RANT - THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE BETTER VIDEOS

[@SeanAllocca]

Sunday Rants are now my favorite part of Sunday morning. Hi from Slovakia

[@EytschPi42]

THAAAAANK YOU!

[@illegal_space_alien]

Same. Old man yelling at clouds is fun when he's yelling about stuff that I care about.

[@ScienceofLoud]

On the point of Mr Beast not using 4K - that's got to be both a time consideration and how the end user is consuming the content. Time is money - 4K files are much larger, so they take longer to transfer, longer to render, longer to work with in editing software. If the mission is speed, 4K slows you down. And most of that audience is watching on a phone screen which can't display 4K anyway. It's like how old music used to be mixed in mono because it was being played back on mono radios. There's no point in making it anything more than HD when that's still the limit of most viewing devices. It's the same reason I rarely shoot in 4K, there isn't enough benefit to justify the file sizes and additional time.

[@EytschPi42]

with modern sytems the 4K and data size is not a bottleneck anymore... I would save 2-3 minutes MAX if I only worked in HD... not worth it. Having the final video in HD isn't really the issue... shooting in HD and then doing massive zoom ins degrades it even further and that really isn't necessary. given the teams and time and money THEY have, time and computer power should not be an issue. My computer renders a 45 minute video with 9 angles and loads of effects in less then 5 minutes... so time is NOT a factor anymore.

[@ScienceofLoud]

@EytschPi42 you're making a lot of assumptions about where Mr Beasts money is being invested - if the files are being uploaded and downloaded from the cloud for some off site editor who doesn't have the most high end editing suite, then it's absolutely a time issue. Also, let's not forget: the audience is children, not grown men in the tech industry who scrutinise this stuff. The loss in quality in zooms is a stylistic part of that style of content - its deep fried meme shit, same as the deliberately blown out clipped audio that often accompanies it. Young people love terrible quality content - you're just old.

[@dogdays7120]

@@ScienceofLoud The concept of 'shit quality is simply a meme' is BS.

[@ScienceofLoud]

​@@dogdays7120 Yeah, it's an excuse people give to justify it - the real reason is not one single person (apart from Henning) watching a Mr Beast video gives a single fuck whether a punch zoom retains visual fidelity or not. Video quality is for vastly less importance than the story, the emotion, and the frenetic editing style. It's obviously a calculated decision to save money, storage capacity and time which can be justified by the expectation of the audience of meme quality content. The word I used when talking with Henning about this earlier on the phone is 'verisimilitude': This idea that you are seeing what was really happening in a live, unplanned way - despite the obvious massive planning and coordination required to create those kind of videos. It's all finely controlled, but aesthetically presented as if it were just playing out without preparation - the after the fact, low quality punch ins add to that verisimilitude. It's part of the stylistic success of that content, no matter how bullshit an excuse it is.

[@OliverAmberg]

Tom Bukovac is the living proof, that nothing matters but content. That said, I appreciate all the work and gear you put into your videos. Have a great Sunday Henning 🙂

[@kasakka]

A lot of his content is about learning guitar, and phone is fine for that. But I wouldn't bother with his phone recordings for showing off e.g a pedal or amp.

[@alinsandu7190]

Tom is on a level of his own. His talent makes up for pretty much anything, but imagine Tom hsving this kind of high quality video and audio. Id love it even more and im sure he would get lots more viewers and subs.

[@mofateam1]

@@alinsandu7190 I couldn´t care less if Tom had a 5000€ camera. To me content and taste matters.

[@PedalPlayhouse]

Snoopy!! That’s great he named him that haha I started my channel on a Logitech brio webcam and old go pros. I then moved up to a Sony Zv1 as also portable for events. I want to evolve to a mirrorless at some point but I did get a DJI pocket 3 creator just now for events and use as a second camera to switch to. Constantly evolving camera gear over time but I never would have learned things I needed if I didn’t make it with what I had on a budget to start with or things I already had around me repurposed. Moving lighting around recently trying to make the small space look better, but the huge high ceiling reverb being the biggest challenge to fix in post always. People find their way to improve their videos the more they create videos. This rant was a Good way to show the differences and how folks can improve their content through various cameras.

