first video with solo gimbal

Darksoulz · Oct 6, 2015

hey there
this is my first video taken with a gimbal
some vibrations are found and would try the vibration mod

any comments ?

enjoy

Darksoulz · Oct 6, 2015

its raw video out of the go pro , just cropped out the landing and takeoff

SkyDoctor · Oct 6, 2015

What's the vibration mod?

Acroduster · Oct 6, 2015

Tone down the speed and change your field of view to medium. This will eliminate the legs/props from the feed and also provide more dramatic footage. Was that the Burj Khalifa in the background?

Earldgrayjr · Oct 6, 2015

Great first video! Amazing isn't it?

Here are some (hopefully helpful) suggestions to make you a pro.

1. Slow down. Set your solo and pan speed slower. Video is generally done best at slower aircraft and panning speeds. You are filming, not racing, unless of course you are racing

2. Slow your gimbal movements. Slowing the pan speed in setup will help on the aircraft panning. (See above). This takes practice. Use the " sweep" function. It will help with the tilt speed and smoothness.

3. Change the FOV (field of view) to something narrower (such as the medium view that was suggested) . This along with less agressive flying will keep legs and props out of view.

4. Use the highest frame rate possible at the given resolution. This will give you the smoothest video, especially in pans and tilts.

5. Balance props. This will generally get the most vibration reduction, for the least effort.

6. Swap out the prop noise for some (public domain) music. Prop buzzing always makes vibrations look worse.

7. Use simple transitions between clips. Nothing fancy (I really hate the swirls and swooshes) but something simple to blend different clips together.

8. Use some sort of titles to explain what and where. Some people do more, but knowing what you are about to be looking at helps frame your movies

9, Set up your shots. Make them relatively short, and think about what camera angle and approach you will use. Use different shots. Sideways, backwards, tilting up, curves, etc.

10. Use the Smart shots. They may seem simple, but with some creativity, the smart shots you have can be very powerful and smooth. As an example, you can do a "Cable Cam" and point your camera at a spot you want to film (As the A spot) and go to a different place, pint your camera at the same spot (as the B spot) and the Solo will travel (even with the Solo at angles etc.) between the A/B spots, while keeping the camera pointed at your subject. This is VERY difficult to do manually, but is a snap automatically, and produces astounding video.

10. Keep doing it. Practice makes perfect. No matter how good you are, or what you know, doing it more makes you better.

Cheers!!!

Darksoulz · Oct 6, 2015

Thanks alot , will follow the tips.
This wasa straight out of imovie video i just wanted to share as fast as i can Was really excited , and no its not burj khalifha , this is the capital of the UAE and called abudhabi

Del · Oct 6, 2015

Earldgrayjr said:
Great first video! Amazing isn't it?

Here are some (hopefully helpful) suggestions to make you a pro.

1. Slow down. Set your solo and pan speed slower. Video is generally done best at slower aircraft and panning speeds. You are filming, not racing, unless of course you are racing

2. Slow your gimbal movements. Slowing the pan speed in setup will help on the aircraft panning. (See above). This takes practice. Use the " sweep" function. It will help with the tilt speed and smoothness.

3. Change the FOV (field of view) to something narrower (such as the medium view that was suggested) . This along with less agressive flying will keep legs and props out of view.

4. Use the highest frame rate possible at the given resolution. This will give you the smoothest video, especially in pans and tilts.

5. Balance props. This will generally get the most vibration reduction, for the least effort.

6. Swap out the prop noise for some (public domain) music. Prop buzzing always makes vibrations look worse.

7. Use simple transitions between clips. Nothing fancy (I really hate the swirls and swooshes) but something simple to blend different clips together.

8. Use some sort of titles to explain what and where. Some people do more, but knowing what you are about to be looking at helps frame your movies

9, Set up your shots. Make them relatively short, and think about what camera angle and approach you will use. Use different shots. Sideways, backwards, tilting up, curves, etc.

10. Use the Smart shots. They may seem simple, but with some creativity, the smart shots you have can be very powerful and smooth. As an example, you can do a "Cable Cam" and point your camera at a spot you want to film (As the A spot) and go to a different place, pint your camera at the same spot (as the B spot) and the Solo will travel (even with the Solo at angles etc.) between the A/B spots, while keeping the camera pointed at your subject. This is VERY difficult to do manually, but is a snap automatically, and produces astounding video.

10. Keep doing it. Practice makes perfect. No matter how good you are, or what you know, doing it more makes you better.

Cheers!!!