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Not one person said the D word

xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
edited 2013-12-16 17:44 in General Discussion
I have around 50GB of video and raw pics to edit to make a Flying Christmas video and still two real airplane flights to go. 5 cameras at 1080@30fps... man that is a ton of data for two hours... We usually fly on the beach and attract a decent crowd. I have never recorded interaction with people but I've always been wanting to. This time there were a lot of cameras so there wasn't much that didn't get recorded.

Anyway I just thought I'd share some of the reactions because I've always wanted to. This is why I put LEDs on foam airplanes and fly them. These people were a lot of fun.

[video=youtube_share;4qW9kgT4ams]

[video=youtube_share;hzsMgPYOVzA]

Comments

  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2013-12-14 20:24
    Great stuff.

    Thanks for sharing.
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2013-12-14 21:13
    Thanks Jazzed. Nothing says Merry Christmas like happy kids. I have an inbox full of emails from them and their parents already, that is a first.

    I should also mention multicopters (even with less LEDs) get a lot more attention than the planes. Kids just want to pile on top of the rotors when you come anywhere near the ground. One fine day on the beach some kid tripped because he was looking up at the copter and running. Didn't get hurt but that was it for me. The planes are a nice balance, nobody tries to run after them and they're quieter.
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2013-12-14 21:36
    Frame grabs from new GoPro+

    m92gax.jpg

    2z52147.jpg
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2013-12-14 21:55
    Here's some GoPro+ air to air video. Their low light claims are holding up in a side by side comparison. The + colors look a lot better.

    Be sure to switch to 1080 -
    [video=youtube_share;bH6qRgzZgOQ]
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2013-12-15 11:47
    Here is the video:

    [video=youtube_share;p_Tz1_3jJEY]
  • WildatheartWildatheart Posts: 195
    edited 2013-12-15 15:14
    Thanks for sharing your fun and some Christmas lights and song from San Diego. Thanks also for taking the time to plant dreams in the youngin's. Tell 'em about some of your other projects on the Parallax forums if you really want to capture their imagination . Merry Christmas to you and your family.

    -gordon
  • Too_Many_ToolsToo_Many_Tools Posts: 765
    edited 2013-12-15 16:19
    Thanks for sharing.

    FWIW...the D word is often copped by those who have their own not so hidden agenda.

    It is just technology...how it is used determines it whether it is good or evil.
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2013-12-16 17:44
    Here is my friends video, he spends more time editing so you might like it better -

    [video=vimeo;82048440]
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