Stop Using Active Track to Film Yourself. Do This Instead!

Active Track on the DJI Mavic 3, Mavic 3 Classic and other drones works great but it's limited to keeping the subject in view. So you can get great video footage with it while you film yourself but is there a better way to get more creative drone shots?
Yes yes there is! Waypoint mode in the Mavic 3, mavic 3 classic and mavic 2 works incredibly well to get really creative shots! Let me show you how
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[@TriniWeekes]

This is awesome!!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@BlairAir]

I particularly like "auto zoom" in waypoints. It will slowly zoom to the waypoint setting then zoom out from whatever value you have on the waypoint before, to the setting on the waypoint after. So much magic to make. I did thevworlds longest, smoothest dolly zoom! Barely scratching the surface of capabilites of Waypoints so far.

[@JakeSloan]

Thats an awesome idea!

[@caleb2364]

Whoa whoa whoa explain this more...this sounds so cool!

[@FlightPattern177]

Link to your dolly zoom? Would love to see it

[@FlightPattern177]

This is a great video, I recently got my first drone capable of waypoints so still learning them. Thanks for the awesome video, sub’d!

[@arunr5529]

Hey dude, mind elaborating on how you do this?

[@AlexanderPallis]

I always thought Active Track looked so tacky in my opinion, but whenever I wanted to shoot a "main character moment" with my drone I always had to manual it and I was looking down at the screen which just kills the magic of the shot. But man, how I never considered waypoints is crazy! Will definitely try this out today, thank you for this video, super super helpful!!! 😁

[@JakeSloan]

awesome and glad to hear it helped!!

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video Jake! Thanks for making it.

[@JakeSloan]

You're welcome

[@grumpyclark]

Fantastic advice and footage Jake - wow! Subscribed!

[@JakeSloan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thisdroneupflying]

Incredibly helpful tips Jake! Thank you!👍👍

[@JakeSloan]

My pleasure!

[@vonheise]

Thanks, great ideas and information. I hadn't thought of using waypoints for people, just various scenery...

[@JakeSloan]

You're welcome!

[@juantrigeuroruiz4656]

Many content creators don´t talk about this enough or not at all, but this is one of the most powerfull features that DJI has ever made, specially for the "solo filmmakers". It also ensure a perfect and smooth complex footage. Thank you so much for showing how it works properly!

[@JakeSloan]

You’re welcome!

[@chrisingram5251]

Awesome and very practical tips as usual! Thank you!

[@JakeSloan]

My pleasure!

[@nigeltyrell1219]

Beautiful footage and really useful information. Great presentational style too! Thanks.

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you very much!

[@Kastor_X]

Some great shots of those snow covered mountains! Great work and good tips as well.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks

[@SCAerialsSteveCarpenter]

Hello Jake. Thank you for this excellent tutorial on using waypoints visits active track. You sure bought out a lot of different uses for waypoints. Yes, absolutely gorgeous location. The reveal shots were outstanding. You sure had your work cut out hiking to your vantage point. Another Awesome tips and tricks tutorial!

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you so much Steve!!

[@ChrisMitchells_FlyingCameras]

Jake, this seriously epic! Thank you for sharing this! I will definitely start using this

[@JakeSloan]

You bet!

[@MegaFr33dom]

Great ideas. I am discovering so many uses to Waypoints I never thought of before. thank you!

[@JakeSloan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@john_k1813]

Fantastic tips! Thanks Jake!

[@JakeSloan]

You're welcome!

[@SkyTouch08]

Informative video as always bro. Keep up the good work!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks! Will do!

[@EliteDronesAZ]

Excellent! Thumbs up for the video and that amazing location!

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ShawAdventuresYouTube]

Love this idea. Thanks for sharing!

[@JakeSloan]

You’re welcome

[@shutterspeedireland1148]

Great as always Jake

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you!

[@BigWaterUAV]

Great Stuff Jake!

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you!

[@CarolinaAirshots]

That's cool, I'll give it a try. Thanks Jake

[@JakeSloan]

awesome

[@John_Neves]

Great! I'm definitely going to use that 👍

[@JakeSloan]

Go for it! you can get some really cool shots!

