Project Name: Fluid Camera Rig ((F.C.R)) Project Help Request.

DISCLAIMER: I am hereby stating that i know next to nothing about the project i am about to build, and i am relying heavily on the community to assist me by sending me to articles, or products, or even tutorials as needed. I understand that this is a huge task, and i apologize. But i am new to the arduino community, and i wouldnt know the first product to use, other than possibly a stepper motor

G'day Guys. I am absolutely brand spankin' new to the Arduino Community, and i am about to start a rather ambitious project.

Let me first start off by saying that i am no stranger to electronics. However, to Arduino, i am, in a sense.

I have been told that Arduino is the go to place for open platform electronics and gadgets and what have you for the project i am going to undertake.

Project Name: F.C.R (Fluid Camera Rig)

Estimate Cost: Unsure ((lets see where this goes, honestly i have no budget, i just want to get it right)

Products to be used: No idea, That's why i'm here to find out.

End Goal: To create a DIY motorized camera, that has the capability of pulling this off: Youtube Video Example: 5 - 9 seconds. Starting at 5 seconds

Description: I am building a Rounded Green Screen cube like area, where i have the capability of installing a camera rig system that can help me create fluid camera movements and different camera angles on the fly As Seen Here: 5 - 9 seconds.

Realizations and Requests:

  • I do realize that this is a huge task, and i may not even be able to do it with arduino, i have no idea.
  • I do realize that this may heavily impact the community, and make it look like i want people to build this product for me. This is not the case, and i apologize if i make it look like this..
  • I am requesting help, in the form of educational articles, product links, tutorial links, so that i am able to create this product... HOPEFULLY, fully with Arduino.. if not, no stress.

Ending

Again, i apologize for any which way that i may be coming across be it lack of information, or behavior. If you need more information about this endeavor, i am willing to provide. Please, ask any questions that you may wish. I will answer as much as i honestly can.

Since i am new to this sort of project, describing things into words without being questioned is going to be difficult. Also notice i have a mental disability, where certain words cannot be expressed properly. This post alone took me 4 hours to formulate, and as you can see, its not exactly well informed.

I apologize for any tackiness or tardiness on my part, and i do hope to work well and smoothly with the Arduino community.

Google "arduino camera slider" to see what others have done.

A good stepper tutorial.

groundFungus:
Google "arduino camera slider" to see what others have done.

A good stepper tutorial.

Thank you! i shall do this :smiley:

groundFungus:
Google "arduino camera slider" to see what others have done.

A good stepper tutorial.

Almost. But its something along the lines of this - Example -- But y'know... Less thousands of dollars and more DIY, and more actively controlled, rather than by program...

I'm more interested in the function of being able to actually control it on the spot, maybe with a device... no pre programmed stuff where the robot decides when to activate it and such, moreso ME choosing when to activate it, and how.

When you start to get into programming 360 degree spherical space into the equation in terms of creating specific record and playback functions where you record camera angles and speeds, and it plays it back as if mimicking... it gets balls hard, and balls expensive... and i just dont wanna do that.

AgnosticAussie:
G'day Guys. I am absolutely brand spankin' new to the Arduino Community, and i am about to start a rather ambitious project.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this project is much too advanced for a complete beginner. It's like playing at the Albert Hall or the Carnegie Hall on your first week learning the guitar.

Put your ambitious project to one side for a while and start learning the basics of programming. There are lots of examples in the Arduino IDE that probably cover most of the techniques that you will need.

You will also need to develop skills to understand how the physical motion that you require can be represented in program code. To a large extent that is independent of the programming language, although Arduinos are programmed in C++

And just as important will be the skill to diagnose and resolve the inevitable errors that will arise as you develop the project. That includes the ability to foresee problems and build in code that allows you to confirm that things work as expected.

All the simple examples you work with will gradually help to build those skills.

...R
Planning and Implementing a Program

Robin2:
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this project is much too advanced for a complete beginner. It's like playing at the Albert Hall or the Carnegie Hall on your first week learning the guitar.

Put your ambitious project to one side for a while and start learning the basics of programming. There are lots of examples in the Arduino IDE that probably cover most of the techniques that you will need.

You will also need to develop skills to understand how the physical motion that you require can be represented in program code. To a large extent that is independent of the programming language, although Arduinos are programmed in C++

And just as important will be the skill to diagnose and resolve the inevitable errors that will arise as you develop the project. That includes the ability to foresee problems and build in code that allows you to confirm that things work as expected.

All the simple examples you work with will gradually help to build those skills.

...R
Planning and Implementing a Program

gotta admit. i started reading your post with the inevitable "oh this guy is just gonna shit all over me"... But then i continued reading your post, and it wasnt that, you are helpful and thoughtful and you are well articulated.

I'm now looking up your included material now. Thank you so much!