Does the DJI mission app provide the ability to get cinematic footage autonomously?

[MARK (LI)]

Thank you for that @swoermck ...but I am a nuts and bolts guy....I can take care of mechanical problems, and I get around on electronic stuff...but afraid of messing up the controller if I try any of this stuff...just not tech savvy enough to trust myself with it....and then afraid if I got this into the controller, how I would find it to use it

 

[swoermck]

Don‘t worry @MARK (LI) , you will only work in the waypoints folder of your controller, and worst thing what could happen here is that the waypoint mission you are touching may not work anymore afterwards.

The way the RC2 handles waypoint is very simple: for every new mission you create, the controller will create a subfolder in the waypoints folder with a name made out of letters and numbers. let‘s assume you create a new mission, then the controller will create a subfolder eg. „abcd-19Z“, and in this folder there will be a file named „abcd-19Z.kmz“. (folder and name of the kmz file will always be identical).

Now if you want to import your own KMZ file (converted from Litchi), only thing you have to do is to rename your kmz file on your computer to „abcd-19Z.kmz“ and replace the file in the folder „waypoints/abcd-197“ of the controller.

And that‘s it!

Only thing you have to figure out before is, what cryptic folder name corresponds to the waypoint mission you created. But that‘s also quite easy: just open the folders under the waypoint folder and check the time stamp (ok, you should know the date and time when you created the waypoint mission).

And if I am not mistaken, mounting the RC2 controller on a Windows machine is even easier (I heard that it will just pop up in the explorer as a new drive?), but this I cannot verify as I am only working on mac machines - maybe others here know how this works with windows machines?

 

[swoermck]

One thing I forgot to mention: generic workflow how to upload your own KMZ file:

1) create a basic waypoint mission on the controller, two random waypoints anywhere on the map are enough (as we will replace this later anyway)
2) in the waypoints folder of your controller, figure out the cryptic name of the folder which was created (as stated before check the timestamp of the folder)
3) rename your kmz file on your desktop to the cryptic name (crypticname.kmz)
4) replace the kmz file on the controller with the one you created in step 3
5) now take your controller again and open the waypoint mission you created in step 1: this will open your imported mission from Litchi!

And if you did anything wrong here, worst case: the basic waypoint mission you created in step 1) with the 2 random waypoints will be empty.

 

[MARK (LI)]

Ii will check that out.....I really appreciate the time and effort you put into responding

 

[Len750]

You can program the waypoint mission to completely control the drone, gimbal and camera.

Even on the Mavic Mini 4 Pro?

 

[MARK (LI)]

Even on the Mavic Mini 4 Pro?

Yes

 

[ericole]

I find the waypoints flights to produce better, smoother video than I can get on my own.....it takes ( for me, anyway) a lot of patients to enter the flight...I have fat fingers, a stylus does make it a bit easier...but if you do take your time and enter all parameters for the flight, and then at the end check that you did not mistakenly change something that you entered they come out quite good

I've been wondering this for a while, but never time to dig into it, or when I have time forget to look! Is this possible with an original Mavic Pro?

 

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I've been wondering this for a while, but never time to dig into it, or when I have time forget to look! Is this possible with an original Mavic Pro?

Yes with the Litchi app, and other similar 3rd party control programs.

 

[parkgt]

Yes with the Litchi app, and other similar 3rd party control programs.

Have you found that Litchi works on any DJI drone since the M2P?

 

[swoermck]

Have you found that Litchi works on any DJI drone since the M2P?

Works on Mavic Air 2 and Mini 2 .. although not as smooth as with Air3/Air3S waypoint missions , as Litchi cannot upload a mission to Mavic Air 2 and Mini 2 upfront, but instead gives constantly commands via controller during the flight

 

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Have you found that Litchi works on any DJI drone since the M2P?

M2Z/P were the last consumer-class drones that supported autonomous waypoint operation from 3rd party apps. As mentioned, Litchi supports the Air 2 and mini 2 via Virtual Sticks, which requires a strong, solid connection to the RC throughout the mission.