[@moemaster1966]

Great information..thanks for sharing..

[@JakeSloan]

My pleasure

[@robbinsdrones]

Very cool - will give it a go! What an amazing location to shoot - spectacular footage.

[@JakeSloan]

Awesome and I agree it was mind blowing!

[@dalewiley9208]

Thank-you so much. I have never tried Waypoints. But thanks to your video I will do so soon.

[@JakeSloan]

awesome!

[@GabrielBhappy]

Very cool!! I'm 100% going to play with this!!

[@JakeSloan]

awesome

[@ArcticNorthAdventures]

great tutorial thanks for sharing really useful, just need to figure out how to do close up action ski shots with the waypoint while skiing down the mountain

[@JakeSloan]

That will be interesting!

[@AlienDrones]

Nice! Didn't think of using waypoints this way. I did use keyframes once on the skydio 2+ in a similar way kind of by accident, but I'm going to revisit this and think about the different shots that might be possible. 🤙🤙

[@JakeSloan]

Awesome, I hadn't either until a few weeks ago when I wanted a specific shot and couldn't get it any other way lol

[@TheDroneRanger215]

Pretty cool shots. That was awesome.

[@JakeSloan]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@giotto4321]

Great tutorial, many thanks for the tips contained in it. I'm beginning to realise the limitations of my Mini 2 as this is exactly the sort of functionality I'd love to have in it! (Fantastic scenery btw!)

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@joelroth3651]

I'm still rocking the original mini, but I just ordered a used Air 2s fly more combo for $750 on Amazon. Hopefully it works!

[@KnightSkyFilms]

Genuinely a great tip. Top work

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks and you're welcome!

[@koenpijpersphotography]

Great tips with the waypoints mode

[@JakeSloan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PhilSledge]

Great advice Jake

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@donaldmartin7109]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. EXCELLENT DEMO.

[@JakeSloan]

My pleasure!

[@jimanderson4865]

Hi Jake. Great tip using waypoints. Sure glad I bought the M3.

[@JakeSloan]

Great to hear!

[@erikdendress]

Very cool, I didn't know about waypoints!

[@JakeSloan]

Nice

[@beedroneinsta]

Hey Jake great video unbelievable landscape. Really good tip and trick using the mavic 3 incredible drone hopefully my next purchase. Hope all is well

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you! I hope you can get one soon

[@Octowhat]

Wow! Great location to inspire others!!!

[@JakeSloan]

agreed

[@simonblackburn8741]

Well thought through and one of the reasons I'm saving my pennies for a Mini 4p. My problem with DJI is their framing of POI's centrally, as an ex-professional, I like to give 'looking room' in many of my shots or photographs and this the way around it as well.

[@JakeSloan]

you'll but much happier working with the drone in this way! gives you a lot more flexibility in framing and telling a story in a shot

[@MaverickDroneSystems]

Love this!

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you!

[@TerryWarfield]

Dope video man!!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks Terry!!

[@glyn829]

Good idea 👍 nice film

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you very much!

[@CPstudioTheTraveller]

great usage of waypoint.

[@JakeSloan]

thanks!

[@eder0009]

I've also done way points where you do turns to reveal a downtown landscape or to do a Hyper-lapse of highway traffic while the drone flies and pans to reveal a different section of highway.

[@JakeSloan]

great ways to use it!

[@BrunoVilelaIS]

Nice location. Would love to live in a such country! I thought about this possibilities when they launched waypoints to mavic 3. Amazing feature. This drone is awesome.

[@JakeSloan]

agreed!!

[@SirRooot]

Simply and genious!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@VISTATREKKER]

Great ideas and tips

[@JakeSloan]

Glad you like them!

[@captinktm]

Very clever. Great ideas and location. I guess I can do this with my Mavic pro2?

[@JakeSloan]

I can't remember if the mavic pro has waypoints but if it does then yes absolutely

[@GMWTravels]

Very Useful video.

[@JakeSloan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@userbosco]

Way points rock. I've become a Litchi addict, use it more than free fly now. Being able to see and fly it on Google Earth with elevations and camera angles while being able to estimate flight time is HUGE!

