Gnarbox 2.0 and LumaFusion | Review & Tutorial

[@StevenDempseyArtist]

Great teaching/tutorial/review style. No messing around, just actual useful content. How refreshing

[@Dat376]

omg I am so glad you added the WD to compare. I wish you added that "VS" in the title. This video really helped my decision making.

[@Bengalfan]

This is the first truly excellent video that I have seen regarding the Gnarbox 2.0 being used as it was designed to be used for capturing, backing up, and editing video in the field. I purchased the 1 TB version a few days ago, and this video is a fair and excellent guide to using the device. Battery power is excellent at 3-6 hours and file transfers to and from the Gnarbox 2.0 are very fast thanks to its NVME flash drive. I am using my Gnarbox 2.0 with my Canon 5D MK IV for both video and raw photos. The video files captured by this camera are huge, but I have no problems quickly transferring them to the Gnarbox and editing them in LumaFusion. The Gnarbox 2.0 is a unique device well worth consideration of any photographer or videographer who desires to save, protect and work with their files in the field.

[@AirPhotography]

Thank you very much and thank you for your input 🙂

[@Bengalfan]

@@AirPhotography You are most welcome, and thanks again for a truly fine video on this product.

[@michaeltrejos7656]

Air Photography hello my friend how are you v great videos Wondering i heart you are using your iphone on this video amd others my question is how fo you make it to fit so nicely on luma fusion screen ? Like it looks like you filmed it with a camera when i use my IPhone the video look so big image like zoomed it and i can not use any image even if use my ohone on horizontal angle still you know not alway carry my camera n i film something i out it on LumaFusion a clip and it doesn’t look the same like i shoot on my camera thank you so much

[@AirPhotography]

I am working on a video showing behind the scenes how I film my content. I get many questions asking about my equipment and set up when filming. Keep an eye out on my channel over the next couple weeks hopefully I will have it ready

[@PrimalOutdoors]

Great video, I already made the decision to purchase, and it should arrive today, but the tutorial was very helpful, I feel I will be able to hit the ground running. Jason

[@AirPhotography]

Thank you very much I’m glad you found it helpful

[@markexploringnewstuff]

Great job. Just purchased the Gnarbox 2.0 and was searching for an overview. Clear concise explanations. After watch your video, I am must more confident in using it. Again, thanks so much for your efforts?

[@AirPhotography]

That’s great it’s always nice to hear when people find my videos helpful

[@DonSudy]

Great video. I recently got my Gnarbox and am fumbling through figuring out a mobile photography and some video work flow mode. This video helped a lot. Hope you do one aimed at photographers.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Very nice demonstration and guide

[@sambutcher4344]

This is a fantastic video! Gnarbox & Lumafusion should pay you to make instructional videos for them! I just bought a Gnarbox 2.0 and am using it with a 9.7 32GB ipad pro. I am concerned that if I select "prepare video preview' that it might be transferring data onto the ipad and take up space. Do you know if this is the case, or is it just processing the files onboard the gnarbox so they are in a format that is faster to transfer?

[@sambutcher4344]

I tried it out by creating the preview - and although it took up extra space on the gnarbox, it didn’t use any space on the iPad. 👍

[@kraznoxic]

thank you so much for this tutorial. really helped! I love how you mentioned other HDD and their limitations, to justify the cost of getting GNARBOX. I have a GNARBOX from the kickstarter and I am just using it now. I am so excited!

[@Analog-Mike]

Well done! Good pro level info made quickly

[@MerciaMoto]

Superb video, really informative and intuitive. A must watch for anyone setting up and getting to grips with their Gnarbox. Thank you!

[@mdturnerinoz]

I have been using the NexTo similar device for four years but the folder et al abilities make it worth the cost for me when on a photography trip. Thanks for the video!

[@AngelArsFoundation]

The LaCie Copilot 2TB was the first hard drive on the market to offer in the field features like this and it is around half the price of the gnarbox. A year from now you'll probably be able to buy something like this for around $100. Gotta love technology.

[@bwest6275]

It's 2022 and unfortunately still no competitors that can do what gnarbox can.

[@kalkydra]

Great video, guide me through using the GNARBOX for the first time, cheers! Quick question, while using USB-Ethernet mode on the iPad Pro does the WiFi (internet access) gets nullified? I am having that “issue”

[@mistaduval]

Excellent video. I’m definitely buying the Gnarebox after seeing this.

[@TeslaPilot]

Do you know if the Gnarbox 2.0 SSD will also off-load footage from an iPhone? Considering just how good the new iPhone camera is nowadays, I think more and more people will use an iPhone over other cameras with SD cards. Great video as always!

[@AirPhotography]

Yes that can be easily done. You were just select the content from the camera roll and select the option to move to files, from there you would select the Gnar box or safekeep app depending what mode you’re in. Find a folder or create a new one and then the files can be moved 🙂

[@BrendanEvan]

This was the exact video I was looking for! Thanks!

