
I wonder if a less DIY, yet still cheap, approach would be effective??...a portable, USB-powered light ring that mounts on laptop or phone. Cover the LEDs with a green photographer's gel (transparent plastic); hole in the middle of gel for camera to peer through.
I did try a white LED shining through a green gel and didn't get very good results. I guess the intensity was lacking. I'm not sure to be honest.
For chroma key work I was considering a lighting design that uses the built in camera in my laptop. The lighting would be a 10" green LED strip along the top edge of my laptop powered by USB. On a MacBook the LED strip will be about 1/2" to 3/4" above the built in camera lens. The strip would be close to my camera but the outer LEDs would be about 5" away from the camera. I imagine that would create some light fall-off too, but much less as the shadow from a given LED would be lit by some of the other LEDs. In fact I notice a gentle shadow around your whole head in your videos for the same reason, which doesn't interfere with chroma key process. My LED strip idea (versus a ring) might create a strong but narrow shadow on the bottom edges of objects. Hmmm... I wonder if I should commit to buying some hardware and trying this out.
Your light-offset findings have interesting implications for the design of teleprompters and related. With increasing offset you get: rapidly reduced reflectance, shadows, and diffraction through the lens of glasses (I wear glasses all the time).
I've only recently taken to wearing glasses all of the time and yes, they can be problematic with this retroreflective setup. I had plans to make a large, 18" diameter ring light to fit around my homemade teleprompter but don't hold your breath for that project to be completed anytime soon I'm afraid.
@@Peter-at-Heres-The-Thing I just bumped into a professional teleprompter setup using a 13.5" ring. Extremely expensive!... ledchromakey.com/shop-green-screen-chromakey-technology/teleprompter-ring-only/
@@timjohnsen4399 I've got the same issue with teleprompter and using the Reflecmedia product light ring & backdrop.... There are some many inexpensive options available on Amazon or at Lowes/Home Depot that I'm going to test a few out, after my screens & small round light ring come in next week. As seen in your link above from ledchromeakey.com, there does seem to be a little wiggle room in how close the light has to be by the lens... I wonder if that can also be boosted by Brighter or More lights. These led's are sooo inexpensive that there's no way I'm going to spend over a thousand dollars on what looks like about $30 of Led's mounted in a circular 13 inch frame! LOL
That's really awesome that you took the time to make this video to answer my question!! Thanks so much!
Awesome video! How important is it to have the green LEDs close to the camera lens?
Tim Johnsen The properties of the fabric means the light gets reflected directly back towards the light source so it’s vital that the green light is as close to the camera lens as possible.
@@PeterBestel I have a DIY teleprompter. It would be valuable for me to know how sensitive the light position is before I build the lights. I would be grateful if you could do a simple test with your existing equipment - shift the position of the LED ring to determine at what point the offset from the camera is too great. Cheers!
@@timjohnsen4399 I'll try and rig something up to demonstrate.
Hopefully this litle video will answer your question, Tim th-cam.com/video/nQIiv9PJVug/w-d-xo.html
Hi Peter, Great video. I have two questions that hopefully you can answer. 1... Could I use a normal RGB Ring Light (with brightness control) and surround it around my camera. and 2. If so could I use a bigger Ring light around the camera, so I could put a teleprompter in between the ring light....., or does the lights need to be snug around the lens. Thank you
Yes, you could use an RGB light and I 'think' you can use a larger ring light/teleprompter combo, in fact I've got the bits to make that exact thing but haven't got around to building it.
@@PeterBestelthanks Peter, look forward to seeing your video on teleprompter combo. I have just ordered the background, so really looking forward to the build. Your results looked amazing. Thank you
How you set the color code?
Sorry Sascha, I don't understand your question.