just published "The Zoom Glow Up Gradient" singularity.vc/zoom-glow-up-… - special thanks to @bdarfler @zachdunn @pakman @dboskovic @bwhalley for a number of interesting options that were unknown to me!

The Zoom Glow Up Gradient

Cars, shoes, clothes, watches: trappings of a bygone era. In 2020, the quality of our signal is the signal. Here's a list of resources I've found to glow up your guise. Prices range from free to...

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and several 👍👍 to @aaronpk who wrote a really excellent article, worth a read if you want to go much deeper into your options aaronparecki.com/2020/03/24/…
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every inexpensive option I look into requires this thing, and it is $345!! amazon.com/dp/B07K3FN5MR/ref… Why did you make me care about this stuff, Aaron?
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It's supposed to be $99 but they're out of stock everywhere so people are selling them used at ridiculous markups. There are a few off-brand ones that work, but I haven't tested any myself.
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Oy. I might just get a lamp and call it a day 🤷‍♂️
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Replying to @MichaelSheeley @aaronwhite
Actually just last week Canon released new software that lets some of their cameras work as webcams over USB! Only on Windows for now though.

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Replying to @aaronpk @MichaelSheeley
I saw and linked in my post, that's super encouraging! Also, I'd be curious what % of their customer base is Windows vs Mac - I thought all photo nerds were Mac, but probably just showing my crazy bubble bias
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I'm guessing this is more targeted at gamers which is why they went Windows first
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Replying to @aaronpk @aaronwhite
I only have a crapy GoPro Hero4 and an old phone with a cracked lens... I'm out of luck unless I wait or fork over some $$