Wednesday, May 21, 2025
I went out yesterday morning, hoping to complete all of the errands left undone from last week. When I left the house it was about 54° F with weather reports claiming it would only get to 71° F for the entire day.
Though I have shown the outfit I chose yesterday as a try-on style
referenced in this post, I actually never wore the outfit, until yesterday.
I created the following short video (showing the style), with the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, DJI Mic 2,
and Davinci Resolve, mainly experimenting with voice overlays.
I have to admit, I started experimenting with the voice overlay for the video yesterday evening around 6:00 PM and mostly worked on syncing the mic (DJI Mic 2) with the Windows 11 Pro system and Davinci Resolve 19, well into the evening.
I finally figured out how to sync the audio inputs with each element, however I am still working on the audio quality. There are a lot of features with Davinci Resolve and I feel I am learning more, each time I create a new project.
Am I trying to add professional video editor to my skill set? No, I provide this type of information to show my evolving skills in this area. Yes, I have a lot more to learn.
I am not sure that all who claim they do their own video editing, are actually doing their own video editing. I wade through a lot of tutorial videos that sometimes leave me in doubt.
Saturday, May 17, 2025
On Friday (May 16, 2025), I planned a quick outing and wore a black t-shirt dress. It was warmer than I thought it would be and by the time I finished with my first errand, unbeknownst to me it had rained.
I walked outside and it was so hot and steamy, I felt like I was in a sauna. My hair? Not every curl left, but almost. I waited to take photos of my t-shirt dress and jacket (did not wear the jacket) until I returned and my hair was a mess.
The larger photo below, shows what I put on after I took photos. I also pulled my hair up into a ponytail.
I also shot footage with my Osmo Pocket 3 (I am always going to use low res
settings when shooting selfie videos, so do not be fooled by what this camera
can do based on my videos). That said, I really did not want to use the footage (not happy with my hair nor the
outfit), so
I made an animated gif of the video to show the outfit.
Also, my beautiful purple irises have started to bloom. Below the first new
flowers
of the season.
I have been so busy lately, that I have not done much with my gardens. Hoping I get a chance this week to clear out some of the weeds.
Friday, May 09, 2025
I have been preparing for Mother's Day, late spring house maintenance, and researching my new cameras and video editing software.
The photographs below show recent additions to my camera bag. I have been
researching information about my new DJI Osmo
Pocket 3 and Action 4 cameras. I am very pleased with these additions to my
camera bag, however, taking my time about producing videos using the new
equipment.
I had an emergency this morning. I thought I saw a fat little mouse near the back door. I texted my brother asking if he could help and he was here within an hour. I am very grateful he was able to do this. Sometimes I think I can deal with anything.
A mouse, I am not going to deal with.
Monday, May 05, 2025
Over the last year, I began posting about outfits I wear or try on. I began doing this because I lost some weight and wanted to discuss styles I wore before I gained weight, and because I wanted to add new items to my online shop.
Though I think style blog posts can provide some interest, video shorts are also effective.
The problem for me? Video cameras are not my best friend. I have a big head and just not that camera pretty. So I wanted to look at options like video shorts and some of the new cameras like the OSMO Pocket 3.
On Sunday, I started playing with light settings on the OSMO Pocket 3 and found lots of information on Youtube.
Though I did not dress for the short video I filmed to test some of the
lighting effects, I did comb my hair and put on makeup.
I really like the ULANZI Magnetic Mini LED
Light I purchased as an
accessory for the OSMO POCKET 3, even though the Pocket 3 has a lot of settings that
those with the time to manually set, can do a lot with.
PS- Going to have to investigate sound issues I cannot hear until uploaded, next. Using the Youtube setting, Stable Sound silences most of that ambient noise in my video short. Not sure why I did not hear that noise before I uploaded the video. Muted the audio track in Davinci Resolve and uploaded the new video. Seems to have solved the problem.
Friday, May 02, 2025
I am rather angry about all of this. Lets first start with my 3 Amazon orders for the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo bundle.
Those of you who have researched this product insofar as pricing, know that even in late February when I placed my first order, I found several great deals.
Also keep in mind, on April 18, 2025 the price for any of the bundles shown, was double what I originally paid.
At the time of my first order, I had in my Costco online cart the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Capture More Combo which does not come with the DJI Mic 2 Transmitter, wide angle lens, nor the carrying case. However it did come with a 64GB SD card all for $499.00. About what I paid for the other bundles which did include the DJI Mic 2 Transmitter, etc.
I really wanted the price with the mic included so I waited for the original Amazon order I placed. On February 27, 2025 Amazon refunded the original order explaining they were concerned about the shipment.
