The Best Drone for Gaussian Splatting? (Antigravity A1)

Get 15% off the Antigravity A1: https://data.radiancefields.com/antig... In this video, I take the A1 out for real-world tests, walk through the full reconstruction pipeline, and share honest thoughts on whether it earns a permanent spot in my travel bag. I'm not a drone person by background, but the FPV-style goggles and controller made the learning curve far shorter than I expected. Flying in cinematic mode (the slowest of the three modes) gave me the sharp, parallax-rich frames that Gaussian Splatting thrives on — and because every flight captures a full 360° sphere, roughly 10 minutes in the air was enough to cover a scene completely. Links: Antigravity Studio: https://www.antigravity.tech/us/downl... Kotohibi Sharpest Frame Extractor: https://kotohibi.gumroad.com/l/SharpF... Kotohibi Metashape to COLMAP Plugin: https://kotohibi.gumroad.com/l/MS360C... Agisoft Metashape: https://www.agisoft.com/ LichtFeld Studio: https://lichtfeld.io/ Postshot: https://www.jawset.com/ Splatica: https://app.splatica.com/ Specs worth knowing: 249g (no license required in the US; heavier battery pushes you over) 20GB onboard storage + microSD support 8K/30fps → ~10GB per 8 minutes of flight ~25 min flight time per battery Pipeline covered in this video: Export stitched 360° video from Antigravity Studio (max bitrate) Frame extraction + auto-masking via Kotohibi's plugin Align in Agisoft Metashape as spherical cameras, import masks, optimize Export to COLMAP format (cameras.xml → cameras, sparse point cloud) Run the 360-to-COLMAP converter Train in Postshot, LichtFeld Studio, or Brush I also tested cloud-based options — Splatica accepts INSV files directly (paid, but drag-and-drop easy), and Niantic Scaniverse supports stitched MP4s from the A1 but not the raw INSVs. Explore the reconstructions on SuperSplat: Gazebo: https://superspl.at/scene/d3e8d928 Pond: https://superspl.at/scene/235ed99d This video is sponsored by Antigravity. All opinions are my own. Chapters: 00:00 Intro — why fly a 360° camera? 00:33 What is Gaussian Splatting? 01:00 First impressions flying the A1 01:57 How the controller works 03:42 Flight modes (and why cinematic wins for splatting) 04:18 Battery life and storage in practice 05:49 Reconstruction fidelity — floaters and sharpness 06:13 Antigravity Studio export settings 07:19 Kotohibi's frame extraction + auto-masking plugin 08:32 Agisoft Metashape: spherical alignment 10:04 Exporting to COLMAP 11:27 Training in Lichtfeld Studio 12:13 Training in Postshot 12:44 Results walkthrough 13:17 Cloud options: Splatica and Scaniverse 14:21 Would I use this regularly? 15:30 Upcoming tests + who this drone is for