Definitely! Although I would like to suggest you make the audio levels a bit more... Level. Now I had to use the volume buttons a bit too often because the music was a lot louder than your voice, Joe.
For tracking with a cheaper tripod, put a strong elastic band around the handle and pull on that, rather than the handle itself.. really smooths out the movement.
super interesting to see you go into all these details outside the rocketry core; the artistry of the videos makes the channel stand out. you are so talented in so many different areas! and the mustache looks great
Wait this is literally the best timing for this video! I recently joined a rocketry class and I volunteered to be the main videographer for our launches. I've been trying to figure out your formula since it's so amazing but it's harder than it looks. Thanks for the tips!
It's very hard to find good information like this. So thank you BPS! Could you maybe do one also on live-streaming; its something that is also not talked about alot!
VFX artist here, Technically you are attempting to manually linearize the color of log footage when you are adding contrast to the “low contrast” footage. The proper way to do this to get as close as possible to the exact color recorded by the camera onto your screen is by applying a transform function that goes from whatever colorspace/gamut the camera shot to whatever linear colorspace/gamut you want to edit it in (usually just sRGB/Rec.709). Basically, a log curve (or something piecewise like one) is used to map brightness and give small changes in dark values more importance than small changes in light values. In this way you “compress” the information by throwing away detail where our eyes perceive much less of it. Because the color no longer behaves as color would during numerical operations due to the fact it no longer directly represents accurate brightness in its “compressed” state, it has to be linearized again. Messing with the contrast is like manually trying to find the inverse function for the log curve, but if we know what colorspace the camera was using, we know the log function, and therefore should just have the computer apply the actual inverse function to restore the correct color values. I know, this is a very long explanation for what is essentially applying a LUT in two clicks. I don’t use Premiere, so I can’t speak to how you apply a display transform, but in Resolve you just apply an IDT to the clip in question. TL;DR - you can and should do the whole color correction step in the video in a few clicks by having the computer properly transform color from one space to another.
On-Board would be nice. My son will be doing his L3 next Sept, and he's had thoughts of OBC video as a side detail and although I've been flying for 54 years, my major On Board Cam experience is Camroc and AstroCam 110. Thank You Sir!!!!
Nice video! I don't do rocket videos, but this has given me several ideas for things to do with my own videos. Always good to see someone breaking down their process as it helps get the creative juices flowing!
The best thing for tilting drone shots is just to have a second camera op. DJI makes this available on their nicer platforms and, with some good deadband/acceleration tuning and practice, you can get really nice shots (even fast ones). It's definitely a jump in time, money, and number of friends you need, though.
Outstanding ! Lots of things I would never have thought about. Thanks Joe - I'm always excited when one of your vids comes out they are always so informative.
I would love to see the video about on-board footage! We're building a student rocket and are kind of lost on how to get the best possible footage of the launch, so that video would help us a ton :)
Thanks Joe for the excellent video. You are so right about the auto focus! The other one is auto white balance...Turn It Off!! I Know you don't use it but I see so many others that have it one and it drives me crazy seeing the color change as the shot moves. Thanks for doing great videos.
This was a great dive into filming and you kept it really accessible for people starting out. Bravo! Next please do volume balancing your videos, and fix the audio in this one as an example so I don't have to constantly do it manually with my volume knob from super loud rocket / music and soft speaking overdub :D (on speakers not headphones)
Yes please make a video about shooting onboard rocket videos. With a particular focus around camera types and mounts inside the AV Bay, Exterior, and halfway in between.
You're a BAD-ASS! Love your videos, Joe!! The best model rocketry videos I've seen so far!! Do you have a video on launch pad operations and techniques? Walkie talkies, tracking, different responsibilities, recording launch communacations, etc.? I noticed you use 2-way radios in what sounds like FRS channels. I'm curious about your protocols for that. Thanks for doing what you do!
I use my old phones to take video of motor tests and launches.....Im definitely gonna try your tidbits on how to tweak the imagery .... had no idea anout the MANUAL focus to INFINITY...!!! Thanks!!! 🤟
I actually liked the higher up, further away shot, it gave it more of a scale and was a bit more relaxed than the other ones, a bit like the drone shots. But yes, it should have been angled higher up.