[@JakeSloan]

agreed!!

[@user-re4th7sp9r]

Wooooooooow man looks so dope 😍

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you

[@RaisedinAlaska]

Thanks Jake.

[@JakeSloan]

You're welcome!

[@lynsmith1096]

Nice 1 Jake

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks Lyn!!

[@KirillPovetkin]

Great video!

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you!

[@the_thomss]

Amazing scenery and great footage! I subscribed to see more Videos made by you. Dji Mini 2 SE is an awesome little drone. I own one myself too and create cinematic Videos. Keep it up bro! 👌🏽

[@JakeSloan]

awesome!

[@MrEddieNunez]

This is such a hidden hack. Thanks for sharing, definitely going to try this.

[@JakeSloan]

it can give some really cool results for sure and I feel like im just scratching the surface

[@jmcvideodrones]

Thanks for the suggestion. I was trying to do active track of myself walking across a bridge with my M2P snd Active track kept failing when i walked under the upper structure. I could of used Wavepoints to do it.

[@JakeSloan]

absolutely perfect case of how to use it!

[@hwobstj]

I’m new to the drone world, just purchased a mini 3 Pro and am curious if I can do this waypoint method with my drone. Great instructional videos. Thanks for making them.

[@JakeSloan]

you're welcome, the mini 3 doesnt have waypoints unfortunately but I do have a video coming next week about creative ways to use active track!

[@hwobstj]

@@JakeSloan After I sent you my message I went searching on KZbin and it seems the Mini 3 Pro, which I have , does have waypoints via some functions, at least according to some recent posters. I’m not at home so I can’t verify, but hopefully this is true as I do like the method you used. The Mavic 3 is on my radar for next year if I grow into this drone. Thanks for your reply and if I do find it has waypoints I’ll let you know.

[@serranopro_]

Liked and subscribed! Thank you for this great video! Please teach us your DLOG color grading method.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks for the sub and that video is coming!

[@ulftornert2855]

Awesome!!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@9adriano21]

Another banger tip !

[@JakeSloan]

Glad you think so!

[@jakenotfromstatefarm]

Awesome video Jake! I wish the Air2s had waypoints. I'll be upgrading that drone in particular this summer sometime. Guess I could use the skydio 2 in the meantime if I need any tracking. Just wish the camera was better. You still use your skydio 2? I haven't used mine in over a year. 🤦

[@JakeSloan]

I haven’t used mine in a while. I actually just gave it to a friend because they’ll actually use it lol.

[@jakenotfromstatefarm]

@@JakeSloan yeah I'm thinking of sending mine to my brother. It's just a dust collector. I remember you getting some pretty damn amazing shots on the skydio!

[@touring4973]

Good idea! Tnx. I also does not like scenes created with active track with myself always looking at the screen or the drone!:) Waypoints could be one reason not to get bored with flying a drone if it can be used creatively.

[@JakeSloan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@509mafia6]

I sure do appreciate your very informative and beautiful videos, but I always have to reach for a blanket while watching 😂 keep up the good work

[@JakeSloan]

HAHAHAHAHAHHA awesome!

[@georgekelly1948]

Great video,Jake. I think this may mean a Mavic 3 Classic is in my future?

[@JakeSloan]

I think the Mavic 3 Classic is excellent!

[@PaulFeinberg]

I have never used this with the mini 3 pro......looks cool maybe I need to try it. I also want to do a hyperlapse of something cool here. Great video!

[@JakeSloan]

great way to use it! I couldn't remember if the mini 3 had waypoints or not but if it does then definitely do it!

[@BlairAir]

ONLY Mavic 3 has Waypoints of the current drones. Last one to have them was Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom

[@BlairAir]

​@@JakeSloan Mini 3/3Pro only has Hyperlapse Waypoints, unfortunately 😕 maybe they will put them on the Pro... but I think it's a Mavic 3 thing more likely. Up-sell incentive!

