Preparing GoPro Footage for Editing

Learn how to transfer, organize, edit, and share GoPro footage. Find out how to use built-in GoPro trimming tools, transcode footage to formats optimized for editing, and more.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Installing GoPro Studio

• Where to get the software
• System requirements
• Installing the application

2. Choosing an Edit Drive

• Connection type and disk speed
• Formatting the drive for editing
• Setting up a common media folder

3. Understanding the GoPro Studio Workflow

• Using GoPro Studio as a stand-alone application
• Using GoPro Studio with third-party applications
• Essential GoPro Studio preferences

4. Importing and Converting Footage

• Mounting a memory card
• Mounting a memory card with a card reader
• Creating a new project and importing source video files
• Previewing files in the player window
• Trimming clips to remove unwanted portions

5. Advanced Conversions

• Applying geometric corrections to clips and improving fish eye
• Adjusting image size and aspect ratio
• Changing frame rates
• Setting conversion quality

6. Choosing a Destination for Conversions

• Setting the target drive
• Batch processing with a conversion list
• Understanding the GoPro Cineform codec’s active metadata

7. Working with Time-Lapse Sequences

• Importing timelapse files
• Previewing timelapse sequences in the player window
• Trimming and rotating timelapse sequences
• Choosing conversion settings for timelapse sequences

8. The Path to Editing

• Importing footage into Adobe Premiere Pro
• Importing footage into Final Cut Pro X
• Importing footage into iMovie
• Importing footage into Premiere Elements
• Installing the Cineform codec on other machines

9. Editing with GoPro Studio

• Previewing clips in the player window
• Using a Storyboard to combine multiple clips
• Trimming and splitting clips
• Changing clip speed
• Adding transitions
• Color correcting footage and keyframing
• Applying effects and comparing with a split
• Adjusting framing
• Adding music and other audio
• Adding titles
• Adjusting global playback settings

10. Using GoPro Edit Templates

• Exporting a movie
• Exporting still images
• Saving your project

11. Exporting Your Project

• Syncing media with GoPro Plus
• Editing on Quik: Desktop, part 1
• Editing on Quik: Desktop, part 2
• Editing on Quik: Mobile, part 1
• Editing on Quik: Mobile, part 2
• Editing on Quik

Conclusion

• Summary