Do THIS for better gimbal video (you don’t know this method)

[@suvirnaths849]

I cant believe how insanely easy and to the point your videos are and are exactly what is lacking in most of the other youtube channels. Extremely informative, precise, well made and easy to watch. This channel needs to be among the top of the crop as far as this style of content is concerned... Thanks a lot Chris for all of these gems.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Appreciate you 🙏🏼

[@ThinkSPITZ]

Big question: how can i turn a eg rs2 or rs3 into a 100% manual Controlled Pan like the arri 2axis?

[@Pan_gregorian]

What is the name of app?

[@ronaldmakaramba]

I totally agree 💯

[@Malick333]

The deadband settings are key, especially for a more organic and less mechanical feel ... something BIG I don't hear many people talking about with gimbals is don't rely 100% on the machine! Example, when panning, if you don't want the shot to stop with a MECHANICAL feel, then with your arm/hand/body gradually let it fade to a stop. Basically if you want to pan smoothly to 24 inches to your right, then around 20 inches to your right, start to slow down your physical movement so it eases into 24 inch to the right target, maybe even floating a bit past 24 inches. This is a skill to work with the gimbal. Not as tough as a steadicam, but was a huge life changer for me when I realized this approach for making specific gimbal shots feel more organic. It's the same way when braking with a car and pushing the brake pedal .... you can fade into a stop, or you can jam on the brakes and come to a sudden stop. And all that is affected by the sensitivity of the brakes (deadband).

[@Pensta-il4bt]

Thanks for this explanation, it has helped me visualise the technique needed to get these smooth shots :)

[@haroldlauhoyan]

i have no idea how people use gimble with high deadband, i myself just set it even lower than low, so it can react to any moment i do immediately

[@mattm7426]

​@@haroldlauhoyan it's not supposed to react to your movement immediately

[@MiguelReyes-sx1vs]

Chris this is literally the answer to my late night just last night.. I was trying different settings and I was under the impression that the deadband was needed to be set to low to be smoother and I thought of changing everything else except that!!! And now this video came out!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Very welcome!

[@tithbrothers5958]

All I can say is wow.....This has changed my life. I been using gimbals since the ronin M first came out and i could never get any gimbals to be butterly smooth until now.....THANK YOU SIR

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Glad I could help!

[@benmagnus0858]

For Ronin gimbals, if you are in a situation where you need to be shooting continuously, you need to tilt a lot and you don't need the wheel for anything else, I'd recommend using it for panning. With a bit of practice, you can really get smooth shots with it while not having to worry about how you hold the gimbal if you were in the pan-tilt-follow mode.

[@eduardman3588]

Just perfect! Congrats! After spending weeks on viewing pros “talking numbers” I’ve said to myself - no way and arrived to almost the same settings for all my settings. The only different thing is blocking the joystick to only panning in PF mode and pan&follow in PF mode…and after that I found your video and received the confirmation of my settings! Good luck with your channel!

[@CraigHallVideo]

Great video. I mostly use the R2 system on movies and am constantly adjusting my deadband - its the secret sauce of the ronin systems. One quick note is that I'll often run a higher deadband on my tilt axis than my pan, and helps to take out footsteps, especially for running and chase sequences.

[@spelunkerd]

I'm trying to find 'deadband' on the menu for the Ronin RS2, haven't found it yet. Does it go by another name? The RS2 uses terms like smoothness and speed and stiffness, corresponding to each axis.

[@spelunkerd]

Oops, I found it in the Raveneye software, under user profile.

[@petrub27]

So when you walk do you use the tilt axis? I thought is better to set it to pan follow only

[@CraigHallVideo]

@@petrub27it depends on the shot and the focal length but I generally need control over tilt axis so I keep it on.

[@droneeye2618]

I also found I can hold the trigger which locks the axis and then do small pans and tilts with the joystick. I recently did a job where I filmed a show on a telephoto lens walking around and this worked really well!

[@shotbyadii]

you LEGITIMATELY just changed my life. from using an Xbox controlled for flight sim, i always put low deadbands and somehow applied the same logic here lol. widened the deadbands and ghr gimbal works like I've always wanted it to!

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Welcome 🤗

[@Pan_gregorian]

@@chrisbrockhurst What is the name of app?

