PTZ Controls v0.13.0

Batson Video said:

i have updated to 28 and we have some controlling back for our ptz camera. the arrows for up down left right will not work and lost the speed control. how can i fix this so all the controls work in obs? i can email picture of what the controls look like if needed

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dqm said:

I believe the speed control is gone by design: replaced by algorythm that gradually increases the speed the longer you hold the button down. The arrows may be working, only slowly. Hold the button down longer to see if the pan/tilt speed ramps up.

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dqm said:

I understand that you've previously contemplated starting with an empty preset list that can be maintained similar to the Scene and Source lists. This would allow fewer/more presets and flexible ordering. While I upvote that idea, I'd like to propose taking it to the next level.

What I had in mind was refactoring the preset list as an "action" list, supporting multiple action types, each action type configurable with the supporting values it needs. Calling a preset would, of course, be one action type, supported by a configurable preset number. A second action type, which sort of drives this proposal, would be calling a scene, supported by the scene name. Given the complexity with which scenes can be constructed, this would be an enormously powerful feature. For example, it would enable camera changes with transitions from the ptz control pad. (Confession: calling raw presets without transititons to mask gross camera movements is too risky for my workflow.)

One can imagine other action types with potential for lots of extensibility. Think about an action type that issues a generic camera command, configurable in the settings. Or many OBS commands, for that matter (though I urge caution about getting too distant from camera control). Down the road, one could even support a multi-step action type--one that issues a sequence of actions, similar to what Stream Deck and Companion support.

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dqm said:

Finally, think about the relationship between an item in a device's action list and the action that it invokes. In its simplest form (as with presets now), it's 1-1. In other words, each item invokes a single action and that action is associated with a single item. With the mult-action feature mentioned above, that relationship becomes 1-many: one item invokes multiple actions, but each action is still associated with only one item in the list. The most robust design is many-many. That means separating device settings from action settings in your underlying configuration structure. Then, the same action can be used for multiple devices. For example, an action for "call preset 1", could be assigned to any or all cameras. Or, invoked in other ways--like by assigning it to one of the buttons under direction arrows. FWIW, the relationship between Scenes and Sources follows that design principle.

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Dav0 said:

Have been streaming a church service using OBS 27 for over 12 months using two Tenveo Cams over RS232 links. Upgraded today to OBS 29 with PTZ Controls V0.13.0. Everything good except that the cameras keep moving for 2 or 3 seconds after actuation of the up/down and zoom controls ceases. This delay did not occur in the previous configuration, and it makes the system almost unusable. Can you please advise what I can do to solve this problem, please? Should I go back to OBS 27?

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