Is anyone here using the Hero 11 Mini for their rigs? I was thinking about trying a pair to see how they work out. I currently use a pair of the Gamsod 4k60 cams, but after exchanging a couple I still have one that is really sharp and one that is only so so. I figure since the hardware and software are the same for the GoPro 11 and 11 Mini, I could save some $$ and go without the screens. I am most interested in the 8:7 aspect for a taller view. Has anyone used the 11’s vs Gamsods in head to head comparisons?
I don’t have a GoPro Hero 11 Mini but I would try to avoid it, mostly because it is more likely to overheat due to the size.
The overheating I am not too worried about since I have a dual fan setup that has allowed my current cams to run without issue in 100 degree+ temps in the full sun. That said, I know the GoPros overheat much quicker than the Gamsods without a fan. My main concern with the Mini is the lack of removable batteries and the issues I have read about online with that. I would go with dual 10’s but I want that 8:7 aspect for a taller view. I have run into issues with wide fields that I can’t go more than 12-13 feet on my tripod or else it is too wide to be covered, have to keep the view flatter and less overhead. I think the 8:7 would mostly alleviate that and I could raise the full 20’ to get a better view on the field.
Just following up - did you end up doing the Mini? How’s it working?
I did. It’s great. Stitches my videos in around 9 hours. So about 3x faster than my PC. Also running Once Autocam it does a 90 minute game in about 60 minutes.
Awesome - thank you! Just pulled the trigger and am looking around for tripods and figuring out the base. Could you recommend your setup or share any beginner tips?
Just about everything I have done I have found on the forums here. I have a 20 ft tripod I bought off of Amazon and I use the pre-existing 3D printed Mount and heavily modified it for my own use case.
This sounds like a Mac Mini. Do you use the GoPro 11 Mini?
No, I use a pair of GoPro10s in the 8x7 5.6 k mode.
I just got the cameras and tried stitching them using the GoPro Hero 11 Black 5.3k full (8:7) settings, but auto stitch and manual stitch are turning out funky. Do I need a separate calibration file for the mini? If so, could you please share it or let me know how to get one? I’ve taken a calibration video if necessary…
Update (bc I don’t know how to edit the post) - the stitch worked very well with the 11 settings when I stitched together a video from the pitch. Seems like the issue was I was originally stitching some videos taken inside.
Also, anyone know about this blurred arc and how to get rid of it?
Move the red line to the left of this blurred arc. This line is the “dividing” line: pixels to the left of this line are taken from the left camera and pixels to the right are taken from the right camera. The blurred arc is an edge artifact of the left camera.
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That did the trick - thank you, and also for this great software!