How in the hell did you get the starting point centered so well? Did you give the bird a GPS coordinate and altitude or were you standing directly underneath it and visually lining it up?Hey everyone,
If any of you are into this concept, post your little planets in this thread! I'd love to see them!
I've finally managed to capture my first one. Taken using Litchi above Trafalgar Square, London and stitched in PTGui Pro from 26 images. The app is actually really simple to use and offers a nice variety of ready presets, including little planets. There's a free trial so give it a try!
It's worth noting that it took Litchi well over 3 minutes to capture the shots... I wonder if any other software out there handles it faster?
Paul
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When you choose pano in litchi, there are various sub modes that you can choose. Spherical is the one you have to choose to make little planets. In the mode "Custom spherical" you can enable up to 4 rows with from 6 to if i remember well, 8 stills per row. Then is enough to start it and litchi will make the stills turning the bird and pitching the gimbal. Last pictures are token at gimbal pitch 90° (litchi does this in every spherical pano mode you choose) aiming the ground. So, if you want to be centered to the ground, first thing to do when at your preferred height is to aim the gimbal to the ground and be sure to be centered. Then start the shoot sequence in pano mode. This because the bird will only yaw like on a dime, it will not move around...
And a cofee while the phantom is in the air making your little planet.
Can't you set the launch point as the coordinates for it to hover over during litchi pano photo capture?
If you launch in the center of a square for example and you full throttle up to the desired height then you should be centered. Anyway with many stills per row you can allign a little bit also in post.
That's OK. The first one you mentioned is what I'm after. I'm getting older and my near vision isn't great. Between the glare on screen and my vision it's hard for me to see the screen some times. Eliminating the need to align the bird saves me a step that I won't screw up.
Thank you!! That really makes a lot of sense and should be easy to throw together once I'm out flying next time!When you choose pano in litchi, there are various sub modes that you can choose. Spherical is the one you have to choose to make little planets. In the mode "Custom spherical" you can enable up to 4 rows with from 6 to if i remember well, 8 stills per row. Then is enough to start it and litchi will make the stills turning the bird and pitching the gimbal. Last pictures are token at gimbal pitch 90° (litchi does this in every spherical pano mode you choose) aiming the ground. So, if you want to be centered to the ground, first thing to do when at your preferred height is to aim the gimbal to the ground and be sure to be centered. Then start the shoot sequence in pano mode. This because the bird will only yaw like on a dime, it will not move around...
Ps: More rows means more % of pic that override the row below = more precise pano.
More stills per row = more horizontal override in pictures = more precise pano
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So far the only people ringing my doorbell were numerous reporters. I've already told the concierge to let them know I ain't talking to press haha. Crazy how nagging they can be! [emoji1] So how about we stick to the topic of the thread. Let's see some more Little Planets! 
Thanks for the great info. Seems like it would be real difficult to manually line up the camera properly at that elevation. Will have to experiment with it. Can you get litchi to display grid lines for alignment?
Ohhhh. That's better. I was under the impression you had to use both apps but not at the same time to do a mission. Thanks for the info. I'm going to buy it now.
