ShotBOT vs Kessler kOS

ShotBOT is designed for professional visual effects supervisors, to use during production, to take all the necessary production notes when shooting visual effects scenes. It tracks all the VFX needs for film, TV, documentaries, music videos and commercial production. This app is designed by someone who has spent 20 years shooting visual effects. All advanced features are sold via in-app purchases so you only need to buy what you need. For more detailed information on ShotBOT, please check out our web site for demo screencasts and a comprehensive FAQ page. FEATURES -ShotBOT has all the fields you would expect. A full list of fields is at the bottom of this page. -Track general scenes or individual takes. -Print or email a comprehensive shooting report to your VFX artists after the shoot. -Built in drawing feature to create diagrams or annotate pictures. -App-wide built in help screens to explain every feature. -Supports multi-camera shoots. -Full support for user defined presets for all commonly used fields. Includes default set of presets for professional production. Entering the data for a scene is very fast! -Scenes can be tagged to group sets of scenes together for complete organization of the scenes. -Take pictures or import existing images for scene reference. -View and grab frames from a wireless, live video feed from the camera. (Requires Teradek wireless encoder and in-app purchase) -Print a variety of different style tracking marks in a variety of sizes. (Requires in-app purchase) -Two different interface styles. Dark for indoor, Light for outdoor. You will always be able to view screen content without blinding your eyes. -Export your data so you can import it into your own post production tracking software. (Require in-app purchase) -Optional ShotBOT Cloud option to backup your data in realtime and sync between multiple devices. (Require in-app purchase) JOB FIELDS -Job Number -Episode Name and Number -Working Title -Agency and Client Name -Product Description -Production Company Name -Default FPS -Job Description SCENE FIELDS -Scene Number -Scene Description -Slate -Shot Date, Day Number, Time of day. -Unit (First unit, second unit, plate unit) -MOS or Sync sound. -Interior/Exterior -Day, Night, or Day For Night -Shoot Location -Scene Notes -Flags for: HDR, Mirror Ball, 18% Gray Ball, Cube, Clean Plate, Tiles, Ref Plates, Dig Stills Ref, Dig Stills Texture, Set Survey, Lidar Scan, 3D Scan, Lighting Diagram, Rushed Enviroment. CAMERA FIELDS -Camera ID -Camera Type -Camera Rig -Card/Clip Info -Filters -ISO -Shutter -Color Temp -FPS -T Stop -Lens -MM Start & End -Camera Height Start & End -Camera Tilt Start & End -Camera Focus Start & End -Camera Notes TAKE FIELDS -Take Number -Hero or Circled Take Flag -Take Notes

kOS is an advanced camera motion control software that unlocks the highest level of control and features for Kessler’s industry-leading motion control systems including Second Shooter Plus, Second Shooter Pro, and the newest motion control system CineShooter. This app allows for ultra-refined keyframe based control in a powerful and easy-to-use interface for applications such as timelapse, stop motion, live video/cinematography, event video, and advanced photography controlled wirelessly via iPad. CONTROL ANY MOTION Live, looping, stop motion, timelapse, GigaPixel* and Event Mode camera moves at your fingertips. DIGITAL KEYRAMING Simply move each axis into position and hit record. kOS saves your exact positioning for 100% repeatable moves. WIFI CONNECTIVITY Your CineShooter, Second Shooter Pro, or Second Shooter Plus device creates its own WiFi network that you can connect your device to instantly. COMPLEX KEYFRAME MOVEMENT Create up to 20 keyframes at once for ultra complex movement. EASY KEYFRAME SMOOTHING Add and manipulate curves to your moves for ease-in and ease-out motion. Also, link each side of the keyframe to match. EDITABLE KEYFRAMES No need to re-record the move if it's not exactly what you want. Edit one or all axes and keyframes into the perfect position. Featuring incremental, exact motor position plus tap and move keyframe adjustments. REPEATABILITY Repeat the exact same move over and over again at the same speed or variable speeds depending on the application. DELAY BY DATE/TIME Not going to be around when your move needs to start? No problem. Easily set a date/time or fixed amount of time to have your move begin. kOS takes care of the rest. FLASH MARK/BLOOP Sync up your moves easily via the built-in flash marks with adjustable delay. PRE & POST-PHOTOS (TIMELAPSE MODE) Easily add a series of head or tail photos to your timelapse move. GO TO POSITION Set minimum and maximum ranges on each axis (ie. slider 0" to 32") and go to any position by entering a value. LOAD & GO This feature allows for pre-loading a move so that you are able to start instantly whenever you are ready. CAMERA PRE and POST ROLL Trigger your camera to start recording any amount of time before the move begins and when to stop after the move ends. ANALOG CONTROL PANEL Manually control several axes live with the built in analog controller. EVENT MODE Event mode is mainly intended for live events or scenarios where exact position recalling on-the-fly is needed. For example, if you are filming a live concert, you can have different positions on stage saved. You can move easily from the drummer, to the guitarist, to the lead singer and so forth. This mode is also great for repeatedly hitting actor marks on set. GIGAPIXEL GigaPixel is traditionally used for 360 degree virtual tours, panoramic photographs or GigaPixel images which are extremely high resolution photographs that are compiled of many lower resolution photographs. GRAPH EXPANSION Expand the graph with one touch when precise key framing is needed. SCRUB THROUGH MOVE Need to edit a key frame or see when the camera will be in a certain position? Use the scrub feature to instantly move to a desired position. LOOPING Looping is made easy with kOS. Simply select one-time or continuous looping. CAMERA CONTROL Set CineShooter, Second Shooter Pro, Second Shooter Plus device to trigger or control your camera’s exposure time within kOS. AUTO TIMELAPSE CALCULATION Enter your desired clip length and frame rate, then kOS will calculate the run time needed. BUMP BUTTONS Move in very small increments to ensure a precise camera position. DROPBOX INTEGRATION Upload saved moves directly to your Dropbox account within kOS app. MOTOR CONFIGURATION Each axis is able to be customized with individual features such as run speed, dampening, smoothness of curves, bump button, and axis naming.