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Motodrive had an "Action Photography" forum. I'm constantly trying to get an opinion on my video and suggestions on how to make it better. Anyway, seems like these threads get lost, they could be more helpful if they were all grouped together.

As I've learned, GoPro's stock settings are horrid. Fifty days ago, this is what my video looked like:
https://youtu.be/PerW_VnjMqc

As I've stated before, I'm no expert and not trying to reinvent the wheel. Been taking my setting's directly from Loam Ranger MTB on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxwhnYiocArg7UCFFmnhQ7Q

The off the bike sequences are me having totally switched to his settings. 4K is incredible. This is my latest effort and best job of editing so far if I do say so myself. Took 2 1/2 hours of video to make 2 1/2 minutes.
https://youtu.be/DEo59Z-CGnw

Here are the exact settings I'm using:
4K
24FPS
Superview
Hypersmooth Boost
Zoom 1.0X
Bit Rate High
Shutter Auto
EV Comp -1.0
White Balance 5500K
ISO min 100
ISO max 3200
Sharpness Medium
Color Flat
Raw Audio High
Wind OFF

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Sunhouse 10/29/2020 7:56am
10/29/2020 7:56am Edited Date/Time 10/29/2020 7:58am
Which GoPro are you using?
On YT there is a guy who makes really good videos on GoPro set-ups for making awesome videos. Will be applying some of this going fwd. And he only uses a Hero 4.
He also used 4k 24fps like you suggested

https://youtu.be/2YEePcJZcFI

Edit: I see now you actually used his settings and referred to it in the video😅🤦🏻‍♂️
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OG725 10/29/2020 8:07am
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Sunhouse wrote:
Which GoPro are you using? On YT there is a guy who makes really good videos on GoPro set-ups for making awesome videos. Will be applying...
Which GoPro are you using?
On YT there is a guy who makes really good videos on GoPro set-ups for making awesome videos. Will be applying some of this going fwd. And he only uses a Hero 4.
He also used 4k 24fps like you suggested

https://youtu.be/2YEePcJZcFI

Edit: I see now you actually used his settings and referred to it in the video😅🤦🏻‍♂️
I'm using a Hero8 Black. I don't have any "mustache" mufflers, so the only thing I'm going back to is the Auto sound.
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Sunhouse 10/29/2020 8:30am
10/29/2020 8:30am Edited Date/Time 10/29/2020 8:30am
OG725 wrote:
I'm using a Hero8 Black. I don't have any "mustache" mufflers, so the only thing I'm going back to is the Auto sound.
Got the same, also have a Hero 4 Silver which has been ok.
Just bought the 8 though, so still trying out a few things. Did a timelaps of the sunrise this morning, ran out of battery a little too soon though. Will check it out to see if it is worth keeping.
Will try actionfootage later next week. Did his settings work well for your 8?
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OG725 10/29/2020 8:42am
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OG725 wrote:
I'm using a Hero8 Black. I don't have any "mustache" mufflers, so the only thing I'm going back to is the Auto sound.
Sunhouse wrote:
Got the same, also have a Hero 4 Silver which has been ok. Just bought the 8 though, so still trying out a few things. Did...
Got the same, also have a Hero 4 Silver which has been ok.
Just bought the 8 though, so still trying out a few things. Did a timelaps of the sunrise this morning, ran out of battery a little too soon though. Will check it out to see if it is worth keeping.
Will try actionfootage later next week. Did his settings work well for your 8?
His settings completely changed my footage. I've been baby stepping my way through it for almost two months. Blame it on the rain, I sat down the other day with my GoPro and his Youtube on my big screen, set it setting for setting. Footage I got yesterday was amazing. Still have some work to do on "zoom" when it's on the tripod. There'd of been some better footage, but yesterday was a catastrophe with my bike.

That's my next question, how much zoom can be used before it starts blowing out the 4k and making it look grainy?

Excited to get some bull riding footage with it now. Got some ideas.

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OG725 11/9/2020 6:44pm
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XXVoid MainXX wrote:
Here's another one I did with the same complaint about color correction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqIojneqCA
I've got to try color correction.......but I'm still baby stepping. The video I did today had the most editing elements in it. 60 days today since I started messing with GoPro.
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