there is a way to control them from catalyst via a dmx patch from desk
major tours have used it
remote camera control
you have to test it for yourself
start small get a single camera working
there is a way to control them from catalyst via a dmx patch from desk
major tours have used it
remote camera control
you have to test it for yourself
start small get a single camera working
K,
Working on the control in the shop right now. You can map DMX channels to the camera functions through Catalyst.
Planning on serial control of a DFS-700 for the switch. Anyone have thoughts.
Last edited by Gringoloco; 13-05-2010 at 08:26 PM.
Cool. Thanks Richard.
I knew you could control them via the Sony remote/base, but I never tried directly controlling them without it....
...I'm guessing that the movements and response are better when controlling them through the remote as it probably "smooths out" some of that weird resolution loss between RS-232/422 and DMX?
Best Regards,
- Marty
the cameras only do one thing at once- movement zooming or whatever -
and they dont accept any new commands until the last one has finished-
so you cant do more than one thing at a time - and this is a camera thing -
it means you cant do smooth movements for example- this is how the cameras work - you cant use them as hot heads with live panning etc.
but the hysterisis in position repeatability is reasonable for a unit this size.
so you have to test to see if it does what you need to do-
there isnt any weird dmx/rs232 resolution loss- the integer number resolution is the same.
I tried several cameras from DMX. It's a nightmare for busking and for quick cues. It worked great for a timecode show though after I figured out the bugs. The simple solution is to test and repeat the transitions from one focus to the next.
On another note, you can use Catalyst as a switcher from a DMX desk and there are even some tricks to get preview.
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