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InStudio

Shotoku Delivers On
Camera Support

Shotoku Broadcast Systems has leveraged decades of experience to develop
and deliver a varied range of manual and robotic camera support
gear serving applications spanning from sophisticated to simple...
Smart Robotics
Launched at NAB2016, highlighted
at IBC and now in full production is the
company's SmartPed, a fully robotic
and VR-ready XY pedestal designed to
address the creative and commercial
requirements of live news, sports and
current affairs studio productions, with
a cost-efficient and high-performance
solution. Intended specifically for
demanding high-profile applications
day after day, the SmartPed design has
reliability and ease of use built-in from
the start, with support ranging from
lightweight payloads to fully-loaded
system cameras, lenses, hand-controls,
prompters and accessories. A unique
and highly stable height column
provides great looking tracking shots
even at elevated camera positions,
complex on-air moves - including
curves - are executed with ease, and
its ability to seamlessly switch from
local to remote operation have made
it incredibly well received by a wideaudience. Systems have already been
ordered and delivered to customers in
Europe and Canada.
The
three-wheel
smooth-steer
SmartPed features a new height
column without any need for
pneumatic balancing. The pedestal's
self-contained fully digital electronic
management system, working with
the overall Shotoku control system,
provides a powerful remote controlled
device capable of exact movement
in all controlled axes (PTZFHXY) with
finger-tip joystick control. Precision
engineered electro-mechanical subsystems ensure advanced navigation
capabilities and proximity detection
devices ensure the pedestal remains
aware of its position and surrounding
area at all times. Fully digital steer/
drive servo systems make the pedestal
versatile and easily operated in any
application locally or remotely, with no
re-reference or calibration of the head
or pedestal required when switching
between operational modes.
SmartPed
fits
perfectly
into
Shotoku's well-established range of
systems from the lightweight TG-27

SmartTrack
in low
configuration

PT head to the TG-19 high payload
system, and is ideally paired with
the TG-18 full specification head
capable of supporting complete
camera / prompter / talent monitor
combinations, and offering full manual
override at any time.
Shotoku's other 'Smart' system was
also a focus at this year's IBC show in
Amsterdam. SmartTrack, a rail camera
system, is based on the core trackbased technology of MAT, Germany.
The fully integrated product operates
in combination with Shotoku pan & tilt
heads and control systems for a highly
adaptable solution that supports
floor or ceiling operation and a range
of height column configurations, in
both upright and inverted modes. The
high quality engineering of the MAT
and Shotoku systems ensure that the
system is robust and stable, designed
for
long-term
low-maintenance
applications such as 24-hour news.
Shotoku also has a wide range of
control system options form the ultracompact desktop TR-HP Hot Panel to
the full-featured TR-XT touch-screen
based controller. The TR-XT provides
numerous advanced features such as
sequence mode for complex motion
control, CRUZE shot recalls for
enhanced zoom motion and in-built
system redundancy.
Manual - No Problem
On the manual front, Shotoku
showcased the TP500 compact and
lightweight
pneumatic
pedestal

suitable for multi-location use such
as OB, studio or event production.
Capable of supporting camera
payloads of up to 55kg (121lbs.), with
height ranges from 665mm (26.2") to
1,485mm (58.5"), the robust modular
design of the TP500 allows simple
transportation between locations,
without compromising its ability to
provide a stable platform for camera
operators. Regardless of the broadcast
location, the TP500's integrated
inflation pump offers flexibility and
freedom to shoot wherever they want,
whenever they want. The pedestal is
ideally paired with Shotoku's SX300
and SH100/120 pan & tilt heads for
optimal performance.

Shotoku TP200/300VR
system

The Reality Of Virtual Production
This year, Shotoku bundled their
TP-200VR pedestal and SX-300 VR
head for a combination that offers
the company's well-known light-touch
control and robust stability to match
even the most demanding VR
applications. Highly accurate
pan, tilt, zoom, focus, X, Y
and height data output keeps
the VR graphics system
precisely synchronised to
the camera's floor position,
orientation
and
height.
Features of the system
include the lightweight twostage pneumatic TP-200

The SmartPed
robotic and
VR-ready XY
pedestal

VR pedestal, the high-resolution and
robust EFP SX-300VR head, fast and
simple referencing using origin sheet
on studio floor, unlimited X-Y tracking
area, RS422 serial data output and
industry standard data protocols.
"Because of our deep understanding
of the unique demands of VR
production, the TP-200/300VR system
meets all its challenges with a tracking
system that is precise, but also highly
reliable, simple to use, and with full
broadcast-quality operation at all
times, in a lightweight, cost-effective
package requiring no complex set-up
or specialist operations," says James
Eddershaw, MD, Shotoku UK.
Shotoku's Free-d2 represents a new
generation of tracking systems not
requiring physical encoder devices
attached to the camera support's
moving axes. The Free-d2 system,
which is ideal for VR/AR news,
sports and current affairs live studio
productions, uses advanced video
processing algorithms and simple
ceiling markers to precisely determine
the exact position and orientation
of the studio camera, thus providing
highly accurate and constantly
referenced
(absolute)
position
tracking. No concept of a home or
reference point exists for Free-d2 -
wherever the camera is positioned is
immediately known. The tracking data
never drifts regardless of the number
of moves or hours of operation.

Shotoku Free-d2 camera and markers


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