GoPro Camera File Naming Convention

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Question

What is the file naming convention used for GoPro camera files?

Where does it apply?

• HERO9 Black
• MAX
• HERO8 Black
• HERO7 (White, Silver, & Black)
• HERO6 Black
• Fusion
• HERO (2018)
• HERO5 Black
• HERO5 Session
• HERO4 Black & Silver
• HERO Session / HERO4 Session
• HERO (2014)
• HERO3+
• HERO3
• HD HERO2

Answer

Camera Model: MAX
This table indicates the file-naming convention for various recording types:
 

360 or HERO	Recording Type	Filename	File Type	Example
360	Video	GSxxxxxx xxxxxx = file number	.360	GS012345 Red number will increase with each chaptered file
360	TimeWarp	GSxxxxxx xxxxxx = file number	.360	GS012346 Red number will increase with each chaptered file
360	Photo	GS_xxxx xxxx = file number	jpeg	GS_1234
360	PowerPano	GP_xxxx xxxx = file number	jpeg	GP_1234
HERO	Video	GHxxxxxx xxxxxx = file number	mp4	GH012345 Red number will increase with each chaptered file
HERO	TimeWarp	GHxxxxxx xxxxxx = file number	mp4	GH012345 Red number will increase with each chaptered file
HERO	Photo	GS_xxxx xxxx = file number	jpg	GS_3456
HERO	TimeLapse Video	GHxxxxxx xxxxxx = file number	mp4	GH012345 Red number will increase with each chaptered file
HERO	TimeLapse Photo	GPAAxxxx xxxx = file number	jpeg	GPAA7112

Camera Model: HERO9 Black, HERO6 Black, & HERO7 (White, Silver, Black), HERO8 Black
This table indicates the file-naming convention for various recording types:

Recording Type	Filename	Example
Single Video	GH01xxxx.mp4 GX01xxxx.mp4 “H” = AVC encoding “X” = HEVC encoding ‘xxxx = file number	GH011234.mp4 GX011234.mp4
Chaptered Video	GHzzxxxx.mp4 GXzzxxxx.mp4 “H” = AVC encoding “X” = HEVC encoding ‘xxxx’ = file number ‘zz’ = chapter number	GH011234.mp4 (first video) GH021234.mp4 (2nd chapter of the same video)
Looping Video	GHYYxxxx.mp4 GXYYxxxx.mp4 “H” = AVC encoding “X” = HEVC encoding ‘xxxx’ = file number ‘YY’ = looped prefix	GHAA0001.mp4 (first video) GHAA0002.mp4 (2nd chapter of the same video)

Camera Model: Fusion
This table indicates the file-naming convention for various recording types:

Recording Type	Filename	Example
Single Video	Front: GPFRXXXX Back: GPBKXXXX ‘xxxx’ = file number	GPFR0001 GPBK0001
Chaptered Video	Front: GPFRXXXX - Clip 1           GFZZXXXX - Clip 2  Back: GPBKXXXX - Clip 1           GBZZXXXX- Clip 2   ‘xxxx’ = file number ‘zz’ = chapter number	GPFR0002 GF010002 GPBK0002 GB010002
Single Photo	Front: GPFRXXXX Back: GPBKXXXX xxxx’ = file number	GPFR0003 GPBK0004

Camera Models: HD HERO2, HERO3, HERO3+, HERO (2014), HERO Session, HERO4, HERO5 Black, HERO5 Session, HERO (2018)
This table indicates the file-naming convention for various recording types:

Recording Type	Filename	Example
Single Video Single Photo	GOPRxxxx.mp4 GOPRxxxx.jpg ‘xxxx’ = file number	GOPR1234.mp4 GOPR0002.jpg
Chaptered Video	GPzzxxxx.mp4 ‘xxxx’ = file number ‘zz’ = chapter number	GOPR1234.mp4 (first video) GP011234.mp4 (1st chapter of the original video) GP021234.mp4 (2nd chapter of the same video)
Burst Time-Lapse Photo Looping Video	Gyyyxxxx.jpg ‘xxxx’ = file number ‘yyy’ = group number	Burst shot (10x pics): G0231111.jpg – G0231120.jpg Time-lapse shot (100x pics): G0241121.jpg – G0241221.jpg
3D Recording	3D_Lxxxx.mp4 (left camera) 3D_Rxxxx.mp4 (right camera) ‘xxxx’ = file number	3D videos: 3D_L0002.mp4 3D_R0002.mp4 3D Photos: 3D_L1234.jpg 3D_R1234.jpg

• ‘xxxx’ = DCF file number, from 0001-9999
• ‘yyy’ = GoPro “group” number – a group denotes photos that are part of a “group”, such as burst photo shot or a time lapse shot.
• ‘zz’ = GoPro “chapter” number, from 01-99 – this is the 2nd part of the same video that was forced to split due to file size or other restrictions.