DJI Phantom 3 SE Wifi FPV RC Quadcopter EUR460 incl shipping @Tomtop

ozmo

Anyone recommend a 4k video editing software?

Preferably something free- dont need anything fancy. For windows.

tedpan

ozmo wrote: »

Anyone recommend a 4k video editing software?

Preferably something free- dont need anything fancy. For windows.

What PC are you running? You'll need an i7, 8GB RAM(Min) and an SSD to comfortably edit 4K.

Suckit

For anyone looking for footage of the Phantom 3 SE these were uploaded over the past few weeks on another forum

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6s3Tkq8KpUI7Y0xtL-dAg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhal8H8gyEw

There are quite a lot of footage videos now

smokingman

ozmo wrote: »

Anyone recommend a 4k video editing software?

Preferably something free- dont need anything fancy. For windows.

I was just looking for the same today.
Lightworks seems to be the best free option from what I've read into earlier.
https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=246&start=QuickStart

Thebeast078

Hi guys. Just looking for any advice on the mavic pro. What is the best place to buy including discounts/codes and possible cashback options. I am a tad confused from reading through the thread.

Thanks a million for any advice.

ozmo

smokingman wrote: »

I was just looking for the same today.
Lightworks seems to be the best free option from what I've read into earlier.
https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=246&start=QuickStart

Nah - tried it few weeks ago - imports perfectly and its fast to work with - but it will only let you export 720p i think- not even hd- without paying a lot for the full version.

ozmo

Oh - i also tried davinci - again very good only this one limits the output to 1024p unless you pay $1000 to $30000 for it.
http://nofilmschool.com/2011/07/davinci-resolve-lite-free-version

sphinx501

Is €773 with TTMAVICP300 the best deal I will find for the Mavic Pro now? BangGood is currently out of stock.

https://www.tomtop.com/dji-multicopter-1111/p-rm7139eu.html

deco nate

ozmo wrote: »

Oh - i also tried davinci - again very good only this one limits the output to 1024p unless you pay $1000 to $30000 for it.
http://nofilmschool.com/2011/07/davinci-resolve-lite-free-version

Davinci 12 is free, and I think it does 4k

listermint

sphinx501 wrote: »

Is €773 with TTMAVICP300 the best deal I will find for the Mavic Pro now? BangGood is currently out of stock.

https://www.tomtop.com/dji-multicopter-1111/p-rm7139eu.html

That link is over €1000

tedpan

listermint wrote:

That link is over €1000

Did you register and use the discount code?

McMurphy

Had my Mavic up this evening over the club for a bird's-eye view.

Check out where a little bastard swallow attacked the drone a few seconds (Maybe 2seconds) from the very end of the video. :mad:

I took it out of the sky straight after it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfr3aaQM_68

sphinx501

tedpan wrote: »

Did you register and use the discount code?

Don't think you need to register, applying TTMAVICP300 will bring it to $899.00 / € 773.14

ptyloch

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Had my Mavic up this evening over the club for a bird's-eye view.

Check out where a little bastard swallow attacked the drone a few seconds (Maybe 2seconds) from the very end of the video. :mad:

I took it out of the sky straight after it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfr3aaQM_68

What heights were you flying at?

McMurphy

ptyloch wrote: »

What heights were you flying at?

I was at 400ft there ((max altitude allowed).

smokingman

Rick Shaw wrote: »

I was at 400ft there ((max altitude allowed).

This reminds me; I'm going to need to read all of the IAA rules on flying mine before it comes next week.

Anyone got a link to drone specific rules?

Cheers!

McMurphy

smokingman wrote: »

This reminds me; I'm going to need to read all of the IAA rules on flying mine before it comes next week.

Anyone got a link to drone specific rules?

Cheers!

400ft is the legal ceiling for drones in Ireland.

https://www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/drones

ozmo

Be aware that some features of the Mavic are in the Metric system only - so might be a good idea to be using that throughout - so 120m in this case.
eg. the Return To Home (RTH) Altitude is Meters only - could be a disaster if someone thinks its feet (even though it does say its in meters).

ozmo

Anyone thinking of buying the flymore package over the base unit - here is what I've found useful from it - so you can decide yourself if its worth paying the extra for:

The Fly More Combo includes:
* "two additional flight batteries (three total)"
Two batteries are a must - three is nice but I only ever use two

* two additional propeller pairs
There are 2 spare already with the base unit and more can be bought easily if and when ever needed - so not worth as an extra.

* a Battery Charging Hub
Quite useful - but you could do without. It charges one battery at time - there is another version that charges them altogether that would be better.

* a Shoulder Bag
This is the best carrier I have for the mavic - I bought hardcases but keep coming back to this.

* Car Charger
I have used this maybe once - it charges faster than the wall charger - but
really you can do without.

* a Mavic Battery to USB converter
Never used it - but keep it in my bag in case I need charge my phone or rc.

