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Hey Folks,
Just posing a question to get things going. I really didn't have any real wants this year. But I thought it would be nice to get a basic Go Pro Hero unit. They are up to the 4th or 5th generation of them at around $350 or so..
, but they still sell their basic unit called just the HERO and it's only ~$129.00.
It's still got FULL 1080 HD capture capability, along with 2 other settings, 720P and 720 S60 which is a superwide version.....greater fisheye lens effect.
It only holds a maximum size 32GB MicroSD card. But it also performs some crazy high level compression as it's capturing video. In the standard 720 format.....which has the LEAST amount of fisheye distortion, it takes about 100MB a minute, so that's still ~320 minutes....or a bit over 4 hours of video!
As stated, the files are MP4 format...but extremely compressed....and so you actually have to do 2 sets of conversions/editting processes....first to take it from their hi compressed format into a standard windows AVI or MAC MOV format. Then you re-import these files back into their FREE editting program where you can then add text/titles, clipping, as well as more advanced editting functions...graphic changes....contrast, sharpness, etc., as well as changing the resolution....as well as being able to zoom in or pan, speed up or slow down(SLO MO).....even REVERSE, things like that.
SO....I took Godzilla out today...temps were in the low 60's, no wind, lots of sunshine....purchased the extra motorcycle/bike clamp set...~$19.99 which fits 7/8's and 1", has rubber grip liner, easy to clamp handles, etc. and got it mounted to the handlebars. The rubber grip strip helps reduce the vibrations. Fired the bike up after sitting for ~2-3months...GEL CEL sealed battery, on tender, had Sea Foam in tank, fired up after a few hits....guess it took a little time to fill the bowls. Then took a ~10 minute ride out onto the local highway, and then back home.
I converted it to ~800 x 480...16x9 format...but it was still ~120 MB's. I then used a different program and reprocessed it down to 640x480 with ~512 Mbps rate....that put black bars across the top/bottom, but also dropped it down to about 45 MBs. I then uploaded it to Youtube....where it probably reprocessed it again!? But anyways....here's the clip:
http://youtu.be/MS-N5N4bGZg
The wide angle did show the speedo...but the lighting was bad when I was on the highway section so you can't the actual readout, but I put a comment onto the video!
Hope you got what you all wanted for Christmas this year!
T.C.
Just posing a question to get things going. I really didn't have any real wants this year. But I thought it would be nice to get a basic Go Pro Hero unit. They are up to the 4th or 5th generation of them at around $350 or so..
, but they still sell their basic unit called just the HERO and it's only ~$129.00. It's still got FULL 1080 HD capture capability, along with 2 other settings, 720P and 720 S60 which is a superwide version.....greater fisheye lens effect.
It only holds a maximum size 32GB MicroSD card. But it also performs some crazy high level compression as it's capturing video. In the standard 720 format.....which has the LEAST amount of fisheye distortion, it takes about 100MB a minute, so that's still ~320 minutes....or a bit over 4 hours of video!
As stated, the files are MP4 format...but extremely compressed....and so you actually have to do 2 sets of conversions/editting processes....first to take it from their hi compressed format into a standard windows AVI or MAC MOV format. Then you re-import these files back into their FREE editting program where you can then add text/titles, clipping, as well as more advanced editting functions...graphic changes....contrast, sharpness, etc., as well as changing the resolution....as well as being able to zoom in or pan, speed up or slow down(SLO MO).....even REVERSE, things like that.
SO....I took Godzilla out today...temps were in the low 60's, no wind, lots of sunshine....purchased the extra motorcycle/bike clamp set...~$19.99 which fits 7/8's and 1", has rubber grip liner, easy to clamp handles, etc. and got it mounted to the handlebars. The rubber grip strip helps reduce the vibrations. Fired the bike up after sitting for ~2-3months...GEL CEL sealed battery, on tender, had Sea Foam in tank, fired up after a few hits....guess it took a little time to fill the bowls. Then took a ~10 minute ride out onto the local highway, and then back home.
I converted it to ~800 x 480...16x9 format...but it was still ~120 MB's. I then used a different program and reprocessed it down to 640x480 with ~512 Mbps rate....that put black bars across the top/bottom, but also dropped it down to about 45 MBs. I then uploaded it to Youtube....where it probably reprocessed it again!? But anyways....here's the clip:
http://youtu.be/MS-N5N4bGZg
The wide angle did show the speedo...but the lighting was bad when I was on the highway section so you can't the actual readout, but I put a comment onto the video!
Hope you got what you all wanted for Christmas this year!
T.C.
(Sold back to Maximan)
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