So I've been using Litchi for more than a year...but it's been having problems lately. Anyone using Autopilot? Can anyone compare it to Litchi?
I purchased Autopilot about a year ago. I purchased it and set it up for one specific client. I needed consistent drone AND camera movement week after week. I've been using it twice a month every month for a year, and here's my take. I like the features, the consistency and the accuracy of the camera movement. Life in the editing room would be much nicer if if GNSS were more accurate, but that's not Autopilot's fault.
The caveats: When you set up fully automated flights, the tablet becomes the flight controller. What this means is, unlike waypoint flying (which is uploaded to the FC and then executed), you must stay in contact with the bird. Another caveat is that fully automated missions are VERY resource heavy. My iPad Air 1 worked great in the winter and spring. But come summer, Autopilot would randomly close due to CPU throttling back due to over-heating. The iPad has no cooling fans, so instead, it throttles back the CPU. Instead of Autopilot issuing a warning, it just closes. Game over. So I purchased an iPad Air Pro, and the problem went away...sort of. On hot days I have to store the iPad in the fridge for a couple hours, then transport it to the job site in a cooler with ice, and then operate strictly in the shade. Then, and only then, will Autopilot finish the two missions I fly twice a month for my client.
I haven't done the updates because I've been scared that this would break Autopilot. But honestly, I'm rethinking that as of late. I'll probably let Autopilot update this week. If it chokes, the folks at Hangar will be hearing from me.
Here's a test video. This is just a thrown together test. No color correction, color grading, white balancing, etc., - not a lot of time spent in post. At this point it's more a "proof of concept." Judge accordingly.
As far as I know, nobody else is doing this. Everyone and their brother SAY their doing it, but of course it's for a top-secret facility, so they can't show the video...<rolling eyes>...
If any of you know of anyone else doing this kind of construction, morphing time lapse, please post a link.
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