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Yeah. I’m really interested too, but have not seen any reviews yet. Link?

All the parts kits are available here: digital-bird-motion-control.myshopify.com/ If your looking for a pre-built system I can do this also for a price.

That may come in the future. Just a matter of time on my part

@@digitalbirdfilm very nice!

If you take a look on the Instructables website you will find a list of suitable tripods for the job.

Yes the largest part on the head is 200mm so you will be fine. Thanks for your interest Colin

This head has no camera connection other than the shutter port. If you are looking for more then take a look at my New 4 axis DB3 head which includes SDI and HDMI passthrough together with WIFI and VISCA wired control.

Kits are in stock now

Depends on your use case. For me, I probably need it 2x as big. But I'll also need to find a way to replace some key parts with metal for durability

The size of the frame is designed to take the cameras I estimated most people would want to fit onto a head such as this. There may well be a case for a smaller frame for smaller cameras but equally a larger frame for larger payloads!

Currently no Dragonframe link but I have it on the list.

Thanks for the support

I agree that would be a nice feature. It's on my list but requires its own processor so probably an add on box.

Unfortunately there is no built in Star tracking facility with the Digital bird system at this time. There are a number of product on the market for this type of application at a reasonable price. Have you checked those out yet? If so what is it your looking for that those product do not offer?

Hi bret You probably have not dug out enough support material from the pan wheel. There is a second pocket for the head of the bolt below the bottom of the Large adapter. The 50mm screw for the tilt should also push in deep enough to pass all the way through again there must be something obstructing the head of the bolt going deeper.

You can try it using just two but the big concern is the bottom carriage which has to take the full load of the slider, a PTZ head and the camera system over a cantilever! It needs to be strong. The upper carriage not so much however.

@@digitalbirdfilm Thanks for clarification! It's true that 0.5m of momentum * the weight of the camera might be too high for those screws and wheels not to bend a little...

Depends on the parts you need. A fully loaded Jib with pan axis, PTZ head, including Focus/Zoom control would be the most expensive option. Just the Jib with a camera would be much less. You can price your own system from the Digital Bird shopify channel here: digital-bird-motion-control.myshopify.com/

Not quite sure what you require here. If you are looking for auto tracking then its not on the Digital Bird heads... yet!

Thank you! Cheers!

All the kits are available her: digital-bird-motion-control.myshopify.com/

You must be using a more up to date Arduino IDE this library was originally included. I will track it down over the next day or two and either update or find another method.

Yahoo... Thanks for the support Colin

Thanks for the interest. Can you clarify what do you mean by an assembly?

​@@digitalbirdfilm some xt or step files (assembly=all together) so it could be slightly modified. I got different tripod here so the clamps dhould be slightly redesigned Thanks

Take a breath man! Your watching the build video! The video your missing is here studio.th-cam.com/users/video-sKaSG1KhR0/edit

thank you

Hi Jacob I would have to look closer at this but since there is not much space left in the current base for another SDI port unless you were prepared to do away with the HDMI port in favour of two SDI ports.

Well for your first head it probably works out at about £500 or $600 because you need a Controller and a head. Only one controller is required to drive all parts of the Digital Bird system, Slider, Jib, etc If you have a controller an additional DB3 head would cost around £390 or $490. This is assuming you need VISCA control. Adding Focus and zoom motors would add a further £150 or $188. These prices include for the kits plus plastic and motors not included in the kits. This may seem like a lot for a DIY system but if you compare it with a commercially available head with similar functionality like say Datavideo basic PTR-10 this will set you back £1,800 or $2,199 for just the head on top of this if you add two Nucleus focus motors you need to add another £600 or $755. If you are looking to build a small studio setup using full frame cameras I think you can see why the Digital Bird system starts to make more sense for those working on a lower budget. You can easily build 4 DB3 heads for the price of one basic commercially available product. While the commercial heads will undoubtedly be more refined with more robust construction the Digital Bird system actually has a number of features you wont find on those heads particularly its built in WIFI and VISCA functionality together with its programable motion control functions not to forget its connectivity with other devices like the slider and Jib. Hope this helps

Thank you for your support

Thank you for your support

Speeds can be adjusted from the Digital Bird controller or inside OBS/vMix to be very slow. As regards using other PTZ joystick controller this has not been tested since i do not own any! In theory provided the controller supports VISCA over UDP it should work however this has not been tested to date and so I cannot offer any guarantees at the moment.

Thanks, I need something pressure sensitive me my applications, I REALLY like what you are doing here, I may try to build on later this year. Thanks@@digitalbirdfilm

An interesting challenge. I will test this and get back to you

i am looking for a solution to work with a Sigma 150-600 with a Zcam...

I had backlash problems like the one you describe on the earlier over the top pan tilt head which did not use a belt on the tilt and the camera system was not balanced. All of those issues have vanished using the current setup.

Yes this head can be used with the Jib. If however you do not require the VISCA base there will be another version of the DB3 head without it which will be a little cheaper and ultimately replace the balanced head.

Many thanks!

Hi again Thanks for your support As regards printers I have been using an aging Creality CR10s for the past three years and don't have much experience with all the new models available now so I would find it hard to recommend anything to specific. I would say you don't need to spend a fortune on your printer. My preference is for a 300mm bed so i can print larger parts but you can print the DB system on a slightly smaller one. As regards the camera hot shoe control for the slider timelapse I will take another look at this but cant promise anything in the short term. My time on the project is limited since i do not make a living from the project at present. Colin

You're very welcome!

