This Tool Makes YOUR GoPro look like a High-End Cinema Camera

Make your GoPro suck less with these pro techniques.
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In this video, I will show you the exact techniques I use to match GoPro footage with high-end cameras.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:37 Discovering problems with your footage
1:58 Applying Lens Correction
3:02 Applying Motion Blur
8:04 Pro way of using the motion blur fx
10:00 Conclusion
ABOUT ME
I'm Waqas Qazi, founder and senior colorist at Qazi & Co. I have worked with PRIME VIDEO, ADIDAS, TOYOTA, VIZIO, etc. My mission is to share industry secrets by making fun and practical videos on color grading.
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[@scottvogel8477]

What I love about your videos and your course. Is that you respect our intelligence. Only explaining something when it's a concept or method that isn't usually used.

[@theqazman]

Appreciate the observation, brother. 🙏🏽

[@VietinghoffAlex]

You can also tackle it in-camera by making sure you're shooting as flat as possible (you can do this using GoPro Labs), turn sharpening and noise reduction down all the way, and use a GoPro ND strong enough to allow you to shoot at a 180 degree shutter, so if you're shooting 60p for example, manually set your shutter to 1/125. Also turn off settings like auto shutter and auto ISO. You can even control the level of fisheye in camera.

[@theqazman]

that easy, huh.

[@JosephMartin]

Yesssiiir! Getting it right in camera is better than fixing it in post every day of the week

[@MactacFPV]

Also the motion blur from an ND filter looks significantly better than added later.

[@DANMCMAHON08]

@@theqazmanyes it is that is easy lol

[@Chivoyage]

All good but what about all the videos already shot on older gopros or before you know this was possible or by other cheaper action cameras or even phone ultra-wide/fisheye footage? :D

[@hollywoodninja]

Awesome video as always! For this one I had no idea you could do a frame by frame with period and comma! You are da man!

[@theqazman]

Haha. Happy to help.

[@donovankean]

This is PERFECT. Thank you! I'm for sure going to use this for speed ramping. Adding motion blur makes ramping look SO much better, but before I always got the ghosting artifacts.

[@theqazman]

Happy to help, brother. 💪🏽

[@umran89]

That’s exactly what I was thinking. I tried the fusion method and it is a system hog, gonna try out this and see how the results are

[@alistercarmichael4990]

Yes. Another huge insight as to what and why footage looks the way it does. Shot matching or creating a look all in mind. As for your own studio look on the channel, i love the vibrant and bold festival of light. Very sharp.

[@agentur-langfilm]

Crazy effect! Thank you for showing us this insane way to make GoPro footage look professional!

[@theqazman]

Happy to help.

[@videoninjashu]

Thank you! Especially the motion blur fx without ghosting!!!

[@theqazman]

Game changer. 🔥

[@itsapinecone7280]

lmao i love that people in the comments are trying to correct an industry leading professional, they have no idea what they are talking about lol. love the stuff ur doing man

[@gabrielshen3299]

Definitely a good alternative way to fake a slower shutter speed, since most of the time to get that 180 degree rule you need to put a ND filter on your camera, but also requires your shooting setting to be consistent in lighting. But in a situation where the environment is always changing, setting the shutter speed to auto and faking the motion blur in post is quite a good workaround.

[@JoshMiles]

Super impressive @theqazman - That motion blur lesson was so informative and helpful, definitely worth the price of admission! Thank you for sharing so much killer content!

[@theqazman]

Happy to do it. Thanks.

[@timothycoyle]

I don't have a gopro, but have been looking for a tutorial on how to apply realistic motion blur to videos for forever. Thanks for the knowledge!

[@luboslim]

This is exactly what I needed for my drone videos!!! Thanks a lot! 😍

[@theqazman]

You're welcome

[@RupeshChaturbedi]

Smash the like button for Gopro Color Grading Tutorial 😢

[@jvke.p]

Great lesson brother! Well paced. Well done all around.

[@theqazman]

Thank you, bro. Appreciate you.

