David Price owns an aerial photography business in southern California. For the past five years, Price has been providing his clients with high quality, digital format aerial photography for multiple applications and requirements, including construction, commercial, litigation, residential and presentation purposes. However, recently, Price decided to add a valuable new service -- a service that brings exponential value to clients, but some unexpected challenges for Price. High definition aerial video!

“While adding HD video to my client offerings gives me tremendous advantages and new flexibility in terms of the range of content I can provide my clients, it also introduced an unexpected series of challenges,” said David Price, owner and founder of Aerial Photo Shop. “Today’s HD camera technologies are amazing and provide a range of benefits, including image stabilization. However, I don’t think the camera manufacturers anticipated the kind of vibration created by a helicopter filming from several thousand feet in the air!”

The solution came from an unexpected source; Imagineer Systems and mocha for After Effects. Typically, when one thinks of Imagineer, they think “planar tracking, visual effects solutions” and “applications used by people who make feature films or television commercials.” But aerial videography? Absolutely! The reason? Not only is mocha for After Effects a powerful planar tracking solution, it also provides amazing image stabilization.

“Getting stabilized  video from a small helicopter can be very difficult, even with a pair of gyro's,” continued Price. “Product Specialist  Martin Brennand was very helpful in coming up with a work flow using mocha and After Effect to meet my specific needs. The stabilized video says it all!  Many thanks to Imagineer Systems for a great product and very helpful customer service.”

Solution: mocha for After Effects from Imagineer Systems