Thank you for watching my Mavic Air Cinematic Settings Tutorial. I really hope you are able to find your best cinematic settings so you can create awesome videos to share. Drop me a comment if you have questions and subscribe to see more Mavic Air videos!
I've watched 50 plus videos and you addressed everyone of my issues with perfect explanation. Thank you. I would recommend this video to everyone that is new to the Mavic Air. I know it's two years old but I just bought mine used. Big time photographer and enjoy the new challenge. Thanks Jeff.
Thanks. Well produced, edited, and paced. Great callouts of important points. Filled with useful information to budding drone videographers with little photography knowledge - like me. You did the classic lecture, (1) tell them what you're about to tell them, (2) tell them in the time necessary, (3) summarize what you told them.
Had a 1st outdoor flight with my MA and after having watched a lot of vids to prepare I found your tips to be excellent and without unnecessary drama or the ubiquitous ‘Hey TH-camrs what is happening’ shit, or crappy music and intros.
Up to 5 flights now and have managed to avoid crashing into the trees. Still flying with prop guards and did touch some thin branches. Picked up a set of Pgytech ND+CPL filters which flare a but but no colorcast. Getting a hang of mode-2 on the controller is not that easy. When the quad is far away it gets hard to tell which direction its facing. Guess I should be looking more at the phone app and not the quad. Will try to find a sinulator to practice in VR. Hopefully by the time it’s warm enough to fly without gloves I’ll be ready to film something interesting. Thanks again for your honest and helpful videos Jeff!
Great video!! Haven't had time to play with my Mavic Air because I'm working so these videos help alot to be ready for when I go out with my quad! Thank you very much!
DUDE thank you for putting the time stamps in the description! That is so helpful! Always wanted every tutorial video to do that....it saves so much time, thank you
Thanks a lot. Just bought a Mavic Air and tested it with some settings I changed myself but your tutorial saves me a lot of time to get to the best settings for cinematic footage. Cheers from Amsterdam.
The only way to thank you was to subscribe and I have already done that on the 3rd minute into this video. You are so good at this. You sound more of a teacher. Thank you so much, Jeff
Great videos thanks! Do you prefer the Pro 1 to the Air? I assume the Pro 1 has a better signal... I find the Air isn’t completely stable. Kinda regret not getting the Pro 1...
hey, I found this video very helpful and it def helped me out a lot. I upgraded to the air 2 and really want to change the gimbal speed settings but cannot find the menu for that
4:46 Wow! I always wondered "Why does it need to be blurry to be 'realistic'. What does old cinema have to do with this?". That hand movement demonstration explained it all!! Thanks!!
Excellent video! The gimbal settings & sensitivity segments were Golden for me! Question: I like to manually expose my shots when taken pictures...but when I do so, I noticed that I can’t set my focus. If I switch back to auto, I can tap focus anywhere. Can you explain what I’m possibly doing wrong when in manual? Thanks!
I have one question for you . After you set up your MA with these setting will they stay at the setting you put in or do they default back to original setting after you turn off your MA?
Thank you Jeff. I just bought my first drone, a Mavic Air, this weekend. I'm really keen on getting into cinematic drone photography and have been trying to absorb as much as I can from tutorials on TH-cam. First thing I ordered was a set of these ND filters. Your video is the most comprehensive and easiest to follow that I've found. I'm itching to get outside and start filming. Thank you again and I'll definitely be checking out your other videos. Cheers.
Brother I’ve watched a ton of videos trying to get a grasp on this whole concept. I don’t know if it just finally got through or your just good at explaining it but it finally makes sense to me. You got a new sub today. Great video
Hi Jeff, I bought a mavic air 1 mounth ago and I'm learning about it. Ya thats my first drone and thanks to you I learn a lot already! I think the auto mode for the video is good enough althought I want to get the best shots possible so I find your videos. One thing i am not happy with is the pictures I take with the mavic air, most of times it gets grain, so could you tell me in your opinion what is the best settings for sharpness pictures? Thanks
Very helpful video! This just answered all of my questions. The Mavic Air is my first drone. I also have zero experience with photography but this video made everything so easy. Will be ordering ND filters. Thank you.
Thanks Gus for the positive feedback. I have been happy with the DJI products for the last 4 years or so. They are really nice tools, and it is amazing to see how fast the technology is changing every year.
Hi Jeff! Just got hold of my Polarpro filters and will try out your settings and revert with my experience. Thank you sooooo much for sharing, I enjoyed it, and instructions are super clear and easily understood! Please keep the videos coming man!
Cheers Jeff, Great Vid, I too am upgrading from a Spark to the Air, nothing wrong with the spark I love it but the Air just a little nicer. Thanks Paul
Nice points. Just one small thing regarding the yaw endpoint. You showed roll instead of yaw after you modified the setting. Other than that, very clear and straightforward.
Fantastic video, thanks Jeff. In your reference to Cinematic setting, I guess all these adjustments you've made amount to a "manual" cinematic setting?
Hello Jeff ,I subscribed and learned some tips from you , Thx here is my question , for the EXP settings , you set at configuration 1, what about configuration 2, and3 , what are the differences ? should we set the same to get smooth effects ? Thx Jeff , waiting for your reply
Hi Tania, Welcome to the community! For the EXP settings i am am using (0.4, 0.2, and 0.2). This basically smooths out the side to side movements. Is that what you are referring to.
Wow...the most clearly explained settings video i have ever watched...this may even help me....i do thankyou so much for the great work....going to try out settings today as i will be glad never to use cinematic mode again.....yikes....im quite sure i have died a few times watching me drone not stop...drifting closer and closer to stuff in that mode....you rock...thanks and God bless
Hello Thanks x This tutorial I followed carefully and taken note but in the end you put "cinematic setting OF " What is it? Then one more thing... Recording at 100 ISO I realized that the quality even in the daytime with the sun in the parts more in the shadow form of the noise of the grain can be corrected? Thank you!!!!!
Great tips! It helped me a lot! One QUESTION: By changing how responsive the drone is to joysticks, wouldnt my drone be LESS CAPABLE TO RETURN in case of low bat or windy conditions?? BIG THANKS to anyone can help!! 👋
Hi David, thanks for the questions. Actually changing the settings only affects the responsiveness, but not the overall speed. Kind of like making it smooth like a Cadillac and not stiff like a Mustang. Hope that helps!
Thanks Jeff. Great video, content, content, and delivery method. Just what I need to shoot with my new Mavic Air. I definitely learned some new tricks of the trade. Cheers, Stac
Hey Jeff, that's great video buddy... thanks for such an informative video... will follow your video to learn more. I just was wondering about "GAIN SETTINGS" . Do you have any suggestion for that? regards. ajay
This was a spectacular tutorial. Gold among TH-cam trash. lol Anyways, I wanted to know more about the drone's movement settings so I can help out my friend who actually flies it. I'm the editor between us, and I highly recommend you go shoot in "D-Log" with -3 contrast and saturation. Afterwords go play with the colors in post. Trust me, you'll be amazed.
great great great tutorial... question, for the throttle (up and down) adjustments in the EXP, does it have any effect on Return To Home? For example if you put it at 0.10... does it climb ever so slowly to your RTH height? Thanx
Awesome stuff! Would be super nice if DJI would set up some type of presets based on what most people try to achieve manually. For instance Cinematic Mode1 4K:24fps, Shutter 50, Gimbal, Controls and Breaking Smooth Cinematic Mode 2 1080p 24fps, Shutter 50, Gimbal, Controls, and Breaking Smooth Slow Motion 1 1080p 120fps, Shutter 240 etc. I don’t even think it gives you the option to save profiles like this at this point does it? If not, definitely should. If so, please let me know how. Thanks! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the kind words Vectorixx, i appreciate you saying that. I'm not teacher, but trying to figure out how to explain a topic, does help me understand it better myself.