[@ThoeedEditz7]

Qazi sir. U r videos are far better than others. You're so humble and well explainer

[@theqazman]

Ty 😀

[@OrlovIV]

Finaly you made it!!! Its been two years since i left a comment asking to make instructions on gopro video. I gotta celebrate this!!!

[@theqazman]

I gotchu. 💪🏽

[@lulumink0]

Holy smokes, this is exactly what I needed and wanted. and you brought it up! Thank you for doing this again and again.

[@theqazman]

You're welcome

[@milosnovakov2681]

you blow my mind every time :D thank you so much for all the content that you do

[@theqazman]

😀🙏🏽

[@Carguyforlife]

Great video! Definitely gonna be rewatching this later.

[@theqazman]

Smart. 😀

[@Lowridersdoggs]

Very professional and well explained. Thank you for the video. Earned a new subscriber.

[@theqazman]

Appreciate it. 🙏🏽

[@quickpickle]

Wow.. i always wondered how to achieve this!! Thanks man!!!

[@theqazman]

Of course. 💪🏽

[@mishukx]

Learned a lot..... Dude, you are just too perfect to make me sound..... Love you.....

[@theqazman]

Always appreciate the love, brother. 🙏🏽

[@pixelsimage]

What a great tutorial. Thanks you earned a new subscriber. This is the type of Davinci content I have been looking for. 👍

[@theqazman]

Let's go! 💪🏽

[@apmanti12]

Hey bro, Im using this trick with my cheap drone and it is working and making it better, thanks again!

[@contentbytrent]

Fantastic Qazi! Thanks 🙏

[@theqazman]

Happy to help, brother. ♥️

[@koushikbhattacharya832]

awesome techniques♥

[@Lukitas_Yg]

Man! That vídeo is AMAZING! Thanks for share this awsome content!!!

[@theqazman]

Happy to help. 😀

[@meffyfpv]

This is exactly what I needed for my fpv shot!!! thank u bro!

[@theqazman]

You're welcome

[@heavymetal9330]

Wow awesome dude, thanx 👍

[@theqazman]

Of course

[@VERTMEDIA]

You are my Mr. Miyagi of Davinci Resolve. Always so much knowledge in your videos...

[@theqazman]

Haha. Let's go!

[@ColindeSilva]

Good to see some GoPro-specific content, going to try this out. that "based on previous frame" setting is a good find. never liked the generic blur

[@theqazman]

Glad to help.

[@brianstrombeck6305]

I've got some Gopro footage on my next project and I'm absolutely going to try this out!

[@theqazman]

It's a game changer.

[@ajokomichael2297]

This video made me really happy. You've just earned a sub

[@theqazman]

Ty

[@PunxTV123]

nice... hope you make more gopro tutorial... you're the best, ez to learn...

[@theqazman]

If there's a demand for it. For sure. 😀

[@olyrussell9872]

Great video, was it a basic rec 709 conversation grade before these touches or did you tweak in other ways.

[@Shadow_Li]

Thank you Qazi

[@theqazman]

Happy to help.

[@electronic.motion]

The goat! 🐐🔥

[@theqazman]

🙏🏽

[@IsaacSmithProductions]

This is an amazing tutorial incredibly informative. My only question is is it better to shoot in linear mode right out of the GoPro, or shoot in hyper view or superview and fix lens distortion later? Is there any difference in FOV? It would be great to have the creative flexibility in post to decide FOV after shooting.

[@jonnysundell]

Unreal! I am going to gopro everything from now on

[@theqazman]

That's the spirit. 😀

[@user-lg8ne3bz3b]

This was solid. Any tutorials on grading gopro footage?

[@yeagershots]

Me from 5 years ago would be in shock to see what can be done today. 20 year ago me would probably faint. Great video Qazi!

[@theqazman]

Haha. Same, bro.

[@DLightMedia]

Amazing Work. Engaging and interesting.

[@theqazman]

Ty

[@musabinho]

Brilliant 👏👏

[@theqazman]

😀🙏🏽

[@AyushSharmaa]

This guy is spilling out the secrets!😂 Great one❤

[@theqazman]

You know it. 😀

[@margadrum]

amazing man !!! is that tool default in DaVinci???

