GoPro cameras

Anybody have any experience with the GoPro video cameras.
There are some twisties on the way to Cherry Springs that I
would like to film on the scooter this summer.

tsb wrote:Anybody have any experience with the GoPro video cameras.
There are some twisties on the way to Cherry Springs that I
would like to film on the scooter this summer.

They look neat. I was looking at them at cabellas last week. No experience but a lot of shots on u tube using them.

SMITTY wrote:My buddy bought one a couple years back. We had a hell of a time trying to get the video to the computer. Computers ain't our thing.

It's a standard video and stored on flash. Shoudn't be be any issues with getting it to the computer, for cameras or anything like this I never install anything from the manufacturer unless necessary. Plug it in and turn it on, let windows automatically install the driver. You should be able to go into my computer and see the camera/cam. Browse for the files and copy them to your HDD just like moving any files around.


playing it is only small issue if you have XP or an version of Vista that hasn't been updated.

I have one. For the price they are awesome! Very good quality, lots of options, best out there for motorsports or any kind of action sports in my opinion.

Any video editing can be challenging if your not experienced at it. The Ceneform studio software that is the gopro software is ok, I'm not that impressed with it, but it gets the job done. I'd like to find some better editing software, but most I've seen are not cheap.

I did about 30 days of time-lapse video with my gopro. That was the purpose of me buying it. I had a 30gig SD card and swapped it out about every 6 days. The batteries last about 2 1/2 hours, or you can plug it in to the wall with a usb adapter. Editing was challenging, but eventually I got it to work.

I also got the wifi backpack and tether it via wifi to my smart phone. It's amazing how well that works. I have the Hero2, where you have to buy the wifi seperate. I think the new Hero3 has it built in.

I plan to buy another one this summer. That way when I go autocross racing, I can have one inside the car, and one outside. With the Wifi, and my smart phone, I can hit record on the phone screen, and have multiple cameras turn on with one button.
It's truely amazing how much you can do with these cameras!!!

oros35 wrote: I'd like to find some better editing software, but most I've seen are not cheap.

This isn't professional stuff but Video Studio should be all you need. Little bit of history, these applications were originally made by Ulead which was bought out by Corel. Ulead had professional video software including DVD Workshop which was considered the second best DVD authoring application available. The only better one was Sceneartist and used by Hollywood but that cost thousands... In any event Corel dropped the professional applications and folded a lot of the professional features into these consumer applications.

Video Studio:
http://www.corel.com/corel/product/inde ... rod4650075

Or they have Movie Factory:
http://www.corel.com/corel/product/inde ... rod3430136

Both will get you from camera to disc. Video Studio focuses on editing features and minor disc authoring (menus etc.) features. Movie Factory is the opposite focusing on disc authoring and minor editing features.

There is a 30 day trial for both.

SMITTY wrote:He was trying to email the vid to me so I could post it here on the forum. He tried & gave up. Guess it was just too big to send.

Most ISP's limit attachments on emails from 2 to 10MB. Any video of any length is going to be much larger than that unless you drastically reduce the bitrate and some other tricks.

My computer, when I first got it, used to automatically pop a window whenever I plugged in a camera, etc. Now I have to go and LOOK for the damn camera in My Computer.

In XP right click on the camera Icon/drive letter in My Computer and select properties. Under the auto play tab you can select what options you want.

I'd update the system, but there's some bullshit that keeps blocking it. Get one of those 0800x00 whatever codes.

If you have been running the same install for years the best thing to do is clean install. Start a new topic.

Thanks for the replies. I don't need the camera until
this summer so I'll poke around a little more.
The time lapse feature does spark my interest.