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== AutoDerp == | == AutoDerp == | ||
The current AutoCue system. In summer 2012, some spare Production budget | The current AutoCue system. In summer 2012, some spare Production budget led to the design and partial construction of a new teleprompter head, the [http://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/derp AutoDerp]. The principle behind it was that unlike NaffoCue, which relied on resting the assembly on-top of a static stool, the whole teleprompter would move with the camera head. | ||
Other specifications included: | Other specifications included: | ||
* Robust enough to withstand potentially decades of abuse | * Robust enough to withstand potentially decades of abuse | ||
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The AutoDerp was designed to use one of the "camlink TP1" tripods acquired earlier in 2012. When in use, tripod's top-plate is to be removed and attached to the AutoDerp's camera mount point. The AutoDerp is then bolted to the plate-less tripod. | The AutoDerp was designed to use one of the "camlink TP1" tripods acquired earlier in 2012. When in use, tripod's top-plate is to be removed and attached to the AutoDerp's camera mount point. The AutoDerp is then bolted to the plate-less tripod. | ||
Construction of AutoDerp stalled during 2013, with the mostly built frame sat on a table in the tech room. It was eventually completed in May 2014. Due to an abundance of tripods, and the fact that [[Sony HVR-HD1000E|one of YSTV's HD cameras]] is only capable of use in live shows, it is now permanently assembled atop a Camlink tripod with camera. | |||
[[Category:Technical]] | [[Category:Technical]] | ||
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