LOOPING - A little known but useful feature in the GoPro HERO3+ and GoPro HERO3

[@HollywoodConnection_LA]

I could have done without the first :30 of this video, a complete waste of time

[@brynmag]

My apologies.

[@host47]

Brynmag Productions I agree with 'J Maddox' that I could have done without it at the beginning, but I don't think it was a waste. I would rather still see the information, but at the end of the video. Thank you for making this informational video.

[@brynmag]

host47 I've learnt a lot this year about making my videos snappier and get to the point. My new intro only goes for 7 seconds and I don't use titles anymore. If I could go back and fix all my older videos I would but I can't, Maybe one day KZbin will let us do re-edits.

[@yzarc314]

Brynmag Productions You could crop it using KZbin's video editor.

[@MaryGuariglia]

I appreciate this "freely given" tip. Interesting how some people feel they can judge all and everything…without acknowledging the value you just gave them! Oh well, what else is possible? Thanks for this great info. I had NO idea what the heck that was! :)

[@nateo200]

I plan to use this feature with my GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition as an occasional dash cam. I was made aware that looping can quickly kill the read/write cycles of SD cards but Sandisk makes a specific "video surveillance" MicroSD card that is able to withstand more read write cycles....a bit pricey but I ordered a 64GB version for $35....its a White MicroSD card and its called the Sandisk High Endurance Video Monitoring MicroSDXC card.

[@brynmag]

nateo200 I haven't heard about that. Thanks for the info., I will check it out.

[@nateo200]

Brynmag Productions Yup! I have a DSLR with magic lantern and I have the bit rate bumped up nearly twice the normal rate. Many of these high end cards from Sandisk guarantee fast *read* speeds but the read speeds and write speeds are never symmetrical! For video you want fast write speeds without a doubt and the High Endurance Video Monitoring cards guarantee it to be symmetrical which can only help.

[@brynmag]

nateo200 I've played around with Magic Lantern on my DSLR but have not tried adjusting the Bit Rate. I was interested in the timelapse function and Zebra focus but could not get them to work properly. I need to have another go but I am so busy just trying to keep up with making GoPro related videos for KZbin, Ebay & Amazon.

[@nateo200]

Brynmag Productions Magic Lantern was extremely frustrating for me at first but once I got it to function it function proper. For higher bitrate you have to have the absolute most fastest writing SD cards, even if you can't afford the 32 or 64GB cards it really doesn't matter since the times I use higher bit rate are when I have a computer near by to offload the video, you still get buffer issues that stop the recording but you can run 2.2x the bit rate for a while, really depends on the card, the camera temp., how much content is already on the card, etc. The RAW video feature on the latest versions is pretty cool as well, I only have a 550D but for the higher end cameras you can get close to HD in RAW, its quite the workflow though, for me I end up spending a lot of time in After Effects to get it in the right format after using the special plugin and then export to ProRes for editing, with RAW you don't get audio either. I honestly wish Canon would just allow straight 1080p in ProRes 422 Lite, it would be such an improvement. ANYWAYS, spend a day learning the ropes of magic lantern, it took me some time for sure, lots of forum reading and KZbin videos to watch at first lol.

[@cmeador1984]

+nateo200 that's a pretty good idea, I use mine as a dash cam for crash evidence if needed. never thought about setting It for a 20 min loop or so, that would be enough to get my footage. I have one of the adhesive mounts directly under my rear view mirror and the camera stays on the windshield.

[@iPedroMota]

I've been recording motorcycle footage for the last two years and only recently someone pointed out this feature to me. A great option which could have come in handy plenty of times. Thanks for the info.

[@stevenlehmer]

Thank you for the in depth explanation of what looping does because really I had no idea. All of these people posting negative feedback should have left the page after they got the answer they were looking for within the first 30 seconds. You're not wasting their time, they just wasted their own.

[@brynmag]

Thanks Steven, I appreciate your comment. I don't worry too much about negative feedback. It's mostly 13 year olds with no patience, who don't have a clue how much work goes into making videos designed to help people. Having said that, it does make sense to pay attention to the analytics. If too many people click away in the first 30 seconds, then the video is not engaging enough to make them stay....and they are less likely to rate and share the video, which is ultimately what helps my channel grow. I'm still learning and improving my methods all the time. A shorter intro and no text titles has helped increase my watch times, which dictates how the video ranks. As my channel grows, it is more appealing to companies who want me to review their products, so it's a win-win for everyone if my channel grows quicker. The one thing I don't like, is people who just say nasty shit for no reason.

[@londonrudeboy]

excellent as a dash cam

[@honestceo]

Your videos are SUPER helpful. I appreciate all the hard work you put into making these videos! Thank you for spending your time helping people

[@brynmag]

Thank you so much for that feedback, It helps me to know people appreciate what I am trying to do.