[@AirPhotography]

Great I’m glad you found it helpful

[@danielschultheis2565]

Hi great video, will the Gnarbox back up from a smartphone (without an SD card), eg via an iPhone lightning cable to back up video footage?

[@JohnFSmitheugene]

Great review, thank you. Are you going to do a similar review for photographers? That would be much appreciated! Thanks again.

[@michaeltrejos7656]

Hello there ? Great videos My question is you are shooting this video on your Iphone how do you do to make it looks so nice i meant by angle on the screen cos when i use my iphone on both angles horizontal and Vertical the forage looks not good or too zoomed or not full screen pls can you make video behind scene doing it ? Thx u mate

[@AirPhotography]

I get asked frequently about my set up, so I do plan on making a behind-the-scenes video of my set up hopefully in the next few weeks

[@michaeltrejos7656]

Thx u my friend hope u can teach us how to make the video nicely using ur iphone on LumaFusion cheers

[@cnyphotovideo]

Yes that was a long one for you. I don’t think I have any use for the Gnarbox but it’s always good to learn. I use a wheelchair so I’m not usually out in the field so to speak in a rugged setting. I did purchase the SanDisk SSD drive as well as the Samsung T5 based on your previous tutorials. It will be great to clear up some space on my older original iPad as well as my new one. Any tips for getting started?

[@AirPhotography]

The only tip I can think of is make sure that you don’t format them and NTFS. Other than that Apple has done a good job at making it very simple and easy to use 🙂

[@monjue4459]

Thank you so much for this video and the time you put into it. I do have a question though! maybe someone can answer it? If I have my Gnarbox 2.0 connected to iPad with Lumafusion. Can I plug an external SSD into Gnarbox 2.0 and access the files on the external SSD within Lumafusion via the Gnarbox 2.0? will it still let me drag only the selected trimmed clip onto the timeline? Or do the files on the external SSD have to be transferred to Gnarbox 2.0 first? then dragged onto the timeline? hope that makes sense to someone! I guess I'm trying to figure out if I need to buy more than a 256g Gnarbox or not? cheers!

[@grantmarch]

Great video! Thanks! I was just wondering, say you used part of a video file in your LumaFusion edit and only that specific clip was copied over. What would happen if you later needed a few more seconds from that clip? Is the LumaFusion/Gnarbox able to seamlessly handle that? Or does the workflow require you to delete the clip from your iPad and you then have to go and get the longer clip from your Gnarbox?

[@BillBooz]

Thanks, Shawn, that was very informative! I’ve had my 256GB Gnarbox 2.0 and really haven’t been using it efficiently. I also do 98% of my video recording using various IOS devices. What’s the most efficient way to save my recorded video footage to the Gnarbox 2.0?

[@AirPhotography]

I always use it in wired mode as it is much faster. When plugged in it becomes a drive in your files app that you could copy content over that way

[@andyhughes073]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@gen2-x364]

Nice informative video. Good job.

[@adammutolo5800]

So if I just want a gnar box for back up to it and from it to the San disk ssd but I don’t want an iPad, can I get that app you used on my iPhone? I would be working mainly with photos (raw files)? Sorry if that’s a dumb question... I’m totally tech challenged!

[@canadiandronepilot7535]

Great video ! Very informative thank you 🙏 cheers from Waterloo Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@AirPhotography]

Not too far from me Just down the 401 a bit

[@doggnamedchip]

1TB SSD costs about $100 nowdays. The markup on 1TB Gnarbox version is quite something. Looks like a good product though.

[@ThorSkin69]

Any idea on when Gnarbar can support ProRes or DNxHR codecs? (As iPad Pro can’t work with these codecs). Thankyou

[@markexploringnewstuff]

Great info! Thanks again.

[@johncoffield3782]

Wow! Nice piece of gear! $900 is a little steep but I really like it.

[@cuuppaajoe]

Why use wireless HDD now that iPad OS came out? I have the wd wireless passport and that is painfully slow. Truly un-usable. As well as that, I have the iPad Pro 2018 and for some reason I can’t get files off my ssd to the iPad with iPad os. Does anyone know if it has to be formatted to exfat or ntfs. Thanks again bud, for another great video.

[@michaeltrejos7656]

Joe Marzo hi mate im not sure if I understood your question properly but if i want to import files from my ssd card to my Ipad you can use it through ipad Files When you connect your ssd card on ur ipad go to files then on your ipad then you can see ssd card thing then you can impost all the footage into your ioad memory not on your ipad. iCloud photos then go to LumaFusion folder then user media then create a folder and then go to luma fusion you can see it on imports thats the way i do because if u import it on ur icloud and you delete any clips it will affect your clips etc

[@cuuppaajoe]

Michael Trejos Thank you for the reply I appreciate it. I do find it to be way more feature set. I’ve just been having issues connecting drives to Lumafusion but it looks like he explained it perfectly in the video. I’m hoping when I export the LumaFusion project, it does exports in full quality and not using the downgraded files from the gnarbox settings app. (If that makes any sense)

[@cuuppaajoe]

Sorry for the long text I just meant when we transcode video in the gnarbox setting up, are we only importing the lower quality into Luma? If so how would we export in full quality from Luma without involving gnarbox.

