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Controller components ​

The PTZ controller is the interface between MiruSuite and a physical PTZ camera. It sends control commands for panning, tilting, zooming, etc., and keeps track of the camera's current PTZ position.

After enabling the controller, you can manually control the camera by using the virtual joystick. This will temporarily override any director movements. Click Save as home to save the current position as the return position for the camera. Click Return to home to move the camera back to the saved home position.

Below is a list of supported controllers and their respective configuration. For a full list of supported devices, see the supported devices page.

Panasonic Controller ​

  • Hostname/IP: The IP address of the camera.

Canon Controller ​

  • Hostname/IP: The IP address of the camera.

Sony VISCA Controller ​

  • Hostname/IP: The IP address of the camera.
  • Lens settings: The minimum and maximum focal length of the attached lens in millimeters.

BirdDog Controller ​

  • Hostname/IP: The IP address of the camera.
  • Model: Select the model (or the most similar model) of your camera for proper calibration.
  • Pan Speed: Manually correct the pan speed multiplier of your camera.
  • Tilt Speed: Manually correct the tilt speed multiplier of your camera.
  • Zoom Speed: Manually correct the zoom speed multiplier of your camera.

Marshall Controller ​

  • Hostname/IP: The IP address of the camera.

Telycam Controller ​

  • Hostname/IP: The IP address of the camera.
  • Model: Select the model of your camera. Because of technical limitations in the Telycam API, we are unable to determine the model of the camera automatically.

INFO

Recommended: Update the Telycam firmware to V749 or higher for smoother movement. See the Telycam firmware updates page.

OBSBOT (VISCA) Controller ​

  • Hostname/IP: The IP address of the camera.
  • Mount Position: Choose whether the camera is standing right side up (standing) or upside-down (ceiling mount).
  • State Update Interval: How often the state of the camera is queried. Smaller interval values increase tracking and syncing accuracy; larger values release load from the camera.
  • Return to Home Speed: How quickly the camera moves to its home position when invoked manually, by a head tracking director panic or the lecture director.

OBSBOT Focus Control ​

Connected OBSBOT cameras support direct focus control from their controller settings.

  1. Open the controller settings for a connected OBSBOT camera and select Set Focus.
  2. Choose a focus mode, tracking mode, and target point in the live preview.

Available focus modes include Manual, Static auto, and Continuous auto. Focus values older than two seconds are shown as stale. Other manufacturers will be supported in the future.