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TrackRunner
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ACE TrackRunner Rail Camera – Floor Mounted or Overhead Mounted
ACE TrackRunner is a versatile tracking system and the only high-speed rail tracking system that utilizes internal cable management. The system can be rigged with combinations of different track styles – straight track, curve track, and all combinations of curve and straight tracks. It can be floor mounted or mounted on truss for overhead. The precision track and internal cable management means no cable drag. The system can work freely over wireless or fiber. It can reach speeds of 12.5 m/s.
The specialized track is Precision Straight Track (With Cable Management). We have in stock custom bent track that can work within any stage and camera design. We can custom bend additional track radius as needed. We also have accessories that can work on the TrackRunner, giving a vertical movement as the track goes left and right. We can add a TowerCam to the TrackRunner or a LiftArm; both of these give a variable lens height as the track moves left to right.
TrackRunner Tower
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ACE TrackRunner Towercam
ACE SuperTower is an innovative new accessory for the award-winning ACE TrackRunner ENT. The ACE SuperTower6 telescopic tower is a remotely controlled TowerCam platform designed to ride on the ACE TrackRunner to offer vertical movement while riding on the horizontal track. The Towercam will easily accommodate the ACE inventory of gyro-stabilized heads, including the ACE Shotover G1, Newton, and Arri. The ACE SuperTower6, when mounted on the ACE TrackRunner, provides a variable lens height of 4 to 8 feet. This accessory can operate on both curve and straight track and can provide the director with the ultimate flexibility in camera movement.
TrackRunner LiftArm
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ACE LiftArm
LiftArm is an innovative new accessory for the award-winning ACE TrackRunner ENT. This system was designed to handle high payloads and will easily accommodate the ACE inventory of gyro-stabilized heads, including the Stab-C Compact, Shotover G1, Newton, and Arri. This accessory can operate on both curve and straight track and can provide the director with the ultimate flexibility in camera movement. LiftArm has a boom move of more than 3 feet.
RailRunner
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ACE RailRunner
RailRunner is a remote controlled low-profile tracking system designed for on-air dolly shots where a high degree of control is desirable. Because of the small track width, the RailRunner is very unobtrusive yet provides the operator with a dolly that can do very slow controlled moves with computer-assisted ramped starts and stops and does not compromise on safety or performance. It is a system that can attain speeds of 15 feet per second and stop at a predetermined spot on the track with user-defined ramps. The drive is controlled using a digital control panel. Both automated trips can be programmed, as well as control via a joystick or a foot pedal. This guarantees extremely smooth movements. Be it concerts, sports, films, live TV, or any other event imaginable, it is a system that is equally at home mounted on the stage floor, hung overhead, mounted on the wall, or mounted vertically. The captured dolly will operate in any position.
SpeedRunner
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ACE SpeedRunner
The SpeedRunner is the award-winning high-speed tracking system for the Broadcast and Film industries that is able to move any remote head/camera combination, including the larger gyro-stabilized remote heads, up to a combined weight (camera plus head) of 175 lbs. at high speeds with a cable management system that is unique in the industry today. This system performs at speeds of 30MPH with cable management and 175LBS payload. Sleds are constructed to serve a variety of functions, including a Duel-headed Sled (2 Camera System Dolly) and Lightweight Sled for high-speed operation. Placed at the performance level along the floor, the SpeedRunner's small footprint and unique cable management provide the Director with the ultimate in tracking shots. The SpeedRunner accelerates to a maximum speed of 12 m/s, with the final speed reached after just 3m.
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SlotRunner
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SlotRunner
The ACE SlotRunner is an accessory used on the ACE TrackRunner and ACE RailRunner tracking systems when space is at a premium. The SlotRunner allows the dolly to be mounted under the stage while only showing the remote head and camera above the stage. The dolly system is free to track across the entire run of the stage while moving through a small 2" slot in the stage floor, creating an unobstructed view from the audience and performer.
Agito MagTrax
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ACE Agito
The Agito is a remote-controlled buggy that, in combination with stabilized remote heads such as the Shotover or Newton Head, opens up unimagined and diverse possibilities for use in a wide variety of environments on almost all surfaces. The AGITO remote camera platform uses top-of-the-range motors and electronics to allow smooth motion from a slow crawl up to high speed, even in the same shot, without any gear change.
The system can run 360 degrees continuously and is completely RF (both dolly and stabilized head). In comparison to other dolly vehicles, both axles of the Agito can be controlled, which ensures that the optimal steering properties are identical in both directions when changing direction. The buggy can also run on standard rails. Camera movements can be programmed, saved, and played back using the "Master Pro" control unit.
When fitted with Sports ends, your AGITO becomes the world's first multi-terrain robotic dolly system. While ideal for filming sports, this setup is perfect for all types of filmmaking. With four-wheel drive, adjustable suspension, and top speeds of 32 mph, it can revolutionize any production. Agito is a versatile partner for both film, live broadcast, or sports productions.
Our mounting solutions give you a variety of different options for attaching your payloads. You can stabilize through rough terrain at high speed with the V-Con Pro, raise the camera to new heights with the AGITO Tower or use your own rigging using the fixed Mitchell Plate.
In addition to the V-Con and Tower variable lens height mounting options, ACE has modified the Agito to ride on a monorail for more exacting and accurate smooth dolly moves around curved stages. The monorail system is a small 1" x 1" track, easily adaptable to any stage and takes only minutes to rig. We find that working in entertainment the safest and most efficient solution for any tracking system is to have the dolly "captured."
With two independent motors, the AGITO has more than enough power to quickly move heavy payloads up to 32kg and has enough torque to move even heavier payloads with ease, even at slow speeds. The AGITO uses encoded motors to enable the highest precision possible and allows recordable movements. The benefit of having so much torque is the ability to smoothly control slow speeds. So as well as going fast, the AGITO also has a minimum speed of only 1cm/s, which makes it perfect for long hyperlapses, slider shots, and studio filming.
Agito MagTrax
MagTrax enhances the existing Sports drive-ends enabling customers to follow a magnetic strip laid on a surface, underneath a carpet or embedded within a set. The magnetic strip can be arranged in various creative ways beyond what you can do with a regular track. AGITO MagTrax enables a combination of curves and can move seamlessly from one strip to another. The AGITO will autonomously follow each path while freeing up camera movement control for single operator capability. The MagTrax can accommodate payloads of up to 40-200 lbs. Stabilized riding on magnetic tape. MAGTRAX is the best of both free-roaming and fully tracked systems.
Key features of MagTrax
Magnetic strip guided system for discreet tracked applications using either laid or set-embedded. The tape can lay out quickly during set up and be reset almost instantly. The same maneuverability as free-roaming with guaranteed repeatable movement. Automatic speed control concerning straight or curved tracks. Bumper, collision detection, and automatic e-stop.