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Phatmiata
02-06-2012, 07:38 PM
As the title says!! If you have one please post up some videos that you have created with your GoPro & your Miata!

Here is one from GoPro


http://youtu.be/KNf_wlLZU04

psulja
02-07-2012, 12:47 AM
Couple of quick videos:


http://youtu.be/SwkadlnwePI

http://youtu.be/NN47KvEA83E

Need to replace my lens after it fell off my brother's car on our last roadtrip. Will try to find that video too :P

Question: what are you guys using to keep wind noise down on your videos? Any suggestions? I like the video quality of the GoPro but not the audio quality as much, but I have a feeling I could be doing something different to help that.

drkknt05
02-07-2012, 01:19 AM
^ are you using the right casing? The one without the holes on the back

XCLR8TN
02-07-2012, 08:29 AM
I only have short and/or crappy vids.. lol

Testing placement for view/intake noise :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xSaORQMg4

More placement... needed a sturdier mount than an S2K fender (or a less bumpy track!) 1:40 for a little sideways action


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3wKQAxxMH8

Tow motor burnout at my last job:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgwOPJ4dY1k

Big snowy drifts (I'm the chase car) at night (this is a Gen 1 Gopro)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGU-dzmtZOI

Mounted on ex's Ducati, I'm in the rear on my CBR...kinda boring vid but unique perspective:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhOefkQ1xoY

JakeLS01
02-07-2012, 05:48 PM
I've been tempted to get one of these little guys. My only fear is the audio quality of the camera. I've seen some good clips with good audio, but majority are poor.

Doward
02-07-2012, 09:24 PM
I love mine!

Couple recent AutoX vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMqZufgzzx8&list=PL294C5FD7A0682FD3&index=3&feature=plpp_video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnkTeY5V9Wk&list=PL294C5FD7A0682FD3&index=1&feature=plpp_video

Last Aprils trackday before motor went knock knock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYfVqsgZABk&list=FLElpzdyouX4zz4-v7h0jvsQ&index=11&feature=plpp_video

drkknt05
02-08-2012, 01:43 AM
Ha ha that fork lift burn out is cool

CeeJaayDM
02-08-2012, 02:32 PM
I've been tempted to get one of these little guys. My only fear is the audio quality of the camera. I've seen some good clips with good audio, but majority are poor.

the hero 2's have external mic ports for better audio quality. :)

Tekel
02-08-2012, 03:09 PM
I've been tempted to get one of these little guys. My only fear is the audio quality of the camera. I've seen some good clips with good audio, but majority are poor.

If you are even attempting to look at the GoPro for any sort of audio capturing, you are looking at it for COMPLETELY the wrong reasons. The Waterproof casing completely seals the camera in (including any crappy microphone it has in it). It does come with a secondary case back that allows sound to get in but the GoPro still has a crappy microphone and the audio is not worth using.

jnshk
02-10-2012, 10:48 PM
My boring GoPro videos:

Houston Miata Club all-night cruise along the coast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM4Py4YCCNg

Low-cost boom test #1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg9xfQ0EUZ8

Low-cost boom test #2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geRXyLU0xcY

Low-cost suction mount highway test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0rkytkQj8g

Low-cost suction mount bumpy test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKVlLVdAF3w

Cruising some country roads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU8PU6IJIZY
(Living next to the Gulf Coast sucks. Everything is flat and straight, so you have to drive 2 hours NW just for something that even remotely resembles curvy roads. I can't wait to get back to Appalachia!)

I need more free time so I can finish some projects on the car and get out with the camera for some more pleasure-driving again.

psulja
02-10-2012, 11:35 PM
Awesome idea of using the bodywork suction cups for a boom! I think i might have to try that. Do you think the single 4.5" suction cups would work or would it need to be the 3-in-1 suction cup? Any pics of the setup and how you mounted everything together? Rep'd!

Skomee
02-11-2012, 12:38 AM
Track time at Willow Springs with the Alpha Club.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzXCIE-Kke4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The Platypus
02-11-2012, 02:20 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK-xuFwzk7A

drkknt05
02-11-2012, 04:56 AM
Anybody do any diy mounts for helmets, bike bars, suction mounts, ect.?

stormin'norman
02-11-2012, 07:49 PM
S2000>Miata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIoIxTsbrIc

jnshk
02-11-2012, 11:17 PM
Awesome idea of using the bodywork suction cups for a boom! I think i might have to try that. Do you think the single 4.5" suction cups would work or would it need to be the 3-in-1 suction cup? Any pics of the setup and how you mounted everything together? Rep'd!

A couple of single cups might work pretty well. As long as your boom and your camera aren't very heavy (and as long as you keep the driving speeds reasonable), you shouldn't need too much suction power. With the two double-suction handles attached to the boom, it felt very very securely attached to the car. There weren't many mounting options though because the car has a lot more curves than it seems at first glance. Using some single-cup handles might give you more flexibility in mounting it too.

I don't think I ever got any decent pics of the whole mount. I threw it on that one day and then kind of abandoned it after that because it was just too shaky. It seems like it really needs something to triangulate it for stability, and the more ideas that I came up with the more expensive it looked like it was going to be. It seems like it would actually work pretty well for a photo boom shot, because it didn't shake too badly at very low speeds, but even at speeds under 30mph through my neighborhood it started to get too bumpy for my liking.

