TIPS & TRICKS

360° Photography

CIRCUMFERENCE 360°

+30°

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Full Spherical Math

+30°

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Grid System

UP DOWN

LINEAR

+25°

24 IMAGES

DJI GO4

+13°

31 IMAGES

XML FILE

Zenith

NUMBER OF

ZENITH SHOTS

AFTER LANDING

5 Zenith YAW Status Bar1

2

3

4

SHOT 1 TO 4 N-E-S-W

Aircraft Yaw +60°

SHOT 5 N

Aircraft Yaw +90°

S W N E S

Aircraft Pitch

Use +60°

Compass Error

If you get a compass

error you can/must

calibrate the aircraft in

my APP. Just press the

CALIBRATE button

The Button Indicator

HORIZONTAL VERTICAL

Airmap Login

If you have an Airmap

account you can login

before you start the

flight.

LOGIN

Screen indicators

Orange dots: Gimbal

Blue dots: Aircraft

Yellow dots: Airsense Alert

Yellow coordinates indicates

online telemetry for Airmap. You

are visible for Skyguide or any

Aircontrol.

Upload xml file

Upload your xml file after the

shooting.

Get your RAW images to one folder

Develop it with Adobe RAW

Use «DJI» in the filename

exporting.

Export the files in JPG format.

Create XML from ExifCreate XML from Exif works for any

Shooting:

DJI GO, Litchi, hdrpano

Only JPG files are supported! Use

«DJI» in the filename for the parser.

Download the xml-creator for free on

hdrpano.ch for Windows 10 and Mac

OS 64 bit.

PtGui, Autopano, hugin

Import XML in Autopano

Import XML in Hugin (Expert Mode)

Import XML in PTGui

Photoshop the final image

Super Cubic Filter, Nadir and Zenith

HDR Workflow

Use AEB 3 images for the

shooting.

Tone map the images before you

stitch them.

1. Tonemapping (Photomatix Pro)

2. Create xml from Exif

3. Stitch the fused hdr images

AEB Zenith shots

Use +60° for the 4 zenith shots.

The very last shot +90°

Aircraft Pitch

Use +60°

S W N E S

HDR Photomatix Pro

Load a typical view into Photomatix

Pro and choose the tone map

settings.

Photomatix Pro Batch Process

Proceed all the images in a batch

process with the chosen settings.

Import the XML file

Create the XML file from the tone

mapped images.

Autopano Giga

Super Cubic Filter in PS

AEB 3 Panorama

Giga Pixel

Inspire 2 X7

The 24/36mm lens needs 8

minutes with 46 pictures

The 50/75mm lens needs 29

minutes with 147 pictures

Save the Waypoint

Save the waypoint in the fly to

menu with the second icon.

Split Panoramas

Split mode will split the panorama

into two flights in spherical mode.

First Flight F1

Select F1 for flight one. Make sure

you are on the waypoint.

With 50mm we need 2 x 69

images and 9 zenith shots.

ISO 100

Shutter 1600

Aperture 4.5

WB Cloudy

Use the same for the second flight

First Flight complete

The first flight has stopped with

69/69 images.

I have 62% battery capacity. Not

enough for the second flight. In

cold conditions I do not go under

40% capacity.

Land and change the battery.

Start Fly To

Select Fly To mode and start the

mission.

You can see the saved coordinates

pressing the forth icon.

Start the Second Flight F2

Always focal lens and check the

camera settings to have the same

parameters for the second flight.

Second Flight finished

When the second flight finished,

land and take the 9 zenith shots.

8 x 45°, +60° Aircraft Pitch

1 x +90° Aircraft Pitch

Develop the RAW Images

Develop the RAW images with

Lightroom or Camera RAW.

Use the same settings for all

images.

Create XML from Exif

Create the XML file from JPG Exif.

2 x 69 images + 9 zenith shots

Total 147 images

We get about 79’000 x 39500

pixels

PTGui Gigapixel

Load the images into PTGui

Import the xml file

Align the images

Optimize the Exposure

You can adjust vignette and

exposure values in PTGui.

PTGui Options

Increase the number of control

points!

PTGui GPU Options

Use all NVIDIA GPU Options. Do not

use Automatic.

PTGui save Gigapixel JPG

Adjust the final file size. PS can

handle JPG files > 30’000 pixels!

Giga Pixel

OSMO PRO Sky

Use OSMO Pro to get the sky

pictures.

Use Split F2 mode, to get only the

sky images.

OSMO PRO use Sky Mode

Select the Sky switch, to take only

the upper images.

Develop the RAW images

Create XML

1:1 Ratio = less Stitching Errors!

Low Altitude

Indoor

OSMO

Use 1:1

Lens DistortionLens distortion is bad for stitching. Avoid it with 1:1 Ratio

Simulate 1:1 for your Aircraft30° Overlap

Build Squares

Stitch your Squares

You get

better RMS

Stitch your Squares

Photogrammetry

3D semi spherical

Reset gimbal

Hide map

3D settings

Set centre

Simulate

mission

2D flat

Import DJI

Flight Planner

Hide map

3D settings

Set centre

Simulate

mission

Direct path

Use direct path to capture faster. Direct path does not

Work with Phantom 3 Pro or Inspire 1.

Combined technic

Direct path use distance trigger

2 Waypoints 8 Pictures

16 Waypoints 64 Pictures

JPG 2 Seconds

RAW 5 Seconds

for 20 meters

Use AUTO exposure

Meshroom

Optimized Meshroom settings

Metashape

Blender import OBJ file

Center the 3D Object

Top view to cut out

Change to edit mode

Transparency

Select box and invert

We reduce the size of the object

Box select

Invert selection

Delete vertices

Add modifier

We add a modifier

Decimate

Ratio 0.5

Apply

Save blender file

Repeat decimate if the file is still to big

Zip texture and object file

The zipped file does not exceed 50MB !

Embed Sketchfab with animation

The vertical mission mode

Inception Mission

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Heading 45°

Longitude 7.008°

Latitude 47.008°

Final Altitude 120

Distance 120

Add Nadir Shots

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Ground

Min 2m up to 15m

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Select Start & Target Point

Select Start and Target point with the crosshair, move the map and press the button.

Use it like a CAD system.

Select Altitude

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Heading 45°

Longitude 7.008°

Latitude 47.008°

Final Altitude 120

Distance 180

The APP calculates an elliptical path with your 3 settings, Start / Target / Altitude.

Inception View

Use Photoshop to stitch your images to a final

Inception view. You find a lot of tutorials on YouTube.

hdrpano

At your service!