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Congratulations @Shaun J to FB+. Well done.
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Congratulations @Mahmut on your promotion to FB+. Enjoy your new level.
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Congratulations @Batuhan Kulac, welcome to your new level. Enjoy!
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Congratulations @Aser, well done!
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Congratulations @RiadJL on your promotion !
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Premiers at 7:00 p.m. Monday 15th April 2024.
Insta 360 Studio has released a new version 5 of their Insta360 Studio App. In this app they have added a Project feature where you can add many clips and frame and stitch them together. So I have changed the work flow a bit. This is the first video, where I have used Insta360 Studio to reframe and stitch multiple clips. However I did the post in the FCPX, where I added titles. The aspect ratio of the video is in 1:2.35 which is considered 70mm or cinematic. I did not add any telemetry or music to this video. My videos are best enjoyed on a Television. I hope you enjoy the video. Please do subscribe to the channel to support what I do.
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DRIVE PLAN
This would be the place where I did my first Fewbie Plus drive and a great place to drive. After we are finished with the drive in the Nahel Area we will take track to head towards Sweihan and finish there. The drive will have approximately 2:00~230 hours of drive time and half hour of breaks.
GENERAL OVERVIEW
We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities.
MUST READ AND COMPLY
- Environmental Policy
- Offroad Flag Guideline
- Two Way Radio Guideline
- Off road Driving Etiquettes
- Emergency details for all off roaders
- Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities
DRIVE DETAILS
Level: Fewbie Plus and above
When: 20 April 2023, Saturday
Meeting time: 6:30 AM - Sharp (we will start the drive at 6:30)
Meeting Point: 🫥
Approximate finish time: 9:30 AM approx.
Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.
What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.RECOMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR:
- Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge
- Compressor (MANDATORY)
- Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY)
- Off-road flag (MANDATORY)
- Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles
- First-aid kit
- Fire extinguisher.
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
- This drive is limited to 10 cars only.
- If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
- RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
- Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions.
- Members without RSVP will be returned - Without any exceptions.
- Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
- Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR
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The statistics speak of themselves what a drive we had. We could explore a less frequently driven areas, see a fox in the desert; and have a fast exit just like last time. We had @Sunil Mathew who joined on this repeat of the drive from last time. @Ranjan Das and @Patrick van der Loo replaceing Pacific and Gertjan. Otherwise the composition of the drive was pretty similar - go to Nagra Hill - express hate on churned up tracks there and head back. Having said that the general pace was much better, we were able to find a lot more cleaner desert and obviously tried to have a lot more fun. more than the drive, I enjoyed our breaks and small talk. This is one of drives where we stopped to talk and not due to refusals. See you soon once again.
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I travelled back to Dubai and landed at mid night and barely had 3 hours of sleep. But the love for dunes pulls me towards deserts. The initial section was a bit underwhelming for me, I wont lie - doing the same thing again in such a short time - I guess the wow factor was going to be missing a bit, but I think we more than compensated with a run across the dunes thereafter. Even during the technical patches between the Sabkhas we kept a fantastic pace. It was great to see so many of you showing up for the second instalment hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. The sand however was very bright in the eyes and I wasn't able to figure out the terrain much, even dark glasses did not help - yet the drive was lot less bumpy than previous.
Thanks @Varun Mehndiratta for being part of the drive, your presence gave me peace of mind that even if I fail to join this drive - you would have taken over. @Ranjan Das & @Imteeaz thanks you both of you Support Team members for your help and well support. @Batuhan Kulac, @Ishak and @Luke K P see you once again for the drive. @Juan R see you once again after a long while.
@Benjamin sorry to miss you. Been there done that, hope you have already fixed the issue. @msa, @Gertjan & @Shiju Raju hope to see you guys next time.
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My third time doing this drive and I still haven't have enough of it. This is the only place left in Qudra to drive and I like to post my second drives of the week here for a quick spin in the dunes. We did a lot more technical and a bit difficult one at that, as the convoy kept up to the challenge, I kept pushing. The key to driving here is to keeping focus and keeping your eyes and ears open to what happening in front. I must say that everyone did a great job. Unlike last time towards the end the side slopping areas were not that enticing anymore as green pastures keep encroaching into the desert. A BIG thanks to @Rob S for answering my plea for support and joining the drive irrespective of his other prior commitments.
Considering that the drive was borderline Fewbie Plus @Andrew John Melvill & @Shaun J you did a great job. @Marek you were fantastic behind me at second lead. @Ishak you obviously know this area well and I must say to @Luke K P that I am guilty as charged in a short wheel based Jeep that can practically do 360 degree turns standing still - you did well to manage the terrain.