[@PaulFeinberg]

@@BlairAir yep only available in Hyperlapse mode on the mini 3 Pro. Oh well lol 😂 Maybe when the Mavic 4 comes I will upgrade lol 😂

[@arunr5529]

Thanks for this excellent video. I’m hoping there’s a way I can do this similarly with my Mavic two pro. It obviously has waypoints, but I’m not sure if you can select and specify way points the way you do with the Mavic3 - i.e. by manually flying the mission first and setting waypoints as you fly

[@JakeSloan]

I can’t remember if that’s possible or not either

[@arunr5529]

@@JakeSloan I don’t think it is, but I will try today and let you know. Otherwise do you think it just using the map option to select waypoints would work just as well? I’m not sure in those sorts of regions like where you were shooting this video, it would suffice.

[@ospreycove]

Amazing footage! I'm going to share this video with people who criticized me for complaining about the lack of waypoints on the Mavic 3. lol

[@JakeSloan]

thanks! and I agree lol

[@eazymac71]

Awesome video, and a great idea! Question -- can you set the drone to film in cinematic mode during traversal of the waypoints? Also, when selecting the waypoints, I assume the drone will find the best route to get between the waypoints, and not necessarily the direct (or indirect route) that you may have taken while programming the waypoints? I'm coming from the perspective of, do you have to be smooth when moving during the waypoints, or does the drone do those calcs itself and plots its own course?

[@patrickbako]

Good question! Curious about this myself.

[@JakeSloan]

by cinematic mode do you mean moving slowly? You set the speed you want the drone to move at when you set the way point and fly from one to the next (it will repeat your gimbal movement speed as well) and yes you need to be as smooth as possible between waypoints because it is going to try and copy all your movements exactly! it's also important to make sure there are no obstacles since it will just stop if it detects them

[@paulthiebaut]

7:02 This shot is a cinema work, great job !

[@JakeSloan]

thank you!

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

Love that DJI put waypoints in the Mavic 3.

[@JakeSloan]

me too!

[@Phiseldek]

Great, Jake, thanks, this is really nice. Good idea! May I know which Music you chose?

[@JakeSloan]

All my music is from artlist

[@wwdagger]

Great video and footage. Are those custom control sticks? They look bigger than the stock ones.

[@JakeSloan]

yes they are and thanks!

[@kensteele3363]

awesome video! can you please tell us approx where in alaska where this spectacular footage is filmed?

[@JakeSloan]

This is deep in the Talkeetna Mountains

[@KidVid013]

Hmmm I thought about doing this to film (without) holding the controller. This is a great work around to active track, which seems hit or miss depending on area, obstacles, etc. NOW if only the POI had a "focus" in which you could focus on a person vs a spot. That would make this method FAR SUPERIOR to the active track. I'll have to play with this waypoint method and hopefully I can get something to come out.

[@JakeSloan]

agreed!!

[@MarkH163]

Wish the Air 2S did Waypoints (other than in Hyperlapse mode). Litchi, a 3rd party app does that, but not sure if that's worth it. Thanks Jake, good info video (and awesome mountain backdrop for demo)!

[@Clickumentary]

Oh bummer. I was going to check if my Air 2S was able to do this...crap. I wonder if mini 3 pro does? (Thinking of adding to collection for travel)

[@camilo8cheryl]

@@Clickumentary mini 3 pro has waypoints but on hyper lapse

[@JakeSloan]

yeah I realized that after I made this, I wonder if third party apps like Litchi would allow it?

[@powerstroke01]

​@@JakeSloan litchi has waypoints. I'll have to play with them.

[@brentfox1233]

Hi Jake, I always enjoy your videos. Can you use waypoints but make yourself the POI as you move into or out of a scene?

[@JakeSloan]

well you can make an area you plan to walk into a poi with waypoints but there is still no tracking involved everything must be pre programed

[@t-eighthundredtwo-thousand2711]

@@JakeSloanhi, can all the gimbal and camera movements be programed as well ?

[@MichaelCarrPilot]

I’ve been wondering all along how shots are achieved with no apparent holding of the controller. Great info.

[@JakeSloan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@imagesofnorway]

Excellent tip, thanx! I wish the Mini 3 Pro had waypoints, I’d rather not carry the Mavic 3 up the mountains.

[@JakeSloan]

I think you can use way points with the Mini 3 using the litchi app

[@Luokiteltu]

Great video! Very helpful. I'm planning on getting a drone soon to film some skiing. I think waypoints are going to be the way to get the majority of the shots. I'm not sure how I'd store the controller while skiing though. Ideally I'd set up a shot, throw the controller in my backpack, ski the line, and then have it land at the bottom. Is there a good way to do this? Am I going to run into issues with landing it at a different spot than it took off?

[@JakeSloan]

The best way to do this is keep the sticks off the controller(you can still control it just using your thumbs on then remote gimbals where the stick would normally go) and attach the controller to a lanyard. then tuck the remote into a pocket while you make your run, but be cautious, obstacle avoidance isnt 100% and occasionally the drone may loose you tracking so you will need to be able to stop quickly and get the drone back to where you want it. Also be away most drones can only track up to certain speeds which you would easily be able to go faster than on skis downhill

[@Luokiteltu]

@@JakeSloan Thanks for the great answer! Putting the controller in a pocket sounds reasonable. As long as the drone doesn't automatically land back up where I started skiing, I think this could work! Like you said in the video, the automatic tracking sounds like it wouldn't be super reliable, so I probably wouldn't use that a ton. Waypoints or even a completely static shot would work for me. The value for me is in being able to have an angle I wouldn't otherwise be able to get without having to have a friend climb a different mountain or something.

[@Nyke226]

IMPRESSIV Thanks a lot... Is the obstical avoidance active while doin this with the waypoints?

[@JakeSloan]

It is unless you turn it off

[@Nyke226]

@@JakeSloan thanks Jake. 🤟🙏

[@trentroberts7608]

Freaking awesome 👌. Lol. Love it.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!!

[@suitcasejunkies8719]

Hi Jake nice video as alway. Around the 6:48 mark, you have the drone do a circular motion around you, was that also done with waypoints and if so how did you accomplish that?

[@JakeSloan]

that was waypoints (3 if I remember right) when you are flying between setting waypoints the drone records the drone direction and gimbal position so you can create shots like this

[@suitcasejunkies8719]

@@JakeSloan Ok copy, thank you.

[@TheSilverSurfisher]

Thanks for the excellent video. Will this work good and accurate to capture a person surfing who has no camera operator? If not, what's the best drone brand and best drone-setting that has a reliable "follow me" or Tracking feature for surfers??

[@JakeSloan]

this will not but the drone does have some tracking modes but I would not trust any drone to track surfers safely on it's own

[@TheSilverSurfisher]

@@JakeSloan Okay, Thanks for the feedback!

[@petermclennan6781]

I shot aerials from helicopters for Hollywood and others for years. "Waypoints" is exactly how we did it. Waypoints are already implemented in the Mini 3 in "Hyperlapse" mode, but not for regular flight. A marketing decision, pure and simple. I'd willingly pay DJI for a waypoints firmware paid update.

[@JakeSloan]

Agreed and I wish they would add the option to the mini series.

[@ToreOnYouTube]

RIP exposure in these environments. Good job with the editing.

[@JakeSloan]

Lol it’s hard to get good exposure in places like this. SO much light bouncing around

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Great post man. I have the Mini 2 and for some reason DJI didn't include active track or way points in the software ? It has all the other cookie cutter shots baked in though I also have the Spark and it does have active track.... but it's not very reliable. I'm trying to get it to follow a large red rc glider and it's struggling to keep it in frame. Drops out probably 85% of the time... any advice ?

[@JakeSloan]

yeah they didn't have any active track in the mini 2 due to lack of obstacle avoidance sensors, you can use an app like Litchi to do a lot more with the drone though!

