DJI almost have smart shots - Free skies CoPilot

Cristobal · Nov 9, 2016

Freeskies CoPilot is an app that can potentially be the smart shots version for DJI.
You are now able to make key frames using the copilot app and autonomously fly your drone.

Solo Keith · Nov 9, 2016

Cristobal said:
Freeskies CoPilot is an app that can potentially be the smart shots version for DJI.
You are now able to make key frames using the copilot app and autonomously fly your drone.

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Wrong forum my friend

Vegasrobbi · Nov 9, 2016

Not only that but my testing shows the SDK apps cannot get the cinematic moves Solo can with the gimbal-vehicle coordination. I believe it has to do with the multiple processors 3DR incorporates.

pyrate · Nov 9, 2016

yeah this has been covered a million times. software implementations of smart shots are no match for the onboard computer controller shots

wsalopek · Nov 12, 2016

There are ways to use Litchi to create keyframes. I've tried it....it's OK...didn't seem as smooth or intuitive as the Solo, but it needs more testing.

I imagine a person could get some good shots with Litchi, but Solo makes it SO easy/smooth.

Check page 12, "Cookbook"

Litchi P3 1_10_16.pdf

yt lee · Nov 12, 2016

3dr githubhttps://github.com/3drobotics?page=3

wsalopek · Nov 13, 2016

YT...

I think you meant this, right?

3D Robotics · GitHub

Also...what did you want folks to look for there?

Bill

yt lee · Nov 13, 2016

wsalopek said:
YT...

I think you meant this, right?

3D Robotics · GitHub

Also...what did you want folks to look for there?

Bill

Yes

Tamj · Nov 14, 2016

Criticism aside, this is a neat app. It's very similar to Horus.

I would love to have this for my solo as an app.

Greg Parker · Nov 14, 2016

Tamj,

Yes, as great as CC is, for cinematic shots we don't have a good solution for autonomous filming. Tower and MP do not come close to Litchi or Autopilot for the DJI birds.

pyrate · Nov 14, 2016

really?
Tower is awesome, youtube on litchi was uninspiring

Tamj · Nov 15, 2016

Greg,

I stand by using the best tool for the job.

However, I'm going to keep an open mind. What does Litchi or Autopilot have that Tower does not currently accomplish? The only thing I noticed is tracking which is already implemented in Solex.

Rusty Jones · Nov 15, 2016

Tamj said:
Criticism aside, this is a neat app. It's very similar to Horus. I would love to have this for my solo as an app.

That is exactly what I thought, just couldn't remember the name of the app.

This would be nice for wide shots where the Solo is some distance from the subject, and where if you are off by a few degrees it really doesn't matter much.

I don't think this would work for projects where the Solo would be under 50-75'. I am not sure the preprogrammed camera angles would be accurate enough. Nor would I trust the positioning of the Solo.

Another drawback I can see is that it looks like it relies on having a 3D image in Google Earth, not all areas have this.

Will it replace MPCC? Not a chance. Is it a good complement? I think so. Lets see if Kelly can get this in Solex!!

Greg Parker · Nov 15, 2016

Tamj said:
Greg,

I stand by using the best tool for the job.

However, I'm going to keep an open mind. What does Litchi or Autopilot have that Tower does not currently accomplish? The only thing I noticed is tracking which is already implemented in Solex.

Most of the research I did was 9 months ago or more and both programs continue to evolve. They are both sort of a hybrid of CC and Tower/MP. You can either fly fly yourself or do waypoint missions.

When you fly yourself you have a several flight modes Course Lock (Zipline) and Home Lock -back and forth from home point with free view and many others including Orbit, Panoramas etc. The best place to look at the features is the tutorials on Youtube.

With Waypoint missions you can fly them in advance and save them and edit them or plan them in advance.

There is so much more; that a post here cannot begin to show how powerful they are compared to Tower or MP.

The killer and why I chose a Solo over any DJI bird running either program is that their waypoint missions still cannot provide the cinematic gimbal pitch and yaw transitions of MPCC. They are close and way better better than the transitions in Tower or MP. There are some good videos that show what they can do plus many that show the operator does not know how to get the best out of them (just like some Solo owners don't either.)