Waypoint mission not smooth and creates different length videos each time

Mark Ewing
We flew this mission 4 times and had different length videos created each time. We need them to be identical in order to blend into a 4 hour hyperlapse. The drone movements are also not cinematic or smooth. Any tips? Perhaps change the interpolation? Bezier curves? Rounded corners? Help me make it smooth and identical please. https://app.dronelink.com/mark-ewing/trucking-shot-path/plan/lKjAyDnjjynemYdXSEd5/pfC9NZEWxF3G3RRbBGso Resulting files: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/9t3n0z8tx069hnrjde2c3/h?rlkey=exmvcewromcpd4jy28z3bk4w9&dl=0 Client comments in addition to our concerns above: Smooth out heading in 1:48 2:04 - it has too quick pan to the left 2:15 again sudden pan to the left - too much 2:26-2:28 camera is starting to pan again to much to the left and we're loosing to much of the view from the right We should interpolate evenly the heading from 2:02 until the stop of the drone at the end so that the heading changes smoothly.
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    Barry Houldsworth Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert

    There are many reasons for this and most of them are covered here.

    https://support.dronelink.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052533153-Why-does-the-drone-fly-off-course-or-make-jerky-movements-during-certain-mission-plans-

    Personally, I use Bezier curves unless there is a reason not to. 

    You don't mention which drone and device you are using.  Both can make a big difference - smaller drone, with a lower power device is never going to give smooth results.

    If you are using an older drone, like a P4P or Mavic 2P, you have the option to use onboard waypoints, which will always provide a smoother and more accurate path.  Just in case that is relevant you can find out more here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F-W4HKJlmA

    While not perfect, this can also help if the footage has already been shot:  https://youtu.be/ByQxkxhzUJE

    Hope that helps.

     

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    Mark Ewing
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    Thanks for the reply. Do you have recommendations for the brazier curve settings? We initially shot with the M2Pro but then the client wanted it reshot with the wider angles lens of the P4ProV2 so we’ll try your suggestion of loading it to the drone.

    I see you copied our flight plan any chance you could make any suggested changes for us to try to a plan and share it with me? Thanks so much for taking the time. We’ll happily pay a consulting fee if need be as we need to get this done right on our third attempt next week. The end goal will be to repeat this mission over and over for 4-5 hours and then hyper lapse in post. So they need to be spot on each time every time. Thanks!!

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    Mike (Arizona Wyldwest) Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert

    I’d suggest try using one POI instead of all the drones headings you added on each waypoint which means it needs to adjust at every waypoint to be spot on. Looks like you did a good job overall setting them up to north to focus on that one spot but it is a lot easier with one POI. You can adjust the altitude off-set on it as well to adjust the pitch. May work better.

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    Mark Ewing

    The goal is to mimic this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ahf1mz9ynui59y/VegasDrone.mp4?dl=0 - they created a KML in Google Earth which used MSL for altitudes so I had to generate a formula in excel and find the AGL from the known take-off point altitude - then inverse the gimbal pitches as Google does it opposite of dronelink - then import that as a CSV - . As I mentioned - I'll happily pay a consulting fee to try to mimic their video as closely as possible with a 20 second hover at the end to show the strip in the background with the site in the foreground.They are quite particular as the 3d visualization that will go on top needs an exact video backplate to work well.

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    Barry Houldsworth Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert

    Mark Ewing

    Backplate stuff can be a pain.

    Send me an email - barry@aviosaerialmedia.com.  Include the files you have, including the KML they initially provided.  

    Thanks 

    Barry

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