Mavic Air 2 - Best Hyperlapse, How to Edit D-Cinelike, Night Flying.

[@ravenswing602]

Great vid! Did you know you can now save the waypoint flight. So you can use one battary to figure out the flight plan. Then land drone switch to a fresh battary then take off. Go back to waypoint hyper laps. Then click on the tiny square page looking icon and load the saved flight. That way the possibilities are endless !!

[@warrenb9343]

Great video, Russ. I read the title wrong and thought it was a hyperlapse tutorial. My error, but happy I made it. I realize this is an old video, but great info and glad I watched. Can't wait for better weather here and getting out and doing some hyperlapsing and editing!

[@GordieK]

Excellent review ... going to have to try this and post something now. Your presentation style is low key and I find that such a relief in this world of youtubers who think they have to shout , raise their voice and use the word ‘awesome’ a lot ... thank you

[@scottbrooks8925]

Back in my video days I used FCPro. I'm new but watching the video I saw that it was much easier than what I thought it would be. Thank you!

[@JakeSloan]

WOW that opening hyper lapse!!! the train capture is just awesome Russ. Great job

[@pierresakr1811]

Thank You For this great Tutorial .

[@gingerdrones8588]

Hey quick question if two people fly the same drone do both people have to register that drone or just one of them?

[@randymcneely4983]

I have the LumeCube set and it is a must have even in twilight and pre-dawn hours. MavicMini and Autel EVO hobbyist here.

[@muzikmon2267]

One of the most amazing things about the mavic Air 2 is its HDR!! It is so good that most of the time you can get away with just using HDR for video and pictures and not even need to do post-production ( color-wise ) at all!! In other words technology is getting so good ( that it can see better than we can see using editing programs to make things right ) even mr have to have the best camera ( Camera buff ) BILLY KYLE has said pretty much the same thing about the HDR on the MAVIC AIR 2! The Air 2 is all about simplicity and spending more time in the AIR and less time in the editing room.. Truly amazing.. ;)

[@RaduBogdan2k]

muzikmon2267 there is one small caveat with HDR. Being full auto with no control, I noticed in some situations it drops the shutter speed all the way down to 1/30 in order to properly expose the dark areas, which creates an unusable amount of blur in moving shots

[@cyborwhat]

I just love that bridge location.

[@raptordc5]

Love this series so far!

[@iSpike]

BRILLIANT Russ 👍🏻 Love you new Mic 🎙 & boom arm. The studio looks Great. You done very well with the footage editing 👌🏻 much Love & Respect from #iSpike Western Australia

[@michaelwblade]

Thanks for sharing Russ. I love my mavic2pro and I learned that I need to do waypoints for my hyper lapse it looks so much better.

[@ChristerEd]

I am aretired teacher and as I see it Your instructions are very clear nd helpful. As I haven't bought MA" yet that s what I can say. But let me add Thank You!

[@sharonbh]

Very Helpful Thanks

[@dji1tommy29]

Oh man dewarp sounds so much easier than the manual tedious method I’ve seen before, I’m gonna try it out.

[@VisionCommunications]

Great tips! I like to avoid adjusting contrast in favor of adjusting highlights and shadows, white and black levels, to achieve enhanced contrast.

[@geralddunn6658]

Great Video, Quick Question Does the LumeCube in strobe mode affect the Video or still shots with the Flashing?

[@yaeljackson3602]

i know it's kinda randomly asking but does anyone know a good place to watch newly released tv shows online?

[@maddenjulio4054]

@Yael Jackson I use flixzone. You can find it by googling =)

[@alexzandermaximo6178]

@Madden Julio yea, I have been using FlixZone for since april myself :)

[@yaeljackson3602]

@Madden Julio thanks, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) I really appreciate it!!

[@maddenjulio4054]

@Yael Jackson You are welcome =)

[@justanotheryoutubechannel5569]

Great video again, found this insightful. Peace ✌️

[@jeffreyrichardson185]

Awesome video. The windmill scene was beautiful, perfect.

[@BMacksAerialVisuals]

Good one, Russ. Challenge accepted. I've had my MA2 since mid May but have not used the Waypoints feature in hyperlapse because I just figured I'd wait until someone like maybe 51 Drones showed me how it's done. Very cool feature.

