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Axis Issues
Axis Issues
Cinebot Mini Rotate Axis Trip
Cinebot D/A Overflow Part Run
Track Trips — Velocity Spike
Axis Tripped Under Load
Arm Elbow Inversion — DANGEROUS
Zoom Axis Trips — New Lens
Milo Lift Tacho Speed Sense Trip
Track D/A Overflow
Track Trips — Thermal Expansion
Pan / Tilt Bottleneck Duration Limit
Track Trips After Engagement
Power / Site Electrics
Power / Site Electrics
Bolt RCD/GFCI and Generator Sizing
CS8 208/240V Loose Wires / CombiTac
Environment / Transport
Environment / Transport
Cinebot / Robot as Car Rig
Bolt Jr+ Overheat / Unexpected End
Rain, Track Transport, Doorways, Rough Terrain
Salt Flats / Salt Environment Risk
Transport Vibration / Loose Connectors
Mechanical Maintenance
Mechanical Maintenance
CS8 Board Re-seating / Cleaning
Macro / Probe Shake Rigging
Turntable People / Platform Loading
Track Pinion and Gearbox Oil
Hot Boot Issues
Hot Boot Issues
Track Wrong Position After Hotboot
Focus Lost After Tracking Mode Switch
Zeroing Issues
Zeroing Issues
Cinebot Calibration Protection Mode
Datum Magnet Too Close to ZM Pulse
Bolt X Re-Zero After Power Loss
EtherCAT Issues
EtherCAT Issues
EtherCAT Not Connecting
Flair Bridge Double Start
Flair Started Too Early
Windows Update Kills EtherCAT Timing
EtherCAT.ini Missing or Corrupt
Lens Calibration Issues
Lens Calibration Issues
Zoom Smoothness / Optimize / Backlash
Focus Pulls to Infinity / UltiBox Port
Focus Calibration — Lookup Table
Reverse Zoom Motor / Track Over-Under
Focus Motor Trips — Hard Stop
Zoom Calibration — Blank Row Trap
Focus Axis Tripped Entering Carts
Lens / Iris Display vs Internal Scale
Probe / Macro Setup Roundup
Probe Focus Calibration / Markings
Probe Camera Mount / Tube Length
Probe Repeated Go-To / Lens Moves
Flair Configuration / UI
Flair Configuration / UI
Time vs Frames Display
Hidden Dialogs / Fullscreen / Two Screens
3D Rig View FOV and Focal Length
3D Rig View Tilts After Play
Re-engage / Restart / Known-Good Job Recovery
Display / GPU Rig View Lag
Axes Shifted Left / Horizontal Scroll
Flair 7 On Windows 7
Flair.ini and UI Operator Tips
Flair 5.41 Axes Stop Moving
Flair 6.43 Disengage-Only Warning
Sync Issues
Sync Issues
VP Box NoSync Outputs 50 Hz
Phase Lock Lost At End Of Run
Sync Generator Stability
LTC Freezes When Robot Engages
High FPS Pulse Detection
LTC Timecode Trigger Setup
Camera Triggering Issues
Camera Triggering Issues
XLR Trigger Box / Light Relay Switching
Bloop Laser Pointer Faint
Sony Venice / Rialto Cable Management
RED V-Raptor / Milo Sync Box Failure
RED Camera Sync Setup
Sony FX6 / Burano Sync and Trigger
IR Beam / Photocell / Solenoid Workflows
RED Monstro End Trigger Stuck
Alexa 35 — ES Mode Kills Sync
RT-14 12V Chip Blown
Cinebot RT-14 Genlock / LTC Setup
Ethernet Trigger Box — RIC Node
ARRI Mini — EXT-RS Adapter
Phantom VEO / Flex Trigger Setup
Bloop Not Firing
Slave Robot Random Trigger
LTC Erratic — Noisy Power
Move Stuck in Post-Roll
Triggers Don't Fire on Back Run
Target Tracking Issues
Target Tracking Issues
Focus At Infinity Cartesian Drift
Dummy Focus Axis Workflow
Camera Orbital Drift in Carts Mode
End Mount Home / Carts Singularity
Roll Orbital — Flip Both Setting
Unexpected GOTO on Back Run
Periscope / Borescope Gimbal Lock
Probe / Macro Target Behind Nodal Point
360 Degree Orbit in Roll Up Mode
FFO vs FFT — Focus Mode Differences
FFT Focus Stuck — Move Focus First
Camera Orbital + Roll Up Incompatible
Focus Drift on Tracking Mode Switch
Bolt Runaway After Orbital Switch
Init Scaling — End Mount Dual Solution
Networking / InTime Issues
Networking / InTime Issues
Multiple Robots / Multiple Flairs
Sync With Other Flairs / Multi API
Flair Bridge Mac Wi-Fi Dropouts
Teradek / RF Network Dropouts
Dragonframe Limited to 130 Frames
