GoPro Field Guide: Understanding Video Modes on HERO4

Athlete: Lakey Peterson
Topics: Video Modes
Vertical: Surfing
In this episode of the GoPro Field Guide, it's all about video modes! Join us as we paddle out with Lakey Peterson as she teaches us some of the best practices for creating immersive and engaging GoPro content while surfing.
As always, happy capturing!
You might see examples of extreme use in this video. Please take appropriate precautions to ensure your own safety, the safety of those around you, and to protect your GoPro camera.

[@janetalman2049]

Excellent tutorial...REALLY helped me understand the video modes, choices, and appropriate ways to use them. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@zuzanaslaba2088]

ive seen tens of gopro tutorials and this is the most shortest/simplest and the most useful! thanks :)

[@DaveDugdaleColorado]

Really well done. Nice script, editing and graphics.

[@GoProTips]

Dave Dugdale Thank you!

[@DaveDugdaleColorado]

GoProTutorials I watched it again, I love how you edited this video! I might have to "steal" some of your editing methods for my next camera review. Do you mind telling me where you got the music from? If I steal some of your techniques, I will make sure to give you proper attribution and thanks in my next review. Dave

[@Chriswasfirst]

Dave Dugdale The GoPro Media Team Makes There Own Music, and Usually Get's If From: www.extrememusic.com Hope That Helps You Out. :) And Great Channel. Subscribed.

[@chrisediting]

Dave Dugdale This Is My Main Channel. Other One Is My Personal. The GoPro Media Team Makes There Own Music, and Usually Get's If From: www.extrememusic.com Hope That Helps You Out. :) And Great Channel. Subscribed.

[@DaveDugdaleColorado]

GoProTutorials Who did the editing on this video? Or was there a team of people?

[@noahedwards7369]

Best tutorial I've ever seen! Keep it up!

[@GoProTips]

Thanks Noah!

[@noah.3881]

Yeah i agree with Noah 😂

[@AlexXPandian]

Best explanation that balances both technical and practical aspects of video modes. Very well done !

[@tonymedina9754]

I just bought a new go pro hero 4 and your tutorial has help me a lot thanks so much. Your explanation is very easy to understand, great job

[@taylorreams8852]

Aside from the very helpful information in this video. The editing is really impressive! The video is perfectly put together, loved watching it.

[@njainar1]

one of the best information videos I've seen yet. Thanks.

[@tendojoe]

Best explanation of video modes I've seen. When are the GoPro Studio templates going to be updated? There aren't any new templates to use with all of the new cameras and footage shot on them.

[@outdoordj]

Best tutorial yet - great job Lakey!

[@SterlingHyde]

this girl just explained all answers of life. day made.

[@darklight4815]

Excellent guide ,thanks!

[@abbieamavi]

most helpful video I've seen yet, much thanks!

[@prometeo1597]

Percfectly explained, loved it!!

[@davestybay]

Thanks Lakey; an easy to understand tutorial. ... Some great surfing went on at Bells and Margaret River too ... Awesome to see how all the girls are pushing limits in the surf.

[@JamesHayward007]

that is a rocking tutorial thanks for this.. heading to cloud break this week so feel better equipped on capturing the moment.

[@2NDCBT]

Very helpful video! My wife just got me a Hero 4 silver. I was using a Hero 3 white. quite simple compared to the new one. I'm also trying to learn how to edit. Thanks for the video..

[@GoProTips]

+Tony Marine Awesome! Hope to see some edits soon!

[@TomKaszuba]

Excellent tutorial.

[@dahveed284]

Wow, she did a great job presenting this info.

[@markgorka9441]

Amazing job!

[@DennisMeetsWorld]

Best resolution/framerate tutorial out there, thank you! ☺

[@LeeHoMusic]

this video is what exactly I've been looking for. Thanks!!!

[@incognitodog]

Great tutorial.You explained all that's important. thx

[@annieoates]

Brilliant Video!!!!!