[@HausmeisterW]

Love it😍

[@Flamamacue]

I've used the motion blur a lot but not in the FX/node and had no idea they had that setting. Why not include that in the main tab? Thanks for the tip, comes in so handy for not only GoPro but things like iPhone 15 log footage etc too. So many super versatile small cameras that can get some natural blur without needing to add NDs to the mix. Amazing!

[@theqazman]

Ik it's a sneaky little bugger. Happy to help, bro.

[@saidescudero8233]

Nice! thank U

[@theqazman]

💪🏽

[@PhotoFeelSaikat]

Thank you brother for sharing this video. It's gonna help thousands of creator out there. Just one question. How to grade to get that color? If you could share that information, it would be great!

[@FabioPansera]

I wonder why there is a considerable distortion at 10:25 to 10:26 (when you pause), on the zebra crossing. Any idea why that occurs?

[@jamesalxl3636]

Reel smart motion blur i find is the one of the best for motion blur

[@SICRoosterKido]

Sick 🔥

[@boogalice]

This is great. If you're in control of the production process, you can ensure your GoPro has the correct shutter speed, and you won't need to add the motion blur in post.

[@theqazman]

Yeah but that's not always the case isn't it? It's for the other 99% of creators.

[@speedymarc]

I bought a Hero 9 and set it to 60 fps with a shutter speed of 1/120 but then the image is all overexposed, even with the lowest ISO possible, I have to set it to automatic, but then I get no motion blur, even at 30 fps 1/60.

[@NikkyRacks]

@@speedymarcneed an ND Filter

[@boogalice]

@@speedymarc Yep, you can buy ND filters to compensate for your overexposure.

[@boogalice]

@@theqazman Not taking away from your tips, this is just an addition that could be really helpful.

[@focus_release]

Amazing!

[@theqazman]

🙏🏽

[@ReiDoesIt]

Fantastic video! Instant subscription. Can you make a tutorial please about color grading to get this "California sun light" look that you're achieving? When you're switching between the before and after there is distinct difference in colors. Thank you! :-)

[@Rush-Media]

Some great tips! But as others have said, you could get motion blur in camera by using nd's. But this method is perfect when you didn't have that option! I will be using this, thank you!

[@theqazman]

Exactly. As colorists we don't have the luxury to shoot but work with what's given so this will come in handy for those situations.

[@podnucmo5]

@@theqazmanAlso very useful for those of us who like the point-and-shoot simplicity of our actioncams/phones vs our bigger rigs. For home videos, I don’t need NDs or worrying about batteries. Ty for the helpful tip!

[@playmatee1]

good video !

[@jonatansecka]

Dope😍

[@KontAdnanyilmaz]

First of all the video which I watching now has good color sharpness etc . many KZbinr who teaching how to color grade ext. Their video looks bad so how they can teach color grading but yours looks cool. Thanx.

[@theqazman]

Haha. 🙏🏽

[@jonathanruiz3121]

Love your videos! Would love to see you color grade real estate footage sometime! preferrably in a non white walled house because I feel like houses that have colored walls are a little harder to color grade, thanks!

[@theqazman]

Will add it to my list.

[@seannfkennedy]

Hi! What's the color palette add-on that you are using when searching for MI7 at 3:27 - Thanks!

[@alex.muntean]

dope. 👏🏻💯

[@theqazman]

Ty

[@Belamarimages]

I get pretty heavy distortions around the subject (the bird) this way. If I change settings to something else it is worse then. But still, it distorts surroundings right next to the subject lines.

[@Jesscloma]

Thanks for this tutorial 😍, by the way Do you have a tutorial in how to Colorgrade Gopro flat footage? Or how to proper convert to rec709 of Gopro footage?

[@theqazman]

You're welcome. I cover this in my course from start to finish. Link in description.

[@zombie.cycles]

In the free Grading Webinar? @@theqazman

[@tortenhebu]

You could use ai depth map to get dof effect

[@ridewithandrei]

how do you color grade the footage?

