Ultimate DJI Mavic setup hacks! How to get super-smooth pro-looking drone footage
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- These simple but incredibly powerful setup changes will instantly make your drone footage look super smooth and ultra professional. From changing the speed of the gimbal to tweaking throttle responses, this quick guide will walk you through the small changes you can make to get amazing results.
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Tips are for DJI Go app (v3.1.1) on android
Music from UA-cam's library:
First track: John Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommon...)
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Second: Open Sea Morning, Puddle of Infinity
I just want you to know that you are helping people far and wide with these complex settings (complex for a country boy from Texas anyway) Thank You.
Just a quick tip, Make sure your shutter speed is only double what your frame rate is. so @ 2.7k 24 your shutter needs to be no more than 50-60. Thats why you are seeing shutter skip in your video.
+Mike Hendrix that's a great tip! 180 degree shutter. I'll need to pick up nd filter. Any recommendations?
polarpro are the most popular ones, and DJi just released their own for the mavic as well.
Joe Materese you need an ND filter in order to reduce the amount of light coming into the lens. This allows for lower shutter speeds which add motion blur to your video, instead of a harsh stuttering frame transition. It makes everything look smoother and much more natural. ND filters also make colors a bit more vibrant. Your shutter speed should be double you frame rate in order to utilize this trick If that didn’t help, look it up on UA-cam
I literally just attended a dji sponsored photo class. They say never use filters. Impeding light will impede quality? I fly i2.
Mike is right. You really do need an ND filter to achieve a close to 1/60th of shutter speed when shooting at 30fps. This ensure the proper motion blur, otherwise you will get 'rolling shutter'. I fly I2 also.
Gotta love well done low angle drone videography... a dolly shot without the time, expense and effort laying track.
don't you just love the know it alls trying to slap the man down for trying to help the unskilled of us.. great info 360, keep them coming..
I'm an Inspire1 owner, and the Mavic will be my next purchase. I want a bit more portability for travel. These are also great settings for the Inspire...thanks for the tips!
EDIT:
I ended up with the Mavic Pro Platinum, & I love it, BUT my videos aren't the same without you doing voice-overs 👍🏻
You explained a lot in a very short time. Most would take what seems like a life time to explain. I appreciate that. Like I have an hour to hear 10 minutes of info.
Before purchasing my Mavic I used to watch your videos :) Its been approx 1yrs I've been flying Mavic Pro :) But will try the settings now
First useful tips I've found. Other videos I watched were just people trying to post the first Mavic videos, without any real knowledge of the drone.
From a guy that really understands professional footage...this is the best in depth adjusts for truly excellent footage..many thanks.....
Every situation is variable, please allow me to analogize. If you buy a guitar and the sales person tunes it for you, that doesn't mean it will stay that way forever. A lot of different conditions will change them (i.e.: strings stretching, humidity, transportation, and so on), so it is the same with the settings on your drone. Things to consider are wind, temperature, and even humidity, so change those setting (tune your drone) for each performance (flight) to ensure the best sound (control) possible. Stay tuned and Happy flying!
I've settled on shooting 1080P 30fps - 0-0-0 on all settings None for color & works beautifully. Can't stand the thought of shooting 4K or 2.7K then having to convert when straight out of the camera with my personal choice of settings as stated work really well. Just my thoughts & I really only got the Mavic for the absolutely 'game changing' portability factor as opposed to always having had to lugg my Phantoms around.........Happy Flying - And Happy New year!
I'm with you Paul - the only time I use 2.7K or 4K is if I want the extra reach I can get from cropping the larger frame down in post...or the occasional 4K video :)
I like the tips on smoothing out the yaw, gimbal, etc. thanks. Making changes on my Mav today.
Your camera settings make sense too, but unfortunately, DJI has removed ART profile, so its relative to what profile you're using and how experienced you are in post.
Thanks for sharing
Wow,,,hats off! I'm trying these settings right away,,,now all i need is a bit more skill. You Sir are a fantastic pilot and editor.
+ORiJiNaL GaMeSTa way too kind. I can't do anything you won't be able to do. That's for sure. Good luck. Have fun with your drone!
Some nice ideas on settings - think cinema mode arrived post your upload which is a great pre-set. Only one thing I'd have altered that you didnt mention and the 'Mists..' film suffered for was auto-exposure nastily stepping up and down on you which of course is far from cinematic. Off auto, judge a fixed level and fix the rest in post. Thanks for the upload, I've sub'd.
