Thanks for all the positive feedback! Im glad that most of you enjoy the videos as its something I really enjoy doing for myself but it makes it even better when folks like yourselves can also appreciate it. So again, thanks for the support, and look out for a new video dropping next week. Should be the best one yet.
As far as video quality, the guy above me said it pretty well. When dealing with the gopro, I almost exclusively shoot in "r3" mode so I can get the 170 degree field of view, and the 60 frame per second frame rate. This setting is the best in my opinion. After you choose the setting, the next important things are making sure the camera is mounted properly, and aimed in the right direction, as well as making sure the light is not too harsh. Whenever you have full blown sun, your footage will most likely get blown out by the harsh light. Shadows are your friend. The most important step is after you have captured your footage and it is on your computer. Depending on what software you are using, the workflow for the gopro clips might be different. I use final cut studio, so I'll give an example. I first compress the raw gopro clips to a different codec, which is Apple ProRes (HQ) 422. Then, in cinema tools, I conform the clips to play at 30 frames per second. BAM! you have epic slow motion. After editing the clips in a timeline, you are ready to compress the video to a format that will play on the net. This step is important for quality because it will determine if your video is HD or not. When compressing 720p gopro clips, make sure the size is correctly set to 1280x720, make sure the bit rate is set to something between 5000-8000 kb/s, the finished file should also be the "h.264" codec. If you choose just those three settings, you're video will be high quality. There are some more things you can do to increase the quality but these are the basics.
If anybody has specific questions don't hesitate to shoot me a message.
thanks again!
