FIMI X8 SE 2020 - BETTER CAMERA QUALITY & COLOR EDITS

[@ChadB]

I'm impressed how good this footage looks from the Fimi. Great job on the color grading and editing.

[@QCGUY]

Thanks, I’m enjoying this fall weather and flying the X8 was something I thought I was going to give up on so I’m happy they took the right baby steps.

[@ap14rcf70]

@@QCGUY Bummed, all Summer waited for the foliage to change - and then lost the drone - oh well. This is a fun video, nice work, Chris.

[@DroneSyndrome]

That’s from the X8SE 2020 version? WOW. Looks fantastic. Seems like they fixed a lot of the past issues the previous X8SE version had from what I’ve seen online. Good job.

[@Joe_Blo]

Perfect sky. Not blown out, clouds defined, sky is blue. See, it can do it! That exposure wheel on the remote exists for good reason. In fact, playing videos on my 4K tv directly from the micro SD card look better than my eyes see in real life.

[@BlairAir]

I keep re-watching this. Ingredients: Nature was dishing this day, your great fortune to live here, your abilities to manage the aircraft and capture. You got the big box of crayons open. Color choices were spot on, illustrating the enormous POTENTIAL of the Fimi X8SE here. This is hugely inspiring. I particularly love the sun and cloud interplay. Outstanding! I have lakes near, awaiting me when my skills match my filming ambition.

[@QCGUY]

WOW! Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!

[@gleisonbor]

One of the best video of Fimi X8 2020. The Fimi owner's doesn't know how to edit the images.

[@robertheim352]

Nice play time. I like the true life such as 5:22 but it's fun watch the variations. My Fimi video has a "stutter" when in Yaw motion and also when I pan the gimbal's angle. I studied the raw frames carefully and found that each stutter was a repeated frame as if the motion had paused and doubled that one shot. It doesn't appear to be directly related to the rate of change (motion) or the camera shutter speed setting. The artifact also doesn't appear to be related to the FPS, but it may be worse at 60FPS than at 30FPS; I need to experiment more to characterize that. I can filter the artifact out with a stabilization analysis in Shotcut, but that is very time consuming so I would like to learn how to avoid the problem in my raw video. Thanks much for any feedback!

[@QCGUY]

Thanks 😊 I never messed with the FIMI raw format and don’t see a lot of people using it that I noticed anyhow. Changing your frame rate would be a good comparison to what you explained I think.

[@bradleyclark1566]

Excellent job! Colors are pretty god this year. Mother Nature really gave you something to work with!

[@grefosoft]

Very nice that colourgrading on the rythm of the music. Well done.

[@pril250]

Excellent! Superbly executed in conjunction with the sound track.

[@rpguy4]

Enjoyed the video and music. Very nicely done !

[@Fre2dy]

Yo Buddy, Fimi X8 in the place!! Vive l'automne..... Big up

[@FlyZoneFpv]

Great video Chris . awesome . amazing and astonishing

[@johnfrench1935]

Great video Chris

[@PatrickConlon]

Awesome scenery, very nice edit . Background music is cool too. Keep it up you're doing great!

[@ChiliBuRevolution]

a frosty hello from BC brothers and sisters! about time for a break up here I say eh Chris, and what a great way to spend it with all of yous! bless up and give thanks for the gift that is each day, see you all next video! 8^)

[@edubermudez]

Beautiful colours mate, and the sky perfect 👍, cheers and stay safe always

[@udokrueger]

Would be nice if you had added the settings you have changed to get this nice colours. Thanks

[@QCGUY]

Go back one video and that’s going to pretty much tell you every setting. I don’t do that for most videos because what works for me isn’t what works for you in your area and time of day.

[@bohaman.]

May I ask which setting or color grading are you using @0:17? the color and sharpness are perfect on that one. I am waiting for my to coming in this week and have been watching a lot of videos about this drone. However, in other videos the video seems too sharp and the sky has a purple hue on it. Thank you for your help

[@QCGUY]

I don’t recall sorry 😔 It’s all in the manual camera settings first and then the rest comes easily with minor adjustments. Most use presets from what I see out there which are over exposed and off in color.