[@amelia603]

very very helpful. Amazing! Thank you!

[@michaelsteven1090]

My god..What a nice life she has..Would love to live that dream..Great video.

[@pierrekiwiz]

This field guide was great!

[@dannytrujillos]

Thanks is really helpful. I am new on GO PRO and love this. I can start making amazing videos now.

[@JohnRAllen-yb2sh]

+Daniel Trujillo *Don't you know how to use the Gopro camera? I highly recommend read this book here **GoPro-FreeBookGuide.blogspot.com** It will give you the best experience !!!* >>>> Hope help !!!!!!!!!!!! #################

[@jackquinndennis1636]

As an "old man" newbie to YouTubing... And owning three different versions of the GoPro, Hero, Hero 4 Black, and Hero 5 Black, your explanations are clear, concise, and spot on... Thank you for the input, I'll be in Hawaii on Maui in Feb next year, and I will use your tips to experiment a LOT!!!

[@oyaa.505]

even the gopro hero 4 was 7 years ago camera, the quality is very on point🔥

[@timcook4552]

Very well explained.

[@guygatineau281]

Clair, net et précis... very professional!

[@jamesdoe5824]

Awesome explanation

[@brianroagers6894]

Thanks very helpful just what I was looking for!!!

[@Raus_GE_hen]

Awesome Video 👌🏼

[@PunkSkaful]

GOPRO TUTORIALS ARE THE BEST!!! She's so beautiful too!

[@nrascorpio]

Awesome this was so helpful! Thank you 😄

[@SuperbikeDiscovery]

Hey! Awesome video! Thanks!

[@marinatorossian542]

really good tutorial for beginners like me! also can you remove the surfboard mount after you use it and reuse it later?

[@TopTrendEntertainment]

Awesome tutorial!!! Thanks. I just started to learn it. Do you make a tutorial to shoot a photo by Gopro?

[@bertdistefano6850]

that was awesome thanks

[@indiantravelblogger]

Great Info. Thanks

[@MixedRealitySimRacing]

Since KZbin offers 60fps videos i would always go for it, the action gets so much smoother.

[@justflo1735]

***** imo are gamingvideos in 60fps the best reallife video are in 30 fps better on youtube just my opinion :P

[@MixedRealitySimRacing]

If you have a lot motion, more frames are always better, that's why more and more movies are captured in HFR which doubles the fps from 24 to 48 and makes a huge difference. 1080p60fps looks so smooth and everyone can watch it, 4k has a bit more details but nearly no one has screen to really benefit from it anf the used bandwidth is also a lot greater

[@MixedRealitySimRacing]

There are some 60 to 30fps comporison videos, when something is moving through the view or the camera is moving you have always stuttering at some speeds with 30fps and the doubled frame rate fix this.

[@fernandobedda]

Ótimas dicas, Parabéns!!!

[@ClubbersNL]

Now can you show the editing process? My video's are not that sharp, crisp and colorfull as the video's on your channel. I convert the footage in gopro studio to mp4 and then edit in Sony Vegas. Am i doing something wrong? I am using protune

[@yannickdemoor607]

Clubbers maybe use colour correction, idk mine are also not that brilliant looking as on the gopro channel

[@thomas.kovacik]

Editing helps, but it's about how you shoot, when you shoot and what settings you use

[@xyzMadara]

Clubbers why the hgeck are u converting the footage first and then editing? U have to edit with the RAW footage to get maximum Quallity when u editiing.

[@yannickdemoor607]

when you shoot is indeed important, i've filmed some surfing a few weeks ago and the footage looks like shit when it's a bit cloudy outside. but i can imagine that the gopro team has more than a few days to shoot this kind of footage.

[@pierrekiwiz]

Clubbers if you use protune then in goprostudio use the protune effect. It will increase contrast and sharpness. For the colors add sone saturation. I recommend not to use GoPro studio to import footage if you then edit with another software.

