I have been getting a lot of Questions about different things, mostly drone related. So I made a video where I answer the questions such as "how good is the new iPad Pro at editing 4K DJI footage," and much, much more. Check it out and feel free to add your own questions so I can consider them for part 2! Happy flying! Colin … [Read more...] about My first Q+A video
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How to film a car chase with a drone
How to Film a car chase using a DJI Phantom Drone. Using a drone to film a moving car isn’t as easy as you may guess, but the results can be stunning. This is the kind of shot that used to cost a lot of money, now it can be accomplished easily and cheaply using UAV drones, AKA quadcopters or sUAS. You can also use active track to do this on the Phantom 4 / magic and spark … [Read more...] about How to film a car chase with a drone
How to Edit Drone video in Adobe Photoshop CC / CS6
Edit Drone video in photoshop Photoshop has the ability to edit video. In fact.. it’s been there for quite some time. Photoshop CS6 saw a big change in the way that Photoshop works with video and this continues with Photoshop CC. This is a great option for photographers who have shot video on their Drones and need to edit a video without having to learn a dedicated video … [Read more...] about How to Edit Drone video in Adobe Photoshop CC / CS6
DJI Phantom 2 Vision Drone, where it all began for me!
Flying cameras! The ultimate gadget. What isn’t to love about this? I have been bitten by the Remote Controlled Quadrocopter, drone, UAV, aerial photography and videography bug. I’t actually been a long time now in drone photography time, I started flying in June 2013, and have owned 6 DJI Phantoms of various configurations. Some are better for different things, I discuss … [Read more...] about DJI Phantom 2 Vision Drone, where it all began for me!
Shark feeding frenzy over Xcraft drone company
See the shark tank guys go crazy over these drones. It's interesting how the "non drone" community see these things. (Even though this isn't a new video), investors have been clambering all over anything with the word drone in it. Reality is this, drone users are very sophisticated and won't buy a drone based on marketing, they care about the specs and the quality of images. … [Read more...] about Shark feeding frenzy over Xcraft drone company
Lens Correction on Video in Photoshop tutorial
How to fix GoPro lens distortion in Photoshop. Even though are using video in this tutorial, this works on any camera and also with photographs. How to fix lens distortion in video in Photoshop. This example was shot on a DJI Phantom with a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition. The lessons work for different cameras, so even if you don’t use the same camera here, you can still learn … [Read more...] about Lens Correction on Video in Photoshop tutorial
How to make a panorama photograph from a video clip
Ever since I posted this photograph on Social Media, I have had a ton of people ask me how I did it. This is a 7 image panoramic Photograph, made from a video shot on a GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition, mounted on a DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter Drone. We have plenty of free content here at DroneHowTo that shows you how to fly drones and work with video and photographs. … [Read more...] about How to make a panorama photograph from a video clip
How to fix shakey footage in Adobe After Effects
Even with a 3 axis gimbal, there are times that you need to smoothen out a shot. Maybe there is a little shake from wind, or you want to smoothen out a gimbal tilt or jerky yaw movement. In this tutorial, I am using After Effects, but it can also be done exactly the same way in Premiere Pro. This footage is shot on a DJI Phantom with a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition in After … [Read more...] about How to fix shakey footage in Adobe After Effects