So, using some nice video I took on my recent trip to Amalfi & Positano in Italy, I show how easy it is to multitask 😎 Let me know of any other tips you use when flying to get more interesting video. Smooth Camera Settings video: ruclips.net/video/fRS0nXMaW9o/видео.html Cheers Ian
Hello, me again, :-) On an unrelated subject to this. How difficult is it to travel with a drone as far as airport security goes? I am planning a trip to Hungary as well as Indonesia (my family is spread out) I would want to carry on my photo gear as far as bringing it with me, not checked luggage. I haven't traveled internationally in almost 20 years, but before then it was all the time so obviously, things have changed since then. Do you have any tips on what to bring/not to bring when you travel and how to do it? Could be an idea for a video! :-) Cheers, Greg
@@quantumphaser Given my upcoming trip to the Canaries, you're right; maybe a simple quick video.... But in a nutshell, carry all the drone and batteries in your hand luggage. Lithium batteries are forbidden in most airline's checked baggage rules. Airport security is well used to drones and batteries in hand luggage.... Cheers, Ian
My tip for getting interesting video is to use the "middle ground". Most pilots use a "higher-up-looking-down" approach. Currently I using a "higher-than-man-but-lower-than-high-up" technique as a way to get interesting video. I have not yet edited and posted all of these as I am still a novice at editing, but do have a few videos coming up. A teaser, it has to do with flying between natural objects creating "oh my" moments. Check out the link ruclips.net/video/G2S0yMj1_AM/видео.html at 1:17 and 1:28
HI again fella. As promised, I've shot a video on taking your drone on board an aircraft... just editing now and will be publishing in the next few days... Cheers for the input 👍🏻👍🏻
You are a natural instructor and very clear. I don’t wish to be pedantic but I know you would be open to a small correction. The word PAN only applies to left and right and there is no such thing as PAN up or PAN down. If you are moving your Gimbal you are in fact doing a TILT. So it is pan left and right; and tilt up and down. Similarly, as there is no pan up or pan down, there is no TILT left or tilt right. Pan Is horizontal swivel and Tilt is vertical swivel. :)
Thanks for the good words and yes, I've repeatedly told myself in editing to use pan and tilt correctly. Same with the use of the word Props when they're on the front of a plane and rotors are in top.... I'll try harder sir. 😀😉
Ian, this was a gem of information! Using the active track basically in reverse! Wow that is great! Thanks for thinking outside the box and passing it on. Keep making the great videos! BTW...love the shirt.
Wohoo! Beautiful footage and useful information. I particularly like the innovative use of active track. That's really something that I never expected. Thanks for the head up.
Very useful videos. Great takeaways! You are so clever to use active track reversed like that and your other video explains what YAW is and how to control it! Thank you!
Here is a couple of suggestions I would like DJI to incorporate. 1. In the "P" mode have ALL collision sensors turn on or make it in the menu what collision sensors you can activate. This would keep you from flying sideways in a tree. 2. I would like to swap the settings in "LEFT" gimbal dial so I would rotate it to the "right" to point the camera down and rotate it "LEFT" to bring the camera back up.
Very useful video, straight to point, thanks a lot! :) I like that your dog is everytime with you, even it can be sometimes little disturbing. I like your way of life with an animal -no closing a dog in little cage during taking a footage :) If I was a dog, I want to be your dog :)
Ah Martin, this really made me laugh! :) Ted is my faithful companion in many of my videos; I just have to make sure I take off and land off a table, not the ground, so he can't hurt his snout... Cheers Martin! Ian
Awesome video once again Ian! I have a MA in which I've learned an enormous amount from you over this past year. Your P.O.I. tip for using Active Tracks Trace mode is a great one. I've used this boating which worked fairly well. I didn't know that you could focus/start on a stationary subject in this mode with the MA automatically circling. I was under the impression that the subject had to be moving. Learning something new all the time and your videos have been a large part of my learning experiences. I also want to mention, I purchased the PolarPro adjustable sticks a few weeks back. In a word "Awesome" I now have much better/slower movements for those cinematic moves. Thank you buddy!! Ray 👍😊
Thanks Ray! This is great reading for me. Nice to know I've helped you out over the last year. This video does have some useful tips in, including the Active Track tip which I was pretty pleased with. Good to know about the adjustable sticks; may check them out.... Cheers, Ian
Great Stuff! Active Track idea is brilliant. Your new fan here. What you do in the video is about real advice. The video is about advice ..not a big selling job. A lesson to us all. :---) Keep up the great work!
