I'm not going to lie. Getting this thing to work as well as other 3-axis gimbals has been a major pain.
BEFORE YOU JUDGE this video, there are some things worth noting:
1) Vehicle is a Phantom 1.
2) DYS gimbal is rigid-mounted to the frame of the quad. No isolation mounts are used. This will probably change in the next week or so.
3) The lens is perfectly spotless. I can see that something has gotten INSIDE the camera like a piece of lint or something. Rest assured I will take the camera apart and clean it.
4) This is raw footage. No editing. No audio correction. No color correction.
5) This project is still in development.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4fcBGRnkgQ
I acquired this gig about a week prior. So when Todd requested I use brushes, I thought, "Uh-oh...I haven't played with brushes for about a decade!" So naturally I did some practicing, but honestly need a LOT more. I was hoping Todd wouldn't give me solos throughout the performance. My hopes were for naught. Todd gave me 3 or 4. I think this was the third solo. It's not my best work, but I guess it is what it is. My girlfriend, Patti, recorded the solo so I thought - since I have no drum solos posted on YouTube - I would forgo the usual "full kit" solo and publish this one.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpA6-lpqe_I
On Sunday, January 17, I got a text from my buddy, Mike. In that text he stated that he had an extra lift ticket to Pajarito ski area for Sunday the 26th. Needless to say, I jumped at the chance.
On a whim I decided to charge up my newish Hero7 and bring it along. The following footage is the result.
Da skiers:
Mike Grimes
Donnie Frank
Jeff Donohoe
Rick Inman
Debbie Inman
Brianna Inman
Rick DeLuca
Debbie Deluca
Casey Orth
NOTE: The guy dressed in yellow @ 6:41 is NOT Mike. Not sure why I thought that was him.
Enjoy!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v9DGi20XPQ
Because of the Corona Virus, Liam has been unable to celebrate his birthday with friends and games and food, so I made this birthday video for Liam.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlDF6DZC8U8
My friend Coop Cooper says I'm too much of an asshole for honking at sleeping drivers. Apparently it is rude to wake them up while they are trying to take a nap.
Normally I exercise a little more latitude in light traffic. But traffic was very heavy this day with lots of Christmas shoppers out shopping at the last second. Behind me was no less than 50 cars. So sleeping at a green light is not an option. If there were 10 cars, I probably would not have honked.
Nothing says, "HEY!!! WAKE THE F*** UP MOTHERF******!!!!!" like a nice little toot of the horn. It can also say, "USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL, A**HOLE!!!!" Either way....it makes me an advocate for the remaining 99% drivers on the road that day. Not all super heroes wear capes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNaaHhwSBbk
In an effort to stop my mother from leaving her apartment, we have put a bunch of signs on the door, which instruct her to call us before she leaves. This works MOST of the time. Hopefully, this voicebox will work the remainder of the time.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP2GDrhYjog