[@christofferthinggaard202]

Hi. great video. small correction. My non sdd wd wireless pro passport works just like the gnarbox in luma fussion. I can select a part of a clip and then just transfer that. just like the gnarbox which I also own.

[@AirPhotography]

Nice. Thanks thanks for sharing that information

[@reyesmontemayor6998]

Is there a way to use the gnarbox to edit with lumafusion if you havent upgraded to Ipad OS. I've had co-workers complaining about some hiccups and I've chosen to hold off till the bugs are fixed. I currently use the passport you showed as my " in the field" backup solution.

[@jankarlsson8341]

Very good and informative video! I getting a Gnarbox 500 when my funds allow it, for sure.

[@AirPhotography]

Nice...And thank you very much

[@clevelandrockmore656]

Are you still using Gnarbox now? The website and company seem to be down

[@sambutcher4344]

Great video! Does it come with a USB C to lightening lead so it can be plugged into an older 9.7 ipadpro?

[@AirPhotography]

No it does not

[@sambutcher4344]

Air Photography thanks. Do you know if it’s compatible with the older 9.7 though?

[@Vo-iDstudio]

Nice tutorial! Thanks. Three dots are a punctuation mark called an “ellipsis”.

[@what_is_it4407]

Please tell me one thing. After shooting a movie on an iPhone it shows up also on my iPad. after trying to open file in lumafuion it takes ages to download it on timeline. What I do wrong?

[@No-dd1nw]

i just sold my WD and got gnarbox. I just prefer the LCD screen to see whats happening. lost lot of money as only got half of what I paid for it.but much happier with the gna box2.0

[@AirPhotography]

The Gnarbox 2.0 is a fantastic piece of hardware

[@crawlinginfilm9683]

Alarm-bells rang in me at 09:23 re “Flatten Folders” - not a good idea when you want to be sure to preserve all metadata and especially bad if you have spanned video clips (one long take that the camera splits into several clips whose joining-together is specified (eg to the editing app) by the metadata). Don’t know about LumaFusion in this regard but likely to cause problems if you later use the backed-up footage in or migrate your LumaFusion project/package to Final Cut Pro (FCPX) - the latter being an anticipated future feature of LumaFusion.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Great thanks 👍

[@OpenDGuitar]

I believe that the workflow with lumafusion is great. But the price is difficult to justify. Cheaper to carry memory cards and backup to other drives. I really really want it - but I really can’t justify that price.

[@TyRonKitzeRow]

very nice video, thank you

[@Ziontastic]

Nice video as always. But i find gnarbox tooo expensive! please continue reviews on gopro hero 8.

[@AirPhotography]

Yes videos for hero 8 will be coming soon. Shipments of pre-orders will be going out next week so I should get mine hopefully by the weekend and can start making videos

[@ajcsojourner1234]

great video! thank you!

[@temugehandgai1295]

Next for the review 👍 can you please show me transcode and edit some prores files in lumafusion

[@AirPhotography]

👍

[@hellohogo]

I love the concept, but other than extreme rugged outdoor environments, this gear isn’t very cost efficient. A good external SSD and a ravpower filehub gets you everything at 25% of the price. Obviously other than water resistance.

[@bwest6275]

This is not the device for you if that's all you have in mind.

[@youngestbro1318]

can you help me how to edit AVCHD file in lumafusion? this file doesnt work on ipad so i convert it into mp4 but the audio sound lost(i shoot a video with sony a 6000)...sorry for my bad english cause iam not a native english speaker

[@crawlinginfilm9683]

Looks like iOS app iConv is worth a try. Is a subscription app but with 3 days’ free trial. Please report back here if that worked or not.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Sweet video

[@Vo-iDstudio]

Great video. Really seems gnarbox has done a great job. BTW the “three dot” is a punctuation called an ellipsis

[@AirPhotography]

👍

[@BrotherO4]

if they upgrade that device to wifi 6 speeds..with the new ipad pro having it its pretty much like having a cat5 cable...wireless lol.

[@cuuppaajoe]

Sorry for the long text I just meant when we transcode video in the gnarbox setting up, are we only importing the lower quality into Luma? If so how would we export in full quality from Luma without involving gnarbox. Thanks everyone!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Editing 4k footage is a pain

[@garymyers472]

Compared to Sandisc Wireless

[@Valleedbrume]

Great product but hard to justify at its $899 price tag.Ouch.

[@tinymetaltrees]

2:27

[@mcelliot]

hard to ignore those fat little fingers waving over the iPad

[@NowyKurs]

Way to expensive 💸

[@Bobbylopezcreative]

$900 plus tax and shipping. Nah.