GoPro Hero 7 Black

[Bongofish]

How waterproof are they then? Can I just dip Inoto water or a lake and film and it's all fine? I've never dared do it with my hero 6. No special cover required?

 

[Bongofish]

@Rob Hancill or anyone else. What resolution do you upload to YouTube. I'm currently uploading in 3840x2160 but is going to take forever ?

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

@Rob Hancill or anyone else. What resolution do you upload to YouTube. I'm currently uploading in 3840x2160 but is going to take forever ?

Upload in that res... YouTube will give you the most bitrate then. Yep, takes ages!

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Another few bits from yesterday...

 

[Bongofish]

Just done a 5 muntire boring video of me plain riding around local paths and a run test. Will link when uploaded if anyone interested in what basic hero 7 quality is like.

 

[pgtips]

There is lot's designs for chin mount here if you have a 3d printer. Going to look through them and print few to see which works better.

 

[Stumpy]

Here's my home made chin mount with the GoPole Arm that I cut down. I cut away a channel of the padding in the helmet chin mount for the GoPole to sit in, then cable tied / glued it in place. Clear glue would have looked much neater but I only had white in the house!

If you need to, you add on more adaptors and stuff to the bottom if you need to make it longer etc. Once its in place its pretty permanent, but you can take off the GoPro housing and just leave the little stubby GoPro mount sticking out of the bottom.

Spare batteries that I use: https://amzn.to/2IHxuzd

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Thanks for the inspiration and idea @Rob Hancill - here's my new setup, a little less 'rustic' than yours ?

The bits I used are one of these

and the bit (small arm, see pic below) that attaches to the GoPro from this.

The finished product looks like this



Love it!

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Bloody brilliant @Stumpy ??

 

[Bongofish]

@Rob Hancill here's my video. Do you know why it keeps going really grainy in some parts? Did this with my hero 6 as well. Must be something I'm doing but I'm not sure what?? Starting g to question the program I'm using. But when I save it to the computer and don't straight upload to YouTube from the program it's fine. I've tried saving to computer first and then uploading to YouTube from the computer saved file and still ends up like this .....video shot in 2 7k 60fps

 

[Gary]

That looked bloody awful. £400 well spent

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

@Rob Hancill here's my video. Do you know why it keeps going really grainy in some parts? Did this with my hero 6 as well. Must be something I'm doing but I'm not sure what?? Starting g to question the program I'm using. But when I save it to the computer and don't straight upload to YouTube from the program it's fine. I've tried saving to computer first and then uploading to YouTube from the computer saved file and still ends up like this .....video shot in 2 7k 60fps

Hi mate. Thanks for sharing. Some definite low bit rate there. Firstly, what is that file size that your software output?

You want to be outputting a 4K video. YouTube will give a 4K file a higher bit rate (less compression).

To give an idea, a 10 minute video works out about 2GB, then I upload that to YT.

 

[pgtips]

Replaces my Hero 4 / Hero 6 and Gimbal. Very impressed with the video and audio.

Spare batteries that I use: https://amzn.to/2IHxuzd
Removu Wind Remover: https://amzn.to/2C37EnM

Rob is the video shot wide or super view mate?

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Rob is the video shot wide or super view mate?

Superview ? I use wide for talking to camera shots. Superview for everything else.

 

[Bongofish]

Hi mate. Thanks for sharing. Some definite low bit rate there. Firstly, what is that file size that your software output?

You want to be outputting a 4K video. YouTube will give a 4K file a higher bit rate (less compression).

To give an idea, a 10 minute video works out about 2GB, then I upload that to YT.

Hi early the file size for that was 1.3gb. it's really confusing me as @Gary says it looks bloody awful . But the actual raw files when playing them look fine. Hmmmm.... What bit rate do you use?

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Hi early the file size for that was 1.3gb. it's really confusing me as @Gary says it looks bloody awful . But the actual raw files when playing them look fine. Hmmmm....

Ahh ok. Youtube takes a while to process the quality. When did you upload? It usually improves quite a bit after a good few hours.

 

[Bongofish]

Ahh ok. Youtube takes a while to process the quality. When did you upload? It usually improves quite a bit after a good few hours.

Uploaded about an hour ago. To be honest always had this issue with the hero 6 but didn't do much filming for YouTube so didn't bother me. Now with my e bike I would like to do some filming thus got the hero 7. Just no idea why it gets so grainy like it does. Going to try and upload it with a considerable higher bitrate and see if it makes any difference.

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Uploaded about an hour ago. To be honest always had this issue with the hero 6 but didn't do much filming for YouTube so didn't bother me. Now with my e bike I would like to do some filming thus got the hero 7. Just no idea why it gets so grainy like it does. Going to try and upload it with a considerable higher bitrate and see if it makes any difference.

You filing with Protune on?

 

[Bongofish]

You filing with Protune on?

Yep ? like I say. Raw footage is spot on

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Yep ? like I say. Raw footage is spot on

Ok - don’t think it has finished processing as it was only displaying at 1080p when I watched it.

 

[pgtips]

Ok - don’t think it has finished processing as it was only displaying at 1080p when I watched it.

Mine shows video unavailable now!!

 

[Bongofish]

Yep ?

Mine shows video unavailable now!!

Yeh I removed itm going to do some testing first ?

 

[Bongofish]

I've read somewhere that recording in 60fps is not great for YouTube and that 30fps should be used. Any idea @Rob Hancill . I've exported every setting higherd the bit rate and still comes out pixelated on YouTube when moving through the grassy areas :/

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

I've read somewhere that recording in 60fps is not great for YouTube and that 30fps should be used. Any idea @Rob Hancill . I've exported every setting higherd the bit rate and still comes out pixelated on YouTube when moving through the grassy areas :/

Leave it until tomorrow and see if it improves. Is it 4K on YouTube yet? Even when it’s gone to 4K it can still take some time to get to max quality.

 

[MarkH]

Another few bits from yesterday...

Rob

Nice vid. As an aside, where is the first part at Swinley, with the small double. I recognise the other parts of the trail but can't place that bit.

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Rob

Nice vid. As an aside, where is the first part at Swinley, with the small double. I recognise the other parts of the trail but can't place that bit.

I think it’s called ‘The Berminator’ at the top next the the red run (and next to babymaker, which I believe is closed)

 

[MarkH]

I think it’s called ‘The Berminator’ at the top next the the red run (and next to babymaker, which I believe is closed)

Cheers
That makes sense. I always go down Babymaker as been on a mission to completely clear the big table and beat my PB - can't seem to get below 50 seconds. FYI Babymakers been back open again for the last couple of weeks.

 

[Bongofish]

@Rob Hancill how long does it take to render your videos and then upload to YouTube?

 

[Bongofish]

Sorted it I think. Still very impressed with stabilization

 

[mark.ai]

Such a shame that YouTube causes all that pixelization when you are moving fast on the bike. It looks much better at the end when you do the run test and aren't moving so fast.

I'm wondering if Vimeo might look better and if anyone has tried it?

 

[pgtips]

Such a shame that YouTube causes all that pixelization when you are moving fast on the bike. It looks much better at the end when you do the run test and aren't moving so fast.

I'm wondering if Vimeo might look better and if anyone has tried it?

Ditch YouTube and go with Vimeo.Aparently supposed to be allot better.
Need to give it a go one day soon.