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Mark Posted a lot Posts: 3,818	Do you know where you can stick it?Mark @hoobs
	May 7, 2018 14:42:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	With the Goodwood weekend coming up I figured I would try and sort a couple of GoPro cameras in an effort to get some decent footage whilst out on track. As an elderly member of RR, I figured it might be an idea to get some advice on where best to mount the cameras and what I can do to get some decent sound quality? I have 2 cameras I can use. Actually I also have a 3rd but it's a bullet camera, quite old and I'm not sure of the picture quality, so I thought I might use this as a foot or steering cam? The other 2 are a GoPro Hero 4 and a GoPro session. As the GP Session doesn't have an external mic input, I was thinking of reverse mounting above the rear screen. I figured it would show faster cars catching and then passing. The Hero 4 will be fitted with an external mic but I'm unsure whether to place the mic near the air intake or the exhaust tail pipe for maximum noise / best quality? Either way, I am guessing I will need to do something to counteract wind noise? Now assuming I actually manage to get some decent video, what would be the best free editing software? Any tips and advice would be much appreciated. Please remember I come from a time when we only had black and white TV's and FaceTime was something we saw on Star Trek. We did have video cameras but they were massively expensive and you needed a wheel barrow to transport them! Please be gentle with me. Mark
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ChasR RR Helper motivation Posts: 10,195 Club RR Member Number: 170	Do you know where you can stick it?ChasR @chasr Club Retro Rides Member 170
	May 8, 2018 7:53:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I will be watching this with interest; I've been looking in Mics for my GP Hero 4 as well. My experiences are limited but I'd like to think I've picked up some things If your windows are shut the stock microphone should be OK. What makes a difference both to image quality and sound if using the internal microphone however are the actual mountings. My Escort RST had a glued mounting but I could never always clip it in right; it was very tight fitting! As a result I'd end up with rattling in the video! With the suction mount I was fine. Also, use the open backed rear cover; it lets more sound in and IME isn't too bad! If you have used the GoPro like the above I apologise. Another thing. Harry's Laptimer app syncs with GoPros, which may be worth bearing in mind. Mine is a GoPro Hero 4 like yours. Here are a few videos of mine: The stick on mount; you can tell when it wasn't clipped in! It didn't help that my discs had pad buildup which really helped in highlighting the issue! It was also a stripped out car on VibraTechnics mounts and coilovers so it was always going to test a few cameras! That was taken with the splashproof rear back; it was a mate's GP Hero 4 at the time and in truth I didn't really know how to set the camera up! Since then I've read up a bit more and know how to get more out of the GoPro in terms of filming settings etc. This will be apparent in the videos below. That was taken with the window open for a while with a suction mount cup; I did however fit the open backed cover so as to let in more sound. I've actually kept this cover on for quite some time now. The Silverstone one was also done in the same way with my car: For all of the below I was sort-of lucky in that I have a MacBook Pro. They come with iMovie which for a built in setup isn't too bad at all! It's fiddly to use at times but it is surprisingly good for doing videos like mine and more. I'm not sure whether you can do two videos in one but it's worth seeing if that is possible. FinalCutPro is the software to use however and is super flexible. Unfortunately, it's not what you'd call a bargain with a subscription model.
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Mark Posted a lot Posts: 3,818	Do you know where you can stick it?Mark @hoobs
	May 10, 2018 6:30:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks for that. I'm hoping the GoPro mic adaptor will arrive today and I will have time to try a couple of locations. I'm thinking either air intake or exhaust but am more concerned with avoiding wind noise. (Ooh er Mrs!) I'm really looking forward to seeing what group I am out on track with and what other cars I'm with. It looks like there will be some real crackers, which is why I am so keen to get a much footage as I can. Anyway, I will post back later and let you know how my tests go.
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