[@terrysingh565]

These are very useful tips Thank you!

[@rapid13]

I watch you guys using the hyperlapse and I swear my MA2 came with fewer settings. Gotta dig deeper I guess.

[@RonaldBrown59]

I used to really love the D-Cinelike color profile in the Mavic Pro 1, and i'm glad it's included with the Mavic Air 2. I need to try a hyperlapse with the MA2, thanks for the tutorial. Great video as always Russ..

[@richardknight8949]

Thanks Russ for the tips. Very cool.

[@PrestonJensen]

Great info. I bought a light back when I got my night waiver. The one I bought works, but it kinda looks home made. The Lume Cube looks more robust!

[@fcoker73]

Great video and info!!! Thanks I'm definitely going to practice in a couple of hours!!!! I happen to see this video on the mavic pilot forum.

[@chipkhalifa4138]

Great video again always on point... I just got my Mavic air 2 and I have LumaFusion in my iPad Pro so I would like u to do a editing video on LumaFusion thanks

[@FlyDrone46]

Bevon Gilead hi, it’s possible to edit d-cinelike via LumaFusion ?

[@chipkhalifa4138]

Yes u can

[@flywrightdrones]

I use LumaFusion and love it

[@johnreese3762]

Great video/info! Thanks!!

[@johnj2803]

Do you color correct before you put the videos together? Or after you gave out them all together? If after edit, there will be several blocks of videos that require editing, any simple way to edit it? Copy or paste settings?

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

On my mavic air 2 there isnt an option for D-cinelike only normal??

[@Simply-AI-Solutions]

amazing hyper-lapse man loved it

[@dronepilotkf4231]

Really nice video 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Mark-fm8gm]

Thanks Russ, yeah a Lumafusion editing video would be much appreciated 👍

[@KillZoneGamingdude]

I find I get a lot of muddy looking footage in D-Cine like vs normal mode is that fixed with any new updates ?

[@Silius27NicolaDiMasi]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful video informative. Bye from Sicily

[@shaunthedrone]

Thumbs up ere' 51 Drones, great tips with the Mavic Air 2. This is so useful as mines arriving any day now! Many thanks for sharing the info :)

[@wiseman7046]

MA2 excellent choice! I’ve had mine for a month. I need no other drone! As far as quality and spec. functionality.

[@johnnyyu68927]

Hey wheres the "Night Flying" you're mentioned about? I'm here waiting till to the ending of the video, but not thing happened~ Why????

[@Wasp400]

Johnny Yu same for me, but I guess that he was talking about the little light

[@JRonyStarDust]

Just found your channel from ken @origionaldobo can’t believe I haven’t bumped into it by now. Thanks for the great content!

[@esn2000]

My Mavic air 2 doesn't give me D-cinelike option. My version is up to date.

[@KathysOutdoorAdventures]

I have watched many of your videos. I am on the fence between the Mavic Air 2 and the Mavic Pro 2... I am a photographer and the quality of the film is very important to me. Do you think it is worth getting the pro 2 to get better sunsets/sunrises?

[@BMacksAerialVisuals]

Kathy, I can't answer for Russ, but hands down the Mavic 2 Pro has, by far, the better camera. BUT! The Mavic Air2 using HDR for sunrise/sunset is absolutely outstanding and can potentially be better than the Mavic 2Pro. On my channel, I have an example, June Sunset Over The Water Cooler (don't want to drop a link in here) of Mavic Air 2 HDR at sunset.

[@51Drones]

Mavic Air 2 is more than enough!

[@prairieheartphotography9974]

I was first drawn to that Hasselblad camera (with a one-inch sensor) on the Mavic 2 Pro, but I went with the Mavic Air 2. I am new to drones, and I felt better starting out with a drone almost half the cost. One day I will own a "Hasselblad".

[@Topper_Harley68]

Hello, great video. I have the Air 2 and it is awesome but when i use RTH or even manual land on the landing pad it drifts a lot and on auto-landing i have to take control cause it misses the pad, not always but 50% of the times. The Mavic Pro did not do this. Any ideas?

