Railfan Technology > Go Pro Hero 4 question

I've used my sons new go pro to shoot a few trains.  The files are very large.  Is there a way to compress and post to TO without crashing the servers?  TIA

Many, or most of the photo editing programs will have some form of option for reducing the file size.  You might want to reduce it to a 5x7 (or similar) format.  Some have options to reduce the photo quality.  While you have it in in an editor, go ahad and crop any distractions on the edges.  A 5MB file for instance is overkill for the internet but may be useful for a larger print.  Even the windows "Paint" editor has a resize function.  Select your photo, select resize, the choose how much to reduce it.  Save it WITH ANOTHER NAME so that you don't destroy the original file.  As a matter of fact you probably should copy it to a new name or folder before you do anything else to it.  Once you reduce it you can't expand the file back to the original.

John

 

Thanks John.  Is the same true with video?  Is there one that works better than another for go pro?

I have used two programs for years now, to reduce files.  Both are available as a safe download.
For still pics, I used Mihov Image Resizer (just google it), as it will not only downsize, but change extensions between the various formats plus other mods. A very simple programs, nothing fancy.
For video, I use Handbrake Video to reduce video file sizes.  A little more complicated but allows for many alterations etc.
Cheers
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