Thank you all once again for joining the drive and see you soon once more.
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@Aser here you go:
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Thank you all for joining the drive.
I am currently travelling and WILL BE BACK tonight.
We will use ch 2 for the drive and leave at sharp 7:00 am if not early. Following will be the convoy order.
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Congratulations @Gary F. Welcome to the team!
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Premiers at 5:00 pm on 8th April 2024
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DRIVE PLAN
After a wonderful drive we did in February, let's go for one more round in and around Faqa'a. The drive plan is similar to what we did last time, but will last slightly longer time than we did previously. We will meet at a slightly distance place to start to drive, but we save ourselves the hardship of driving though all the bushes. From our favorite playground at Faqa'a we will go towards Little Swihan and end our Drive at Solar Park ~ 10:00 am or so.
GENERAL OVERVIEW
We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities.
MUST READ AND COMPLY
- Environmental Policy
- Offroad Flag Guideline
- Two Way Radio Guideline
- Off road Driving Etiquettes
- Emergency details for all off roaders
- Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities
DRIVE DETAILS
Level: Fewbie Plus and above
When: 13 April 2023, Saturdat
Meeting time: 6:45 AM - Sharp (we will start the drive at 7:00)
Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/c7csDnXfSSVzZzgz9
Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM
Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.
What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.RECOMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR:
- Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge
- Compressor (MANDATORY)
- Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY)
- Off-road flag (MANDATORY)
- Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles
- First-aid kit
- Fire extinguisher.
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
- This drive is limited to 10 cars only.
- If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
- RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
- Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions.
- Members without RSVP will be returned - Without any exceptions.
- Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
- Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR
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More the merrier ! We will be on Ch 2 and it will be a quick drive with some very technical drive and visit some nice side sloping area, a break at Crescent Lake before we go back! See you all in the morning.
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6 hours ago, Ranjan Das said:
big dunes are like kids, see one, you have them all!
but do plan a drive on them... will surely join
TBH it looks Nagra Hill to me. We will check it out tomorrow…
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@Sunil Mathew @Ranjan Das @Patrick van der Loo thanks all for joining the drive. We will certainly do the drive and for Sunil, some portions might seem familiar as we were in a similar contingent sometime back. Most of the drive would take us in a different route to explore other dunes in the Swihan area.
I was out of station this week and returned today. I saw this mural on the wall of the aircraft and it seemed familiar- any guesses what it could be?
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DRIVE PLAN
It's part of the Ramadan Series and we will have a Quick 2-hour drive, and near to our homes (mine at least 😁). The objective of the drive is to avoid refusals. This area, being technical with uneven dunes, will give us a lot of situations where we find ourselves facing refusal or worse a stuck. We will also try to find some nice dunes and practice ridge riding and crisscrossing. After that, we will enjoy a drive that will take us back to where we started.
Request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities.
MUST READ AND COMPLY
- Environmental Policy
- Offroad Flag Guideline
- Two Way Radio Guideline
- Off road Driving Etiquettes
- Emergency details for all off roaders
- Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities
DRIVE DETAILS
Level: Fewbie and above
When: 07 April 2024, Sunday
Meeting time: 7:00 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions)
Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/f782dd5PLRj9sRV36
Approximate finish time: 9:30 AM
Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.
What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.MANDATORY OFF-ROAD GEAR:
- Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge
- Compressor
- Walkie-talkie radio
- Off-road flag
- Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles
- First-aid kit
- Fire extinguisher.
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
- This drive is limited to 10 cars only.
- If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
- RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
- We will not wait for the latecomers, and they will be returned - Without any exceptions.
- Members without RSVP will be returned - Without any exceptions.
- Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
- Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
PLEASE RSVP ON BELOW CALENDAR
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DRIVE PLAN
It's going to be almost a typical "Sweihan Drive", drive tall, drive fast, drive quick. I am trying to explore a new track and some new areas. Bring out your Go Pros and Insta 360s as it is one for the record.
Request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities.
MUST READ AND COMPLY
- Environmental Policy
- Offroad Flag Guideline
- Two Way Radio Guideline
- Off road Driving Etiquettes
- Emergency details for all off roaders
- Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities
DRIVE DETAILS
- Level: Intermediate and above
- When: 06 April 2024, Saturday
- Meeting time: 7:00 AM (we will leave at 7:00 am)
- Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xY6aK4cDazQQ8Ufh6
- Approximate finish time: 10:00AM
- Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.
- What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.
