Vinten Radamec AutoCam Multicontroller II - Manual (Page 31)

MultiController II Operation
User Manual 2-9
Recalling Shots And Making Transitions
With two shots saved so far (a wide shot in location #00 and a tight shot in loca-
tion #01), you can now make a transition from one shot to the other. The transi-
tion can be a Jump or a Move.
A Jump repositions the head at maximum speed to the new shot and is typically
only used for rapid off-air setup. Make sure that nobody is close to the head
before using a Jump transition. For safety, try to plan ahead and give yourself
enough time to use Move transitions whenever possible.
In a Move transition, the head will accelerate smoothly, travel towards the new
position and then decelerate smoothly and come to rest at the new shot. The
duration of a Move is determined by the setting of the Time control. All four
axes (pan, tilt, zoom, focus) change in a coordinated manner and arrive at the
end point simultaneously.
Time
For Move transitions, the speed at which the head transitions from the current
position to a recalled shot is determined by the Time knob. Time can be set from
0.5 to 99 seconds From 0.5 to 10 seconds the time increment is 0.1 seconds and
from 10 to 99 seconds the increment is 1 second. At the high end of the range,
the head will move very slowly, barely creeping along. At the low end of the
range, once the head is moving at its maximum speed, reducing the Time setting
further will have no effect.
The Time setting for each camera is independent. When you select a given cam-
era, the Time setting for that camera is recalled and shown in the display. There-
fore, you must always select a camera before adjusting the Time.
Normally, you will adjust the Time knob before selecting a shot and starting the
Move or Jump transition. However, even if the transition is already under way,
the duraton can still be varied to a certain extent by turning the Time knob to
speed it up or slow it down.
Move and Jump Transitions
To recall a shot and transition to it:
1. Select the camera that will be used for the shot (CAM 1 in our example).
The LED beside the button will turn on to confirm that you have control.
2. Set the Time to around 4 seconds.
3. Use the numeric keypad to enter 00 (or other 2 digit number) - the memory
location that the wide shot is saved in. (You can use any location from 00 to
99, always using two digits, i.e. 00, 01, 02 etc.)
4. Press JUMP/MOVE to initiate the transition. The LED next to the SAVE/
STOP button will be on during the move and will go out when the camera
reaches the new position. If you need to get to the next shot as quickly as
possible press and hold the SHIFT button while to press JUMP/MOVE.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to recall the tight shot stored in memory location 01.