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TJ82

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So I have a MBP 13inch which I use for work with an external ultra wide monitor. It's all setup with work security/remote apps etc.

However, I've started to like making some social media posts about what I do (trust me it's boring!) and would like to start making videos as well, but it would need to be a super simple setup. Something permanent camera wise setup on the desk so I could simply press play and record, and then I could sit in bed some nights and edit away in an app? I saw the new iPad Pros have really good video recording - would anyone actually record an indoor social media kinda video with an iPad camera? I have a Sony A7Rii (I think that's the name) and a couple of beautiful lenses for it, but might have to get another lens specific for this task - unsure here. The thing I loathe about this camera is that the soft ware is clunky. I really, really do not enjoy using this camera's software. Just puts me off doing video work on it. The video is also a bit.. stutterish at high frame rates.

Does having a stand setup on a desk for the right camera position on an iPad to record, then just using the iPad to edit the videos and post sound good, or is it too simplistic and I'll hit some bottleneck at some point? Are there any really good Youtubers or film-makers or similar who do anything like this. Maybe some of you guys?

I just really need simplicity as I'm usually a bit tried and stressed out from work and anything like this has to be enjoyable to be sustainable!
 
That sounds perfect. I’d that with my iPhone 11 and iPad Air 3, using LumaFusion. What you're talking about is the perfect setup, and there are guys on YouTube doing just that. you can plug your cameras memory card straight into the ipad pro, load the footage you want and then rock on editing on the pro
 
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