The LLS-1: A Unique System for PTZ and Camera Robotics
The LLS-1 Light Lift System makes it incredibly easy, and not to mention cost-effective, to add vertical motion to your production. No matter how you need to mount the kit, it can be positioned to capture talent, crowd shots or even seamlessly integrate with your broadcast and virtual productions workflows.
The LLS-1 Light Lift System makes it incredibly easy, and not to mention cost-effective, to add vertical motion to your production. No matter how you need to mount the kit, it can be positioned to capture talent, crowd shots or even seamlessly integrate with your broadcast and virtual productions workflows.
Versatile Design & Feature-Set
Offering 650mm of range, the LLS-1 Light Lift System is the perfect solution to capture vertical motions within a studio, for example, when transitioning from seated to standing. The smooth motion the LLS-1 provides makes it ideal for on-air shots and repositioning.
The LLS is designed to be versatile and can be used as a moveable dolly tripod, floor-mounted, wall-mounted, or even ceiling-mounted, and used as a descending unit. There is flexibility in where the camera can be mounted on the unit, providing options to adjust the motion range depending on the shot. For example, a unit configured with 950mm as its highest point could go as high as 2150mm just by moving the mount point.
The LLS-1 is a popular choice for concerts and festivals, mounted on or to the side of a stage or an orchestral pit. Its discreet profile means it can be deployed with limited intrusion of the audience’s view of the action. Deployment for large-scale events can give some added interest or enable the cameras to be removed from the area of interest remotely without requiring a technical to go on stage. The LLS-1 also doesn’t have to lift a camera but could be used to lift a monitor or even in conjunction with a teleprompter.
You can even easily add more axes of motion. It is possible to synchronise two Light Lift Systems with MRMC’s award-winning QRS-1 Quiet Rail System to provide a unique camera movement solution. This creates the RLS-1 Rail System, and it is used to capture diagonal shots, such as those achievable with jib, crane, or far more expensive robotic rail and lift system.
Its integration capabilities make the LLS-1 Light Lift System genuinely unique
All MRMC’s robotics come with built-in encoding, so can provide the position of the head to a virtual graphics system. Specifically, the MRMC Free-D merge box can be used to merge the Free-D data from the LLS-1 with the integrated data from a PTZ camera, such as a Panasonic AW-UE150, AW-UE160, or a Sony FR7 (or any other PTZ that has positional data).
Whether a single or a dual unit, the LLS-1 can also be controlled from 3rd party systems, making it easy to integrate into AV control systems like Crestron, Extron, and Kramer or with broadcast automation systems such as Grass Valley Ignite, Ross Overdrive, Dalet Oneplay, and many others. An API is also available for anyone wanting to develop their control of an LLS-1, and when used in conjunction with MRMC software solutions, it is easy to create repeatable presets that can be easily recalled from simple-to-use software or triggered by an automation system.
Typically, lift systems that can provide on-air movement and real-time positional data for a graphics system start from around $20,000. Yet, the LLS begins at less than half this price, so it is truly a unique workhorse for anyone producing content.