i'd like the ability to record/capture reasonable quality video directly into reaper so that it's synced to any audio i've recorded at the same time.
why?
I've started using video as a
'visual click track' for multitracking free-time performances (no set tempo )which is about 10x easier and quicker to play in additional parts tight to the original when you have a video to refer to for its visual cues.
its something i discovered a while back, and it really is amazingly effective, almost to the point i don't want to tell anyone.
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at the moment i video the 'part' (whilst recording audio into reaper), then must transfer the video onto the pc and import into reaper & then sync it up before i can continue, losing a bit of the time saved by having the video in the first place. it also makes re-takes and punch in's a pain.
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I wouldn't need or expect full hd or any of that, just a watchable experience that is in reaper and synced to any recorded audio straight off the bat.
far from being a 'video' feature i see this as a
musical feature, engineers & performers struggle to multitrack tempo-free pieces, and so end up playing to a click in order to multitrack effectively, sucking the life out of the tune in the process.
this would really help in that situation, and simple video recording into reaper would aid that - anyone with a webcam can then employ the above technique, and/or find other uses.
am not getting my hopes up since it involves the word 'video' but i put it to you that its a fine idea.