• Joined: January 31, 2009

Topic: Lighting - A good lightbulb?

I saw a lighting tutorial recently saying I should use a "Phillips softone lavender" because it has a slight filter that cuts down that cuts down the red levels from an ordinary slightly which improves the quality of webcam dramatically. I have a quickcam pro 9000 and want to get the very best out of it so I asked my mum to buy the bulb. Unfortunatly, the shop owners hadn't heard of them. So I was wondering:

Q: What bulb do you recommend me getting to improve my webcam quality?
                                                  OR
Q: Does putting paper over your lights have the same effect of cutting down the red levels?

Thanks for reading my post. I'd be grateful if you could answer...

  • Joined: December 26, 2008

Re: Lighting - A good lightbulb?

They exist, don't worry. I have a couple myself. They look exactly like normal bulbs, but they have a slight lavender tinge to them. I haven't used them for a while, however, since I can't seem to find any that fit my lamps, and my quality seems fine. So normal lghtbulbs work fine, if you get your camera settings right. As for paper, it does not have the same effect. Paper softens the shadows; it makes them less sharp. I don't like using paper, though; it is too much of a hassle, and the one time I used it, it caused tons of light flicker in my film.

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  • Joined: January 31, 2009

Re: Lighting - A good lightbulb?

Littlebrick wrote:

I don't like using paper, though; it is too much of a hassle, and the one time I used it, it caused tons of light flicker in my film.

that's wierd, I thought using paper was meant to do the opposite!

  • Joined: December 29, 2008

Re: Lighting - A good lightbulb?

Well, it really does depend. Tissue is a good one to use.

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  • Joined: December 26, 2008

Re: Lighting - A good lightbulb?

Normal incandescent bulbs are a little too yellow.  I recommend energy saver bulbs, those give white light and are readily available.

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  • Joined: December 26, 2008

Re: Lighting - A good lightbulb?

I've heard from several people that those lightbulbs cause light flicker.

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