I have owned both,  I like chest mount the best so you can see some of your bars, so we switched to gopro's

now If only there was a way to rig up a sun shield, tired of starbursts in the video

Under visor mount for Go Pro is the best view IMO.



Perfect eye level view for vid, under the visor keeps branches from smacking it and I don't even see it in my field of view while riding.

2 vids I shot after mounting it there.- (mine is the 960 model, don't know if that makes a diff in size or not) Also keep in mind the raw footage is beautiful, editing the vids made them take a big hit in quality.

https://vimeo.com/39700014

https://vimeo.com/30550009

I just used Hero (not the 2), for the first time this past weekend....and was blown away by the quality (720p/60fps). Everyone who has watched the videos directly off the camera are just shocked at how good it looks. I damn near got 3 people to all but jump right on ebay and buy one when they seen these videos. lol.

Now if only i could figure out how to edit/compress....the files are massive...and i suck at all that crap...so figuring out how to edit em down has been my stickin point with it so far....but...for the quality, the size of the original files is to be expected.

michigan400, on 05 April 2012 - 11:20 AM, said:

Wow! Nice! I didnt even realize it would fit there!  I might have to steal that idea from you

I wish videos online didnt get sooo compressed... its hard to judge how beautiful the scenery is when it starts blurring out.  I wonder if there's a program that wont compress the files too much when you edit.... and possibly let you upload videos in their HD quality.  

I want my videos to look like this:

I have the Contour HD 1080 camera and love it!!!!!!!!!!. Who out there is editing their videos. What programs are you using to do it. Windows Movie maker is not cutting it for me because I have to change the format of the file and it looses its chrispness. I need a little help. It does not seem that the story board on the Contour site allows for editing.

I've been using the Chin mount for a while now and like it best. This is a GoPro.

I agree!!!!!! It drives me nuts.

Foxmann250, on 06 April 2012 - 12:32 PM, said:

I have my gopro hero2 mounted under the visor.  I secured the visor to the helmet with 3 small screws to keep it from bouncing around.  It's the best place to mount it that I've found.  I can see the bottom of the camera but I only notice it if I'm looking straight up.  Once I start racing I don't even notice it at all.

Sharp Shooter, on 25 April 2012 - 07:30 PM, said:

Holy crap those were some funny noises at 1:05.  Wife and I were rolling

Rangerfng, on 25 April 2012 - 08:00 AM, said:

I have been using Windows Movie Maker without sacrificing any quality. During the editing process, the videos on Windows Movie Maker loss their quality, but once you are finished editing, go to "Save Movie" on the right hand side and choose "For High Definition Display" and save it to your computer or on a DVD.  This should preserve the high quality settings, and from there I usually just use Windows DVD Maker to burn it to DVD. The transfer to DVD in Windows DVD maker may be the issue for you, but I am just guessing.

The file that I saved after editing to my computer play with the same quality as if I were playing it directly from the camera's memory card after riding. IMHO, it is the next step in the process (youtube compression or making it in DVD) that loses the "crispness".

Rangerfng: let me know if this helps, or if I am telling you something that you already know...I am open to suggestions also!!!

I mounted my Go Pro under the visor. I will say that I did have to get used to having the camera right there but now I don't even notice it. Here's a link to my most recent video. I actually like that I can see my hands, bars and the front of the bike.

feature=g-upl

You are the bast Brother. I had to go in and change my setting to windows movie maker all wrong. I am working on my first one now. I will post it here when i get er done. Thank you !

crakey, on 28 April 2012 - 07:40 PM, said:

My videos seem to be jumpy as is an editing them. like the video is doing micro pauses. any thoughts

Rangerfng, on 01 May 2012 - 09:25 AM, said:

I believe that if it is jumpy ONLY during editing, your computer might not be able to handle doing the editing smoothly. I am NOT a computer guy, but I do know that video editing takes quite a large chunk of computer resources. I have a newer computer that runs a 64 bit OS, a huge amount of RAM, and dual core processor, and every now and then it will be "glitchy" while editing...this is just the computer fighting to arrange all of the images and play them at the same time (or that is what I tell myself when mine does it).

**Try to edit a video and save it to your hard drive using the options that I previously mentioned in Microsoft Movie Maker....  Once you play the video, I would put money on the fact that it plays smoothly and looks great. Beware that it may take several hours to actually save the video in HD quality format.

Let me know how it goes, it took me about a month to figure out how to compile, edit, save (in the correct format), then burn DVDs. I am all for making the learning curve less steep for anyone else, that is what I love about Thumpertalk!!!!  

Here is a quick edit job that I did in HD. This is the first time my buddy is on a 2 stroke. he did great.

Rangerfng, on 02 May 2012 - 08:13 PM, said:

NIce work! Now if you feel like doing a LITTLE more tinkering with the camera, I can show you how to customize the recording format (the HI/LO) switch in the back of the camera using Storyteller (free from Contour's website). BTW, I just found this out THIS week. But it looks great now!! Wait until you figure out have to do show kick ass transitions in the videos to cut out the boring parts and give some info, here's my favorite from the Hatfield McCoy Trail, Rockhouse section.

Edited by crakey, 06 May 2012 - 06:43 PM.

crakey, on 06 May 2012 - 06:43 PM, said:

Thats sweet Bro. I really an having quite an issue with the story teller app. I can not figure out how to edit my videos ar all. Only get it to go in Slow motion.
Here is a hill climb I did on Saturday followed by my buddy getting his head on by another rider. Thankfully he is on the mend with some stiches and staples. How I was there to capture the crash was beyond me as we were riding two different sections on the pits.

I've had trouble mounting under any visor like that.  At high speed (off road!), the wind tries to rip the whole thing off my head.  It feels like somebody is grabbing my helmet from behind.  Hasn't anyone else had this happen?

motoxvet, on 07 May 2012 - 09:47 AM, said:

I have the Contour. I dont feel a thing. I was haveing wind mic issues. But, nothing a little surgical tape could not fix

I have been having alot of shakey videos as of late. I have my Contour hd mounted on the side of my helmet. We have been hitting alot of rocky traild. but this seems a bit much. could it be my helmet bouncing around that much on my head. It does not feew like it is