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how did you use a 4gb card? I thought you could only go up to a 2gb. And how do you edit the video down to be able to upload to YouTube. I've recorded my last 2 races but they are 30 min long.

 

Might be interested, is the waterproof case included?

 

i'll answer for ralph. yes the case is included.
don, we mounted the suction cup mount on the passenger side near the rear wheel arch on my car. mikey had another mount in his front lower grille.
i have seen the 4gb card used.
ralph, sending you a pm...glad you're well

 

Tim & MINIBee,

Thanks for the updates and placement suggestions. Nice that the 4GB card works, too.

So, sign up folks. I need this camera before MITM4 in August. After last years rain a waterproof case is a good idea.

Don

 

if it's a smoking deal, I'll probably buy one.

 

It is..I got in. PM Ralph for pricing info.

 

Message from GoPro

Hi Vincent,

The older 3mp HERO cameras will only support standard SD cards of up to 2GB>

We're still working on the firmware upgrade for the 5mp HERO cameras to fully support the 4GB SD cards and hope to have it available for download from our website within the next month. Right now the camera is limited to saving a 2GB file. So, if using a higher capacity card you need stop any single video record before 56 minutes (2GB) or you will end up with a corrupt file if over 2GB. You can however fill up a 4GB or larger card with several records under 2GB.

Let us know if you have any further questions.

Many thanks,

GoPro Support
GoPro - Wearable Digital Cameras for Sports

 

I used a class 6 4GB card and it worked fine. I don't know for sure that the camera "saw" all 4GB of the card (because I didn't fill the card) but I'm pretty sure I went over 2GB and had no issues.

I use Final Cut Pro to edit the video and the Elgato Turbo HD compression device for H264 compression.

 

This explains how I was able to use a 4GB card. I did exceed 2GB on the card but I had 10-12 files from multiple autocross runs and none exceeded 2GB as a single file.

 

" price too low to list."

You work for the Shamwow guy? Might try the line "Only for the people that call in the next ten minutes." I'm not sure how that works when they run the ad 200 times?

 

Good information on the time limit per file. Very usable with a 4GB card and normal run sessions in lapping and HPDE type events.

Thank you for the updates.

roach, the price is good, send a PM and get on the list. :arf:

 

Here's another video I made using the GoPro Hero wide. I had it mounted by the fuel door on the outside and a second mount inside for the cockpit view. Then I mixed that with additional video I made with a camera out on the course. This was his first autocross and he did great!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdM3LS3VmTc"]YouTube - Sketchdude at BMW CCA Autocross #4 - June 7, 2009[/ame]

 

Great mixing and nice camera mount ideas. Enjoyed the video. Sound was picked up by the GoPro or the other camera?

Don

 

Thanks. The sound in that ground-level shot was from the mics on that camera (Canon VIXIA HF100). I had the camera sitting flat on the ground on the edge of the track for that shot. I had sound from the GoPro but decided to drop it out on this one in favor of the music.

 

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