[@Scarybunnygod]

10 years later, thanks for the simple tutorial!

[@brynmag]

You're welcome.

[@chainheart3]

awesome, that is useful for fishing videos! awesome to save only wen the fish bites! i was having problems with my memory capacity , this solves it THANKS!

[@brynmag]

Fantastic. I make these videos to put ideas into people's heads. I appreciate the feedback as to what you actually use it for. Good stuff!!

[@joee7280]

Thanks for the video...the 22 second "intro" is a bit annoying

[@harrywhite841]

Ye

[@PatrickLeyGreaves]

Looping sounds like it has many possibilities. Thanks for posting. A feature I've been overlooking.

[@brynmag]

Patrick Ley-Greaves No worries Patrick. have fun with it.

[@tiburonroano]

I ride a motorcycle and wanted a dash cam setting and this explains a lot now

[@DjKProductions]

nice tip..thanks! i take it that if i set the looping to max capacity, it will record to the max capacity of the sd card and then automatically start to rewrite from the beginning?

[@brynmag]

DjK Productions You're welcome. Correct, During the looping process video is organised into Chapters. For a Loop length of 5 mins, it creates 5 x 1 minute chapters. For longer loop lengths, it creates 5 minute chapters. If you select MAX, once you fill the card, it will overwrite the first 5 minute chapter and so on. Once you hit stop, it saves off the recording as a file. Note: Recordings will still comply with the fat 32 file restrictions which break files into blocks of a maximum of 4Gb's. They can be put back together seamlessly in an editing program. Hope that makes sense. Cheers Bryn

[@DjKProductions]

Brynmag Productions Yes it does, thanks! I'll be purchasing the gopro hero 4 silver edition, I assume that it's the same on this camera too?

[@Touringmidwest]

Hey Bryn, I really like this idea for motorcycle touring I usually end up with either a bunch of footage I don't need or when there is something I'd like to have recorded of course I wasn't recording or didn't have my camera ready. Do you know if the new hero 4 models have this option for looping?

[@brynmag]

It is very popular for using the GoPro as a dash cam. I still have to make that video but so much to do. You could use it as a MotoCam. Set whatever interval you want. Maybe 15 mins or half hour. Having an external battery pack helps too. If you could mount that on your bike somewhere, it would be perfect. Yes, both the HERO4 camera have looping.

[@Touringmidwest]

nice thanks Bryn, I mount the gopro to my Harley using RAM mounts. They work great!

[@brynmag]

Touring Midwest I have not tried the RAM mounts yet but I have watched reviews about them. Maybe one day they will send me a free sample. Lol

[@MrMikeljay]

I just "ran into" your video tours of the GoPro HERO 3+ Black. Thanks for taking the time to explain many of the features, it helps me understand more of what the camera is capable of, even though I have read through the manual. I currently have a HERO2 and I just recently bought a HERO 3+ Black, so I am still in the process of learning what the 3+ Black will do. Good job! Keep up the good work! Much appreciated!

[@brynmag]

Hello It is always my intention to cover every feature of each camera as they come out. However GoPro just keep releasing more gear and accessories, not to mention after market accessories, and I find I can't keep up. The HERO3+ Black is still my favourite version. The HERO4 Black is a great camera too but I think the HERO4 Silver is better suited to the average Joe user. I will continue to make as many GoPro videos as I can. Thanks for subscribing.

[@wyotexan]

Outstanding info thank you!

[@brynmag]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BeeeHonest]

Thank you mate. Great tip! Thanks for sharing!

[@markshirran1]

Sounds a little complicated at first, but makes sense in the end the way you explain it and is exactly what I need when backpacking and wont have many chances to copy videos from the memory card to an external hard drive! Thank you.

[@brynmag]

It's dead easy to set up and it is great for activities where you never know when that cool moment is going to occur, like landing the perfect Snowboard trick, that sort of thing. I imagine when backpacking, charging batteries would also be an issue. If you used an external USB power supply like the Power Bank or PNY (chuck it in a pocket of your backpack), you could virtually film all day (looping) and only keep what you really want by pressing the shutter to save it.

[@markshirran1]

brynmag Thats exactly what I've got. So that and the Looping solves the two main problems I could see myself getting while stuck in a jungle in the middle of Vietnam. Great video & Advice. Cheers.

[@brynmag]

markshirran1 There you go. the only issue I can see is knowing when to hit the button and save off a clip. Good luck and have an awesome trek in the Jungle. I'm Jealous.

[@falconrod1]

So it would record a 5 min interval then it keeps recording and once you stop it only 5 minutes of a certain thing will be saved? im not completely understanding it...

