Cvolution Quickguide
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1. next e Set the first sync point on your master and slaves axes Press save e Set the next sync point on your axes and press save again e Repeat for up to 32 sync points e Check your saved sync points by pressing select and cycle through your saved sync points using the wheel e To unlink linked scales and clear sync points enter Sync and select Clear All press Select and confirm by pressing yes Troubleshooting If your experience trouble take a look at the steps below e AutoConv If you can set the screen plane but the angle does not change accordingly make sure you have properly set the zero point e Interaxial Convergence If the display shows an inverted value try changing the Motor Direction for that axis If the problem persists reset you system to Factory Preset and re setup as per instructions To reset the system e Enter the MAIN MENU scroll to MAIN e Enter and select Factory Settings Press select and confirm by pressing select again Contact cmotion if any of these instructions fail to solve your problem Have your system components serial numbers and software versions at hand when contacting us cmotion Mechatronikentwicklungs und HandelsgmbH Schanzstrasse 41 1 1140 Vienna AUSTRIA phone 43 1 789 10 96 www cmotion eu eu office cmotion com2. Button to go back and enter the Slider menu Set Scale to Iris Con firm and go back to the menu Now configure the cvolution hand unit for the stereographer Enter the menu by pressing Select twice Scroll down to Knob and confirm by pressing Select If you reset the hand unit the knob scale should be configured for focus Select Sca le scroll to Conv ergence until it s highlighted and confirm your selection again by pressing Select Press the LENS Button to go back and enter the Slider menu For Scale se lect Interax ial now Confirm and go back to the menu 5 Calibrate motors by pressing CAL for 3 seconds NOTE You can calibrate an axis seperately by pressing CAL and LENS on the focus knob slider or zoom controller 6 Quick syncing two motors If you need to set a lens offset quickly to sync two motors go to the menu and assign Marker to the red or green RUN but ton Now while pressing down the Marker button adjust the desired axis with the respective controller Please refer to the user manual for more information on setting lens offsets cvolution hand unit a advanced knob b MENU WHEEL select c KNOB button d LENS button e RUN button f slider g Zoom controller h Zoom menu cmotion Mechatronikentwicklungs und HandelsgmbH Schanzstrasse 41 1 1140 Vienna AUSTRIA phone 43 1 789 10 96 ww
3. individual offset by pressing clear e Press back to return to the pervious screen From the initial page you can select another scale to synchro nize You can clear each Scale individually by deleting all sync points on a scale or you can clear all Scales at once e You can delete all of the offset points by selecting CLEAR ALL e Confirm by pressing yes NOTE If you reset the camin to factory defaults you will also be asked whether you want to clear all sync points Save Load User Settings Using the camin s USB port you can quickly and easily save load user settings This enables to you to have your personal settings on every cvolution system you use To save settings e Enter the MAIN MENU scroll to User Settings and press select e Select save and press next e Select one of the slots e g User1 and press Select e Wait for Data successfully written to USB and press exit To load settings e Enter the MAIN MENU scroll to User Settings and press select e Select load and press next e Select one of the slots e g User1 and press Select e Wait for Data successfully loaded from USB and press exit NOTE You cannot load empty settings NOTE Currently only camin settings are saved This includes Motor Assignment Direction Torque Ramp and Scale Sync Scale Link So if you want to for example save Scale Sync for a p
4. air of lenses proceed as follows e Sync your first lens pair as described above e Save your settings to a user settings slot e Clear Scale Sync e Sync your second lens pair e Save the settings to another slot cmotion Mechatronikentwicklungs und HandelsgmbH Schanzstrasse 41 1 1140 Vienna AUSTRIA phone 43 1 789 10 96 www cmotion eu eu office cmotion com Advanced Operation 3D Mirror Rig Setup 1 cvolution system 3D Setup for Mirror Rigs The following instructions show you how to set up your cvolution system for use with your choice of mirror rig After success ful setup your hand unit display will directly read out correct Interaxial and Convergence Screen Plane distance values NOTE Starting from software version 3 9 15 on the hand unit and 3 9 19 on the camin it is possible to control the following 3D rig axes Interaxial Convergence Mirror Tilt and Rotation The avail ability of these axes depends on the manufacturer and type of your 3D rig 1 1 camin Setup e Connect the motors driving the rig to your camin e Make sure no cables are under strain e Connect the motor for Interaxial to motor port M7 Convergence to M8 NOTE On advanced 3D rigs you can control more 3D axes such as Mirror or Tilt These do not have dedicated motor ports on the camin Connect these to any available motor ports and assign ac cordingly via the hand unit Motor menu 1 2 stereographer hand unit Setup To assign C
