GoPro COLOR vs FLAT - Which is Better?

Ever wonder what color profile you should be using with your GoPro?
Drop your questions in the comments
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[@AaronHuie]

Great input. “GoPro Color is a filter” is all I needed to know

[@JSmooove]

Thanks for this. All the big tech youtubers just go through specs. I wanted to see the profiles compared and this just sold me. Thanks man

[@TG_Shreds]

Yeah for sure! Glad it helped. Let me know if you have any questions

[@loft4me]

Interesting analysis. When my computer still met the requirements for DaVinci, I used to shoot in flat and then use DaVinci's auto color capability, which produced a very neutral look and which saved time. After Davinci's upgrade to where I could not use it, I found Shotcut, which is simpler to use than Davinci, but does not have an auto color capability. The results from manually coloring my flat video doesn't quite give the satisfactory look from DaVinci's auto color. Will try the Hero 9's in camera color option to see how that looks. Thanks, Thomas, for the clip.

[@TG_Shreds]

I’m glad it helped! Let me know how the Hero9 color works for you

[@beerborn]

I have the GoPro 10 & the Canon R5. I use "Flat" on the GoPro 10 & CLog 3 (Flat) on the Canon R5. Flat or CLog 3 are the best and I color grade my videos on Davinci Studio 18 by either using LUT's or just regular color grade.

[@AdventuresofRon]

Love the home set up Thomas! 🙌🏻

[@TG_Shreds]

Thanks Ron! Stoked to be making videos!

[@freeridetony]

After this video, I decide to change it again from FLat to GoPro colour, look so fresh the reality😎👊

[@TG_Shreds]

Awesome! I’m glad it inspired you! Let me know if you have any questions. I’d love to help you get to know your GoPro more

[@freeridetony]

@@TG_Shreds May be you can tell me now, today I boyght the Hero black 9 and I just hear some sound ,when I rotate the camera... The box wasnt never open(looks like that) I don't know whats playing inside, hope it's gonna be normal.🙏😃

[@TG_Shreds]

@@freeridetony interesting! The camera should be solid and doesn’t have any internal parts that should be rattling. The only thing that I can think of are the two foldable mounting tabs on the bottom of the camera. Try and mount the camera with the included thumb screw and see if the rattling is coming from those two little mounting tabs if that’s not the case you may want to reach out to GoPro support or just simply return your camera for a different one

[@freeridetony]

@@TG_Shreds Perfect, I was thinking the same. Thank you bro :)

[@timyassa4343]

same

[@vanplanman]

Useful info! I film and edit on the move mostly on mobile due to traveling so much, so advanced colour editing isn't something I take time to work with. I've always shot with flat after taking advice on best practices. I'm flipping back to GoPro colours now! Thanks for the advice. It'll be interesting to see the difference from vlog #27 to vlog#28

[@Makewayproduction]

I assume gopro still shoots in 8 bit? Surprised no one mentioned this in the comments. Looking forward to when gopro shoots 10 bit which can't be far off now..2022.

[@TG_Shreds]

Yes I believe the Hero10 is still 8bit color depth, I was able to confirm 8bit for the Hero9, but Hero10 has GP2 which may come with upside. I am not seeing anything marketing wise from GoPro about this so I would assume the Hero10 is still 8bit

[@yutehube4468]

Pause at 2:11 and look at the bushes at the top of the stairs... this is why GoPro color is worse, although I do use it just because I can't be bothered messing about editing the footage and with it on flat, everything looks anemic. What it needs is a go-between setting, but there isn't one, you can either have it anemic, or with too much color. It's a shame this GoPro color profile boosts the contrast so much, instead of just boosting the saturation like it does and the contrast a little, or better yet, give us all these settings on the camera with steps from 1 to 4 or something! It's the GoPro contrast boost that's taking out all the details in the shadows like on the bushes I mentioned - it's just black there when in reality you'd be able to see what the flat profile sees.

[@TG_Shreds]

Completely Agree! With the new Hero10 there are some new settings that I would like to review and create a video for. I think the 'color' setting that is depicted in this video is a bit too bold for my general purpose liking.

[@joeswanderings]

I find the standard Go Pro colour has much higher contrast than flat, Sure it makes the image pop, but can sometimes lose some details in high and lowlights too. Usually adjusting to about 110% colour intensity from the flat profile suits me, but your mileage may vary. Depends on you perceive as "natural" colour.

[@findingjoe]

I can never get the footage to look any good in flat for some reason, my phone looks way better than the gopro yet so many out there get some good results.

[@jeevansinghmehta9751]

Go pro color is good right and for indoor flat is better??

[@TG_Shreds]

It’s not a matter of what setting is better for indoor or outdoor, it’s more of a preference if you want your footage to be vibrant and colorful straight out of the camera (use GoPro Color) or if you’re looking to edit the image further with more flexibility then use Flat

[@MusicTutorials]

Go pro color has just too much contrast :( I prefer the flat and then edit

[@TG_Shreds]

I would agree. I personally do not like how black the blacks get when using GoPro Color.

[@TG_Shreds]

Flat + Editing is a way of life 😝

[@risbill1]

Flat profile is good if you want to try and match the GoPro footage to another camera.

[@TG_Shreds]

💯 % correct

[@redplanet9162]

Yeah I messed up and shot all my gp9 footage in color. Shoulda used flat

[@TG_Shreds]

Learning lesson.

[@Chinhnguyen0497]

my gopro's flat color is very bad. i cant do anything like the gopro on your video. green tint, wrong color (, green not green, red is not red...)

[@TG_Shreds]

Sounds like you may need to contact GoPro customer support.

[@rayyanshahzad9341]

Omg...you have a daughter..you look so young..lol..btw cute girl :)

[@TG_Shreds]

Haha she is the best assistant 😂

[@timyassa4343]

everyone hates gopro color tbh i kinda prefer it over flat

[@TG_Shreds]

It’s the great debate… some think it’s super simple to shoot and post, but others want more control and flexibility in post … what do you use to edit??

[@timyassa4343]

@@TG_Shreds I suck at editing lol I can see the argument for both. I use vdsc it has color grading but I don't use it. I'm still a very very new beginner

[@TG_Shreds]

@@timyassa4343 everyone starts somewhere

[@PhaseSkater]

1080p in 2021! sickkkkk