Got my first drone last week, the Mini 2.  Flew it four times in a big flat park with no trees, then this 5th flight.  Dumped the footage onto a laptop, installed VideoPad and produced my first video. Still learning and I know I could edit more out (I stopped at the tree to set my RTH altitude), work more smoothly, and plan better, etc. Anyway my first attemp and looking for feedback like am I on the right track? Cheers!

Very nice video!

PS, I subscribed to your channel via 2 channels .
Mine are http://www.youtube.com/c/tricksandtipsnl
http://www.youtube.com/c/PeterMontfrooij

Hello there. Thank you for reaching out and for posting this wonderful aerial video you have filmed using your DJI Mini 2. Great work and keep on flying. .

For your first video ever you did quite well and yes you seem to be on track to making some very nice videos.  A bit long in my opinion.  

Montfrooij Posted at 11-26 02:45
Very nice video!

thank you very much.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-26 05:44
For your first video ever you did quite well and yes you seem to be on track to making some very nice videos.  A bit long in my opinion.

Thank you. I'm making a shorter one with less "personal" stuff in it.  Fun part of video editing is using same footage for different audiences... hate the additional rendering, though!

DJI Stephen Posted at 11-26 03:17
Hello there. Thank you for reaching out and for posting this wonderful aerial video you have filmed using your DJI Mini 2. Great work and keep on flying.  .

thank you. they are amazing machines for the price. Between the flight software and gimbal capabilities, it is amazing how they seem like a camera mounted on a hundred foot tall tripod!

Montfrooij Posted at 11-26 02:45
PS, I subscribed to your channel via 2 channels .
Mine are http://www.youtube.com/c/tricksandtipsnl
http://www.youtube.com/c/PeterMontfrooij

thanks, Peter. checking it out.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-26 02:45
PS, I subscribed to your channel via 2 channels .
Mine are http://www.youtube.com/c/tricksandtipsnl
http://www.youtube.com/c/PeterMontfrooij

subscribed to both. you are a good example having as many channels as you want to address different interests and audiences.

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-26 09:35
thank you very much.

You're welcome!

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-26 09:41
thanks, Peter. checking it out.

You're welcome and thanks!

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-26 09:53
subscribed to both. you are a good example having as many channels as you want to address different interests and audiences.

Thanks a bunch and also thanks for understanding the reasons behind my separate channels!

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-26 09:37
Thank you. I'm making a shorter one with less "personal" stuff in it.  Fun part of video editing is using same footage for different audiences... hate the additional rendering, though!

You're welcome.  Flying and getting video is easy.  Editing is the time consuming part.  

Have to agree with "Monty," a nice video, and thank you for sharing.  Did the first two vehicles in the video have any problems driving backwards?

As above, I noticed the cars in reverse. Very talented drivers to be going that fast backwards;-)

Bob-Mavic Pro Platinum Posted at 11-28 18:40
Have to agree with "Monty," a nice video, and thank you for sharing.  Did the first two vehicles in the video have any problems driving backwards?

Ha! Couldn't they be in England or somewhere? Viewers are NOT supposed to notice that!  Video #2 is only 5 minutes, still runs that piece in reverse but cuts tha cars out. Video #3 is even better at 3:30 minutes... I think I'm learning.

GaryDoug Posted at 11-28 19:53
As above, I noticed the cars in reverse. Very talented drivers to be going that fast backwards;-)

I made the vid for boat friends and not a single one noticed... but I knew you all wouldn't let that go without a comment! Good eye...

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-28 17:12
You're welcome.  Flying and getting video is easy.  Editing is the time consuming part.

Easy for you, maybe. I got the drone to work over water and I'm doing that but nervous as hell. I used to be instrument rated as a single engine pilot, and glad that the app provides ac orientation to and distance from controller on screen (instruments!). These things are damn hard to see (thinking of getting the little strobe) and the camera view gives zero depth perception... but I'm learning.

One nice thing about these is if I screw up and lose one, it is not the end of the world, financially. Meanwhile, I'm collecting a lot of fun 4k footage. I was nervous about that after reading about flyaways, etc, with other drones and earlier DJI's. But I have hours over water and over longggg distances, now, and have not had any problems.

And you are soooo right about the time suck of editing. First there is the rig, then the software and then the choices of what to show, how to show it and when! Really have to keep in mind who the audience is and be willing to render multiple versions for the different viewers.

Thanks for watching!

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-28 21:39
Easy for you, maybe. I got the drone to work over water and I'm doing that but nervous as hell. I used to be instrument rated as a single engine pilot, and glad that the app provides ac orientation to and distance from controller on screen (instruments!). These things are damn hard to see (thinking of getting the little strobe) and the camera view gives zero depth perception... but I'm learning.

One nice thing about these is if I screw up and lose one, it is not the end of the world, financially. Meanwhile, I'm collecting a lot of fun 4k footage. I was nervous about that after reading about flyaways, etc, with other drones and earlier DJI's. But I have hours over water and over longggg distances, now, and have not had any problems.

