Are you a vlogger that wants to stand out with 360 videos?
We found a METAL cage and a Foldable RGB LED Light for Insta360 ONE X2 that will be great
for you!
This METAL cage has TWO cold shoes, 2 standard tripod mounts with 1 on the side and 1 at
the bottom.
It also has the standard GoPro foldable legs to use with your GoPro Vlogging accessories.
If you don't like the metal cage and want something small, we also found a tiny cold
shoe mount that can hide under your One X2 camera to mount a light or microphone for
vlogging.
Let's check it out now!
Thank you Keeley, for a nice introduction.
Hey, what's up, everybody.
It is your Boy Hugh here from CreatorUp.
The Insta360 ONE X2 is a great 360 action camera.
But compare to Insta360 ONE R, ONE X2 is missing mounting options for vlogging.
We need a way to mount light and shotgun microphone, at the same time protect our expensive investment.
So I look around the Internet, and I found the Ulanzi Metal cage for Insta360 ONE X2.
It only weighs 68 grams, and with ONE X2 inside and the protected cover on, it weighs 227G.
So it is not terribly heavy.
It does not block the 360 microphone or the power button.
You can still easily replace the battery, SD cards, or plugin your USB-C for charging.
The best feature is the tripod mounting option at the base.
It has the standard quarter-inch tripod mount or the foldable GoPro legs for the long invisible
monopole built for GoPro - like the famous 270Pro.
Review right here.
It has 2 cold shoes that allow you to mount TWO lights or microphone - like the two side
Microphone right here.
BTW, this is a great vlogging Microphone for 360 camera.
It is smaller, so the footprint is small, and you can capture high-quality audio on
both sides of the lens.
It will be visible in 360 videos but for vlogging is perfect.
It is also very cheap compared to other major brands.
I will put the link down below if you are interested.
You still need the official ONE X2 Microphone attachment to make the shotgun mic works.
One drawback compared to the One R Metal cage is the official rubber cover will not fit.
So you have to use this rubber lens cover.
The good news is the rubber lens cover is come with the cage.
As you see here, I can attach the small Video light, and it will be great for vlogging at
night.
This little Ulanzi video light has 95+ CRI - so it looks good on skin tone.
It is the most affordable vlog light I used.
But that is not my favorite light.
My favorite light is the folding RGB LED Video light right here.
It is a very powerful light.
Very well made with changeable RGB color - so you can add creative colors for your vlog.
As you see the skin tone under different color - it looks really cool.
The best feature of this light it is foldable.
So it can be a large LED panel if you only need 1 side lit or fold it up like so for
360 Video.
Here is my setup to use this folding RGB LED light for 360 vlogging.
I use a riser to give some space between the ONE X2 and the light.
Here is the end result.
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That little fun Vlog edit actually takes me like 5 minutes to do - very easy when you
have the right gear and correct workflow.
Before I show you how I edit it with GoPro FX Reframe plugin - which is free BTW - I
want to show you one more piece of the puzzle.
It is this little cold shoe mount right here.
You might not want the full metal cage and don't need to rig 2 lights and a Microphone.
The ONE X2 internal microphone is actually really good for vlogging - as good as GoPro
MAX with spatial audio support.
So this little cold shes attachment can hide between your tripod and your ONE X2 like so
- that allow you to attach 1 accessory instead of 3.
If your accessory has an extra mounting point like my Ulanzi LED light, you can mount your
microphone there and extend your setup without an extra cage.
Also, this little cold shoe is extremely cheap, and I consider it a must-have for ONE X2 Vlogging
setup.
No CreatorUp tutorial end without some Post Production love.
I have in-depth tutorial on Vlog edit with 360 camera right here, which is done with
GoPro MAX.
So let me show you real quick on ONE X2 workflow.
So if you use Adobe Premiere, ONE X2 insv file is natively supported.
Insta360 called it a no-stitch workflow.
Please make sure your Premiere is updated to the latest version.
Then just simply drop in your INSV files.
Right click on the INSV file and select source settings.
A special menu will show up to allow you to select the auto stitching settings.
Make sure you pick Dynamic Stitching and Chromatic Calibration - this will help remove your stitch
line and chromatic aberration - very important and write it down.
These features are not available on mobile phone stitching - that is why to edit your
vlog on your computer will have such a higher quality in 4K than on the phone.
Create a 4K sequence for YouTube delivery.
Drop-in your insv file directly onto your new sequence.
Go ahead and go to effects, search for GoPro FX Reframe plugin.
Thank you GoPro for this amazing free plugin.
Now set your Projection to GoPro 4K 16:9 - as 4K will have the best compression quality
on YouTube.
Then just drag and reframe and insert keyframes.
Make sure you turn on motion blur for cinematic camera movement.
Then you render from Premiere and upload on YouTube.
Please check out this tutorial for a more in-depth Vlog editing tutorial and this one
for Davinci Resolve workflow instead.
In the next video, we will review the official underwater housing for the Insta360 ONE X2
and the new Bullet Time attachment.
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