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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Getting Started Moving Motors And Rigs From Dragonframe]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=sciencelookers]Its for builders who can handle the mechanical parts but would like to buy the electronics ready to go.[/quote]

That sounds like me then. Pre-built would be even better but I get that that would cost more on your end. As it is I'll have to factor in an additional $30-80 shipping to Australia.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Siobhan]]></name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Getting Started Moving Motors And Rigs From Dragonframe]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Cheezy, thats the one.  Thank you!

Sean, the 15mm rail system that we supply with the focus motors is just for attaching the motors to your camera.  It is the same a any standard follow focus rails.  It doesn't dolly or pan the camera unless you make hardware to do that.  One of the rewards is a dolly special which includes a motor which works well for people converting a video slider or building their own dolly.  

The Kickstarter project is mainly for the controller or controller and motor driver bundles.  If you are thinking about building your own motion control rig, we can supply all electronics, including the motors.  Its for builders who can handle the mechanical parts but would like to buy the electronics ready to go.

Thanks for looking.  Ask any more questions that you think would be helpful.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[sciencelookers]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-20T01:04:23Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Getting Started Moving Motors And Rigs From Dragonframe]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[From your post, I am VERY interested. I have a question though. It may have been in the video or on the Kickstarter post, but if so I missed it. With the rail kit you guys would provide, does that allow for controlling both panning and dollying at the same time? That's the most common thing (besides focus control) that I'd want to animate on set.

I can't donate money this moment, unfortunately, as I don't know for sure if I'll be able to afford it when the period ends. However if I can scrape together the funds I'll definitely be putting forward a decent sum!]]></content>
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			<updated>2014-03-19T22:19:27Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Getting Started Moving Motors And Rigs From Dragonframe]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Sounds interesting, though likely a little out of the budget for the majority of this forum to appeal. 

Small tip for promoting kickstarter projects: post the link (I'm sure you meant to, we all forget the obvious things at times). I believe this is your project? [url]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/207376151/minidf-motion-controller-for-dragonframe-stopmotio?ref=live[/url]]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[CheesyBricks]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-19T20:49:19Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Getting Started Moving Motors And Rigs From Dragonframe]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Sorry my first post here is to promote something.  I hope this little $150 Dragonframe controller will be useful to members of the forum.  Beyond that, I confess to a blatant commercial for our Kickstarter project and ask forgiveness and tolerance.  Thanks.

I've been shooting timelapse with digital cameras and have used several motion control systems to add movement to my timelapse shots.  Dragonframe caught my attention because of its fully keyframable motion control.  I was already aware of situations where simple A to B motion just wasn't cutting it.  Dollying past a subject while compensating with pan, or dolly/zoom shots are some very common examples.  The ability to keyframe complex motion profiles for many independent motors from within a single timeline, in an easy to use graphical user interface was irresistible.  

Actually building the circuit that plugged into the USB port on one end, and drove the motors at the other end, wound up being the most difficult part of the project.  The circuit recommended for Dragonframe was an Arduino microcontroller to which you added this mad scientist wiring all over the place.  It was big, messy, and worst of all, unreliable with all its exposed wires loosely stuck into headers on the arduino.  

After showing it to a friend who is a computer systems engineer, he decided to redesign the circuit and make a PC board.  We're offering it for sale on Kickstarter right now.  Hopefully enough people will want one to allow us to make them efficiently.  The miniDF is half the size of the arduino, it is enclosed, and easy to interface with motor drivers.  Some of the Kickstarter rewards levels include motors and drivers prewired with current adjustments set.  These bundles give you a plug and play solution all the way from the USB port to the turning motor.

I sure wish something like that was available when I started out.  Hopefully some of you will find it as useful as I have.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[sciencelookers]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-19T19:42:10Z</updated>
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