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I've just started shooting with a GoPro. I have yet to make any ground breaking motion pictures.
I've got a Session and I've been shooting in Protune to get the best image quality. When I run it through GoPro studio it massively compresses the file and adds a kind of high contrast, saturated filter to it. Which defeats the point of shooting so flat.
The only editing software I have is iMovie. Using this I can see the much higher quality of the footage but it's pretty limited in features. Minimal control over colour correction so the protune footage either stays flat, or looks unnatural after some basic adjustments.
Should I get a free trial of Final Cut? Or add a couple of quid to my Adobe bill and get Premiere Pro?
I've never really edited anything before but I basically understand the process. Just not sure on the specifics and what tools to use. I don't want this camera to be a dust collector!
Please show me examples if you have any. Cheers.
Either FCP X or Premiere Pro will certainly do the job, although they have quite different workflows. As you have iMovie already, I think it's worth giving the FCP X trial a go and seeing how you get on with it (as it follows the same train of thought). If you absolutely hate it then Premiere is much more 'traditional'.
Premiere and Camtasia here. Use both for work so it's handy not having to pay for them.
My preference is Camtasia because the UI and functionality suit me better.
Id say walk before you run, dont bother with protune to start with. Im using gopro studio on ordinary footage at the moment, works well enough to develop editing skills etc.
Sorry but I'm a photographer and the image quality from the Session really bugs me! Such high contrast and low detail. I'd never shoot stills in Jpeg. I realise I can't have the same control as I can over a Raw image just thought it was worth asking about.
iMovie is all I need editing wise. But I'm looking at stand alone colour correction software now. If I can make it look nice, I can do everything else in iMovie.
I'm at Crankworx next week so first proper trip away with it. I don't want all the clips sitting unused on a hard drive.
I'm using the latest version of iMovie, the interface isn't IMHO as easy or intuitive as older versions but it works fine...
Have a look at this guys website for info on getting the most from your gopro - it certainly helped me when shooting timelapses from my Hero4. He is a GoPro employee so knows his stuff.
[url= http://abekislevitz.com/introducing-hero4-sesssion/ ]Abe Kislevitz - Session[/url]
[url= http://abekislevitz.com/understanding-video-in-the-hero4/ ]Abe Kislevitz - Understanding video[/url]
He is pretty active in his comments sections as well, so you could fire him a message for some tips
EDIT: fwiw, and to return to your original question, I use Premiere to edit my footage, dumped straight in from the camera and avoiding gopro studio. That way you have the greatest amount of control over what you're doing. I don't know if its a session issue, but the footage from my Hero4 usually comes out alright.
[url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKiVpChnZHI ]**shameless plug**[/url]
Thanks for that, it looks like a good resource. Even thought the author looks like one of those infuriatingly jammy bastards.
Nice little selfie vid as well. Hopefully I'll have something to share after next week.