Trunk's Technical Blog
Connecting a GOPRO 3 to aircraft radio
Posted by Mark Kirschenbaum on
I was looking for this but could not find it online so here it is: If you want to connect a GOPRO HERO3 to an aircraft radio all you need to do is buy a GOPRO microphone adapter or a GOPRO combo cable and jack the speaker out of your radio to the microphone-in on the aforesaid cable. For instance I created a cable for our VXA-150 by using a 3.5mm 4 conductor cable and a 3.5mm 3 conductor cable like below: ...
GOPRO HERO3 USB Charger Problem
Posted by Mark Kirschenbaum on
I finally had enough with this bug tonight and wanted to know exactly what makes a GOPRO HERO3 lock up when charging with some USB chargers. The tell tale sign that this has happened to your camera is the dimly lit back LED and no response to any button presses. So I finally hooked it up to my scope and had a looksie using the below setup. Basically, all I'm doing is powering the GOPRO HERO 3 via my benchtop...
- Tags: gopro
Hints for traveling in an RV across country
Posted by Mark Kirschenbaum on
We did the boogie tour last year and going to do a shorter one this year here are some pointers: Get long acid handling gloves for dumping the waste Always were shoes when dumping. I personally only used one old pair for this. Sandles is too close to the action. Get a good dumping hose. It coming off is just discussing Get a book called "The next exit" It is a must! Find or print out the manuals for everything...
- Tags: Boogie Tour, Rv
How to fix GoPro Footage that Doesn't Play
Posted by Mark Kirschenbaum on
My team and I typically mount GoPro's on objects we are sure will get destroyed after we throw them out of a plane. Be it poker tables, bathroom setups, cars, or pianos; the GoPro footage we get from these objects impacting the ground is worth the $300 cost of the camera. To us, GoPros are semi-disposable and even better, the footage normally is salvagable! (Photo: GoPro Screen Grab courtesy Joe Jennings) This is a guide on how I've been able...
Damaged GoPro File Repair Utility (HERO2)
Posted by Mark Kirschenbaum on
This is a re-post with permission from GoProUser Forums on how to repair a damaged MP4 file from a GoPro camera that was shutdown improperly. tchiers was kind enough to allow us to re-post this here since GoPro Forums requires you to register. For questions about this utility please see the original forum at this link. After I run a GoPro file through this utility I do do some other things, please read my full repair post here. FROM tchiers:...