Great tips Ian. I'm on my way down to my place in Florida on Tuesday - will be taking the drone and taking in some of your fabulous tips. Hope you are well. Hugs from Toronto
A selection of great tips there Ian. I particularly like the idea of active track while orbiting a subject, something that would have come in handy on some of my videos.
Very useful. That application of Active track really got my attention as I've been trying to achieve that with stick-contortions only. The once or twice it worked well, I was left wondering how exactly I'd achieved it. More work needed. I think that the more that can be done by the pilot's input alone has to be a worthwhile target to aim for as moves can be segued in unbroken sequence without transitions to hide the "seams". In theory...😎
Thanks Ian. TBH all those Italian shots were indeed 'free-hand flying' by me. I included the tip on the Active Track but I do prefer to try and fly it all manually... takes a lot of concentration and a light touch 😎😎 Cheers, Ian
Hi Ian, good quality videos my friend...I see you are from uk 🇬🇧 looks like you migrated to us..👍 I am due to make a short trip to Yosemite next week...good to see your videos..
Hi Ian, Great video, with breathtaking photography. Dialing in the settings is next on my todo list. I am looking into filters as well. It's gotten quite cold quite fast here, Maybe need to travel south from here for some warmer subject matter :-) Cheers, Greg
Hi Ian just found your videos and very impressed! This particular one has some great tips especially using active track for points of interest. Can't wait to try it out.
WHOAAA, considering purchasing a drone in the future, I am doing motorcycle videos and really think a drone will help me convey the story better. Ran across your channel searching for Mavic air reviews and ended you looking through all your Air related movies. Really love your materials :D
Thanks buddy! I'm a fair weather biker these days; sold the R6 and got a GSR 600.... Still love it tho! Glad the Air stuff helps. Cheers, and keep it rubber side down.... Ian
Thanks mate... solid advice there... as mentioned in previous vids... I come from a much cheaper quad copter base and am very new to this autonomous thing that DJI offer..(Albeit 4 years later lol) Love my Mavic Pro platinum. Simply blows me away.. Today was a good 25-30kmph wind... My "Chinaquads" would be suicide.. or I'd be fighting like a mad man to hold it.. ($100--$200 range) The Mavic.. was like.. pffft.. is that it. pics and video was perfect.. i should have bought one of these a long time ago instead of playing with toys. Huge thanks mate... Loving the channel... awesome advice! Hope that epic little guard dog is still doing his job!! hahaha epic!! Thanks again mate!! Steve
Love the Amalfi Coast; one of the most amazing places and drives in the world. Hopefully I found the link in the top right at 6.04 🤣🤣 Speak soon fella. Ian
@@IaninLondon for me since hitting around 350/400 ive had an average of around 2-4 a day, sometimes 1 but also had the odd 8. Was hoping after hitting 1000 it would of improved but still slow. But as long as its growing its in the right direction ha. Hope your holiday has been great by the way
Some excellent tips and some beautiful drone shots in Italy Ian , thanks for sharing them . Ca I ask , what height do you normally fly at to get shots like that ? Thanks .
Thanks Brian. Most of those Amalfi Coast shots were around 150 - 250 feet high. The Paestum ruins were around 100 feet and the Ravello Moutain top town was only around 100 feet above take off... (but the ground dropped away pretty significantly :) ) Cheers, Ian
Very good point; my only trouble with that is tryng to keep fingers on the sticks as well; but yeah, I guess only 1 stick to go forwards and one finger to swipe the screen :)
@@IaninLondon Yes not easy. I've enjoyed watching your videos tonight which I haven't seen before. Great advice so thanks very much. I'm looking forward to trying is out. Tim
Loving this advice! Out of interest what would you recommend for editing footage? Also is there a way of setting up 2 different types of settings? As in the default as type 1 and your recommended settings as type 2? Thanks
Try Fillmora for a reasonably priced editing program. And of course you can store 3 sets of settings for the yaw and smoothness etc. Normal, Sports and Cine 👍🏻👍🏻
Hey Ian, really enjoying your videos, many thanks. I currently use the inspire 1 pro which I got about two years ago. I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on your editing workflow, colour grading using FCPX or another program you may use. I'm seriously thinking on getting the Mavic 2 pro next spring to go abroad with. Look forward to hearing from you.