[@kalleankaa7536]

If i enjoyed? Ha! ALOT! im always following your channel man. You a master.

[@theqazman]

🙏🏽

[@EXTREMEXX]

Can you do this in Premiere Pro?

[@FlyingJackalope]

Would still love to see you play with some Z Cam footage. They used several of them in Mission Impossible.

[@Shauny_D]

I'll use mid tone detail to reduce over all sharpening instead. It keeps a little more sharpness but softens it up enough to be more pleasing.

[@theqazman]

I would've if it was a better option. 😀

[@davinci69]

Instead of fixing the fisheye in post, you can also lower the fov in camera, does the same thing usually.

[@zelkuth]

Ohhhhh! I can’t wait to try it on an fpv shot 😅

[@theqazman]

Should be great

[@lucabortolami]

perfect tutorial! I'm going to shoot my first documentary in Africa and I will use a GoPro 11 for some shots so this could be very helpful. I have a question: Have you ever grade some GoPro footage recorder with GoPro labs firmware? (with this firmware you can use custom log profiles, more bitrate etc. and it's GoPro official). What's the better way to color GoPro footage?

[@theqazman]

Good luck and have fun. Never did. I'll look into it.

[@nommiezorba]

​@theqazman that would be fantastic

[@Aaqilvlogs]

He qaziii. I just watched equalizer 3. I like that dark moody look.. it would be nice if you create that look.. thanks

[@theqazman]

Can't wait to see it and great suggestion.

[@Altcine]

I'm selling everything and buying GoPro's 😅. Great vid Qazi 👏🏾👏🏾

[@theqazman]

Haha. Let's go!

[@JoaoSilva22222]

This is why Waqas is a pro. He blew off every record in the industry of "wow" in this video.

[@theqazman]

Let's go! 💪🏽

[@the_designerskitchen]

Übersetzung Hello Qazi! I just watched your webinar. Strong! Really great tips. Thank you. Unfortunately there was no re-link to the downloads for me. Even after watching it a second time, I was not redirected or redirected. What can I do? Best regards Andre

[@theqazman]

You probably had a pop up blocker. Hit me up on IG

[@Bellaire_Isaac]

0:30 Yes, I have only one of those cameras. I have the GoPro Hero 12 (and Hero 7 Black) but I cannot afford a potato.

[@Bellaire_Isaac]

I have ND filters for my GoPro so I can use a proper shutter speed. However, for those times that I don't have time to set my ND filters up and I need to get a shot I will for sure use this in post.

[@theqazman]

Exactly. Great tool to have in your back pocket.

[@juliancantillo97]

bad thing about nd is stabilization wont work very well

[@rodrigodearcayne]

@@juliancantillo97why is that?

[@jonoin35mm98]

@@rodrigodearcayne GoPro's & Osmo Actions really need high frame rates + shutter speeds to have the stabilisation to work at its best.

[@rodrigodearcayne]

@@jonoin35mm98 I guess it also depends on the type of action and frequency of the movements. It’s certainly true for downhill mountain biking for instance, but I regularly shoot my FPV drone videos with low shutter speed and have no problems stabilizing them with Gyroflow. Good to know though!

[@thealiev994]

Lovely

[@theqazman]

🙏🏽

[@_Vizov]

Which editor is this?

[@SystemParanoia]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dannypmp4]

i dont think ive ever been this early for a youtube video in my life lol

[@theqazman]

Let's go!

[@blackman96ify]

Does this work with other cameras

[@florianleger96]

💥

[@wekkimeif7720]

Lens correction only works partially. Only the middle gets straightened, everything on sides around it are still bent and have fish eye effect.

[@BANGBONSCHANNEL]

❤

[@santiszibergs1116]

What about slow shuuter speed and ND filters? 😃

[@itsapinecone7280]

go away. this a post processing tutorial for a colorist. sometimes u get shiz from the dp and u have to make it usable

[@OptiquevideoFPV]

New subscriber ❤ please go over color grading in this clip too to understand how important it is. Not just blur does the trick here. New resolve user here too thanks 😊

[@theqazman]

Welcome to the channel. I'll add it to my list.

