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cowasaki:
I'm looking at starting a YouTube channel.  It will be aimed at building and repairing valve amplifiers and building lab equipment relating to that area plus 3D printing, circuit design etc....

I don't want to waste my money going down the wrong road regarding equipment.  I'm looking at a DSLR camera with 4K video recording BUT what after that?


* I would like a camera for my trinocular Amscope - I bought one from Amscope themselves but sent it back as it was horrifically bad.  I was thinking about one with a video output and then sending that to a video digitiser on the computer.
* A video digitiser...
* How do people get a multimeter output into the computer?  I have several Bluetooth multimeters, a Keithley 2100 and an EEVBLOG 121GW
* Intro graphics, are there places that people go to get some professional looking graphics?
* Incidental music, any ideas re licence free music?
* Is an onboard sound card good enough for digitizing a decent microphone Shure SM57/58 (guitar amps love these)
* I have Adobe cloud so have access to all the decent video software which I've not actually used yet!

Oh I just thought I would give you a tour of a few of my recent amps/valve effect units.



SpecialK:
1 - I believe Louis Rossman and Jessa Jones use HDMI microscope cameras.  The unbranded 1080p 60fps one I have at work would probably work well.
2 - IDK
3 - Paul Daniels writes programming for these.  I think B&K precision, plus just made one for the cheap Vici bechtop meter
4 - IDK
5 - Youtube has a library, so that's probably the easiest thing to do.
6 - I would think so
7 - I'm not sure what tools Youtube provides, but I suspect they have a suite to get people started

As for valves, I'm interested!  I started college in 1990 and vacuum tubes were relegated to the dustbin of history by then.  I didn't realize they lead a secret life in live music.  I'd like to give one a listen in a hi-fi set-up.
NiHaoMike:
For low cost HDMI capture, one of those new USB HDMI capture adapters or a LKV373A will do for 1080p.

For capturing audio from a guitar amp, look up "speaker level to line level converter". Or make your own for a project - most likely you can base it off a design for a high voltage differential probe, but much simpler since it only needs 20kHz of bandwidth.
wilfred:
Have a look at Mr Carlsons Lab where he does valve gear. You probably already knew that.

He doesn't do 4K video. And I just can't see it as necessary. Why not do a test run with your phone camera and get some lights. I watch lots of YT channels where the camera seems to be the least important aspect.

Do you find 4K content important? For a valve amp on a bench I just cannot see it as a dealbreaker for your potential viewers. Big Clive uses a phone and he has a significant following.

Good Luck.
eti:
Don't obsess over equipment. Upload some videos, refine your style as you see fit, THEN buy gear if and when you actually need it. If you change your mind about this, you're gonna be lumbered with a whole lot of expensive kit and you'll maybe lose money selling it.

Focus on the passion, never mind the equipment. I'd watch superbly narrated and we'll thought out videos in 360p/480p or less, if they were well composed.

Take care. Don't get a gearhead obsession.
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