Afan Forest video, shot with GoPro last weekend

BenS999

video made from last weekends riding, for your enjoyment.
want to go back again this weekend! :-(


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUkpX70m28s

weeksy59

i like the vids... nice one.

naefearjustbeer

That looked like a lot of fun. Excellent filming and editing too.

mak3m

nice video, nice cam too looks very cheap for the quality

Raymondavalon

Love that backward facing shot from the fork leg, you can see just how hard the rear suspension works and how much chain slack is generated at times
Also the footage of the fork crown was interesting too, forks were defintely eraning their keep too...

All in a great little video :¬)

BenS999

cheers chaps, much appreciated. it has been alot of fun shooting and then putting the vids together.
I have a couple more if you are interested on my newely made youtube channel, feel free to check them out (shameless posting of channel for more youtube hits ):

http://www.youtube.com/user/FridayBen?feature=mhsn

mak3m

mak3m wrote:

nice video, nice cam too looks very cheap for the quality

lol quoting myself

what cam do you have

looked at the HDpro 960 on their site about £110, looked on UK sites and its over £200 lol

mak3m

i just increased your subscribers by 25% btw :twisted:

BenS999

mak3m wrote:

mak3m wrote:

nice video, nice cam too looks very cheap for the quality

lol quoting myself

what cam do you have

looked at the HDpro 960 on their site about £110, looked on UK sites and its over £200 lol

I have the full HD version, although normally only shoot at 720p to make use of the 60fps setting. If the 960 can do HD 720 then thats all you really need. 60fps is nice to have if you want to clow anything down, but needed if you dont

BenS999

mak3m wrote:

i just increased your subscribers by 25% btw :twisted:

brilliant! :-)

BenS999

mak3m wrote:

mak3m wrote:

nice video, nice cam too looks very cheap for the quality

lol quoting myself

what cam do you have

looked at the HDpro 960 on their site about £110, looked on UK sites and its over £200 lol

PS I got mine from the US, at the time it was $300 there and £300, and the exchange rate at that time saved me £90...

VWsurfbum

Nice Video, will subsribe when i get home.

bartimaeus

Great video - brings back happy memories of Afan. If I get up to half the speed you were going next time I am there then I'll be a happy man. :shock:

ianrams

Can you post a photo of how you mounted the Gopro to view the front fork, that view was superb.

Ramsey

Briggo

BenS999 wrote:

mak3m wrote:

mak3m wrote:

nice video, nice cam too looks very cheap for the quality

lol quoting myself

what cam do you have

looked at the HDpro 960 on their site about £110, looked on UK sites and its over £200 lol

PS I got mine from the US, at the time it was $300 there and £300, and the exchange rate at that time saved me £90...

Just bought the 960 from the states, £110 + £12 postage from Jenson USA arrived in 2 days, cheapest in the UK is Jessops or CRC at £200.

Wales in a couple of weeks, hopefully make a vid just as good as yours

chrisga

Great vid. Love the shots of the suspension working. Something you dont get to see too often.

warm18

great vids. you have just inspired me to go to wales in 2 weeks time.

ollie_lucas1985

Good vid - Never been to afan before but looking to go sometime soon, the only thing holding me back is being on my tod..

Mccraque

briliant vid....and some great shooting angles too.

Just booked first trip of the year to Afan in June...

Superfli

Great vid, loving the backwards cam footage - I like seeing the bike doing the work, makes you appreciate a good setup 8)

I was in Afan Mar 5/6th, fantastic conditions, it was better than summer! Got a little vid from The Wall from that w/e:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZyFO8OqDWw

iPete

Superb!

I was in Afan last week and was using my GoPro for the first time, feeling very inspired by your video, loved the backwards view, would be great to know exactly how you mounted it?

Also, be great to hear how you process and what format you used, you've really kept the quality!

p.s. great pace :twisted:

My montage:
http://www.vimeo.com/21226496

BenS999

ianrams wrote:

Can you post a photo of how you mounted the Gopro to view the front fork, that view was superb.

Ramsey

Hi Ian, Sorry I cant post a photo as my bike is in the shop at the moment and will only have it back at the end of week. However if you look at a photo of an Orange Five, the camera was mounted just above the top of the shock, on the downtube. The mount used was the roll bar mount desinged for motorsport, which works brilliantly on larger tubes and fork lowers. Tip: wrap the tube or fork leg first with a few turns of insulation tape, being slightly soft it allows the mount to 'bite in' to the tape a small amount, making it less likely for the mount to slip, and you dont need to tighten it as much.

Hope this helps!

BenS999

Jake151 wrote:

How are you finding those 5 tens? Are they fairly waterproof?

Great videos as well, really enjoyed them

Yeah they are great, super sticky! They do a good job of keeping the water out, if its really wet out I will put on some waterproof socks which are superb, one of those things that I dont know how I rode in wet weather without.

BenS999

ollie_lucas1985 wrote:

Good vid - Never been to afan before but looking to go sometime soon, the only thing holding me back is being on my tod..

Ollie, if you are on FaceBook, check out the Love To Ride page (link below). Some of the rides are organised (like Wales) are organised on their and anyone is welcome to join. There are also weekly night rides organised and weeknd rides frequntly posted in the Surrey Hills area, check it out!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gi ... 0458772854

BenS999

Superfli wrote:

Great vid, loving the backwards cam footage - I like seeing the bike doing the work, makes you appreciate a good setup 8)

I was in Afan Mar 5/6th, fantastic conditions, it was better than summer! Got a little vid from The Wall from that w/e:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZyFO8OqDWw

Great vid!
Subscribed

BenS999

iPete wrote:

Superb!

I was in Afan last week and was using my GoPro for the first time, feeling very inspired by your video, loved the backwards view, would be great to know exactly how you mounted it?

Also, be great to hear how you process and what format you used, you've really kept the quality!

p.s. great pace :twisted:

My montage:
http://www.vimeo.com/21226496

Great vid!
For the rear shot we used a seat post mount facing backwards with the camera upside down (change the settings on the GoPro to flip the image or do it when you are editing).
I have been using iMovie 11, which is very intuitive and easy to use. I found that importing the image at full resolution (and not allowing iMopvie to optimise it, something it always tries to do) gave better results, and shoot at 720 60fps, I think that is r3 on the camera.

Mr OCD

Really enjoyed watching that... 8)

blablablacksheep

nice videos, b
est part is watching how much you guys forks are moving compared to mine, no wonder my ar** is so sore :P

ianrams

Thanks Ben much appreciated.

Ian

belugabob

Ah, the Energy trail at Afan - my favourite trail.
Loads of grins from that section.

Clark3y

Great vid, I want to go now