[@michaelwhinnery164]

@@JakeSloan sweet

[@UavDasher]

hey, thanks for the video, very well done! can you work with waypoints on the DJI Mini 3 Pro as well? i think they only provide it along with Hyperlapse, but you might know more than me :)

[@JakeSloan]

I don’t believe you can with the mini 3 😔

[@UavDasher]

@@JakeSloan thank you for the quick response. found that out as well in the meantime. yet there's an app called dronelink which mitigates that issue (and leverages the waypoint feature even more. check it out if you're interested :)

[@anotherguywithaflyingcamer6193]

What’s your opinion on the rc pro and rc non pro controllers? Looking at upgrading to the mavic 3 (non cine) and one of those two controllers from my air 2s for the extended flight time and variable aperture

[@JakeSloan]

I have and use both regularly and honestly the dji RC (one with the screen but not the pro model) is excellent. The pro has a few features that beat it out but I am perfectly happy using it when I do. I have a video coming comparing the two

[@jerome_brr]

Really nice trick ! Where were you to shoot this ? Looks beautiful; I'll be in Anchorage soon :)

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks this is about 70 miles back in the Talkeetna mountains. very cool spot but only accessible by helicopter in then winter

[@jerome_brr]

@@JakeSloan Thanks a bunch, I watch lots of your video and found them really useful and inspiring ! Do you know if there is 1 drone model following the remote instead of "smart" active track ? Thx

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

Can you start wide angle and then zoom in with the waypoints? I wish waypoints were on the air2s or mini3 pro that mavic 3 is too big and heavy for the big mountains I do.

[@JakeSloan]

I don't believe you can

[@3goldfinger]

Just when I thought way point was useless, now a whole new world opens up for my Spark, Air 1,2 and Se, using Maven app.

[@JakeSloan]

yeah it's actually pretty awesome

[@wolfiemedia]

Quicker, dirtier way to do this is utilise Cruise Control. For the side and reveals - it's super easy and doesn't keep the subject in the centre (also) :)

[@JakeSloan]

waypoints don't have to keep subject in center either ;)

[@wolfiemedia]

edited :) @@JakeSloan Love the channel BTW.

[@jeffreyrosenberg7765]

Awsome. Thanks. Where is this?

[@JakeSloan]

Way way way back in the mountains in alaska.

[@KrisLuckPhoto]

have you had an issue where the second waypoint gets stuck? For example, I was at the beach and the second waypoint was set to 50 feet, but the drone just went to 3 feet over the water and just hovered.

[@JakeSloan]

I have had the issue once in a while that obstacle avoidance would cause it to stop

[@zwojack7285]

Hm, do you know by chance if there is a drone that..how to describe..has relativistic waypoints? As in, you have the drone track something and move around with it and then execute waypoints in relation to the tracked object in space? For example, if you have waypoints that circle around something, then does an overhead flyby, all while the tracked object is moving?

[@JakeSloan]

not really that I know of

[@zwojack7285]

@@JakeSloan aww :( but thanks for answering!

[@arunr5529]

Hi! Does the Mavic 3 ignore any pauses when you are pre-flying the course to set the waypoints? Because I imagine when you are doing the establishment of the course you may need to pause so that you can operate the menus to add the way points, but you wouldn’t want this in the final footage.

[@JakeSloan]

it does ignore pauses you make to add waypoints

[@80211Denver]

I assume it smooths out the flight path, gimble tilt, zoom, etc? Sorry if you mentioned that and I missed it

[@JakeSloan]

it does exactly what you do so you do need to make all your movements smooth as you are setting the waypoints etc

[@mdel.e9234]

thanks. if you move sideways to another waypoints, it will also move sideways in actual with smooth movements?

[@JakeSloan]

it will follow the movements you input at a constant speed so yes unless your changes are drastic

[@mdel.e9234]

@@JakeSloan yes big help. thank you

[@theoutsider6191]

One question, do you need to have the controller out of pack or case to perform these way point moves? I am considering one of these drones and would like to be able to program this sort of movement to film solo skiing off piste, so being able to program the flight then pack the controller in my backpack would be the desired method. Would this work?

[@JakeSloan]

I keep the controller in hand just incase something goes wrong, I would not try this in the way you describe, I do wish DJI would make a beacon to make it easier to perform shots like you describe

[@theoutsider6191]

@JakeSloan Maybe I'll look at simply hovering in a single location and repeat 👍😎