[@StudioChimiel]

He came with the name, but not complaining :)

[@PedalPlayhouse]

@@StudioChimielhas he fought any red barons? 😆

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Awesome video! Btw, LOVE the Slight Lights. I've been using them at 15%. They are powerful!

[@I.M.Guitar-Nerd]

Now that is the way to do an A/V hardware comparison! That was a perfect demonstration of this versus that versus the other. Thank you.

[@JoseGutierrez-lb4vf]

Even for a rant video you go hard af holy shit. That's some crazy german work ethic mate

[@ChrisMartinsMusician]

I triple capture everything. Separate video - voice audio - instrument audio... I tried simplifying... never quite worked out as expected. And tons of lights, no matter what kind of camera I'm using.

[@landonbailey]

how do you know if a creator is content or discontent?

[@fraenkiboii]

Pretty strong opinion coming in. I'm not a "content creator" (I absolutely despise that word - in today's day and age effing everyone seems to be a content creator) I'm just a viewer/consumer. So imo, if the content is interesting and relevant to people in general or a particular audience, all these technical details are completely irrelevant! 1.) If I don't connect with a creator on an emotional level or their content is not relevant to me, their videos could be shot in the highest imaginable quality with the most expensive gear on this planet, I WILL NOT WATCH 2.) If I connect with a creator on an emotional level and their content is relevant to me, their videos can be shot with a potato cam in 480p, I WILL WATCH every day In a nutshell: If you need all the technical gear to polish your content, your content is not relevant enough. If I compare all the guitar related channels, they are all the same!!! Everything looks the same, everyone has a passive light and some decoration in the background! It's almost like a blueprint or template for youtube creators it's becoming boring! All the channels converged to THE SAME. Every creator can afford the same gear, everyone is doing the exact same thing. It seems to me as if all the competition is not about the content any more, it's about the gear and who has the best microphone and thus the best sound. And it's a competition most viewers just don't care about. It's almost like professional cyclists. They are all on such a high trained level that they start to do stupid things like doping.

[@EytschPi42]

The technical details are not irrelevant.. if you can’t hear what someone is saying and you have to concentrate really hard to hear them over the room reverb you won’t watch. That is my point. Obviously the topic is the lost important thing, but you also have to have a certain level of quality to deliver that topic. You wouldn’t watch a poorly lit, out of focus video with distorted audio. Most channels have great quality now because they take their job seriously. That’s all I ask for.

[@shorerocks]

I shoot all my music videos (and some reviews / commentary stuff I did years ago) using phones. Add a separate microphone plus getting DaVinci Resolve Studio for video editing, color correction etc. Plus proper lighting. And then it looks at least semi-pro. If you do a decent job.

[@jimshomestudio]

I apologize because I don’t feature any video quality for my music. The camera is the cheapest HD I could find, it was $200. It has a couple file formats available, but you need the faster memory cards, I got two. Because I feel better playing with the lights off, my videos have the worst possible lighting. No lights. The money went into audio, but still very thrifty SM57 mics. The preamps are an assortment, they were expensive, the amplifiers are old, some decent amps though. And I don’t have any subs, just a handful. I tried to remove ads, but YT has other plans. Doing music just for fun, just to learn, because I have always played guitar. Approaching 40 years as a hobbyist. My actual job is in construction. Damn that Sony looks amazing, and the audio is exceptional. I WISH!! But the chances are slim to none that I could afford that. Wife needs a decent truck, hers is 30 years old. Must’ve been quite the effort to produce this video, enjoyed the demonstration of various qualities. Hope this reaches a wider audience, seems useful for anybody making videos for YT.

[@PooNinja]

Your content has always been fun to watch Sir

[@annakissed3226]

Try learning Davinci resolve and shooting yourself with 30fps security cameras from Reo Something. They can shoot color in the dark. And then light yourself with Infra red panels. You can then play in total darkness but Resolve should hopefulky be able to grade it to something that looks good Well at least theoreticalg, and congratulations on posting any content at all!