Hi I have just released the DB3 VISCA PTZ head which I hope may in the future be capable of using NDI but I don't currently fully understand how to implement NDI so any knowledge you may have to pass on would be much appreciated. You can email me here: digitalbirdfilm@gmail.com

Hi I don't now much about BitFocus so I will have to do some research. However the forthcoming new Pan Tilt head will also be VISCA over IP enabled as well as WIFI so this may simplify things for you. The new head can be controlled from either OBS or vMix and should be available in a few weeks. Colin

@@digitalbirdfilm How about ocs protocol? I am going to dive into the source to see what it would take but Visca is a great start.

May I ask why VISCA as it is an old Sony PTZ camera protocol and wondering what if any advantage implementing VISCA protocol since the Sony PTZ controller does not understand the JIB movement. I could be missing something? What about Pelco PTZ protocol may be more widely accepted. Since any protocol implementation take time, maybe OSC will be more beneficial.

gh5mk2, gh6, S series all have exposure levelling and i would say its likey to be on all future releases from lumix im not sure about other brands

The Digital bird slider already does all this through the shutter cable which can be plugged either directly into the slider or into the Pan Tilt head etc what ever . All devices on the digital bird system have shutter control for Timlapse or movie recording start and stop. By giving control to the camera you are limiting many other features including its PTZ capabilities. I may have missed something but the only benefit I can see is the WIFI connection to the camera which would be easy if all the camera manufacturers adopted the same system and made it open source!.

@@digitalbirdfilm you are missing the point - the exposure levelling in many new cameras is a massive feature for timelapsers, so you dont get that awful flickering on holy grail day to night or night to day timelapses - hence the need for programs like lrtimelapse by gunther wagner exposure levelling is only available in the cameras dedicated timelapse mode and cannot be controlled from the slider. all sliders, from the cheapest to the most expensive dynamic perceptions rig that i have used , have the ability to control the timelapse but only the zeapon allows me to let the camera control the timelapse when it is in its dedicated timelapse mode. Its the best of both worlds. i thought i would mention the lack of the feature but im guessing you arent a timelapse guy. If you added this feature the timelapsers would be all over this. Its the sole reason i bought the zeapon micro 3 1000 and the pons pan head

@@digitalbirdfilm i set my moide dial to timelapse, enter the picture count frame rate etc, sync my rear shutter curtain with the flash, attach zeapon bluetooth shutter relase to the cameras flash hotshoe, setup slider and ptz heads and set start and end points , adjust speed and then set camera in A mode and click start , the camera controls everything and slider does what the camera tells it. You dont have to adjust anything on the fly, no isos, no shutter speeds , nothing. The camera takes a perfect lapse everytime. When the slider controls the camera then you introduce flickering which is a pita to deal with and involves a much longher workflow in post to fix the raws which is not a great time. It adds approx 2 hrs to the post phase.

Hi Ivan My printer is nothing special just a CR10s. The secrete to softening the look of the layer lines is to use Matt filament. Matt softens the overall look of the part .

@@digitalbirdfilm matt filament? you mean mate?

@@ivancuetowicq matte

Glad you like them!

Hi Gabriel The next big update will add VISA over IP and POE power. This will allow the head to be used by applications such as OBS studio and vMix but while I have this working it is not ready for release yet. Likely it will come as an add on inline translator.

@@digitalbirdfilm So do I hear you saying that LANC will 'likely' be an an add on inline translator for camera control? You're probably well aware, but I just want to stress that... If you include LANC camera control, your product will be on par with DataVideo's $2000 PTR-10 MARK II. Though DSLRs and mirrorless cameras are outstanding for cinematic film, they're less commonly used in industry for PTZ applications. If I could use this for both my Canon production cameras as well as my mirrorless cameras, I would invest in 3 or 4! I think a lot of other people would as well.

@@GabrielPass Hi again Gabriel. I am currently in the process of finalising the design of a new PT head with VISCA over IP capability and am just trying to establish which cameras people would prefer to use with the head other than the usual mirrorless ones. You mentioned you use Canon production cameras can you provide a little more detail? Colin

Thanks for considering adding LANC control. If you look around, you'll find it's the main remote control protocol for any Canon, Sony, or Panasonic video production camera. If you look to actually supporting video production, I think you'll find its most of your market share. Those cameras all support servo control lenses. I use Canon XF605 cameras. But all of cannons EOS cinema line uses LANC as it's remote control protocol. For example, in the specs of the new EOS C70 under Input/Output > remote terminals, it reads remote "standard LANC compatible".

Yeah that would be awesome. I'd love to be able to use one of these for cameras with servo lenses or fixed lens camcorders.

Hi I take it you are talking about the 6 key sequenced moves. Currently you can adjusts the speed between moves but you cannot make the system pause at each keypoint. The software is open but the six key sequencer is a particularly complex piece of code. A-B moves do have a short pause at the start and end of each loop when running in bounce mode but the duration of the pause is currently fixed. I am planning to allow the duration to be set from the controller on the next update and will take a look at how this may be achieved within the six key sequencer.

All the kit prices are available from digital-bird-motion-control.myshopify.com/ but the last time I did a comparison building the Digital Bird system worked out at about 1/5th the price of other commercially available systems with similar functionality.

Hi Thanks for the interest Dragonframe may be on the cards in the future but there are a lot of other features I am working on before I get there. For know there is only the basic stop motion functions.

@@digitalbirdfilm Do you have a list of which part number should be yellow and which should be black?