hi friend, i bought polarpro nd-filters cinema series (ND32 ND64 ND32PL ND64PL) and i use the setting you recommend in your video, but i have to admit that the picture is quiet dark. any tips for adjusting ? or do i need ND 4 / 8 / 16 ? i use iso 100, shutter speed 1/60 and 30 fps. thanx and greetings from rostock, germany !
oh yeah, that is pretty dark. I have the ND4, ND8, and ND16. ND16 handles mid day very well for me. ND32 and higher would be for midday at the beach, or desert conditions, etc. This is what i used on the Mavic Air: amzn.to/2ELOu8J . Happy Flying Vectorixx
hey Jeff, thanks for you help with setting up the drone, really like it. I do have a question :) when you say you what to take the colour out and add that it post ? what is in post like where to you add the colours again. its it program like final cut you add the colours again ? hope you will help me here :) vh kim
first, thank you for replaying @@JeffGreeneChannel. yes it helps a lot to understand where the colours are. I just need to get some more cash to get final cut then. again thank you for you time and I really do appreciate your help !
@@kimbagge2706 you are very welcome. There is nothing wrong with using the normal color profile that you get straight out of the mavic 2 pro or mavic air.
okay cool, ill keep playing with it and change it again when I have final cut for it looks so good when you put the colours on after Jeff :) its the air I have, so awesome machine :) keep up your good work, its helping a lot of people :)
Thanks a lot Jeff. I was watching your channel. After that i went out and tried to play with apps. What i got yesterday, which was working for me is at Helix mode. Picture came out pretty good though. I will keep watching yours until i play with those apps with confidence 😁😁😁.
Excellent and very helpful video Jeff. I am learning to create more professional films with my Mavic Air and this was really helpful. I notice you had three filters in the kit although there is a larger kit with more filters available. Would you recommend I invest in the larger kit or woukd the 4 8 and 16 be suitable? I am planning to film in bright sunlight. Thank you
A Google User interesting timing, i just posted a video today on this. For bright sunlight, i would suggest getting the custom set of 3 from polar pro and get the 8,16, and 32. That should cover just about any situation. Happy flying!
Excellent explanation of how to set up the Mavic Air from soup to nuts. I especially thought the summary explanation was excellent because there was so much information to digest. I was able to get my paper and pencil out and write it down as you explained your reasoning for the settings. You must have been in the military. Tell them what you are going to tell them. Tell them. Then tell them what you told them.
Thanks Jim for the thumbs up. No military training for me, but my dad was in the Navy and definitely has been known to tell me how things are done. :)Cheers!
Hi Jeff , fantastic tutorial . I don't know whether you can help me , I pretty new to this , but my video playback from the internal storage to my computer looks very grainy and pixilated , especially with the rotation of the drone. I have not played with any camera settings. Thanks for any help .
Hi Peter, are you viewing playback from something recorded on your phone's storage or are you talking about the internal storage on your Mavic Air? It could be a slow PC. Can you post a video clip or a screenshot for your DJI Go4 app from your phone while the mavic is recording. Should be able to confirm the mavic is set up properly.
Hi Jeff, I have now loaded the video clips on to a USB stick and the video playback is good on 2 laptops, and on 2 large screen TVs we have in the house. My desktop PC is about 7 or 8 years old and the video playback is very pixilated on that, so the problem must be the old PC . I hope this may help someone else with the same problem . Thanks very much for your reply and your help. Keep up the great videos on TH-cam .
I bought the cinema series 3 pack (ND4, ND8, ND16). If i had to do over, i would get a custom pack cinema series (ND8, ND16, ND32). I can make do without the ND4.
Very informative video, thank you. I need to try out now. Coming from photo, I would like to take action sport/ like kite surf or ski ...so 1/60 speed seems too low. What speed will you recommend?
You are very right about the risk of a cinematic mode. I almost lost my drone lifting it up in the narrow yard between high buildings from all four sides. It has lifted ower the roofs and because of the wind vanished of my site. At the very moment a low battery warnind appeared. It was quite difficult to bring the drone back, since I`m a newcomer in drones flights.
