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GoPro Editing Software

Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:47 am
Posted by Clyde Tipton
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Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:47 am
Does the camera come with any software or is that something you have to buy?

What do you use?
Posted by Fap-n-Nap
Member since Aug 2012
2747 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:48 am to
Windows movie maker but I don't have a clue with what I'm doing
Posted by Clyde Tipton
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:50 am to
quote:

Windows movie maker


Is that free, (sounds like it would be)or supposed to come with the operating system? I'm not seeing it when I search my programs?
Posted by Fap-n-Nap
Member since Aug 2012
2747 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:51 am to
I think it came on my computer. Windows 7
This post was edited on 9/10/12 at 10:53 am
Posted by Clyde Tipton
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:53 am to
quote:

Came on my computer. Windows 7


Let me search again...
Posted by Fap-n-Nap
Member since Aug 2012
2747 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:54 am to
I edited and said I think

Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:55 am to
My laptop is not fast enough to process Gopro videos. It's a problem. that said, Imovie is the preferred program around here
Posted by Fap-n-Nap
Member since Aug 2012
2747 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:58 am to
Isn't that what hat uses?
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38719 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:01 am to
quote:

My laptop is not fast enough to process Gopro videos. It's a problem.


WTF? How do you process them?

Posted by Fap-n-Nap
Member since Aug 2012
2747 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:03 am to
Someones else's computer

Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38719 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:03 am to
quote:

Imovie


That sounds like it's going to be a problem with my PC.
Posted by Motorboat
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Member since Oct 2007
22663 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:13 am to
quote:

That sounds like it's going to be a problem with my PC.


what was happening is that the videos would skip and not edit correctly. The HD video was too much data for a 5 year old laptop to process. I'm now considering a macbook, but frick--they're $1300 and I don;t feel like spending that right now to watch crappy movies I filmed on a $250 camera.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38719 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:16 am to
I've got a newer (1 year old) PC. Hopefully it will work, because I haven't seen anything about the editing until now.

I would have thought gopro would have their own software included with the purchase of the camera?

It seems now I'm finding out. "Thanks for buying our camera, good luck editing anything." Love, GoPro.
Posted by TexasTiger34
Austin, Kind of
Member since Mar 2008
11338 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 12:08 pm to
I have a very mediocre laptop PC at home.
I've edited about 15 gopro videos with windows movie maker. It did not come with the laptop but it's free to DL:
LINK

Very easy to use, drag and drop, video trimming, speed up slow down, add music, easy uploads etc.


quote:

I would have thought gopro would have their own software included with the purchase of the camera?

It seems now I'm finding out. "Thanks for buying our camera, good luck editing anything." Love, GoPro.


Just read this ^
have you ever used a computer before? jesus man
This post was edited on 9/10/12 at 12:09 pm
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38719 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 12:18 pm to
quote:

windows movie maker


I downloaded it and I'm playing with some vids I shot on my iphone to get the hang of it. (My gopro comes tomorrow)

quote:

have you ever used a computer before?


Yeah, and if some hardware or anything for that matter doesn't just work automatically like a phone importing pictures, they usually include some software to help facilitate the use of said product.

frick me for asking.
Posted by Tigah D
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
1407 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 12:24 pm to
I don't have a GoPro but have a Sony HD cam that i'm working on learning editing with. Have heard rave reviews for programs like Adobe Premier 10, etc. but i've found out quick that it takes a while to get the hang of it. Probably just going to stick with Win Movie Maker for now. Youtube has a few tutorials that helped a bit
Posted by TexasTiger34
Austin, Kind of
Member since Mar 2008
11338 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 1:04 pm to
quote:

Yeah, and if some hardware or anything for that matter doesn't just work automatically like a phone importing pictures, they usually include some software to help facilitate the use of said product.

i apologize i thought from your previous statement of "good luck editing anything" that you've already tried and couldn't figure it out

-once you've shot a gopro video take out the memory card and load the data onto your computer
-from there open movie maker and just insert the video clip into a movie maker project and you can begin editing it after movie maker automatically converts to a workable format
-once you are done editing you should be able to then save the edited clip as a .wmv file that can be uploaded to youtube, or just saved on your computer

it's pretty simple
email me if you need more help at my username at gmail
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
39420 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 3:33 pm to
quote:

what was happening is that the videos would skip and not edit correctly. The HD video was too much data for a 5 year old laptop to process. I'm now considering a macbook, but frick--they're $1300 and I don;t feel like spending that right now to watch crappy movies I filmed on a $250 camera.


Save the file to your computer and run it off of that instead of directly from your memory card. It should get rid of the slowmo/skip deal you're having. The same thing was happening to me.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38719 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 3:56 pm to
quote:


i apologize i thought from your previous statement of "good luck editing anything" that you've already tried and couldn't figure it out




Nah, I've been playing with movie maker.

I just meant like a printer comes with a driver disc, maybe gopro had their own editing software so you don't have to use some other companies product to use their(gopro) product.

I plan on dropping some cinematic drama on the Monday after teal season.
Posted by TexasTiger34
Austin, Kind of
Member since Mar 2008
11338 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 4:03 pm to
Nah, that's the good thing about them is they use a video format you can edit with any program
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