[@evanroscain0816]

I'm at the point where I want to sell my RSC2 because I'm so irritated with my gimbal shakey. Then, when I watched your video, I was so delighted. After a long year of using my gimbal, this is the first time that I set my settings as you say. Haha, haha. Thanks a lot, Man, and thanks for accommodating more tutorials.

[@NoFilterPhotography]

revisited this before filming Kygo last night and mannn it allows you to focus on the shot and not "will it be smooth"... bc it will, just walk and watch the shot and your steps and these settings allow the rest. whew. big thx

[@eppromedia]

Love how well you explained this video ! Thank youu

[@yatinarora5958]

Bro your video literally changed my life. Today was my ceremonial shoot day and kind of disappointed but now, your insights gonna change everything. Great thanks for sharing this video ❤

[@remcovandermeer]

Great! Thanks. You just made my day. I’ve subscribed cause this is exactly what I needed. Another guy telling me what to do. In a nice way. I told my wife that she should mimic you, just explain when and where to put things, in a calm manner, with good lighting and a subtle voice. Then I can pause, rewind, and eventually I’ll understand how this complicated shit works. Cheers!

[@techusmaximus7102]

Dude I was searching for a video for exactly this topic! Searching for about an hour mind you watched probably 10-12 videos got frustrated took a break resumed search found your video and 🤯 EXACTLY what I was looking for!!! Thank you for the info.,…yeah….subscribed & hit that like

[@julisandoval3848]

I skipped forward because i thought you do a intro. i was so happy to see you dive right in...thank you!

[@bryceambrose9913]

This was incredibly informative. I will now go and correct my gimbal. Just because of how sharp the movement is, I usually settle for handheld camerawork. We will see if that changes now.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

It will make a huge difference!

[@danielromagnoligoncalvss]

I think the biggest problem with DJI Ronin is that their documentation is lacking… poor explanations on most functions. If you research RavenEye it’s pathetic. They don’t even explain the FN Function, how to activate or turn off. It’s just stupid

[@DrSidewayZ]

I literally just got mine and I’ve been trying to figure this mess out and you’re honestly the first one to mention this so i appreciate it bro!

[@Mountsidemedia]

Thanks for a clear and concise guide :)

[@robertunderwoodiv6008]

the video I've needed all along haha We all try and walk in as straight of a line as possible but you know, hands twitch and such and shots have been repeated. Great explanation and I changed my settings to match so I'm stoked to try on next shoot. Flying the fx30 / fx6 on rs3 pro. Many cheers!

[@quangtvquayphim-phongthuam7051]

awesome! I want to add one more thing: Motor parameters > advanced > strenght > pan = 3 or 4.

[@erickheyl8293]

Another super helpful video - I’ve had the RS3 for a while and haven’t changed this so excited to test it out later - Thanks Chris!!

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Welcome!

[@girlsloveshein97]

That video is dope and not gonna lie, i Will never ever use a gimbal without the dual grip you have on! Its a life changer

[@Kiteboarding316]

Yup...This is it. I was wondering why my RS3 mini was so sensitive. This fixed the issue. Thank you.

[@SchoneMarisha]

Thank you for this info. I got my rs3 mini yesterday and I was not even aware that we can set all these options. GJ

[@siibungcobo]

I love how straight to the point your video was. Literally liked and subscribed immediately because wow. Thank you 🫡

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Appreciate you 🙏🏼

[@Joffhope]

thank you omg . so concise . and short and not long winded . excellent.

[@ivantiu2126]

This is awesome and straight to the point. Just got my a RS3 Mini, and was struggling with the movement. But now it's all perfect. Thanks!

[@MrJgonzo23]

I instantly got better footage, thank you so much for delivering information right to the point without too much fluff. I appreciate it so much.

[@Mark-fs7ok]

This is great stuff. My gimbal doesn't have a deadband setting, so I shoot at a high framerate and slow it down in post to get slow movement. Of course, whether this is useful depends on the subject...

[@random-k1f9p]

Very helpful. Set up the RS4 today and now I can go back and look at my deadband settings. Had no idea what it was.

[@usmausmma]

Really appreciate this tutorial, helped me get the right settings immediately. Thanks, bud.