[@OptiquevideoFPV]

@@theqazman i watched your avanced color grade tutorial its amazing, will def try. But gopro footage is not so flexible 🤣

[@Vibe4ant]

What program?

[@GamIngDoge.]

davinci resolve

[@mrkaufmanMTB]

Would've been nice to see what's going on inside that first Node 👀😉

[@theqazman]

Haha

[@mrkaufmanMTB]

@@theqazman 👀

[@daniel_wiersma]

I don't understand why the first method is even available in Davinci if the second one is way more realistic. Also if I may give some tutorial feedback, perhaps I am the only one, but the mouse movements make me nervous. Maybe motion blur on the mouse would help?

[@theqazman]

Haha. Common feedback and it must have a lot to do with using pen and tablet. Since you can't really let your cursor rest.

[@JustStef]

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[@jaykellett7693]

buuuuuuuut how do you add motion blur to Key'd out footage without re-introducing green/blue screen?

[@nebukadnezzar3578]

It's a little far streched, saying a camera with more (natural) motion blur correlates with a higher value ;-) Having an image with or without motion blur just correlates with the camera's shutter speed/angle, something ALL cameras have and most certainly can be adjusted. Regarding the GoPro, a simple 40$ ND filter would have done the trick and made a shutter angle of 180° possible, thus introducing natural looking motion blur... Anyway, definetly a nice video showing how to introduce more motion blur into footage inside of Resolve. I know, that title wouldn't have been as sexy though ;-)

[@theqazman]

Of course if things are done right in camera they'd be perfect and I wouldn't have to make this vid. But they aren't and here we are. Not everyone slaps an ND on their lens just as not every slaps an ND on their mirrorless cameras. Doing the things shown here are for those. Let's leave the titles and thumbnails to fulltime KZbinrs. 😜 Trust me there's a lot more data and research involved than just flying with the first thing that comes to your mind.

[@nebukadnezzar3578]

​@@theqazman Don't get me wrong please, I appreciate how much knowledge and experience go into your YT vids and that we can profit off of that! But that's exactly my point, reflecting as a consumer of full-time KZbinrs videos, the titles are getting increasingly exaggerated. Of course, attention is the currency of YT which directly translates to income, but titles and thumbnails go so far, that videos start to miss their actual point. This can be frustrating as a viewer. And I had the feeling this is the case here: changing a GoPros shutter angle simply doesn’t magically turn its image quality into one of an Alexa LF, ask who ever you want. A shutter angle of 180° is the most basic thing to set a camera to, that doesn’t have to do anything with a camera value, its brand or whatsoever.

[@madeiraislander]

@@nebukadnezzar3578 Problem is, the GoPro works terribly with nd filters, the stabilization won't work and the footage will be a jittery mess. I've been using digital motion blur since i found out about this the hard way, after buying a pack of ND filters that i have no use for :( Not even with a gimbal does it work properly, the jitters will still happen. Anyway I don't think the motion blur turns the footage into something shot with a high-end camera, but it does make the footage more pleasing to watch.

[@kris_tamang]

That shot so looks like from video game..!!

[@fillj2011]

180° Shutter rule?

[@iarosnaps]

wtf I love GoPro footage now

[@marcomeeuwsen]

At what frame rate was the footage shot on the GoPro? 24 or 60 fps?

[@theqazman]

25

[@marcomeeuwsen]

Thank you for your response. Would the effect work even better if you applied 50 fps?@@theqazman

[@rodrigodearcayne]

@@marcomeeuwsenit would probably look unnatural, as motion blur is related to frame rate (and shutter speed). The higher is the frame rate, the shorter is the exposure time thus diminishing the motion blur in the frame.

[@marcomeeuwsen]

Thanks for your perspective! I think this allows you to give the GoPro more utility within productions. Thanks for the video and tips.@@rodrigodearcayne

[@MrCiccius85]

Please qazi… please…. Grade a gopro footage!! Please… whether it's a summer holiday video or any other type but has a cinematic look...please..