You're very welcome.  I use Firehouse Technology ARC strobes on the front of my drones to make it much easier to see.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-29 05:35
You're very welcome.  I use Firehouse Technology ARC strobes on the front of my drones to make it much easier to see.

how far away can the ac be, with those strobes still visible?

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-26 09:40
thank you. they are amazing machines for the price. Between the flight software and gimbal capabilities, it is amazing how they seem like a camera mounted on a hundred foot tall tripod!

Hi there. You are very much welcome and thank you for the positive feedback for DJI. You are definitely correct the DJI Mini 2 is totally and amazing drone. Again, thank you for your support and keep on flying. .

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-29 09:02
how far away can the ac be, with those strobes still visible?

I've never tested the max distance that you can see them at.  However, several flights I have been out at just over a mile and the strobes were still easy to see.  

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-28 21:24
Ha! Couldn't they be in England or somewhere? Viewers are NOT supposed to notice that!  Video #2 is only 5 minutes, still runs that piece in reverse but cuts tha cars out. Video #3 is even better at 3:30 minutes... I think I'm learning.

You are doing better than me.  Keep it up.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-30 08:31
I've never tested the max distance that you can see them at.  However, several flights I have been out at just over a mile and the strobes were still easy to see.

good to know! i checked them out on their site. probably going need one or two (they recommend top and bottom) as Mini 2's are hard to see after only a few hundred feet, especially here in the very gray skies of the PNW!

Bob-Mavic Pro Platinum Posted at 11-30 15:34
You are doing better than me.  Keep it up.

Well, thanks. A lot of fun. You keep at it, as well!

latest effort...

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-30 08:31
I've never tested the max distance that you can see them at.  However, several flights I have been out at just over a mile and the strobes were still easy to see.

PS. are they easy to remove and reattach?  I think they use 3M tape... i'm thinking velcro, maybe?  want them for my work over water and stuff, but also don't want them when I'm shooting discreetly.

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-30 22:21
good to know! i checked them out on their site. probably going need one or two (they recommend top and bottom) as Mini 2's are hard to see after only a few hundred feet, especially here in the very gray skies of the PNW!

Let us know how it works out for you.  I'm pleased with mine.

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-30 22:33
PS. are they easy to remove and reattach?  I think they use 3M tape... i'm thinking velcro, maybe?  want them for my work over water and stuff, but also don't want them when I'm shooting discreetly.

I initially used velcro and had no issues.  However, since I never fold up my drone I decided to go with 3D printed mounts.

Great video!

Pointers:

Shorter video
Smoother gimbal movement
Plan your shots
Dont ever stop while shooting
Try to use manual exposure and WB


Great vid though!

Here is one of mine
https://forum.dji.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=229710
https://forum.dji.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=226077

AAM Photography Posted at 12-1 10:15
Great video!

Pointers:

Yup! Great points, all. Thanks.

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-1 10:11
I initially used velcro and had no issues.  However, since I never fold up my drone I decided to go with 3D printed mounts.

thanks, again.

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 12-3 10:51
Yup! Great points, all. Thanks.

No problem

AAM Photography Posted at 12-1 10:15
Great video!

Pointers:

Nice work.  Is time lapse effect just speeding the clip up in your editor sw?

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 12-6 17:44
Nice work.  Is time lapse effect just speeding the clip up in your editor sw?

Thanks, Yes. That vid was a little, bad Too shaky. Here is a much better one

Through The Lens Posted at 12-6 19:05
Thanks, Yes. That vid was a little, bad  Too shaky. Here is a much better onehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_dCZx8lGO8&t=0s

Nice. Just finished this one for a friend who owns a boat...

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 12-7 01:01
Nice. Just finished this one for a friend who owns a boat...https://youtu.be/JYj6PlsocPE

Much better! One other note: slow down your gimbal speed. It really makes your video take the next step. Great video!

djiuser_Vh1o8g8o6P2Y Posted at 11-28 21:39
Easy for you, maybe. I got the drone to work over water and I'm doing that but nervous as hell. I used to be instrument rated as a single engine pilot, and glad that the app provides ac orientation to and distance from controller on screen (instruments!). These things are damn hard to see (thinking of getting the little strobe) and the camera view gives zero depth perception... but I'm learning.

One nice thing about these is if I screw up and lose one, it is not the end of the world, financially. Meanwhile, I'm collecting a lot of fun 4k footage. I was nervous about that after reading about flyaways, etc, with other drones and earlier DJI's. But I have hours over water and over longggg distances, now, and have not had any problems.

Check out Firehouse Technology, in the states in U.S.  I have used their strobe s and they work quite well.

Through The Lens Posted at 12-7 05:47
Much better! One other note: slow down your gimbal speed. It really makes your video take the next step. Great video!

Yes. I have since reduced the angular speed and increased the smoothness setting for Cinematic mode.