Control your Blackmagic Camera and DJI RS2 with a Stream Deck & Companion!
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- čas přidán 20. 10. 2021
- More info on Middle Control & the APC-R Gimbal Controller : www.middlethings.co/
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Today we are taking a look at how you can control two incredible devices with Bitfocus Companion :
- The Blackmagic Design Cameras ( requires Free software Middle Control and an ATEM)
- The DJI RS2 gimbal (requires the Middle Things APC-R Ethernet to Gimbal converter)
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Like 1 minute in I liked the video, then 7 minutes later I tried to like it again, then at the end I checked AGAIN to make sure I liked it😂
You guys are beyond helpful, so thankful for this channel!
Superbe demo, I am loving every bit.
Thank you!
thanks learnt alot from this
For the moment the Middle Things Companion plugin will only show up in companion v2.2 beta, so you need to go to the beta builds sections in the Companion download page.
Chapeau !
Any chance of working out a battery option for the Blackmagic Studio camera 4k Pro? Thanks in advance...
looks really interesting. two thoughts:
it would be cool if middle things would also provide companion feedback options. for example changing the button color if the camera is selected in the middle things software. might be more helpful than program tally here.
and another super awesome feature would be to provide camera control variables via middle things companion (e.g. a variable to show the current iris f stop or iso value). through that a could become a very compact and cheap ccu.
having such information displayed on buttons would help using companion without looking at the software.
keep up the good work!
variables and feedback could also be useful for gimbal values (e.g. a variable to show the current pan/tilt speed or color change feedback when a preset is active).
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Awesome. Can this be done with a Ronin SC?
What is the maximum number of presents you can store in the software per camera?
I wonder, how precise is it? I do a lot of PTZ operations, and one thing is extremely important: the recall position has to be exact every time. Especially working with a very zoomed in shot; a small deviation of the recall position and the frame is not correct anymore. What can you say on this? Is there a video out there with some real world footage?
This is so awesome! Can you only save position presets with the ronin RS2? or can the can the Ronin SC work as well?
RS2 only! Sorry
Wow, this is really great! Is it possible to control the camera presets through midi? I use Ableton Live 11 on a Mac Mini to automate the switching of 3 Black Magic Pocket Cinema 4k cameras through an Atem Mini Extreme. I read in one of the comments that you will release Mac version of the Middlethings software. Would it be possible to communicate the camera preset switching from Ableton Live to the Middlethings application?
Hello Justin,
We don't support Midi , but you can control Middle Control using UDP commands , more info here : www.middlethings.co/api
Would it be possible to record a pan/zoom and then play it like a preset...my idea is for a specific action shot...you could record a slow pan while zooming out for like filming a choir singing , then every time you want that action shot you can just call the preset which is a recorded pan and zoom action.
Yes that is totally possible with companion. You can either trigger a preset with a very slow transition speed, or send a custom Z14 command which will tell it to zoom out at a speed of 14 out of 2048
Silly question but how are you powering the gimbal? I dont see the battery attached
We’re using the Tilta Power Supply base plate
Ok, maybe I'm Stupid, but you can't control your build in Nds of the Bmpcc 6k pro over the software, right?
Actually you can !
@@MiddleThings ok, that's amazing
Is it possible to display feedback from the camera (like iris, gain, colortemp)?
Yes, well you can read the values that are in the ATEM ( which are continuously pushed to the camera )
Can you do this with a Sony camera and the DJI RS2?
I would like to know this too... @MiddleThings
you will be able to control directions and zoom, if you use a motor zoom from DJI. But you won't be able to control the camera itself (like color grading, iso, aperture etc...). It only works with BMD cameras
Is it possible to save the pan/tilt/zoom/focus and iris settings in one preset?
Yes exactly, it saves everything in the one preset. But for focus you need the BMPCC 4K and an MFT lens.
@@MiddleThings and with the bmd studio 4k pro + dji rs2 pro + focus motor. Is it possible to save the focus?
@@visualline6320 Yes, you can do that . Please note that the focus motor will only control the zoom of the lens. We control the focus of the lens using the Blackmagic camera by talking to the ATEM
Any chance it will support old Ronin S ?
Actually it already supports it ! You just can't use the DJI Focus Motor or save predefined position presets. But you can control it.
Is this supported on Mac?
Soon, we are aiming to release a Mac OS middle control beta this month