[@vasotoe]

Great video on this topic Henning. As a viewer, I agree that if content is bad or I just don't resonate with it or with the creator, I won't bother watching, even if they have the best quality in the world. However, seeing creators that, maybe even not having the best/most expensive gear at their disposal, they will try their best to make their content look/sound to their fullest potential with the tools they have, that shows that they care about the message they're trying to deliver, and also that they respect their own work. And honestly as someone who occasionally puts out "some" content out there, and looking up to you and your work ethics, I appreciate hearing your take on this, so thank you Henning, because this was also informative.

[@EytschPi42]

Lova ya!

[@TurtlesStudios]

The problem for me with a phone has always been a workflow thing. We use our phones for so much it's difficult to have it tied up for an hour of filming or drain the battery

[@GraemeCampbellMusic]

I always use an iphone (I can't afford a seperate good camera that will match it), but its usually plugged into my Mac and recording into Camo Studio. I, most of the time also use a decent mic (I ahev few of those) and edit the audio seperately, film cutatways etc. My last review vid was done this way but my most recent video was an impromtu chat so I just did it one shot into my phone. I like mixing it up depending on what the video needs and how much time I have etc. I'm learning as I go, but hopefully getting better.

[@derPaul76]

too little time today; but tomorrow - in peace and quiet - with a pot of coffee

[@PersianRockstar21]

I want to start streaming/filming some guitar content… I don’t have a lot of money or equipment but I have an iPhone and iPad, an HX Stomp and a UA interface… what would be the best way I can go about streaming? I don’t want to have to record separately, I’d prefer the audio to be live.. any suggestions?

[@Metaldad87]

I know I'm not Henning but my suggestion would be get a copy of reaper and use the included reastream plugin with OBS. That's what I used to do when I did guitar streams. Plenty of tutorials on KZbin on how to do it too. Also all that software is free (yes you should buy a license for reaper for $60 but they won't cripple the software if you don't)

[@PersianRockstar21]

@ I have FL Studio, would that work as well?

[@Payne2view]

Two reasons for lower quality content: 1) Can't afford better, 2) Can't be bothered. That's all.

[@pelennorDSP]

Ah, the meta on KZbin has changed somewhat .. more "authentic" and less highly produced videos are now in fashion, so both big and small creators alike are doing things like filming on their phones, not doing the highly produced thumbnails, etc. A lot of the "how to grow on KZbin" channels are blowing up because of this, and that's why it's spreading. The KZbin growth channels also tend to not know a lot about audio, so the message they end up sending is your phone mic is good enough until you can afford one of those DJI wireless setups. The KZbin growth channels could really do with subscribing to more audio and photography / videography channels because as you say, you can improve things a lot on both the audio and video front without spending a lot.

[@zloboslav_]

Some random eastern European thoughts: Android phone for 300 euro - can't afford more. Old Zoom H2n recorder for 100 euro used - still sounds decent. Old Canon 650D for 150 euro used - lens not wide enough; can't afford other lens. I understand your frustration, but people are either ignorant or just don't care and I'm guilty of the same lol XD Especially when uploading a meme or some random idea to show my friends - I can't be bothered. But your video does inspire me to try and do better. Thank you :) BTW the low quality compression zoom is a meme - it's deliberate, because young people find it funny. XD

[@GregoryMerritt-o1f]

I'm stoked to see the mighty Capybara make an appearance on the apparel.

[@hairball1]

Simply, I LOVE this channel ! Thank you!

[@derived-doom]

Danke! This was for who wouldn't want to go the BlackMagic journey a couple of month ago. I really hope that you stay "angry" with us in order to show how it is done correctly. Extremely helpful information - thank you very much!

[@daka4711]

I am very looking forward for your Rant-videos every Sunday. I am enjoying them very much. 😃 Very interesting topic this time. Thanks for that and a nice Sunday to you! Greetings from Bavaria!