This was such a cool video to watch, and I will definitely be using these tips when I launch my own rockets. Out of curiosity, what was the music you used in this video? It really fit very well and i want to save it.
Love all your videos. You are doing what I tried to do as a kid 60 years ago but is was super expensive back then. I love your approach--empirical learning / failing forward. Please post a video regarding onboard cameras. Keep it up!
I’d be interested to see a video on onboard cameras. I’ve considered trying to integrate cameras into some of my own rockets (low-medium power) but never known how to go about doing that.
I've flown a few rockets and stared when i was 12 or so years old. They were and are rubber band powered needles compared to the ones you all fly. You have mentioned a few times how the cameras mounted to the body can cause flight instability. Have you ever thought of mirrors or a prizm. That way, you'll stay inside the profile of the body but can get views out at whatever angle you would like. Love your station. It got back into fling a few of my very old needles! I wish you luck with your space shot!
I've enjoyed your videos since I was shocked to find that you developed thrust vectoring controlled by an IMU in a model rocket. Yes please do the video about on rocket cameras. Also perhaps you could make one about placing a tracker radio in the rocket. I Fly near home and my rockets usually land in a tree or another back yard. I guess I need to scout out a bigger launch area.
About autofocus: When I sometimes shoot timelapses of the northern lights with my phone I always have issues with autofocus if I forget to set it to manual. Luckily I can just set the focus to infinity and it matters even less than you shooting at rockets since the thing I'm shooting at is at infinity. But yes, when your frame is mostly sky autofocus is your enemy
I met a friend of yours at the Maker Faire Orlando event this past November. I thought he was you at first (he wasn't at this table when I first showed up, but saw a lot of rockets that looked similar to yours). Unfortunately, I cannot recall his channel name at the moment and I can't find him in my subscriptions list (I did subscribe to his channel). He's also a rocket builder dude and had a lot of really cool stuff at the fair. Anyway, I would love to see a video with on-board cameras as a topic. I'm a fellow photographer, and I love learning new techniques and how-to's when it comes to getting great shots. Can't wait to see it!
Yes, please do a video about on board cameras. Very interesting info about all the rest, even if I'm not able to do most of it. I will try a few of the techniques at my field on low and mid power launches. Especially the ground shot with an old phone on a gorilla stand and the arm length tracking shot. Those really help!!
I'd like to add my vote for a video about on-board video cameras. And I totally agree with buying used older cameras. For my racing kart, I did buy new, but cheapie Go-Pro like knock-offs so it wouldn't hurt as bad if one of them fell off.
I work in the entertainment lighting industry. Between the 20 years of live event and film work I have done I can say color temperature and color correction is FUn if not done correctly.
Wow, I really admire your passion and determination for building a rocket! I attempted to create my own rocket last year, but unfortunately, the insufficient funds halted the project. Despite gathering 10,000 rupees(120.09 US Dollar) and putting in immense effort, I had to pause the project during the testing phase. Now, at 18, I'm finding it difficult to pick up where I left off.
I made the mistake of leaving autofocus on when filming the only rocket launch I've been to so far (the first Falcon Heavy launch). I still rue that decision (but still had a great time, and still got some good video.)
Thanks for sharing so many tips and tricks. I am part of a group of rocket students and we are still figuring out what kind of cameras we can put on the rocket. I would really appreciate if you could cover this topic in a video.
Would love to see you talk about onboard video. I am actively looking around for affordable solutions for compact, reliable recording on an M motor that is better than an array of Raspberry Pi's.
Can you do a video that outlines your telemetry system, the controllers, that you’ve designed and built, and how they communicate and work with each other?
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thanks but i prefer my data stay domestic when I can help it
Nice video
@SpaceCo2023 at least ask his business email bro
What can you recommend for making a rocket
@SpaceCo2023 Thanks
Therapist: "Don't worry about Mustache BPS, It's not real! It can't hurt you!"
Mustache BPS:
I gotta say, moustache looks great on you Joe!
