The Quattro SE, VRI Box & Vector 750i Pan and Tilt Head System from Vinten is a pedestal system which includes a Quattro SE Encoded Manual Pedestal, a Virtual Reality Interface (VRI) Box, and a Vector 750i Pan and Tilt Head, as well as a Telescopic Pan Bar and Clamp, a VRI Mounting Kit, a Standard Wedge, and a Pan Bar Mounted PDA user interface.

The Quattro SE pedestal is a compact, manually operated pedestal with built-in encoders. It offers a combination of simplified homing and setup procedures, precise digital electronic positioning, and on-shot performance for use in virtual studios. The pedestal features an ergonomically assisted lifting column and a small doorway width.

To enable tracking, high-quality precision encoders have been integrated into the wheels and column of the Quattro SS. The pedestal also incorporates an electronic module and base processor which deliver accurate position data for all axes. This combination with the head information provides precise real-time digital electronic positioning over the floor and in elevation. A PDA is included to simplify the setup procedure and provide the configuration and the operator's user interface. This is delivered through various calibration routines, head setup, and optical axis offset input, whilst also providing the operator with enhanced functionality such as quick homing and virtual set trimming. The homing procedure has been further simplified to provide ease of operation, flexibility of direction & angle of approach, and a fast targeting option.

A cable management system is incorporated into the pedestal to prevent the cable being caught or tangled during repositioning. To simplify virtual tracking, the output from the pedestal is integrated with the Vector 750i head, and lens position is fed back into a single data channel to the rendering system of a virtual software image generator.

The Vector 750i Pan and Tilt Head is a pantographic head that supports a load capacity of up to 165.3 lb and allows semi-automatic setup, slide plate tracking, and kinematic compensation. The head ensures stable and accurate placement of virtual graphics into the live environment. The Vector 750i Pan and Tilt Head can be used with large camera combinations involving virtual reality, both in outside broadcast and in the studio.

The VRI Box processes the positional data from the head encoders. It offers direct interfacing to lenses with encoder outputs (or bolt on lens encoders), to enable single data streaming to a graphics rendering system. The VRI box comes with a head interface cable, GUI, and mounting brackets. Mounted on the Quattro SE it provides full six-axis tracking. The Quattro software enables re-configuring to give X, Y, and Z axis VR movement.

• Optimum and simplified manual adjustment capability
• Precise, real-time digital electronic positioning of floor and height movement
• PDA user interface simplifies set-up in the virtual studio and provides positional feedback and calibration data

• Used in virtual reality applications
• Processes the positional data from the head encoders
• Directly interfaces with lenses with encoder outputs (or bolt on lens encoders) to enable single data streaming to graphics rendering system
• Comes with head interface cable, GUI, and mounting brackets
• Can be re-configured from head-mounted to fixed-mounted
• Quattro SE software enables reconfiguring to give X, Y, Z, axis VR movement

• Allows semi automatic setup, slide plate tracking, and kinematic compensation
• Used with the VRI box, offers positioning of data from a pantographic head to allow placing the graphics into live environment
• Can be used with large camera combinations involving virtual reality
• For use in the studio and in outside broadcast

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can the dimensions of this Proaim gold head accept the BMD URSA Broadcast G2 Camera with Fujinon 8.5-170mm Digital Servo Lens?

A: The Proaim Gold Pan/Tilt Head width is 20cm (7.874 inches). The payload weight is 16lbs. The URSA Broadcast G2 is 5.9 inches wide and 9 inches tall with the handle attached. The handle can be removed to make the camera more compact when used on the head. The URSA weight is 7.83 lb. The Fujinon 8.5-170mm should be 3.26 lbs. The total payload of the camera and lens would be about 11lbs and keep you under the payload weight of 16lbs for the PTZ head.

Q: 2. Does this fit on a AKB2 type tripod? I bought that mount from B&H a few years ago but am not happy with the tripod ball head which is not safe when using a long telephoto lens (I broke my 100-400 trying to take a nightscape)

A: Yes, the Induro PHD3 Pan and Tilt Head will fit on a AKB2 tripod.

Q: 3. Is this head is compatible for long-exposure photographs than ball head?

A: On July 4th I used it to take long exposure shots of fireworks over the Bay from my hotel balcony in San Diego ... Perfect !

Q: 4. What is the red pin under the Sirui logo for ?

A: That is a safety button. A loosened QR plate will not disengage unless the button is pushed.

Q: 5. Can this be used on a jib crane

A: Yes, this has both 3/8"-16 and 1/4"-20 threads on the bottom which will allow it to be mounted on to something like a jib.

Q: 6. Will this head allow me to shoot portrait mode?

A: Yes, it does! It has an adjustable plate, which allows you to rotate 90 degrees, and hence move your camera from landscape to portrait mode, without putting your quick release plate on sideways. It's one of the major upgrades from the L-10

Q: 7. Using an L bracket, can this head be used for vertical panos?

A: Although it is possible to attach an L-bracket to the Sirui L-20S 2-Way Pan/Tilt Head, it has not been tested as a head for shooting vertical panoramic images. The results may vary in this case.

Q: 8. Are the clamp and plate Arca Swiss compatible?

A: Yes the clamp and plate are both Arca-Swiss compatible.

Q: 9. Is this compatible with Sirui T-2005X tripod?

A: Yes, but it was designed for monopods you may want to look at Sirui ball heads.

Q: 10. I bought this head to use with the sachtler monopod adapter for a large format/betacam style camera mount. so i needed the larger 3/8 Mounting Screw but this plate has no way to change the screw. Is there another plate I can buy for this head which has the larger 3/8 Mounting Screws ?

A: There is a separate plate with 3/8 Screw as well. You should h