Thinking of upgrading to the GoPro Hero3 and using your iPad to edit the footage-take note

If you are the lucky owner of a GoPro Hero3  (or thinking of buying one) and hoping you can edit on the iPad like you could with Hero2 ? – Be Careful – the Hero3 supports MicroSDHC and MicroSDXC, the iPad however will only read the MircoSDHC (in an adpater with the Camera Connection Kit)

If you connect via a USB adapter the old “This device requires too much power pops up”

I have tested this on an iPad 2 (iOS 5.1.1) using the 30pin cam connection kit and a microSD to SD adapter and also on the iPad mini (iOS 6.1) using the Lightining to 30pin adapter and the 30pin cam connection kit and a microSD to SD adapter.

A few other observations: Im a huge fan of GoPro, I think what they have crammed into such a small camera is nothing short of amazing. I own a Hero2 and I love the flexibility of the WiFi backpack or if needed the the optional LCD screen. I have mentioned the GoPro Hero at nearly every MoJo course Ive done as I believe if there is one camera other than the iPhone that every Mobile journalist should have in their kit then the GoPro is it.

I got a loan of a Hero3 for this test and I am very impressed with the new smaller more streamlined form factor. The integral Wifi is a huge advantage and pairing with the GoPro App on the iPhone was very straight forward – However …The Hero 2 has the option to plug in an external mic on the side of the camera, it has a mini HDMI connection as well as the analogue/composite TV out port and it uses full size SD/SDHC. The Hero3 has a micro HDMI port, uses MicroSD and (the Black edition) has no optional audio in. Im also a bit dissapointed with the little pop off cover that reveals the MicroSD slot, microHDMI port and USB port- Ive already lost it twice! Anyway bottom line – Im going to stick with my Hero2 for the time being, maybe if/when Apple support MicroSDXC I’ll consider upgrading to the Hero3 but at least you can say you were warned about the issue!

CamRanger | Wireless DLSR Remote Control Tether for iPad / iPhone

CamRanger | Wireless DLSR Remote Control Tether for iPad. Heres a nifty piece of kit that I found courtesy of the rather stunning Oliviatech. Its a wireless hotspot that can be connected to the remote port on your dslr (Nikon/Canon only) and allows you to control your camera via an iOS device up to 150 feet away. Features include streaming live preview, focus adjust, trigger, intervalometer, and record video functions.The App is free on the App Store and the CAMRANGER is available to buy directly from their website

iOS challenge: Shoot a video with iPhone and edit ONLY with iPad. Wanna see the result…?

I spent 4 hours shooting with the very talented Carol Mahon, a design/illustrator from Dublin.

The edit took just over 5 hours including graphics.

Carol Mahon Design website

If the embedded video doesn’t show then Vodpod.com (now Lockerz.com) has let me down -since they were takenover probably, I may have to use WordPress Video from now on – bummer.

Please visit the source video on Vimeo here or click the photo above

I brought a good selection of kit with me but stuck to the challenge..

Shot with iPhone4s using FilMicPro
Mics: Sennheiser MKE400 Mini Rifle
Fostex Ar4i Audio interface
Cullmann Nanomax tripod

The extras were Philip Bloom Pocket Dolly from Kessler Crane, with motor and battery pack (basic controller)
Vinten Blue Tripod for Pocket Dolly

Editied using iMovie on New iPad and used the Split Audio Editing workflow i Blogged about recently to  get soundbites from interview. Used Photoshop Touch on iPad for graphics.

UPDATE: Ive discovered a second way to perform Split audio editing on iPad for use in iMovie!

Old Irish saying – “it never rains but it pours” Only a week after I discovered a way to separate audio from Video on iPad and import into iMovie and a second method has turned up. The last one used email as the “bridge” This one allows you to use email (zip file), FTP, Google Docs, WiFi (shared network) and Dropbox. Ive tested all of the methods and settled on Dropbox as its so easy to use. As before if you want to view the video drop me an email [imobilejourno AT gmail DOT com]  or tweet me to get the password. Happy days

Ive lined up another iPhone shoot, this time (unlike Edible at the science gallery which was all shot on iPhone but edited on Media Composer v5.5 on MAC) I will be both shooting the entire video on iPhone and editing the entire movie using the workflow above / iMovie on iPad (and maybe Avid Studio). Result will be online next week. Hopefully this will illustrate that the iPhone is capable of so much more than just handheld random “breaking news” shots that are so often associated with mobile.