This morning I had the terrible impulse to try and look at my Go Pro Max 360 footage again.

There is only one solution:

Basically I bought this thing in a moment of outrageous 'black friday' spontaneity thinking ..... 'woo-haa! maybe I can make some cool things to upload to #dlux and then everyone will think Im cool'

spoiler: Im still not cool

Tech is the Worst

go pro max seems like a decent enough camera, but so far I havnt had any joy out of their software.

Go Pro Quik is supposed to allow me to edit the footage but it comes up with some weird error about music every time I try to play the timeline.
Go Pro Player is supposed to be the one you want but the official site just gives you a picture of some sharks and says 'Lost at Sea'.... great. Microsoft store has a button that says 'get' but no matter how many times I click it I 'get' jack shit. The official forums have a bunch of people saying similar things and venting frustration that there isnt an .exe file available.
the actual frickin' .360 files are apparently some awkward file format that gopro are/were trying to push that apparently wont work with hitfilm pro (which is my editor of choice.... I cant afford to shell out a subscription for premiere pro just to muck about with some hobby video)

So....MUCH.........FRUSTRATION and SAAAAAAAADneeeeeesssssss
lol
ah well who cares.
If you do care and you want to look in to it, maybe start with the forum: https://www.goproforums.com/threads/where-can-i-download-the-exe-of-gopro-player.86377/

ITs far better to just play....

SPLINTERLANDS!

kill monsters. feel better.

finishing my Fire Quest was a bit of an uneventful chore. Either getting walloped for my weak strategies or trouncing a low level deck

but then,....
DEATH QUEST! YAY!

thaddius and the soldier nerfing a magic deck
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_9a27445976d8ac8c2633468b0eb6a2f6&ref=basilmarples

No ability battle where I utilise the speed and range of the vampire and the soul storm to good effect
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_418289abfc543b66a6b9ee081779d5cc&ref=basilmarples

HAha. I was almost pleased with this show of strength from Alvar but then he missed 3 times in a row at the end.... sigh
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_084cd4313809f1f73df2fc65b58ca417&ref=basilmarples

I very much enjoyed the combination of thaddius and the prismatic orb to take out this magic deck. Reduce health and snipe!
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_4ce80310799f9a86a4717614cebb72d3&ref=basilmarples

That Almost helped....

It certainly distracted me for a while. But the pain is real. I dont want to have to sell the camera but I think if it doesnt become a bit more accessible soon I'll probably have to. Word on the street is the gopro max 2 is coming out, so I really doubt they give a damn about anyone struggling in the wake of their inefficiencies. As long as the money keeps rolling in...

Ive left an inquiry on the hitfilm forums just to give myself a faint glimmer of hope.

It was almost fun.

Almost....

Good luck in the window everyone
This tiny window
Peeking out
at the inevitable tide of infinity
it sweeps everything in its path
crushing
foolish dreams of legacy