[@daras001]

What kind of software are you using to create such nice, animated captions?

[@hooiwoon]

Thank you

[@danielswales7746]

Great video, just one question I would like to ask.. Which setting is better in terms of quality? Recording at 1440@60FPS or 1080@60FPS? (Regardless having to stretch in post production stages).

[@HomeBoyDocta]

what if you got the siver???

[@djniller3650]

Awesome tutorial, for a Go Pro rookie like me! :)

[@zapatista666]

What is the best mode for shooting with a mouth mount ?

[@James-lp2sq]

this might be a noob question but surely if you're using different resolutions, when you export them together you'll have to pick one?

[@GoProTips]

James Scull If you're making an edit, you will generally edit on a 1080 timeline, so anything that isn't 1080 will need to be stretched to fit.

[@GoProTips]

James Scull If you're not experienced with dynamically stretching your footage, SuperView is always a good way to go! Gets the same effect as 1440p footage (capturing more in the frame) but the camera does the stretching for you.

[@jonathanstevengensaya5480]

Just got a Hero 5 Black what setting would be best for Action videos that I want to screenshot a great picture with? One that won't compromise image quality and will turn out looking like it was really a photo. Thanks

[@franciscodavalos6616]

Lets say i want to record a video riding a bike through the city and the fast forward it. What mode would you recommend?

[@Guilhermesanunes]

is there a way to stabilize the go pro hero4 silver/ session footage?

[@hankypankygaming3766]

At 3:30 you say that an increase in fps will weaken the image quality. Is this realy correct? If you are shooting 1440, the image quality should be the same (as many pixels) whith both 80 and 30 fps. I get that you can chose to shoot 4k in the expence of 1080p's 120 fps since the camera cant handle both high res and high fps, but when you are actually shooting 1080 or 1440, you should always get that same res, regardless of the fps. Or am i mistaken??

[@jamesdoe5824]

Yes when you record more fps, the camera has to process more information therefore sacrificing quality. You can find many videos on KZbin comparing the quality of video recorded at different frame rates

[@windsurfer49]

I am a windsurfer" I find this very informative, thanks""

[@COLLANTES0127]

incredible pictures ... but if you record in 4k or 2.7k resolution to upload my videos to youtube ??? I always recorded in 1080p Super wiev ....

[@anneelcock7103]

Hi. I recently got a GoPro Hero 5 and want to do slow motion videos, not time lapse. But I cannot seem to get it right. The settings I'm using are 1080p at 120/fps and it doesn't seem to slow it down. I don't know if there's anything I'm doing wrong, anything extra I have to do, or wrong settings, I'm still getting used to it. Any advice? Thanks

[@anneelcock7103]

How do you change the % ? Or playback I think

[@ItzRevii]

what's the best settings in general for recording to have the most crisp quality help please new here

[@ThiagoQuintoMartins]

+s6 Revi The higher with 30 frames. Remember, more frames = darker images. I use 1080p@30 for general shots like you asked.

[@ItzRevii]

thanks !!!!

[@BruceDAllan]

Right on!

[@l2eady110]

if we record video at 1080 fps 60, and when we want 120 fps, can we transfer 1080p 60 fps to 720p fps 120 in gopro studio? or we should record with 720p and 120 fps at the first time?

[@Julian_Stony]

What about the 2.7K60??

[@JJ-is4wm]

To much informations :D Any recommendations using the gopro with a stick while surfing? What Mode? I guess also 1080 Superview?

[@danielfilipe3979]

Hi there...i'm using a gopro3 black edition ands it not have a superview..for surfing, can i use a 1440 48 fps or 960 100 fps?

[@Victormormusic]

Never ever I was able to make videos like these with gopro 4

[@onemantwohands5224]

Tops, LOL I've only just got a.hero 4 Hahahahaha, this was good! :-) cheers

[@smeg4208]

I have a hero 4 silver. what would be a good setting for pulling a tube from a boat?

