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howling_winds

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Posted: Dec 27, 2016 - 04:16 PM

Anyone ever installed a GoPro on their Cat? I just got one for Christmas.

Thinking the best way to mount is find a way to add an extension to the Snuffer pole. Any ideas or anyone done something like this before that could offer their process?
Andinista

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Posted: Dec 27, 2016 - 04:44 PM

The key is multiple mountings, only one is boring
https://vimeo.com/159651594
https://vimeo.com/148736772
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgQxIS0TDDM

My preferred ones are:
- My hat (just punched a hole)
- The bridle foil. Alternatively I would mount it on one of the bows
- The top of mast

Use a safety line in any case
howling_winds

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Posted: Dec 27, 2016 - 05:53 PM

Wow. I like the top of the mast view. All three views together make for a cool video.
Andinista

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Posted: Dec 27, 2016 - 06:15 PM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pelqd5CKUgI
Here i changed the zoom setting
martyr

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Posted: Dec 28, 2016 - 11:37 AM

Some of my favorite H16 videos are by a guy named Bradley Davis, I think he is a member on here also. His videos are very well made and from what I've seen, he has his Go Pro mounted on the bow and facing back to the boat. Great shots when flying a hull. He has used other angles as well. Shout out to Bradley Davis!!!

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MN3

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Posted: Dec 28, 2016 - 05:56 PM

3 angles (camera locations) i have used in one video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgu3DM2ruyI

here are 2 angles (with a unique location)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0IaQm_yEv4

I like vid's where people have added an extension to the front of the spin pole, or off the beam (aft)... makes for a great angle - but seems to risky for me to use a spin with a camera up there)

i'm not a huge fan of body mounted locations.. they make for very bouncy shots, head mounting is the worst, as
the skipper is always (or should be) scanning all around , in every direction. Gets me see sick watching it on my hdtv (jk) : They may produce neat angles, but typically only a few seconds of usable footage- and my desire to edit videos is pretty light these days - (ymmv)

Edited by MN3 on Dec 28, 2016 - 06:07 PM.
warhovs

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Posted: Dec 28, 2016 - 06:24 PM

Hand held shots are hard to beat, but you usually only get good footage of other boats!, so these were taken from a jetski. I agree that spin pole mounts are great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaYFpBReBvQ
martyr

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Posted: Dec 28, 2016 - 07:19 PM

I agree, Go Pros mounted on the head make for a very dizzy video.

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catmodding

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Posted: Dec 29, 2016 - 03:32 PM

Hi,
first of all, get lots of mounting gear, clamps, base-plates
etc etc. You can get them from gopro, but thats somewhat
costly. Search the web for other manufacturers, there's lots
of them.
Second, always secure the camera with a lanyard, you don't
want to lose the precious camera.(happened to me

I agree with Mn3, body-cams and head-cams deliver bad
footage. A good sailor is always looking around resulting in
bouncy footage, not in the respect that I got sick but maybe
Mn3 has a bigger tv screen ..

Duct-tape and pvc tape are you’re friends, if you use extension
poles make sure they are stiff, used a pvc pipe as an extension
once and got some weird footage from that.

If you have spi-pole, get a 3 ft aluminium rod and tape it to
the pole and clamp the gopro some 1,5 ft in front of it, facing
the crew.
I carry a peddle, which is taped to the boom, so I made the
handle-side (?) stick out somewhat and clamped a gopro on
it, upside-down, facing forward. Even tie-wrapped a garmin gps
in front of it.
One note on mounting cameras upside-down, in the menu you
can rotate the recording 180 degrees, make sure it is done.
It saves you lots of time while editing.

Clamped a camera on the small tiller, in front of the rudder.
Clamped a camera to the tiller bar, facing backwards to record
the wake of a speeding cat.
Duct-taped a baseplate on the bow in front of the bridle-tangs,
facing the crew.
Clamped a cam to the bowsprit , just in front of the mast, facing
the crew.
[edit] Don't know the climate where you live, I had a struggle
against cams fogging up. Find that when its hot and damp, putting
the case and cam and casing (open) in the fridge for half
an hour, is very helpful .
When its cold (frequently overhere) the anti-fog inserts help
a lot.

Haven’t managed a good mast-head cam yet, and a camera
project involving a single-line kite, towed by the cat, went
hilariously wrong…
Thinking of laminating 2 baseplates on the bows of my T
this spring.

Don’t know about you’re editing skills, but if you’re a proby,
I would suggest you keep it stupid simple. Otherwise you end
up in the studie at 4 0’clock in the morning away from the wife
and family……

Some 3 years ago I bought a video-editing suite, and had some
un-used. turned-down, sailing footage available . Here’s a clip I
made just to learn the editor-suite.

https://vimeo.com/86071961

And no, I’m not going to discus the good and bad, sailing skills etc etc.
of this vid. It was just me learning the software and the available footage.

Grtz, A

Edited by catmodding on Dec 29, 2016 - 11:47 PM.

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MN3

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Posted: Dec 29, 2016 - 05:33 PM

QuoteSecond, always secure the camera with a lanyard, you don't
want to lose the precious camera.(happened to me icon_frown

I lost my first camera on day 1. Hero Corp. was nice enough to offer me 50% off my replacement. Very nice of them

Quoteagainst cams fogging up. Find that when its hot and damp, putting
the case and cam and casing (open) in the fridge for half
an hour, is very helpful . When its cold (frequently overhere) the anti-fog inserts help
a lot.

Using rainX on the outside is great for reducing water drops on your lens
inside helps reduce fogging

QuoteHaven’t managed a good mast-head cam yet, and a camera
project involving a single-line kite, towed by the cat, went
hilariously wrong…

haha!

I have a go-pro mount 6' up my mast was an easy instal but i hate the location now (gets hung up on my spin line)

QuoteThinking of laminating 2 baseplates on the bows of my T this spring.

why 2? one was enough for me (unless you have 2 camera's running at the same time)
I was unable to mount them them on the beam without them breaking off (using their 3M tape/mounts).
I am sure my spinnaker didn't help anything)

I now put my mounts within arms reach (1/2 way up a bow) so i can grab it if needed, turn it off on the fly, or reverse its direction