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A few clips from last weekend at Parc Astérix where they staged a few 'Alpine' attraction events (featuring some 'real' snow - well before the season). Shot with: Droidworx AD-8 HLE MK FC,NC,GPS etc AV200 with Picloc 3X (fw. 56.75) Panasonic GH2 with Sanity5 on Sandisk 64GB/95mbs at 720p50

Thanks Ben.

Correct. Be aware that with Picloc installed On-Axis, i.e. on or moving with the camera plate, you will encounter problems with the Roll axis when the camera plate (with Picloc) is tilted more than 50°-ish. It is not an exact figure. What happens is that The Roll axis then begins to align with...

Can any of you XM operators give some specs? I have been attempting to establish (unsuccessfully) the weight of the new airframes and whether or not they are significantly heavier than the AD series which they essentially replace. The addition of threaded boom-fold knees, larger hub and various...

What shoot mode is the Nex set to?

I was pretty certain that you were using the CX730/740. It is a popular camera, largely for its excellent BOSS OIS. Where are you in France? I am based in Marne-la-Vallée. Not a great place for helicopters - too much wind, rain and COLD !:upset: Click on the link below (my 'signature') to see...

The problem with a 'Forum' is that people don't bother to go back into a thread to find an answer, they just ask the same questions over and over again. On the other hand, one can hardly blame them as the threads get so long that it can take ages to wade through it all and maybe not even find...

That's the spirit! You will definitely need a sense of humour. Of course, don't forget the Camera hire shop who will have the flat RED. On a more serious note, you have omitted the other scenario. Spend 8kUSD (actually it will be closer to 10k), delay the project further because you need more...

Now, now gents, do not misunderstand. At no time would I dispute the benefits of good optical stabilisation over software crunching. A good, stable image straight from the camera is without question preferable. The same principle applies in many fields. A cheap microphone can be tarted up...

'No Post Stabilisation'! It appears to be some sort of badge of honour around here. A statement of self-excellence. Frowned upon if used! Other than the risk of image degradation if overused and the extra process during editing, it is a worthy tool. Just as worthy as the Pre-Stabilisation you...

For your own good, heed the politely couched warnings coming from others with experience. My post was deliberately hard-edged because I am concerned that you are ignoring the warnings from others and taking this whole idea too lightly. You will notice that the responses are more warnings now...

Where the hell are you all finding these XM's? Or are you all beta-testers?

Oh dear. Never mind just jumping in and flying RED's for a living. Now we are talking about 16 motors and heavy anamorphic lenses? Go ahead and fry. After all, there is plenty of time since the 'shoot' has been delayed four weeks. The responses you have received so far have all been very...

I just noticed a glaring typo error. However, and this is not the first time, I cannot edit my post. This MRF has some weird bugs in it lately. This is one of them, whereby a post cannot always be edited by the author except immediately after posting, and another is the difficulty in...

Get one of THESE and you can control everything!

Is there a particular reason why you want Picloc to be mounted on the camera plate? It is invariably more reliable and less prone to 'weird' behaviour when mounted off-axis. Also, although it is supposed to work mounted either way, it is easier to setup with it sideways, i.e. the arrow facing...

Precisely what is your installation? Where is Picloc mounted, which way is it facing, which transmitter controls are being used (sticks or rotary pots), are you using proportional or slew settings, is the magnetometer enabled, how many axes are you controlling ...?

Depends on the camera. Some of them direct screen info to the video outs and some don't and with some of them it is selectable. The GH2 sends a minimal amount (although it is really small and virtually illegible) but even this disappears during record. In fact this 'disappearing' is the only...

Never mind the GoPro, DAMN that gimbal is dialled in nicely!

Sorry to pour more rain on the situation but if they are (luckily) shooting 720p then you are unlucky if you want to use the HDMI video out to a converter for monitoring because your GH2 will automatically revert to a 1080i50 setting as soon as you connect the mini-HDMI cable - regardless of...