[@LeeAndersonMusic]

If you set it to MAX for example, the camera records until the card is full. At that point, it starts to overwrite the first part. Say you record 1 minute longer after the card is full, you would lose the very first minute of footage to make space. This is perfect for survailance cameras and dashcams. I use it on my helmet cam on my motorcycle so when I need to save something that happened in the past hour, I can just press the shutter button.

[@MugshotzOnline]

Thanks for explaining it. I was under the impression it would use the whole card in small chapters.

[@eddyconradie2811]

Thank you for the tip. I was struggling with this. Your input and tips are much appreciated. Keep up the good work.

[@brynmag]

Thanks Eddie. I have been struggling a bit lately to keep up with everything I have going on but hope to catch up soon. Thanks for watching.

[@ediiron6791]

great buy, set up was very easy, Awesome!

[@TheMhankel]

Hi Bryn, thanks alot for that very useful feature! Awesome!

[@zjuliet4121]

This thing is straight up amazing!

[@brynmag]

Thanks

[@RadReelingFishing]

My Gopro Hero 4 saves 5-1 minute clips when I hit the shutter button, not 1- 5 minute clip. Is that how it is supposed to work? Oh, great video.

[@brynmag]

Yep, that's exactly how it works. Then Clip 6 overwrites clip 1 and so on.

[@ParticleClara]

Thanks for the explanation! I hadn't experimented with this feature yet, so I wasn't sure how it could be useful.

[@brynmag]

Hi Clara. It's good to know what it does, so that you can make a decision about whether it's worth using or not. I think it's awesome for a few specific activities but I don't use it myself very often. Cheers Bryn

[@kantuckyjohn9804]

Appreciate the demo. I'm 'assuming' that you can stop it on a five minute clip anywhere before that five? I'm looking forward to using it when I'm out fishing as there could be some time between fish

[@brynmag]

+Kantucky John If you have it set to say a 5 minute loop and you stop recording at any point before 5 minutes, it will save off a file of whatever length of time you recorded for. Yes, good use of looping. You never know when something is going to happen. rather than wade through mountains of footage, you save off just the bits you want. Cheers Bryn

[@kantuckyjohn9804]

+Brynmag Productions cool as could be, thanks again!

[@RocketMyDog1]

You say it creates five one-minute files and then starts over? Do you maybe mean that it records one 5-minute file and then starts recording over that 5-minute file. That is my understanding from a dashcam that I have. Thank you.

[@cheesetaco6926]

While recording; if you power the device off with out hitting the shutter button will it save the video it took?

[@SlowSchwinn]

Sweet. Good tip thanks.

[@warren52nz]

I recently got a Hero 4 Black. Today I was experimenting with time lapse watching clouds go over. it was cool (although my PC, even with a gaming video card, had trouble even with the 2700 minimum resolution offered for time lapse) my (fully charged when I started) battery was dead in less than an hour so I wonder how useful it is. And if I did the looping mode which involves constant video I can't imagine how a 120 minute setting would work. Do you plug them into the charger for stuff like this?

[@onthevirg715]

You can have it plugged into a charging cord the whole time.

[@niftytwo]

At last I've got if sorted out,, thank you Bryn, my Gopro is only a couple of weeks old and this is an exceptional way of saving space and keeping only what we need. I appreciate everything you have shown us.. thank you very much.. Neville

[@brynmag]

That's great. Thanks Neville.

[@1menwolfpack550]

Can you make the go pro 3 plus record like every 2 minutes for example? And if so where would you find that on the settings?

[@finaldraft151]

It serves a good purpose if you know you captured good footage, but if you want to record for long durations (either until the card fills up or the battery drains) you would want to avoid this setting as it will continue to erase and re-record over previous footage, correct?

[@brynmag]

+finaldraft151 Totally depends on why you want to loop your footage in the first place. A good example is using the camera as a dash cam...you only want to keep the good bits - road rage, crashes, etc - not all the boring bits. Another example is for filming at the Terrain Park - you might have lots of snowboard video but haven't captured that perfect landing yet - when you stick, you just know - that's when you save off your footage.

[@herbieverstanks2723]

Thanks mate! I was wondering what loop was. Your video was spot on. Definitely subscribing!

[@brynmag]

Sorry, I missed your comment. You're welcome and thanks for subscribing.

[@NoProGoPronto]

Just make sure you don't turn that feature on by accident. When I first got my Hero 3 I lost some fun footage making that mistake. LOL!

[@brynmag]

Good point and hopefully some people will see your comment and avoid that mistake. It's a good thing that the looping icon appears on the front LCD. That's if you know what it means of course. Cheers Bryn

[@Droeseph]

Nice Bryn!! The last sentence really summed the video up Nicely

[@ErikJensenDetroit]

I'd assume that this feature would be a good way to use my GoPro as a dash cam?

[@niftytwo]

Thanks Bryn,, Now I understand it all better I'm going to use the settings in many areas of filming on my gopro... Thanks again Mate..

[@brynmag]

Yeah, no worries Mate. It's a really handy feature.

[@floydstinkyboy]

and, connected to external power supply gopro3 + max loop = security cam

[@brynmag]

Yeah good one Floyd. I will have to get myself and external power supply.

[@tlostitch]

Only thing I can think of is keeping track of the loop timer, wouldn't want to override something 'cool' so to speak, also maybe inconvenient to keep pressing the shutter? Recording the 5 min chunks that save after each 5 mins would be handy, that would save sifting...

[@brynmag]

If you are not sure what you are trying to capture, then it makes sense to just record the whole thing. However if for example you a repeatedly riding the Terrain Park trying to land that perfect rail, then Looping allows you to filter out the duds. A lot of people use it for Dash cams. You only keep the road rage and crashes. Lol

[@tlostitch]

Yeah that makes more sense haha, nice one

[@joeranginui257]

Very helpfull vid thanks mate.. im just wanting to know if the one minute sections within the five minute clip, play a continuios 5 minute clip or does each 1 minute section play with a cut at the end of each minute?

[@brynmag]

Hi Joe Its continuous. The 1-minute chapters mark the point where the looping starts from

[@joeranginui257]

@@brynmag thanks mate

[@MichaelKGizzonimo]

Major savings of file space. Get a jump on editing out dead time too. Great tip Bryn! Good idea to check if it's activated though as NoProGoPronto notes. I never would have figured this out on My own!! As bdseidler notes. Thanks Brynmag!

[@brynmag]

Correct Michael. Fantastic for activities where you can film for ages before something happens. Wading through 64 GB of footage is so tedious. If people understand how to use it (and know how to tell if it's turned on, i.e flashing icon on LCD), then it's a great feature to. use. Thanks for Watching.

[@smkdog435]

thats great news. i have this 24hr battery eliminator from ragecams that will work well with this loop option

[@Ziochopchop]

Thanks mate.

[@brynmag]

You're welcome. Any other GoPro HERO features you'd like to know about? Feel free to make suggestions. Cheers Bryn

[@kevinlauzon8388]

brynmag I have my GoPro Hero3+ set at 1080 & 30 FPS, Protune "OFF" but when I try to turn on looping, it states:"DISABLED DUE TO FPS OR PROTUNE SETTINGS'

[@jonhay75]

Well explained . Thanks.

[@brynmag]

You're welcome Jon

[@kawirider594]

Great video thanks!! Do you know if you can enable this feature from the app??

[@brynmag]

+David Mast Yes, absolutely.

[@rayaxon4842]

HIHow do I increase the video time as it defaults to just 30 minutes and cant find it in the setting?Cheers

[@jerrygreen3873]

thank you for the helpful information.

[@jbmtb22]

This video was very helpful thanks

[@TeamWagy]

I have a quick question: When you reach the 5 minute mark, does it record over the previous footage second for second, or will it delete a whole minute after a new one is added?

[@brynmag]

***** Team Wagy I'll have to write a good explanation of how it works and put it in the description because I keep getting asked this question and I don't have the time to keep answering and explain it properly at the moment. It's all about the process called "Chaptering". But you should end up with a 5 Minute clip when you press stop. For 5 Minute Loops, the camera creates 1 minute "chapters". The 6th Chapter overwrites the 1st chapter. When you hit STOP, the camera assembles a 5 minute FILE.

[@Milehighsnake98]

I actually didn't know about this feature until I stumbled on it from the tinboats.net forum. Thanks for the explanation of how to enable it. I'll be using it for fishing, but I had a (hopefully) simple question....Does looping have any impact on battery life, positive or negative?

[@brynmag]

You're welcome. feel free to post a link to my video if you visit the tinboats.net forum again. I don't think there is any difference in battery life when using Looping.

[@octap79]

I have never used it (never needed it so far) but it's a nice feature. Thanks for the video Bryn.

[@lachlanmcwilliams3362]

Ok this is very important I brought a floaty backdoor from my local store for my gopro hero3+ but the floaty backdoor didn't fit my gopro cause it was for a hero3. So what I did was stuck my floaty on my water proof backdoor that it come with my gopro but now when I go out side and fim bmx and skateboarding and so on. So I brought another floaty backdoor of gopro the website but I'm not going to use the floaty only the water proof backdoor for bmx skating and so on. Are the back doors the same ? And what would u do your a legend :)

[@AprilTew]

Ok I think I get that but what I don't get is, i was receding a 20 minute video earlier and wasn't using the looping feature and it split it into 2 separate videos instead of one constant video. Why?

[@brynmag]

April Tew Hi April. Thanks for watching. It's a normal thing for GoPro recordings to split into separate files. It's because of the limitations caused by using the Fat32 file protocol, that means you can't create files larger than 4 GB. Some cameras (like my Canon 600D) just stop recording altogether when the limit is reached....but GoPro (and other cameras) keep recording but make a number of files that can be put back together seamlessly in an editing program. The file lengths will differ, depending on what resolution and frame rate you are using and therefore reach the limit at different time lengths. I hope this helps Cheers Bryn

[@geoenglishlive]

Super tip man! I'll be using that from now on!!

[@brynmag]

Thanks Tim. Yeah, it's a pretty cool feature.

[@TravisKemFishing]

I use this for my fishing videos and my only complaint is that the recordings are in those 1 minute "chapters" it's only a 5 minute video just save the whole thing as one video so i dont have to plug my camera up to my computer and find 90 different video files all one minute long.

[@SAJTV]

THIS IS SUCH A INFORMATIVE VIDEO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS. ONE QUESTION I HAVE PLEASE: I am using my gopro 3+ black edition as CCTV camera, i am keeping my camera turned ON and recording in 20 minutes loop mode at 1080p at 30 FPS for atleast 12 hours straight in a day. 5 days a week, it is performing great. no issues at all so far. I have mains power socket just next to the location where i need my gopro, so I am powering the camera straight from the Mains Wall Socket. MY CONCERN IS, THE LIFE OF GOPRO ITSELF... NOT THE BATTERY. WILL THIS DAMAGE MY GOPRO? I,E, LIFE OF THE GOPRO ITSELF GOING TO BE SHORTEN BY USING IT AS CCTV CAMERA AND RECORDING IT CONTINUOUSLY IN 20 MINUTES LOOP MODE? IT GETS HOT, BUT NOT ABNORMALLY HOT.

[@brynmag]

Hi I wouldn't be too concerned about the life of the camera. However I would suggest perhaps removing the battery from the battery compartment. You can still record without the battery in the camera if you have mains power. It's normal for GoPro cameras to run hot. You could even leave the battery compartment door off as well to allow more air to help cool the camera. Bryn

[@SAJTV]

thanks

[@bdseidler]

Thanks for the tip. I've had the 3 for over 6 mo and did not know this. Happy New Year bry

[@brynmag]

You're welcome. My specialty is User Manual interpretation. Lol. Seriously ..most people just unbox their camera and start using it. Then if you need to know something, you just Google it. User Manuals are too old school. Which is lucky for me!!!

[@brynmag]

Oh yeah. Happy New Year to you as well.

[@masterrofl]

what kind of card are you using for 6h rec time? 128GB?

[@brynmag]

+Hrvoje Baudoin No, all of my cards are 64Gb at the moment.

[@chescoairsoft4861]

Ok so I have a problem with editing footage from my GoPro. When I record my airsoft games they tend to be 30+ minutes; however, when I go to edit it only loads the first 12 minutes of footage onto my computer/ editing software. Is there anyway I can fix this? Thanks in advance, -Patrick

[@brynmag]

+Chesco Airsoft Hi Patrick. Are you copying and pasting ALL the files. A 30 min recording will typically be broken up into segments of varying lengths depending on what resolution you shot at (but no larger than 4GB each).

[@chescoairsoft4861]

i shoot at 1080p at 60 fps. i copy and paste all the files at once but i think the clips are loading onto my computer at only 12 minutes (but im not at my house right now so im not 100% sure of the file size) but i think that the clips may be over 4gb. ill try copying the clips one by one next time thanks, Patrick

[@zemxadmin]

If using gopro as dash cam, will it start recording automatically when i turn on the ignition of my car while gopro is hooked up to usb charger?

[@brynmag]

Vadim K No, you'll have to turn it on and make sure it's in looping mode and hit record. You can change your default start up mode to Looping and also turn on Quikcapture mode but you will still have to press the shutter button to start recording.

[@rickrude6301]

I don't think looping is good for a traffic dash cam, if a bad accident happens, you might forget or not be physically able to save your video and it will loop after time and erase the accident footage.

[@brynmag]

possibly

my camara is set on no looping but, when I record more than 5 videos the other videos are not in the camarain other words my camara only record 5 videos I do not know why the memory card is sand disk 64 gbcan you help me please?

[@karlossmith3714]

I want to use my gopro for motorvlogging on my motorbike, I would like it to run continuously without cutting off. When I click record i want it to record until I click stop. Whether it be 5 mins or 2 hours. Do I put it on max for what I want. & then when I view my footage on the computer afterwards, I'd like it to all be in one video. Could you help me please!

[@janssendoemel5560]

Karlos Smith if it cuts off the sd card isnt fast enough for the gopro. You can look it up but thats why. Mine isnt fast enough i have the sandisk ultra plus and it cuts out. i switched to the sandisk extreme plus which is faster and a reccomended card and diesnt cut out.

[@7arsenal]

Can you help me figure out why my go pro 3+ records for a maximum of 17min 25sec increments? I have the recommended sd card installed btw.

[@brynmag]

That's normal. Due to the Fat32 File format, which only allows files up to 4Gb in size, the GoPro HERO breaks your recording into 17min,25sec files. Some cameras (like Canon DSLR's) just STOP recording when they reach 4GB and that's it. The good thing is the GoPro continues to record in the next file. If you put them together in an editing program, the transition will be seamless. So it's all good.

[@kindabad17]

Great video... thanks!

[@thecyclingcouple4438]

Hi Bryn, how do i make it record continously with just one file? My hero 3 stops every 15mins and records again. my 30min bike ride produced 2 files. i dont want that. i want to record my ride with just one file.

[@brynmag]

Hi You can't make one continuous file straight out of the HERO3. The files are broken into less than 4GB individual files due to FAT32 file protocol restrictions. But you can seamlessly join the files together in an editing program. Regards Bryn

[@thecyclingcouple4438]

Thank you so much@@brynmag. What program can I use to join the files together. Sorry, Im so new to this. Thanks

[@sajankhowaja2901]

anyone knows any trick or tip if we can have motion detection in gopro 3+ black edition? any built in feature or software we can use?

[@7arsenal]

Thank you for the reply.

[@brynmag]

No worries.

[@r3koch]

So if you let the camera keep recording in the same settings you showed, it will only have one 5 minute file on the card?

[@brynmag]

Correct, unless you hit the shutter button to stop recording. That will save off the last 5 minute file. You then hit shutter again to restart LOOPING.

[@r3koch]

Brynmag Productions Awesome! I'm driving cross country next week and want to setup a dash cam, this will work perfect

[@yamonda900]

Thanks for this ,I will be using it , I use it in my car cam and I was wondering how to do it on my GoPro, thanks.

[@brynmag]

Hi Ian. You're welcome. I will be doing a video on using your GoPro as a dash cam shortly. Bryn

[@Northisbest]

Hey which U prefer record under NTSC 30fps or PAL 25fps ?

[@brynmag]

I just use NTSC 30fps most of the time now. I only record PAL 25 if I intend to mix with another camera that only records in PAL. Having said that, I use Vegas Movie studio to edit and it does a pretty good job of frame matching anyway, so no big deal either way.

[@TomCoteTheTomCoteShow]

good one bro....happy new year...

[@brynmag]

Hey thanks Tom. Same to you Man!!

[@HeyStripes]

what battery are you using that gives you 6H45m of life on a 3+?

[@brynmag]

No, that would be the estimated Total remaining record time that can fit on the memory card that is in the camera. You may have to switch out batteries to achieve that.

[@HeyStripes]

Brynmag Productions I assume that's a 64gb card then right?

[@brynmag]

Yeah that's pretty much all I use

[@saracenrush2010]

Thank you! I've bought a suction cup, the frame and a long cable to reach the cigarette lighter port to make this into a dash cam. Received them all today. I was concerned my 64gb card wouldn't record all day but this feature is perfect! Thank you for the explanation. My only final concern is my car charger is a dual usb port with 1amp and 2amp outputs. I currently run my phone off the 2amp so I hoping the 1amp port will provide enough juice for the gopro. I'll find out tomorrow. Cheers :)

[@brynmag]

The 1 Amp should be fine. That's what the GoPro needs to run. You can also plug it into the 2 Amp, as the GoPro will still only draw 1 Amp.

[@saracenrush2010]

Thanks man, good to know :)

[@kevinstones1196]

Just curious, why wouldn't your 64gb card record all day? Does this feature also save memory space?

[@saracenrush2010]

It will record for 4 hours and something while my working day is 8. This feature will record for just 5, 20, 60 etc minutes and just re-record over it until you press the button to save a portion and then start recording again. In other words, unless I press the button to save the last looped footage, say in the event of an accident I wish to record, it will continue to loop and on the 20 minute settings at the end of the day I will only have ~20 minutes of footage.

[@brynmag]

Saracen Gaming Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@NeilSurry]

Thanks for posting this - Very helpful info!

[@brynmag]

Thanks Neil.

[@ubiratamuniz]

quick question: when loop time is set to MAX, does it divide the video file into chapters?

