A Professional Guide on how to Color Grade GoPro Footage

These are the best settings to use for those who are familiar with videography. I will share my secrets to the best settings, why you would use these settings, and how to color grade gopro footage in Davinci Resolve 17.

I'm shooting using the Gopro Hero 7 Black, but The process is the same in Gopro 7, 8, 9 and Gopro Hero 10. Any of the Gopros work with the same principle, but hypersmooth is a very nice upgrade that the older versions lack.

This how to guide focuses mostly on ski and mtb footage, but all the principles can be applied to any type of gopro footage.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Preface
01:22 - Framerates
01:41 - Resolutions and FOV
02:21 - Stabilization
03:45 - Shutter Speed
05:29 - Color Profiles
06:43 - White Balance
07:27 - Sharpening
07:40 - Audio
09:00 - Editing Software
09:11 - Project & Timeline Settings
09:41 - Understanding the Color Tab
10:45 - Color Correction
14:34 - Creative Grading
17:02 - LUTs & Color Spaces
20:47 - Compression & Export Settings

This is just the tip of the iceberg, to show you what is possible to achieve, but I'm not going to go super in depth of what type of grading that is possible. Check out these recources for more insight.

Difference in framerates:

Recources for color grading and color management:
- Darren Mostyn
- Cullen Kelly
- MixingLight
- Avery Peck
- Juan Melara

[jakewestin]

This is so much more than just color grading. This is an approach and outline for making an entire production. Really great work man

[alphayt]

First ever davinci color grading tutorial that I actually understood, well done 👏
And thank you

[rufusstandefer]

My compliments, good choices in using the different tools to enhance the beauty of your scenes without destroying their natural balance. Well done.

[bykremi]

Very informative! I didn't know that getting a GoPro would also mean I must learn so much!! Thank you for the clear, precise information and examples.

[robinwatson]

Damn, you know how to make a good tutorial. Perfect lamen-term level explanations with just the right pacing and level of detail. Subscribed!

[davidbeas]

Incredible information for free. You are awesome.

[guchierrez]

Thank you so much, this video has been the most useful in regards to setting up my gopro and how to actually color grade flat footage.

[YinzerMTB]

I am just getting into Youtube and creating videos and really appreciate this guide! I have been struggling to get quality videos and struggling with Youtube compressing my videos down. You answered almost everything on post production in one great video, Thanks!

[jaynojamiloapat]

I am so thankful to find out about this video. And I'm excited to use my GoPro hero 9 in Davinci resolve! hope to see more of this kind of content about Davinci resolve and GoPro using mac. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!

[toslinked]

this is the only on point information one needs. thank you.

[harukay]

This is absolutely amazing. I am really trying to use what I have and take it to the next step. Thank you so much!

[vyacheslav]

4:40 - Ouch! Didn't expect this kind of content. Almost moved my hands towards the notebook to protect from the coming tree😀

I like how you explain the technical details and smoothly share your knowledge without being an arrogant goose like some other vloggers. Thanks!

[mateirusu]

GoPro Tutorial of the year! Amazing content!

[justkillen]

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[nanitto_k]

Thank you my guy! I have liked and wrote this comment even before finishing the video.

[KessuPutte]

Just discovered your channel and love the videos with the edits!
Great that you share and teach useful information and tips! :) Just ordered your LUT package and they look so great for Scandinavian forests and environments.

Cheers from Finland! :)

[raulrodriguezmtb]

Amazing video bro! As a complete noob, this helps me out a lot.

[mikereynoldsguitar]

just got my gopro hero 5 black really impressed with the quality im here to take my footage to another level, mainly gonna use it for recording the rides on my MTB

[cervellimatteo]

best video for push GoPro on the limit! thanks bro

[PuraVidaPhotography]

This has been super helpful for me. Covered everything I was looking for and a few things I didn't know I should learn about! Thanks!