What *is* it with youtubers and the luigi'stache all of a sudden?!?
its november@@noobFab
@@noobFab Trueee
But no nut november kind of clashes with pornstache
The other critical thing for good rocket footage is pairing it with the right music.
Some absolute bangers in this video.
Definitely! Although I would like to suggest you make the audio levels a bit more... Level. Now I had to use the volume buttons a bit too often because the music was a lot louder than your voice, Joe.
A BPS upload day is a good day
You mean a good month.
True
It's better than a bag of....eggs?
Oh so that’s where he’s been, growing that stache
For tracking with a cheaper tripod, put a strong elastic band around the handle and pull on that, rather than the handle itself.. really smooths out the movement.
Seconded. A proper tripod head is better, of course, but the rubber band trick is a great way to significantly improve the tripod you already have.
We're gonna need that onboard footage tutorial. Thank you so much for info blasting this off into the community!
Love this. Please do the onboard camera segment!
Congratulations on finally growing that impressive mustache! Your high-quality content is a constant source of enjoyment. Keep up the great work!
super interesting to see you go into all these details outside the rocketry core; the artistry of the videos makes the channel stand out. you are so talented in so many different areas!
and the mustache looks great
level of your video-making is so high! Such a pleasure to watch your videos
Wait this is literally the best timing for this video! I recently joined a rocketry class and I volunteered to be the main videographer for our launches. I've been trying to figure out your formula since it's so amazing but it's harder than it looks. Thanks for the tips!
It's very hard to find good information like this. So thank you BPS! Could you maybe do one also on live-streaming; its something that is also not talked about alot!
VFX artist here,
Technically you are attempting to manually linearize the color of log footage when you are adding contrast to the “low contrast” footage. The proper way to do this to get as close as possible to the exact color recorded by the camera onto your screen is by applying a transform function that goes from whatever colorspace/gamut the camera shot to whatever linear colorspace/gamut you want to edit it in (usually just sRGB/Rec.709).
Basically, a log curve (or something piecewise like one) is used to map brightness and give small changes in dark values more importance than small changes in light values. In this way you “compress” the information by throwing away detail where our eyes perceive much less of it. Because the color no longer behaves as color would during numerical operations due to the fact it no longer directly represents accurate brightness in its “compressed” state, it has to be linearized again. Messing with the contrast is like manually trying to find the inverse function for the log curve, but if we know what colorspace the camera was using, we know the log function, and therefore should just have the computer apply the actual inverse function to restore the correct color values.
I know, this is a very long explanation for what is essentially applying a LUT in two clicks. I don’t use Premiere, so I can’t speak to how you apply a display transform, but in Resolve you just apply an IDT to the clip in question.
TL;DR - you can and should do the whole color correction step in the video in a few clicks by having the computer properly transform color from one space to another.
BPS has uploaded, today is a good day… also wtf is a bag of eggs???
On-Board would be nice. My son will be doing his L3 next Sept, and he's had thoughts of OBC video as a side detail and although I've been flying for 54 years, my major On Board Cam experience is Camroc and AstroCam 110. Thank You Sir!!!!
Nice video! I don't do rocket videos, but this has given me several ideas for things to do with my own videos. Always good to see someone breaking down their process as it helps get the creative juices flowing!
The best thing for tilting drone shots is just to have a second camera op. DJI makes this available on their nicer platforms and, with some good deadband/acceleration tuning and practice, you can get really nice shots (even fast ones). It's definitely a jump in time, money, and number of friends you need, though.
Probably never gonna film a rocket, but looking at rockets going Whooosh for 17 min was fun tho.
Outstanding ! Lots of things I would never have thought about. Thanks Joe - I'm always excited when one of your vids comes out they are always so informative.
The Candyland shade is uncalled for!
Joe this is another solid video, learned another thing about our drone. The point of interest mode is what we will use in the future, thanks Joe!!!!!
I would love to see the video about on-board footage! We're building a student rocket and are kind of lost on how to get the best possible footage of the launch, so that video would help us a ton :)
A dedicated video for on board cameras would be great. Thanks for the look behind the scenes and screens!
