Steve Sherrick
Well-known member
I'm involved in a project that is in need of some aerials from a drone (can't afford helicopter). We have a drone operator who is licensed and has applied for clearance for the shots (the area is a bit sensitive so we're trying to go the legal route). The project is non-commercial, PSA. No one is getting paid. I found some aerials on Youtube that could work. We are inquiring with the drone operator who filmed them to see if he had clearance. If he did, no issues. But what if he didn't? Are we getting into dangerous territory if we use this footage? It will be broadcast on local cable channels to inform the local citizens in the region. We are waiting to hear if there will be a charge for the footage if we were to buy it. What are the current legalities surrounding the use of drone footage that did not get proper clearance? Will they go after drone operator or us as well?
Admittedly I have fallen quite behind on where things stand on all of this and trying to get this video edited rather quickly.
Also, while we are talking about Youtube, what are people doing these days for downloading youtube videos? Sometimes I want to download a video from youtube to drop into edit to see if it works. If it does, then would contact owner of video to get permission, purchase, etc. But seems like they have made it tough to download (for obvious reasons) and some of the old methods of using Safari Activity window no longer work. There are plenty of tools out there but honestly most of these are spam/malware trojan horses so I'm very paranoid about that. Things like MPEGStreamclip no longer work with Youtube URLs. Anyone have any safe methods? I've tried using screen capture software to capture it but sometimes doesn't look too good (stuttery, maybe framerate mismatch, etc.).
Thanks!
Admittedly I have fallen quite behind on where things stand on all of this and trying to get this video edited rather quickly.
Also, while we are talking about Youtube, what are people doing these days for downloading youtube videos? Sometimes I want to download a video from youtube to drop into edit to see if it works. If it does, then would contact owner of video to get permission, purchase, etc. But seems like they have made it tough to download (for obvious reasons) and some of the old methods of using Safari Activity window no longer work. There are plenty of tools out there but honestly most of these are spam/malware trojan horses so I'm very paranoid about that. Things like MPEGStreamclip no longer work with Youtube URLs. Anyone have any safe methods? I've tried using screen capture software to capture it but sometimes doesn't look too good (stuttery, maybe framerate mismatch, etc.).
Thanks!
