RushWorks, provider of technology for production, playback and streaming since 2001, announces the release of the PTX Model 3 Pro the most recent, agile, and powerful unit in the company’s line of robotic pan/tilt heads. Rush Beesley, RushWorks founder and president, provides details about the kit from company headquarters in Flower Mound, Texas. “Although the challenges were significant in trying to build a sophisticated new product during this extended supply shortage, we’re finally ready to ship,” says Beesley. “The end result is everything we hoped it would be and more – a real cool head.”
The PTX Model 3 Pro is designed for quiet operation with enough payload capacity to support most cameras and lenses. It features natural start/stop motion ramps for both presets and joystick manipulation and is controlled using VISCA over IP for compatibility with dozens of current hardware and software controllers.
At 43 lbs / 19.5kg, the unit is designed to manage large payloads, with torque generated by two large stepper motors. The PTX Model 3 Pro accommodates Blackmagic’s entire camera line: the Studio Camera, the Pocket Cinema Camera and the URSA family of production and cinema cameras, as well as other large form factor cameras like the Canon C models, Lumix Box Cinema, Red, Arri and Sony FX line.
“The PTX Model 3 PRO release will be followed closely by our nextgen BABYZOOMER, which also uses VISCA over IP commands to control zoom, iris or focus on a wide variety of manual zoom lenses. This combination will support naming, saving and recalling multiple presets for pan, tilt and zoom,” Beesley says.
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