HyperDeck with Flair Setup
HyperDeck Half-Frame Offset
Windows SAC Blocks Flair 7
Bolt X Unstable Base Ethernet Port
Boot Warning / Cable Out of Position
RT14 Load Error / Running Light Solid
Network Direct INI Corrupt
Base Engages / Arm Does Not
Running Flair Without Hardware
Flair 7.5 Upgrade Startup Error
Bolt Will Not Engage After Camera Change
Reload Network Boards Popup
CS8 Axis 1 Not Ready / A Then U
EtherCAT Cable / Node A Lights
Bolt X Not Connected at Startup
Windows 11 — InTime 6.4+ Required
Update GStreamer Missing
New Install vs Upgrade
License Expiry On Set
FBX Paid Add-On License
Offline Previz / No Hardware License
Annual License Re-registration
Turntable Node Not Required
FreeD Receiver Cannot See Flair
Flair Disengages / Robot Stays Engaged
InTime Dongle and OS Drive
FreeD / OSC to Unreal — Setup
BIOS Battery and CMOS Reset
NWD Buffer / Robot Delay / Position Delay
Reserved IP Addresses and Conflicts
InTime Not Starting
Windows Updates Break InTime
Dragonframe — Secondary NIC Required
Robot / Axis Safety
Robot / Axis Safety
E-Stop / Work-Cell / Key Warning
Staubli Mode Switch / J113 Bypass
Pre/Post Roll Issues
Pre/Post Roll Issues
Part Runs and Preroll Extents
Controller / HHB Issues
Controller / HHB Issues
Wireless Controller Runaway Risk
Joystick / HHB Drift Deadman
Gamepad Mimic Support
Gamepad / HHB XCam Browse Setup
PS4 DualShock Setup
PS4 Lag Regression Flair 7.7
Gamepad Not Detected / Driver
Gamepad Drift / Uncommanded Motion
Recommended Gamepads
Xbox Carts Live Broadcast Control
iPad App Discontinued
HHB Preset Erased
HHB CamBrsw Mapping
HHB Pinout Reference
Move Programming Issues
Move Programming Issues
Dragonframe Stepper Speed To Flair Scaling
Part Runs From Timecode
Keyframe Vector Camera Orientation
Stop Points vs Part Runs
Part Run Sections OSC Commands
Carts Limits Z Camera Floor
Carts Priority Track/Base Adjustment
Carts Priority Pan Flip / Axis Graphs
Scaling / Init Scaling Camera Flips
Roll Past 180° / 360° Degree Roll
Speed Profile Warning in Beziers
Tracker App 60 FPS Retiming
Tracker App Roll Gimbal Lock
Tracker Camera Inverted After Update
Tracker Import Not As Mimic
Tracker Import Origin / Zeroing
Tracker Live Erratic Bug Flair 7.7.3
Tracker Live Network Setup
Tracker Live Recording / Mimic Window
Tracker Only Roll Axis
Tracker Smoothing / Shake
Tracker TestFlight / App Store
Tracker QR Code / USDZ
Mimic Focus Learn Not Live
Tracker Nodal Offset / Cinema Camera
Tom D FBX / CSV Offset Tool
Tracker Import Flair 7.18 Bug
Tracker Add Track To Mimic
Tracker Loop Move Extended
Mimic Cartesian Pan Gamepad
Mimic Handwheels Pan / Tilt
Return to Start / A-B-A Workflow
External Axes / I/O
External Axes / I/O
Flair DMX Over Ethernet / Enttec / Showtec
DMX USB Disabled / Ethernet Required
Enttec Art-Net IP / Port 6454
DMX Preview Move Not Implemented
Trigger Lighting Desk / GPI / OSC
Bolt Cable Pass-Through
MDrive / Stepper Motors via QuadBox
QuadBox Node Blue / Not Required
Servo Drivers / Step-Direction / EtherCAT
Stepper Speed / Scale / Pulse Length
UltiBox Servo Voltage / Encoder
Small TT New UniBox Trip
UltiBox Tilt Port Axis Limit
Focus Motor Crackling / UltiBox
Serial Device Did Not Send Bytes
Manuals / Reference
Manuals / Reference
CS8 Blinking Dot Display
Staubli Manual Location
CGI Motion Issues
CGI Motion Issues
Simul8 CSV Header Import Error
Camera Orbital Export Error
FreeD Output All Zeros — Wrong Device Type
FreeD ±180° Pan Angle Limit
FBX Invalid Job — Roll Mode Mismatch
FBX Node Types — 1, 2, 3
FBX Export Crashes Flair
FBX Licence and ini Setup
FBX Export to Unreal
AR Tracking Delay Compensation
Flair 7.6.4 XY Axes Swapped
FreeD LiveFX Focus Units
FreeD to Unreal Troubleshooting
Offline FreeD Streaming
LED Volume Different Subnet
LED Wall Genlock Setup