That Mist footage looks superb
Good vid. Thanks. I am finding that 4K 30FPS yields the best results as it maximises the bit rate. At 2.7K it only writes at 45Mbps. I prefer the look of 30FPS over 24FPS too...maybe that's just the gamer in me.
Thanks for the tips! I will mirror the comments that the video looks too compressed. Also it could use a light touch of color correction as well.
Thanks for the feedback. Totally agree with you. Rushed this video without paying too much attention to the settings. Other footage is fine!
Thanks for the gimbal settings. I was struggling when panning both horizontally and vertically and keeping it smooth.
Nice movements with the Mavic! I would not suggest to set sharpness to -1 tough, where the Mavic will "crush" a lot of detail, wich you can't recover in post. +1 is actually the way to go here (even tough this is not what we filmmakers are used to, to use the built-in sharpening feature).
Its hard to use the Mavic in a big city like Long Beach, CA (other than the beach of course). Your footage setting looks awesome!
I would say the -1 sharpness is a talking point as it seems to compress / denoise in camera and create softness in shadows. Not sure if you've found this issue?
I'm an absolute novice with the Mavic Pro, but this video is really helpful. Cheers.
Thanks for the video. Just got my mavic 2 days a=go and this helped immensely.
Thanks for this. Reminds me of 'tweaking' my video cards to get the best gaming experience.
Great tips. I'm getting a Mavic for my upcoming world cycle. I set out in just 2 months time and want to capture the whole thing on drone, GoPro 5, Sony a7rii. All in 4k if pos. Steve
Very smooth I might want to try the settings,.. Thanks for sharing,.. The video brightness seems to bit too low though
Really liked the video. It has a very nice vibe to it. Thanks for the settngs and advices. I just bought my mavic alpine white less than a week ago and learned a lot with your video. Overall I am really impressed with my aircraft. By the way, for anyone thinking about gett8ng the mavic pro I really recommend the Alpine white if you like this color. The good news is that it comes with 3 batteries and an extra set of propellers. I am enjoying it like a little child 😀
excellent tips, I have only just received my Mavic and to get top notch footage it is a bit of a learning curve with being new to video and photography. Great advice also with regards to the shutter speed only being double what your frame rate is
Thank you so much, Im a beginner and your setting have vastly improved my footage. Your explanation of the settings is easy to follow for newbies and you have made a follower out of me. keep up the good work!
Have been using almost the same settings and they do achieve decent results most of the time (well, I think so anyway) :)
Thanks for sharing your experience
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Thanks for the input with the settings. As a new drone flyer, and very little photograph experience, it was very helpful.
Nice to mention the tilt controls, that's one thing that's been bugging me. However, your example videos look terribly blurry. There's been mentions that negative sharpness especially in 2k creates a nasty problem with in-camera noise reduction and it's MUCH better to always use +1 sharpness.
Your footage looks great and the music was perfect. I guess I need a Mavic. I fly a 3DR Solo and the GoPro is disappointing.
I have both and agree the stock GP is not great but there are fixes. To be honest, the Solo is much smoother and easier to get cinematic videos from. The camera is about the same overall, if you upgrade your GP lens it becomes a much better camera
Thank you for the video, however part of it is not correct. The EXP (Exponential) is used to "soften" the response of a drone (negative exponential). You mentioned that 35% is the setting for "Sport Mode', this is correct. This was done intentionally by DJI, because if you get into trouble in "Sport Mode" you are more likely to have an aggressive pull on the controls, and the outcome would generally be worse. INCREASING the exponential makes the stick response LESS linear. You mention decreasing the number to make the response softer. It's the other way around.
I felt it best to let you know.
Lovely tones, working in quite difficult light at times.
Just starting out with my mavic, got 1 this week. Great to see a shorter video, most of the tutorials seem to come from across the pond and are very long winded, some people just love the sound of their own voice. I will over the coming weeks be trying out your tips. Where do you get your music from,.
I found 0.18 even a better setting than the .20! Much slower and smoother.
Good comprehensive explanation of your settings. I love the scene starting 07:40
A pitty what UA-cam is doing with their compression :-(
Very nice tips - I'll experiment with these settings over the weekend
Hope it helps and you get some great video!
you are so freaking lucky, I had my Mavic Pro for less than 24 hours, and it dropped out of the sky only after 1800 feet!!
any advice for picture taking? my stills seem so clear on screen and in the app but when i save them to my phone they are a bit blurred
Definitely need to try some of these settings. my Phantom 4 used to be smooth, but the same settings on the Mavic don't work. Its still jerky as hell. Its got to have something to do with it being much lighter, or the controller sticks being shorter. - what is center metering?
you ever try 0, -2 , -2 ? i saw someone in youtube use that? I need your opinion, which one looks better? What do u say about the difference? A lot you think?
