The Venom Project
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 11:07 AM |
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GoPro HD Hero 2 Best smooth recording format?
So after the issue with F**k Face on eBay, I started watching GoPro footage and was hooked on getting one, it arrived two weeks ago and I have had a
bit of a play but found that 1080p/30FPS was a bit crap really and bitty, but 720/60 FPS whilst almost Fisheye playback was a hell of a lot better HD
wise.
So my question is, who is using what resolution to capture the best quality in/out car footage?
Cheers
Nick
It's not that i'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.....
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gingerprince
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 11:55 AM |
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I use a ContourGPS, not GoPro, but 60fps/720p is miles better than 30fps/1080p. For fast action, frame rate over resolution every time, and 720 lines
is ample.
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The Venom Project
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 11:57 AM |
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Cheers,
Yeah my old Kodak 720 HD camera seemed fine, just didn't have an option for an external Mic. Does the Contour have that option?
Cheers
Nick
It's not that i'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.....
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gingerprince
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 12:07 PM |
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No external mic on the ControurGPS  The Contour+ does, though.
That said, I can see my soldering iron making an appearance in the not too distant future: -
http://kjh.ca/contour_mods/doku.php?id=external_audio:start
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ashg
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 01:13 PM |
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have you tried a good make class 10 memory card in it? 99% of jumpiness issues are caused buy rubbis memory cards that cant be written to quickly
enough
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The Venom Project
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 03:32 PM |
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Hiya,
Just bought a new Verbatim class 10 card yesterday, so I will be playing tomorrow and hopefully find a good setup
Cheers
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franky
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 03:42 PM |
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Run it at the lowest frame rate, 24 will be more than fine for what gopro call's 'HD'
Also why use 1080P? It doesn't record a true progressive pic, just stick with 1080i.
[Edited on 24/8/12 by franky]
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dlatch
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 04:42 PM |
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really not a fan of the fish eye effect you get when using the 720 hd 60fps mode so on my drift HD i use the 1080p and it gives great smooth
footage.
you really need a decent video editing program to make the best use of the footage though imo i use sony vegas platinum which was on special offer on
amazon a while back for £19
plus i go the drift HD cheap as they bought the new smaller model out.
External mic's are a must have for me as i use it on my bike.
http://youtu.be/eCRk9W6jdlc?hd=1
edit to add what class memory card you using?
[Edited on 24/8/12 by dlatch]
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gingerprince
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 04:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by franky
Run it at the lowest frame rate, 24 will be more than fine for what gopro call's 'HD'
Also why use 1080P? It doesn't record a true progressive pic, just stick with 1080i.
[Edited on 24/8/12 by franky]
Disagree re the frame rate. these cameras have cmos sensors, so the slower the frame rate, the greater the rolling shutter effect, which is bad.
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franky
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 05:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gingerprince
quote:
Originally posted by franky
Run it at the lowest frame rate, 24 will be more than fine for what gopro call's 'HD'
Also why use 1080P? It doesn't record a true progressive pic, just stick with 1080i.
[Edited on 24/8/12 by franky]
Disagree re the frame rate. these cameras have cmos sensors, so the slower the frame rate, the greater the rolling shutter effect, which is bad.
At 24fps it should be perfect, no shutter effect at all. I'd be wary of overloading the system and it trying to write too much data.
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MikeFellows
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| posted on 24/8/12 at 10:00 PM |
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interested to know
is the footage stuttering with playback on the camera or on pc/blue ray player?
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The Venom Project
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| posted on 26/8/12 at 10:58 AM |
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I have found editing with certain programs through certain machines makes playback strange. I would expect my Mac to use the GoPro program correctly
and edit it, but it made the whole thing very difficult to use, when edited on my PC it was much easier with the GoPro software :-)
However using iMovie on my Mac made all the difference, im sure other PC related software will too. I am happy with the results, currently uploading
to Facebook. I need an external Mic due to engine noise over exhaust noise, but happy with the Roll Bar mounting position and very little shake.
Recorded as 720 x 60FPS which seems fine.
Been playing around with overlaying a soundtrack along with engine noise, as I know I like to hear the exhaust instead of music, but with the
interference of engine noise over exhaust, I though ACDC went very well with the clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWsm0251X24
Cheers for the advice.
Nick
[Edited on 26/8/12 by The Venom Project]
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