So over all - yes it worth it - but personally I only use one extra battery and the bag - I use the charging doc but could do without it.

McMurphy

ozmo wrote: »

Be aware that some features of the Mavic are in the Metric system only - so might be a good idea to be using that throughout - so 120m in this case.
eg. the Return To Home (RTH) Altitude is Meters only - could be a disaster if someone thinks its feet (even though it does say its in meters).

Yeah, I just use the (rough calculations) general rule of thumb that 1m is 3 foot.

As such I set my RTH at 70m (210ft) well clear of trees and church steeples at that.

dan786

My Fly More combo is due to be delivered tomorrow. Already had two of them before but couldnt resist getting it again at this price. Will come in handy for upcoming trip to KKH.

Carpenter

Can somebody please tell me if a complete fool like myself could fly this drone I had one before (cheap make ) and it crashed so so easy sorry if this is a foolish question but there is no point buying it if I cannot fly it .

bromley52

I would imagine flying these in any Irish city/ location with an airport is a no no. Irish cities are small so most would be living within the exclusion limits.
Unless you are living in the middle of no where and with no one else (not under your control) around then you would possibly be breaking some IAA rule.

seannash

Lads, I'm looking at the Spark combo pack but in red. It doesn't have the pictures of everything you get when you select the white one but I'm assuming its the exact same right.

ED E

bromley52 wrote: »

I would imagine flying these in any Irish city/ location with an airport is a no no. Irish cities are small so most would be living within the exclusion limits.
Unless you are living in the middle of no where and with no one else (not under your control) around then you would possibly be breaking some IAA rule.

Nah, you're fine as long as you avoid the two exclusions.



Open spaces such as PP or Marlay and specifically avoid other members of the public. Grand.

McMurphy

bromley52 wrote: »

I would imagine flying these in any Irish city/ location with an airport is a no no. Irish cities are small so most would be living within the exclusion limits.
Unless you are living in the middle of no where and with no one else (not under your control) around then you would possibly be breaking some IAA rule.

The drone won't take off in a no fly zone, using the DJI go app, all NFZS are listed, and the app knows where you are based on gps coordinates.

There are also apps available that will show you a map of Ireland, and the nfz radius are displayed.

Like so.

deco nate

Airmap is a good app, use it before you leave the house to make sure it's safe to fly

sphinx501

DJi has a pretty good map, I came across a better one specifying the height restrictions etc, however, can't find the link now.

https://www.dji.com/flysafe/no-fly

EDIT - found the better map, it was from FlyRyte. https://www.flyryte.com/airspace/

chris1970

Just bought a mavic pro and battery from tomtop- no experience= in galway city= can't wait go find a big field to see what this baby can do or what I can't do lol, any guide to recommend before setup?

ozmo

If you are new to the controls - There is a simulator built into the mavic - you connect it to your pc and play at flying it without actually taking off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRgt22a9tcE

When flying for real - Most important thing is to remember always wait for GPS lock ("Home Point has been updated") before taking off - the drone will attempt fly home then if anything goes wrong during flight.

sphinx501

Has anyone ordered to Parcel Motel, any issues? Looking at the FlyMoreCombo, hopefully size is not an issue?

Suckit

sphinx501 wrote: »

Has anyone ordered to Parcel Motel, any issues? Looking at the FlyMoreCombo, hopefully size is not an issue?

I can not imagine that there would be any issues, as there is no tax to pay and he package is not so big that PM would charge more.

The Spark has also dropped a lot in price, and if going for the FlyMoreCombo, use the code DJISCOMBO to get it for less than €600. (Pay in USD
https://www.tomtop.com/dji-multicopter-1111/p-rm8000w-us.html

The Drone alone is €398
and with remote is €510

Edited.

The Mavic pro combo is also called the FlymoreCombo on some sites...
But just in case, i will leave the links up

S'

I purchased the Mavic Pro from TomTop yesterday.
How long roughly will I have to wait for delivery?

sleepysniper

Just out of curiosity, has anyone had any problems with bird attacks? If so; what's the best way to deal with them?

creativedrinker

I went for the Spark flymore combo, Its my first drone so I didn't wanna go all out. I can upgrade in the future if I want and hopfully not loose too much.

Ordered on Sunday and got my tracking code today, Its sitting in the Netherlands now waiting for collection. Got the cashback too so I'm waiting for that to process

Has anyone gotten the Dji care refresh? I'm tempted for 69eur...... I've a spare tile at home that I'm going to stick on it just incase.....

theintern

Not fabulous reviews on the Spark here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5z-F7BpBrw

McMurphy

S' wrote: »

I purchased the Mavic Pro from TomTop yesterday.
How long roughly will I have to wait for delivery?

8 working days going by mine and others who ordered.

sleepysniper wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, has anyone had any problems with bird attacks? If so; what's the best way to deal with them?