Thank you for watching my Mavic Air Cinematic Settings Tutorial. I really hope you are able to find your best cinematic settings so you can create awesome videos to share. Drop me a comment if you have questions and subscribe to see more Mavic Air videos!
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I am Vignesh from India . I watch all video.my mail id Vigneshkottur@ gmail.com. any abdate inform me please(mavic air). Thank you bro.
thank you for this tutorial.
Yes it’s awesome this is what I’d been looking for.🎥👍
Thank you Jeff I've been looking for this I'm new to the mavic air and still learning it that helped alot I appreciate that.
I've watched 50 plus videos and you addressed everyone of my issues with perfect explanation. Thank you. I would recommend this video to everyone that is new to the Mavic Air. I know it's two years old but I just bought mine used. Big time photographer and enjoy the new challenge. Thanks Jeff.
Nice video. Ps. Press power button once to mute that battery warning 👍
Oh man, serious? That is quite possibly the best tip i have heard. That sound is worse than my alarm clock. Thank you!
Thanks!
lol OMFG thx! flying 4KM Back and the last 2KM with that alarm makes me wanna kill myself :D
YES!!! Thank-you
what? I'm with Jeff...best tip ever! (Besides all the setting suggestions in this vid!)
I have the Mavic Air for 18 months and this video helped me a lot. Thanks from Miami.
No nonsense, no crazy you tuber antics and an iron man. Great job sir. I like your channel.
Helpful well explained info
Thanks. Well produced, edited, and paced. Great callouts of important points. Filled with useful information to budding drone videographers with little photography knowledge - like me. You did the classic lecture, (1) tell them what you're about to tell them, (2) tell them in the time necessary, (3) summarize what you told them.
Fantastic description of the settings in plain language - no excuses for poor exposure or jerky movements now!!
Awesome, thanks Gary!
Great video Jeff, I've just got the Air (May 20) and this will be useful information. Cheers.
I am a new be, and this video help me a lot. keep doing best Jeff.
Had a 1st outdoor flight with my MA and after having watched a lot of vids to prepare I found your tips to be excellent and without unnecessary drama or the ubiquitous ‘Hey TH-camrs what is happening’ shit, or crappy music and intros.
Very cool, thanks for the thumbs up Max Headroom! How was your first flight?
Up to 5 flights now and have managed to avoid crashing into the trees. Still flying with prop guards and did touch some thin branches. Picked up a set of Pgytech ND+CPL filters which flare a but but no colorcast. Getting a hang of mode-2 on the controller is not that easy. When the quad is far away it gets hard to tell which direction its facing. Guess I should be looking more at the phone app and not the quad. Will try to find a sinulator to practice in VR. Hopefully by the time it’s warm enough to fly without gloves I’ll be ready to film something interesting. Thanks again for your honest and helpful videos Jeff!
Finally someone who explanes the stuff in a clear and normal way. Very informative, thanks dude!
Chris Wood thanks man, i appreciate you saying that. Happy to help!
Great video!! Haven't had time to play with my Mavic Air because I'm working so these videos help alot to be ready for when I go out with my quad! Thank you very much!
You are most welcome dinosz1000! Glad you found this helpful. Get out out there soon.
Thank You Jeff for taking the time to make this video. Answered a lot of my questions. Very informative.
Tired Old Man awesome, glad you found this helpful.
Very helpful. Kudos.
DUDE thank you for putting the time stamps in the description! That is so helpful! Always wanted every tutorial video to do that....it saves so much time, thank you
I appreciate that. Yeah, i figured for those long videos, timestamps would be best for reference. Thanks for confirming!
Again very helpful. These tips are the little gems that really make a difference when shooting. Well put together.
Thank you, i appreciate you saying that!
I REALLY like how you add the JUMP TO section, so I can keep going to important sections over and over again. Great Job.
You are very welcome. I try to do that especially on the videos that are lengthy. Glad you found this helpful.
Thanks a lot. Just bought a Mavic Air and tested it with some settings I changed myself but your tutorial saves me a lot of time to get to the best settings for cinematic footage. Cheers from Amsterdam.
