Chapters
00:03
Intro: 360 Product Photography of Bicycles
00:17
PhotoRobot Setup for Photographing Bikes
00:24
The Cube in Suspension Mode
00:47
Other Setups of the Bike
01:00
Suspending the Bike on Nylon Strings
01:23
PhotoRobot Non-Stop Spin Mode
01:45
Web-Ready Outputs in Under 2 Minutes
01:58
Outro: Contact PhotoRobot
Summary
Watch how to set up the PhotoRobot Cube to photograph 360 spins of bicycles upside-down on nylon strings. The video demonstrates the workstation setup, suspension of the bike in air, and rotation in sync with lights and cameras. See how careful software integration of the Cube with all studio equipment enables capture during non-stop rotation of the object. This allows us to considerably speed up photography, and produce web-ready images and the 360 spin in under 2 minutes. The nylon strings are easy to remove in post-processing, while basic to advanced editing operations occur automatically in the background. Judge the approach for yourself, from the simplicity of the workflow to the resulting 360 spin.
Transcript
00:04 When photographing objects that don't stand on their own, such as this mountain bike, it is a good idea to hang them on nylon strings. PhotoRobot happens to have a setup exactly for this purpose. Let's go downstairs where we can show you.
00:17 Welcome to our dark studio. Right behind me, you can see a heavy-duty portal, with one of our smallest PhotoRobots: the Cube_V5.
00:24 When photographing a 360 of a bike, of course, we can use a stand, such as this one. But when I want the bike to stand on its own, it is a much better idea to use nylon strings. Those are much easier to remove in post than any kind of physical support. On top of that, we can make sure that the bike is perfectly vertical at all times.
00:40 In this setup, we have a 1,5 m long bar equipped with several pulleys and clamps, which make the operator's life much easier.
00:48 Of course, if you want to, you can hang the bike in a normal position, which means by the handlebars and the saddle. You can even combine that with a turntable mounted on the bottom, and that can be synchronized with a _Cube at the top.
00:59 But today, we are going to show you a different method. Now, we will hang the bike upside-down. By doing it that way, the removal of the lines will be much easier. You just need to be careful when setting up the lights. And remember the reversed position.
01:12 The standard start-stop photography mode - that everybody else uses - is a complete nightmare. After you pause the rotation, the bike gets a wobble that lasts for ages, which makes this unusable.
01:24 You probably remember our fantastic non-stop spin mode, the one in which we do not pause the rotation to take the picture. But even then, it would get a wobble if we just started the rotation and photography right away.
01:36 Our software makes it possible to set a defined amount of time to let the object self stabilize. So the photoshoot itself starts when everything is perfectly smooth, and it takes just seconds.
01:47 And just like that, it's done. Even with a long, calm-down time, we have 36 images of each bike ready in much less than two minutes, including image processing and online publishing.
01:58 And that's it. You will find the link to the finished spin, without the retouched nylon strings in the description of this video below. Get in touch with us, and let us discuss how we can speed up your production workflow. Thanks for watching!
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