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aburruss
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New way of filming single track rides in Baja
Just borrowed a skydio drone from a friend. It's amazing. I will have some footage of our daughter out on our track soon.. but I've now got one on
order. Pretty sweet technology, and the video quality is great.
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mtgoat666
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Glorified selfie stick!
Ma, look at me!
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by aburruss  | | Just borrowed a skydio drone from a friend. It's amazing. I will have some footage of our daughter out on our track soon.. but I've now got one on
order. Pretty sweet technology, and the video quality is great. |
Would love to see the footage. You are going to make a lot of memories with it. How easy was it for you to learn?
I got mine a couple weeks back. Took 6 months. Haven't had a chance to get great motion shots.
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pacificobob
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when gopro was a new thing i put one on my helmet, took a bunch of video.
i quickly discovered i had very little interest in viewing them. my riding pals have zero interest in watching video of guys riding
motorbikes...rather go riding than watch videos.....but thats just us.
[Edited on 3-17-2021 by pacificobob]
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advrider
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That's some amazing footage and even better looking trail. Any Arizona riders on here want to share some tracks or show a guy around? Have bike will
travel and buy beer...
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ehall
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| Quote: Originally posted by advrider | | That's some amazing footage and even better looking trail. Any Arizona riders on here want to share some tracks or show a guy around? Have bike will
travel and buy beer... |
Only an hour from my house. I like beer.
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motoged
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| Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob | when gopro was a new thing i put one on my helmet, took a bunch of video.
i quickly discovered i had very little interest in viewing them. my riding pals have zero interest in watching video of guys riding
motorbikes...rather go riding rather than watch videos.....but thats just us. |
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Some years ago I rode from Catavina hotel to Santa Maria mission solo with a helmet cam and recorded the in and out trip. When my ride group caught
up the next day, I was thrilled to hook my system up to the tv (its own accomplishment ) and invite them to bring their beer and watch....expecting
them to be attentive, appreciative, and generally interested (these were the days when very few were doing helmet cams....a novelty ).
They wanted me to fast forward or showed diminishing interest rather quickly.... bunch of coneheads.
I like to watch ride vids, but don't do them anymore as recording dictates the ride rather than the ride itself.
Not everyone like watching home movies....except the recording artiste ... 
Don't believe everything you think....
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AKgringo
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About six years ago, I did a helmet cam run at Sugar Bowl ski area. I watched it once, and tried to explain to a fellow viewer that the terrain was
much steeper than it appears on the video, but it was a tough sell.
I nailed the run, but the exhilaration of the steep, and speed on the groomed runs just didn't come through! A drone like the one the bikers used
would be better, but they are not allowed at the ski area.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | About six years ago, I did a helmet cam run at Sugar Bowl ski area. I watched it once, and tried to explain to a fellow viewer that the terrain was
much steeper than it appears on the video, but it was a tough sell.
I nailed the run, but the exhilaration of the steep, and speed on the groomed runs just didn't come through! A drone like the one the bikers used
would be better, but they are not allowed at the ski area. |
Here is a skiing one. Remember, the drone is flying and filming all by itself.
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JZ
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Snow bike.
[Edited on 3-18-2021 by JZ]
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JZ
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To the two 70 yo "grown men" ITT who can't help themselves from becoming butt hurt over every single thing I type on here:
I'm sorry to hear you were too dumb to realize that a video needs to be edited for it to be interesting. Your lack of skill means you wasted $500 on a
paper weight.
This video was posted to show what the drone is capable of, not for the quality of presentation format.
At least Goat makes an attempt at being clever in his insults. You two are just sad and mad at the world.
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jamiec
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Currently in the market for a drone, I've looked at the reviews for the skydio and it seems to have some drawbacks compared to the DJI's even though
it looks like its AI is pretty good.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
At least Goat makes an attempt at being clever in his insults. You two are just sad and mad at the world.
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Did you just show Goat some love? #bromance.
The technology is interesting. GoPro has also spent a lot of money on software to help address the editing issue. AI will continue to make it better.
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mtgoat666
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99% of gopro amateur sport videos and travel videos are too long. If you cant tell your story in 30 seconds or less, then you are a loser!
Take a lesson from tv commercials! Keep it short!
All people want to see is dramatic action, crashes and near misses (but it never hurts to throw in a few boob shots, if nice boobs). No one ever wants
to see or hear a narrator.
Woke!
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by jamiec | | Currently in the market for a drone, I've looked at the reviews for the skydio and it seems to have some drawbacks compared to the DJI's even though
it looks like its AI is pretty good. |
I have a couple DJI drones.
They have different strengths. DJI is fantastic for over landscape shots and can't be matched by Skydio on this. DJI is meant to be flown manually.
It does have some spectacular features, like Tap Fly, which let's it automatically fly to any subject you tap on the screen. I did a lot of the
close up rock shots in the video below using Tap Fly.
Skydio is the best in the world at autonomous subject tracking. It is years ahead of DJI at this.
[Edited on 3-17-2021 by JZ]
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white whale
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First thought - wow. Now that is a drone tech for the first timers.
Second - crash avoidance tech must outrageously good
Third - I have never considered how you post video here??? Took a bit of testing with cut/paste.... got it now.
I still can't figure out the technical wizardry for this one, single shot, audio gets post p work of course but this is just wild.
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JZ
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That is one of the small FPV drones that ppl use for racing. The guy is wearing goggles, and is exceedingly good at flying it.
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advrider
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I think I like watching videos more then I would making them. When I ride I just want to be in the moment and enjoy the trail. A drone would be nice
to get some areal shots of surrounding areas when camping or hiking but I don't think I would have the patience for editing and such?
I love the perspective they provide and enjoy what other take the time to do but I'll be out ridding..
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by advrider | I think I like watching videos more then I would making them. When I ride I just want to be in the moment and enjoy the trail. A drone would be nice
to get some areal shots of surrounding areas when camping or hiking but I don't think I would have the patience for editing and such?
I love the perspective they provide and enjoy what other take the time to do but I'll be out ridding.. |
I love the editing. Do it at night. Usually drinking a couple beers. It's a hobby. But definitely not for everyone.
Taking the shots is a balance. I try not to drive my kids nuts taking shots. So only get about 5% of the available shots, not wanting to bother the
riding too much. It's always easier to film a place that you have been to before. You can time the breaks. Some day I'll do some trips that are
just for filming.
Skydio is a little better for this. You basically throw it up and it will follow you for 20 mins (per battery). You don't have to start and stop,
and stage scenes. Just let it record. Of course, then you have to watch all that footage to pick out the good nuggets.
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Archie
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 |
All people want to see is dramatic action, crashes and near misses (but it never hurts to throw in a few boob shots, if nice boobs).
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I agree with this man. I like to see people crashing, its funny as long its not me...
Also like gratuitous boob footage.
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