Friday, October 7, 2005

A Homemade Camera Stabilizer

So today, Dad and I went to Home Depot and Academy Sports to gather supplies to build a camera stabilizer. We used the design shown at the bottom of the page here as a point of departure and made it up as we went along. Then Dad put it together in less than an hour, round abouts. It needs a lot of practice and maybe a few adjustments, but I'm pretty pleased with the results.

See pictures here:
Stable1.jpg
Stable2.jpg
Stable3.jpg
Stable4.jpg

Test Video (QT 6.7 MB, Sorenson 3 Codec; 2 min, 17 sec.)

Sorry for the large file size on the video; I added music, titles, and transitions needlessly. Oh, my love for the aesthetic.

Also, there's a possibility for an upgrade from iMovie and iDVD. Stay tuned for more details.

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