[@SearchingForTone]

Rose also doesn’t sell the cable for the most popular phone with its wireless. Found out after returning you needed to buy another cable. Thought the audio sounded the same, because wire was not transmitting to phone

[@paulbradshawguitar]

what grinds my gears is when you hear the guitar through the mic in guitar demos of plugins/modellers with a direct sound , is it that hard to mute the mic during those parts? 😄 i've busted my brain trying to figure out some of the things that you're talking about, trying to improve certain parts (be it lighting, video quality etc.. ) depending on your room the audio can sometimes be the most problematic, i also wanted the mic out of shot, went from a shotgun mic (sennheiser mke600) to a small diaphragm condensor mic (SE SE8) as i was getting all sorts of fun reflections from my oversized desk and semi un treated walls, the results with the SE8 was better but still need a decent amount of post processing to get to where i think it's decent how much does my potential audience care about the 4k video/lighting /audio quality etc.. who knows, but it drives my OCD crazy 😄

[@EytschPi42]

exactly... it's not necessarily about the audience, but about knowing that YOU tried everything to do a good job. If you even have questions, I am here!

[@paulbradshawguitar]

@@EytschPi42 thanks 🙏

[@ericjondahl9418]

Great information. Too great for the title. Just so happens that I searched “rant makes me furious”. A “how to” may put this informative video with those that could truly benefit. 👍🏻

[@rowbags3017]

Thanks for a really useful overview of available gear and how to get the best out of it. 👍

[@garethbarlow5278]

I couldn’t agree more Henning. The issue is even more critical for anyone with compromised hearing. I suffer from acute tinnitus (which I actually don’t mind at all - the ‘80’s, metal, I kinda expected it) and substantial midrange loss due to a VERY loud airbag deployment. Intelligibility is critical to me, and quality processed audio is essential, particularly if music or human voice is the subject. I’ve had to unsubscribe from channels whose content I loved because I frequently could not understand what was being said, and I consider that a music channel with sub-par audio is just a crap channel. Loving your work Henning!

[@christofdonat2702]

Gopro: the „little mic, you can buy“ with the enclosure, also has an audio input, and a USBC connector. I don‘t remember, which one I‘ve used with the Rode Wireless Kit at one situation. Worked just fine, and sounds much, much better, than the included mic, or the „little mic, you can buy“.

[@ScreaminT81]

I love this content, and all the other content you have. This resonates more simply because I’m a shit guitar player and eventually will post videos. Knowing what o need is great. Also editing will be rough as my patience is Uber short.

[@Smart-Alex]

A helpful “how to” guide masked under the guise of a rant. Clever. I’m on to you Henning 😂

[@ickebins6948]

Thanks for the video as always. Personally, I can live with ‘bad’ video quality for the most part, but bad audio is a no-go... It always depends on the topic of the content. I only post a picture on Insta 1-2 times a week but even for that I sit down and edit the picture. If I've been out in the forest for 1-4 hours just to create this ‘content’, I should also take the time to do a bit of editing.

[@pedalscapes]

Blimey! Amazing rant... Wasn't sure what to expect from the thumbnail - superb, useful content - thank you - Gonna share this with some friends - also, Kudos on the editing task you undertook here!!! 😎

[@JordanNewill]

I do the podcasty mic thing because I have a hyper x quadcast and thats the only nice mic I have to do videos with lol

[@letstalksong]

And now he finally found out how to make even his rants complicated in the editing 😂😂😂

[@simonwilliams9916]

Great video Henning, my pet peeve is always sound. I do a little album review show which is live. Any particular tips for live streaming, particularly sound. 👍🤘🏻🎸

[@SearchingForTone]

I bought a Sony ZVE-10 recently but have yet to get out of the comfort zone of using my iPhone. I plan to do some talking head videos highlighting other content creators think I’ll use it then

[@streetlegal008]

In his sermon this week, Pastor Henning points the finger at 'half-assed' youtubers. You know who you are!😅

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

If an iPhone is good enough for the British Broadcasting Corporation, then it's good enough for KZbin. Whilst running a charity and facilitating others, we've been fortunate to have segments filmed for the news. The BBC have always sent their reporter armed with an iPhone to record the segments, which didn't look shite on tv. It's really not difficult to make even a smartphone camera an acceptable video recording medium. Compared to the vintage hardware I learned my trade on in the 90s, completing a media and communications course, they're on par, if not superior in many respects. What's more important than the camera is ensuring the subject is sufficiently lit. Cameras are only as good as the light hitting their sensors, don't misinform your audience. But I wouldn't expect someone who's never mentioned the media/journalism course they did or didn't complete to know better.

