CTS-EP09 DIY Steadycam - 2 Different Stabilizer designs

Here are 2 designs for making handheld camera shooting a little more nicer. By getting your hands off the camera and moving them apart more you get a much more stable picture. Watch the attached footage to see the stabilizers in action. More details are at www.creativitytospare.com

Category:

Howto & Style

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• steadicam
• steadycam
• stabilizer
• movie
• video
• camera
• steering
• wheel
• fig
• rig
• figrig
• diy
• creativitytospare.com

[bestamerica]

where is the skateboard park at

[CreativitytoSpare]

Chandler, Arizona. It is at Snedigar park, which is southern Chandler.

[cunninglinguistdan]

I like your video. It is something that I MIGHT even be able to do.

Can you PLEASE tell me WHAT SOFTWARE you used to get this high of quality on Youtube. NOTHING that I have EVER posted was anywhere near the quality of your video. I use Windows Movie Maker so that might be it. I'm running a MS Vista Ultimate PC with 4 gig of ram.

THANK YOU AGAIN for making a great video, AND for your TIME...

C.L.

[CreativitytoSpare]

I use Final Cut Pro for editing on a Mac. If you use windows you might try the Adobe products, Premiere or Premiere Elements. I think it has a lot to do with what compression you use, and lighting. I compress using H.264 quicktime, and then upload it. If you can get a couple of lights and not just use ambient light it will look better. - You can check out my cheap lighting videos. The lights are from Home Depot with Parchment paper used as a diffuser.

[satsuru]

Hi! Great vid men thanks! Hey, I have a question, when you're filming the skater in the blue t-shirt (around 6:25) it looks like you zoom in and out, how did you do that if you're actually holding the steady-cam instead of the directing handling the cam?

Thanks! =)

[CreativitytoSpare]

I bought a zoom controller for the DVX - that is attached to the outer wheel and I can focus, zoom, and control iris. It is nice to have.

[SoRealCereal]

This design is kind of an awkward one to use. I traded mine in for a Cam Caddie SCorpion and I've achieved some amazingly smooth shots with it. Not bad for $38, not bad at all.

[KlassiKX2]

I just mount my camera to my tripod and hold the tripod

[1BaldingMonkey]

I like your design i will try it out.

[gopositive]

I hope you put a disclaimer on your videos as that fig rig stand post would make a perfect heart spear if someone were to trip and land on it.

[europanoramic]

14 usd not 15.... from jonny-lee. will cost 80 when shipped.

[shot311]

Don't you realise that this ridiculous "circle" absolutely don't stabilize anythig ?

[youwiko]

0$ Steadicam from junk

see youtube

watch?v=B5FMTjcF2Ng

[FriendTape]

I use the smoothmount and I love it, plus its only $130 in my opinion it works as well as the stedicam merlin. do a youtube search for smoothmount to see it.

[thecruiseliner]

any ideas on a "mounted" steady cam on a kayak? would you achieve the same stadiness?

[Darius12235]

@vytas17 nzn neziuriu as Lietuvisku labai daug video, o uzsienieciu video ziuredamas nesuntinku daug lietuviu.