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Fossil Bluff

Thru Hiker
24fps 4k here on 3 cameras - one or two sweeps are a bit jumpy but that is also due to them being speeded up so unlikely to be due to the original sweep.

Really impressed with the Hero 8.


I'm finding colour correction and export settings have as much effect on the finished output as anything.

Proxy files mean that my old mid range PC can cope with the 4k footage until I get to colour correction and then it starts to struggle to play the previews, still learning loads about Premier Pro.

A really nice film :)

Sounds like you have really given this some thought. I barely ever touch colour and light correction... it would take me a month of Sunday’s, once I get started. I corrected a clip the other day and then linked the corrections with a bunch of others and wished I hadn’t and then sort of lost myself :D I don’t have premier pro - I may have to dabble in that direction one day but am quite happy with the free DaVinci Resolve at the moment.
 

Odd Man

Thru Hiker
It's all about the need. If I was doing a thru-hike and tried to minimise everything, then 720p30fps would still be decent quality
24fps 4k here on 3 cameras - one or two sweeps are a bit jumpy but that is also due to them being speeded up so unlikely to be due to the original sweep.

Really impressed with the Hero 8.


I'm finding colour correction and export settings have as much effect on the finished output as anything.

Proxy files mean that my old mid range PC can cope with the 4k footage until I get to colour correction and then it starts to struggle to play the previews, still learning loads about Premier Pro.

If you shoot in 24fps, then you need to have the project file in editor in 24fps, otherwise you get tend to get massive choppiness or wobbliness, because the editor artificially adds 6 frames every second to fill in the missing data.

Here's a good example. I followed Mary's PCT hike and she did lots of entertaining and good videos. However, I'm pretty sure he was shooting 24 or 25fps but edited in 30fps (the YT file is 30fps) and if you watch this video you see the choppiness or the little jumps with sweeping movement which I'm quite convinced are those catch up frames every now and then.

Disclaimer: I tend to see little issues like these, whereas my missus for example will happily watch anything without noticing.


I know about streaming etc, because I was a PM for video streaming services in my previous life, but my knowledge of actually shooting and editing are not great so I'm studying up on that. I haven't really even started learning about colour correcting yet, which is another Pandora's box. :bawling:
 
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Odd Man

Thru Hiker
A really nice film :)

Sounds like you have really given this some thought. I barely ever touch colour and light correction... it would take me a month of Sunday’s, once I get started. I corrected a clip the other day and then linked the corrections with a bunch of others and wished I hadn’t and then sort of lost myself :D I don’t have premier pro - I may have to dabble in that direction one day but am quite happy with the free DaVinci Resolve at the moment.

I had a quick chat with a professional filmmaker and she said that they used DaVinci for colour correction, even if they edit in other SW.
 

Davy

Thru Hiker
Interesting. I only use colour correction a teeny bit to reduce the differences between different cameras we use.Occasionally also to compensate for incompetent camera handling (ie. shooting footage with the wrong white balance setting...)

The out of the box GoPro settings are pretty good for most things but are too contrasty and saturated compared to my GX8.

Stuff also looks different on different screens.
 

Fossil Bluff

Thru Hiker
I had a quick chat with a professional filmmaker and she said that they used DaVinci for colour correction, even if they edit in other SW.

That’s really interesting- there’s a lot you can do in DaVinci ... I’ve altered a few clips to raise brightness and contrast but haven’t begun to delve into its depths yet. I’m usually tired after a couple of days hiking and filming followed by a day of editing - I just want it done before I go to bed :D
 
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Odd Man

Thru Hiker
That’s really interesting- there’s a lot you can do in DaVinci ... I’ve altered a few clips to raise brightness and contrast but haven’t begun to delve into its depths yet. I’m usually tired after a couple of days hiking and filming followed by a day of editing - I gust want it done before I go to bed :D

We're in talks of doing a skill swap, when I get my clinic up and running again. I can then share what I've learned.
 

Fossil Bluff

Thru Hiker
The latest offering :)

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OwenM

Thru Hiker
That’s really interesting- there’s a lot you can do in DaVinci ... :D

If ever there was an understatement, just spent a day trying to edit a 17 minutes video, the first time I've tried DaVinci. OMG what a steep learning curve. Just about got the video how I want it, now to work out how to do the Audio.
 

Fossil Bluff

Thru Hiker
If ever there was an understatement, just spent a day trying to edit a 17 minutes video, the first time I've tried DaVinci. OMG what a steep learning curve. Just about got the video how I want it, now to work out how to do the Audio.

I would be more than happy to share what I’ve learned so far and mistakes along the way... workflow is key - see Primal Video on YT - they have an excellent workflow vid.

I’m wild camping in a gale and rain at the moment - so I’ll pop back here tomorrow :)
 

OwenM

Thru Hiker
I would be more than happy to share what I’ve learned so far and mistakes along the way... workflow is key - see Primal Video on YT - they have an excellent workflow vid.

I’m wild camping in a gale and rain at the moment - so I’ll pop back here tomorrow :)

Thanks for the offer, if I really get stuck I might PM you. I'll have a look at the videos, I did look at getting a book on DaVinci but amazon only have one at £43.

Hope your camp wasn't too wet, not so much wind here but two days of biblical rain.
 

DuneElliot

Section Hiker
I would be more than happy to share what I’ve learned so far and mistakes along the way... workflow is key - see Primal Video on YT - they have an excellent workflow vid.

I’m wild camping in a gale and rain at the moment - so I’ll pop back here tomorrow :)

I assume you were up there last Saturday night (4th)...thought about you camping as I was on Dartmoor too, albeit in my car camper...it was NASTY
 

Fossil Bluff

Thru Hiker
I assume you were up there last Saturday night (4th)...thought about you camping as I was on Dartmoor too, albeit in my car camper...it was NASTY

Yes, it was quite a gas really :) In fact last night was more bothersome, with squalls every now and again; bleddy weather! :D

Where did you stay?
 

DuneElliot

Section Hiker
Yes, it was quite a gas really :) In fact last night was more bothersome, with squalls every now and again; bleddy weather! :D

Where did you stay?

I stopped at Princetown...The Plume of Feathers permits campers to stay in the back parking area as long as you're a paying customer. So I enjoyed a pint while there. I wasn't originally planning on staying there but the weather forced my hand a little (or a lot)
 

Fossil Bluff

Thru Hiker
I stopped at Princetown...The Plume of Feathers permits campers to stay in the back parking area as long as you're a paying customer. So I enjoyed a pint while there. I wasn't originally planning on staying there but the weather forced my hand a little (or a lot)

Lovely, I know the owner very well, but I haven’t been to a pub since before the pandemic started.
 
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