GoPro cameras are ubiquitous in adventure sports. Everyone wants to capture their nearly exciting moments, scariest experiences, the lovely scenery wherever they are and annihilation else that happens. But how do you go the video from the camera onto your computer? This tutorial will show you how to download videos from a GoPro.

How To Download Videos From a GoPro

I apply a GoPro Hero4 for mount biking and route cycling. It's small, light and very robust. I utilize it both for recording the experience but also recording close passes on the road, any trouble I become from drivers and whatever negativity every bit well as the good stuff. I prefer using the footage for skilful though and have many hours of trail riding and Strava segments on my computer.

I'yard not the just one to do this. GoPro cameras sell in their millions and everyone I know who does whatsoever kind of adventure sport has one, or a camera of some kind. The maxim 'video or it didn't happen' is all the same alive and well fifty-fifty if nobody actually says it anymore!

So how to you become the footage from the camera onto a computer?

Downloading videos from a GoPro

The GoPro camera comes with its ain software called Quik. It'southward a decent app that tin can download your footage and perform some bones edits to make you look better. It's gratuitous for camera owners and makes short work of cutting, editing, adding effects and and so sharing them.

You don't have to apply the software simply it is pretty expert and then there is no real reason not to.

To download videos using Quik, do this:

Connect your camera to your computer using USB.
Turn on the photographic camera and Quick will automatically load.
Select the Import To location in the app.
Select Import Files.

Once you lot fix a download location the app will accept care of the residual. It will copy across the video then open up into the media library so you lot can sentry or edit equally you encounter fit. Information technology copies the video, non transfers information technology and so keep an eye on your SD carte space so you don't run out mid-trip!

Y'all don't have to use Quik is you don't want to. There are other ways to download videos from your GoPro. You lot tin use an SD card reader or apply Windows Explorer (Or Mac) to transfer files.

Using an SD carte reader to download videos from your GoPro depends on you lot having a reader on a laptop, computer or standalone device. If you do, remove the SD card from your GoPro and insert information technology into the menu reader. Open the retention on your device, navigate to the DCIM folder and there are your videos.

Y'all can practise much the same thing with Windows Explorer or Mac. I use Windows x so I'll depict that.

Connect your GoPro to your figurer using USB.
Select the camera in Windows Explorer in one case detected.
Select the DCIM folder and select a video file.
Either drag and drop to copy or Ctrl + C or Ctrl + X to move information technology.

You can also gear up the default behavior the first fourth dimension you connect your GoPro to your Windows computer. Information technology will ask you what you want it to do when y'all connect the GoPro to your estimator. Your usual options are to import media, open the device or do zip.

Download GoPro videos to your phone

You lot tin can likewise download GoPro videos to your phone if you desire to. I have done this a couple of times when I forgot to clear out the SD card and well-nigh ran out of space while on the trail. You will need Quik for Mobile or the GoPro App for this to work though. I use the GoPro App.

Connect the camera to your phone using a mini USB cable.
Let the phone detect the GoPro and load the app.
Employ the app to transfer videos to your telephone.

As far as I know, in that location is no sync feature then whatsoever copying or moving has to exist done manually. The GoPro App will pick up all the videos on the camera and allow you lot view or copy them across. You can then view them on the GoPro Album the app created when y'all installed information technology.

The GoPro app is available for both Android and iOS and works by and large the aforementioned on each.

The GoPro software is pretty proficient at what it does and offers nigh of the bones editing functions you need. Information technology isn't your only selection though and whether you use Windows or Mac, you tin view, cut, re-create and paste videos the same as you would whatsoever other file format.