Tripod mode moving/stationary timelapses?

ridebikesbro · Feb 1, 2017

Hi guys,
Getting my Mavic in less than a week and am really curious about the potential for timelapse videos, especially using the slower tripod mode to make really cinematic moving timelapses. I was wondering if anyone has experience doing this and could offer some advice for camera settings etc.

It would help me out, any suggestions are welcome! Thanks!

BD0G · Feb 1, 2017

You could just enter tripod mode and ascend to the chosen altitude. Snap a pic and then move horizontally to the left or right to a new spot and snap a pic , rinse , repeat.

You could also just remain in a hover and allow the action in front of the camera to change as you captured pics.

Then stitch them.

It might be hard to move the same distance for every shot though. It would be time consuming. Perhaps use Lichti and setup a mission to move to preselected Waypoints and snap a photo.

colvill · Feb 1, 2017

Flite Test made reference to this in their latest VLOG. Basically flying the Mavic in Tripod mode then speeding it up in post production so it looks like moving time lapse. Worth a look.

ridebikesbro · Feb 2, 2017

colvill said:
Flite Test made reference to this in their latest VLOG. Basically flying the Mavic in Tripod mode then speeding it up in post production so it looks like moving time lapse. Worth a look.

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Cool, thanks! Wondering if anyone has some direct experience with this as well. I'm guessing those files would be huge (filming straight for 20min in 4K?)

Cimriver · Feb 2, 2017

ridebikesbro said:
Cool, thanks! Wondering if anyone has some direct experience with this as well. I'm guessing those files would be huge (filming straight for 20min in 4K?)

Pretty sure I read that DJI breaks long recording into separate 3 minute files. Can anyone confirms this?

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BD0G · Feb 2, 2017

I dont think that is accurate as I have just checked and I have a 4:40 min flight in one video file.

BD0G · Feb 2, 2017

ridebikesbro said:
Cool, thanks! Wondering if anyone has some direct experience with this as well. I'm guessing those files would be huge (filming straight for 20min in 4K?)

Just checked and one 4 minute clip in .mov format at 4 K 30 FPS = 1.7 Gig.
So using this as a baseline I get 20 minutes = approx 8.5 Gig's in 4 K 30 fps.

Rounding off this would be approximately 4 minutes equals 2 Gig.

m0j0 · Feb 2, 2017

Good video

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FernandaRamos · May 16, 2017

For timelapse shooting I would advice to take pictures instead of accelarating video. Photo=>timed shot

KevWaite · May 16, 2017

My first attempt at time lapse / hyperlapse using the video method rather than photos. Was attempting to get movement forward but after latest update tripod mode did not show for this flight. Watch from 1.30, not perfect as it was quite windy, but a start.

hookalakupua · May 16, 2017

KevWaite said:
My first attempt at time lapse / hyperlapse using the video method rather than photos. Was attempting to get movement forward but after latest update tripod mode did not show for this flight. Watch from 1.30, not perfect as it was quite windy, but a start.

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Great video! Stunning scenes. Do you mind telling me what music that was. Cheers

Pipes101 · May 16, 2017

KevWaite said:
My first attempt at time lapse / hyperlapse using the video method rather than photos. Was attempting to get movement forward but after latest update tripod mode did not show for this flight. Watch from 1.30, not perfect as it was quite windy, but a start.

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Hobbz11 · May 16, 2017

I prefer using the video mode for timelapse rather than photo.
You're only going to get 20-25 mins worth of flight time to make the timelapse anyway, so i find it easier just to video the entire thing in 4K, and speed up to get the desired effect in post.
And yes, tripod mode seems to help keep the Mavic in one position, although I also used warp stabiliser in premiere to keep the image as stable as possible.
This is probably my best effort so far.