<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">You inspired me to get off my butt and write up a blog post covering camera choice. There will be more on the settings, mounts and creative options to come. For now here it is on choosing a camera.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.classicmotorfilms.com/post/choosing-an-on-car-camera" class="">https://www.classicmotorfilms.com/post/choosing-an-on-car-camera</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For those looking to upgrade - GoPro is running a $100 trade-in promotion on their top cameras - that will last you years. It brings the Hero 8 Black down to $300, or the Hero 7 Black down to $279. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-john<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 16, 2020, at 9:31 AM, Brian Schirano <<a href="mailto:bschirano1@gmail.com" class="">bschirano1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Well.... THAT was a helpful article and explanation, I take quite a bit of comfort that it isn't me, it's THEM, them GoPro people and they have a reason!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks John and others, the only thing I guess is I need to download a stitching app and away I (we) go</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Brian</div></div><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div class="gmail_quote" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:08 PM John Linney <<a href="mailto:john@linneyweb.com" class="">john@linneyweb.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="auto" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Older GoPros have a maximum file size of 4GB to retain compatibility with older computers being able to read the SD cards. It’s not such a bad thing if your camera fails or the battery dies unexpectedly. At least you have some footage already recorded. This article goes into more detail... <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/havecamerawilltravel.com/gopro/gopro-split-video-files/amp/" target="_blank" class="">https://www.google.com/amp/s/havecamerawilltravel.com/gopro/gopro-split-video-files/amp/</a></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">I’ll be at Mid Ohio with a bunch of GoPros. Generally speaking, you should think about upgrading if your GoPro is prior to a Hero 5 Black. You will be stunned with the improvement in image quality, stabilization and even audio quality. </div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">I’ll be putting together an edit of the race. Last years edit used whatever footage I could get so you will see a vast disparity in quality. The TR250K had the most up to date GoPros and you can really tell. </div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">The race... <a href="https://youtu.be/iLo1u5ZjNmI" target="_blank" class="">https://youtu.be/iLo1u5ZjNmI</a></div><div dir="ltr" class="">TR250K... <a href="https://youtu.be/UzLcAUqjZ1A" target="_blank" class="">https://youtu.be/UzLcAUqjZ1A</a> (a great example of GoPro audio in the racing shots if you have a mic shielded from the wind). </div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">I’ll be putting together recommendations on which camera(s) will work best. I’m also planning on evaluating some 360 degree cameras which will make for some truly awesome creative possibilities, (just a pain to edit). </div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">-john</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">John Linney</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><a href="https://classicmotorfilms.com/" target="_blank" class="">https://classicmotorfilms.com</a></div><div dir="ltr" class="">408 887 8105</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Jan 16, 2020, at 6:03 AM, Mike Harmuth via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Brian, my Go Pro hero-2 splits up a session into roughly 2 MB files. I believe it related to file system limits. I use some free software, RaceRender, <a href="http://racerender.com/RR3/Download.html" target="_blank" class="">http://racerender.com/RR3/Download.html</a> to join and edit them into one movie. The free version does all of that but has their logo embedded in the final picture. I bought a lifetime licence for something like $50 that allows you to remove the logo and do other stuff, like integrate multiple cameras and data from their smart phone app.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I'm guessing the free Windows Movie Maker program can be used to join them as well, I just find it's slower and the output file is large.</div><div class="">A short clip using the software to integrate front and rear cameras <a href="https://youtu.be/fpYS2zc6-xk" target="_blank" class="">https://youtu.be/fpYS2zc6-xk</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">mike h</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 8:20 AM Brian Schirano via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr" class="">Yes... The Hero cards are very cool<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hmmmm.... an Expert with a GoPro Shawn? I need some help (and I've heard others have the same problem). I have a Hero Black and..... when I remember to turn it ON, somewhere mid race, sometimes twice, it stops then restarts. I end up with multiple files from a 20 or so minute session. I've fiddled with settings but really don't know what I'm doing, just what I can learn from the manual.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Suggestions?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">See you there</div><div class="">Thanks</div><div class="">Brian</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:11 PM Shawn Frank via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">I won't touch that one... :-)<div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140128206" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140128549" class="">I am really wanting to get a full set of cards signed by everyone if I could. </div><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140487276" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140487495" class="">May be difficult this year as I'm expecting a full crew of 3 of us again, maybe more and I suspect some of you have seen me at full sprint most of the weekend. </div><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140501544" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140501833" class="">I'll have my 2 Nikons blazing away and 3 GoPros that may need a ride... we'll do some Facebook Live video, race updates on North American Triumphs Facebook page, VTR's page and of course The Vintage Triumph Magazine coverage. I'm working on expanding to other publications. More on that soon. </div><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140599702" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140599964" class="">This is getting exciting.</div><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140465557" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825yMail_cursorElementTracker_1579140465840" class="">See you all there!!!<br class=""><br class=""><div id="gmail-m_2769966863566850977gmail-m_-180339013037729222gmail-m_3893229166962873825ymail_android_signature" class="">Shawn Frank<br class="">The Vintage Triumph Magazine - Editor<br class="">North American Triumphs (FKA Spitfire & GT6 Magazine) - Owner<br class="">Des Moines Concours 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