During a recording, you can change the point of view and zoom factor for any of your PTZ cameras. For this, the following icons are available underneath the preview panel of a PTZ camera:
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Toggle audio |
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Moves the camera view to the left |
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Moves the camera view to the right |
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Moves the camera view up |
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Moves the camera view down |
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Zoom-in |
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Zoom-out |
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Select a stored camera view |
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Save current camera view as a preset. IMPORTANT: Those presets are stored within the Scenario file. So remember to save the scenario after you've predefined your most common views. |
Note: If no controls are available, it is a fixed camera of which the view cannot be remotely adjusted.
Mouse Control
Besides using the buttons to move the position of the camera (up, down, left, right and zoom-in, zoom-out), it is possible to control the camera with your mouse:
▪Click at the spot that should be centered, to move the camera in the right position.
▪Drag a square around a specific part of the scene to constrain the camera view to that particular area.
▪Use the scroll-wheel on your mouse to zoom-in and zoom-out of the scene.
Make use of Presets
If you need to switch between specific camera positions regularly, you can save those positions in so-called presets.
Save Preset
To save a specific camera position for later use:
▪Position the camera in the desired position (angle, zoom factor, etc.).
▪Click on the 
Save preset icon next to the presets drop-down box, underneath the corresponding camera:
▪Enter the name that fits the current position in the upcoming dialog:
▪Confirm with Save.
▪The entered name is now available in the combo-box underneath the camera view:
▪Save the current Scenario to reuse those stored positions.
Note: Those presets are stored per scenario, so you best define them in a session that still carries the name of the scenario you want to add your presets to.
| TIP: | If your video lab is used for completely different setups, you can save multiple Scenarios with the exact same cameras, but holding different sets of presets. |
Select Preset
To re-position a camera to a previously saved position:
▪Select the desired preset from the list underneath the corresponding PTZ-camera.
The camera will now automatically return to the previously stored position.
Note: Presets are shown as separate, clickable buttons on the PTZ tab of the Mangold Remote Observer.
Move Cameras Simultaneously
When identical preset names are used to store a specific position for different cameras, it is possible to move all those cameras with a single command.
 | Remotely - In the Remote Observer, each Preset name appears as a button on the PTZ tab. Pressing one of these buttons activates this position for all cameras with such a preset-name at once. |
| Locally - On the VideoSyncPro Studio recording station, selecting a Preset name (from the list underneath a camera view) automatically moves all cameras with such a preset-name at once. |
Change Default PTZ Speed
There is a hidden option that allows you to alter the default speed used for the PAN/TILT/ZOOM movements of Axis PTZ cameras. This adjustment must be specified manually, within the scenario file used for recording. The change must inserted for each camera source within that scenario:
▪Close VideoSyncPro Studio.
▪Navigate to the folder C:\Users\Public\Documents\Mangold VideoSyncPro Studio Data\Scenario
▪Open the scenario you want to edit in your favorite text editor.
▪Scroll down the file until you identify your first source, starting around line 25.
▪Add the variables SpeedPanTilt and SpeedZoom and the required new values in %.
These % values are calculated from the maximum speed.
Incorrect values are automatically fitted into the interval [10%..100%]:
oSpeedPanTilt=50
oSpeedZoom=75
▪Save the changes and test the effect of your changes in VideoSyncPro Studio.