This was edited in Vegas Pro 19. It's a 360 video. I shot this from a Robinson 44 helicopter, on my way back from an aerial job. The Insta360 R camera is on a 3' selfy stick.
Though I checked the box in Vegas that said 360, when it was first rendered and uploaded to YouTube, it did not play as a 360 video; it played "flat." Poking around on another forum, I found I had to "inject" some metadata into the video to make it work as a 360. I thought that would happen in Vegas. Otherwise, what does the option for 360 do?
Have some fun with it. Take a look around. Aerial video and stills is a big part of what I do. Instructions are on the YouTube page. 
@LongIslander how long was the boat trip? And how much fuel did you use? Where did you leave from.. the South Shore?
@Len Kaufman ... while I don't use 360, I am in awe of you being willing to sit in a helicopter next to a side without a door. I really couldn't do it. I've only been in a helicopter a few times, the last time being a few years ago in a Bell Long Ranger over the Canadian Rockies which was absolutely brilliant. Back in the 80s, I did get a flight in the front seat of an open cockpit 1930s Tiger Moth with what looked like original (and thus ageing) safety belts. Communication with the pilot in the rear seat was via a pipe. Even take-off and landing on a gravel air strip didn't seem all that much different from take-off and landing in a 747 - which was surprising.
Great video ... and I really enjoy the many videos on YT of cockpit-views landings in commercial passenger jets at so may airports around the world (SFO is always good). Exterior shot landings and take-offs at St Maarten are especially impressive.
@Dexcon Thanks for the kudos. Open door heli seems normal to me these days. I was flying a job around the Statue of Liberty last week, and the pilot, whom I had never flown with before, asked me if I'd ever flown in a heli with the door off. I responded, "You mean they have doors?" First time was at Army photo school, in Ft. Monmouth, NJ. We had to shoot 180 degree verticals with Speed Graphic camera. That meant you had to sit on the edge of the heli and tuck your boots under the aircraft. Harness, of course. Every "boot" in your 10 photos was 10 points off your score. That was my first time in a heli. Scared sh..tless. But once I got out there, I didn't want to come back in. It really gives one a different perspective of the world.
@LongIslander how long was the boat trip? And how much fuel did you use? Where did you leave from.. the South Shore?
We left from the south shore in the west Islip area Great South Bay. Took the intercoastal all the way west until the east Rockaway inlet and then we only had about 11 miles of open ocean before we were in the Hudson. 5 hours total trip time to get up to peekskill. 28 gallons of gas burned on the way up 22 on the way back down. 200 merc
@LongIslander I went SCUBA diving on boats out of Freeport. We usually went east towards Jones Beach. It looked like a great trip, except that cold water dip!
Here is a Cactus Bloom time lapse. This cactus blooms once every few years. It bloomed in 2012, 2017, and 2021. It starts to bloom at dusk and peaks at midnight, by sunrise is it virtually dead.
Rich Parry
Here is a Cactus Bloom time lapse. https://vimeo.com/598466890
Rich Parry
Beautiful ! - thanks for sharing!
Here is a Cactus Bloom time lapse. https://vimeo.com/598466890
Rich Parry
Fantastic! - thank you for your effort and patience!
A piece of orchestral/classical music from me. Nothing fancy with the video. Just stock footage from Pexels, Pixabay and Videvo, tweaked with old-school Color Curves. It's amazing what is available for free on those sites these days.
@NickHope nicely done, and the music... wow!
@Rich Parry what camera and lens? How long did you have to wait for this?
@Reyfox I used a Canon 5DM3, the still images were shot at 80 second interval from sunset to sunrise, about 3,000 images. I used mostly the Canon 24-105mm f/4.0 lens. The end of the video shows my setup. The bloom happens every 4-5 years, I shot in 2012, 2017, and 2021. The video you saw includes blooms from each of those years. I have owned this cactus since 1954, I estimate the cactus is 75 years old. The cactus is in my front yard, I photograph the bloom when I see it (4-5 years).
