So last weekend a few of us did a mini european roadtrip. Bad Wildbad, Germany, then Todtnau, also Germany, then across the border for Lac Blanc in France.
All highly recommended in their own way. Bad Wildbad was rocky and tech as hell. Todtnau was so much fun and flowed so well, and Lac Blanc was more like a proper resort, with 4-5 tracks to choose from.
So far I've been a bit slack and only got around to putting one vid online. I've never used video editing software before, so doing simple things like making an intro took me longer than I'd hoped. The quality also isn't a patch on the raw 60fps file out of the camera, but I don't think any online service will come close to that? I'll try Vimeo at some point, see if it's any better.
(obviously select HD if your pc can cope with it!)
To get the right angle I went for the "wedge" technique (rather than putting the camera upside down and then flipping the video file). Guesstimated at 30deg and cut up a cereal box in the carpark, filled it with tissue paper and then duct-taped it for support. I think I got lucky, looks perfect to my eyes!
Music was randomly chosen as just what I happened to be listening to at the time when making the intro, and probably wont be to most people's liking. Ah well!
If I've learnt one thing about helmet cam footage (I've never taken any before), it's that it makes you want to stop being feeble! This track had some flat bits in the middle and at the start, and we're just sat down cruising. Doesn't make for a good vid, I should have been out of the saddle sprinting everywhere! Also upset to see myself coming up short on a few jumps that I was clearing nicely on other runs, grrr! Will do better next time
Also I presume bright but overcast days work best, or early/late in the day when the sun is low - the patchy sunlight in the trees makes for hard work on the eyes!
All highly recommended in their own way. Bad Wildbad was rocky and tech as hell. Todtnau was so much fun and flowed so well, and Lac Blanc was more like a proper resort, with 4-5 tracks to choose from.
So far I've been a bit slack and only got around to putting one vid online. I've never used video editing software before, so doing simple things like making an intro took me longer than I'd hoped. The quality also isn't a patch on the raw 60fps file out of the camera, but I don't think any online service will come close to that? I'll try Vimeo at some point, see if it's any better.
To get the right angle I went for the "wedge" technique (rather than putting the camera upside down and then flipping the video file). Guesstimated at 30deg and cut up a cereal box in the carpark, filled it with tissue paper and then duct-taped it for support. I think I got lucky, looks perfect to my eyes!
Music was randomly chosen as just what I happened to be listening to at the time when making the intro, and probably wont be to most people's liking. Ah well!
If I've learnt one thing about helmet cam footage (I've never taken any before), it's that it makes you want to stop being feeble! This track had some flat bits in the middle and at the start, and we're just sat down cruising. Doesn't make for a good vid, I should have been out of the saddle sprinting everywhere! Also upset to see myself coming up short on a few jumps that I was clearing nicely on other runs, grrr! Will do better next time
Also I presume bright but overcast days work best, or early/late in the day when the sun is low - the patchy sunlight in the trees makes for hard work on the eyes!
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