Tuesday, October 19, 2021

DJI OSD Telemetry automated and free!

It's now WAYYYY easier to create OSD video that you can overlay over your main flight video! With some inspiration from RCRDPS I could fully AUTOMATE the process of creating the Video overlay! - My script converts the SRT files to a nicer layout first (as shown in my last vid) and then it creates a black video with OSD text as MP4! - Add this black video with the OSD telemetry as an additional layer and apply a "color key" effect (to substract the black and make it transparent). This way you don't encode the DJI Video twice (which reduces quality).
only 2 requirements: - download my script - download "FFMPEG.zip" and extract it in the same DIR as my script and the source videos! Quick howto: Run my script - it will run thru ALL *.SRT files in the folder, search the according DJI...MP4 video (has to have same name) and create the new formatted SRT as well as the DJI....OSD.mp4 files for you. In Premiere: insert main video insert DJI...OSD.mp4 (OSD video) above main video (new track) apply "color key" on that OSD video (choose black, color tolerance 200, edge thin -3) (optional) apply the superview effect from my last video on MAIN video. It's not yet a full "Dashware" replacement (check FAB FPVs tutorials on that matter) but it's very convenient and fast enough so we can easily use OSD overlay each time we want (even the very lazy ones amongst us :) 11/2021: Update - I've played around with the DJI FPV drone (which supports SRT files as well since a certain FW). SRT files of the DJI FPV Racer have a few more values (Alt, Distance, Speed...) which is nice of course! Check my link below to find the "SRT_Reformat(DJI FPV Goggles)+ffmpegOSD" Script! If you wanna support me: 👍, sub, 🔔, watch, share or even become a PATRON: https://bit.ly/2ESMtIO (there's early access and behind the scenes stuff over there!) ●▬▬▬LINKS▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● ►►Script and FFMPEG download: https://bit.ly/3mVty2u RCRDPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8IIaR7t24cnTlaCuXsGkQ FAB FPV: https://www.youtube.com/user/fabyt68/videos

Saturday, October 9, 2021

3.5 or 5inch drone? How do they compare?

Since I flew the 3.5" class drones (mostly Smart35) a lot this year, I was asking myself, how do the 5" 6S copters compare. So I took my Emax HawkPro (which was extensivly flown last year as my main fun quad). I show you the pros and cons but mainly I looked for an excuse to sneak away for a few flights :)
●▬▬▬LINKS▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Emax HawkPro review: https://youtu.be/4WZ_7hyuKsI Smart35 Review: https://youtu.be/PHPQmqQAuSs Ride&Fly (best episode) https://youtu.be/S4yLtCWOJkI
●▬▬▬EQUIPMENT▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● my Hangar: http://goo.gl/QNzck Filmed with: Samsung Galaxy S10, Lark150 Edited on Premiere Pro

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Very enjoyable spot, perfect trees! (relaxed commented fpv)

When I take my motorbike to work (which is only 1.5km) I have to make a little detour. If I roam around there, I take a drone with me... you see where this leads (late at work but with a smile on my face! ;)
2 Videos from there: https://youtu.be/oz-XrLqQGwQ https://youtu.be/3czYPzWWJz4 (I flew there with the ImmersionRC Vortex250 and later with then Mojo)

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Very relaxing morning exploration flight!

A sub 250gr drone (GepRC Smart35) is allowed to fly almost everywhere! With this freedom I had a few really good flights on this morning (early summer), and since I used the instaSMO4k I got decent footage out of it:
I use 2.7k 30fps for 2 reasons: 1. my instaSMO4k shuts down mid-flight often when in 4k mode 2. youtube dedicates a good ammount of MBit for 1440p30 videos - and they are sufficient high res imho 2.7k60fps would crop in too much (limitation of camera) 30fps in combination with an ND filter works really nice for cinematic stuff. 4:3 raw resolution is great for stabilization (which in my case works directly thru the insta360 studio premiere plugin). FAKE SUPERVIEW tips: Premiere Settings for 4:3 to 16:9 "fake superview": source video: scale of 50% Adjustment layer: Effect "transform 4:3": scale 143% Effect "Lens distortion removal - gopro - hero 4 session - 1080 superview" Curvature: -46 (play around with this)

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Stable in high winds? Here's how... (Rekon6 PID tuning)

I was wondering if the Rekon6 could keep up with a chimera7 and how good it can fly in higher winds (despite the really low weight). Now matter how shakey it flies tho - HD cams (Hero7 or InstaSMO in my case) can stabilize it so good... Loved the sunlight and conditions on the "Cinematic Flight" don't miss this (it's starting at 6:35) Check out my link-section below for the RPM stuff if you're interested...

●▬▬▬LINKS▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● my Rekon6 review: https://youtu.be/8HgaKTWJZIY RPM Filters: https://youtu.be/Kgy8AdkJ6zc Bardwell - Jesc firmware: https://youtu.be/NgBJJG0slM4

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Longrange Cruiser - Rekon 6 (Review, analog to DJI conversion, Testflights, ND Filter,...)

