- Oct 21, 2016
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Hi All. This thread is an extension of a previous thread, Recording Live Games 101, where lots of folks kindly helped me out with some basic info on how they record games. Link Below to previous thread. With this new thread I'm hoping to go a bit further into details and learn more from everyone's experiences.
https://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-discussions/34594-recording-live-games-101-a.html
So since that previous thread I had a bday and asked DW for the Go Pro Hero 5 bundle from Costco. Thanks to whomever specifically suggested that in the previous thread as they had the best price she could find. I also as suggested by many ordered the LinkSpyder to attach the camera to the fence. So I'm on my way to recording games with just the memory cards and extra batteries needed to get through long Softball weekends. I took the GoPro with me on vacation this past week and played around, as well as watched quite few youtube videos on optimal setting, and my videos have gone from pretty bad to pretty good. I started out with my frame rate so high my computer couldn't even play the movies, but with trial and error it has gotten better.
I'm hoping others can share the camera setting they use to specifically record games so I can avoid some of the trial and error I'm sure is involved in optimizing video quality. Everything from Field of View, Frame Rate, Color setting, etc.... I'm also interested in optimal placement of the camera on the fence, although I'm sure the optimal location won't always be available. Is the camera better set up at eye level to batter, or higher? And is the camera best directly behind the catcher or slightly offset left/right? Any other tips/tricks you have on camera settings and placement would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-discussions/34594-recording-live-games-101-a.html
So since that previous thread I had a bday and asked DW for the Go Pro Hero 5 bundle from Costco. Thanks to whomever specifically suggested that in the previous thread as they had the best price she could find. I also as suggested by many ordered the LinkSpyder to attach the camera to the fence. So I'm on my way to recording games with just the memory cards and extra batteries needed to get through long Softball weekends. I took the GoPro with me on vacation this past week and played around, as well as watched quite few youtube videos on optimal setting, and my videos have gone from pretty bad to pretty good. I started out with my frame rate so high my computer couldn't even play the movies, but with trial and error it has gotten better.
I'm hoping others can share the camera setting they use to specifically record games so I can avoid some of the trial and error I'm sure is involved in optimizing video quality. Everything from Field of View, Frame Rate, Color setting, etc.... I'm also interested in optimal placement of the camera on the fence, although I'm sure the optimal location won't always be available. Is the camera better set up at eye level to batter, or higher? And is the camera best directly behind the catcher or slightly offset left/right? Any other tips/tricks you have on camera settings and placement would be greatly appreciated.