This CAT-5 cable is thinner than coaxial, and it terminates in an RJ-45 plug-the same kind that Ethernet systems use.
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Unlike other multi-cam systems that use thick camera-control cables, the Grizzly Pro is unique in that a single Ethernet-type CAT-5 cable handles video, power, and remote control. The system comes in configurations for controlling one, two, or three cameras, with an optional basic switcher. The Grizzly Pro is a remote control system that connects to the LANC or Panasonic-type remote port found on most camcorders. Meanwhile, he runs tapes in each of the cameras as a backup.
The output of the switcher and audio mixer then goes to a master videotape recorder. That lets him occasionally add effects such as picture-in-picture (PIP). Instead of using the Grizzly Pro’s switcher option, Schmidt uses a Focus Enhancements MX Pro video mixer. Setup time is about three hours, because he runs cables from the three cameras to his Grizzly Pro remote control console. Schmidt positions the cameras on Bogen camera brackets, and then mounts them seven feet or higher to beams, door frames, poles, or balcony railings. The system that Schmidt currently uses is called the Grizzly Pro r-Three-an ensemble built by Grizzly Systems LLC upon modified Bescor pan-tilt units, a remote control unit shaped like a videogame controller, and a single, lightweight cable instead of coaxial. “How many times does the officiant say ‘You can’t stand there,’ even if you don’t move your camera?” With his elevated remote cameras, Schmidt says, “I get front views of both the bride and the groom that many times no one else can get, and how many meals do the remote control units eat?” “I will never go back to doing a wedding as a human being again,” states Schmidt. He has been shooting event videos for over 25 years and has experimented with various remote systems as well as with crews of camera operators. Schmidt is a stalwart remote-control, multi-cam man. How did he do it? Using remote-controlled cameras and live switching. Originally published in Event DV MagazineĪt his WEVA Expo seminar on multicamera shooting, Minneapolis videographer Ron Schmidt claimed an unofficial (and possibly uncontested) world record: 45 seconds to deliver a three-camera wedding video.
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