[@Jloudr]

I had hard time using gimbal for many years, thanks for solving out the dead zone problem, this make my wrapping shot around group of people smooth a lot! but another thing I want to ask, should we turn off in-camera stabilization during gimbal?

[@curtisclement]

This is THE best gimbal tutorial!

[@nachbm]

Great Advise! Thank You! It was the solution I was looking since I bought this gimbal. This is content of great value.

[@TheArtofLight]

Just in time for the weekend! Thanks Chris!

[@JeffreyJDavis]

Thanks Brother, you served me butter that I haven't gotten from any of the other 20 RS4 videos I've watched.

[@Roseartvideo]

I'm from Croatia (Europe) and learn so much from you!

[@Richmanholla]

What a difference in smoothness. Thanks dude

[@modernmusicstudio303]

This is a complete game changer! Thanks for sharing!

[@mbastos1000]

Thank you so much!!!!!! You have just improved my film making by 1000 times! 😮😮😮 you also got a subscriber! … and thumbs up too!!!

[@justanothernoobe]

Nice tips - thanks for sharing (appreciate just how long it takes to produce that 5 minute sound-bite)! Now I totally get that it's good for every operator to know their gear intimately but wouldn't it be nice if DJI gave us the option to create profiles in the phone-app from which to automagically load up our preferences dependent on the shot?

[@ChrisA2617]

Great freakin video man! This literally popped up in my feed right before I was about to do a deep dive into my settings to attempt to eliminate some of those micro movements. Thanks so much!!

[@GoTravelPlanet]

Thank you so much Chris, I have my first real estate shooting tomorrow and this really helped, cheers!

[@writhracing1642]

Pure gold!I see so many videos but there’s always more to learn, thank you sir!

[@leot8243]

Wow no one ever talks about this ever thank you!!

[@danialuser1849]

Really loved the video and the feature you just taught is amazing, as a gimbal will surely try it. Keep it up bro 😊

[@weeklyfascination]

Changed to the recommnended setting and can't wait to try it.

[@infinijithit424]

Dear , Kindly tell the orbit follow mode setting. Pl

[@nomadicmotive]

That was a game changer, thanks so much for sharing!

[@PhilipBlank]

This was the exact subject I was trying to find info on! Commenting for thanks!

[@MichaelHeredia]

New gimbal user here (just got the Zhiyun Crane M3) and this is exactly what I needed! I’ve been playing with those parameters and had no idea what that feature meant! Thanks dude!

[@mikestewart4733]

Great information Chris! Which handles are you using with the RS3 and do you ever use the suitcase handle that came with the gimble? Any other accessories you have added?

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Video coming on the gear soon! But these are the DJI grips

[@spilak.productions]

Thank you bro ! I was starting to think I wasn´t capable of working with a gimball but this explains a lot!

[@PascalVideography]

Thank you very much for this awesome tip. I didnt knew about this, very helpful for tiniest details that I was always strugling to capture like bride and groom rings closeup. Can't wait to put this on practice!😍

[@BenjaminBryant]

So useful, thanks very much!!

[@eccproductions]

Bro I love you. Best video I watched. To the point and lovely.

[@barrylyons8102]

How do you change from pan and tilt follow to just pan follow. Also do you turn off ‘stead shot’ on a Sony cam if using gimbal?

[@impossmedia]

Thx for the information about the deadband. It rly helped me out!

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Happy to help!

[@winngh]

Mine is adjustable on the gimble and the app as well. Knew this when I used to use a phone gimble back then. Have mine tuned to respond gently but then when I hold the trigger it moving it, moves into fast mode. I use feiyutech gimble, simple no fuss.

[@demaiorealtor]

So simple and so effective !! Thank you so much, I was going crazy with my new z8 on a RS2.

[@RodieOscFilms]

i CANT BELIEIVE THIS . Gimbal is super smooth now !

[@crisfehr]

Super helpful video and appreciate your channel; thanks for sharing your tips for Sony cams as well!

[@JamesGTR]

A big help! Straight to the point and my gimbal is set up much much better now. Thank you!

[@850Tech]

Just as I thought with my Old Ronin SC the deadband was set to hight. But I have never actually calibrated a gimble before must check Thank for the video man

[@Glen.Danielsen]

More pricelessness from you. Thanks so much Chris. 💛🙏🏼

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Appreciate you!