This video could not have come at a better time. This weekend is going to be my first HPR Launch with with college's club.
That's one hell of a lot of information in 17 minutes. Thanks for making my old iPhones worth using again!!!
Now you just need an FPV pilot to chase the rocket into the air with a racing drone and boom. TRIFECTA or whatever
I would say that this is your best video yet.
Thanks Joe for the excellent video. You are so right about the auto focus! The other one is auto white balance...Turn It Off!! I Know you don't use it but I see so many others that have it one and it drives me crazy seeing the color change as the shot moves. Thanks for doing great videos.
This was a great dive into filming and you kept it really accessible for people starting out. Bravo! Next please do volume balancing your videos, and fix the audio in this one as an example so I don't have to constantly do it manually with my volume knob from super loud rocket / music and soft speaking overdub :D (on speakers not headphones)
Yes please make a video about shooting onboard rocket videos. With a particular focus around camera types and mounts inside the AV Bay, Exterior, and halfway in between.
You're a BAD-ASS! Love your videos, Joe!! The best model rocketry videos I've seen so far!! Do you have a video on launch pad operations and techniques? Walkie talkies, tracking, different responsibilities, recording launch communacations, etc.? I noticed you use 2-way radios in what sounds like FRS channels. I'm curious about your protocols for that. Thanks for doing what you do!
I use my old phones to take video of motor tests and launches.....Im definitely gonna try your tidbits on how to tweak the imagery .... had no idea anout the MANUAL focus to INFINITY...!!! Thanks!!! 🤟
I actually liked the higher up, further away shot, it gave it more of a scale and was a bit more relaxed than the other ones, a bit like the drone shots. But yes, it should have been angled higher up.
The intro of this video is incredible 🔥👏
This was such a cool video to watch, and I will definitely be using these tips when I launch my own rockets. Out of curiosity, what was the music you used in this video? It really fit very well and i want to save it.
Posting to send positive vibes to the YT algorithm. Also, looking forward to the on-board camera video.
Oooo, the oil bearings as a low pass filter is really neat!
Coming in HARD with the mustache man. Fucking love it.
Love all your videos. You are doing what I tried to do as a kid 60 years ago but is was super expensive back then. I love your approach--empirical learning / failing forward. Please post a video regarding onboard cameras. Keep it up!
I’d be interested to see a video on onboard cameras. I’ve considered trying to integrate cameras into some of my own rockets (low-medium power) but never known how to go about doing that.
3:57 That was a cool shot! 1 in 74955 at least!
This channel is great: rockets, engineering, and videography...all set to great music and well produced. whats not to like?
I've flown a few rockets and stared when i was 12 or so years old. They were and are rubber band powered needles compared to the ones you all fly. You have mentioned a few times how the cameras mounted to the body can cause flight instability. Have you ever thought of mirrors or a prizm. That way, you'll stay inside the profile of the body but can get views out at whatever angle you would like. Love your station. It got back into fling a few of my very old needles! I wish you luck with your space shot!
Always loved the Michael Bay circling drone shot
Good information, aerial photography/filming is more challenging that most would believe, an entirety different "bag of eggs".
I've enjoyed your videos since I was shocked to find that you developed thrust vectoring controlled by an IMU in a model rocket. Yes please do the video about on rocket cameras. Also perhaps you could make one about placing a tracker radio in the rocket. I Fly near home and my rockets usually land in a tree or another back yard. I guess I need to scout out a bigger launch area.
About autofocus:
When I sometimes shoot timelapses of the northern lights with my phone I always have issues with autofocus if I forget to set it to manual. Luckily I can just set the focus to infinity and it matters even less than you shooting at rockets since the thing I'm shooting at is at infinity. But yes, when your frame is mostly sky autofocus is your enemy
Enjoying the new style!
Dude, I didn't know phone cameras could film in the future, that 2023 yeetmas was sweet.
The moostash is extraordinary
BPS Is one of the best RUclips channels about rockery.
Joe- I loved this video. You cracked me up. Great job!
