Go pro

pardoe101 · 10th July 2012, 21:24

Just visited good wood fos and noticed a lot of petrol heads have go pro camera fitted, has anyone had one the hd hero I'm looking at, or recommend an alternative methods, as the go pro comes with a £350 price tag

Jackson1019 · 10th July 2012, 21:29

GoPro is the Sh*t!!!! I know its expensive but just go ahead and get it you will love it. Small, lightweight, great picture, good sound, and its waterproof in its case! Make sure you get the big suction cup mount that way you can mount it anywhere on ur car.

5 Stars for GoPro Hd

pardoe101 · 10th July 2012, 21:53

Have you got any vids I have been watching some on you tube, does the suction cup work well on the outside or did you tape it as well

Jackson1019 · 10th July 2012, 23:09

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Originally Posted by pardoe101

Have you got any vids I have been watching some on you tube, does the suction cup work well on the outside or did you tape it as well

Yes I have some videos I will post on here later tonight when I get home. The suction cups works great you just have to make sure you stick it on a flat surface and the surface is clean. I have seen some fall off the car at speed and it never broke just kept recording.

JRbmwM6 · 12th July 2012, 09:56

I have a production company and the Go Pro Hero HD and Go Pro Hero 2 HD cameras are awesome! Highly recommend them over the Contour HD cameras. I've used them for so much stuff, under water, motorcycles, on helmets, chest harnesses, etc. They rock and the cases are crazy durable.

Mark Carson · 15th July 2012, 12:03

I have a video taken with my GoPro HD in this thread: Black and Gold in Paradise

I used a suction cup and arm mount on the roof of my M6 and videoed Brad (Deadgame)'s black M6 which had a digital voice recorder taped to the rear bumper near the exhaust pipes. The sound was dubbed in (and the crap wind noise laden GoPro sound track removed) during video editing.

Wind noise is a big issue, regardless of which of the case backs you use (open or closed). At the speeds we all seem to drive when making a video, there are TONS of wind noise which the GoPro can't handle with the built-in mic. I think the newer models have an microphone jack so you can always try an external mic with a foam wind noise reducer on it. But an under $100 digital voice recorder is the hot ticket if you ask me (or Dan 'whatheheck').

JonnybravoM3 · 15th July 2012, 12:11

Yes this wind noise really gets to me. How does one edit it out? I use my iMovie app on my mac to edit the video but I'm not sure how I can edit out wind noise!

pardoe101 · 18th July 2012, 23:57

thanks for the responses i cant wait turns up monday go pro hero hd2

Mark Carson · 19th July 2012, 00:24

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Originally Posted by JonnybravoM3

Yes this wind noise really gets to me. How does one edit it out? I use my iMovie app on my mac to edit the video but I'm not sure how I can edit out wind noise!

It depends on the video editing software you use. But if they separate your video from your audio, you should be able to move the volume level down to effectively zero. But first, import the audio from your other source (like a digital voice recorder) into you project and sync them up.

When I make a video I make sure at the start that there is a short but sharp sound (like closing a car door or a hitting the horn quickly) that can be heard on both sound tracks (the GoPro and the voice recorder). Then I can sync the audio tracks before reducing the one from the GoPro to nothing. Remember the marker board in movies which has the scene number and then they snap a piece on the top just after saying "action"? Well that is a maker for later synchronization of the audio and video tracks. Same principle...

JonnybravoM3 · 19th July 2012, 09:12

Thanks Mark -- waaaaaaaay too technical for me. I like the idea of shoving cotton into the GoPro casing. Might try that next time. hehe