Re: Motion Control Camera

I use 3DS MAX and Mach2 for the motion control of a number of CNC
machines - so yes, very possible and you could also tie it in with
animation, camera matching, live/virtual sets, etc.

Rab
Rainnea CNC
http://www.rainnea.com/cnc.htm


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "aneurysm99" <netboy3@h...>
wrote:

> I originally posted this at the O'Reilly forum for Make magazine,

and

> was told to come here for comments and suggestions:
>
> DIY motion control camera!
>
> I loved the steadycam project in the first issue, but I can't help

but

> wonder if there is also a DIY solution for something like a montion
> control camera. The basic idea of the motion control camera is
> shooting the exact same pass multiple times and then overlaying the
> passes to create various effects (ie. the multiple Kylie Minogues in
> the "Come into my World" video or the band members of System of a

Down

> intesecting each other in the "Chop Suey" video).
>
> Generally these things are attached to huge crane rigs and have some
> type of computer control, but I'm thinking of something that would

be

> more on the scale of a table top model for a stop-motion project.
>
> Is this DIY feasible? If so, write it up for a future issue. I want

to

> build it!
>
> ***
>
> Any suggestions or advice on making this camera would be greatly
> appreciated.