William Demeritt

wuts ur r8 d00d?

Raising Cain

http://www.steadishots.org/shots_detail.cfm?shotID=199

Pictures, please. I fear what I'm about to see, but pictures please.

So you know: arm post goes into the D bracket, and the D bracket should have a short rod (4" length) with a removable flight pin. That rod goes into your gimbal arm, the pin prevents it sliding out, and the 5/32 Allen screw tightens to that rod.

On the arm side, the D bracket is 90 degrees, and on the gimbal side, the D bracket is 90 degrees. In no configuration should the gimbal arm be 90 degrees to the arm (or 90 degrees from the usual operating position).

Respectfully, William - my product speaks for itself.

 

The concept of a demo day was to give people a hands on to brand new technology.

 

Essentially what is being asked of me is to explain how what I am selling is different from something I have never personally seen from someone I don't know.

I'll do my best to make this derail temporary, if any: your products have always spoken for themselves, but you do operate in a industry where products of similarity need to set themselves apart from other things available. While your product "speaks for itself", what's the harm in speaking and selling your product to a market of potential buyers.

I can't speak for everyone, but I don't doubt what you've achieved. I own an Arrow, and I'm very happy with it, regardless of similarities to other products on Amazon or wherever. As long as products like what Jens linked are out there, you'll have to explain how and why you're different, and why the cost is worth it.

Simply put: every time someone posts something like what Jens posted, I don't understand why those moments become moments of contention rather than a moment to sell what you're so passionate about? If someone posts a competitor or something that could be mistaken for your product, it's a SALES opportunity to engage people and get them passionate about what you've created.

Some people won't get it, but from the sounds of it, you're not looking for just sales. You're looking for passionate people to support and partner with... so why not sell us on it?

Any business that thinks their product sells itself may succeed, but certainly won't last. That's a fact.

Calm down, kids. Nobody is trolling anyone. Jens posted a product that seems to have the same guts as the Tomahawk. If it's different, I think it's in Paralinx's interest to say so, and how. If the price difference is solely accounted by future support, mounting options, a new housing, etc, then let them say it.

Contrary opinions are not bullying, presenting things that APPEAR to be the same are not trolling, nor are presentations of new technology above critique. If the criticism is valid, then speak up. Give the members of this forum enough credit to read past the posts that aren't contributing to the discussion and address the REAL questions.

Paralinx/Dan: Jens posted a piece of equipment that looks a LOT like the technology in the Tomahawk. Feel free to refute before the watchful eyes of a community of potential buyers, and be aware that failure to explain it properly could result in further discussion.

PRICE???

Rob, I'd be eager to see what the setup is that you use? I think some guys use the Sennheiser EW100 or whatever to transmit from camera to Yaesu (or whatever ham radio works), but I'd be eager to see what molded headsets you guys use or how you handle the variety (as small as it may be) of PL setups in the live world.

Specifically with the Yaesu radio, I can't talk back through it anyway. I use it mostly to listen, and the mic on camera is used for talking (if ever).

However, I have wondered about making some cables so it would work with the 5-pin XLR on the PL packs, something to give a microphone as well as use these headphones.

The headphones are pretty good, although certainly not as loud as traditional headphones. However, I do have a pair of the bluetooth ones as well for bike riding.

I found a headset setup that works pretty nicely for live stuff.

http://www.amazon.com/AfterShokz-Sportz-AS321-Headphones-Microphone/dp/B009G89ZDU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1385072936

They're bone induction headphones with a stereo mini plug. I've been using them with my Yaesu VX-3R walkie for listening to the PL. Personally, I like them over a modified noise canceling option (like the Bose ComfortQuiet sets) because I can block out all noise rather than fighting to cancel the noise. Also, noise cancellation only kills some of the noise, so I gotta turn the PL up pretty loud to still strain to hear.

These sit just in front of the ear canal, resting against your head. Your ear canal remains unblocked, and the headphones play "into your skull". If your stage is quiet, you can still talk to (and hear) your talent or people around you while also hearing the director or anything over PL. If I'm on a loud stage or loud event, I wear earplugs to block any noise coming through the ear canal. The sound bypasses the ear canal, so it actually sounds very isolated and clear.