[@BaqPaqJaq]

Damn good! 🤣👍🏻. Your bit of the USA certainly knows how to do a good autumn 🍂

[@2010joeduffy]

Owned it for 2 weeks, 9 flights so far with tons of video, getting an hour of footage on 2 batteries and I have it max'd to 5km range and 500m height. 500m height no problem, i am getting maybe 2.5km range however i am in northern cal suburbia, i did buy the antenna extensions, super cheap but they do make a big difference in preventing it defaulting to "fail safe return" way too early. Sport mode is super fast and the gimbal is very good. Really good drone and i would rate well above the DJI mavic mini. Best drone on the market right now is Autel Evo 2, then the DJI mavic pro 2 .... .and I think this Fimi 2020 is a super close 3rd, maybe i got a good one based on other reivews. very very good value for $$$'s at $400 and very very wind capable, will post footage from Bodega bay and out at Farallon islands soon in tough conditions. P.S. the controller on this thing is the best i have used.

[@jimgeiger8525]

Chris is it possible for you to do a video on editing how are you do itI don’t know anything about editing I’d like to learn a little bit about it and how it’s done

[@QCGUY]

I can but don’t know when I’ll be getting to it. I’m in the process of creating a group based on camera settings and editing for beginners to mid level as well.

[@hdi4eva-castlesbydrone531]

Awesome edit and color grading, Chris. And I love the music. Well done, my friend.👌👍

[@infrastructure-h9b]

Nice !!! beautiful colors !

[@JsonTech]

Nice shots! The colour-grading really improves the footage from the FIMI

[@ashirsaluki210]

Chris - Enjoyed the video. I have a Fimi X8 SE 2020 (first drone!). I bought it as an entry level camera drone and am interested in improving my videography skills. At the moment, I am editing with a very old (15 years or more) Toshiba laptop and using the free Windows video editor that came after I recently updated to Windows 10. This editor is very cumbersome and slow! I am shooting in 1080p with the drone so that I can review my videos on my HD TV. I would like to ask for your recommendations on a computer to use for editing 4K? Perhaps you could share what you are using for editing or consider a video devoted to editing recommendations? I am interested in purchasing a new computer and value your opinion. I made the Fimi choice after following your Hubsan videos. Your initial impression of the Fimi several months ago helped seal the purchase decision for me. I have had very good luck so far with this quad! Thanks, in advance, Bob.

[@JoshMcB]

Hey Bob, couple tips : Get proper editing software such as premiere Pro, Sony Vegas etc. Even a mid-tier pc can technically edit 4k footage, the trick is to 'preview' at 10%,25% resolution so that weaker machines can keep up, and only for the final render will you set the output at 4k. (the render time will vary depending on the specs of your machine.) if you wanna edit quickly and efficiently, remember the Holy trinity of CPU, GPU, RAM. faster cpu means you can render you final video quicker. faster gpu means you can edit your video at higher quality in real time. having enough ram allows the program to make full use of your computers resources and memory. use a service like ibuypower.com to customise your own prebuild pc. You must have incredible patience to edit on a 15 year old laptop, I'd rather use even a smartphone at that point.

[@ashirsaluki210]

@@JoshMcB J - Thanks for your comments. I am going to be shpping soon for a new computer and your suggestion to check ibuypower is most appreciated. Bob PS - yes I have had to learn patience!!!

[@QCGUY]

Hey Bob, if you want to discuss a system and software you should message me. There are a few factors to consider in the new purchase of computers and software. I use a newly purchased imac 27” 5K nano display so that’s not for everyone but it will do anything I need with ease and saves a ton of time. The software I use is Wondershare Filmora.

[@WilliamJones-nq6is]

Awesome video!!! 👍 Did you use F-Log when recording the video?

[@QCGUY]

No just manual settings

[@currierplastering]

@@QCGUY what manual settings do you use? im trying to get better videos by turning auto off but dont know what im doing

[@QCGUY]

@@currierplastering what I use isn’t going to be what you use. We are likely on different firmware and it’s condition specific. I go for a slightly darker image with my focus being on the clouds for exposure and then editing is usually minimal.

[@genefoxgreenmountaindroning]

Verry nice video you got great places to fly love the color

[@RoyHarper1953]

Great video Chris. I'm curious, did you use the CPL filter in the early part of this video? I'd love to fly that area, it is absolutely beautiful.

[@QCGUY]

Yes CPL in parts of the video. Mostly the beginning 👍

[@tompeppint.v.3803]

I agree super beautiful place to fly. The concrete structures caught my eye.

[@ADKDronesRC]

Another awsome video.!!!!

[@JBH99]

Thanks Chris! Maybe they finally got it together. Wish it could look close to this good out of the box, very nice edits. I didn't see any toilet bowls or spontaneous shutdowns, might not be for me :-)

[@QCGUY]

I wonder what quad you’re referring to? 🤔

Hello, could you please share your settings? I have same drone but unfortunately my recordings arent sharp enough :(

[@QCGUY]

My settings aren’t going to be the same for everyone. Different conditions call for different settings. My best advice is put it up into a hover and play with the settings all in manual not presets. 👍

[@xKevmachinex]

Whats the micro sd card you would recommend for this drone that's fast enough to handle the camera at its best? thanks!