5. cll t in Advanced Operation 3D camin Preparation 1 Mount camin to camera or 3D rig Make sure all cables can be connected without strain Mount motors on lens support rods 2 Connect motor cables for focus iris Zoom conver gence amp interaxial to camin All cmotion cables are color coded Cables with green sleeves are motor cables Connect the focus motor cables to Motor 1 amp Motor 3 Focus amp Iris iris motor cables to Motor 2 amp Motor 4 zoom motor cables to Motor 5 amp Motor 6 convergence to Motor 8 and interaxial to Motor 7 3 Make sure antenna is connected to the camin If you need to use your cvolution system in cable mode use a CBUS cable Be aware that there are different models of CBUS cables Plugs with orange sleeves match the 8 pin Lemo con nector of the camin 8M and newer cdisplays Plugs with blue sleeves match the CBUS sockets found on older camin cfinder and older cvolution amp cooperate units camin 2M 4M 8M a Antenna RF LED ON LED Power Switch f Motor 1 Motor 6 g USB port Quickguide Software Version 3 9 21 May 2011 4 Connect camin to camera or power supply using a RS or EXT cable Depending on your camin model there might be more than one RS receptacle If there is more than one RS socket always use the rightmost socket to power the camin Never power more than 4 motors from one RS socket For 8 motors you need two sufficiently dimensioned power s
6. le to reset the unit to factory defaults The factory defaults can be found in the MAIN menu You can enter the menu by pressing the scroll wheel Select of the hand unit twice Scroll down to Factory Settings press Se lect confirm by pressing Select again Now the factory set tings are active In the factory settings the knob controls focus and the slider controls the iris Zoom is controlled by the cvolution zoom mo dule 3 Set the correct RF Channel for BOTH cvolution hand units if necessary Enter the MAIN menu see above und select RF Channel Now use the scroll wheel to select appropriate channel and confirm your selection by pressing Select If you experience RF problems try another RF channel You can also try to boost the RF power by selecting Rf Power in the MAIN menu Be aware that when the camin is very close to the cvolution hand unit too much RF power will result in bad reception In this case reduce Rf Power in the MAIN menu Repeat this step for both hand units 4 Assign motors On the first cvolution hand unit for the focus puller wEnter the menu by pressing Select twice Scroll down to Knob and confirm by pressing Select If you reset the hand unit the knob scale should be assigned to focus If not select Ocale scroll to Focus until it s highlighted and confirm your selection again by pressing Select Press the LENS
7. onvergence to the hand units knob and Interaxial to the slider follow these steps e Enter the MAIN MENU by pressing Select twice e Scroll down to KNOB and press Select e Scroll to SLIDER and press Select Set the Slider Scale to Interaxial and the Direction to right e Return to the MAIN MENU and enter DIRECTION and make sure M7 and M8 direction is set to right or depen ding on the motor mount left e Return to the MAIN MENU Press Exit Calibrate Intera xial and Convergence by pressing and holding CAL for 3 seconds NOTE To move from minimum to maximum by a clockwise knob rotation set Knob direction to left To move in a counter clockwise rotation set the direction to right 1 3 Setting the Zero Point To configure properly your rig you must first line up both came ras on your rig in such a fashion that they both show precisely the same 2D image e Line up both cameras on your rig Make sure they both show precisely the same 2D picture e Enter the MAIN MENU by pressing Select twice e Scroll to and enter 3D MODE by pressing Select e Select Zero Point and press Select e Confirm by pressing Yes Quickguide Software Version 3 9 21 May 2011 1 4 Setting Convergence Interaxial Scaling NOTE Depending on the rig you use some of the following in structions might not be feasible to use Contact us or your 3D manufacturer for more inf
