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12-27-2010, 01:53 AM #101Registered User
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12-27-2010, 10:19 AM #102
Brand is key when dealing with Class 4 cards. My buddy picked up some cheap piece of crap Class 4 card and it barely worked when dealing with 720p60fps or 1080p30fps footage. He switched to a Transcend 16GB Class 6 and it works fine.
Another reason I am not a fan of Class 4, is the ContourHD states they want class 6, yet their bit rate is lower than that of the GoPro. Then again a better hardware encoder in the GoPro could make up for it (which I think it does have).
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12-27-2010, 02:45 PM #103
I have a class 4 card that tests out as class 6, and it still drops frames in regular mode. 60Hz mode is basically unusable as it spends most of its time at 30Hz.
If you want it to actually work as advertised (i.e in 1900 or 60Hz mode), you need a real class 10 card. This is a fact.
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12-27-2010, 03:30 PM #104
Spats, where are you seeing dropped frames? Playback from the SD card connected to your computer or playback from the files copied to your computer. Because USB is shitty attempting to playback from the media, regardless of the media class is going to suck. Also playback of the 720p60fps and 1080p30fps files on a computer requires a fairly decent processor to decode it without dropping frames. My MBP (first unibody) with an SSD drops frames during playback, copy the file to a newer machine and it plays fine.
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12-28-2010, 12:32 AM #105
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12-28-2010, 01:44 AM #106Registered User
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Are you guys mounting your go pro to the top of the helmet or the front for the best footage?
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12-28-2010, 10:52 AM #107
i get dropped frames from r3 when played in VLC, but not when played w/ windows media player,
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12-28-2010, 11:04 AM #108
^^ I've been shooting with a 16gb class 4 for a bit and haven't noticed any lag in the videos. I've mostly been using the 720p @ 30fps. I reckon if any difference is to be found, it's when you bump up to 60fps. 1080p looked good when I tried it out. You really can't go wrong with a 16gb class 4 Kingston when you can get it from newegg.com for 33 bucks with free shipping.
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12-28-2010, 11:42 AM #109
My class 4 card has been working fine for 720p60 the last few days I've been shooting, so I don't know whether it makes much of a difference. Thanks for the input guys!
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12-30-2010, 02:38 PM #110
any advice out there for a video jong?
picked up a GoPro HD over the holidays and am having a bitch of a time getting any editting done at all. Tried the StreamClip conversion but can't get WMM to import anything it outputs.
Moved on to trying out the AVS4you software that Lee recommended. It seems to bring in the video ok. But any video I try to run just stutters and lags really bad.
So first things first, I'm running XP on a 3.00Mhz P4 with 1Gb of ram and no video card. Guessing that's the issue with the choppy viewing, right? Could this be fixed with another gig of RAM and a decent video card? Or is the computer just not up to editting HD video no matter what I throw in it?
Second question: Is AVS4you the way to go here for software? Or should I skip the $59 and still try to convert my way into editting in WMM? Any suggestions on specific streamclip settings or steps to do that? i.e. save as vs export to ??? and the the choices to make in the dialog box
thanks for any help you can bring‹^› ‹(•¿•)› ‹^›
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12-30-2010, 06:12 PM #111Registered User
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RAM or Video card isn't going to help. It's your CPU struggling to process the video quickly enough which is why it's choppy when viewing it. More RAM would probably be nice since you only got 1GB but CPU is the main thing. Might be worth picking up a new desktop computer. Even the cheapest new ones for sale today should be enough.
I tried several editing tools for Windows and the only one I liked was Cyberlink PowerDirector. Can do everything the others can but it didn't feel like it had a huge learning curve.
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12-30-2010, 07:06 PM #112
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12-30-2010, 07:36 PM #113
thanks guys. I guess a new PC is in order if I want to play this game.
Is there any feedback you can offer on the second question too? I'm still unsure which is the best way to go for editting, assuming I get a PC that can deal with it.
The conversion option seems slow and a PITA, if I could even get that working......
Would the AVS4you, or some other editor software make a better video output? or would it just make it an easier process by saving me the conversion for WMM hassles? Like many others out there, I'd like to be able to shoot in 720p60fps and work a little slowmo into the edits etc.‹^› ‹(•¿•)› ‹^›
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01-02-2011, 05:13 PM #114
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01-03-2011, 03:51 AM #115Registered User
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in terms of editing software, i find the adobe programs are the way to go. i got premier pro cs5 and after effects cs5 and they are a dream to work with. i have used fcp before, and at the time was working with cs4 as well, and they did all the same things with different hotkeys, and slightly different methods, and cs5 is better than cs4 so for me, nothing could be better.
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01-03-2011, 02:59 PM #116
Another option for you to consider: Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10. I recently started using this software and find that it's fairly powerful and not overwhelmingly complicated. It handles the MP4 file formats with no problem. I spent about 30min walking through some of their included tutorials and then was up and running.
You will probably also find that it's offered at a good price point ($95) and they offer a fully functional trial version (time limited) on their website (http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegassoftware). It's probably not as capable as Premier Pro, but it's also a price I'm willing to pay for making home movies!
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01-03-2011, 10:13 PM #117
Rich i forgot to respond. AVS4you works with GoPro footage natively - ie no need for that hassle extra step of conversion. It's got less doodads than the other software programs but I have no pretensions to doing anything more than basic editing. I picked AVS4you because it works with every file format I've come across and simple. Oh yah - it handles the 60fps footage also
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01-03-2011, 11:56 PM #118
thanks for the helpful advice folks, it's appreciated
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01-31-2011, 02:49 PM #119Registered User
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alright so after reading this thread it seems like the SD cards are the most important thing. I feel like ive looked at hundreds over the past couple days. All 16gb class 6/10, but I have no idea what to get.
all the cards seem so hit or miss. theres always good and bad reviews
decently reviewed/ good price - class 10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-451-_-Product
slightly better reviews - about the same price - class 6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-254-_-Product
ton of reviews/ class 6 ( but there are still a lot of reviews saying card randomly failed within months)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-245-_-Product
another class 10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-535-_-Product
now my head hurts. can i go wrong with any of these? or am i over thinking it and i just need to pick one and be done with it?
thanks for any help
edit: i've kind of narrowed it down to either that first one or the last one. they seem to be the best reviewed overall and both class 10
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01-31-2011, 04:01 PM #120
I have and use both the patriot class10 and the adata class 6 and both work. I don't trust the class10 though because of how cheap it is for being a class10. OTOH, memory manufacturers keep getting busted for anti-trust every year or so. So maybe the other ones have inflated prices.
Im using them in the goproHD and record in r3 or r5 video. No problems.
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01-31-2011, 10:08 PM #121Registered User
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02-21-2011, 08:17 PM #122
Any tips on stabilizing the GoPro while using the chest mount? It appears that the rubber stabilizer insert is not designed to work with the chest mount adapter.
I'm also a little worried my backpack chest strap is transferring motion to the camera.
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02-22-2011, 05:35 PM #123Registered User
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02-22-2011, 06:23 PM #124
I just started using VideoPad Video Editor. Another free program that works a hell of a lot better than Windows Movie Maker.
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03-06-2011, 10:09 AM #125Registered User
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Anyone had problems when its O degrees? My GoPro would lock up and I would have to take the battery out to get it to work again.
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