Hi Jon. I've thought about this before, although I hate my editing workflow as it usually takes around 10 hours of editing to produce a 6 minute clip. Aligning all the soundtracks, different video clips and cutting out all the mistakes and outtakes..... And as I'm windows, I can't use Final Cut Pro. But yep, I'll have a think on how I can make a simple editing video showing the basics to produce nice, polished videos!😎 Cheers, ian
Hi Ian thnaks for the video and tips, as always your stuff is very useful. Just wondering what is the music you use in your video and is it a free for use piece? I am just an amateur flyer/photographer but would love to use it in my own video's (will obviously acknowledge artist in my titles ). Cheers.
If your channel isn't monetized, then you can often use 'normal' music but YT will tell you that copyright holder will take revenue / may ask you to take video down. Crediting isn't enough. I use Epidemic Sound usually; most videos have a link at the bottom of the notes
Hey Ian, thanks for a great tutorial, it definately helped me with a few ideas. You mentioned how important editing can help me use jerky footage, what would you recommend as the minimum time of clean footage you'd use for a video, 2seconds? I guess it's a lot to do with personal preference too. Cheers P
Another great video. you show the user interface of the dji air, right? With the M2P one does not see the options 'Smart Capture' and 'Tripod', right? Or maybe I have not the latest version? Anyway, your video is very helpful. I can directly implement what you show. Overwhelming performance!
I am new to video editing. I find that creating clips from raw footage is a nightmare within the video editing software. My tactic now is to view the raw video first in my standard video viewing app and creating a series start stop points on paper. Then back to the editing software to pluck the clips I have penciled. I can now include the precise scenes to the finished product and my blood pressure is way down..
Hi Robert. Maybe check your editing software for the use of 'shadow files' or 'proxy files'. Most editing packages have this function that generates lower resolution copies of the files whcih makes editing way easier for your PC. Then the raw 4k files are only used at the end when rendering the final output. Check out PowerDirector for a free trial; it has this function. Ian
Well, pretty much the same as elsewhere; stay away from buildings and people, hence most of this was shot over water. But in saying that, given Southern Italy's driving, I don't think there's much enforcement...😃😃
Hi there Ian, thank you for a very informative video. However I'd like to know the absolute (pre-sets) yaw (left stick), gimbal and right stick settings for all the intelligent modes for the Mavic Air in order to work around those settings. Of particular interest is tripod and cinematic modes. Hopefully you will help.
Hi again Hendrik. You can reset the camera and gimbal settings in the app and go through the various intelligent flight modes default settings. That's something i'lll happily pass over to you to do 😆😆 Cheers again! Ian
Yes. This is the third axis on the Mavic Pro and 2 Pro.... You press and slide the screen... Maybe I should make a video on this feature as most don't know about it..
Hey Jay. Yes, in a nutshell; given that you can get it for just £19 for the year, it may well help resolve a situation like accidentally landing on a car.... Here's the link.. Ian www.fpvuk.org/membership-benefits/
I don't know how to do editing and I barely have time to upload my videos so all of my drone videos are just raw... I've got a ton of great footage but I just don't know how to put it all together and even if I did know I don't have the time to do it... So sad
You're the second person mentioning this in 2 days.... I'll work on a basic editing video to put together some simple clips. You can make it as polished as you want, or just spend a few minutes trimming, cross-fading and putting some music to it..... A good video for me to work on as winter starts..... Cheers, Ian
Hi Ian, do you know if its possible to reverse the controller on the gimbal tilt? im one of those people who used to have to switch on look inversion on FPS games, its just not instinctive, so whenever i try to tilt the camera up it goes down and vice versa thanks,
@@IaninLondon thanks very much for getting back to me, i think i might write on the controller with a little arrow on the wheel, then i can glance down before starting my tilt, i always get it wrong at the moment
HI Carey. 'Fraid not; I've not done a video on sharpness settings; and not really experienced flickering in shadows, although in fairness I usually shoot high up and don't get many shadows..... Sorry can't help on this one. Ian
Hi Gregg. Any micro SD card with a write speed over 80 Mbits/ s. You need a very fast write speed so it can write the data as you're recording it. I use 64Gb cards. Cheers, Ian
So, using some nice video I took on my recent trip to Amalfi & Positano in Italy, I show how easy it is to multitask 😎
Let me know of any other tips you use when flying to get more interesting video.