I was curious if this copter would perform better than the iFlight Chimera5.
I still guess that the Chimera7 would be a better choice for the ultimate mountain surfing copter, but this one is actually quite good and will be my main quad from now on. Banggood supplied this copter for review, but I could only get the analog version and converted it to DJI immediatley. I chose the STOCK DJI cam on purpose - from my experience they are the least susceptible to jello. Had I chosen the POLAR - it would be really hard to get rid of jello! I DONT earn money with affiliate links - I'm not a sales guy, here you get HONEST reviews and opinions. If you wanna support me: 👍, sub, 🔔, watch, share or even become a PATRON: https://bit.ly/2ESMtIO (there's early access and behind the scenes stuff over there!) INFOS: Flighttimes: cruising with 6-7 amps average with 200gr battery (~470gr AUW) ~23mins with 3000mah 4S LiIon ~13mins with 1800mah 4S LiPo maybe ~30mins with 5000mah 21700 LiIon cells AMP calibration (for me): new scale = 460 VOLT: 111 my PID tune: (with ~ 470gr of AUW) and I tried to tune away the "shakiness" when the air is gusty: Axis P I D F ROLL 47 50 40 90 PITCH 52 55 40 95 YAW 45 70 0 90 ●▬▬▬LINKS▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Rekon6 drone : https://bit.ly/3kTUPB0

Sunday, August 29, 2021

...found three new spots in the amazing "Höllental"

A day off, good weather - roaming thru the "Höllental" (hell's valley) to find new spots. Also had the larger Chimera5 with me for longrange mountain flying - but ended up driving around, listening to "Happier than Ever" and eventually pause on random spots with the small Smart35 which is big in fun!
Here I have the NebulaPro on again, in 4:3 mode and applied a superview filter (I always try to include such details under "Equipment" below btw.

●▬▬▬EQUIPMENT▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● my Hangar: http://goo.gl/QNzck Filmed with: Samsung Galaxy S10, GepRC Smart35: https://youtu.be/PHPQmqQAuSs Flight video is DVR from Goggles! (my live view) Swapped cam for NebulaPro, fly in 4:3 and use a superview filter in Premiere Pro

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Ride&Fly S02E03: Longrange Dives with Chimera 5

If I got you started on "Drone Dives" - check my playlist - I've done quite a few in the last years. Early on I called it wingsuit style drone flying ;) Exactly from these 2 spots here I did seperate dives with a gopro if you need better quality video. But the new quads and DJI 50mbit mode make it so easy to fly longer - but I seldom want to carry the extra weight of a gopro... It's also 300-400$ less of a risk to fly just with the DJI cam :) ►Mountain DIVES

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Betafpv XKnight 35 (review & comparison to Smart35)

The newest 3.5" sub250 Freestyle copter from Betafpv the X-Knight 35! Is it as good as the GepRC Smart35 (my current fav quad)? Specs and links below!
●▬▬▬LINKS▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● BetaFPV Shop: https://bit.ly/2W3gCxX Banggood: https://bit.ly/3gvE7qD Chinese Speedtest: https://youtu.be/irQSqFvHlg4 my GepRC Smart35 review: https://youtu.be/PHPQmqQAuSs Polar or Mipi DJI Cam? https://youtu.be/mDiGO08vtDE FC: F4 AIO 20A Motors: 1404-3800KV Props: HQ 30x20x3 and Gemfan 30x20x3 with hub adaptor Weight: 225gr (Copter: 145gr 750mah 80gr) VTX&Camera: Caddx Polar Vista Kit (VTX) Batteries 750mah 4cell: https://bit.ly/3iS4Qit Speed: Other review (chinese) measured 116kph https://youtu.be/irQSqFvHlg4

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Runcam Mipi or Caddx Polar?

Mipi is definitly faster (in photography terms - fast shutterspeed, less motion blur) while Polar gives the overall nicer and smoother image! See the full review to decide which cam you like more! I'm not so sure if many users will like the Polar on RTF Freestyle quads tho (looks like new quads now rely on Polar/Mipi since they're the only option with stock :)
While filming this I could definitly feel the advantage of 120fps (DJI cam) for freestyle flying!
All flight scenes in the beginning were after sunset and they are in order of filming. So it was of course getting darker but I flew them back to back with little time delay. It's a difference like day and night ;) Yet they share a lot of common properties: 60fps HQ mode only, no cam options to be set (except with solder on joystick...) 16:9 only (but with wider FOV than DJI stock) Small, cheap, AVAILABLE - better than Nebula (except their Pro version).

●▬▬▬LINKS▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Runcam Mipi: https://bit.ly/3in4MqF Caddx Polar: https://bit.ly/3xh1SYR my Caddx Polar Review: https://youtu.be/mDiGO08vtDE good comparisons from Gal Kremer: https://youtu.be/-VaeI_2HW7w