Genlock Brompton / Venice
LED Wall High Speed Limits
LiveLink Blueprint Doubling / Stutter
MRMC VP Sync Box
nDisplay Frustum Pan Values
RITE Media Plugin Setup
RITE Media Plugin UE4.27 Recompile
RITE Media Plugin UE5
Resolume Trigger From Flair
Roll Relative Camera Orientation
Unreal Broadcast Traffic Warning
Unreal Getting Started / RITE Media
Unreal OSC Broken UE4.26
Zoom Motor Lag VP
Flair Crash Issues
Flair Crash Issues
FBX Import Crashes Classic
Classic Crash After Move / Staubli Brake
Speed Warnings Crash — Move Lost
Graph View Crash — Unused Axis Type
Debug Assertion Abort Retry Ignore
DMX Popup Crash — Missing Drivers
Image-Defined Coverage Review
Chapters
Chapters
CGI Motion
Encoder Problems
EtherCAT
Firmware Issues
Flair Crashes
HHB Issues
Hot Booting
Lens Calibration
Mimic Systems
Motion Smoothing
Move Programming
Networking
Pre/Post Roll
Repeatability
Robot Safety
Safety Systems
Sync Issues
Target Tracking
Track Issues
Zeroing
PDF Resources
Tutorial Videos
Tutorial Videos
Overview
MRMC Academy - Motion Control Concepts
MRMC Academy - Motion Control Concepts
Overview
1. What Is Cartesian Control?
2. The Importance Of Previsualization
3. Scaling With Motion Control Part 2
4. What Is Scaling In Motion Control?
5. How Motion Control Powers Virtual Production
6. How to Create Slow Motion Shots with Motion Control
7. Triggering and Timing In Motion Control
8. What Is PushMoco?
9. What Is Target Tracking?
10. What is a Repeat Pass?
11. Creating Precision Paths With Motion Control
12. Transporting Your Cinebot Mini
13. Why Get The Cinebot Mini?
14. Flair: The Industry Leading Motion Control Software
15. Which Rig Is Right For You?
16. The Evolution of Motion Control With MRMC
17. What Is Motion Control?
Flair 7 Quick Tips and Tutorials
Flair 7 Quick Tips and Tutorials
Overview
1. Flair 7 Quick Tips: Move Import
2. Flair 7 Quick Tips: Output Triggers
3. Flair 7 Quick Tips: Graph View
4. Flair 7 Quick Tips: Keyboard Shortcuts
5. Flair 7 Quick Tips: Focus Calibration
6. Flair 7 Quick Tips: Live View Setup
7. Flair 7 Quick Tips: Exporting a Move
8. Flair 7 Tutorial: Creating a 3 Point Move by Rite
9. Flair 7 Tutorial: Using Triggers by Rite
10. Flair 7 Quick Tips: Hand-held Box Configuration
11. Flair 7 Quick Tips: Customising the Main Window
12. MRMC Tracker App Features Reel
Flair Training Videos
Flair Training Videos
Overview
1. Intro to flair Part 1
2. Intro to flair Part 2
3. Curve Adjustment
4. Target Tracking Part 1
5. Target Tracking Part 2
6. Lens Calibration Part 1
7. Lens Calibration Part 2
8. Cartesian Control
9. TT and cart theory
10. Triggers Box and bloop
11. Camera Triggering and Synchronisation
12. Example Move Program
13. Browsing and GoTo
14. Tracks, Master axes and Cartesians
15. Zeros and Limits
16. Exporting Moves
17. Importing Moves
18. Flair Axis Setup
19. Milo Introduction
20. Scaling on a Milo
21. Nodal Offsets
22. Rig Model and Animation
23. From Flair to Maya (Part 1)
24. From Flair to Maya (Part 2)
25. Long Arm Milo Introduction
26. FBX Import to Bolt Pedestal
27. FBX Import to Bolt on Track (Part 1)
28. FBX Import to Bolt on Track (Part 2)
29. Exporting FBX with reference points from Flair to Maya
Simul8 Tutorials
Simul8 Tutorials
Overview
1. Simul8 Tutorial: Introduction
2. Simul8 Tutorial: How to Install Simul8
3. Simul8 Tutorial: Path Tool
4. Simul8 Tutorial: Smooth Tutorial
5. Simul8 Tutorial: Span Tool
6. Simul8 Tutorial: Camera Head Tool
7. Simul8 Tutorial: RigMover Node
8. Simul8 Tutorial: Limit Checker
9. Simul8 Import kinematics tutorial
10. Simul8 Tutorial: 3 node camera animation in carts
Additional Tutorial Videos
Additional Tutorial Videos
1. Flair 7: Reversing the Lens Motor & Troubleshooting
Camera Sync & Trigger
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