Making a 3D Printed Motorized Camera Slider

Designing and building a custom 2 -Axis Camera Slider. Soldering up circuits, printing parts and programming microcontrollers is all part of the process.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:09 - Designing
0:50 - Assembly
2:08 - Programming
2:16 - How it Works
3:10 - Slider 2.0
3:24 - How to get started with Electronics
3:45 - Outro

Playlist for all the songs used:
Second Chances (Instrumental Version) - BLAEKER
Chasm Schism - _91nova
Come Out Now - Issue AB
In It (Instrumental Version) - Kadant

[ScottYuJan]

that was sick. can’t wait for slider 2.0. i want one 😐

[muhammadmirza]

Great video man
Well explained and videoed
Looking forward to your next projects!

[zoeyzhang]

Nice build! No.2 can't wait to see the version 2.0😆

[juliusmakes]

The resulting shots are impressive. Great work, keep it up!

[radicalgames]

You awesome man i was just boutta make one to my surpise someone did it lol these things are like 200 bucks

[EltonLauring]

This is amazing! I've used a lot of professional sliders and looked around for a DIY one, but a lot of them have issues with open belts-ropes. I'm almost tempted to start building the v1, but with your skill and a growing channel, it seems logical to wait for v2.

As a videographer I think one really important thing you should/could design in software is setting up multiple points and curves for them. Sometimes you have a longer shoot or an interview or a project, so you don't want to constantly go and change the speed-location-pan, but just have the camera do like 5-10 different movements within let's say 10-15min. Some professional sliders have this but they are usually pretty "dumb" and feel like DIY solutions while costing 2-4k. I feel if you have the programming knowledge and the drive, that could be something to differentiate you in this 3D/videography/slider world and maybe bring in the viral jumpstart to your channel.

As for color.. :)
For professional work I know I'm going to print your soon-to-come v2 in matte black, but since that's not great for videos and thumbnails, I'd recommend crimson red. If you look around a lot of pro video rigging gear uses that type of red as an accent color to bring out their product and still look cool & professional.

For the v2, will you be providing the software to us viewers as well?

[VaughnCampbell]

Great work man, glad I stumbled on this video. These sliders are always so overpriced. Perfect use of my 3D printer for this.

[lasse]

great work! Would you mind posting the files and maybe a tutorial for it? I really want to build this for myself

[luizgustavolima]

great video man!
you know if it is possible for me to adapt the track to be a semicircle?

[attilah]

Love it, is there any news on 2.0, before I start to make this one? :-)

[graphguy]

Just priced one at $800... no thanks.
I'll build yours! gracias.

[owenrichards]

I was talking to a friend about something like this to be used for photographing model effects shots. I was wondering how accurate this was? Can you film a model two or three times on the same track and will the shots match up so that you can overlay them in a compositor?

[Huberciskooo]

Hi, Is there any chance to get files required to build one?