I don't really trust my own eye judgement, I will like to hear from you.
Hah! how weird is that? i thought I recognised that "arch" at 5:56 then a few seconds later the title pops up saying Warley place. I grew up round there, had a job dog walking locally for a couple of years. live about 20 minutes away these days but funny can recognise a woodland path.
Very nice. Thanks for taking the time to show.
Nice footage. But is it possible to smooth out the zoom function instead of it being jerky?
Whats happening @ 5.36, 5.39, 5.51 and many other places in the first video clip. The picture seems to be quickly pixalated then corrects?
Nicely done. Great footage and settings recommendations.
If you put sharpness/contrast/etc below 0, the noise reduction of the drone will automatically kick in if I'm not mistaken. Therefore your footage will be less flexible in the post..
Lensbreak Studios That's a good point. It's also the reason why I don't bother with 2.7K. I believe it's best to achieve proper exposures (at highest resolution) during filming. And, despite what DJI says, sometimes that requires a filter. If your footage is balanced when shooting you have more latitude for compensation and effects in post production. It will also be easier to achieve greater continuity with your other dailies if you capture your footage correctly in the camera.
How do I get the camera to move smoothly from a straight view down smoothly downwards? And hold it steady to a 45 degree angle?
Nice info.. 🥰✌️thanks mate. But u didnt mention about the shutter speed and exposure lock. In the final footage u showed i can see the exposure changing automatically here and there. Or is there any problem with my eyes 🤒
do you have a link for your music. Doing great work!!
Hi! Should be a link to the music in the description. It's all free off the youtube library. Let me know if you have trouble finding the tracks.
the Mavic flies great and more compact than my P4P+. but the P4P+ wins big on video/camera
Hi, nice but your video is terribly compressed and looks quite bad.
Michael Irschick I know, I think it's a combo of compression on top of the film filter I put on in post. Will try a few different settings for next uploads!
Yea looks like the camera is doing some adjusting too while flying but overall your idea of adjusting is smart and your pan and tilting is smooth thanks for sharing.
for a second there i thought my quality was set to the lowest...set it to 1080p and it still looked like crap...glad it wasn't on my end only
def not high enough bitrate on export
compression for UA-cam is a skill in itself
Thank you! I just got mine and I was wondering what settings to even change to get that kind of result.
The video is amazing too, I hope I can come close to something looking like that!
Hey, I hope the video helped. The new dji go 4 app is slightly different to the one I did my video on but the same settings should still apply. I'm sure you'll get great video. Happy filming!
Thanks. I'm getting a jerky throttle from time to time. How did you address this? I made many of the changes to the EXP, but still a jerky random throttle almost like it's sensing something .. Happens at any altitude .
Cheers for the panning smoothly info I hadn't spotted that and works way better on your settings now:) The flicker your getting I presume is from having auto running on exposure or/and white balance. If you shoot full manual all the time there is no change in exposure during your shot, need the ND filters for that though. Thanks for the info and making your clip brilliant!
Hi Kirk, thanks for the comment. I was actually cocking about with the exposure settings to see how smooth the transition would be during filming. You're absolutely right. Stick it in full manual and nail the exposure from the start! A good set of ND filters is the next on my must-buy list!
Awesome footage, mine is ordered and only arriving in Feb can't wait. Thanks for the tips
I'm sure you'll love it as soon as it arrives. Hope you get some great shots!
Thank you! Bookmarked and saved.
great video will help me a lot on setting mine up.
Set your max distance to 500m, thats the regulation distance in the UK. Max altitude is 122m (400ft) for those that talk about going higher... Understand the rules guys....
thank you. Ive been looking for this. IT covers what needed with out leaving out important steps.
Great video. I've had my Mavic since early Nov and having come from the P4, the sensitivity of the controller, gimbal and making the footage look smooth, it's just been difficult to try and determine what each setting does. The P4 was smooth out of the box.
Thanks- I subbed so looking forward to more great videos.
Gary Vaughan k
Thank you for sharing! Easy to understand and follow. We go outand try it out! Currently on our Motorcycle RTW trip trying to get good shots!
I really like your tips and also how your produced your footage.
Your video production seems to have a plaque of translucency in parts which does detract, I feel from the overall video quality. Can that be removed in settings Mike?
Very interesting video, many thanks for taking the trouble to post this.