[@EytschPi42]

are you saying I am misinforming my audience? Did you even WATCH the video? I talk about the importance of lighting and clearly state that you can do it all on a phone if you do it right... don't comment before getting all the facts.

[@stevesnuffer]

Smoke Ecstasy man I laughed too hard LOL 🤣 You have an amazing studio Henning keep up doing what you do!!

[@annakissed3226]

I'm half way through yout rant. And I have to stop. Because I agree with everything you have said uptil now. So I going to write to you via Patreon because I can't trust KZbin to post this. But on the off chance KZbin actually post this. Can I just suggest that if you want to get to Carnegie Hall start by reading Charles Duhigg, by buying a Muse Meditation head band, and learning to pace yourself lest you give yourself Chronic Fatigue. Like I am still failing to do which is why I sitting here on Antibiotics again.

[@EytschPi42]

I could see it!

[@SearchingForTone]

I didn’t know you could record direct to a drive, I have been using Blackmagic camera app and HEVC instead of PRO Res

[@EytschPi42]

with the 15 Pro and 16 Pro you can because the have USB-C... not sure about the non-pro versions

[@asmol82]

A-a-a-a, well there you go. Now I get what Rant is. It seemed to me that the author of the channel had fallen into deep paranoia... -)

[@PooNinja]

All I have is my toilet phone 11, it’s not pro or max but neither is my content, whilst i have thought about getting a go pro I just don’t have the budget for such things. If i break 500 subs I’ll consider better gear and using some pre production planning and post production editing.

[@PooNinja]

19:50 SNOOOOPEr dog 🤗🤗🤗

[@CarstenStepanowicz]

40:52 Absoloute life changing plugin! 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

100%

[@GregoryMerritt-o1f]

I think EVERYBODY needs a hippo.

[@andresilvasophisma]

Sunday should be renamed to Rantday.

[@RaymondoGalfredi]

Henning, have you ever seen the film Antibodies? You are the spitting image of André Hennicke, if he had eaten a few months of bratwurst.

[@jacobbockover1628]

How many reviews of apps for ios / android recording have you done? Just something where I'm you could do 4 tracks

[@EytschPi42]

zero

[@Milehousestudios]

🤣🤣 I've got to step up my game!

[@aikiwolfie]

You forgot to tell people to use proper studio monitors 😋

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

You'll miss this low effort slop when there's nothing but zero-effort AI slop.

[@kennethdarlington]

The older you get, the longer you rant 🤣

[@JacubWhite38]

Sorry sir, but you are incorrect on one important subject. I do, in fact, need the hippo. That's rad

[@EytschPi42]

cost me only 50 bucks

[@GitShiddy]

Having started to take this stuff a little more seriously & doing it on a cheapskates budget of "as little as possible" I can say yeah the learning curve can seem steep, but it isn't; there's just a lot of little things. And that you don't have to spend a shit ton ...but you do have to spend actual money. Don't worry about the camera, just get a better camera app for your phone. Buy good mics, and process them in post. If you cheap out on lights they'll work okay but they'll be annoying as hell. Edit on computer not on your phone, if you intend to ever shoot horizontal. I'm to the point now where I can see my mistakes & can improve on them. So much so I'd say that now the worst stuff in my videos is the presenter (which creates choppy edits because I got make this guy, et moi, look like he can articulate words & riffs).

[@kennethdarlington]

And remember guys, if you can't afford to drive a new BMW x5 - just walk. Your cheap ass cars are trashing the view!

[@EytschPi42]

yeh, you really missed the point. You can make great content on ANY budget, but it is work.

[@jacobbockover1628]

Haha i dont really have $ most of my gear is gifts i could maybe get a usb mic but at a what not to pay this month thing since covid

[@RainerK.]

Du scheinst dich aber oft und über viele Sachen aufzuregen 🤣 Ich hoffe dir geht's gut.

[@EytschPi42]

das ist doch mein Job

[@fives.]

the GOAT

[@thefalsecutpunk4071]

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

How dare you call me a content creator

[@Furtheronmusic]

I not a content creator 😂😂

[@Horseffect]

Love you, your content and your rants but this one has a lot of old man yells at cloud vibes

[@EytschPi42]

yap, that's me

[@StudioChimiel]

Hi Poopy