LOL ya man I want to chuck those things so bad man. But as you saw they are doing a good job protecting my jeep for now. I just can't take them off until I get some sliders or my rocker panels will probably be all caved in by now.
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See what you think of this version I rearranged some stuff shortened some clips I think it flows better I tried to keep it from getting boring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yko76d0NC_M
I like that, when the videos are long they have to be action filled or you lose your audience.
Looks good man, i like it!
Also showed the wife. Even my son watched part of it (he doesn't sit still for very long) :)
This time next year my son will be 2.5 years old, i'll make sure to get him a sweet booster seat with 5 point harness :)
lol i got a few more years of this. Little girl will be here in July!! aaaaahhhhhhh
polishing up on my editing skills I redid a short clip of my jeep keep an eye on the rear tire I slowed it down as it gave way to the rock enjoy:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQYHTCIXn9E
Bro, you're getting good at this editing vids stuff. Nice work...
Some friendly critizism........Those vids would be 10 times better with a steady camera. I'm no pro myself, just saying.
No I completely agree bro it's the size of the camera it's real small. I figured out though that if I leave it on the tripod even while walking around with it the shots are much more steady. At least were getting the bugs worked out before the main event. :) the lens is not very wide angle either
Thats why I want to get the GoPro.....then you can mount it on the Commander and on a tree or something. They are made for action shots and the vids come out steady and clear.
With a little more practice, you could probably do the same with yours. Don't get me wrong, your vids are better than most. Just thinking out loud to try and help you out, since you're putting a lot of effort to improve your OG videos.
I like the Go pro my buddy has one. It has it's uses but hand held for exterior shots isn't one of them it would be more shaky then mine is. I have a tripod for mine I'll just have to keep the camera on it. The go pro would be an add on for me because of all it's mounting position. If my friend don't come I'll borrow it from him :)
I've never seen it used as a hand held. Is your cam the kind you can change lenses? So, you think a wide angle lense would be better? A Fish Eye lense would probably look pretty cool also.
Ya, go pro not good as a hand held so you need another one for those out side shots. Can't make good Videos with nothing more the POV shots I've tried they get boring. I can't remember if mine takes lenses or not I've had it a while now. Not sure about the fish eye lens it could have its use a one or may two shots with it but not much else. My lens just needs to have a wider field of view I feel I have to get to far from the jeep to get the whole thing in the shot. Ideally what would be awesome is a go pro mounted for some suspension travel shots a hand held for the exterior and a digital camera taking pictures of the action. That would give the editor tons of stuff to work with. Because believe it or not those clips I used were trimmed down to dump the shaky shots but I had to keep some of it lol
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The gopro is more of a mounted camera as well isn't it? I have seen them mounted on roof tops. If you want to get into
the action, the hand held is the way to go.
So, to get the best shots for video clips, you would need a hand held, a vehicle mount, and a POV cam?
You know what would be a sweet shot.....................undercaraige POV! Just don't put it on Sal's Jeep, LOL!!!!!
Sal, what is your plan for skid plate repair? Will you be able to reshape it? Are you going to have to replace it? With my old rig, damage like that turned my skids into giant springs. Next to impossible to remove due to the tension on the bolts, then completely impossible to put back on because the holes would no longer line up after the tension was removed. Have your tried taking it off yet?
No I haven't tried to remove them yet. The stock ones are so cheap I would just replace them if I had to. The belly guard and fuel tank skid I don't see any reason those would ever need to come off.
Follow up EC Camp Commander here:
http://www.xk-forum.com/showthread.p...nder-May-17-22