Thanks Ray, glad to help!
The only way to thank you was to subscribe and I have already done that on the 3rd minute into this video. You are so good at this. You sound more of a teacher. Thank you so much, Jeff
Well thank you sir i appreciate that! I am glad you found this helpful.
Always great videos, Jeff. Thanks
Great videos thanks!
Do you prefer the Pro 1 to the Air? I assume the Pro 1 has a better signal...
I find the Air isn’t completely stable. Kinda regret not getting the Pro 1...
This will be a good quick start when my Air arrives in a couple of weeks. Many thanks!
You are most welcome Gord, thanks for the thumbs up!
hey, I found this video very helpful and it def helped me out a lot.
I upgraded to the air 2 and really want to change the gimbal speed settings but cannot find the menu for that
This is vey helpful - excellent demonstrations of the various settings and what happens when you change them. Great for beginners like me!
4:46 Wow! I always wondered "Why does it need to be blurry to be 'realistic'. What does old cinema have to do with this?".
That hand movement demonstration explained it all!! Thanks!!
Jeff been waiting for someone to help me set and understand settings better, thanks so much!
You got it, glad to help!
Excellent video! The gimbal settings & sensitivity segments were Golden for me! Question: I like to manually expose my shots when taken pictures...but when I do so, I noticed that I can’t set my focus. If I switch back to auto, I can tap focus anywhere. Can you explain what I’m possibly doing wrong when in manual? Thanks!
Hi, thanks for video
if i will use D-cinelike 0, -3, -2, what filter ot LUT i must to use at postprocessing?
thank you
superb video, thats why youtube is for. Just got pack of filters to put on and now im finetuning settings.
Thanks for the thumbs up proximityscan!
Sir: Thank you for an excellent tutorial. You are a natural teacher.
Thanks for taking the time out to produce this video.
you are most welcome, i hope you found this helpful!
This is a very good summary and told in a language that is understandable for anyone.
Thanks so much, i appreciate the positive feedback!
I have one question for you . After you set up your MA with these setting will they stay at the setting you put in or do they default back to original setting after you turn off your MA?
Thank you for this. Excellent demonstration of these settings that I probably would have been too afraid to play with myself without explanation.
Travis G glad you found this helpful. Should definitely try ut out. Can always back out to the default settings.
Thank you Jeff. I just bought my first drone, a Mavic Air, this weekend. I'm really keen on getting into cinematic drone photography and have been trying to absorb as much as I can from tutorials on TH-cam. First thing I ordered was a set of these ND filters. Your video is the most comprehensive and easiest to follow that I've found. I'm itching to get outside and start filming. Thank you again and I'll definitely be checking out your other videos. Cheers.
That is great Lochie, i am excited for you! Feel free to ask questions. There are lots of subscribers on here with all levels of experience.
Brother I’ve watched a ton of videos trying to get a grasp on this whole concept. I don’t know if it just finally got through or your just good at explaining it but it finally makes sense to me. You got a new sub today. Great video
Jamie Lane thanks sir, i am glad you found this helpful!
Hi Jeff, I bought a mavic air 1 mounth ago and I'm learning about it. Ya thats my first drone and thanks to you I learn a lot already! I think the auto mode for the video is good enough althought I want to get the best shots possible so I find your videos. One thing i am not happy with is the pictures I take with the mavic air, most of times it gets grain, so could you tell me in your opinion what is the best settings for sharpness pictures? Thanks
Very helpful video! This just answered all of my questions. The Mavic Air is my first drone. I also have zero experience with photography but this video made everything so easy. Will be ordering ND filters. Thank you.
No problem pinkywinky222, i am glad this was helpful to you!
Thanks for such a comprehensive and thorough walk through! I've seen so many reviews. But this videos is my buy in to the drone!
Thanks Gus for the positive feedback. I have been happy with the DJI products for the last 4 years or so. They are really nice tools, and it is amazing to see how fast the technology is changing every year.
Best Vid on youtube !! Very detailed. Keep it going !! Subscribed
Thank you Jay, i really appreciate that.
