The livestream footage our Dutch drone teams can send through us is passed by HDMI or SDI connection. These images are HD 1080p and besides that the signal comes from a drone there is nothing different than the signal coming from a regular camera. We us the BlackMagic micro converter (3g/ 12g) to convert the HDMI signal to SDI. of course our drone teams need to be in direct contact with the director to know when the drone camera is live but also to communicate when a drone battery needs to be replaced and the drone itself needs to land and is back up in the air. Working with drones in your live stream also means the audio and noise of the drone need to be taken into account. The drone team also needs a safe landing position where bystanders can not get + an emergency landing location when the main location is blocked for whatever reason.
In general, the live-stream production needs to take into account that a drone is not allowed to fly above any audience or above buildings that are not part of the live-stream production. This is for safety but also privacy reasons. Let us know if you have any questions about your live stream production and are thinking about the use of drones. We are happy to tell you everything about the possibilities and drone regulations.