Kessler MOTION CONTROL: Oracle Controller Full (2.04 SL) - Manual (Page 9)

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19. The screen will now display the
countdown of cycles for both the PAN
and TILT moves based on your settings
20. To cancel the playback and return to
the menu, press
ANY BUTTON on the
ORACLE.
Quick Tip:
To quickly navigate the PAN/
TILT menus, move the joystick left and right
to jump back and forth between settings.
Move the joystick up and down to change
values and the center button to save.
SMARTLAPSE TIME LAPSE
MODE
The optional SmartLapse mode can be
used on either a slider, dolly or Revolution
head. With SmartLapse, you can record
a real-time camera move to one of the
memory banks and then play that move
back over a longer length of time (up to
29.5 days).
1. Connect the ORACLE to the
elektraDRIVE motor(s) with a standard
CAT5 cable.
2. Connect the power to the ORACLE
3. Select 1:Head or 2:Slider
depending on which unit are using.
4. Turn DAMPING dial all the way down to
0.05s.
5. Adjust DEADBAND dial to a value of
10 on the LIN side.
Adjust DAMPING dial to 0.05s
Adjust DEADBAND dial to LIN 10
6. Press and hold down one of the 3
memory bank
BUTTONS (1, 2, OR 3) for 5 seconds.
The word Erasing appears for a few
seconds.
7. In the next menu select
2:SmartLapse by pressing the 2
BUTTON
8. Make sure to note your start position by
using marking tape or a white wax
pencil so that you may return to it when
prompted.
9. Move the joystick to start the recording
right away or press the center joystick
button to start recording without
moving the head. The following screen
is displayed during recording:
Memory Bank
Y Speed X Speed Seconds
Note: To get soft starts and stops it is
best to have the speed turned all the
way down then push the joystick all the
way the direction you want to move as
you slowly (over 10 seconds or so) dial
the speed up to the desired level then
back down to stop. Also, keep in mind
this is an actual recording so keep your
maximum speed slow, (CineSlider and
Shuttle Pod: 200. Pocket Dolly: 300.
Revolution Head: 100). You may notice
that the movement while recording is
jerky or pulsing. This is normal as that
is the result of the pulse recording
method of SmartLapse.
10. To stop recording press the same
memory bank
BUTTON (1, 2, OR 3)
you chose earlier or press the center
JOYSTICK BUTTON.
11. To playback the SmartLapse recording,
press the memory bank
BUTTON (1, 2,
OR 3) that you recorded to and adjust
the play back time using the joystick.
You can adjust this time from the time
you took to make the recording up to
29.5 days.
12. To accept the time you selected press
ENTER
13. Return to your marked start position
14. Press the memory bank BUTTON (1, 2,
OR 3) again to start the playback.
Memory Bank Time Remaining
15. To cancel the playback and return to
the menu, press
ANY BUTTON on the
ORACLE.
3 AXIS TIME LAPSE
With two ORACLE controllers, it is
possible to setup a 3 axis time lapse by
mounting a Revolution head to a slider or
dolly. This section will cover a few tips for
3 axis work.
When doing a 3 axis time lapse, it is much
easier to record your slider/dolly move
independently of your pan/tilt Revolution
head move.
For example, let’s say you want to do a
4 hour time lapse. You want your slider
to move the camera left to right as your
Revolution head starts your shot at the top
of a tree and transitions to the bottom of a
flower.
To do this 3 axis move, break it into two
separate recordings. First, program one
ORACLE to move the slider the desired
distance over the 4 hour time period.
You can use Simple Mode time lapse or
SmartLapse to setup this 4 hour move.
Once you have the side to side move
recorded, you will know the start position
and ending position on that axis.
Now move the slider/dolly back to the start
position and use your second ORACLE to
position the start position of your Revolution
head. Aim your camera where you want
your time lapse to start and mark the head’s
position then move your slider/dolly to its
ending point.
Now you can set the ending point of your
Revolution head. The easiest way to do
this is to use SmartLapse and record your
desired pan/tilt head move. End it so your
camera is pointed where you want your time
lapse to complete.
All you have to do now is set this move to
play back over 4 hours (the same time set on
the first ORACLE for the slider/dolly move)
via SmartLapse.
Return both the slider/dolly and the
Revolution head back to their starting
positions and begin playback on each
ORACLE. Your move will now be synced
over 4 hours and will produce a unison result
that looks like it was programmed as one.
USING FLASH MARK FOR
COMPOSITING
The screen will display flash mark at the
beginning of playbacks and can be used
as a digital clapboard for syncing layered
footage.
When Playing back a live camera move, you
will notice the screen briefly displays this: