Pro Reveals Best Action Cam Export Settings For YOUTUBE + INSTAGRAM

It's easy and it makes a HUGE difference.
Action camera setup vids:
• Action Camera Tutorials
Timestamps:
0:00 - The problem
0:55 - Do this first (EVERY TIME)
1:18 - Two different kinds of action camera vid files
1:35 - 360 camera render settings
4:30 - Use this software. Just do it.
5:44 - Setting up the project (important)
7:45 - Getting the video files into the project (dead easy)
8:05 - The types of video clips we be werkin with
8:23 - Diving into the first example
15:24 - 2nd Example
17:51 - 3rd Example (Snow)
21:49 - 4th Example (What it looks like we you set your camera up properly)
24:14 - Horizontal Footage Color Grade
24:22 - Before/After's
24:45 - Audio
25:04 - Export Settings for KZbin
28:43 - Export Settings for Vertical (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc)
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[@FreerideQuebec]

Still the best filming tips in all the mountain biking industry

[@micbernier6403]

c'est là que tu pognes tes trucs pour tes setting..... ;) Mais en effet il est excellent. Ca parrait qu'il a un background dans le domaine videographique.

[@daltonknapton]

Youve become my go to for anything action cam related. Another great video to add to your list of helpful tips

[@DontWorryImAPilot]

I've been yelling at my screen about color correction/grading and export settings since the very first mtb video I saw. LOTS of terrible-looking footage and exports from amazing riders doing amazing things in amazing locations. I just want to see how cool it all looks. Instead: Nightmares. I worked in video production for a long time as an editor/motion graphics/colorist for TV commercials and marketing shorts. MTB videos are often frustratingly terrible-looking. When I've tried to explain it in the past we just end up in the weeds talking in cericles. Thanks for making this video so I can link it to people and say "watch this."

[@SouthernSender]

Hands down the best practical editing videos out there. I watched your OG videos back in the day and this one improves upon those one in major ways. Thanks for all you do!

[@raphaeldukhan]

This video is GOLD!!! Thank you very much for sharing this with the community!!

[@MeditativeMTB]

Dude. This is a great video. Super thankful! You know it’s not going to be a super high view video so you just did it to help people out. Love it

[@monty00701]

Amazing tips - thanks so much for sharing what you do to your videos!

[@ivan.rusanov]

The upscaling trick is the one that makes the most difference for KZbin. No matter how good is the video or how much time you spent color-grading, it won't use the VP9 codec unless you upscale (or upload a native 4K video). It's especially noticeable on action videos. I always export in QuickTime, even on Windows. Very nice guide! I discovered the upscaling trick myself a while back, but some of your previous videos helped me with the color-grading, so I'm mostly following your DaVinci tips and camera settings and these helped me a lot!

[@jamesnater1]

Back when the GoPro Session was still popular for fpv drones, I used to film in the highest resolution in 4:3 then partially correct the fisheye distortion while stretching it to 16:9, then upscaled to 4k to get the best looking footage. Rumor was you had to have 1000+ subs before KZbin would start applying the better codec, but this was our workaround!

[@RapidoRafi-MTB]

Your demonstrations for camera exports and settings always helps immensly.

[@professionalmola3852]

Insanely helpful video. You definitely have some experience in this field. Can't wait to make some videos this summer.

[@surfingmoose]

Thanks for this. I started using Davinci Resolve after seeing your video on it. Like you I only use a few things but purchased Studio last year for faster renders. Great recommendation. I also use your settings for my GoPros. The thing I do different is, my videos are 4k 60fps for the main video I upload to youtube, but I've created a python script that outputs the video to multiple other formats (2k, 1k, 30fps, 24fps, vertical (youtube shorts and instagram)). Now to create a script to do all the uploading for me. I've found your mountain biking videos inspiring and your technical videos very informative. Now get out there and bumble down the trails.

[@FLG8r]

good instructional video ... learned about Rec 709; need to make sure I use that option in Exporting

[@blazinghaze9151]

I was out looking for tips for action videos and there you were. Like an angel. uploading a video just in time for me to watch. 😂 And seriously thank you for the editing software. I make yt videos for fun and adobe was checking my pockets for my last dime even after lying about going to college. I was about to check if I could pirate it. 😂

[@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_]

I've seen some actual medium sized KZbinrs that need to watch this video. Every since the first Resolve video on this subject my videos looks as good as yours. I'm about to buy a iPad Air or Pro to start editing videos on the road with Resolve (I have a Mac Studio otherwise...obviously not portable). Thanks for doing an updated version.

[@mitchsargent5543]

BINGO BANGO THIS IS AWESOME! THANK YOU!

[@DieterVanHolder]

Thanks for sharing!

[@commandertree6299]

thanks for the vid very helpful

[@gialleg]

Thanks!

[@DavideTravelli]

I use similar settings for the Project (Timeline Color Space: Rec.709-A. same for Output Color Space, so I dont separate color space and gamma) but while this works for Apple devices you should have mentions for PC users it's different. Also as far as I know when you render out it's best to use Color Space Tag: Rec.709 and Gamma Tag: sRGB (you're rendering not just for apple devices (Rec.709-A is the proper tagging for QuickTime).

[@bsv01]

You need to mantion that color grade need to do with nice monitor, becouse if make it on some cheap VA pannel can give interesting results on final video

[@tom10crafted]

Came a bit angry for over-exaggerated thumbnail, left happy with crucial suggestion on bitrate and resolution while exporting for KZbin @25:38. Thanks, will see how it goes!

[@alexthemtbr]

I feel like I just watched a video on rocket science and I’m more confused now than I was before 😅 glad there are experts out there! Definitely does not compute in my brain

[@thomasmiller01]

Great video. Thank you. What mic are you using on your desk? Sounds great!

Hello from France, I'm part of a company that sells GoPro / DJI / Insta360 and other brands (Sony / Canon and others). During my training at Sony France, I learned that it was necessary to shoot in the highest format possible. For example, on the GP12 in 5k30 or 4k60 to get the maximum detail per point. But BE CAREFUL: don't render a finished project in 5k or 4k, but rather in 2.7k. Because input and output codecs are different, you'll be applying modifications to your files to create a new one in other formats. As a result, you won't have exactly the same encoding as the h.264 and h.265 protocols. Finally, there are many variables that I'd be happy to explain in a private message so that Loam Ranger can make us a superb video on the technical details. Sorry for the mistakes.

[@hayeopreis]

Great video! I have the Gopro Hero 12. What is your opinion on recording in the flat profile and using a LUT in Davinci?

[@getrowdee]

Great tutorial and very similar to the setup we've started. The only main difference would be shooting in LOG vs. not - why do you choose not to?

[@budgetbiker7]

Theres a chance we may not need to upscale our footage in the future if youtube decides to fully implement AV1, some 1080p videos with the AV1 codec I've seen look really good, even compared to VP9 4k. Only for big creators with lots of views though :/ For the time being we can only dream of our pixels looking that good😮‍💨

[@Jr_thesender]

thanks for teaching how to make my videos not look like poopoo caca

[@sebastiencaillet7163]

Hi, thanks to share your tips ! I have a question, is you ride with a gimball on your chest? I ask this because I have a little vibration and I use gyroflow but the soft don't removed this little issue. thanks in advance

[@BlackHartTrails]

Bob Ross vibes while you’re adjusting the colours.

[@netposerx]

Been experimenting with ND filters and slowing down the shutter speed for more engaging videos. Hero11 set at 1/48 and 24 fps with the ND filter.

[@MTBScotland]

18.5 pro resolve on windows does not have the multipass encode option. Why do you change the colour/gamma settings at the start.

[@overlandgirl]

This video is great. I use a GoPro and will be looking at getting 360. Couple of questions, when you recorded the above, what camera are you using and what are you using for your VO? Thank you.

[@overlandgirl]

Nevermind, I see that it is all below. :)

[@overlandgirl]

I don't see your in-studio mike. May I ask what you use? Thanks.

[@RIDENWA]

Hey! Will you come to bentonville Arkansas bike fest? If you are I would like to meet you my name is Noah!

[@chdu7414]

What video editing program are you using? Maybe a video for overlays of data ( spd/hr/pwr)

[@chdu7414]

Bah, asked my question before you got to it.

[@mauriciolandos4712]

My davinci resolve shows Media offline with a 4k30 10-bit video i'm importing. What can I do?

[@rupedog]

As someone using Windows Movie maker, I'm lost by this. Is that for pictures... Or does it apply to the whole vid imported? As light varies then, do u have to go thru all that every time ur footage goes into/out off treeline, etc? Main issue I find is grainy footage... Which seems to have got worse the more I try to tweek GoPro settings!

[@Jack-zi6tl]

Goong to try and help here. I used davinci resolve a few years back so I know a little. This program is for video. If you are asking about the color grading then it can get complicated. But what he is doing in the vedio applies to the entire clip so even as the loght changes in the clip the same color grade is applied. Whit davinci it os possible to chamge the color grade throughout but I jave never done this. The granieness you are mentioning os most likely camera settings or how you are exporting your video. If you want to learn mor abour davinci resolve there are tons of good tutorials on youtube. Hope I could help and have nice day

[@ShitStefanShoots]

I might give Resolve a second try. First time (four years ago?) it crashed permanently under Linux, but maybe things have gotten better ...

[@Enduloc]

I still find after uploading at 4k with high bit rates it still looks way worst in youtube than the exported file. Not sure why that is.. Cheers for the vid!

[@hastesoldat]

pro tip: shoot and upload in 60fps. It's supposed to look like mountain biking not like a flipbook or a PowerPoint presentation.

[@RidesWithJake]

Haha pro tip to the loam ranger! He shoots 24fps for a reason, it makes things look faster. Watch his previous video about making things AS FAST

[@ryanakins]

Do you happen to have a LUT you’d be down to share?

[@yukterez]

4:51 - Da Vinci Resolve would be nice if it wasn't stuck in this ultradark mode with gray font on black background, as soon as they give the choice to switch to a lighter user interface with more contrast between font and background this is unusable since it gives me eye cancer.

[@CompareBikes]

The free version of Davinci doesn’t give a flying f*** about the bitrate you set for rendering. The final file will be at a way lower bitrate.

[@DavideTravelli]

That's factually false.

[@surfingmoose]

not true

[@RidesWithJake]

Nope

[@CompareBikes]

@@RidesWithJake ok, then explain why this happens to me and two of my friends? I did alot of research on this issue and I’m not the only one. The forums are full. What I could find is that they changed it from version 17. They limited the bitrate for the free version. Best you can do is to set it very high, over 100k bitrate in order to reach 80k. Sometimes even let it on auto. Same video, multiple renders with same bitrate and the files are different everytime. Why do you guys say “nope” when this clearly happens to many people?

[@philipoconnell6413]

You are missing the point. By the end of the month my data runs out and is slow as hell. Some how I still watch videos. I watch because they are mtbers not because they are great at filming. If you are a mtber focus on that. If you are into filmography change your channel and focus on that.

[@BoAndHisBike]

What's the issue with having the best of both worlds 😉