Paradise FX launches Helios 3D Stereo Rig

Paradise VFX, a provider of 3D stereo camera systems and production services, has launched Helios, a wireless, self-contained, 3D stereo rig, whose advanced design and operational features support faster on-set deployment, streamlined post production, and more cost-effective 3D stereo production.

Paradise VFX, a provider of 3D stereo camera systems and production services, has launched Helios, a wireless, self-contained, 3D stereo rig, whose advanced design and operational features support faster on-set deployment, streamlined post production, and more cost-effective 3D stereo production.

Helios harnesses Paradise FX's 20 years of expertise in 3D camera system design, and delivers a 3D capture system suitable for all types of untethered camera work, including handheld, Steadicam and studio applications, with optimized metadata handling, crucial to VFX-oriented 3D production.
 
Helios is manufactured from rigid, lightweight magnesium and aluminium alloy. It is currently designed for use with RED Epic cameras, with future support for ARRI Alexa M and Sony F3 cameras. It is offered with a range of matched lens pairs, including ARRI Ultra Primes and Angenieux Compact Zooms.

Using Preston G4 wireless controls, Helios' interaxial range can be adjusted from 0 to 2-inches, and convergence from 10-inches to Infinity. It measures 18.5"(H) x 18.5"(L) x 8.5"(W), with a mirror box width of 15-inches. The rig's naked weight is 18lb; 42lbs in Steadicam mode; 47lbs in handheld mode; and 53lb in full studio mode.
Helios builds on, and is complementary to, Paradise FX's existing range of 3D stereo rigs, including the Atlas and Maxi studio rigs, and the Tridelta and Triton underwater rigs.

To boost post production workflow, Helios can be deployed with Paradise FX's Mercury metadata capture system. Files, timecodes, associated lens and 3D stereo information, such as interaxial and convergence metadata, can be offloaded for post or VFX. In addition, camera moves can be played back on-set in the same way as a motion control system.

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