I am just starting with you tube videos and my videos suck big time ok got a cheap Fujifilm FinePix S2980 £65 of ebay as a replacement for old 4mb Digital Camera was told it was a good camera to start with but some of the reviews I seen not shure now ..

Ok the idea of this camera is to take pictures of projects I do upload them to photobucket and post stuff on my website also make home facebook that sort of thing (also make some pornos) just joking

so so far I have this off ebay as bulbs were damage for 5 pounds I used nomal bulbs till I got some led bulbs which gives a good light but not tested at the moment also got a cheap tripod for the moment till I understand what I am doing if I show you some videos can you just give me some feedback on any tips which would help ...

I won $50 with this project

Firstly I dedicated video camera is the way forward as far as quality goes.

Good move as far as a tripod goes, cheap is fine for most things, then fluid heads for pans etc.

I will say the text in between does look poor like a pre set in a cheap/free video editor. (windows live?)

By all means its functional but could be better, but a good start.

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what video video editing software should I get cheap is allways good

Depends on a few things, I use sony vegas pro, but its a bit like photoshop as in you really need to know how to use it to get professional results. Its not cheap but that can be sorted.

I do have similar work I have done but I am not allowed to distribute it.

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Use an elastic band instead of a fluid head, it can work just as well Just attach the elastic band to the handle of the tripod - literally loop it over, and pull.. it'll be nice and smooth

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I've found a few tripods which don't like it. I've found to get around it sometimes, you just tighten the panning screw lock thingy majig a little bit, and it then smoothens it out. But I rarely ever do any panning stuff unless its on track, and I don't use a tripod for it either lol. Anyway, it may come in handy for someone to know that tip!

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