Very clear and informative, Thanks - it's given me food for thought!
Hi Jeff! Just got hold of my Polarpro filters and will try out your settings and revert with my experience.
Thank you sooooo much for sharing, I enjoyed it, and instructions are super clear and easily understood! Please keep the videos coming man!
Thank you Jerry, i appreciate you saying that. Looking forward to seeing your results!
Awesome video mate. I really like that you took the time to explain these tips.
Is there a video to show how you have done all these settings to get the colors right when you take it to the video editor?
Great video.. thanks for the very useful info.
Interesting Cinematic Settings Tutorial, what a DJI App is that, you also have a version for DJI Mavic Air 2 this works only with the App DJI Fly
sorry the App is DJI Go 4.0
Cheers Jeff, Great Vid, I too am upgrading from a Spark to the Air, nothing wrong with the spark I love it but the Air just a little nicer.
Thanks Paul
Nice work Jeff. Thanks for the great info. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Con for the thumbs up! Glad you found this helpful.
Hi Jeff, outstanding video. Have you recorded at night? What settings do you recommend? Thanks!
Nice points. Just one small thing regarding the yaw endpoint. You showed roll instead of yaw after you modified the setting. Other than that, very clear and straightforward.
Thanks Dave, you are right! Somehow i missed that. Good catch. Appreciate the thumbs up!
Fantastic video, thanks Jeff.
In your reference to Cinematic setting, I guess all these adjustments you've made amount to a "manual" cinematic setting?
yes exactly, mainly the need to get the entire platform as smooth as possible.
Hello Jeff ,I subscribed and learned some tips from you , Thx here is my question , for the EXP settings , you set at configuration 1, what about configuration 2, and3 , what are the differences ? should we set the same to get smooth effects ? Thx Jeff , waiting for your reply
Hi Tania, Welcome to the community! For the EXP settings i am am using (0.4, 0.2, and 0.2). This basically smooths out the side to side movements. Is that what you are referring to.
Jeff Greene Thx ,will test
Wow...the most clearly explained settings video i have ever watched...this may even help me....i do thankyou so much for the great work....going to try out settings today as i will be glad never to use cinematic mode again.....yikes....im quite sure i have died a few times watching me drone not stop...drifting closer and closer to stuff in that mode....you rock...thanks and God bless
Thanks Lou! I am really glad you found this helpful. Looking forward to see what you capture.
Thank you for the info, I learned a lot tonight about all the adjustments for mavic air.
You are most welcome!
Hello Thanks x This tutorial I followed carefully and taken note but in the end you put "cinematic setting OF " What is it?
Then one more thing... Recording at 100 ISO I realized that the quality even in the daytime with the sun in the parts more in the shadow form of the noise of the grain can be corrected? Thank you!!!!!
Thanks, very informative. I too am an Ironman - very cool 140!!
Great tips! It helped me a lot!
One QUESTION: By changing how responsive the drone is to joysticks, wouldnt my drone be LESS CAPABLE TO RETURN in case of low bat or windy conditions?? BIG THANKS to anyone can help!! 👋
Hi David, thanks for the questions. Actually changing the settings only affects the responsiveness, but not the overall speed. Kind of like making it smooth like a Cadillac and not stiff like a Mustang. Hope that helps!
Thanks Jeff. Great video, content, content, and delivery method. Just what I need to shoot with my new Mavic Air. I definitely learned some new tricks of the trade. Cheers, Stac
Awesome, thanks for the thumbs up! Hope you found what you were looking for.
Hey Jeff, that's great video buddy... thanks for such an informative video... will follow your video to learn more. I just was wondering about "GAIN SETTINGS" . Do you have any suggestion for that? regards. ajay
I'm a fan of your videos and advices, thanx!
walderrramos thanks buddy, i am glad you found this helpful!
This was a spectacular tutorial. Gold among TH-cam trash. lol Anyways, I wanted to know more about the drone's movement settings so I can help out my friend who actually flies it. I'm the editor between us, and I highly recommend you go shoot in "D-Log" with -3 contrast and saturation. Afterwords go play with the colors in post. Trust me, you'll be amazed.