Smooth Camera Settings video: ruclips.net/video/fRS0nXMaW9o/видео.html
Cheers
Ian
Hello, me again, :-)
On an unrelated subject to this. How difficult is it to travel with a drone as far as airport security goes? I am planning a trip to Hungary as well as Indonesia (my family is spread out)
I would want to carry on my photo gear as far as bringing it with me, not checked luggage. I haven't traveled internationally in almost 20 years, but before then it was all the time so obviously, things have changed since then.
Do you have any tips on what to bring/not to bring when you travel and how to do it?
Could be an idea for a video! :-)
Cheers,
Greg
@@quantumphaser Given my upcoming trip to the Canaries, you're right; maybe a simple quick video.... But in a nutshell, carry all the drone and batteries in your hand luggage. Lithium batteries are forbidden in most airline's checked baggage rules. Airport security is well used to drones and batteries in hand luggage.... Cheers, Ian
My tip for getting interesting video is to use the "middle ground". Most pilots use a "higher-up-looking-down" approach. Currently I using a "higher-than-man-but-lower-than-high-up" technique as a way to get interesting video. I have not yet edited and posted all of these as I am still a novice at editing, but do have a few videos coming up. A teaser, it has to do with flying between natural objects creating "oh my" moments. Check out the link ruclips.net/video/G2S0yMj1_AM/видео.html at 1:17 and 1:28
@@hendrikjbboss9973 . Hi Hendrik. That link isn't working for me.... Ian
HI again fella. As promised, I've shot a video on taking your drone on board an aircraft... just editing now and will be publishing in the next few days... Cheers for the input 👍🏻👍🏻
As you said: practice is the mother of perfection.
You are a natural instructor and very clear. I don’t wish to be pedantic but I know you would be open to a small correction. The word PAN only applies to left and right and there is no such thing as PAN up or PAN down. If you are moving your Gimbal you are in fact doing a TILT. So it is pan left and right; and tilt up and down. Similarly, as there is no pan up or pan down, there is no TILT left or tilt right. Pan Is horizontal swivel and Tilt is vertical swivel. :)
Thanks for the good words and yes, I've repeatedly told myself in editing to use pan and tilt correctly. Same with the use of the word Props when they're on the front of a plane and rotors are in top.... I'll try harder sir. 😀😉
Very Nice Cinematic Action!
Great tips. That last shot of the town built on the hill along the coast looks like heaven
That's Positano at the very end of the video... Real jewel :) 👍🏻 Ian
@@IaninLondon Do Ryanair fly there? 🤣
@@GSCork I think they may fly to Naples; we went BA tho! :)
Enjoy your videos very much, I have learned from you being a first time drone owner!
Great stuff Peter 👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome scenery at the beginning
Amalfi Coast! :)
As usual you make it so clear and concise. Keep up the great work. Note to myself ... must get out and fly more.
Cheers Andy! :) Ian
beautiful place to of gone and cool footage captured too. Footage looks great
Cheers Andy! Yep, absolutely amazing place to drive through and fly around..👍🏻👍🏻 Ian
Great as usual. For me the best channel for easily explaining various techniques 👍🏻
Cheers Phil 👍🏻👍🏻
Stunning pictures again and good helpful tips, thanks again 😀
Thanks Karen! Speak soon! Ian
Very well done Ian but for a beer i prefer offer it face to face,cheers mate!,🤣
Fair enough fella! 😎😎
Ian, this was a gem of information! Using the active track basically in reverse! Wow that is great! Thanks for thinking outside the box and passing it on. Keep making the great videos! BTW...love the shirt.
Cheers Matthew! 👍🏻Yep, cool trick. And a marvel fan here too 👍🏻 Ian
Love your doggy.
Amazing places, great edition! Congratulations 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great vid yet again Ian, active track was the one I've been waiting for I think, and a lot more manual practice from me.
thanks Alwyn! Cheers, Ian
"cinematic godliness" 101 - Some nice shots you got there .
