Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “gopro max”
August 7, 2023
Making image parts transparent in Python
As part of my year-long StillStanding project, I post an average image of the spherical video recordings on Mastodon daily.
Average images The average image is similar to an “open shutter” technique in photography; it overlays all the frames in a video. The result is an image that shows the most prominent parts of the video recording. This is ideal for my StillStanding recordings, because the technique effectively “removes” objects that appear in the recording for a short period of time.
May 25, 2023
Understanding the GoPro Max' File Formats
I use a GoPro Max 360-degree camera in my annual #StillStanding project. That means that I also have had an excellent chance to work with GoPro files and try to understand their inner logic. In this blog post, I will summarize some of my findings.
What is recorded? Recording “a video” with a GoPro Max results in recording multiple files. For example, each of my daily 10-minute recordings ends up with something like this:
April 1, 2023
Making 2D Images from 360-degree Videos
For my annual Still Standing project, I am recording 360 videos with audio and sensor data while standing still for 10 minutes.
I have started exploring how to visualize the sensor data best. Today, I am looking into visualization strategies for 360-degree images. I have written about how to pre-process 360-degree videos from Garmin VIRB and Ricoh Theta cameras previously.
The Theta records in a dual fisheye format like this:
January 1, 2023
2023, A Year of Still Standing
Yesterday, I completed my 365 Sound Actions project, during which I recorded one sound action per day as part of preparing for the launch of my book Sound Actions. Today, on 1 January 2023, I start this year’s project: recording myself standing still 10 minutes every day. You can follow the progress on Mastodon.
Starting up AMBIENT Although I am happy about completing my sound actions project, I have enjoyed the ritual of doing something every day.
July 13, 2022
Kayak motion analysis with video-based horizon leveling
Last year, I wrote about video-based motion analysis of kayaking. Those videos were recorded with a GoPro Hero 8 and I tested some of the video visualization methods of the Musical Gestures Toolbox for Python. This summer I am testing out some 360 cameras for my upcoming AMBIENT project. I thought I should take one of these, a GoPro Max, out for some kayaking in the Oslo fjord. Here are some impressions of the trip (and recording).