MANDATORY OFF-ROAD GEAR:
- Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge
- Compressor
- Walkie-talkie radio
- Off-road flag
- Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles
- First-aid kit
- Fire extinguisher.
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
- This drive is limited to 10 cars only.
- If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
- RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
- Will not wait for latecomers and they will be returned - without any exceptions.
- Members without RSVP will be returned - without any exceptions.
- Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
- Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
PLEASE RSVP ON BELOW CALENDAR
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Workflow Examples:
In this video I had framed the video in Insta360 and added music in FCPX. (Jerome led FB Drive at Nahel)
One of my very first videos. I had exported different angles and then layered them to make this video. This one was a lot of work but fun as I was still learning FCPX (Varun led FB+ Faqa'a to little Sweihan)
But as I learnt more, I was able to use Angles feature in this video to cut it according to the music. For this video I had exported 8 different angles exported and then I cut them in FCPX. FCPX becomes slow for more than 4 angles. There were no Telemetry in this one. (Varun led FB+ at Badayer).For this video, I exported 4 angles with telemetry from Insta360 Studio and then cut them to the music. There is no panning and titling in this one due to fixed angles. (Looper Led IM Drive at Badayer)
For this video I reframed the 360 videos in FCPX. Overlaid external telemetry. With Reframing in FXPC, I can change angles as well as tilt and pan with the music which is not possible otherwise. Added External Telemetry overlay (Looper led FB Drive at Qudra).
Telemetry Examples:
In this video I laid the telemetry directly in the Insta360 App, where I also did the reframing. Added music in FCPX. (Seidem's FB+ lead at Tawi Nazwa)
I applied telemetry from external App (Telemetry Overlay) I was the first drive after I got myself a GPS Remote. I have done few iterations of the Telemetry overlay graphics over time. (Looper's FB+ lead at Faya, AD)
PS: I plan to update and revise certain sections to enhance clarity, streamline information for brevity, and improve language and grammar.
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I have been wanting to update this post for ever; but had been having a writer's block. Anyways I am just posting this for now and I will correct / update it later.
I have been experimenting with various visualizations and editing methods. I have done something different in every video I have produced. I think I need to settle down with one way of doing it, but still, I am leaning.
The main software I use: Insta 360 Studio, Final Cut Pro X (FCPX), Telemetry Overlay and sometimes CapCut for captions. FCPX and Telemetry Overlay are paid software. One can substitute FCPX with Da Vinci Resolve which is free. There’s ton of tutorials in YouTube for all the main editing software (including Adobe Premier)
The three most common workflows I use are:
1. Do the framing in Insta 360 Studio App, and just add titles, intro/outro etc. in Final Cut Pro. Sometimes I have directly uploaded the video output from Insta360 Studio app without any processing in FCPX.
2. Export 4 to 8 different views from Insta 360 studio and then mix them in FCPX using Angles. This allow me to edit to the tunes of the music I use plus gives the impression of having 4-8 cameras being used to record the action.
3. Export 360 video and then Do the framing in FCPX. Da Vinci Resolve is a better software to reframe in the editing software than FCPX because, when one pan/tilts the angle FCPX only allows linear movement, but Da Vinci Resolve lets you control the speed (like in Insta 360 Studio).
In the first two cases one can overlay telemetry either in Insta360 Studio or produce overlay in external app and layer it in FCPX. I use Telemetry Overlay app for mac. When I reframe 360 videos in FCPX I use only telemetry overplay export.
How do I get telemetry data: Since, I use the GPS remote, the footage has the telemetry data baked into it and I export the *.gpx file while exporting framed or 360 video from Insta360 Studio app.
Why I use music: to hide the wind noise. When I mount the camera on the side of the car it produces a lot of wind noise, and crackling sounds. Therefore, to minimize the wind noise I use music. I have artlist.io subscription for music. In the beginning, I used to use free music provided by YouTube, which is quite good IMHO.
PS: I plan to update and revise certain sections to enhance clarity, streamline information for brevity, and improve language and grammar.
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Congratulations @Emanuel on your promotion. Well done 👏
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Cancelled - Morning Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Nahel to Sweihan - Baja Run - Abu Dhabi - 20 Apr 2024
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Thank you all for joining the drive. I hope you all are doing well.
Due to the unprecedented rainfall during the week which was highest in 75 years and was worth 2 years of rainfall; we have decided to cancel all drives for this week.
We will post new drive on Monday and you may join them again.
I did a drive at 2nd December few days ago after a very heavy rain fall and had a lot of fun, but this is different. Compared to this event the previous rainfall was like watering a garden. Out of abundance of caution we are going to cancel this week’s drive and try our luck next week. Stay safe.