I did a live concert (small studio) deal with earplugs and the headphones, and I was amazed how well it worked compared to other solutions. I also didn't go home deaf from cranking up the PL volume to fight the noise that still got through other headphones.

Downside is it runs off a battery, but they last 12+ hours and charge off Micro USB, so you can charge it off a PTAP with the right cable. I'm also going to try and get the microphone on the battery pack to work, but it probably won't with the Yaesu.

Regardless, if you fly with a mic on the camera to talk back, then this works as a pretty good solution.

I just bought two brand new ones from Greg Bubb, coily cables are awesome!

Let's talk about actual Steadicam operating in this thread! It'll be like our secret hideaway!

I stopped wearing pants on set years ago. Amateur.

WHDI is a specification. AMIMON is a chip manufacturer. WHDI devices have many manufacturers, but they pretty much all use AMIMON chips to achieve wireless.

http://www.whdi.org/About

I think it's safer to say wireless HD started as a professional need, went consumer as HDTV took off, and now spans both worlds.

This thread derail isn't contributing much to the original thread. I'm gonna start bullying in a moment.

And I still don't believe anyone is taking the professional market seriously yet, since nobody has just added simple f*cking antennas to THAT BOARD. I did it with rudimentary soldering knowledge and a hot glue gun, and yet NOBODY has come out with external antennas. I got a POS consumer grade turd to transmit 110+ feet, and NOBODY seems interested. A HOME RUN is sitting there WAITING, and everyone keeps bunting the damn ball.

Mmm, this beer is good.

I have a Hyperdeck Shuttle that will cross convert an HD-SDI signal to an HDMI signal, but regardless you shouldn't NEED a workaround with a professional monitor

 

IB

I wholeheartedly agree. Just putting that out there for people who might have a Decimator 2 lying around and are wishing their Cinetronic 2 could show them HD with PsF only cameras. Nobody wants a workaround, they want a solution. However, in the mean time... there's a workaround.

If the PsF issue is a major dealbreaker for you, I wanted to share a small workaround that's tedious but works.

If you have a Decimator 2 and have a way to power it from or near the monitor, get yourself a short HDMI cable. Feed HD-SDI into the Decimator 2, and run HDMI to the HDMI input on the gen 2. The Decimator 2's scaling feature will "fix" scale the image to progressive, and the monitor will give you an HD image.

Not idea, but I tested it with an Alexa set to PsF about a week ago, and it gave me an image.

NOTE: You must connect the Decimator 2 to a computer via USB and enable the scaling feature in the Decimator Control Panel software that's available here:

http://decimator.com/DOWNLOADS/DOWNLOADS.html

Requires a Windows computer, blah blah.

Give Andrew Ansnick a call, he's got a Preston setup and he's in LA.

Perhaps this gives moderators an opportunity to create a basic declaration of decorum while posting on the forum? We have moderators established by the site admin, and while they're busy with their own lives and careers (in that order, I imagine), they're the ones best equipped to determine how to address this issue?

Each post has a "report" button. I imagine there's a review mechanism/process for those reported posts. Why not suspend/ban offending members based on reports, private warnings, etc. Other sites have worked well with restricted permissions during probationary periods, etc.

Again, I would also reintroduce a previous suggestion of having a mandatory waiting period before posting, unless otherwise authorized by mods/admins. I think a 2 week or 1 month waiting period to post for most members will encourage them to use the search button, private messaging or other tools to get answers. Probationary period for all other subforums, immediate access to the SteadiNewbies sub.

Nice! Thanks for all that you do, Tim! I'm sure most of it goes unnoticed.

Ozzie: if anon were here, they'd tell you: "we are not your personal army".

They don't erase, they spread stuff. You don't want anon on this, it's like making a deal with the devil.

Does anyone know if anything more has come of this situation?

Is that the model Baldwin uses?

.... oh, haDRon collider...

I'll get my spare change tin!

I didn't wear a watch for years, but I bought a Pebble watch, which is great. I can forward notifications from my phone to my watch, so I'm less inclined to worry about missing a call or text message for work or whatever. Great battery life (5+ days), lots of expandable functionality in the future, etc.

http://www.getpebble.com

If it's YouTube, use http://www.keepvid.com

Other sites are more tricky.

Actually, the aluminum foil would be a pretty successful way to protect your brain, if you're into that sort of thing.