Software recommendations

R.Perry · May 26, 2018

After a few days of trying to get Litchi to work after the updates on my I2 it will not do panos. There seems to be no real support for Litchi so we need an alternate App that hopefully will do panos and waypoints, but mainly panos.

Any suggestions, we have several I2 drones, so this is a big issue for us because we have depended on Litchi for a long time now.

shooter · May 26, 2018

R.Perry said:
After a few days of trying to get Litchi to work after the updates on my I2 it will not do panos. There seems to be no real support for Litchi so we need an alternate App that hopefully will do panos and waypoints, but mainly panos.

Any suggestions, we have several I2 drones, so this is a big issue for us because we have depended on Litchi for a long time now.

Autopilot by Hangar.

Meta4 · May 29, 2018

R.Perry said:
After a few days of trying to get Litchi to work after the updates on my I2 it will not do panos. There seems to be no real support for Litchi so we need an alternate App that hopefully will do panos and waypoints, but mainly panos.
Any suggestions, we have several I2 drones, so this is a big issue for us because we have depended on Litchi for a long time now.

It's a simple matter to shoot panoramas manually.
I've tried apps but I can do it easier, faster and with more control myself.

shooter said:
Autopilot by Hangar.

If you are doing commercial work, you really should read the Hangar user agreement and find out who owns the images created.

SanCap · May 30, 2018

R.Perry said:
After a few days of trying to get Litchi to work after the updates on my I2 it will not do panos. There seems to be no real support for Litchi so we need an alternate App that hopefully will do panos and waypoints, but mainly panos.

Any suggestions, we have several I2 drones, so this is a big issue for us because we have depended on Litchi for a long time now.

I have had issues with both Litchi and Autopilot completing a pano assignment lately. I always do it manually now, I can level the horizon in between shots if needed which helps with the stitching.

dempseycreekkid · May 30, 2018

Try DJI's Ground Station Pro. Do a Waypoint mission with a Action List to take a photo, rotate the aircraft (or camera), take a photo, rotate the aircraft (or camera), .......

Bob Stekeur · May 30, 2018

I had trouble with Litchi not taking all the pictures or just stopping so now I just shoot them manually. I've never had a problem with the ones I shot manually.

R.Perry · May 30, 2018

I'm basically old and lazy, but you all make some good point about doing the panos manually. The fact that leveling the horizon especially on windy days is an excellent point.

R.Perry · May 30, 2018

dempseycreekkid said:
Try DJI's Ground Station Pro. Do a Waypoint mission with a Action List to take a photo, rotate the aircraft (or camera), take a photo, rotate the aircraft (or camera), .......

I wasn't even aware of DJI ground station pro. Wonder if that is the reason we are now having issues with Litchi? Think I'll give it a try.

R.Perry · May 30, 2018

dempseycreekkid said:
Try DJI's Ground Station Pro. Do a Waypoint mission with a Action List to take a photo, rotate the aircraft (or camera), take a photo, rotate the aircraft (or camera), .......

I was reading some reviews and sounds like some people are having multiple issues with it, but the reviews were old. What if any issues have you had with it?

dempseycreekkid · May 31, 2018

R.Perry said:
I was reading some reviews and sounds like some people are having multiple issues with it, but the reviews were old. What if any issues have you had with it?

I flew with it about 10 days ago. Did just a basic area scan of 35 acres @ 230 ft, just taking photos. No problems. I will try to test a one Waypoint mission with a Action list. This is an iPad only application.

R.Perry · May 31, 2018

Meta 4, you are correct, it is faster. I did six panos this morning and they went much quicker than Litchi. I shot 34 pictures on each pano the same as I've been doing with Litchi. Waiting to see how they come out.
The biggest problem I had was DJI, I couldn't adjust the horizontal on the camera, and later in the day the vertical camera control started becoming hard to control accurately.
I really hate these latest updates.

Florida Drone Supply · Jun 1, 2018

R.Perry said:
Meta 4, you are correct, it is faster. I did six panos this morning and they went much quicker than Litchi. I shot 34 pictures on each pano the same as I've been doing with Litchi. Waiting to see how they come out.
The biggest problem I had was DJI, I couldn't adjust the horizontal on the camera, and later in the day the vertical camera control started becoming hard to control accurately.
I really hate these latest updates.

What was the issue with the horizon control?

R.Perry · Jun 4, 2018

shooter said:
Autopilot by Hangar.

Shooter

Thanks for the recommendation, I downloaded Autopilot and it seems fantastic. I have tested it on the Phantom, doing some testing with the Inspire today.

There is a learning curve with it, and I have been working through it. What I love about the panos is the control one gets. I've set my panos up for 45 degrees horizontally and 23 degrees vertical at 200 feet and that produced a great pano with the Phantom 4.

Thanks again for the advice.