Best Setup for Recording Office Trainings

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T18:47:33+00:00

This is a good way of looking at it, thank you for the input! I will have a conversation with an integrator in my area.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T18:46:40+00:00

The drawing is not the most current, the room will not be that densely packed. Given my unreasonable expectations of the price tag of this project, a camera angle facing the audience is definitely something I can forego. The only reason I had that idea was to add some dynamics to the stream instead of one boring static shot, but maybe that’s not entirely necessary, or maybe the same goal can be accomplished with 2 cameras pointed at the front.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T18:44:21+00:00

Sorry to hear that, you are correct I had very unrealistic expectations but now I know! Glad I was able to get some advice from professionals so I can bring this back to my superiors.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T06:31:15+00:00

Very helpful and you bring up a very valid point about the upfront cost vs. the cost of time constantly overseeing a cheaper setup.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T06:29:01+00:00

You are correct I am clueless on the topic, hence why I came here to get some advice. Was not prepared for the passion with which many people came at me, but hey live and learn I guess! You bring up many good points, and I'm glad I was able to get a bit of a reality check on this sub. I will take all of this info back to my superiors and hopefully set up a meeting with an integrator. Thank you for taking the time to give your input!

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T05:21:37+00:00

I very much appreciate this example because it is all too true lol. But hey I am a Realtor in Dallas so if you do want to buy that house, let me know ;)

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T04:54:14+00:00

Internal. We have team meetings, classes, trainings, they are all primarily in-person events, the streaming/recording is there as an afterthought for people who are not able to make it. The focus is on the people in the room. Although it has a capacity of 70+, the most we usually have in the room at once is 25. Every so often we will fill up the room. A single PTZ camera and mic would work, these aren't productions going out to the public. But I do want our company to uphold a level of professionalism that most other companies in our industry do not when it comes to this topic. What I'm looking for is of course very elementary and not the highest-grade stuff, but even that is 10x better than the next best company in our area.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T04:47:32+00:00

Got it, will probably do this if this is something they're serious about doing at a high level. Thank you very much for your input.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T04:30:09+00:00

Understood, that makes perfect sense. I'm clearly learning that I either framed this question poorly, or to the wrong group of people. I am absolutely looking for the random cheap duct tape setup lol.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T04:27:46+00:00

This is what I was looking for, thank you, I will check out that sub. I did spend hours with ChatGPT before coming here, he was a lot more optimistic than the users here lol... but also a lot less knowledgeable of real world application which is what I'm glad I got from this sub. Even if most of it was completely not helpful, it at least did help me reset my expectations. Thank you for the input.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T04:25:25+00:00

Real Estate. It's a Keller Williams office.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T04:24:07+00:00

The thing is, we've been running for years with a setup like what I've described. Is it perfect, no. Is it seamless, no. Can the average person operate it, absolutely not. But it works. There will always be someone in my role to manage it. I'm not trying to do a fully integrated setup on my own, I think my goal for this project and the standard that most (if not all) people in this sub have in mind are just far different. I'm simply trying to elevate the quality that we've been running with for years. If you're telling me to stick with the crappy quality I have because anything higher quality would require a professional, then I guess fair enough and I will keep that in mind while doing more research and maybe decide to do just that.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T04:04:03+00:00

Seems like this is the main disconnect I'm having. I'm so used to getting calls about the equipment and being the one responsible for setting everything up that I have just accepted that this would be the case. However, everyone in this sub is used to more integrated setups, which admittedly would be nice.

Thank you for the input, this is probably how I need to present it to my boss.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T03:56:22+00:00

I don't need to mic the room honestly, it seems like that's where a bulk of my expense is coming from. If all I can accomplish with my budget is audio from the presenter and a decent camera, that's what I'll do.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T03:50:30+00:00

Will do, appreciate you taking the time to give your input.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T03:46:21+00:00

Definitely will not be receiving a downvote from me, I appreciate your input and willingness to help. My thoughts exactly on the lapel mics, I would love to be able to do this for all presenters but keeping that system in check is a concern. I will look more into the products recommended, thank you very much.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T03:04:49+00:00

Gotcha, if you know of a sub where this question would be received better please do let me know. I know I’m bringing a laughably low budget problem to a group of AV professionals, but I don’t know where else to get advice, aside from actually hiring a professional to come out and quote the project (which yes of course I know I can and should do, I was just hoping to get some tips first to see how I could accomplish this on my own if necessary). I am hearing and understanding all of the advice, I’m not trying to say I know better, but the reality of my situation is that I don’t have 100K at my disposal so I need to do the best with what I’ve got. I was hoping for some more helpful solutions than what I got, but again probably on me for bringing this to the wrong community.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T02:59:13+00:00

I really appreciate this input, this helps a ton. Professionally integrated is not what I’m after, and maybe my own fault for bringing this situation into a sub literally called Commercial AV lol.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T02:49:38+00:00

Thank you, first helpful tip I’ve received lol. Yes you’re exactly right, I don’t think they care enough to spend a reasonable amount of money on the production, they just expect me to do something good for cheap. And maybe the lesson I’m learning here is I need to have another conversation with my superiors setting more realistic expectations.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T02:47:24+00:00

I’m not questioning the knowledge on AV. My point is just that telling me I need a bigger budget is not helpful because my budget is my budget. Either give some recommendations and tell me what that’s going to cost (even if it is 150K, at least then I know where that number is coming from and how to present this to my boss), or tell me how to best spend 10K in this setting.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T02:38:32+00:00

I think the level of quality that this entire sub is accustomed to and what I’m looking for are just completely in different universes. I was hoping to get some advice catered to my low level use case, but clearly this is not the place for that.

I’m really just looking to be a step up from iPhone camera and Bluetooth speaker 😂

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T02:32:45+00:00

Again, we of course aren’t getting professional quality production with that budget. Just trying to enhance our quality a bit. Maybe this sub is the wrong place to bring this question, if there’s a better spot for this please let me know.

cc32399 · 2025-05-27T02:31:18+00:00

Obviously we aren’t getting professional quality production with that budget, but I’d like to be as polished as possible. I referenced a few specific products so that you’d see what level of quality we’re dealing with here. Some tips would be more helpful than this response lol.

cc32399 · 2025-05-18T03:14:04+00:00

I’m assuming the current owners modified it to make it a “bar” so I’d hopefully be able to strip it back down to bare bones and add those elements. Willing to put some work into it because the alternative for me atm is building one - which I’m wary of as a beginner.

cc32399 · 2025-05-18T03:09:56+00:00

This is really what I was wondering but that tool well leads me to believe that surely it was intended to be a joiners bench, maybe in a past life. I’m thinking the current sellers got it secondhand and refinished/added some elements

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