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I think at best it would not boot due to over voltage, at worst you would let the magic smoke that makes it work escape.
 
Brett Harrison said:
David, does the pan bar system you use interface with the protocol(s) the MoVI uses (Spektrum and JR)?
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Not at the moment, be we had already a look into it and it should be possible. Haven't used the MoVI yet, but theoretically the pan bar remote system should be adaptable to other systems.
 
Tabb Firchau said:
Unless their motor control changes substantially this is highly unlikely

Tabb
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Hey Tabb, what's your concern for motor control of the alternatives? Our motors are custom designed and manufactured, are fully enclosed and we also have sensored control.
 
Has anyone tried to power the Epic with a 5S battery?
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From the pic operations manual -

"EPIC accepts input voltages between 11.5V-17V D.C"

A fully charged 5s battery is considerably over voltage. A 4s, or even a 3s will run it just fine however. There is no upside to using a 5s battery. Sure you could us one, if you depleted it until the voltage was low enough, but by then you have wasted most of the energy in the cell. No point.

Nick
 
Thanks Nick and Johathan, I have the cable. Just testing a new gimbal that works well on a 5S battery and seeing if I can get the Epic powered with the same battery.
 
You really shouldn't power the epic with the 5S. If it is fully charged it will be to much voltage! There will be a hugh chance you'll fry your Epic
You could run a voltage regulator in between, to be safe.
 
I always find myself getting annoyed when folks talk about moviemaking like its some assembly line where if you take 10 minutes too long to get a shot you will never work again. We have pulled off some helicam (novelty) shots that were very difficult and time consuming to do but were some of the most memorable of the production. I know this from the reaction of the audience in the theater watching and nobody involved had a problem with it because they knew it was something unique.
 
We are designing a new custom case for the Movi M10. If anyone is interested in contributing suggestions for what should go inside the case, please send an email to jason@CinemaOxide.com

Thanks!

It will resemble the high quality seen in some of our other cases:

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Wendell Adkins said:
I always find myself getting annoyed when folks talk about moviemaking like its some assembly line where if you take 10 minutes too long to get a shot you will never work again. We have pulled off some helicam (novelty) shots that were very difficult and time consuming to do but were some of the most memorable of the production. I know this from the reaction of the audience in the theater watching and nobody involved had a problem with it because they knew it was something unique.
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I agree, but Movi was hyped as "fast and easy" - even faster and easier than Steadicam or setting up a dolly - and aerials never were. That's why so there so much dissatisfaction about the actual time needed for Movi shots.
 
I will talk mainly on the realistic side of things, as is and not as they should be.

I know its idiotic to just rush all the time like production is hunting you to do the job as fast as you can with out any other consideration.

Me operating steadicam and other more long setting tools like Egripment and jimmy jib cranes, and other robotics, I was always pissed when production would come up and ask me every other minute, how long will it be until Iam ready.and then get back to me in 1 minute and ask again after I have said 10 minutes.

But its not only the production that effects a tool getting ready for the shoot setting time.

The problem is that in the real world you also have to deal with directors, that can or cant be very certain on what they want to shoot.

So they improvise all the time, they try different lenses, the say one minute that they want an eye level shot, and then the next minute its a low mode. And as a steadicam op, you need to

compromise and make this happen as soon as possible . People who are steadi ops know what Iam talking about.

Or you can have the occasional crane set up at one point that its really difficult to set, and then he asks you to go 50meters away, because he wants to see something else. And he also thinks that this is possible in 5 minutes.

And that's were you need to at least be reasonable in speed. you need to be able to change lenses, different weight lenses, add accessories and mount them on the fly, compromise with the occasional battery failure and use a different battery that is maybe different weight, add filters more or less for the DOP and so many other things that have to get done on the fly.

That's where you cannot wait 10 minutes just to adjust the balance , because then that can happen 10-20 times on the set
easily
for different reasons.

So reality is tough, and even though I don't agree with this way, running around like a maniac, I have to be realistic and give solutions fast.

And that can only happen if the tool Iam using is capable of doing that.

regards
 
I can tell you that I love the Movi. I would personally disagree with Evin with his point being that the Movi wasn't quite ready for prime time. It sounds like his experience with it may have been a situation where the operator didn't have much experience with operating it. It's really been on the streets for a few months now. I would gladly use it on any commercial set or feature for that matter. If you know what you're doing, set-up is quick and easy and if you have it tuned correctly it easily controls the Epic. Here's a link to my first go with it in Miami. This was all shot by me as a single operator.
https://vimeo.com/75579071
 
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