Thanks Jason. Godliness...😎😎👍🏻👍🏻 But truthfully the Amalfi Coast is an amazing place to travel to. Cheers Ian
Wohoo! Beautiful footage and useful information. I particularly like the innovative use of active track. That's really something that I never expected. Thanks for the head up.
It's a cool trick isn't it? 👍🏻👍🏻 Ian
@@IaninLondon absolutely 😎
I love your dog :-) Oh, and by the way, your videos are very good too.
Right order there.... 👍🏻👍🏻😃
Very useful videos. Great takeaways! You are so clever to use active track reversed like that and your other video explains what YAW is and how to control it! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! :)
Here is a couple of suggestions I would like DJI to incorporate.
1. In the "P" mode have ALL collision sensors turn on or make it in the menu what collision sensors you can activate. This would keep you from flying sideways in a tree.
2. I would like to swap the settings in "LEFT" gimbal dial so I would rotate it to the "right" to point the camera down and rotate it "LEFT" to bring the camera back up.
Tnx for sharing. Good tips!
Very cool ideas. Especially Active Track in reverse! Thanks.
Thank you so much for the great tips.
Very useful video, straight to point, thanks a lot! :)
I like that your dog is everytime with you, even it can be sometimes little disturbing. I like your way of life with an animal -no closing a dog in little cage during taking a footage :)
If I was a dog, I want to be your dog :)
Ah Martin, this really made me laugh! :) Ted is my faithful companion in many of my videos; I just have to make sure I take off and land off a table, not the ground, so he can't hurt his snout... Cheers Martin! Ian
Great stuff.
Thank you for your tips. I will use some of them for my videos ;-)
Awesome video once again Ian! I have a MA in which I've learned an enormous amount from you over this past year. Your P.O.I. tip for using Active Tracks Trace mode is a great one. I've used this boating which worked fairly well. I didn't know that you could focus/start on a stationary subject in this mode with the MA automatically circling. I was under the impression that the subject had to be moving. Learning something new all the time and your videos have been a large part of my learning experiences. I also want to mention, I purchased the PolarPro adjustable sticks a few weeks back. In a word "Awesome" I now have much better/slower movements for those cinematic moves. Thank you buddy!! Ray 👍😊
Thanks Ray! This is great reading for me. Nice to know I've helped you out over the last year. This video does have some useful tips in, including the Active Track tip which I was pretty pleased with. Good to know about the adjustable sticks; may check them out.... Cheers, Ian
Thanks again........ The sticks are like night & day....... Seriously. Happy Flying! Ray 😊
Good vid for one who wants to improve his techniques about drone filming~ thanks
brilliant couple of videos for us drone newbies, thanks so much... great instructions!
Active Track 2 in reverse on a static object - not thought of that. Very useful tip.
Cor! What a place to fly, beats Bognor hands down! I use course lock a lot for ease of panning round. Very nice vid Ian, most informative.
Thanks Robert... It was an amazing place for flying..... Utterly amazing.. Yep, course-lock is similar concept 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers, Ian
Cracking very informative video again Ian. Thank you very much.
Cheers Scooby 👍🏻👍🏻
Keep 'em coming Ian. Your videos are aways very helpful. Much appreciated.
Great Stuff! Active Track idea is brilliant. Your new fan here. What you do in the video is about real advice. The video is about advice ..not a big selling job. A lesson to us all. :---) Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the good words!!👍🏻 Yep, mist of my videos are about flying better or getting better video and pictures . Cheers, Ian.
Great tips Ian. I'm on my way down to my place in Florida on Tuesday - will be taking the drone and taking in some of your fabulous tips. Hope you are well. Hugs from Toronto
Thanks Wade! Reckon Florida will be way warmer than Toronto now... Have a great trip. Cheers and speak soon, Ian
A selection of great tips there Ian. I particularly like the idea of active track while orbiting a subject, something that would have come in handy on some of my videos.
Thanks Myles. Sure you'll have plenty of opportunities to use it in the future 👍🏻👍🏻 Cheers, Ian.
Thanks mate. I am two flights into my MA. And am hoping to take some planned out footage soon.
Great info. for a noob. Cheers.
Great stuff! Watch the first ofthe Smooth Camera Settigs vid for the cahnges to make in teh app to smooth things out... Cheers, ian
Top... nice tips and also nice places...
