FLAIR OPERATOR'S MANUAL VERSION 5 Author: Simon Wakley Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd. www.mrmoco.com Unit 3, South East Studios, [email protected] Blindley Heath, Tel: +44-1342-838000 Surrey, RH7 6JP Fax: +44-1342-838001 United Kingdom Copyright 1994-2010 MRMC Updated June 2010 Mark Roberts Motion Control CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 8 About this manual: ............................................................................................................................... 8 Safety ................................................................................................................................................... 8 About the software: .............................................................................................................................. 9 CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION ..................................................................... 10 Installing the program: ....................................................................................................................... 10 Starting Flair: ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Hot Booting ....................................................................................................................................... 10 The Importance of Datasaves ............................................................................................................. 11 Files Installed and changed: ............................................................................................................... 11 Directory Tree Overview of typical installation ................................................................................. 12 CHAPTER 3 – QUICK GUIDE ....................................................................... 14 The Quick Guide: .............................................................................................................................. 14 Mouse Operation: .............................................................................................................................. 14 Using the Mouse to Move an Axis: .................................................................................................... 15 Numeric Entry: .................................................................................................................................. 15 Numeric Display: ............................................................................................................................... 16 Moving the Motors: ........................................................................................................................... 17 Programming a Move: ....................................................................................................................... 17 Running a Move: ............................................................................................................................... 17 Modifying a Move: ............................................................................................................................ 18 Recording a Move: ............................................................................................................................ 19 CHAPTER 4 - SET-UPS ................................................................................ 20 Axis Set-up ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Basic Tab ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Control Tab ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Tuning tab .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Setting up an axis .................................................................................................................................. 31 Carts Set-up .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Lens Set-up ............................................................................................................................................ 35 Focus Calibration ............................................................................................................................... 40 Zoom Linearisation ............................................................................................................................ 43 Iris Calibration ................................................................................................................................... 45 Setting up a Gear Driven Lens ........................................................................................................... 46 Setting up a Non Gear Driven Lens ................................................................................................... 48 Animation Stand: ............................................................................................................................... 49 Hand Held Box Set-up .......................................................................................................................... 53 Camera Axis Set-up .............................................................................................................................. 55 Output Controls ................................................................................................................................. 58 Setting up a Camera as an axis ........................................................................................................... 60 External Camera Set-up....................................................................................................................... 62 Synchronisation ................................................................................................................................. 62 Timecode Set-up & Frame Overlay Set-up ........................................................................................ 64 Frame Overlay ...................................................................................................................................... 64 Flair Version 5 Manual Page 2 of 265. CONTENTS Mark Roberts Motion Control Timecode Set-up ................................................................................................................................... 66 Serial Devices Set-up: ........................................................................................................................... 67 Available Serial Devices: ................................................................................................................... 68 VTR Set-up. .......................................................................................................................................... 69 Fairing Set-up ....................................................................................................................................... 70 Exponentials Set-up .............................................................................................................................. 72 Inputs and Outputs Set-up ................................................................................................................... 73 Kinematics Set-up ................................................................................................................................. 73 Talos: ................................................................................................................................................. 77 Cyclops: (Or Milo) ............................................................................................................................ 77 Panther: (or Modula).......................................................................................................................... 79 Simple Dolly: ..................................................................................................................................... 79 Orthogonal: ........................................................................................................................................ 79 Overhead Rig: .................................................................................................................................... 79 Juno: (or Talos or Technocrane or Animoko) .................................................................................... 80 MotionBase: ....................................................................................................................................... 81 Lift Models: ........................................................................................................................................... 82 Miscellaneous Set-ups .......................................................................................................................... 86 Numerical Buttons: ............................................................................................................................ 87 Toggle Buttons: ................................................................................................................................