RawClip vs GoPro Quik
Quik makes short auto-edits from a few dozen recent clips on your phone. RawClip turns the whole trip, up to 24 hours of raw footage, into one finished 4K highlight.
Facts about GoPro Quik last checked
Short answer
GoPro Quik's auto highlight videos are capped at 75 items and 20 minutes, are built only from clips a GoPro camera auto-uploaded to the GoPro cloud, and need a paid GoPro subscription. RawClip takes up to 24 hours of raw footage from any camera in one order and returns one finished 4K highlight, with a one-time payment and no editing.
RawClip vs GoPro Quik at a glance
| Feature | RawClip | GoPro Quik |
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| Best for | Hours of raw action-camera or drone footage you do not want to edit yourself | Short auto-edits of a few recent GoPro clips on your phone |
| How the edit is made | A top-tier, Pro-class video AI model watches all of the footage, picks the strongest moments, cuts them to the length you choose and syncs them to music | Auto highlight videos built from footage a GoPro camera auto-uploads to the GoPro cloud over Wi-Fi; themes add music and transitions |
| Your work after the upload | None: no timeline, no templates, no clip picking | You pick themes and music and fine-tune with trim, crop, speed and filters on the phone |
| How much raw footage it takes | Up to 24 hours per order, from many files and several cameras at once | Auto highlights: at most 75 items and 20 minutes each, at most two suggestions a day; chaptered videos and videos over 20 minutes are left out |
| Cameras | Any camera, drone or phone (MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV or M4V, HEVC/H.265, up to 4K/5.3K) | Auto highlights use GoPro captures only; unlimited cloud storage covers GoPro footage only |
| Where it runs | Web browser on any computer or phone; nothing to install | iOS and Android app |
| Pricing | One-time payment per order, no subscription: $9.90 to $79.90 depending on footage length. Footage under 1h gets a free watermarked 480p preview first. | Auto highlights need GoPro Premium ($59.99/yr) or Premium+ ($99.99/yr) in the US, and Quik suggests at most two of them a day |
| Output | One finished highlight in 4K and 1080p, no watermark on paid orders | Export resolution depends on the source footage and the phone |
| Where your footage goes | Uploaded to RawClip's own server, raw footage is kept for 3 days after the highlight is ready (so it can be re-cut) and then deleted automatically; never used to train AI models | Auto-uploaded to GoPro's cloud; non-GoPro footage limited to 100 GB or 500 GB |
Why RawClip instead of GoPro Quik
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The whole trip, not 75 clips
Quik's auto highlights use at most 75 items and leave out chaptered videos and anything longer than 20 minutes. RawClip takes up to 24 hours of footage in one order, long chaptered recordings included, and watches all of it.
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Every camera in one video
Quik builds auto highlights only from GoPro captures in its cloud. RawClip mixes GoPro, DJI drone, Osmo, Insta360 and phone footage into one highlight.
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No subscription
Quik's auto highlights need GoPro Premium or Premium+, billed every year. RawClip is a one-time payment per video, and nothing renews.
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Finished, not a draft
Quik hands you a draft to tune with themes, trims and filters on a phone screen. RawClip returns a finished 4K and 1080p video cut to music, with nothing left to edit.
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A top-tier AI model, not a budget one
RawClip analyzes every order with a Pro-class video AI model: the more expensive kind that judges timing and framing best, not a fast, cheap 'lite' model or a free one. It costs more per video, and it is why the cuts land on the right moment.
Why Quik runs out of room on a real trip
GoPro's help center sets clear limits on Quik's automatic highlights: at most 75 photos and videos, at most 20 minutes, at least three items captured within 12 hours, and no more than two suggestions a day. Chaptered videos, timelapses and clips longer than 20 minutes are not used at all.
A week of riding or diving easily produces hundreds of clips and many hours of long, chaptered recordings. That is exactly the footage Quik skips, and exactly what RawClip is built for: you upload everything, and the analysis looks at every minute before it picks what goes in.
One price per video instead of a yearly plan
Quik's auto highlights only work with footage the camera uploads to the GoPro cloud over Wi-Fi, which requires a GoPro Premium ($59.99 a year) or Premium+ ($99.99 a year) subscription in the US.
RawClip has no plans and no renewals. You pay once for each video, based only on how much footage you send, and get a finished highlight reel in 4K and 1080p. If you film a few big trips a year, you pay for those trips and nothing else.
Try RawClip on your own footage
Upload the clips you would otherwise leave on the card. RawClip watches all of it and returns one finished highlight - you only pick the length.
Questions people ask
How many clips can GoPro Quik put in an auto highlight?
GoPro's help center says an auto highlight video includes at most 75 items and runs at most 20 minutes, and chaptered videos and videos over 20 minutes are not used. RawClip takes up to 24 hours of footage in one order, long recordings included.
Do I need a GoPro subscription for RawClip?
No. RawClip is paid once per video, with no subscription, and works with footage from any camera, drone or phone.
Can RawClip combine GoPro footage with a drone or a phone?
Yes. One RawClip order can mix GoPro, DJI, Insta360, Sony and phone footage, and the AI builds a single highlight from all of it.
Do I need to install anything for RawClip?
No. RawClip runs in the browser. You upload your files, choose the highlight length after the analysis and download the finished video in 4K and 1080p.
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GoPro and Quik are trademarks of GoPro, Inc. RawClip is not affiliated with or endorsed by GoPro. Prices and features of other products change; check the vendor's site before you buy.