[@syedb7374]

I have been trying to upload the 360 pictures on the facebook with no luck, is there any instructions on how to do it step by step or a video

[@josefdahari]

Great video russ as always brotha. I'm using davinci resolve but thinking of using PP as well. D-cinelike doesn't seem as scary anymore as it used to

[@michaelm9623]

Do you archive the original D-cinelike footage, as well as save the color corrected version? Or do you overwrite the original with the corrected version?

[@trevorbax2256]

Thanks for the tips Russ.

[@andreschapero3615]

Russ, i like your videos very much. The one about Zing especially and the one where you tested the lifting power of Mavic drones. It would be nice to have videos of other drone delivery of ultra light payloads ideas for consumer grade vehicles ! Thank you for your work. Andrés from Santiago, Chile.

[@allangosling6134]

Is this a different program than the mavic pro 2 ?

[@greghicks4495]

Hi Russ. Have really enjoyed your videos! I believe you mentioned in one of your videos a separate video that talked about f-stops and how to choose the best ND filter for use on a Mavic Air 2. Will you kindly direct me to your video where this is covered? Not sure if you also mention this in your video, but what are your thoughts about ND/PL lenses and a CPL vs a CPL and a VND. I'm wanting to do some drone fishing and will be out over the water quite a bit. Thank you for your help and advice.

[@rontexas2544]

Hey! Another great video. I enjoy them all! I too would like a good tutorial from you on use of LumaFusion. I've got a 2020 iPad Pro and have been considering the purchase of LumaFusion, but would like to be able to get a feel for how it works prior to purchase. Thanks and keep up the great work!

[@digitaldarkroom07]

I second this 👍🏻

[@davidwithers7181]

Thank you for your videos. Is there any way to use the map to draw out a flight path?

[@bodywise007]

excellent video. Although I will have to say that the HDR mode is nearly as good is cinelike with post-processing. Where are exactly are the way points stored? So we can use them repeatedly

[@annewillson1]

hi where can i get a cap the same as yours

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

I have to avert my eyes before I find myself purchasing this drone. 🙈 The MA2 is very tempting and its hyperlapse looks quite ...(wait for it)... cinematic!

[@bluegrassdroneguy3495]

Great tutorial Russ

[@dronefilmsar5605]

Excelente video. Saludos!!!

[@michaelbracken4175]

Great stuff !

[@mikefarley4254]

Hey Russ good stuff man! I have question. How were you able to color correct all if those time lapse photo all at once instead off doing them one at a time? Would love to see a night time lapsenfrom you.

[@cigarnationwarriors3981]

Nice job, Russ. You film that RR Bridge so much you should buy RR stock😎👍👍

[@chromedome5688]

Hey I was in a rush to get some drone footage of cyclists I knew doing the pmc and during that rush I accidentally turned on my Mavic air 2 with the gimbal protector on which I know is bad but I saw right away and landed and took it off the gimbal seems fine it can still pitch and yaw from the controller well and stabilize videos the same to my eye still I don’t know If I broke anything or if it’s okay

[@avrahamreiss3258]

When this happened to me I got a "Gimbal overload" message. If you didn't get the message, you appear to be ok.

[@ivorbiggen9599]

Hi Russ, totally off this subject, on the map of a DJI go 4 app, I noticed a pin drop but never seen any info on the matter, Anywhere, could you cover this sometime. Regards Frank

[@bacilazo]

Hi! Great video. How do you deal with the image noise from de sensor??

[@robertpawlusiak]

What kind of program do you use ?

[@connerrodriquez8092]

Can you make a video what’s best video editing app I should use for Mavic air 2

[@yychummer]

How does one get 51 drones Merch.?

[@51Drones]

Right below any of my videos. 😁

[@jean-chridrone6026]

Great video 🤩🤩☀️

[@anchorsupadventuring9098]

You rock buddy!

[@sequoia1982]

I am editing only with LumarFusion. But using all the time the normal color mode of my Air 2. It would be great if you can create a tutorial for LF and D-Cinelike!!

[@louiedormido8090]

Hi Russ always very informative 👍 Thanks I have a Question how many anti collision lights is required by the FAA to fly at night recreational Mavic air and Mavic air 2?

[@51Drones]

Just one. And then position awareness lights (the green and red on the drone).

[@thomza]

Do you commonly increase your highlights and decrease your shadows?

