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Motion control Genie conjures time-lapse magic photography
By David Fox
THE GENIE, an affordable, straightforward device for combining motion control with time-lapse photography, has been a huge success on Kickstarter, with thousands of pre-orders already delivered. It can produce panning or linear movement, either for time-lapse photography or for realtime video, and its European launch is accompanied by several new accessories. New Zealand-based Syrp
was founded by designer Chris Thomson and filmmaker Ben Ryan, who were frustrated with other motion control time- lapse systems. “Other products tend to be extremely costly, very complicated and uncomfortably bulky,” said Thomson.
Like a dream: Genie can pull itself along a slider for repeatable tracking shots Their concept consists of a small
box that moves a camera under its own power and that adapts to attach to existing film equipment. It costs less than $1,000.
The duo raised more than NZD 800,000 for Genie via
Kickstarter.com in just two months, showing strong demand for the device, and completely sold
Observer 7.1 makes Euro debut By Carolyn Giardina
VERSION 7.1 of Volicon’s Observer TS MPEG transport stream logging and monitoring system is making its European debut this week at IBC. Updated to accommodate a broader array of inputs, the Observer line includes support for ASI, QAM, 8-VSB,
Volicon’s Version 7.1, available on all Observer TS systems
DVB-T/T2, and DVB-T MPEG TS interfaces. Available on all Observer TS systems — including Enterprise, Pro, and Scout systems — a new interface is designed to simplify deployment and configuration
out its initial stock. It has done another production run for IBC. “In video mode, with the panning accessory attached, the Genie can perform perfectly smooth pans or tilts. When attached to a slider, the Genie will enable you to capture precise tracking shots that are otherwise impossible to get by hand,” said Ryan. In time-lapse mode it performs a move-shot-move, so it is steady before firing the shutter. On a slider, it is driven by a simple rope attachment (using 3mm rope that comes in 10m, 50m or 100m lengths), which can pull at least 20kg along a track. This also means it can be pulled along on a skateboard or even a hand-made cable-cam for longer shots. IBC 11.A56
for receiving off-air channels. Observer Mobile gives users access to content through an iPad or iPhone. Since the introduction of Observer Mobile, Volicon has enhanced the interface to support multichannel viewing and multiple audio tracks. Users now also have the ability to select the best bitrate for their viewing device and network connection. IBC 7.G23
Ultra HD For Mistika
By Carolyn Giardina
AT IBC SGO is showing Mistika Post version 7.4 with a new shape tracker and Mistika Air for Ultra HD support. Mistika Air for broadcasters provides HD, 4K and 8K support. This includes a 4K video-board for 4K QuadHDMI and 4K QuadDVI. Shape Tracker is an automated tracking tool with shape, stabilisation and motion smoothing functions. Its features include the ability to combine colour selections across layers, with all layers having a complete set of colour transform functions. It also includes an updated grading interface, including new curves mode for fine colour control, choice of blending modes for every layer, and new mask processing options. High framerates are available via
four SDI-3G or four HDMI 1.3 (also 1x HDMI 1.4). HFR and 4K HDMI rasters are also available. SGO is introducing the development of a clustered processing feature, which enables realtime playback by allowing mutiple Mistika systems or render nodes to pre-cache items from another Mistika system’s timeline. Mistika 7.4 also offers new 3D
features, improved DCP creation tools and XML and AAF support. IBC 6.A11
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