When choosing a motion control system it is important to understand what we mean when we say a rig supports real-time shooting.
Real-Time Shooting
Real-time shooting in Dragonframe means that Dragonframe can run a move at full speed, or reduced speed, with all axes fully synchronized.
If you want to program real-time moves (for live action) in Dragonframe, you need a real-time capable rig.
A real-time rig makes shooting test moves much faster and smoother.
Currently, the only motion controllers that support real-time functionality in Dragonframe are:
- DMC-32
- DMC-16 (Discontinued)
- DMC+ (Discontinued)
- eMotimo spectrum ST4
- Slidekamera SLIDELINK PRO
Non Real-Time Shooting (Shoot-Move-Shoot)
A non real-time rig will move each axis to the next position of a move at separate speeds.
This is perfectly adequate for shooting stop-motion animation.
You cannot run a live action move with a non real-time rig.
Note: Some rigs are capable of real-time shooting when used with the third-party’s custom controllers, but their Dragonframe integration may only provide shoot-move-shoot capabilities.