Thank you sir, appreciate the insight!
great great great tutorial... question, for the throttle (up and down) adjustments in the EXP, does it have any effect on Return To Home? For example if you put it at 0.10... does it climb ever so slowly to your RTH height? Thanx
Nope that is all done by a default speed set in software. I don't know of any way to change the default RTH speed settings.
thanx for the prompt reply...cheers.. keep up the great vids..
Thank for your tutorial, but I have a question, what should set my FPS if I don't have an ND filter?
Thank you very much!! I will bring your tips into my drone. Thanks again.
Solid tutorial on how to set up your Mavic air. Just got mine and this helps so much! Thanks, Jeff you the man! - Mike from San Diego.
Mike Mora Real Estate thank you sir! Glad to help.
Awesome video Jeff, great insights and tips - thanks 👍
What a helpful video. Just got my first drone and this saves me a lot of time. Subbed.
Awesome stuff! Would be super nice if DJI would set up some type of presets based on what most people try to achieve manually. For instance
Cinematic Mode1 4K:24fps, Shutter 50, Gimbal, Controls and Breaking Smooth
Cinematic Mode 2 1080p 24fps, Shutter 50, Gimbal, Controls, and Breaking Smooth
Slow Motion 1 1080p 120fps, Shutter 240 etc.
I don’t even think it gives you the option to save profiles like this at this point does it? If not, definitely should. If so, please let me know how. Thanks! Keep up the great work!
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you for posting. Very helpful.
Thanks Oregon POV, glad you found this useful!
great video Jeff, thx for sharing your knowledge with the rest of the world, didactic good , your kind of a teacher ?
Thanks for the kind words Vectorixx, i appreciate you saying that. I'm not teacher, but trying to figure out how to explain a topic, does help me understand it better myself.
hi friend, i bought polarpro nd-filters cinema series (ND32 ND64 ND32PL ND64PL) and i use the setting you recommend in your video, but i have to admit that the picture is quiet dark. any tips for adjusting ? or do i need ND 4 / 8 / 16 ? i use iso 100, shutter speed 1/60 and 30 fps. thanx and greetings from rostock, germany !
oh yeah, that is pretty dark. I have the ND4, ND8, and ND16. ND16 handles mid day very well for me. ND32 and higher would be for midday at the beach, or desert conditions, etc. This is what i used on the Mavic Air: amzn.to/2ELOu8J . Happy Flying Vectorixx
hey Jeff, thanks for you help with setting up the drone, really like it. I do have a question :) when you say you what to take the colour out and add that it post ? what is in post like where to you add the colours again. its it program like final cut you add the colours again ? hope you will help me here :) vh kim
Hi Kim, yes you are correct. I shoot in the flat color profile so that i can add color in editing, using Final Cut Pro X. Hope that helps!
first, thank you for replaying @@JeffGreeneChannel. yes it helps a lot to understand where the colours are. I just need to get some more cash to get final cut then. again thank you for you time and I really do appreciate your help !
@@kimbagge2706 you are very welcome. There is nothing wrong with using the normal color profile that you get straight out of the mavic 2 pro or mavic air.
okay cool, ill keep playing with it and change it again when I have final cut for it looks so good when you put the colours on after Jeff :) its the air I have, so awesome machine :) keep up your good work, its helping a lot of people :)
Thanks a lot Jeff. I was watching your channel. After that i went out and tried to play with apps. What i got yesterday, which was working for me is at Helix mode. Picture came out pretty good though. I will keep watching yours until i play with those apps with confidence 😁😁😁.
Thanks Sitthichok!
Great video. Was extremely helpful to have the settings explained in simple terms. Many thanks
Thanks Paul, happy to help!
Excellent and very helpful video Jeff. I am learning to create more professional films with my Mavic Air and this was really helpful. I notice you had three filters in the kit although there is a larger kit with more filters available. Would you recommend I invest in the larger kit or woukd the 4 8 and 16 be suitable? I am planning to film in bright sunlight. Thank you
A Google User interesting timing, i just posted a video today on this. For bright sunlight, i would suggest getting the custom set of 3 from polar pro and get the 8,16, and 32. That should cover just about any situation. Happy flying!