Parts and assembly was pretty much as follows:
- 2x double suction cup handles from Harbor Frieght
- 2x conduit hangers (1.25" or 1", can't remember which)
- 3x 1/4" bolts
- 2x 1/4" nuts
- 1x ball mount for camera
- 1x long scrap aluminum square tube

Attach clamps around each suction handle.
Drill holes in bar and insert bolt through clamps and bar wherever desired.
Secure with nuts.
Drill end of bar, attach ball mount to bar with bolt.
Find large flat surface to attach suction cups to.
Mount camera on boom.
Try it out!

psulja
02-12-2012, 12:39 AM
Awesome! I'm definitely going to try that and maybe play around with it to try and get it a little more sturdy for harder driving. Thanks for the info.

P.S- nice avatar!

Bummer
02-13-2012, 09:13 PM
I really thought the GoPro would have much better sound quality than it does. It's not too much better than the Flip I've been using for the last year. There's a guy with a 350Z that has some of the best GoPro vids, I think.

Here's one of mine with the Flip:

http://youtu.be/UkhkCVyaKaI?hd=1

Here's one of Z1NONLY's with the GoPro. Pretty good sound mounted at the grill:

http://youtu.be/COVTKvIfLIE

And one more of mine experimenting with another mounting location:

http://youtu.be/PCiwo_Jttok?hd=1

ChrisJuliano
02-13-2012, 09:48 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hrdp2s1_tw

CeeJaayDM
02-20-2012, 12:21 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtAXBCvi4u4

MR.net is in this video somewhere :winky:

drkknt05
02-20-2012, 12:36 AM
^ nice

El Ryan
02-20-2012, 01:36 AM
Looks good ceejay, is there anything that can be done about the contrast between the inside/outside of the car (lighting & Brightness) on the gopro's?

CeeJaayDM
02-20-2012, 01:42 AM
im not sure i.. hope so though. that videos wayy too bright.

psulja
02-20-2012, 12:30 PM
There is a setting you can adjust, I just forget how. Look at the manual and it should be in there.

CeeJaayDM
02-21-2012, 01:35 AM
thanks psulja! ill check it out if i find my box haha

SM16RMSM
05-01-2012, 02:37 PM
I did this video for a friend of mine. I have video of my Spec but non done up at this time. I did this video last year and recorded with a GoPro Hero HD. I want to get the new HD 2 so I will be putting my first gen GoPro up soon. I might start it here first.


http://youtu.be/HEdPpbNan5o

Also, here is the link to the Panoz GTS car that passed him. It is footage from that car if anyone is interested. http://youtu.be/E1PHz8T2XsI What suck is that guy ended up cutting off the video after he passed my good friend and told everyone he won the race. My video tells a different story though.

EMMI
05-01-2012, 02:41 PM
http://youtu.be/xy9OVRNIJnU

not a GoPro, its a big, boxy over hyped piece of media... taken from my contourHD on my first time driving AMP

fitftw
05-01-2012, 02:47 PM
Just got a GoPro2 and Eye of Mine rollbar mount the other day. This was a test vid. I mount the camera on the top hoop now, not the harness bar. Also, Bride Vios is on its way thankfully. Stock seat FTL

RB intake & header
Roadstersport test pipe
Corksport Drift exhaust
Tein Flex 7/6
14x7 RPF1
195/60 Star Specs
gutted completely


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWthGmlFl-o&list=UUZMDdww4bVySD0YZS1E5RiQ&index=1&feature=plcp

PeTeToTe
05-02-2012, 10:37 AM
What editing software do u guys use for the GoPro vids?

SM16RMSM
05-02-2012, 01:56 PM
I used the software that come on my Mac. iMovie or something like that. I want to find something better though. Its very easy but limited in what I wanted to do.

PioneerMX5
03-06-2015, 12:42 PM
Just got my '01 SE. This was shot with a Hero2, suction cup mount to the outside of the windshield. I use Sony Vegas for video edits.

https://vimeo.com/120532592

I'll be posting more ...

Demon I Am
03-06-2015, 03:20 PM
camera did a great job, but I was hopic for some Lava and ash plumes

radmachine
04-22-2015, 04:18 PM
This is for some reason the newest video I have. From a Drivers Edge day at MSRC. Old dead tires on the rear made this day a little off. Theres a pretty sweet save at about the 7:10 mark.
dT2YjdH3VRg

Bummer
04-22-2015, 08:18 PM
Just got my '01 SE. This was shot with a Hero2, suction cup mount to the outside of the windshield. I use Sony Vegas for video edits.

https://vimeo.com/120532592

I'll be posting more ...

Nice. Looks very familiar. My mom lived in Jackson, CA for several years, and I drove plenty of those roads while visiting her.

Bummer
04-22-2015, 08:29 PM
US 421 "The Snake" outside Mountain City, TN. VVT swapped NA. I bolted the GoPro box top mount to the underside of the top of the grill opening. It doesn't show unless you get on you hand and knees, but it's a good solid mount.

/LWnaZGQe3X0

Demon I Am
04-23-2015, 07:19 AM
That engine sounds great, Bummer! Thanks for another awesome video.

marlonthegreat
08-02-2016, 02:11 AM
https://youtu.be/Z2YXBt37J_k