[@eagle6212]

Please do a vid on LumaFusion. I have a M2A and struggling...thanks

[@cigarnationwarriors3981]

BTW, I never get LAANC approval to fly at night. Tried numerous times. Thoughts?

[@tommitchell2595]

Would love to see a video on LumaFusion video editing.

[@bikemed74]

I got my scales out to see how much 10 grams is, 2 quarters came to 11 g.s. That’s hardly any thing at all. I guess I’ll order one.

[@ndjollymon]

Windmill off Highway 2?

[@chromedome5688]

I would love a tutorial on how to edit drone footage I have done some editing in this same editing software in school so I know the basics but would like to know more

[@lionsrv]

Best editing tool for beginners?

[@RaduBogdan2k]

I think you’re mistaken about what caused your windmill to not stay centered, wind shouldn’t affect anything other than maybe jerkiness in the shot. It wouldn’t affect the direction the drone is facing, especially not by that much. Here’s my take on this, after playing with the HP mode extensively: 1. The way you’re manually flying from waypoint A to waypoint B has no bearing on the root the drone will take. I noticed you were trying to keep the windmill centered while flying manually but that does not matter. You might make small adjustments while flying that you’re not even realizing (like slightly increasing the amount of rotation you’re giving it with the left stick to keep it centered). When executing the HP, the drone will just consider the start position and the end position. What was the start heading, what’s the end heading and how long it will take to transition between these two. Using these it will calculate the rotation speed (e.g. 2 degrees per minute) and just start doing that. It will do the same for all axes on which you made changes. But the transition will be perfectly gradual from A to B. 2. If you use multiple waypoints, in order to avoid jerkiness when changing direction, the drone does a bit of an arc to transition from the A-B movement to the B-C movement, which can also mess your scene a bit if you’re trying to keep something centered at all times.

[@51Drones]

I used 4 waypoints for that scenario, and I also set the camera position. The day before, I did the exact same sequence using the train trestle, and the final hyperlapse came out the exact same way that I set it. The only variable the next day, was the wind.

[@dsneds555]

Any tips on how to get it out of a waterfall? Mines been in there since Monday. I think it's not coming back. 😭

[@51Drones]

Oh no!

[@ZabDevin]

1. Why not just use the built in auxiliary light? 2. What “sensors don’t work at night?”

[@connerrodriquez8092]

Can you make the video about Mavic 3

[@cigarnationwarriors3981]

Russ, how about a review on Filmora9?

[@AnubisArtsTJGrady]

Why minimal to no horizon on you hyper lapse? Do you find it more steady with way points than corse lock? When I do corse lock it seems very jumpy. Last 10 second of video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIKok5pnjruJp7c

[@AnubisArtsTJGrady]

Btw. Thanks for another great video Russ

[@colinmclean2523]

Good on editing. But flying near a wind turbine?

[@warrenb9343]

LOL, I was thinking the same thing!

[@DomRodFpv]

In for lumafusion editing.

[@muzikmon2267]

When did this rule come out about flying at night? I thought as a recreational flyer you cannot fly at night at all? If you try to get laanc approval.. it's always rejected no matter what at night!! It doesn't give you an option to say I have a faa-approved light to get nighttime approval. What am I missing?

[@chrisharris_arizona]

You can fly at night, see link below. You can fly at night with FAA-approved lights but yeah apps like AirMap don't let you fly in controlled airspace at night no matter what. It's either a feature that isn't added into the app, or there's some regulation buried somewhere (that I can't find) that bans all recreational night time flying in controlled airspace. Rule 6 says no flying at night without lights (aka you can fly at night with lights) www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_fliers/ However, AirMap's website on Rule #5 says don't fly at night: www.airmap.com/rules-to-fly-recreational-drones/ I'm submitting a support ticket to AirMap to get their explanation so we can all have an understanding and operate within the law.

[@muzikmon2267]

@@chrisharris_arizona So basically if I put a lume cube on my drone.. I can't get permission anyways.. Or do I ignore the rejection and fly anyways.. Thanks for the explanation but I'm still confused on what I can and can't do.. What about the kitty app? Not a fan of that one little confusing. Also the kitty app gives you way more automated information in your text message..