8. ormation on the best calibration method for your rig 1 4 1 Setting Convergence Interaxial Scaling by Calibra tion Range NOTE Make sure your Convergence Interaxial axes are properly calibrated e Scroll to 3BD MENU and press Select e Scroll to Conv Scaling or Interax Scaling respectively and enter e Select Cal Ran and press Next Enter the Interaxial Distance Range in mm or the Convergence Angulation Range in degrees Press save 1 4 2 Setting Convergence Interaxial Scaling by Factor NOTE Make sure your Convergence Interaxial axes are properly calibrated e Scroll to 3BD MENU and press Select e Scroll to Conv Scaling or Interax Scaling respectively and enter Select Factor and press Next e Enter the scale factor for your 3D rig to obtain this factor please contact your rig manufacturer Press save 1 4 3 Setting Convergence Scaling by Target e Enter the MAIN MENU Scroll to 3D MODE and press Select e Scroll to Conv Scaling and press Select Select Target and press Next e Looking through the stationary camera place a object dead center in your viewfinder Now set Interaxial to its maxi mum e Looking through the second camera adjust Convergence until the object is also centered in this cameras viewfinder e Now measure the distance to the object and enter the value Press Save NOTE Fo
9. r best results use a distance of at least 5m 15ft cmotion Mechatronikentwicklungs und HandelsgmbH Schanzstrasse 41 1 1140 Vienna AUSTRIA phone 43 1 789 10 96 www cmotion eu eu office cmotion com Advanced Operation 3D Quickguide Software Version 3 9 21 May 2011 Automatic Convergence Linking Scales and 3D Troubleshooting Automatic Convergence In some stereoscopic shooting situations you might want to set the screen plane distance directly instead of the Convergence Angle To do so follow these steps e Enter the MAIN MENU scroll to 3D MODE and press select e Scroll to Mode and select AutoC e Now set the screen plane distance directly instead of the Convergence Angle using your Convergence axis control ler Linking Scales Depending on job demands it might sometimes be advisa ble to link 3D rig axes to Focus and concentrate solely on pulling Focus In another scenario when using Zoom lenses Mirror Rotation and Tilt axes can be used to match two lenses exactly and correct their nodal point and other differences To link one or more slave axes to your choice of master axis complete the steps below e Enter the MAIN MENU scroll to Sync Enter and select SCALES e Now select the scale master you want to synchronize other scales slaves to e Press next Select the slaves by scrolling and pressing select The selected scales will turn green Press
10. upplies to feed the RS sockets 5 Set the desired RF channel with the small dial below the antenna NOTE 0 turns off RF reception 6 Switch camin on If the power switch is in position l motors are powered by the supply voltage If switch is in position Il voltage is boosted to 26 V for higher motor speed at th e cost of higher c urrent draw Make sure your camera power supply is capable of delivering about 1 1 A per motor connected for 12 V operation NOTE The illustration shows a camin 8M The camin 2M and the camin 4M have respectively fewer motor outlets cmotion Mechatronikentwicklungs und HandelsgmbH Schanzstrasse 41 1 1140 Vienna AUSTRIA phone 43 1 789 10 96 www cmotion eu eu office cmotion com Advanced Operation 3D hand unit Preparation Quickguide Software Version 3 9 21 May 2011 1 Put a battery in each cvolution hand unit and switch hand unit on NOTE When the RF channels of camin and cvolution hand unit do not match the hand unit will not be able to connect to the camin and shut down after 6 sec To prevent this press Select twice to enter the menu NOTE Make sure that you do not touch the zoom controller while powering the hand unit since the controller calibrates itself during power up For 8 channel operation you need two hand units one for the focus puller one for the stereographer 2 Whenever you start working with a cvolution system it is advisab
11. w cmotion eu eu office cmotion com Advanced Operation 3D Scale Sync Save Load User Settings Quickguide Software Version 3 9 21 May 2011 Scale Sync The SYNC sub menu allows you to create up to 32 offset va lues for each axis on a pair of lenses or other scales Individual lenses especially zoom lenses vary in their scale precision and scale limits SYNC enables the perfect synchronization of two lenses for stereoscopic shooting NOTE 2 motors must assigned to the same function before you begin e g both Motor 1 and Motor 2 are set to Focus This example shows how to sync Focus on a pair of lenses e Select SYNC from the MAIN menu and press Select e Select FOCUS SCALE and press Select again e The SYNC FOCUS screen will open and the Master focus motor position will be displayed here e Turn the knob so that the master focus scale is set to its closest focal distance e Turn the MENU WHEEL to independently adjust the Slave focus motor to the same value e Press save to store the sync point The number of saved offset points will be displayed e Repeat steps the last three until you have created an offset for each value After saving Sync Points you can check your matches to ensure sufficient precision e Inthe Sync Scale Menu press check e Turn the MENU WHEEL to scroll through the saved points e Both motors will turn to their new synchronized positions e You can delete an
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