[@brynmag]

Yes. But Note chapters is not the same as segments. The camera records chapters | when you reach the MAX limit of the card, the last chapter is recorded over the first and so on | when you save off the recording, a video file is created. That file is broken into segments less than 4gb to fit in with the Fat32 file protocol. You can then stitch them together seamlessly in an editing program.

[@sifmauts7767]

Thank you! Very helpful, I had no idea.

[@brynmag]

You're welcome.

[@neolightproductions]

I'm a trucker and have a hero 3+ Black with a 32gb card. I'm thinking of using my go pro as a dash cam but according to the specs on go pro page it will not record as long as we can drive in a day. Would this work so I can continuously record the whole day because it will delete old boring stuff from the beginning? Especially if I set it for "max"

[@brynmag]

neolightproductions Well you could start by getting a 64GB MicroSD memory card. That would double your capacity. But yeah the idea of Looping is that you rewrite over the boring stuff and only save off the bits you want. If you hit stop after something good (or bad) happens, you will have that. You should try it for a day and see how it goes for you. Let me know.

[@MrRant-ug2fm]

without power supply this wont make sense since the battery is only good for maybe an hour. u can get the bacpac which doubles your battery life. so u have 2 hours, still not enough. of course u can swap batterys every 2 hours but i imagine this to be hella annoying. so the only way to do this is to have a usb cable and mount it in a way so ur mount or case or whatever you use, wont cover ur usb charging input (i believe such cases exist, not sure though). ANYWAYS, i'm not so sure if the sensor of your gopro will do this for such a long time. especially not in hd or even full hd, since it will overheat if you don't give it additional cooling. so before you wreck your valuable gopro filming the street, rather get a dashcam thats meant to be a dashcam, theyre waaay cheaper than a gopro :) so this is just my humble opinion, maybe it helps you :)

[@brynmag]

Maximillian Schwan The best way to use your GoPro as a dash cam is to use a USB/12V lead and plug it into the 12V socket on your dash (cigarette Lighter). That will run all day. But the overheating issue is more the problem. I would only use 720 or 1080 at the most. That should run cool enough. You can use the Frame mount to allow access to the USB input as well as allow more airflow to the camera.

[@geraldcherney64]

+Maximillian Schwan Why not drill a hole out for the usb?

[@neolightproductions]

I'll probably just buy "the frame". Possibly an external mic so I can get it closer to me so you don't hear all road/truck noise.

[@scottharrell4616]

Great video my friend! Thank you so much.

[@Lokithefeline]

just want to say you make some quality videos, stumbled onto your channel and find it very informative.

[@brynmag]

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.

[@EpicDisclosure]

Brynmag Productions Thanks for this information! Exactly what i needed. I am going to install my gopro in my car and rec 24 H a day so that i can get cheaper insurance and also i dont want anyone to bump doors in my car in parking lots and get away with it anymore :D

[@salsun7437]

How do you plan to power your GoPro when your car is parked for an extended period of time?

[@martinintenerife1979]

+Titus Corday Cigarette lighter!

[@Mikolaj_u]

Is looping available on the entry level go pro Hero?

[@brynmag]

+Mikolaj1406 Not that I am aware of. I checked the set up menu. Unless they add it later in a firmware update. Possible but I don't think so.

[@macaubjj]

Nice videos. Thank you!

[@brynmag]

No worries.

[@Baronial10]

So if nothing "cool" happens for the entire video, it still saves the 5 minutes. Is there a way to get it not to save the previous 5 minutes after hitting record?

[@brynmag]

+Baronial10 No, once you hit "stop", it will save off the last 5 minutes BUT you can delete it later (or go into delete and delete the last recorded file.

[@Baronial10]

+Brynmag Productions Oooh yeah good call! Really appreciate the help! Keep the great videos coming!

[@MartinAguirreGomez]

Does it keep recording once the recording hits 5 minutes?

[@MafiZed]

Picture a loop, now ask the loop if it ends when it loops back on itself

[@akarl11]

great for dashcam

[@brynmag]

Yes it is. In fact I have "Use your GoPro as a dash Cam" on my video production list.

[@salsun7437]

Video starts at 0:43

[@brynmag]

Titus Corday If I could go back and shorten the Intro I would but I can't now, so that will help people get to the good stuff, thanks.

[@firestation4631]

So, show what the result is from this effort? Two cameras stuck together. Explanation needs expansion. ?

[@brynmag]

+FireStation46 There are so many reasons for using looping but hard to demonstrate. \I will be doing an update of this video for HERO4 and HERO4 Session cameras soon. I will try to give a better explanation then. Thanks for your feedback.

[@dende890]

Why do u run through all options too fast?! It's impossible to catch everything without using the POSE mode.

