PSA/FAQ: GoPro Studio is no longer being provided by GoPro and has reached its product End-of-Life
Recently, many different new users have come to this community with a common question of "Where is GoPro Studio?"
Originally THE software being offered by GoPro, it was eventually wrapped up into the Quik Desktop suite and was tough to find, so this is a moderately common question. However, it has come to our attention that the most recent version of Quik from 10 days ago does NOT include GoPro Studio, and GoPro has announced that they have pulled Studio from Quik as EOL (end of life). This means that moving forward, GoPro Studio will no longer be available and/or recommended in the traditional GoPro workflow for new users.
So, some questions/answers:
#GoPro just dropped half of its software workflow without telling anyone?
Well, yes, but they've also announced that they're focusing more heavily on mobile, laid off their desktop software division, and haven't updated Studio for a long time. While it would have been nice to see this announced, it isn't completely unexpected. It is pretty notable, though, that this means that users with older computers won't have the ability to move through an intermediate codec as "Step 1: Convert" like before, unless they add this feature into Quik in the future. If your computer struggles editing raw GoPro files, you may need to get an alternative software to do conversion into a codec you CAN handle.
#Which versions of Quik are affected, and will I lose studio if I update?
Studio was removed between Quik 2.3 and Quik 2.4. If you had Studio installed with Quik 2.3, it should still be there if you update to 2.4, but the "connection" between the two programs will be severed moving forward.
#Where can I get an older version of Studio?
There are still older versions of Studio floating around that you can google. Obviously, compatability moving forward could be an issue, but we won't know until we start running into those issues.
Current list of Studio options-
#I used FLUX in studio for slow motion. What can I do now?
Beyond using an old version of Studio, FLUX is a similar mechanism to the Twixtor plugin, or u/Konrad-iturbe says "Flux could be done with FFmpeg and ImageMagic. ProTune presets are available on KDE with custom profiles." So maybe check those out.
#I don't like Quik, and preferred Studio, what do I do now?
If you preferred the style of Studio, you're probably looking for a non-linear editor (or NLE). There are MANY of these available, but a popular one that is free is DaVinci Resolve.
#What is the recommended "GoPro workflow" moving forward?
There will be no official GoPro workflow without including third party software, moving forward. It is recommended by this community that you begin transitioning to other software if you need the functions Studio provided.
Have any questions or comments? Join the discussion down below, and if you have tips or advice for "Surviving without Studio" let me know and I'll add them to this post.
Posted Aug 17, 2017, 8:10 PM UTC · edited