Nice set up, may work on my phantom 3 advance
I don't have the gimbel speed setting in my app? Why is that? Just bought a brand new mavic and updated all the software
Great setup information and beautiful shot
Awesome cinematic shots and color contrasting!
Anyone know if you can adjust the maximum height that the Mavic can go to more than 400 ft above the ground?
I view it at 1080 HD and it looks like 640x380 quality in wide format?
ND filters so your shutter speed is 1/50 is the most important thing to make it "cinematic" also
Most useful clip on the Mavic settings I've seen yet. Thank you. Subscribed.
Thanks for your kind comments! Hope to make a few more helpful vids soon.
very impressive video at the end,looked so professional and a really well explained video. very nice
was this shot at 25fps. Looks like it. Why I notes all the frame skipping.
Thank you for this. Fantastic stuff. I agree 100% about the smoothness of pans and tilts and your tips are super helpful.
Hi there, this footages are really nice! Can you tell me if I use 4K compare to when you use 2.7k but using your setting, would that still work? Art mode - -1,-3,-3 etc. Also will you be able to do a tutorial on the colour correction/LUTS that you used at post production? Thanks
surprised that you don't mention filming in d-log and you are filming in art. D-log is essential for color grading
You can't color grade in d cinelike?
Thanks 👍 greets from belgium everyone 👍
Thanks! Hope you get some great shots in Belgium - a beautiful country. I used to race bicycles in West Flanders.
Thanks for these tips buddy, just got my Mavic and I'm loving it so far
Have you got any updates on this?
What about the Filming Profile Style, is it still -1,-3,-3 ?
Since Art is not available do you have an alternate for Go 4 app?
Thanks for doing this!
Great info - Clear a very precise, thanks. Super cool footage and editing.QQ? I noticed that you're shooting 2.7K @24fps. Seen so much pos and negs to every setting. Pity the Mavic doesn't have 4K @60fps So we are left with 4k @25fps.... Would you recommend this?.
Is it just me or do all the 25fps videos are stuttering? It's not as smooth as i want it to be.. it looks like lagging to me. Maybe it's just me or the fact that i am watching this on 144hz. Nevertheless thumbs up for your cinematics and the settings.
I got one question, why do you downscale your footage to 1080p? It looks like it loses much details and gets rushed by artefacts.
If you got time watch my footage from my mavic on my channel. I dont got these artefacts at all.
Keep up sharing your work!
Hi Len, you're right. There's something in the upload which made it quite stuttery - not put my finger on it. Maybe the export settings on Premiere. I'm still not 100per cent sure. All other vids look fine. I'll definitely check your footage out.
I noticed you are using PAL, another U.K. Video suggested the other one in order to get 30 fps instead of 24. What are your thoughts on this? As it's hard to know which advice to follow as a newbie thanks
Great tips...I am a new Mavic Pro owner. Do you have to change the setting every time you fly?
superb beginner tips ... thank you for taking the time to create 😉
Excellent tips. Thanks for sharing
Whenever I pan my Mavic Pro from left to right (or the other way) my videos show up a jerky as I'm panning. I'm sure some of this is me but where in this fine video does it show where to smooth (or slow) this more? Thanks!
Why there is abrupt changes in light?
I understand how setting some options can help, but isn't tripod mode pretty much the same for stable flights?
+MrEye4get Hi, tripod works really well...but you're limited to 4mph. Sometimes you'll want smooth panning but also be able to fly forward at 10 or 15mph.
Great information, nice montage, but not keen on the CC at the end.
If i use the pgytech filter can i use this setting? Thanks
What's centre metering ? What does it change or add to the footage ?
Hi all, can anyone out there help solve a problem whereby Ive noticed in some of my footage a shimmering type affect especially distance shots at height of a roof etc. how is this overcome? I'm using Filmora to edit and convert as I can combine both the drone and camcorder footage into one film. Are there any changes I should make to drone settings to overcome this?
How do you get these settings to save? When I make the changes it instantly goes back to the factory settings.
Looks fantastic, I can’t wait to use these settings
Thank you very much for your video. I have watched videos on UA-cam at 1080p and 60 fps that are amazing, they give a kind of 3D touch. But I have not been able to watch videos recorded with any Drone with this format. Have you recorded any video with that format? thank you very much again
Hi Manuel, I've not shot in that format yet - was saving that for when I film some action sequences. I usually do 1080/60 when filming on my GoPro and love the footage so hopefully the drone footage will look as sharp. I'll do a comparison of all the formats soon. Thanks for the comment!
Great tutorial and examples!