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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: hardware help]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=UniLego] The biggest problems I face when using it are: the inability to turn off the lights on the front; the absence of white balance control; and the large focus integers, which make it harder to get a sharp focus.[/quote]

Do you recomend C910 or QCP9000?]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Eagle Animations]]></name>
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			<updated>2010-11-08T20:39:29Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: hardware help]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[$19.99 for one desk lamp? That is a rip off. I got mine for $8.99 and they look just like yours. If you can go to IKEA and get the lamps there. I got mine there and they work great. I found you need at least two for best lighting.

Here are my lamps:
[url]http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20370383[/url]

Here is a test I did with their lighting and with a QuickCam Pro 9000:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpYxWjDl9nw[/url]

I would recommend the QuickCam Pro 9000 over the Logitech C910 because it has great picture quality but does not have the problems UniLego mentioned above.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[AquaMorph]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/996/</uri>
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			<updated>2010-11-08T20:11:10Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: hardware help]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[face the lamps away from the set, and turn the gain of the camera all the way up]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Mason]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[mindofmason@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2302/</uri>
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			<updated>2010-11-08T20:08:15Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: hardware help]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I have the Logitech C910, and I must say that it is an excellent camera. The biggest problems I face when using it are: the inability to turn off the lights on the front; the absence of white balance control; and the large focus integers, which make it harder to get a sharp focus.

As for the lighting. I use one of [url=http://www.staples.com/Black-Swing-Arm-Incandescent-Clamp-Lamp/product_408203?cmArea=SC2:CG35:DP1544:CL161819]these[/url] lamps. (DO NOT twist the lamp more than 70 degrees in its socket. It WILL snap. :( ) It serves me pretty well in the flicker department, as long as I cover it with paper and don't touch it. Further more, Magix movie editor has the ability to decrease the light flicker slightly, although it won't fix major flicker.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[UniLego]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[unilegostudios@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/653/</uri>
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			<updated>2010-11-08T19:52:41Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: hardware help]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=shovel pounder]have you tried putting paper over the lamps? (that solved my light flicker problem)[/quote]

yes, I have.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Eagle Animations]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/1609/</uri>
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			<updated>2010-11-08T17:25:08Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: hardware help]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[have you tried putting paper over the lamps? (that solved my light flicker problem)

sorry, i don't know much about webcams...]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[StanTheLegoMan]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/1637/</uri>
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			<updated>2010-11-08T16:46:34Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[hardware help]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Ok, so I need some new hardware (new lamps and maybe camera).

So first, the lamps. I have had some  light flicker reasontly, and I don't know why. I think it is my lamps, but I'm not sure.
and yes, I have tried to have a black shirt, film on the night and have just my lamps and my computer on.

Second, camera. I have thinking to buy a Logitech HD Webcam C910. but I don't know if it is that good for brickfilming? 
So, do it have the same software as the Quickcam 9000, so I can set it to manuel focus, etc.?

So yeah, hope you can help. :)]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Eagle Animations]]></name>
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			<updated>2010-11-08T15:47:01Z</updated>
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