[@chrisharris_arizona]

@@muzikmon2267 I sent AirMap a support ticket to get an explanation (hopefully they contact FAA). So I don't know what to tell you other than you can fly at night OUTSIDE of controlled airspace with lights on and don't need permission from AirMap or KittyHawk (still use them to check if you are in controlled airspace though!!!). NEVER fly when you get rejection from the apps when wanting to fly in controlled airspace...that means that Air Traffic Control does not know you are there and will be a major issue for all of us if something bad happens when someone flies unauthorized and causes near misses or damages someone or some thing.

[@chrisharris_arizona]

@muzikmon2267 I finally got some clarification! Recreational flying at night with lights is permitted as long as it is not in airspace where LAANC authorization is needed between civil sunrise and civil sunset. AKA the FAA doesn’t want recreational flyers flying near airports at night in controlled airspace...completely understandable. But you CAN fly at night with lights outside of the controlled airspace areas. You CAN fly in controlled airspace during civil twilight with lights with LAANC authorization...so in most places a half hour before sunrise to half hour after sunset. I tested AirMap out (just for authorization) and said I was going to fly at my local sunset time and said I was flying for 30 minutes and it was approved. I then tested it to where I was going to fly 1 minute after my local sunset time and flying for 30 minutes and it rejected it as the 30 minutes of flight would then be 1 minute after civil sunset. Here is a link to the FAA LAANC rules document. Page 24 of the PDF (page 16 in document) shows a table of what USS’s (apps like AirMap or Kittyhawk) are obligated to do. The 2nd row says to block LAANC approval at night. But once again, outside of these areas you are good to go with lights! www.faa.gov/uas/programs_partnerships/data_exchange/laanc_for_industry/media/FAA_sUAS_LAANC_USS_Performance_Rules.pdf#page20 I hope this clears it up for everyone!

[@muzikmon2267]

@@chrisharris_arizona Yes it does thank you!! but what stinks is that there's so many airports everywhere that's almost impossible to find places that are not controlled airspace.

[@therealjimmy5411]

Wait what??? Recreational night flights are now approved with only a strobe, a waiver is no longer needed???

[@51Drones]

A waiver has never been necessary for hobbyists. Only for commercial flights.

[@therealjimmy5411]

@@51Drones i never knew, thanks!

[@josteinjohansen5856]

Great video! I just bought the mavic air 2 as my first drone and I have tried some timelaps posted on Instagram @jostein_76. My question: if I want to do timelaps with waypoints, is it possible to make a path of waypoints then save/ store them, change battery and then do the recording of the timelap?

[@Zeisslermusic]

Hyperlaps looks easy to do.

[@jimsdroneing]

Russ we got hyperlapse with mavic 2 pro 2 years ago fyi

[@51Drones]

Yes I know. I did 2 tutorials on it.

[@jimsdroneing]

@@51Drones k sorry thought you might said air 2 first have hyperlapse

[@NearMedia]

12:23 5 minutes?! That clip was 424 frames and it would take me about 20 seconds.

[@LuizSilvaDRONE]

like

[@ChopperCindy]

Presentation was good but the “music” was annoying and a relief when it finished.

[@jopflah416]

Can drones get windmill cancer?

[@spiritinthesky2817]

Hi Russ. A shout out to your videos and recommendations that are included within the videos has been extremely helpful for a newbie such that I am. I did want to ask have you ever tried Dronelink. I have been playing around with it but can't really use it yet as DJI as not released the SDK files (only the Mavic Mini and Mavic Air 2 have not been released) which Dronelink uses. I did get word that Dronelink now has the SDK file for the Mavic Mini and soon will release it in an upcoming update. The software will do an automatic mission that you set the parameters beforehand then it uploads it to their DJI compatible app to fly the mission with. It's very inexpensive at $20 one-time fee. Maybe a video in the future on this topic?

[@51Drones]

Not a bad idea. I'll stick a pin in it and do some research!

[@thomza]

Make those hats for sale please.

[@billfearheller4179]

Swivel chair, Thomas Jefferson

[@3goldfinger]

$57 for something costing a few dollars to make. Where does the money go.

[@MarcusRefusius]

$40 bones a month is a LOT for a retired person.