DronePan

[tomtnt]

Pointless unless stitching can be done in app and the photo saved to the device.

What about stacked panos?

Are these features for the future?

lol, pointless seems a bit strong.. it makes it alot easier to capture the photos then to manually yaw and pitch.

would love to have in app stitching though - sure, it won't be as great as PTGUI but google photosphere and the samsung camera can stitch in app - should be possible.

 

[gfredrone]

lol, pointless seems a bit strong.. it makes it alot easier to capture the photos then to manually yaw and pitch.

would love to have in app stitching though - sure, it won't be as great as PTGUI but google photosphere and the samsung camera can stitch in app - should be possible.

Yeah that was a bit over the top, lol. Can't complain since it's free.

Also, looks like it stacks but not 360 deg? Can't tell from video.

Here is what I use for stitching my pano's. Doesn't get much easier.

Image Composite Editor - Microsoft Research

 

[pdw]

Hey guys, if you want join the DronePan beta and have not yet received an invite, please drop us your email here and I'll add you:
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[tomtnt]

Yeah that was a bit over the top, lol. Can't complain since it's free.

Also, looks like it stacks but not 360 deg? Can't tell from video.

Here is what I use for stitching my pano's. Doesn't get much easier.

Image Composite Editor - Microsoft Research

ICE looks like it only does pano? PTGUI and autopano does 360 spherical pano from these pics (well, missing the sky)

 

[gfredrone]

ICE looks like it only does pano? PTGUI and autopano does 360 spherical pano from these pics (well, missing the sky)

ICE does 360.

 

[BigAl07]

I installed and used DronePan today and gotta say I really enjoyed it. Couldn't be easier and it produced good results in my less than stellar test flights today.

 

[Cyclone]

Wanna share your picture?

 

[Man.Of.Kent]

I joined the DronePan beta test this morning. Weather looks good so I will try it out later. Just a little height at first to ensure control is solid then 400ft above my village. When done, and stitched, I'll post a nice pic of rural Kent.

 

[madgitty]

I have been beta testing and it works really well, need to capture more sky, not sure how this is going to be done, but it works great

 

[sdharris]

Yeah that was a bit over the top, lol. Can't complain since it's free.

Also, looks like it stacks but not 360 deg? Can't tell from video.

Here is what I use for stitching my pano's. Doesn't get much easier.

Image Composite Editor - Microsoft Research

I just took a great pano - usually use Lightroom or Photoshop but thought I would try ICE. Having problems getting it to organise and orient the 20 images from DronePano as its missing the sky - any tips?

 

[gfredrone]

I just took a great pano - usually use Lightroom or Photoshop but thought I would try ICE. Having problems getting it to organise and orient the 20 images from DronePano as its missing the sky - any tips?

Did you go in under the structured panorama settings or let it auto detect? Then under projection select Spherical.

 

[unclejas]

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I've watched your vids on your YouTube channel. In regards to getting more 'actual' sky in the pictures, the Phantom has a setting to increase the gimbal pitch 30 degrees 'upward'.

You may already know about this, but just wanting to pass along if not.

When connected to the P3:

 

[sdharris]

Did you go in under the structured panorama settings or let it auto detect? Then under projection select Spherical.

I tried both - if left on auto it does not seem to detect the number of pictures per row, and on structured I can dial it in but the output is unpredictable. Whereas the trail version of PT GUI nailed it - sphere with the top cut off <- thats not the most technical term I know but you know what I mean.

 

[sdharris]

I had some success with ICE by omitting the last two shots in the sequence but not perfect. I did however create a conventional panorama in Lightroom from the results of DronePan and the results are quite nice. Clear images and certainly really easy to take from the Phantom 3 perspective, saved a lot of work at the time.

From an application perspective:-

• I do like the simple approach but it would benefit from neater GUI
• I always worry about drift creating blur in some lighting conditions, not a problem today but it was still drifting after a turn perhaps a slider for slow - fast sequence
• I also rarely do a full 360 pano, tend to do 270 at most, perhaps a slider to set degrees
• I know its not flying recording video, but a map in the lower right would be a nice touch for orientation and for flying from A to B
• If automatic camera settings is all we can use adjust EV and lock AE would be nice

All that said, it's a great little app and certainly one worth having in the toolbox as it took a great series of shots with no effort on my part at all so really looking forward to the development process and very happy to be on the beta. I will be using it again this weekend for sure.

 

[Man.Of.Kent]

It tried my beta DronePan yesterday afternoon and all seemed well. I sat about 15ft for the first run, so I could see clearly and retrieve quickly if anything went wrong. Nothing did.

I assumed that the app would require F mode, but started in P just to see what would happen. The app tried to start and then flagged up that I needed to change modes. Unfortunately, on the iPhone 6 screen the text ran out of space so the message lost the 'F'.

At 400ft the 20 shots ran smoothly and I changed location to take another set.

My problem is in post processing. I used Lightroom to stitch the panorama using 'spherical' and this worked fine, with no discernible artifacts but I cannot see how to view the finished picture as a sphere.

Is there a good Mac app for this, or does Lightroom have a setting I've missed?

 

[Man.Of.Kent]

I'm having trouble producing a spherical panorama, but PTGui gives a good regular panorama from the DronePan set; as below (watermarks as I am trialling the app).

 

[Bob Denny]

If you can find a website to host it, use ptgui web output and you get a spectacular PAN-O-Rama that moves with your tablet/iPad.

Salt and Verde River Confluence

 

[Man.Of.Kent]

Thanks Bob. I'm thinking of setting up a web site, so this is good news - and motivation!

 

[lsnook]

P2, H3-3D, Gopro 3+, Panaview Image Assembler.

 

[DroneRookie]

that's a nice photo, but it's not a 360-panoroma. Dronepan allows you to take 20 pictures in a spherical configuration and using 3rd party apps, construct a 360-degree panoroma. This can be viewed in VR with google cardboard, gear VR, oculus rift - or viewed on your smartphone by just rotating your phone. or viewed on a computer monitor by dragging the mouse:

almond park orangevale

-note: fake sky.. unfortunately, you can't take pictures above the aircraft... you can either fake a sky or leave a big gaping black hole at the top.

Would you mind sharing your process for faking the sky?