Just saw the Armadillo Aero coffee mug...I was a huge fan.
Your pics are one of the best about rockets on youtube - congrat (not for the mustache)
Forget the informations for a sec...
Man this video with the new editing style and music is interesting!
BPS, you have inspired me! We will be starting launching rockets soon. I'm so excited!
absolutely fantastic video, goddamn. will definitely be looking forward to the followup.
Every day joe uploads I go to my phone and I watch all of his new videos.good job joe
Love your video’s!!!!!!!!
"Yeetmas 2023" is this a future sneak peak?
He make very very big blast
He shoot rocket so so fast
He spend much cash
But most importantly, he has a sleek mustache
Great video (as usual! :) ❤ Armadillo Aerospace mug! :)
I met a friend of yours at the Maker Faire Orlando event this past November. I thought he was you at first (he wasn't at this table when I first showed up, but saw a lot of rockets that looked similar to yours). Unfortunately, I cannot recall his channel name at the moment and I can't find him in my subscriptions list (I did subscribe to his channel). He's also a rocket builder dude and had a lot of really cool stuff at the fair.
Anyway, I would love to see a video with on-board cameras as a topic. I'm a fellow photographer, and I love learning new techniques and how-to's when it comes to getting great shots. Can't wait to see it!
Yes, please do a video about on board cameras. Very interesting info about all the rest, even if I'm not able to do most of it. I will try a few of the techniques at my field on low and mid power launches. Especially the ground shot with an old phone on a gorilla stand and the arm length tracking shot. Those really help!!
I'd like to add my vote for a video about on-board video cameras. And I totally agree with buying used older cameras. For my racing kart, I did buy new, but cheapie Go-Pro like knock-offs so it wouldn't hurt as bad if one of them fell off.
Finally!
I have been looking into onboard cameras for my current project and a video on the subject would really help me out.
Thanks for the video sir
I work in the entertainment lighting industry. Between the 20 years of live event and film work I have done I can say color temperature and color correction is FUn if not done correctly.
Wow, I really admire your passion and determination for building a rocket! I attempted to create my own rocket last year, but unfortunately, the insufficient funds halted the project. Despite gathering 10,000 rupees(120.09 US Dollar) and putting in immense effort, I had to pause the project during the testing phase. Now, at 18, I'm finding it difficult to pick up where I left off.
Really useful tips, and applicable to more than just rocket videos. Like the mustache.
This is the video I need.
Love the “Tash” Bro.
the intro was chefs kiss.
Another fantastic video Mr rocket man
Thanks for this! Lots of actionable things I'll be able to do at my next launch.
I made the mistake of leaving autofocus on when filming the only rocket launch I've been to so far (the first Falcon Heavy launch). I still rue that decision (but still had a great time, and still got some good video.)
Great Content Joe, Keep up posting....
Thanks for sharing so many tips and tricks.
I am part of a group of rocket students and we are still figuring out what kind of cameras we can put on the rocket. I would really appreciate if you could cover this topic in a video.
Leaving a comment in support of on-board camera deep dive!
Would love to see you talk about onboard video. I am actively looking around for affordable solutions for compact, reliable recording on an M motor that is better than an array of Raspberry Pi's.
The first thing I noticed was the mustache. It's a good stache, Joe
When I got into rc planes that did video, I bought ebay cameras that were broken. Fixed them cheap and flew them without care!
Please keep making up sayings, I love it
Outstanding video - thank you!
Yes! Onboard filming video, please!
Im totally going to use this tutorial...
Omg Joe has a mustache now
onboard camera video? yes, please!
Love the stache, Joe 😆
Other than that good info on cameras. I was looking for a way to photograph something, now I now how. Thanks
Gonna take some lessons from this into my flights!
Dude, love the stache
That moustache is glorious
I learned a lot about camera shots. Thank you
Bravo! - well done video on a niche topic. Really well done. Looking forward to the on-board tutorial.
Can you do a video that outlines your telemetry system, the controllers, that you’ve designed and built, and how they communicate and work with each other?
*Great video, Joe...👍*
OMG, this mustache!
Thanks Joe