2025From SteadiHub members
ARRI Trinity Pan Module: hardware assessment, software challenges, and grip department workflow integration.
What the thread found
- The Pan Module hardware exhibits solid engineering and integrates simply with Steadicam®, Trinity, and remote head workflows when crew is well-organized.
- Software remains imperfect, with gimbal lock occurring on programmed moves and when two axes cross each other; the software team is actively developing solutions.
- Matrix mode release on the ARRI head is expected to improve the remote head's flexibility and programmable capabilities significantly.
- Successful deployment requires marketing the Pan Module's benefits to DoPs and producers, and managing grip department concerns about equipment rental economics.
- Supporting a Pan Module operation demands additional grip infrastructure: extra Magliners, adapters, connectors, and power supplies beyond the module itself.
Depends on
- Assessment based on early-stage software; improvements expected in future releases.
- Workflow ease depends on crew organization and AC training.
- Adoption rate influenced by market perception and grip department equipment inventory.