Will do CB. Lee, you have the same resources as I have it seems, maybe we should attempt to make a shoulder mounted DSLR bracket/stabiliser for as little as possible? I am shooting more and more video with the Canon 7D now I'm much more happy with it, its a pleasure having one of the best (if not the best) editing packages around to deal with the superb footage it produces too. Some sort of shoulder mounted contraption that does not cost four figures would be nice to go 'mobile' with the camera at certain events however. If its good enough for Terminator Salvation, then I'm happy with it. I think PP CS5.5 does have some 'enhanced' video stabilisation features, along with support for many more 'mobile devices' which I presume are not already stabilised. (My Android phone is however.) My answer is to not let it shake in the first place, tripod or scrub the footage IMO. Obviously there are times when this is not possible, but thankfully my trusty tripod (battered as it is) stays with me wherever I go normally.
Although this is an interesting thread that most likely appeals to many, I appreciate this is off topic, although as I think we (hopefully) do all edit with 'on topic' software. But, without camera's and controls etc, we wouldn't be here at all I guess.... I will contact Lee off group unless more of you want to share/comment on this interesting use of 'things' we have found useful. Cheers, Neil. On 20 May 2011 21:50, C Balistreri <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > Lee thank you for those DIY tips. It is truly impressive. > Neil, Do share more of your findings. I'd love to learn more and improve my > > shots. > > Best always, > CB > > ________________________________ > From: BEDFORD NEIL <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, May 20, 2011 1:38:39 PM > > Subject: Re: [AP] Home Made Camera Bracket > > Like I said, the torque on these motors once geared down is quite > something. It might not feel much when you press an aerosol can's top, but > the force is quite large in reality. > > Not sure if I still have a working model here, but could easily make a mock > up if needed, I found some better motors the other day with this in mind > ;-) > > Neil. > > On 20 May 2011 20:41, Lee Menningen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Wow! Quite an approach to a problem! And you were able to convert the > > motion > > of that cam to pan and tilt a camera? That is something, too! > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > [email protected]] > > On Behalf Of BEDFORD NEIL > > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 2:42 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AP] Home Made Camera Bracket > > > > Although not exactly a dedicated website, this one does describe the > units > > in question... > > > > http://www.bigclive.com/flame.htm > > > > They use a motor (sometimes on a heart shape wheel with cam) to compress > > 'single release' air freshener aerosols (press down and only one burst > > comes > > out). > > > > We had a load of them surplus to requirements in my first job, so I went > to > > work building my first unit out of two of them. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Neil. > > > > On 20 May 2011 19:16, Lee Menningen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > " motorized aerosol air fresheners"? What are these? > > > > > > Lee > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > > [email protected]] > > > On Behalf Of BEDFORD NEIL > > > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 1:50 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [AP] Home Made Camera Bracket > > > > > > > > > Hi Lee, > > > > > > Very interesting. Well done. > > > > > > I used to make pan and tilt motor systems for my CCTV system, using > > > the motors from the readily available motorised aerosol air fresheners > > > (high torque after all the gearing). Both motors were inside readily > > > available project boxes. All I did was drill a small hole in each > > > drive shaft and secure it onto a round plate that either connected to > > > the other motors box or a camera mount. The weight these units could > > carry > > was quite impressive. > > > One motor turned the other so to speak. > > > > > > At the time I had no funds for buying expensive ready made pan and > > > tilt units, so the motors were DC, I controlled the speed of them with > > > a 5W or so low resistance variable resistor from a Tannoy system's > > > speaker volume control. (20 Ohms?) I had a microswitch joystick > > > 'crosswired' between two switches so that it fed the low Voltage one > > > way or the other, depending on the direction it was pushed for each > > > motor. > > > > > > If anyone wants any more details so they can use it in conjunction > > > with Lee's design, I am more than happy to share the simple designs I > > > made with others. > > > > > > I do have several CCTV camera's now that are RS485 controlled PTZ (pan > > > & tilt + zoom) and much better quality than most of my standard > > > definition camera's ever were. > > > > > > The only downside to using HD camera's (for HD) in this situation > > > might be a problem, as the video is designed to be pumped onto a hard > > > drive or memory card, streaming over USB is not the best for HD video > > > I've found. > > > > > > Still, brilliant work and a lot of effort has gone into Lee's project. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > On 20 May 2011 17:38, Lee Menningen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I recently did a home shop project of making a way to mount several > > > > cameras in an unusual place that is somewhat inaccessible. The > > > > completed bracket allows for mounting cameras on a pan/tilt unit, > > > > remotely adjusting zoom, providing wireless sound, and remote > > > > start/stop recording. Three youtube videos show how the brackets > > > > were made and how they are electrically connected. > > > > > > > > You might be interested because they are rather unusual. No one else > > > > is ever going to make one like these, I'm sure, but it may give you > > > > some ideas. > > > > > > > > Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPcr96oe8V8 > > > > > > > > Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEfzB219m4w > > > > > > > > Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUKfMt7BRn8 > > > > > > > > By the way, I've also mounted these pan/tilts on a tripod and used > > > > this connection technique at a wedding where they didn't want a > > > > cameraman around the ceremony but allowed a tripod on the platform. > > > > Being up front facing the audience, it provided some great footage > > > > of the facial expressions during the vows. > > > > > > > > Lee > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! 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