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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
Focus Motor D/A Overflow — Encoder Polarity
Power / Site Electrics
Power / Site Electrics
Bolt RCD/GFCI and Generator Sizing
CS8 208/240V Loose Wires / CombiTac
RED Epic on Bolt — 24V Arm Cable Voltage Drop
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
Operator Case — Custom I/O and Pass-Throughs
WizNet Overheating in Direct Sunlight
Bolt CS8 Loose Internal Mounting — Transport
Bolt Base Rust Prevention
Mechanical Maintenance
Mechanical Maintenance
CS8 Board Re-seating / Cleaning
Macro / Probe Shake Rigging
Turntable People / Platform Loading
Track Pinion and Gearbox Oil
Milo Long Arm — Toppling Risk
Milo Zero-Setting Procedure — All Axes
Milo Macro Stability — Standalone Feet and Sorbothane
Cinebot Nano Underslung and Ceiling Mount
Bolt Jr+ UltiBox Repositioning
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
Motoman / Yaskawa Pendant Out-Of-Limits Recovery
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
Tilta Nucleus-M Motor Running Backwards — Reverse Direction
Zoom Linearise / Contra Zoom Field Guide
LiDAR / Focus Assist Rigging
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
Cinebot Tilta Lens Motor Not Connecting
Laowa Periprobe Barrel / Focus Conflict
Measure Optical Cannot Be Zero
Focus Calibration Warning — Invalid Position
Focus Calibration Bug — 150cm Reading
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
3D Rig Model Window Fixed Size — flair.ini
Zoom Axis At Limit — No Soft Limits Set
FWD / BCK Run Buttons Greyed Out / Locked
License Update Startup Error
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
Milo Roll EMF Genlock Dropout
Milo SDI Dropout — SDI Distribution Amplifier Fix
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
Trigger Outputs Dead — Check Main Triggers Button
RED V-RAPTOR Power — XLR-4 to XLR-3 Adapter
RED V-RAPTOR Amber LED — Won't Power On
Freefly WAVE GPIO Trigger Cable
Bolt Pedestal Camera Triggering — Node Mismatch
RED Baby Raptor Sync — GEN Display
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 Overview & Setup
Flair Bridge Internet Isolation / POE Warning
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
Flair 7 Linux FIZ Defaults to Network
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
Serial Tester — OSC / FreeD Diagnostics Tool
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
InTime Doesn't Work After Cloning SSD
EtherCAT Not Connecting — cifxecat Autoload
Robot / Axis Safety
Robot / Axis Safety
E-Stop / Work-Cell / Key Warning
Staubli Mode Switch / J113 Bypass
On-Set Safety Briefing and Sign-Off Protocol
Staubli CS8 Hardware Axis Limit Procedure (DANGEROUS)
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
Cinebot Arm Master Track Acceleration
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
Stepper Turntable False Home — EMI / Dimmers
Focus Motor / UltiBox Humidity — Desiccant
UltiBox All Ports Dead — Hardware Failure
TRACO 5V PSU Failure — Hub No Power
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
Cinema 4D FBX Camera 90° Rotation
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
UE5 FBX Import Y/Z Swapped / Rotation Missing
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
Chart View Crash — Target Distance Unused Axis
Debug Assertion Failed — Keyframe Ripple
Image-Defined Coverage Review
New Issues — Forum Sources
New Issues — Forum Sources
Bolt Jr+ Encoder Battery Failure
Flair 7 Won't Start — startup.json Corrupt
Bolt X Generator — Yaskawa Damage Risk
Flair Must Run as Administrator
Small Turntable Intermittent Uniboard Bug
Medium Turntable 48V PSU Overvoltage
Universal Sync Box — RED DSMC2 Dip Switches
Lens Moves Flag — Carts Goto
Maya Cubic Curves — Velocity Spikes
FBX Import Forces Elbow-Up
GStreamer Path Breaks After Update
Blackmagic DeckLink Driver — After Update
HyperDeck Protocol Version — Must Be v1.8
ARRI Cameras Need 24V PSU for Sync
Cinebot Mini/Max — UR Arm calibration.conf
Cinebot Mini/Max — Payload Wizard Missing
Blackmagic Pocket 6K — No Sync Output
Flair 7 macOS and Linux Installation
Cartesian Offset Shortcut — Flair 6 vs Flair 7
Bolt Steadiness — Lens and Camera Position
How-To Guides
How-To Guides
OSC Realtime Data Output from Flair
Simul8 3D Previsualization — Overview
FBX Export and Import — Flair to Maya
External Camera Settings — Complete Field Guide
Phantom High-Speed Camera Setup
Camera Sync and Trigger — Quick Reference
Bolt Jnr Plus Encoder Battery Replacement
Measuring Lens Nodal Point in the Field
Output Triggers — Cues, Auto-Repeat, and Bulk Retiming
Simul8 Maya Setup
Flair to Blender via OSC
Adding Handheld Feel to a Move
1-Point vs 2-Point Scaling
Cinebot Nano — Duco Software Update
Cinebot Mini/Max — Ubuntu RT Kernel Upgrade
Unreal Engine / FreeD Integration
Flair Bridge
Setting Up Bolt EtherCAT Communication
Timecode vs Sync — Key Concepts
Timecode Sync — Music Video Setup
Run–Pause–Continue (Stop Points)
Roll Control Modes
Returning a Rig from Storage
Reserved IP Address Reference
Multi-Robot Trigger Offset Calibration
Laowa Periprobe / Macro Lens Setup
HyperDeck / VTR Integration
Focus Calibration — 3-Point vs Lookup Table
Flair Tracker iOS App Setup
Dragonframe Integration
Cartesian Mimic with Pan Bars
Camera Mount Switch in Carts Mode
Adding Network Nodes
Vary Rig Speed
Timelapse in Flair
Stop Motion in Flair
QTake Integration
Moving Step Mode — Motion Blur in Stop Motion
Flair System Profiles
Flair API Overview
Disguise (d3) Integration
Broadcast Lens Calibration
Setting Up Axis Acceleration
Aux Axis and Baked Carts
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
Additional Tutorial Videos
Additional Tutorial Videos
1. Flair 7: Reversing the Lens Motor & Troubleshooting
Software
Software
Flair
Simul8
Simul8
Setup & Installation
Known Issues
Tutorial Videos
Tutorial Videos
Overview
1. Introduction
2. How to Install Simul8
3. Path Tool
4. Smooth Tutorial
5. Span Tool
6. Camera Head Tool
7. RigMover Node
8. Limit Checker
9. Import Kinematics
10. 3-Node Camera Animation in Carts
Upgrades
Upgrades
Cinebot Mini/Max — Ubuntu RT Kernel
Cinebot Mini/Max — Payload Calibration
Cinebot Nano — Duco Update
Tools
Tools
FBX Camera Viewer
Serial Tester
PDF Resources
PDF Resources
PDF Manuals
Camera Sync & Trigger
Camera Sync & Trigger
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