[@LanzaroteShowcase]

I set this up on Ronin S, very smooth, but not so good for fast-paced drama, so I set up a memory 2 with med med hi for those shots.

[@caseybachmeyer]

are these deadband settings slider only available per app...or can i find it on the gimbal itself? thanks a lot for this video! Very helpful!

[@alessandrovalentino3406]

Thank you! This is very helpful. I mainly film handheld. Being a new RS3 pro user this definitely gives me a better understanding of those settings, and how they effect movement.

[@justinjasmins4470]

Great video, very informative!🔥

[@vlightphotography]

Thanks for the awesome tips! That's exactly what i need for more cinematic footage 🙏

[@jr.coffeeman]

Thanks for sharing Chris, It would be very helpful, f you could make a video abut the the PTF, PF and FPV modes, how to use it, when to use it etc, I have been watching many videos about tips and tricks on the RS 2 or 3 Gimbal, and I couldnt find anything helpufl. thanks mate, cheers

[@ricardourroz9322]

Hi Chris. Good tip. Thanks. Do you have a video by any chance on the best auto focus for a sony camera while using a gimbal?

[@WillyLau]

That's super helpful. Thank you Chris!

[@marshall_mma]

Will it be the same settings for pan & tilt follow modes and fpv?

[@junisatya]

Hi Christ, much appreciate the video. Does the following steps are also the same for the other modes like PTF and FPV? Thanks

[@lizziegsack]

omg thnak you so much, ive never got on with my ronin after using the weebil, always thinking it was worse but actually it was just this setting! Huzzah! thank you

[@SlavioShevchuk]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you for it. If it`s possible could you share best settings for FPV and 360 mode

[@mohammedasam9773]

You legend mate, knew about deadband in context but you explained it perfectly, I have one question, how do you mitigate the side to side movement whilst walking backwards on the pan axis?

[@TheDarknight3x]

Great video, great info! Is there a way to do a manual horizonal leveling? I know for the older DJI, the feature existed, but I can't find it now.

[@flyerone63]

Very generous suggests from you. Thanks a lot.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

It's my pleasure

[@dannymelgarejo8805]

What are the dual handle grips you are using for your gimbal?

[@paulgero]

Thanks Chris for posting this video, I found it VERY helpful and is just that little "secret sauce" gimbal set up that I think takes the RS3 to the next level. Very happy with these settings.

[@tim_mills]

Thanks Chris. A great tutorial. will help me no end.

[@Access-Inner-Harmony]

do you need to have the APP open while using the gimbal or just in set up?

[@sdud774]

Finally, I can enjoy my rs3 for real 🙏😎 Merci amigo

[@Marco-zp7nb]

Hi. Chris, what about the ibis in the sony cameras. Do you leave it on active, standard or out? Thanks

[@chrisbrockhurst]

On a gimbal always turn it off

[@ChoicesHabitsAttitudeLuck]

Will try this settings. Thanks man.

[@willsvanadventures]

Thanks for the great video! Im struggling to find these settings in the app? Is it found under motor parameters, as i dont have the same settings as you. Using the RS4 pro.

[@nickkasimatis]

Thank you! Great suggestions. My shots look a lot smoother now.

[@Coinsandtokenz]

Very good gimbal tut

[@ygproductions_]

Great advice. Never realized this.

[@dionisiosmelogiannidis5350]

Nice video, very helpful and to the point!👍

[@tenzingenpo6037]

Does zhiyun gimbal m2 and dji mini serise have these settings? Never used a dslr gimbal but have experience in using dji osmo

[@MelvinDlaCruz]

Hey Chris one question this video is for Real Estate you should have in 30 or 60 frames and slower to 24

[@owenacevedolara8850]

Do you recommend turning off the steadyshot when using the Ronin? When I use it with steady shoot on I feel like when I do parallax moves, it does some weird little jumps.

[@MartinV.]

Great Video!!!

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Thanks!

[@ShellyBHollis]

Thank you. Does the arms make it more stable like the old M?

[@HEATHERTITUS]

I followed all your setting though the last one is not clear setting super smooth. Dial speed 20 and dial smoothness 15. I don't know if the smoothness should be higher. I would like the smoothest footage possible.