Fence building with drone views - video

[tractorgp]

Spent more time managing the drone than building the fence sections but ended up OK without any major hassles. Actually working on the fence was kind of secondary as I wanted to get more familiar with shooting video and editing the video with the drone and other cameras. Learned a few things about editing with multiple camera views. Here's the video link.

https://youtu.be/YgZ1KGi5geI

 

[sseelhoff]

In before the thread is locked.

Looks like it was windy where you are. Even the low brush was moving.

 

[tractorgp]

In before the thread is locked.

Looks like it was windy where you are. Even the low brush was moving.

Yep some wind but not too high to fly most of the time but I did had to delay shooting a couple of times because of high winds.

 

[wngsprd]

Thanks for posting. I like the idea of the air compressor in the FEL bucket. What software did you use to edit the two camera shots together?

 

[tractorgp]

Thanks for posting. I like the idea of the air compressor in the FEL bucket. What software did you use to edit the two camera shots together?

I'm using Final Cut Pro 10.1.4 Actually there are three camera involved in the video: the DJI on board cam, a GoPro Hero2, and a basic camcorder. I'm just getting into multi-camera editing (although I've used more than one camera in many of my videos I have not used the multi-camera editing features of my FCP software). My DJI drone presents a special challenge as the multi-camera editing requires some means of syncing the video - seems like audio activated syncing is the most common means used. But my drone does not record audio so I had to do some manual footage manipulations to get the videos to sync. Probably better ways but that's my current approach.

 

[4570Man]

These drones do have some practical uses. I am going to fly mine over the house tomorrow to check out the condition of the gutters before I go up 30 feet in a man lift to clean them out. I would highly recommend spending $17 and putting prop guards on your drone.

 

[TomSeller]

Really neat use of your drone. Please post more.

 

[tractorgp]

These drones do have some practical uses. I am going to fly mine over the house tomorrow to check out the condition of the gutters before I go up 30 feet in a man lift to clean them out. I would highly recommend spending $17 and putting prop guards on your drone. View attachment 443175

Actually I have the guards but haven't gotten around to installing them yet. I agree they are great for checking out roofs. I'm also using mine to check property lines by putting markers at each corner and taking a shot with the drone. No other easy way because of thick tree patch and a hill between the two points.

 

[tractorgp]

Really neat use of your drone. Please post more.

Thanks. They are fun to fly and they open up all kinds of recreational and practical opportunities. My hobby is making Youtube videos for fun and profit and I've already created a playlist of drone videos on my Youtube channel (a little self promotion ).

 

[Dutch445]

bob you are a brave man! I can't imagine leaving my phantom alone like that to hover, especially
so low! but it's nice video, good job editing!

 

[tractorgp]

bob you are a brave man! I can't imagine leaving my phantom alone like that to hover, especially
so low! but it's nice video, good job editing!

It was a bit nerve racking alright! I put the hard hat on just for that shoot - don't normally wear one for that kind of work.

 

[4570Man]

bob you are a brave man! I can't imagine leaving my phantom alone like that to hover, especially so low! but it's nice video, good job editing!

I let mine hover unattended for about 3 minutes today while it videoed me cutting a tree. Actually I hovered it twice because my saw got pinched the first time. Before anyone accuses me of being unsafe my dad was actually cutting the tree and my I was pulling the tree.

 

[Jstpssng]

Thanks. They are fun to fly and they open up all kinds of recreational and practical opportunities. My hobby is making Youtube videos for fun and profit and I've already created a playlist of drone videos on my Youtube channel (a little self promotion ).

I'm waiting for them to come up with something affordable that will go underwater for 30-50 feet. (Maybe when I find a winning lottery ticket on the ground.) I think that it wojld be interesting to see how many relics are on the bottom of lakes up here... most had steam boats, some of which burned or sunk.

 

[4570Man]

An under water drone would be pretty sweet. You could get a go pro with a water proof case and weight it, then hook a rope to it and paddle around with it from your canoe.

 

[dragoneggs]

Nice job GP! I haven't ventured into the multi camera editing yet. I have the Phantom 3. Yeah you were fighting some winds alright. That hover mode is nice, eh? Did you have power to your compressor?

 

[tractorgp]

I'm waiting for them to come up with something affordable that will go underwater for 30-50 feet. (Maybe when I find a winning lottery ticket on the ground.) I think that it wojld be interesting to see how many relics are on the bottom of lakes up here... most had steam boats, some of which burned or sunk.

I made a couple of videos of towing my GoPro underwater with the drone. I had no need to go deep though (I was filming small fish that come to shore to spawn), but the drone seemed to have lots of lifting power and I would likely try going deeper if I thought there was something there. I used a backup float as a bit of a safety measure. Also considering coming up with some kind of breakaway between the float and the drone in case the GoPro gets snagged or grabbed by something . Here's the link to one video:
https://youtu.be/PJslhu3IJE8

 

[tractorgp]

Nice job GP! I haven't ventured into the multi camera editing yet. I have the Phantom 3. Yeah you were fighting some winds alright. That hover mode is nice, eh? Did you have power to your compressor?

Thanks. Only had to bring the compressor back once to recharge for the sections of fence you see in the video. I left the compressor in the bucket all the time.

 

[tractorgp]

An under water drone would be pretty sweet. You could get a go pro with a water proof case and weight it, then hook a rope to it and paddle around with it from your canoe.

There's an underwater drone out there somewhere but I forget where I read about it.

 

[tractorgp]

I let mine hover unattended for about 3 minutes today while it videoed me cutting a tree. Actually I hovered it twice because my saw got pinched the first time. Before anyone accuses me of being unsafe my dad was actually cutting the tree and my I was pulling the tree.

So far I haven't done any real sustained hovering tests other than the one you see in my fence video. In the video you can see the drone moving off the set position a fair bit. Wind was a factor but I believe (just guessing) that the fluctuating number of satellites might have more to do with the variation in position. At times during this shoot I observed as few as 4 and as many as 11 satellites on the screen. The drone maker recommends you have at least 6 before you fly.

 

[Dutch445]

yea, 4 is scary! i had mine up filming the finish line of a 5k run, and in a 10-15mph breeze it
kept drifting substantially, like 60-80ft. i have done an advanced recalibration and will see what happens
next time i'm up in the breeze. at that time i had 14 sats so i was confused on why it drifted so far.

i saw your video of the fish, that was neat.. beautiful country up there bob!