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Why is my Linear FOV GoPro Hero 4 Black video distorted at edges?
The distortion you are seeing has nothing to do with ProTune or other codec settings. Its perspective distortion caused by the wide focal length of the GoPro Lens + The low quality of the GoPro Lens ...
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USB charger for GoPro -- I need 5V, 2A, but does the wattage matter?
Wattage matters - it is inextricably tied to Voltage & Amperage.
Watts = Amps x Volts
Standard' USB power is 5V, 500mW - which is only 0.1A.
Many computers, especially since USB-C, can negotiate ...
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Is video stabilization during recording better than stabilizing a shot in post-production?
For best results, the first thing you need to do is physically stabilize the gopro itself, as best as you can. Neither the gopro's built-in stabilization nor post processing stabilization can remove ...
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Rendering bits from multiple GoPro 7 footage into one file to save space and time without loosing quality
What you are looking for are lossless codecs. Export with the exact same settings that your footage was recorded in, but use a codec such as Prores4444xq or DNxHD, with no subsampling and 16 bit video-...
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Camcorder vs. GoPro mounted on bike
The primal problem will be the stabilization. GoPro's Cameras offer a decent image-stabilization and are wide-angled. This allows shakes and bumps to have less of an impact. If you now go for a ...
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Connect GoPro Hero 7 Black to Macbook Pro 2017 via USB-C
It does work with GoPro Quik software and I also found that my Android File Transfer software picked it up and showed me the SD card as a filesystem I could copy files from just like it would my phone....
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Connect GoPro Hero 7 Black to Macbook Pro 2017 via USB-C
According to page 61 of the Hero7 Black manual, you can transfer files to your computer using USB-c. The manual only mentions being able to do this with the Quik application on your computer. Most ...
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Is video stabilization during recording better than stabilizing a shot in post-production?
I would decide by running some recording tests, and deciding which image you actually prefer - the on-board stabilisation, or doing it in post on the PC. There will be pros and cons both ways - ...
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How can I reduce the wind noise as much as possible when recording a video with a GoPro?
As Tetsujin mentioned in the comment, a typical solution is to use an external microphone with a wind shield (aka windscreen or dead cat). One may get a GoPro Pro 3.5mm Mic Adapter to connect an ...
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what the difference between 24/30/60 frames per second in the context of a 7 day/night time lapse video?
When you record a timelapse video over a long period of time, you usually only take a single image, then pause for a specific length of time, then take the next image.
Frames per second are usually ...
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Transition / Cut Advice for Video Idea
It would be fairly easy to use a wipe centred on the black pole in the middle of the ski lift. A wipe is a standard transition found in most, if not all NLEs, that crops the outgoing picture from one ...
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Transition / Cut Advice for Video Idea
You could use black screens as section dividers, e.g. one screen could feature a large question mark and the other one an exclamation mark as text.
The idea is to drag the black screens across the ...
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How can I crop an undistorted region from a wide angle gopro capture?
Pretty much any modern NLE will allow you to do this, with varying levels of difficulty. For example, in Davinci Resolve you could do most of this in the free version, except for removing the fisheye ...
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Should I expect worse video quality with GoPro using lens protectors?
If you use lens-protection of any kind, same with autocue or eyedirect, the additional glass in front of your camera will have some effect, yes. The magnitude of which will vary depending on your uses....
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