PTZ ComposerSet up in minutes, honestly.
The software measures your camera and says whether it can fly it. If it cannot, it says why.
Point the software at a camera and it measures the head — a few quiet minutes in an empty room — and then tells you plainly whether it can fly that camera.
A yes means the camerawork described on this site is camerawork your room can have. A no is a named reason: what was asked, what came back, and what would have to change. You have spent a few minutes and learned something true, rather than buying a promise and discovering the truth on a show night.
This is the second of the two compatibility answers we publish, and we always say which one applies to you. A tested camera is a model we have flown and filmed ourselves. A camera that speaks a protocol we drive is measured in your room, and the measurement is the answer — taken from the head in front of you, not from a table.
The same honesty applies afterwards. When a camera is replaced, it is measured again before it flies, rather than borrowing the numbers that belonged to the head it stood in for.
Setup starts before anything is bought. Tell us your cameras and your room on the setup check, and we come back with which of the two answers applies: a Tested model, or a supported protocol measured in your room.
What you need on the day is short: the computer running the software, a network path to each camera, and a camera that reports where it is pointing and publishes a preview stream. Nothing is wired into the video path. If one of those is missing, the setup check says which one before anybody travels to the room.
Questions
How long does setup take?
Measuring a camera takes a few quiet minutes in an empty room. Composing the shots for a production takes longer, and that part belongs to your team's judgement rather than to setup. Name your cameras on the setup check first, and many questions are answered before anybody is in the room.
What does a no look like?
A named reason: what was asked, what came back, and what would have to change. Often it points at something fixable, such as out-of-date firmware or a network path. Sometimes the head cannot carry the camerawork, and you learn that in minutes.
Who does the setup?
Your team, your integrator, or both. Setup asks for a network path to the camera, not a drawing change or a new rack, so a partner who installs rooms like yours can do it as part of the job. Either way, the answer for each camera is the same: yes, or a named reason.
What happens when we replace a camera?
The new camera is measured before it flies, rather than borrowing the numbers of the head it replaced. If it is a camera you already measured on another install, its profile can carry that measurement with it.
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Rehearse and prove
A move is checked against your actual camera before the show, and a refusal names its reason.
Camera profiles that travel
A camera measured on one install flies on the next without being measured again.
Safety
Soft limits, a stop command that holds, and a controlled stop when the software lets go.
Motion planned around your camera
A gentle departure, no visible speed steps, and a landing that settles where you asked.