@Rich Parry really nice work! I'm sure the cactus loved the images and video! You say it's in your front yard, how do you keep the equipment safe?
@Reyfox The cactus isn't in the front yard as I said, it is in a secluded courtyard outside my front door shielded from the street. In addition, I live in a gated and guarded community with very restricted access.
My first complete video using Vegas 19 pro. I used slow motion and a lot of audio editing. The video was shot at 4K60P and slowed down to 1/4 speed for the intro and half speed for the rest.
A piece of orchestral/classical music from me. Nothing fancy with the video. Just stock footage from Pexels, Pixabay and Videvo, tweaked with old-school Color Curves. It's amazing what is available for free on those sites these days.
Nice job editing. Thanks for the references to the sites.
@ngjb
Beautiful recordings, they don't need any music at all - just the huge sound of the waves.
I also watched the recordings in real time in the episode - simply tremendous! Are there any serious injuries? The people and their waveboards are thrown through the air - that's incredible.
@ngjb
Beautiful recordings, they don't need any music at all - just the huge sound of the waves.
I also watched the recordings in real time in the episode - simply tremendous! Are there any serious injuries? The people and their waveboards are thrown through the air - that's incredible.
Thanks... The audio editing was more complex than the video editing since it was all slow motion. The audio duration had to be extended 2-4 times the original length. I used a Tascam DR40X to record the ocean noise. The audio portion had 6 separate tracks with low, mid, and high frequency components and was a combination of real and synthesized ocean noise. I used a synthesizer (Synthmaster) to fill in with synthesized sounds and sound effects where needed. I saw a few people get injured as with many extreme sports. The surfers seem to like the adrenaline rush from surfing monster waves.
@Rich Parry ... the cacti opening was excellent - my wife particularly loved it.
@NickHope ... excellent. The stock footage of Italy was terrific. I think I saw a quick shot of Burano in there (the multi-colored houses on Burano island a short Vaporetto ride from San Marco). So many memories. Thank you. The credits show you as 'music'. Did you compose the score? Nonetheless, the orchestral photography was top notch.
@ngjb ... I've never seen 'The Endless Summer', but I suppose who needs to after seeing your amazing video.
The overall impression - it's the content and editing talent that makes the production.
In the early 1970s, my first department head - who worked as a cameraman for Rank in the UK in the 50s/60s (he was also rumoured to have been the 'talent' for one of the intro Rank gongs - each movie apparently had it's own individually filmed 'gong' due to union rules), hated 'making of' docos because it ruined the illusion created by cinema. I somehow doubt that France's 'Trip to the Moon' (1909), or Sergei Eisenstein's 'Battleship Potemkin' (1925) or Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' (1927) were enhanced by 'making of' docos had they been made at the time.
Though to be fair, the Sean Connery James Bond movies had some great 'making of' docos, but the Roger Moore James Bond 'making of' docos were more promotional than informative.
Thanks @Reyfox & @ngjb. Yes, @Dexcon, the music was the purpose for that and the other 3 videos on that channel. The videos are just "something to go with the music". I'm just having fun with Reaper and seeing what falls out of my brain. There's no plan other than to work my way around to composing music for my own videos at some point.
I must say it is quite tough trying to fill 4 minutes with appropriate stock footage. But it would have been impossible to do for free until quite recently.
The musicians were clearly not from Italy, nor playing a piece remotely like mine. Did my best to disguise it. Did I get away with it?
@NickHope hahaha.... being classically trained in violin, sorry, at least with me, you didn't get away with it! 😄
I have Reaper also. Use it for recording in church, the worship team so they can listen to help make them better. It's an amazing piece of software that is constantly updated and is far more than I could ever need.
Did I get away with it?
Oh yes! Without a doubt! The orchestral performance was superb (one of the styles of music that I like), and the visuals were relaxing to complement the music. From time to time, CNN does a similar but lower key approach with its '30 seconds of calm'.
