Creating Precision Paths With Motion Control¶
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imagine capturing every shot with imagine capturing every shot with absolute Precision where each frame is a absolute Precision where each frame is a absolute Precision where each frame is a calculated Masterpiece this is the power calculated Masterpiece this is the power calculated Masterpiece this is the power of motion control today we're focusing of motion control today we're focusing of motion control today we're focusing on Precision pads all right who's excited to learn pads all right who's excited to learn about Precision paths first let's define about Precision paths first let's define about Precision paths first let's define them a Precision path in the context of them a Precision path in the context of them a Precision path in the context of motion control and Camera robotics motion control and Camera robotics motion control and Camera robotics refers to the exact predetermined path refers to the exact predetermined path refers to the exact predetermined path along which a camera or robotic system along which a camera or robotic system along which a camera or robotic system moves to capture footage with pinpoint moves to capture footage with pinpoint moves to capture footage with pinpoint accuracy the path is programmed to accuracy the path is programmed to accuracy the path is programmed to follow a specific traj trory speed and follow a specific traj trory speed and follow a specific traj trory speed and timing allowing for highly repeatable timing allowing for highly repeatable timing allowing for highly repeatable and controlled movements Precision paths and controlled movements Precision paths and controlled movements Precision paths are essential for complex shots are essential for complex shots are essential for complex shots especially in scenarios requiring especially in scenarios requiring especially in scenarios requiring multiple takes that must look identical multiple takes that must look identical multiple takes that must look identical like visual effects or for creating like visual effects or for creating like visual effects or for creating smooth seamless movements that would be smooth seamless movements that would be smooth seamless movements that would be challenging or sometimes impossible to challenging or sometimes impossible to challenging or sometimes impossible to replicate manually in short a Precision replicate manually in short a Precision replicate manually in short a Precision path ensures that every frame and angle path ensures that every frame and angle path ensures that every frame and angle aligns perfectly enabling filmmakers to aligns perfectly enabling filmmakers to aligns perfectly enabling filmmakers to push creative boundaries with reliable push creative boundaries with reliable push creative boundaries with reliable consistent camera movements it's worth consistent camera movements it's worth consistent camera movements it's worth mentioning that just because these mentioning that just because these mentioning that just because these robots were designed to move cameras robots were designed to move cameras robots were designed to move cameras specifically that doesn't mean that specifically that doesn't mean that specifically that doesn't mean that that's the only thing that they can move that's the only thing that they can move that's the only thing that they can move uh you are absolutely still able to use uh you are absolutely still able to use uh you are absolutely still able to use them to move inad ofate objects such as them to move inad ofate objects such as them to move inad ofate objects such as lights for smooth controlled changes in lights for smooth controlled changes in lights for smooth controlled changes in lighting it's actually quite common for lighting it's actually quite common for lighting it's actually quite common for lights to follow a Precision path on a lights to follow a Precision path on a lights to follow a Precision path on a controlled set to emulate the changing controlled set to emulate the changing controlled set to emulate the changing of time the movement of the Sun or even of time the movement of the Sun or even of time the movement of the Sun or even the movement of a model let's take this the movement of a model let's take this the movement of a model let's take this shot for instance we have a locked off shot for instance we have a locked off shot for instance we have a locked off cockpit shot of a lego X-Wing Fighter cockpit shot of a lego X-Wing Fighter cockpit shot of a lego X-Wing Fighter where a robot is wrapping hard light where a robot is wrapping hard light where a robot is wrapping hard light around it when you cut this together around it when you cut this together around it when you cut this together with an exterior shot of the aircraft with an exterior shot of the aircraft with an exterior shot of the aircraft actually rotating it feels like you are actually rotating it feels like you are actually rotating it feels like you are actually in the cockpit p as it's actually in the cockpit p as it's actually in the cockpit p as it's spinning through space Precision paths spinning through space Precision paths spinning through space Precision paths are especially important when working are especially important when working are especially important when working with unique lenses such as probes and with unique lenses such as probes and with unique lenses such as probes and snorkel you can get right up in the snorkel you can get right up in the snorkel you can get right up in the action and never miss a shot or Focus action and never miss a shot or Focus action and never miss a shot or Focus speaking of focus if you remember back speaking of focus if you remember back speaking of focus if you remember back to the flare video I described to the flare video I described to the flare video I described programming in flare as a choreograph programming in flare as a choreograph programming in flare as a choreograph dance between a camera and a Target in dance between a camera and a Target in dance between a camera and a Target in 3D space well we use the focus as an 3D space well we use the focus as an 3D space well we use the focus as an additional axis to determine where the additional axis to determine where the additional axis to determine where the target is so that we can stay locked on target is so that we can stay locked on target is so that we can stay locked on while we pilot the camera to find key while we pilot the camera to find key while we pilot the camera to find key frames and Define our Precision path frames and Define our Precision path frames and Define our Precision path here's an example of me doing that with here's an example of me doing that with here's an example of me doing that with my Cabot Mini at home all I did was rack my Cabot Mini at home all I did was rack my Cabot Mini at home all I did was rack Focus to the tip of this WD40 spray can Focus to the tip of this WD40 spray can Focus to the tip of this WD40 spray can and pil of the camera around to find and pil of the camera around to find and pil of the camera around to find some interesting frames my Precision some interesting frames my Precision some interesting frames my Precision path ensures that the focus and the path ensures that the focus and the path ensures that the focus and the target stay locked on the entire time target stay locked on the entire time target stay locked on the entire time with high-speed motion control it's with high-speed motion control it's with high-speed motion control it's crucial that the focus is programmed as crucial that the focus is programmed as crucial that the focus is programmed as it would be incredibly difficult for it would be incredibly difficult for it would be incredibly difficult for anyone to keep up and nail Focus anyone to keep up and nail Focus anyone to keep up and nail Focus manually all right guys that 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