Best drone info ever !!! I appreciate you.
Great stuff! Cheers! Ian
Very useful.
That application of Active track really got my attention as I've been trying to achieve that with stick-contortions only.
The once or twice it worked well, I was left wondering how exactly I'd achieved it.
More work needed.
I think that the more that can be done by the pilot's input alone has to be a worthwhile target to aim for as moves can be segued in unbroken sequence without transitions to hide the "seams". In theory...😎
Thanks Ian. TBH all those Italian shots were indeed 'free-hand flying' by me. I included the tip on the Active Track but I do prefer to try and fly it all manually... takes a lot of concentration and a light touch 😎😎 Cheers, Ian
Great tips!! Footages are amazing. Thank you 👍👍
Hi Ian, good quality videos my friend...I see you are from uk 🇬🇧 looks like you migrated to us..👍 I am due to make a short trip to Yosemite next week...good to see your videos..
I still live in the UK but travel to the USA a lot 👍🏻
Very informative. Some great tips here. Thanks Ian!
Really Nice Video..👍🏼
Brilliant Tips There Thanks ...😉😎
Hi Ian,
Great video, with breathtaking photography.
Dialing in the settings is next on my todo list. I am looking into filters as well.
It's gotten quite cold quite fast here, Maybe need to travel south from here for some warmer subject matter :-)
Cheers,
Greg
Cheers Greg. Yep, suddenly it's winter! But have a watch of the other Smooth Camera Settings video and you'll get the right settings. Cheers, Ian @
you gained a new follower in me !
Hi Ian just found your videos and very impressed! This particular one has some great tips especially using active track for points of interest. Can't wait to try it out.
Thanks Gary 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. It's s good trick I think. Ian.
WHOAAA, considering purchasing a drone in the future, I am doing motorcycle videos and really think a drone will help me convey the story better. Ran across your channel searching for Mavic air reviews and ended you looking through all your Air related movies. Really love your materials :D
Thanks buddy! I'm a fair weather biker these days; sold the R6 and got a GSR 600.... Still love it tho! Glad the Air stuff helps. Cheers, and keep it rubber side down.... Ian
@@IaninLondon - assuming the landing pads are rubber "keep it rubber side down" works for flying as well :D
Great video Ian, never used Active Track for an orbit, very useful. All the best mate 👍💪
Cheers John! 👍🏻👍🏻
Great tips and footage Ian 👍
Thanks mate... solid advice there... as mentioned in previous vids... I come from a much cheaper quad copter base and am very new to this autonomous thing that DJI offer..(Albeit 4 years later lol) Love my Mavic Pro platinum. Simply blows me away.. Today was a good 25-30kmph wind... My "Chinaquads" would be suicide.. or I'd be fighting like a mad man to hold it.. ($100--$200 range) The Mavic.. was like.. pffft.. is that it. pics and video was perfect..
i should have bought one of these a long time ago instead of playing with toys.
Huge thanks mate... Loving the channel... awesome advice! Hope that epic little guard dog is still doing his job!! hahaha epic!!
Thanks again mate!!
Steve
A very nice tutorial mate, very professional. The costiera is beautiful no?
I guess you're still looking for the link at 6:04 😉😉😉
Cheers fella 👍
Love the Amalfi Coast; one of the most amazing places and drives in the world. Hopefully I found the link in the top right at 6.04 🤣🤣 Speak soon fella. Ian
Very good tip Ian 👍
The views are stunning, thanks for sharing
Thanks for the tips it’s appreciated, Regards.
Great video! Nice editing. I have the Mavic Air, after some more use I’ll do a review on it. Also wanting to showcase the Australian landscape :)
The Active Track elements were filmed on my Mavic Air... Great little drone.And defo show off the Aussie landscape 😎👍🏻 Cheers!!
Nice Job Ian.
Very helpful... thanks Ian 🙂
Very informative
Thanks Joanne 👍🏻👍🏻
Great Job Mate !!
Your subscribers are growing really well Ian, it was only the other week you hit 7000 :D
I think they grow around a steady 15 or so per day.... In fact that's the rate for almost a year... Slow and steady...
@@IaninLondon for me since hitting around 350/400 ive had an average of around 2-4 a day, sometimes 1 but also had the odd 8. Was hoping after hitting 1000 it would of improved but still slow. But as long as its growing its in the right direction ha.
