Recent content by tbwester

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    Phantom 4 timelapse settings

    It's not for a time lapse video, it's for mapping vertical objects. I need 1 second interval full res photos.
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    Phantom 4 timelapse settings

    bump, anyone know?
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    Phantom 4 timelapse settings

    Is there a way to trigger photos every 1 sec, 2 seconds? All I see on the DJI go app is 5 seconds, and that is a little slow for what I need. Any other apps that will do this for me?
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    Aerial Photo to 3D print

    @BigAl07 Okay. Maybe it has value in that way. There are some shortcomings to the process. Here is a model of a house made by photos - Farm House by Geo-4D UAV - 3D model. You can see in a few tight spaces and near trees the 3D surfaces look a little weird, or inaccurate. These are just...
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    Aerial Photo to 3D print

    You would just upload the photos to me. For the lighthouse example I captured a few 100 photos with a phantom 2 and gopro set to take a photo every 2 seconds. If your already using a program like drone deploy, that program can export 3D surfaces, so in that case you would simply upload the 3D...
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    Aerial Photo to 3D print

    I'm wondering if anyone here would like to 3D print scenes that they fly over? I'm trying to gauge interest in a service that would convert any aerial photos into 3D printed objects (see the attached PDF). The final result is a perfect literally "one-of-a-kind" full color replica. The size of...
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    Pix4D Magic

    Good luck!
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    Pix4D Magic

    Yes. The software has nothing to do with drones. You can take the images however you want. Drones have just allowed better perspective images and you can do it faster. I will say, this is not a beginner software or area to get into. Be prepared to do some work!
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    Calibrate compass before each flight? The debate

    I feel like every time you calibrate you have a chance of a mis-calibration. I'd rather just watch how it flies and re-calibrate if there is an issue. It has served me well so far.
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    Pix4D Magic

    It stiches all the photos together and creates a 3D model. You can do renderings and animations within - but they are very basic.
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    Pix4D Magic

    Pretty amazing software. I've done 3D prints of mine with amazing results.
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    Calibrate compass before each flight? The debate

    I have only calibrated mine once (when I bought it). It has been all over the United States and traveled by car many miles. I have owned it for almost a year. Never had a single problem. But I am always careful to watch how it hovers after takeoff, usually if there are issues you will see...
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    TSA/Traveling Advice

    No problems at all. Do it all the time. Even checking batteries, no problems.
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    Look at number of satellites INDOORS!

    You may want to be careful flying indoors with GPS. There is this thing called multi path, basically as the signal bounces around off walls and such, it adds that distance to where the GPS thinks you are. So if you pick up a signal that has bounced 10 extra feet, it might be sending you 10...
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    Flew up 4400ft, could not descend fast enough. CSC?

    He said 20's after 0% battery the phantom dropped.