Great informative video! Ty
Very helpful. Thank you
Great suggestions. Made my flying much better. Thanks!
Thanks Jamal, i am glad you found this helpful!
Love the easy to follow guide. Thanks!
very informative video. Thanks. And this is the first time I heard or saw the word "Granularity" thank you.
maxkielbasa ha ha thank you. I hear that word all the time at work. Not sure if it is a real word 😁
This is what I have been looking for. Thanks!!
Awesome, glad to help Slam Duncan!
Excellent explanation of how to set up the Mavic Air from soup to nuts. I especially thought the summary explanation was excellent because there was so much information to digest. I was able to get my paper and pencil out and write it down as you explained your reasoning for the settings. You must have been in the military. Tell them what you are going to tell them. Tell them. Then tell them what you told them.
Thanks Jim for the thumbs up. No military training for me, but my dad was in the Navy and definitely has been known to tell me how things are done. :)Cheers!
Hi Jeff , fantastic tutorial . I don't know whether you can help me , I pretty new to this , but my video playback from the internal storage to my computer looks very grainy and pixilated , especially with the rotation of the drone. I have not played with any camera settings. Thanks for any help .
Hi Peter, are you viewing playback from something recorded on your phone's storage or are you talking about the internal storage on your Mavic Air? It could be a slow PC. Can you post a video clip or a screenshot for your DJI Go4 app from your phone while the mavic is recording. Should be able to confirm the mavic is set up properly.
Hi Jeff, I have now loaded the video clips on to a USB stick and the video playback is good on 2 laptops, and on 2 large screen TVs we have in the house. My desktop PC is about 7 or 8 years old and the video playback is very pixilated on that, so the problem must be the old PC . I hope this may help someone else with the same problem . Thanks very much for your reply and your help. Keep up the great videos on TH-cam .
peter davis ok cool, good to know! That 4k video can be a beast on older video graphics cards.
Thank you Jeff.
Thanks for your tips, will try those setting for my MA.
Denny W you are very welcome. Happy flying
Thank you for the comprehensive explanations. Very very clear and understandable.
Excellent teaching! Thank you!
Thanks for the thumbs up David! I appreciate the feedback.
Great explanations.
I'm a beginner with filming and it helps me a lot!
Thanks Harry!
Nicely structured, great content. Subscribed.
Great video! Really helped me out
Great information here Jeff, thanks for doing this video!
you are most welcome fotogeek!
one of the most comprehensive video. thanks.
Thanks abdumka, very much appreciated!
Quick question Jeff. What series of the filters do you have? I see at least 3 different ones.
I bought the cinema series 3 pack (ND4, ND8, ND16). If i had to do over, i would get a custom pack cinema series (ND8, ND16, ND32). I can make do without the ND4.
Very informative video, thank you. I need to try out now.
Coming from photo, I would like to take action sport/ like kite surf or ski ...so 1/60 speed seems too low.
What speed will you recommend?
best cinematic settings❤
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SUBSCRIBED!
Hi Jeff, nice to see your video. You did make a clearly guide. Really thank for your guide!
Dang Nguyen thank you, i appreciate that.
so basically without filters i am destined to shoot only automatic setup i guess ...perfect video!
Nothing wrong with auto mode. I think the mavic air shoots pretty good straight out of the box.
You are very right about the risk of a cinematic mode. I almost lost my drone lifting it up in the narrow yard between high buildings from all four sides. It has lifted ower the roofs and because of the wind vanished of my site. At the very moment a low battery warnind appeared. It was quite difficult to bring the drone back, since I`m a newcomer in drones flights.
I get nervous just hearing the low battery warning.
makes me crazy
super helpful, thanks!
Great video !!! Thanks so much .... great explanation !!!
The13lade12unner thank you for the thumbs up. Glad to help!