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Need help to achieve smooth dolly in.

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  1. Charles Lim

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    thanks for checking this out, i need some help and tips for getting rid of these micro pans which i seem to getting into movi dolly in shots. I have rigged a RED epic and did this shot handheld. tuning settings are pan 100 roll 90 tilt 80 gyro filter 5 . majestic mode with pan window on 40
     
  2. Gary Haynes

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    Charles is this a single or two man operation?
     
  3. Charles Lim

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    Just a guess but in that situation while walking, framing, not tripping up the steps it gets very hard to to keep absolute control of everything. Guessing it was also one handed? Maybe others can comment on what settings they use in this situation for Pan Window and you didn't mention your value for Pan Smoothing.
     
  5. Charles Lim

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    i have the majestic pan and smoothing on default
     
  6. Charles Lim

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    before post stabilisation
    stabilisation with da vinci resolve
    I rejigged the camera so now the there is less wires running through the rig to the handles. Only RED epic cable and BNC. the results looks bait better I think. But there is still pan wobble. Anyway to completely kill it?

    red epic
    single remote focus RT motion
    Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4
    Stiffness on all axis on 100


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    pan window : 10
    Smoothness : 10
     
  7. steve keller

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    Also fix your roll trim. The horizon on the shot is off.
     
  8. Charles Lim

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    point taken will check for that
     
  9. Joe Lawry

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    Something does seem odd about your balance and settings, however this shot would definitely be easier to achieve with a 2 man setup.

    Rebalance, pay lots of attention to pan balance, re do gains/stiffness, have a larger pan window.
     
  10. Charles Lim

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    I have been advice to balance for more roll stability than tilt stability. Just curious what are your settings? Are u mounting a RED epic with cine lens?

    also I would love to see your dolly in shots.
     
  11. Joe Lawry

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    Your main problem is not roll, although i can see the horizon is off.

    I've flown the Epic, C300, Blackmagic 4k and DSLRs. I have no idea what my stiffness settings are, they change on every camera config.

    I have used the Epic with Zeiss ZF still lenses and a Bartech follow focus which looks similar to your setup, which is what the following sequence in this video was shot on.

    - go to 48' 40".
     
  12. Charles Lim

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    thx joe, i will upload some more test later.
     
  13. Kurt Wallrath

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    Hey Charles, check the chart on your tablet that shows how much strength your pan motor is using during the shot and as it hangs on its stand. If the pan motor is using a lot of power to stay straight on the stand (+/- 10% or more) then I'd rebalance the pan.

    As a tip, I like to have no wires running from the camera to the handle bars if possible. You don't need to keep the Red LCD plugged into it. Keep it close so if you need to make camera setting changes, you can kill the MoVI and plug it in.
     
  14. Charles Lim

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    thx for the motor monitoring tip - i will check that
    yea the red cable is just not worth it. I have decided to not have that anymore and only a thin bnc runs out from the gimbal to the handles.
     
  15. Tim Joy

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    Pan stiffness at 100 seems very low for that setup. Also, the stiffness settings will never be the same on every axis, you should go through and tune each one for the best results, and they always increase, from tilt, roll, to pan. For straight shots you can bump up the pan window to 15-20 so even if you move it it won't really change direction until you really pan the bar.
     
  16. Charles Lim

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    Hi Tim, may i ask? What pan stiffness are u hitting?
     
  17. Tim Joy

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    I think about 150 on the pan, if I remember correctly. The pan balance is the most difficult to get right, but it's worth it to spend the time.
     
  18. Charles Lim

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    I have gimbal upside down to use it with a steadicam, whats the procedure to balance the pan in this configuration?
     
  19. DanDeSilva

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    Not really going to help you, but I shot this last week after going over the balancing tutorials available on vimeo by a few different guys.. I couldn't believe my eyes when I played this back.. Shot on the C100. No skateboards or golf karts, just old fashioned walking..
     
  20. Kurt Wallrath

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    Hey Dan, very smooth shot! How were you walking to achieve such a steady shot? Glide step?
     

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