[@QCGUY]

I us the sandisk extreme pro U2, A2, V30

[@dougbell5950]

I think someone was having fun with their video editor❗❗ 😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@QCGUY]

Little bit 😊

[@fliyingfimi7570]

I congratulate you! Beautiful images and wonderful editing. What program do you use for it? Greetings Chris!

[@QCGUY]

Wondershare filmora...I set my camera manually and everything you see in the video is a one click LUT edit.

[@EspenJohan]

The footage looks really good👍. Which program are you using to edit in?

[@QCGUY]

Wondershare Filmora

[@EspenJohan]

@@QCGUY Me to

[@greeknonstopriders]

With these coulours,now it is time for a comparison with the hubsan zino 2!!!

[@QCGUY]

If I do it would just be a video like this mean the Z2 alone. I’m done with side by side comparisons. Thanks

[@boston4688]

Nice video. Did you record it on auto or manual? If manual, what ISO, shutter, white balance did you use? Thanks

[@QCGUY]

Manual and I don’t recall the settings of that day but how I setup isn’t going to be exactly the same for you. People that do best camera settings videos make it harder for you so best to learn the basics on camera settings and play with it from their. 👍🏻

[@MazzifLOL]

Video glitch or 'jello' anomaly @2:46 ?

[@QCGUY]

Some jello 👍

[@vintagegirl1961]

What are your settings on your fimi? I just got a fimi x8 se 2020

[@QCGUY]

How I set my camera versus how you set yours is going to be different for several different factors but my best advice is practice all manual camera settings. I focus on the clouds not being over exposed and go towards the darker side which is your friend in post editing. That’s my best advice ✌️

[@cltech9041]

Looks good. How did the gimbal do when yawing? Also...get you some filters to get rid of the stuttering in the bright daylight shots. Almost time for me to buy another Fimi :)

[@QCGUY]

I have filters but am not a big bring it back in for filter change for this shot or that shot so for it was CPL and nothing else this day. The gimbal is still the same as my video prior to this one except here I corrected it in editing. Rotate and zoom 👍

[@cltech9041]

@@QCGUY good to know. I thought the gimbal issues were fixed

[@NigerianVenom]

What editing software do you use to edit the content with?

[@QCGUY]

Wondershare Filmora

[@genefoxgreenmountaindroning]

Hi Chirs just wondering if there is a way to slow down the yaw on my fimi x8 se

[@QCGUY]

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[@QCGUY]

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[@tompeppint.v.3803]

I enjoyed that, great editing, from what I have seen from the fimi im impressed. What editor do you use. I use power director because it works well with my phone. And I understand it for most part.

[@QCGUY]

Wondershare Filmora

[@kirkchase5048]

My fimi gets the wavy gravys every once in while, think its a combo of wind and low quality gimbal...

[@QCGUY]

I agree it’s never been a fan of wind. Quad does fine but the gimbal has always been finicky to wind. They don’t like cold either so we will see if it’s the same as the original in that aspect as well.

[@kirkchase5048]

@@QCGUY Actually I just realized the gimbal has never been calibrated, I gave this drone to my business partner and informed him to do that...so we see

[@kirkchase5048]

@@QCGUY Other than that its an awesome camera drone for the price

[@_FuRiOn_]

Bru in what you edit this video's? Quality its pretty decent. I just buy my own bird few days ago ;)

[@QCGUY]

Best I can tell you is adjust your settings manually. Different conditions make for different settings so there is no one great setup. I’ll do a video on this to try and help you and others.

[@_FuRiOn_]

@@QCGUY ok man. Waiting then xd

[@Northstar-Media]

Very nice 👌

[@tbjr50thomas]

Looks like a painting fanfastic

[@albeirocuesta1]

(spanish) esta mui bien el fimi x8👍

[@junielhipos1893]

Wow nice

[@wulfclaw4921]

Sweet!! W

[@Juergeli]

Nice Video, but to much jello effect...

[@QCGUY]

It is what it is....Thanks 👍

[@alexreisinho]

like it..

[@djmaury]

Chris, hey man it's me remember that I talk to you about the rc that I have issue and I will send the product back, So I'm here again, This is my this is my first video with the fimi X8 2020 Check it out.

[@tbjr50thomas]

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