Hi Scott.. That's close to what I do.

SD card into Mac.. See it using finder.. Re name and drag to screen.. Eject card on screen in finder and remove SD card.. btw I use my digital camera to re format the card and put it back into the GoPro.. I then open iMovie and import movie from screen (desktop).. Once the video files are loaded into iMovie (in the lower section) I then choose the bits that I want and drag then to the upper section of iMovie.. I then add music from iTunes (just drag it across) and then I just trim the bits till I'm happy.. Then click finalize project.. Then share with Vimeo.

I'm not sure if I'm doing it right..I just fumbled my way through learning it and it seems to work ok.

DJ

If you get stuck check out youtube - lots of video's there showing you how to do things step by step - a good resource and its free!!!

ALways best to format cards in camera

Piss off 1080 - no one can tell once its uploaded - 720 is your friend. Hd is highly over rated - Very HIGHLY Overrated. Good light , framing / composition and how you move the camera are the factors that will win brownie points. I highly rate the go pro as a locked off wide angle shot maker - that you can put in lots of places easily.

Look at using Go Pro's cineform if you want to keep those beautiful 50/ 60 fps that you bought the camera for

imovie just chucks out the frames to give you 25p / 30 p - which is disingenuous.
Then , when - and if - you go to slo mo your footage it will look like a chimpanzee has been doing the editing.

Keep your edits short. Be brutal.

"Vine " 7 second videos are the new hero of internet video right now- crew are terrified when they click on the video and it says 7, 8 or 12 minutes long.

iMovie is great but spend the extra $325 and download final cut pro X , it's been dumbed up as before it was very hard to use , now it's a very advanced version of iMovie , plus you can buy plugins from places like FCPeffects which give incredible effects. Plus it will keep your slomo nice and silky smooth.

HD is brutal on your computer especially if you aren't a clean shooter just leaving the camera filming everything. Be selective with your shots stopping the camera after every wave or sequence. All your iMovie memory is stored on your start up disk so it doesn't take long to choke your computer , thats why I used to run seperate 1TB hard drives to store all my info , I know have a new iMac with a built in 3TB Solid State hard drive to deal with all my HD footage and files.

Stay away from the protune setting in your go pro black it's a memory killer , you don't need to use. Matt said (Reflex) :- Good light , framing / composition and how you move the camera are the factors that will win brownie points. So true and great advice.

Reflex Films said...
imovie just chucks out the frames to give you 25p / 30 p - which is disingenuous.

Any recommendations for alternate software - with a low price tag?

Thanks,
Scott.

rambooc1 said...

Piros said...
- Good light , framing / composition and how you move the camera are the factors that will win brownie points. So true and great advice.

Yep, but with a GoPro, those 3 things you rarely have control over :-)

at least the wide angle smoothes out the moves nicely. you get used to shooting blind after a while. you work out the general sort of shots that work. and if you arent sure and are in a controlled situation you can bang out 2 or 3 safeties.

CMC said...

rambooc1 said...

Reflex Films said...

"Vine " 7 second videos are the new hero of internet video right now- crew are terrified when they click on the video and it says 7, 8 or 12 minutes long.

Argh.. Don't say that, I just put a 59:30 Doco online today, that's mins not secs. ...lol

Is it up?? Been hanging to see this doco only the Moololaba blokes.

Just went to Rambos Locker and watched the Mooloolaba Molokai documentary. Highly recommended. Well done Rambo!!

what do u mean "format" dont u just delete the old files and stick the card back in ?

The simplest explanation, is Delete ALL on a GoPro just means the current files are removed and the card is "prepared"/formatted to suit the GoPro. It's especially important if you do happen to delete files on a Mac, you must also empty the Trash bin BEFORE removing the card/camera or they will still be there. PC is different, but best practice is to only delete files after transferring them to your Hard drive using the cameras Delete All function, PC or Mac.

One other tip that can save file corruption and garbage being transferred to your SD card is to switch the WRITE LOCK button on when transferring files, it can still READ and transfer, but the computer is prevented from WRITING. ( on a micro SD card engage the LOCK on the adapter)

Piros said...
iMovie is great but spend the extra $325 and download final cut pro X , it's been dumbed up as before it was very hard to use , now it's a very advanced version of iMovie , plus you can buy plugins from places like FCPeffects which give incredible effects. Plus it will keep your slomo nice and silky smooth.

HD is brutal on your computer especially if you aren't a clean shooter just leaving the camera filming everything. Be selective with your shots stopping the camera after every wave or sequence. All your iMovie memory is stored on your start up disk so it doesn't take long to choke your computer , thats why I used to run seperate 1TB hard drives to store all my info , I know have a new iMac with a built in 3TB Solid State hard drive to deal with all my HD footage and files.

Stay away from the protune setting in your go pro black it's a memory killer , you don't need to use. Matt said (Reflex) :- Good light , framing / composition and how you move the camera are the factors that will win brownie points. So true and great advice.

Thanks Rob, I seem to be using heaps of computer memory so I'll pick your brain over a beer next time we catch up. Or whatever it was you were drinking excessively at Merimbula.

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