On March 1, 2025 (graphic illustration below shows March 3, 2025 as the entry date) I again found a great deal with Amazon, however it too was refunded on March 15, 2025 with the same explanation.
On March 19, 2025, I again ordered the same bundle from Amazon however though informing me on April 22, 2025 the order was not coming, did not automatically refund to my credit card company. The other problem, I paid off the credit card on April 18, 2025 to avoid interest charges.
When I first started discussing with Amazon what I could do about the issue
of a refund and why I was unhappy, they agreed I had been through too much and
issued a gift card on April 23, 2025 in the amount of $100.
They also indicated that since I had paid off my Amazon Signature Visa card they understood why I wanted a bank check or direct deposit issued to my business checking account. I am an Amazon Affiliate and they have my business bank information on file.
They promised the check was on the way via the USPS. This was on April 23, 2025 or so. Every day I have checked and no mail from Amazon, so this morning around 3:00 AM I started a chat to find out why no check. They indicated because it had not been processed. I was surprised by this. During the chat the Amazon associate issued a refund to my credit card company. Chase issues the Amazon Signature Visa I hold. I was upset by this because it meant, though I placed a $175 order from Amazon on April 19, 2025 that was not yet paid for, I did not want to carry $300 plus on the card for any amount of time.
That said, once the rep informed me of what she had done, I did not want it undone in case it led to more problems. I have the transcripts of the chat to show I did not ask her to refund to the credit card company.
Meanwhile on April 9, 2025 I picked up the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Capture More Combo from Costco. Part of the $175 order from Amazon on April 14, 2025 was for the DJI Mic 2 Transmitter (Shadow Black) which was on sale for $84.00.
Okay, I did get my new camera and if you add it up you will find I paid about the same with the gift card. Why did I get the Costco deal before they informed me it was not coming? To be on the safe side since I had failed to get the Amazon orders twice.
What else am I doing about erasing the amount Chase is holding on the card? Paying some of my upcoming domain renewals with my Amazon Signature. I am also temporally changing my Verizon cell auto pay- payment method to the Amazon card. I may also take some of the real estate courses early I need to renew my license next year.
Why would they tell me the check was on the way, if it was not true? I feel since late February, I have been waiting on one thing or another and it has made me unhappy.
Did you want to ask how much the DJI carry bag and wide angle lens cost? I am a business owner and was able to purchase both items for about $34, total. Yes, this is not cry for me. It is more, why was this so hard?
Sometimes I have to get things off my chest. I will move on now.
Thursday, May 01, 2025
The end of April finally happened, and although most things I planned for were realized, I am still waiting on several large issues to be resolved.
That said, over the last 4 days I received the remaining accessories for my
DJI OSMO Pocket 3, so I finally decided to unbox everything.
I am pretty pleased with the DJI OSMO Pocket 3 and the accessories I thought I would need, including:
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Capture More Combo
- DJI Mic 2 Transmitter (Shadow Black)
- Magnetic Mount Stand Compatible with DJI Osmo Pocket 3
- ULANZI LM001 Magnetic Mini Light for DJI Osmo Pocket 3
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Carrying Bag, Compatibility: Osmo Pocket 3
- Anbee Portable Carrying Case Hard EVA Travel Box Storage Bag Compatible with DJI OSMO POCKET 3 - I like this case, however the DJI carrying bag works better in my situation.
- Wide Angle Lens 112°
Like everyone else, I also made a video of the unboxing process, however, it is rather long and I am still playing around with Davinci Resolve to edit the video. Not sure if it is that interesting, however, I am enjoying playing with the software.
Have I filmed anything with the Pocket 3? Yes, slicing up a cantaloupe,
however, I am also learning how to use the camera, and in this area I need a bit more
experience.
Not all of my purchases discussed in this post were through Amazon, however, the Amazon affiliate links are provided.
I thought 2025 was mostly going to be a no spend year, only allowing for purchases that did not exceed interest and dividend yields from my various CDs and savings accounts.
In April, I earned $296 (see below) in interest and dividend yields from my
CDs and savings accounts. I started purchasing the items listed above
in February 2025, so I get to use interest yields from February through April
in that I had only one other major expense over the same time period.
The other major expense in the same time frame, the new HP laptop. Okay, no more spending until
July. Which reminds me, one of the projects I am currently working? Retiring
my Acer Windows XP notebook.
I have rarely used the Acer notebook since the fall of 2022, however, it had too much code, data, and programs for me to leave it unattended. I have been cleaning it up for storage. This task was a little harder than I wanted, but I will feel happier putting this working, however "slow and dated" notebook into storage.