Hope your holiday has been great by the way
@@droneuk Who knows how the YT algorithms work for suggesting videos 🤔🤔 Hols going great 👍🏻👍🏻
Some excellent tips and some beautiful drone shots in Italy Ian , thanks for sharing them . Ca I ask , what height do you normally fly at to get shots like that ? Thanks .
Thanks Brian. Most of those Amalfi Coast shots were around 150 - 250 feet high. The Paestum ruins were around 100 feet and the Ravello Moutain top town was only around 100 feet above take off... (but the ground dropped away pretty significantly :) ) Cheers, Ian
Never thought about using active track in the way you mentioned. So, you really liking the MP2? Mahalo!!
Really impressed with it. Solid piece of kit 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Cheers, Ian
Well, I am saving up for it, and your videos are slowly getting there! Thanks, Bill
Ian, great tips but...pan left/right, TILT up/down. Cheers
Lol... I get confused easily and can't even remember which way YAW is without checking each time 👍🏻👍🏻 Cheers Joe! Ian
@@IaninLondon yup, just go that way! Haha. I just assembled my mavic 2 pro and have a lot to learn about flight. Keep the tips coming!
you the best
Thanks for that! :)
You can use your finger on the screen to pan left/right/up/down and move the camera around whilst flying forwards. No need to use the gimbal wheel.
Very good point; my only trouble with that is tryng to keep fingers on the sticks as well; but yeah, I guess only 1 stick to go forwards and one finger to swipe the screen :)
@@IaninLondon Yes not easy. I've enjoyed watching your videos tonight which I haven't seen before. Great advice so thanks very much. I'm looking forward to trying is out. Tim
@@brickelstudios7074 Cheers Tim. Great to hear. 👍🏻👍🏻
Loving this advice! Out of interest what would you recommend for editing footage? Also is there a way of setting up 2 different types of settings? As in the default as type 1 and your recommended settings as type 2?
Thanks
Try Fillmora for a reasonably priced editing program. And of course you can store 3 sets of settings for the yaw and smoothness etc. Normal, Sports and Cine 👍🏻👍🏻
@@IaninLondon thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated 👍
Ian love the videos, what kind of dog do you have
cheers Ryan. Got a Westie (Ted), a Border Terrier (Meg) and a Wire Haired Dachshund (Molly).... They're normally in most of my outdoor videos! 👍🏻
Hey Ian, really enjoying your videos, many thanks. I currently use the inspire 1 pro which I got about two years ago. I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on your editing workflow, colour grading using FCPX or another program you may use. I'm seriously thinking on getting the Mavic 2 pro next spring to go abroad with. Look forward to hearing from you.
Hi Jon. I've thought about this before, although I hate my editing workflow as it usually takes around 10 hours of editing to produce a 6 minute clip. Aligning all the soundtracks, different video clips and cutting out all the mistakes and outtakes..... And as I'm windows, I can't use Final Cut Pro.
But yep, I'll have a think on how I can make a simple editing video showing the basics to produce nice, polished videos!😎 Cheers, ian
Hi Ian thnaks for the video and tips, as always your stuff is very useful. Just wondering what is the music you use in your video and is it a free for use piece? I am just an amateur flyer/photographer but would love to use it in my own video's (will obviously acknowledge artist in my titles ). Cheers.
If your channel isn't monetized, then you can often use 'normal' music but YT will tell you that copyright holder will take revenue / may ask you to take video down. Crediting isn't enough. I use Epidemic Sound usually; most videos have a link at the bottom of the notes
thanks
Hey Ian, thanks for a great tutorial, it definately helped me with a few ideas.
You mentioned how important editing can help me use jerky footage, what would you recommend as the minimum time of clean footage you'd use for a video, 2seconds? I guess it's a lot to do with personal preference too. Cheers P
Another great video. you show the user interface of the dji air, right? With the M2P one does not see the options 'Smart Capture' and 'Tripod', right? Or maybe I have not the latest version? Anyway, your video is very helpful. I can directly implement what you show. Overwhelming performance!
