Vinten Radamec Unveils VR Upgrade for its FHR-35 Head

Vinten Radamec FHR-35

Vinten Radamec Unveils VR Upgrade for its FHR-35 Head

Valley Cottage, NY, May 9, 2012 – Vinten Radamec®, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, has launched a VR upgrade for its recently released FHR-35 head.

The Fusion FHR-35 pan and tilt head was launched at IBC 2011, and was the first Vinten Radamec product to incorporate the company’s innovative Intelligent Control Engineering (ICE), which delivers unprecedented control and accuracy in an innovative and highly compact form.

The VR upgrade, designed specifically for the robotic controlled FHR-35, provides operators with a highly flexible solution suitable for a broad range of virtual reality applications, from sports to studios.

The versatile FHR-35 offers simple and straightforward integration for both the VR vendor and the customer as the pan and tilt head uses Ethernet – or serial output – direct from the head, to transmit positional data to the VR render engine.

Designed for payloads up to 35.27 lbs (16kg), every aspect of the Fusion FHR-35 head was created around Vinten Radamec’s unique ICE technology. The platform provides a motion control system and drive train to deliver both the fastest and the slowest broadcast quality movement, as well as the widest pan and tilt range, with accuracy better than 0.02˚. High-resolution absolute encoders deliver accurate camera positional data suitable for the most demanding VR applications.

The ICE motion control system is also able to drive a wide range of full-servo broadcast lenses using analogue, digital or hybrid control modes.

Karen Walker, commercial manager, Vinten Radamec, says: “We wanted to deliver the highest performance head on the market and since the launch of the FHR-35 we have had a very positive response from our customers.

“The VR upgrade that is now available for the FHR-35 will provide operators with the same quality performance in a wide range of applications. The new ICE platform that is being incorporated into our full range of robotics offers broadcasters both straightforward and simple VR integration and the smoothest image.”

About Vinten Radamec

Vinten Radamec is a leading provider of robotic camera support systems offering engineering excellence and globally supported solutions for a wide range of technologies and markets. Its extensive range of products includes robotic heads, pedestals and controllers suitable for studio, OB and legislative environments.  Recognised for some of the most innovative broadcast robotics in the world, Vinten Radamec has a worldwide customer support network and distribution infrastructure, and an industry leading research and development program.

Vinten Radamec solutions take a seamless role in the broader automated environment and thereby increase the flexibility of systems to take advantage of the economic and operational benefits of robotic cameras.

Vinten Radamec solutions take a seamless role in the broader automated environment and thereby increase the flexibility of systems to take advantage of the economic and operational benefits of robotic cameras.

®Vinten Radamec Broadcast Robotics is a registered trademark of The Vitec Group plc.

For more information on Vinten Radamec, visit www.vintenradamec.com

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