The red Lotus belongs to my friend. (I am all BMW at the moment.) I actually didn't drive this time as it was a weekday and I had to work. So instead, I joined late and flew the Phantom. Being a private session, I was able to push the Phantom out past the pit wall and get some good shots. With a little more confidence in my FPV, I am hoping at the next one to get it beyond LOS to capture shots from the more interesting turns. This being the first time flying it with the track hot, I stayed just beyond LOS.
As for settings, I am shooting in 2.7K 30fps, medium FOV, ProTune, CAM RAW. Forgot the ND filter so shutter speed wasn't ideal. Not to mention some prop shadows and jello (gasp!) in a few shots.
As for workflow, I am chopping it up in GoPro Studio and then editing it in a 1080p24 project in FCPX. I don't conform the frame rate which slows them down to 80% which I find to be perfect. It's just enough of a slow down to look cinematic without looking like it's all in slow motion. And with 2.7k of resolution I have the option to down-res clips or to zoom or even to animate pans and zooms. Only one or two clips are stabilized. I don't like FCPX stabilization.
That's my current process. It's a work in progress. I may give Crumplepop a second chance in place of GoPro Studio. And once my self-imposed purchasing embargo ends in two weeks, I'll buy a white balance plugin and a noise filter plugin. FCPX is like the $100 printer that requires $400 of ink.
