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    Air 2S 5.4K video playback problems

    Thanks, no need as VLC and others play all my video files. The M.S. HEVC codec was once free but licensee apparently got greedy. I downloaded it, while still free but it does not play nice with my other players without micro stutter. Thanks again for the link.
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    Air 2S 5.4K video playback problems

    So, bought a new media computer, Intel Celeron N5095 mini cube T8 from Amazon $135. Wow, 4k and Air 2s video now smooth using VLC or MPC-HC. This ain’t the old Celeron of past. Oh the irony, Movies and TV refuses to play without the licensed HEVC codec from M$! Old intel 4460s now in garage. My...
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    Air 2s bug?

    My Air 2s reset my photo number count back to 001 today. My Mavic 1 has never done that no matter where card was formatted, in aircraft or PC yet maintained sequential count. Picture count was 0345 not 9999 which IMHO is another bug reported many times over. I looked into my save folder and...
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    red-tail hawk

    Yes, I'm down the road from you and have one monster I named Rodan. Bird strike is one of my biggest issues and from other post, at DJI, I pray that DJI care will cover it. An observer and VLOS helps but I will not fly on those crowded sky days. Curious if color or a big fake pair of talons...
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    Bought a Mavic Air 2S and it's a giant paper weight....

    I reformat on pc and in drone..NEVER had an issue. As others, I always close video before shutting down the drone, You know that. Let us know what you find out..curiosity has killed me more than once.
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    Anyone using an Air 2s with an IPAD 5th Gen

    Yep, found a used one last week and have made a few flights on it. Not as powerful as my SE 2020, also not listed at DJI. My old 6s will stay with my mavic 1 as reports of overheating with the 2s are mentioned several times. The iPad has only 500 nits brightness so thinking a hoodie down the road...
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    Air 2S 5.4K video playback problems

    Sorry, missed your specs. Yeah, If you and others have no issue with VLC, I can only wonder what the Movies & TV app did right, AMD drivers or not. I assume my RTX 2060S drivers are great? At any rate I will be shooting 5.4 in photo mode to compliment my DSLR 24MP stuff. Without having to dink...
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    Air 2S 5.4K video playback problems

    970 pro nvme Asrock MB. I can only use Movies and TV app to play theses clips dead smooth : Video: HVC1 3840x2160 59.94fps 152609kbps [V: English [eng] (hevc main L5.1, yuv420p, 3840x2160, 152609 kb/s)] Anything else gives me micro stutter randomly thru clips. Your using Air 2s as well? Thx
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    Air 2S 5.4K video playback problems

    Lol, my old Intel i5 460 and GTX970 BD server was a complete fail with hi-bitrate video. I knew that ;) Until I get to test other players, Movies & TV will do for smooth quick checks: after download off the Air 2s 128 Extreme v3 card using a usb 3.0 card reader. I used the VLC record function to...
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    Air 2S 5.4K video playback problems

    Thanks but nothing but grey screens with my 3600x. It seems that anything above 91 kbps I have to switch to Movies & TV. Wish I had a newer Mac just to check for same issues, but moving my clips to older back intel machine to recheck tomorrow.
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    Air 2S 5.4K video playback problems

    Wow, same issue here. I only have one out the box, W10 player, that can play my hi bitrate Air 2s videos dead smooth. That is the built in Movies and TV app with the free, now .99 cent, HEVC codec. I can no longer use my old standbys mpc-hc64 or newest version VLC, all set to hardware decode...
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    Old airplane driver's view of Part 107 test

    A lot of you have hit it head for the safety awareness aspect of the part 107; my next goal after the holidays. Night photography, with all camera types, has been a favorite past time as well as landscape photography. I took my cross country and in my flying club's 150 Aerobat. When time...
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    Card cannot be used for payment (Error code: E0014)

    It was the reason WHY the lady at the card company gave me for declining DJI. Yes, I was fishing here for like experiences, not to troll. DJI wrote back to try a different card, yet I missed the Paypal method. So, all is good, got DJI care. Lol, with the SAME card on file at Paypal.
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    Card cannot be used for payment (Error code: E0014)

    Not sure I can trust DJI any further. The (Error code: E0014) was received after trying buy DJI care on my Capital One card. DJI responded that card company had rejected the charge. So, called Capital One that explained that DJI only needs to know if funds are available. DJI was requesting WAY...
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    Keeping my trusty Mavic Pro vs Air 2s with old iPhone 6s...

    That would be the A10 chipset, my old 6s was the A9. If Costco ever delivers my Air2s, I'm hoping DJI does not kill my SE 2020 compatibility (not listed), LOL, same as the listed iPhone 11.