Yes. Check my video above.

tk123

theintern wrote: »

Not fabulous reviews on the Spark here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5z-F7BpBrw

Plenty of other great reviews though. Mine is in NL on it's way to Dublin

tedpan

creativedrinker wrote:

I went for the Spark flymore combo, Its my first drone so I didn't wanna go all out. I can upgrade in the future if I want and hopfully not loose too much.

The spark is class. You made a great choice for your first Drone. Buying the remote was clever too as the WiFi with the phone alone gives no range.

Congratulations and let us know how you get on.

There's still not much boards drone footage around...

seannash

If you select any other colour other than white its €610. But the promo code doesn't work on them.

https://www.tomtop.com/dji-multicopter-1111/p-rm8000r-us.html

Suckit wrote: »

I can not imagine that there would be any issues, as there is no tax to pay and he package is not so big that PM would charge more.

The Spark has also dropped a lot in price, and if going for the FlyMoreCombo, use the code DJISCOMBO to get it for less than €600. (Pay in USD
https://www.tomtop.com/dji-multicopter-1111/p-rm8000w-us.html

The Drone alone is €398
and with remote is €510

Edited.

The Mavic pro combo is also called the FlymoreCombo on some sites...
But just in case, i will leave the links up

McMurphy

tk123 wrote: »

Plenty of other great reviews though. Mine is in NL on it's way to Dublin

Casey Neistat gives it an excellent review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwfD6Ybb5SU

dan786

Received my Mavic Combo today.

creativedrinker

seannash wrote: »

If you select any other colour other than white its €610. But the promo code doesn't work on them.

https://www.tomtop.com/dji-multicopter-1111/p-rm8000r-us.html

I went for White and picked the US plug and it came up as 610, Ill have to swap the plug anyway so it doesn't matter

McMurphy

Got some great footage this evening now that I've finally really gotten to grips with the camera settings (over exposure, white balance etc etc) unfortunately I'm not willing to post them it as it features my house, my company logo, and unfortunately me myself, and I have absolutely no idea how to edit any of it out

sphinx501

I bought the Mavic Pro Combo on TomTop today for €979.54 (purchasing in USD via PayPal was showing as more expensive), the cashback has now shown in TopCashback as £101.39 (~€110)

The Mavic Pro Combo on DJi right now is €1499 in the sale.

With the cashback and the discount code that is a saving of nearly €520! Not bad!

Hopefully delivery will be quick and the TopCashback clears in 12 weeks!

Suckit

I may be wrong but i was not sure enough to give these a thread on their own.

If you pay in USD The Syma X20-S is €14.45 and the X20 is €13.60

They both have a different style of controller and would be considered indoor drones. They are fairly small (as can be seen in the pictures).
They have altitude hold and the X20-S also has a gravity sensor. More information is in the links if you scroll down.
I was just charged €27.94 for both.


A selfie drone is also available for €16. https://www.rcmoment.com/rtf-ready-to-fly-1994/p-rm8288.html

Suckit

Suckit wrote: »

I may be wrong but i was not sure enough to give these a thread on their own.

If you pay in USD The Syma X20-S is €14.45 and the X20 is €13.60

They both have a different style of controller and would be considered indoor drones. They are fairly small (as can be seen in the pictures).
They have altitude hold and the X20-S also has a gravity sensor. More information is in the links if you scroll down.
I was just charged €27.94 for both.


A selfie drone is also available for €16. https://www.rcmoment.com/rtf-ready-to-fly-1994/p-rm8288.html

Those are kids toys!

Imallrightjack

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Got some great footage this evening now that I've finally really gotten to grips with the camera settings (over exposure, white balance etc etc) unfortunately I'm not willing to post them it as it features my house, my company logo, and unfortunately me myself, and I have absolutely no idea how to edit any of it out

Windows media player does a decent enough job if you want to dip your feet into editing.and it's free.

ozmo

Imallrightjack wrote: »

Windows media player does a decent enough job if you want to dip your feet into editing.and it's free.

What one is that? Is that the new Windows 10 Story Remix?
Ive always liked the Movie Maker (the older XP one was the best) - The current ones dont accept Mavic Pro videos as source content though

The DJI SkyPixel is ok as an editor - but I dont see how you can get your movie without sharing it with the world...

Suckit

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Got some great footage this evening now that I've finally really gotten to grips with the camera settings (over exposure, white balance etc etc) unfortunately I'm not willing to post them it as it features my house, my company logo, and unfortunately me myself, and I have absolutely no idea how to edit any of it out

Lightworks is free and fairly powerful. https://www.lwks.com
Cyberlink PowerDirector Ultra/Ultimate is fairly cheap and is very good too, and easy to use. - https://www.cyberlink.com/

BrownFinger wrote: »

Those are kids toys!

Yeah, but fun.
It was late and i just thought to throw the link in.