[@brynmag]

Hi Lev It's hard to please everybody. The next person will say the video is too long!!! But the beauty of a KZbin video is that you CAN use the pause button. That's how I use tutorials. Watch a bit, pause, watch a bit more. Cheers Bryn

[@dacheenoman]

i tried using this as a hidden camera, for a few hours, turns out that it didnt record the entire thing. i had the looping setting off, and instead of recording 1 continuous file, it stopped after a while.

[@brynmag]

Did you intend to have Looping turned on?

[@cedie]

my gopro hero4 always stop on 17:43mins why?

[@brynmag]

Does it break your recordings into 17.43 segments or just stops after 17.43 and that's it?

[@cedie]

Brynmag Productions stop at 17:43 then start again

[@brynmag]

cedieboy cedie Ok, that's normal. It's a constraint of storage devices that use the Fat32 system, that you can't record files bigger than 4GB. So the GoPro breaks your recording up into a number of recordings no bigger than 17:43. If you place them back together in your editing program, you wont notice it at all.

[@cedie]

Brynmag Productions this fat32 system only on hero4? i dont experience this problem on my hero 3+ black

[@brynmag]

cedieboy cedie Yeah, it should do.Mine always do. Try just straight recording with your HERO3+.until the card runs out. When you put the card into your computer, how many files do you see?

[@lmogden1]

great video

[@mikecrophone]

Very cool tip!

[@brynmag]

+Mike Soekawa Thanks Mike.

[@johnnyroastbeef3048]

Would have been nice if you would have showed us an example of the video

[@MultiRusty111]

I would've liked to see the results.Me and my learning curve LOL

[@wantsanewvehicle]

I use it and have known about it for a while, however, if you have it set to max and have a 64gb card it won't work (known flaw) :'( and that's what I really need it for.

[@brynmag]

What happens when you use Max with a 64 card? I haven't actually tried that mode, as I can't see a use for it personally. What activity do you want to use it for?

[@wantsanewvehicle]

Brynmag Productions If using max loop on a gopro 3 black with a 64gb card, it will fill the card and then stop recording (ex: not loop.. as if loop is not on). I first read about it on a couple different forums.. so it's not just my camera that does it. I then email gopro customer service. They said that they know about it, and it's only with 64gb cards and the black edition. I use my camera for all sorts of things, mostly as basically a dash cam, and if nothing happens I would like to not have to mess with deleting the footage (just let it loop forever until something happens or I use it for something else). I have also used it as a security cam in my window when I was at work because somebody was messing around with stuff at my place 64gb only gets you 6.5 hours at 1080 30fps.. I needed the camera to record for about 10 hours, however I only needed to see the 4 hours leading up to the 10th hour.

[@brynmag]

wantsanewvehicle For the dash cam, could you not use it on 1 Hour loops and if something happened, hit stop after that? As for security cams, I think the longest footage with a 64Gb card is about 9.5 hours on a HERO3 White. Maybe down the track we will see 128 GB MicroSD cards that work with the GoPro but until then, that's the limit.

[@wantsanewvehicle]

Brynmag Productions i could probably put it on 1 hour loop for the dash cam, yup. I have just been deleting what I don't need. For the security cam, I don't need it right now.. but I already have a black not a white, lol. To spend 200 on a white might as well just get a real security cam setup. That solves those two issues, but there are other things I would like to use max loop for, too.. and it's a feature that should work and it doesn't which is the real problem.

[@slackerz35]

I've tried this. But it does not loop instead dies at 5 mins.

[@ninjasakimoto4438]

Awesome. I have a better idea of how this works now. Tried it today before watching this vid (using the 5 min interval) and I ended up with 1 min clips. They didn't save as a 5 min clip.

[@TheAdamAdy]

Drunken Acoustic Sessions... Thats how its supposed to work, it will save 1 minute long clips, but only in a time, eg last 5 minutes (=5 clips)

[@RadReelingFishing]

Finally, someone actually explains how it works. This is exactly what my Gopro is doing and I wondered if my camera was defective. He said in the video that it saves it as one five minute clip...He should pin your comment at the top of the comments.

[@_ONEVIDEO]

Mi piace molto, penso che ci proverò anch'io, solo che bisogna essere costanti e fare una foto ogni giorno. Buon anno anche a te. I love it, I think I'll try it too, just that you have to be consistent and take a picture every day. Happy New Year to you too.

[@_ONEVIDEO]

Scusami volevo commentare il video "2013 - My Year in Pictures - A Daily Photo Project", senza togliere luce a questo video interessante e che questa applicazione non ho ancora provato, ma che lo farò prossimamente. Grazie. Excuse me, I wanted to comment on the video "2013 - My Year in Pictures - A Daily Photo Project", without removing light to this interesting video and that this application have not tried yet, but I will soon. Thank you.