CAN THE CINEMA ROBOTS TRAVEL?

YES, ALL OF OUR CINEMA ROBOTS CAN TRAVEL TO LOCATIONS IN A BOX TRUCK. VIGO AND MIA CAN TRAVEL IN A VAN. KIRA AND COLOSSUS REQUIRE A TRUCK WITH A 3,000 LBS LIFT GATE OR ON SITE FORKLIFT.

 

WHAT ARE THE POWER REQUIREMENTS?

VIGO AND MIA BOTH RUN ON 110 V WALL POWER. KIRA AND COLOSSUS RUN ON 3 PHASE 208/240V POWER WITH OUR INTERNAL STEP-UP TRANSFORMER. YOU CAN ALSO INVEST IN A SINGLE PHASE TO THREE PHASE POWER CONVERTER FOR YOUR HOME OR STUDIO.

 

WHAT ARE THE ROBOTS PAYLOADS?

MIA CAN HOLD 24 LBS, KIRA CAN HOLD 36 LBS AND COLOSSUS CAN HOLD 50 LBS VIGO 22 LBS. FOR A SIDE BY SIDE LOOK AT WHICH CINEBOT IS RIGHT FOR YOU CHECK OUT OUR COMPARISON PAGE.

 

DOES THE ROBOT COME WITH FOLLOW FOCUS?

YES, WHEN EITHER RENTING OR PURCHASING A ROBOT IT WILL COME EQUIPPED WITH A HEDEN FIZ SYSTEM. WHICH WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MP STUDIO’S SMART FOCUS FEATURES!

 

CAN I PUT ANY BRAND CAMERA ON THE ROBOTS?

WHILE WE SUPPORT CONTROL OF THE RED, ARRI, AND PHANTOM LINE OF CAMERAS, YOU CAN ALSO PUT ANY CAMERA THAT CAN HOLD A CINEMA LENS WITH MOUNTING POINTS FOR A DOVETAIL AND RODS. DSLR WITH ROLLING SHUTTER DON’T DO TOO WELL ON FAST MOVING ROBOTS.

 

HOW FAST CAN YOU PROGRAM A MOVE?

WE CAN PROGRAM A SIMPLE PULL BACK OR SIMPLE TWO FEW KEYFRAME MOVES IN AROUND 10-30 SECONDS. FOR MORE COMPLEX MOVES WITH MANY KEYFRAMES AND TARGETS AND CUSTOM FOCUS SPOTS IT CAN TAKE UP TO 5-10 MINS PER MOVE. WITH OUR NEW MP AR iPAD/iPHONE APP YOU CAN PROGRAM DOZENS OF KEYFRAMES WITHIN SECONDS!

 

CAN IT MAKE ME A DRINK?

YES, VIGO HAS OFTEN SERVED AS A BARTENDER AT PARTIES!

 

CAN THE SOFTWARE DO EXTERNAL KEY FRAMED TRIGGERING?

YES WITH IO TRIGGERING YOU CAN ADD EXTERNAL DEVICES LIKE OUR TURNTABLE, LIGHTS, MOTORS ETC TO TRIGGER ALONGSIDE THE MOVE. CHECK OUT ALL OUR COMPATIBLE ACCESSORIES AND TRACK OPTIONS HERE.

 

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SET UP ON LOCATION?

WITH POWER STEERING AND SELF DRIVING FEATURES, MOST OF OUR ROBOTS CAN ROLL RIGHT OFF THE TRUCK AND BE SET UP IN 20 MINS OR LESS. FOR TRACK SETUPS WE RECOMMEND AROUND 15 MINS PER METER OF TRACK FOR LEVELING AND SET UP.

 

WHAT DOES MP STUDIO RUN ON?

MP STUDIO CAN RUN ON MAC OR PC.

 

WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR TRAINING?

IN ADDITION TO OUR TRAINING VIDEO SERIES AND TUTORIALS, ONCE YOU BUY A MP ROBOT WE OFFER

3 METHODS OF TRAINING.

1. COME TO OUR PORTLAND, OREGON HEADQUARTERS AND TRAIN WITH YOUR ROBOT BEFORE IT SHIPS.

2. REMOTE TRAINING ONLINE.

3. ON-SITE TRAINING AFTER DELIVERY WHERE WE HELP SETUP AND TRAIN YOUR CREW ON SITE.

(COVID RESTRICTIONS ARE FOLLOWED AND TRAVEL FEES WILL BE CHANGED FOR THIS OPTION)

FOR ADDITIONAL OPERATOR TRAINING DOWN THE ROAD PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFO.