Steve Coutts
You know that old saying, don't quit your day job? Well, in 2010 I did just that. I said goodbye to a 20-something year IT career and decided to get in touch with my creative side.
In the years since it's been an interesting ride to say the least. Lots of searching, experimenting, playing, learning, working, growing and many, many fall-flat-on-your-face failures. But you know what? Who cares about that. I think I finally figured out what I want to do. Create. Forget the expectations! Just create. Something. Anything.
Let's see what happens.
PS The bear's name is Brownie. I call him Brown Brown. He's not my bear.
Steve Coutts
This fantastic little drone from BetaFPV has been helping me learn to fly manual FPV. As you can see from the missing props and grass stains, much learning remains. 😀
2 months ago | [YT] | 13
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Steve Coutts
The DJI Osmo 360 has been a staple in my camera bag since I bought it in July 2025. It's been my go-to, do everything workhorse camera. Thanks to Insta360, I now have an X5 to play with too! After shooting almost half a terabyte of video over three days this past weekend, I have to say the X5 is one AMAZING camera! Will it unseat my Osmo 360? Time will tell...
3 months ago | [YT] | 9
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Steve Coutts
These are pretty much the only two drones I am flying right now. The DJI Neo 2 and the Antigravity A1. The DJI Neo 2 handles all the fun, casual stuff like hikes, bike rides and the times when I just need a quick shot. The Antigravity does everything else including client work. If I need more reach and a bit higher quality I will grab the Mini 4 Pro.
3 months ago | [YT] | 9
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Steve Coutts
I started this YouTube channel 9 years ago today. What a ride it has been! A very big THANK YOU to all of you who showed up, watched, liked (disliked), commented and subscribed throughout the years. None of this would have been possible without YOU. I am truly grateful for your support because it is the fuel that makes this channel move. Thank you.
3 months ago | [YT] | 14
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Steve Coutts
This is the timeline from my Antigravity A1 "Scenic Cruise" video. It's nothing fancy but the point I want to make here is that you don't have to do a lot of editing because you're flying a 360 drone. The clip highlighted in yellow and the clip below it are from the A1. The top clip is 360 video, the bottom clip is flat, just showing the front perspective for the entire flight. The forward shots looked so good I didn't bother doing all sorts of re-framing in post. I just did a bit, shown by the key framing in the highlighted clip to correspond with my narration of the flight. I LOVE having the option of being able to re-frame but it's not always necessary.
3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 3
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Steve Coutts
I am the guest tonight on DroneNation's live stream - youtube.com/@dronenation8613. Going live in just under an hour. We will be talking about the Antigravity A1, the DJI Neo 2 and much more. Tune in if you're able, it should be a fun chat!
6 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 2
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Steve Coutts
One of my favourite new Final Cut features is beat detection. Select a music clip, hit Option-B and Final Cut marks all the beats. Hit Option-B again to turn it off. Such a huge time saver for me, I love it!
6 months ago | [YT] | 6
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Steve Coutts
This is the Final Cut Pro timeline from my latest video. I stack the video from the DJI Goggles over the Neo 2 footage so I can use masks to show only the telemetry (and other) data from the Goggles. It can be a little tricky getting it to line up just right but it looks pretty cool in the end.
7 months ago | [YT] | 7
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Steve Coutts
My latest video is a detailed look back on the gear I *actually* used in 2025, the gear I didn't use (or barely used) and some new additions. If you've been patiently waiting for my reviews of certain gear, well this video has some "mini" reviews you may appreciate.
8 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 1
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Steve Coutts
More batteries, more fun.
8 months ago | [YT] | 15
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