[@GoProTips]

+Sam Megliorino Depends, what angle are you shooting from? POV or from the boat?

[@smeg4208]

skier or a tube behind a boat

[@GoProTips]

+Sam Megliorino For POV shots, 2.7K/30 (SuperView), or if you want to be able to slow the footage down, 1080/60 (SuperView)

[@goingplacesz]

I'm looking for GoPro studio, was prompt to download Quik, not seeing a slow mode option, please help.

[@HeyDan1983]

Higher FPS not just mean smoother slowmotion, but also smoother movement on normal video.

[@msevgi]

I've decided that I want to shoot in 60fps. Blogs and videos i've watched are saying 1080p/60 is the best for POV. Why is 2.7k 60fps not recommended for POV?

[@Andyiinho]

Ok I think I got this but I need reassurance. Basically If I want a high quality POV shot with without slowing the footage down I need to go 4K but low fps and if I want high quality but want a slow motion shot I need 2.7k with a high fps?

[@lucasgallagher2588]

yeah thats right

[@TheCorrompus]

What About 2.7k 60fps?

[@thewat668]

you can simply downscale the 4K footage to 1080p 60fps, its gonna be more clear and much better quality

[@RexxShahz]

if more fps = less quality?

[@smeg4208]

I will be pulling a skier or a tube behind my boat

[@ahkimyi8450]

Why my Gopro can't get pic high quality it seem so blur

[@JUCKERHAWAII]

2nd time I watch this.

[@ke4uyp]

HERO4 Black--1080P has 120FPS in Ultra Wide 1920X1080,16:9

[@AnimeChannelGear5]

I think I'm the only who has gopro but don't mind all this settings. I just switch it on then starts record. I don't know if I can remember all this anyway. LOL

[@rootspereira]

Deveriam fazer um vídeo com estas explicações em português .

[@YonyGut1MakesMetalCovers]

Hero 4 Black shoots 120FPS AT 1080p! I think...

[@c.vatoloco.956]

I have a GOPRO HERO 4 BLACK 64gb SanDisk extreme plus 100MBs......Split Records only fr 17min 49sec.

[@dincicalex5082]

my GoPro4Silver have 720p-120fps(v03.00)

[@TCKTravels]

1.57 --> Can someone explain me why 2.7k 60 fps wont be even better ? With the black edition obviously! Cheers :)

[@GoProTips]

Hey Leon! When this video was made, 2.7K 60fps was not an available mode on the camera (48fps was the highest frame rate available with 2.7K resolution until there was a firmware update).

[@TCKTravels]

+GoPro Tutorials ayy thanks !! now it makes sense !!

[@jasonreyneke1171]

Country

[@didymostruespeal]

First of all Lakey Peterson is awesome!! and she's an awesome person with a GoPro . but the reality is on a tutorial. people want to know how the hell you hold that handle. When you take off .is it in your mouth? and then you grab it? what's going on there we want to see the takeoffs and I've watched four of these GoPro sponsored videos and nobody showing the take offs with the handle. is that the GoPro Secret?

[@leocinthkyle]

am i like the only one who's super dumb with this shit?? that's is why im holding back on buying a gopro, its because of its all godamn settings and shit.

[@GrantSorensen]

It's really not that bad. You can put it on a setting and just leave it.

[@emilioalmada9808]

2nd

[@garywesthead8561]

You are amazing, come and live with me...

[@DtAlpayGiray]

i feel like stupid

[@aventurasdopiu2928]

Oi

[@ethanlundy1237]

3RD

[@YuperFilms]

she is reading -.-

[@vozim]

60FPS @ 50% = 30FPS aahahasddsahah stpid ... WHY MY SAMMICH NOT YET READY GIRL ?

[@markukrainetz5058]

Great tutorial. Thanks

[@markukrainetz5058]

I have the hero session 4 (cube), so if I want to go 1080 superview, by best fps is 48.