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Re: So you want to build a reveal video...

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Originally Posted by Cothron Theiss View Post
Out of curiosity, did you do anything to stabilize the camera during those cinematic shots?

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If i recall correctly, the gentleman running the camera (701 Alumni) had a whole camera set up that he had to stabilize the shots. I don't know the specifics.
For all the shots with the robot operating on the field, I use Glide Gear's DNA 6001 Vest and Arm Stabilization Kit with DNA 5050 Stabilizer.
It's the least expensive system of its kind that I could find, and works well when time, patience, and practice is put into practicing its operation. I've had more practice using it since last year's reveal, so I hope that this year's video should look even smoother. Another thing that I might integrate into that system is to wear my Heelys skate shoes if I'm filming anything on a hard, flat surface.

For the shots of the CNC, 3D printers, and closeups of the robot before the field operation part of the video, I used a linear slide constructed from the slide we used in the tote grabber of our 2015 robot. For the arc shots of the robot, I set the camera on one of our moving carts and pushed it around the robot. You can make your own custom slide from various components like I did, but Glide Gear also sells sliders.

I also used a warp stabilizer on some shots that had a little bit of shake still, but as I recommend in my previous post in this thread, keep warp stabilization at an absolute minimum. Warp stabilizers really only work successfully on shots that are already stabilized by analog means, and is used as a subtle finishing touch and should never be the only means of stabilization.
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