For the first ride with the V.I.O POV.1.5 helmet camera, I went up to Asheville, NC for a run on Bent Creek’s Green’s Lick DH trail. Otherwise known as the Bobsled run…Green’s Lick is also famous for beginners getting in way over their head. Not a very technical dh run by any stretch, but given the right soil conditions…you can really let your speed get pretty high. I took the Ventana El Terremoto up for this stretch of dirt and remembered quickly how much I miss riding in North Carolina.
This is pretty much a rough cut because I am still messing with what format I want to use. With more work on the compression process, I’ll be able to smooth the video out some more and get rid of the little amount of pixelating there is currently. That said, this unit from V.I.O does put out some great quality for its relatively small size. One thing that I did notice was that the field of view of the V.I.O is not as wide as the GoPro Hero Wide Angle.
I was having some issues with the export file out of Adobe Premier Pro and Vimeo. Once I brought that file into iMovie and exported it, it showed up fine. When I find that sweet spot with compression, I will post the exact export settings to get the best picture quality.