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Posted by Richard Crowley on 01/18/07 01:59
"Larry in AZ" wrote ...
> "Richard Crowley" said:
>> "Rayne" wrote ...
>>> Hey, thanks for the response. Health and Safety legislation is not so
>>> much of an issue as im in mauritius, and there isnt really any emphasis
>>> on that kind of thing, that being said, it must obviously be safe as 2
>>> or 3 kilos of rig falling on someone's head is a big no-no. The sports
>>> rig sounds ideal, however I doubt he ships to this side of the world.
>>> No im really trying to work out how to phisically do it
>>> myself...perhaps with a little sony HDV cam...
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>> If you really have your heart set on some overhead
>> wire suspended gadget, you could always set up a
>> static line between the walls and then put the camera
>> on a pulley that runs along the static line. With another
>> loop, you could move the camera along the line like the
>> old-fashioned clothes-lines. Replace the pulley at one
>> end with a DC gear-motor or a stepping motor and you
>> could remotely-control the camera position.
>
> It isn't that easy. The camera wold be swaying all over the place, and
> never able to get a steady, useable shot.
>
> I've seen those cabled rigs. They use massive servo motors on three or
> more points, and need to maintain a precise amount of tension on all the
> cables simultaneously.
>
> And, they take many hours, if not days, to set up and tweak.
Hence, my original suggestion of a track along the front
of the balcony, etc.
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