Hi Otmar. At 1:57 it's the Mavic 2 Pro. Rest of the App Screen shots (like 3:00) are indeed the Air. Cheers for the good words! 👍🏻👍🏻 Ian
I am new to video editing. I find that creating clips from raw footage is a nightmare within the video editing software. My tactic now is to view the raw video first in my standard video viewing app and creating a series start stop points on paper. Then back to the editing software to pluck the clips I have penciled. I can now include the precise scenes to the finished product and my blood pressure is way down..
Hi Robert. Maybe check your editing software for the use of 'shadow files' or 'proxy files'. Most editing packages have this function that generates lower resolution copies of the files whcih makes editing way easier for your PC. Then the raw 4k files are only used at the end when rendering the final output.
Check out PowerDirector for a free trial; it has this function. Ian
how are the rules in italy for flying drones? i suppose given the way they do things they are quite relaxed about it? lol
Well, pretty much the same as elsewhere; stay away from buildings and people, hence most of this was shot over water. But in saying that, given Southern Italy's driving, I don't think there's much enforcement...😃😃
Hi there Ian, thank you for a very informative video. However I'd like to know the absolute (pre-sets) yaw (left stick), gimbal and right stick settings for all the intelligent modes for the Mavic Air in order to work around those settings. Of particular interest is tripod and cinematic modes. Hopefully you will help.
Hi again Hendrik. You can reset the camera and gimbal settings in the app and go through the various intelligent flight modes default settings. That's something i'lll happily pass over to you to do 😆😆 Cheers again! Ian
Or if you're really good, you can get your subject to just move across the screen for you (LOL @ the dog in the background)
Check out the disappearing Ted at 6:20... 😎
May I ask what you use for Editing? If it is a YT video please link me
I use Cyberlink PowerDirector 17 full version for most RUclips video editing...👍🏻
What happened to Clean shaven Ian - is this a winter look?
Aha! Like to keep the look changing.... :) I'm clean shaven again currently! 🐻🐻
Isn't there a way to turn the gimbal left and right instead of rotating the drone on the yaw axis?
Yes. This is the third axis on the Mavic Pro and 2 Pro.... You press and slide the screen... Maybe I should make a video on this feature as most don't know about it..
Can you recommend somewhere to find this sort of copyright free ambient music? thanks
I always link the music at the bottom of the video notes; it's either Epidemic Sound, or a track I have from SonicIslandSongs.com
Nice and informative thank you. But on a separate subject I have a question. What are your thoughts on liability insurance for drones? is it worth it?
Hey Jay. Yes, in a nutshell; given that you can get it for just £19 for the year, it may well help resolve a situation like accidentally landing on a car.... Here's the link.. Ian www.fpvuk.org/membership-benefits/
your dog is full of beans
He keeps me busy😀
I don't know how to do editing and I barely have time to upload my videos so all of my drone videos are just raw... I've got a ton of great footage but I just don't know how to put it all together and even if I did know I don't have the time to do it... So sad
You're the second person mentioning this in 2 days.... I'll work on a basic editing video to put together some simple clips. You can make it as polished as you want, or just spend a few minutes trimming, cross-fading and putting some music to it..... A good video for me to work on as winter starts..... Cheers, Ian
Hi Ian, do you know if its possible to reverse the controller on the gimbal tilt? im one of those people who used to have to switch on look inversion on FPS games, its just not instinctive, so whenever i try to tilt the camera up it goes down and vice versa
thanks,
No, you defo can't alter the tilt wheel. I guess you'll just have to fly it everyday and get used to it.... 😀
@@IaninLondon thanks very much for getting back to me, i think i might write on the controller with a little arrow on the wheel, then i can glance down before starting my tilt,
i always get it wrong at the moment
When I ride the motorbike in Europe I have a simple Keep Right by my speedo.... Works fine...🤠👍🏻
Hi Ian,
Do you have a vid or link to your recommendations 're Mavic Pro flicker in shadows and sharpness settings ?
HI Carey. 'Fraid not; I've not done a video on sharpness settings; and not really experienced flickering in shadows, although in fairness I usually shoot high up and don't get many shadows..... Sorry can't help on this one. Ian
What's the best Sd card for the Mavic pro
Hi Gregg. Any micro SD card with a write speed over 80 Mbits/ s. You need a very fast write speed so it can write the data as you're recording it. I use 64Gb cards. Cheers, Ian
why is my internet so slow today duuude