You should consider to make this system work with PTZ protocol such as Visca over IP...that supported by video mixer software like Vmix. In this case, the director not only switching video sources but also controlling multiple robotic camera (PTZ system) and no need cameraman any more.
This may be a dumb question, but how do you control both the zoom and focus if the focus motor is only controlling one ring? Or can you only control one or the other at a time?
Hi Good question Currently you only have the option of zoom or focus not both. However in the future I plan to add another axis to the pan/Tilt board which will allow both at the same time. No time frame for this as it will require new board, updated software and another round of testing. The PTZ controller is ready for this however.
I LOVE this idea!! I would purchase a bunch of these kits IF I can hard wire them. I setup up to 300' away and can't do wireless. Is that an option or in the works? I built my own using PS3 controllers and re-brained Bescor PT heads. Also, will it work with LANC control?
What kind of filming are you doing that requires you to be so far away? I have done limited tests on range so far but intend to do more. My findings to date would suggest that as it stands with no external antenna and using ESP_Now I have no packet loss up to 50m or 164 feet . The system becomes less reliable at 100m or 328 feet but I believe this can be fixed using external antennas. That said I never really envisaged using the system at anything like that range. As regards using the system with typical PTZ protocol this is something I may look into for the future but again the system was never designed with that kind of usage in mind.
@@digitalbirdfilm I do a ton of gigs in theaters and large venues. I make sure everything is hardwired. I use SDI cables to my main setup in a production room and at venues. For IMAG and Live-streaming is nice to have people at one area so calling shots is a lot easier, and often I have cameras hung from balcony rails or onstage for piano hand shots or drummer shots. I run CAT6 cables with my SDI cables so I have camera control and video signal together. Wireless doesn’t work well when you may have 2 concrete walls and a floor between you and a camera
@@digitalbirdfilm I do a lot of similar type work and would like at least the option to hardwire. Especially when you get an auditorium full of people and their cell phones, wireless spectrum gets really wonky. But ultimately this is your project and it will go the way you want it to. Thanks for all the killer work you've put in so far. I just ordered a wireless controller kit, a ptz controller kit, focus motor kit, and a pan/tilt head kit and I started printing parts. It would also be nice if on your printables page, if you had estimated print times for each project. I'll be posting my makes when they are done. Excited to use this system.
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.
You should consider to make this system work with PTZ protocol such as Visca over IP...that supported by video mixer software like Vmix. In this case, the director not only switching video sources but also controlling multiple robotic camera (PTZ system) and no need cameraman any more.
I may look into this going forward.
This is really impressive!
Thank you. Still more to come stay tuned.
This may be a dumb question, but how do you control both the zoom and focus if the focus motor is only controlling one ring? Or can you only control one or the other at a time?
Hi Good question
Currently you only have the option of zoom or focus not both.
However in the future I plan to add another axis to the pan/Tilt board which will allow both at the same time. No time frame for this as it will require new board, updated software and another round of testing. The PTZ controller is ready for this however.
I LOVE this idea!! I would purchase a bunch of these kits IF I can hard wire them. I setup up to 300' away and can't do wireless. Is that an option or in the works?
I built my own using PS3 controllers and re-brained Bescor PT heads. Also, will it work with LANC control?
What kind of filming are you doing that requires you to be so far away?
I have done limited tests on range so far but intend to do more. My findings to date would suggest that as it stands with no external antenna and using ESP_Now I have no packet loss up to 50m or 164 feet . The system becomes less reliable at 100m or 328 feet but I believe this can be fixed using external antennas. That said I never really envisaged using the system at anything like that range. As regards using the system with typical PTZ protocol this is something I may look into for the future but again the system was never designed with that kind of usage in mind.
@@digitalbirdfilm I do a ton of gigs in theaters and large venues. I make sure everything is hardwired. I use SDI cables to my main setup in a production room and at venues. For IMAG and Live-streaming is nice to have people at one area so calling shots is a lot easier, and often I have cameras hung from balcony rails or onstage for piano hand shots or drummer shots.
I run CAT6 cables with my SDI cables so I have camera control and video signal together.
Wireless doesn’t work well when you may have 2 concrete walls and a floor between you and a camera
@@digitalbirdfilm I do a lot of similar type work and would like at least the option to hardwire. Especially when you get an auditorium full of people and their cell phones, wireless spectrum gets really wonky. But ultimately this is your project and it will go the way you want it to. Thanks for all the killer work you've put in so far. I just ordered a wireless controller kit, a ptz controller kit, focus motor kit, and a pan/tilt head kit and I started printing parts.
It would also be nice if on your printables page, if you had estimated print times for each project. I'll be posting my makes when they are done. Excited to use this system.
Same: without hardwiring options, this is a nice toy. But for anything pro, you need to be able to control it over UTP cabling.
Wov, that’s great project. It’s open source? I’d like to make this one.
Thank you, its a fun project to work on
Awesome project
Thank you! Cheers!
how can I buy all this system?
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.