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If you want to read more about my advice on buying 360 cameras please read this article: Introduction We all love driving in the desert and few of us can ever have enough of it. The sweet sound of the engines growling, climbing on to those tall dunes at Badayer to the calls of “Yalla Push” or tackling tricky fast paced long-range dunes at Faqa’a we want to live and relive every moment we spend driving in the desert. Some of us record videos of our adventures. A good seamless workflow is important so that you don’t spend a lot of time making those videos, which to be honest we can do only so much since we are not professional video editors. I will attempt to go over the workflows that I follow, which might be useful for some of you. These days I record my videos using Insta360 X3 action camera. I do the initial framing in the Insta360 STUDIO 2022 app on my first generation M1 Mac Mini with 16 GB ram. Post export I do the final edit of the videos in Final Cut Pro X on the mac. In some of the videos I overlay telemetry data using either Insta 360 STUDIO or Telemetry Overlay app. In this thread I am going to post series of articles going over the various aspects of videos editing starting from setting up the action cameras, video editing to exporting and publishing on YouTube and Instagram our favorite destinations for sharing the videos. Why am I writing this? Because I have tried it all, different cameras, different mounting options, various editing medium and software and techniques. I feel I can help the community with the knowledge I have gained. Follow this thread to be up to date. PS: I plan to update and revise certain sections to enhance clarity, streamline information for brevity, and improve language and grammar.

Thanks all and congratulations to fellow winners of this Quarter😁 @M.Seidam @Stumpy Paj @Naveen Raj @Zed @Rajiv Sam @Looper, Including under the category Stucks of the Quarter ( @Frederic and @Gaurav, which help us learn more😁)!!

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Poor @Looperhas two Australians to worry about, you will be the least of his worries 😂

Hi Davie, Do you still have slot for me ? @Dodi Syahdar

I hope i will not be a headache for you guys.🤣

No worries mate let me know how it goes either way best of luck 🤞

@Dodi Syahdar yes you are welcome to join us mate

We have a strong Toyota V8 to recover the Jeeps

Section 1: Gear Preparation Insta 360 X3 Setup Before you mount the device on your car, you must dial in the best settings for the use case. Make sure that you are shooting 5.7k 30 fps. For the morning or daytime drives also make sure that you have selected Active HDR shooting mode. In case of low light in the evening or night drives, you should use Normal Video mode. Remember that the last setting that you have dialed in will be retained if you switch off the camera and switch it on later. Always double check that you are in the correct mode before you start recording because it happened to me when I recorded the best part of a drive in Bullet Time mode completely ruining the entire video because I used it before that I had used Bullet Time mode and then switched off the device. Recently I have shot a video in Log mode. Log mode is a type of video recording that is used to preserve more of the image’s dynamic range and tonality by redistributing the digital exposure value representations over the entire value set using a preset logarithmic function. It is often associated with better image quality and is used in professional video production. This however takes extra steps to color the video since the video output looks low contrast. Next you must connect your device with a remote. You can use either the phone app or a GPS remote. In the case of phone app, it will ask you to join the action camera wifi and once it has secured the connection you can control the device with the phone such as start/stop remote, change modes, use it as a remote screen, as well as change settings. In case you are using GPS remote you are able to connect it and can only change the mode and start stop recording. The benefit of GPS remote is you get a much more compact and stable remote. Before you start shooting - Check and double check the settings. I can not tell you how many times I didn't do and lost what could have been a very good footage. Mounting Action Camera Next you want to mount the device on your vehicle at the most optimal place. You can either use suction cups which are temporary and needs to be fixed every drive or permanent mounting solution to mount the action camera on your vehicle. Suction Cups: At the beginning I used a popular Triple Suction Camera Mount available on Amazon.ae with the 120 cm selfie stick that I had got along with the X3. But I could not extend the stick all the way out because the ball mount wouldn’t handle the weight of the device that far away from the base and will slip down. While using it I would extend the selfie stick only 1 or 2 levels out. The benefit of suction cups it that you can mount it anywhere on the car as long as it is a smooth surface. Many prefer to mount on the front bonnet as well as on the roof tops. Permanent Solutions: For my Jeep JL with metal bumper at the front and Teraflex flag mount on the rear door, a local enterprising offroad enthusiast has come up with permanent mounting solutions. They consist of a base which is permanently fixed in place and a rod that has a screw at one side and is attached to the base. I have mounted one at the front on the metal bumper and one at the back on the teraflex flag mount. Front Mount Rear Mount Other vehicles have roof rails that provide alternative mounting options. Either at the sides or at the back of the car. Some users also fix mounting brackets directly on their vehicle either using glue or screw them into the place. PS: I plan to update and revise certain sections to enhance clarity, streamline information for brevity, and improve language and grammar.

Mubarak @Ahmad Nerat well deserved👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Happy birthday Carnity!

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Happy birthday, Carnity! 🎉🎂🥳

Happy birthday @Carnity .. for more success to come

Happy Birthday @Carnity 🎂 🥳

Hello. Interested to join 🙋‍♂️ EDIT: Joining team Looper. Good luck guys.

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Happy B'day dear @Carnity. Wish you many many more Keep driving and continue touching lifes of many!

Totally agree buddy, I missed that completely. Sharing some old car hacks, forgot it's 2023 already.

that chime is probably used for other safety related alarms as the poster stated. Another option might be to put a small switch inbetween the chime light, so whenever you hit the highway and plan to drive +120km/h you could disable the chime by flicking that switch.

Your registration form is well received. Just so you know, you will be notified through email once team leads finish the selection. Hence, you can express your interest in multiple leads invite posts, if you like.

Congratulations @M.Seidam @Stumpy Paj @Naveen Raj @Zed @Rajiv Sam @DP1011 @Looper A special shout out to @Davie Chase for salvaging an almost cancelled drive and rising up to the occasion to ensure everyone could make the most of a 4 am wakeup last weekend.

Congratulations @M.Seidam @Looper for bringing out the best and delivering doses of adrenaline consistently to the convoys!! Well done @Naveen Raj @Rajiv Sam @DP1011 @Zed @Stumpy Pajfor exhibiting resilience and teamwork during tough times!!! Bravo!

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@Fredericjust for the record and to manage people’s expectations my role in helping @Stumpy Pajprimarily involved making sure he was hydrated in the summer heat, sometimes resorting to fluids of a amber colour 😁

Congrats @M.Seidam @Stumpy Paj @Naveen Raj @Zed @Rajiv Sam @DP1011 @Looper well done and keep rocking 🤝

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations Lads! @M.Seidam @Stumpy Paj @Naveen Raj @Zed @Rajiv Sam @DP1011 @Looper Thank you @Frederic for another fantastic hall of fame!