Stream Deck and PTZOptics Camera Control 

we used your template to setup our NDI cameras and is working wonderful, thanks a lot

Life saver! Thanks!!!!!! Waiting for the promised videos.

Always on point Steven! Great Video

Thank you ... really a goldmine!!

Thank you from Switzerland!

Thank you so much for this. I wish this was available for ONVIF also.

Wow great video. Getting ready to purchase sony 30x ptz

Wow what a great video. Thanks for the information. I just have one ❓ I already have a few pages on my stream deck. How do I add your configuration starting on page 3?

Great video. Very helpful. Have you added the video explaining how to get the best image from a PTZOptics camera. I would love to see a video about configuring the Stream Deck to control PTZOptics cameras while loading macros on an ATEM mini or mini pro. It’s a big ask, I know. But thanks for reading this.

Hi Stephen, thanks for the great video! I'm wondering if we can use your configuration with other button presets that aren't using companion?

This is so wonderful. Could you please make one for the Stream Deck Plus?🙏🙏🙏

Beautiful stuff.

great video!! will this work with minnray ptz cameras???

Hi, thanks for the video, it’s it possible to control NDI cameras with Elgato?

Getting ready to purchase a birddog ptz camera. Thanks

Great resource! Does anyone know if the template will work with Birddog PTZ cameras?

Thank you so much! I have one question - do you know - does anybody know, how to change the PTZSpeed when I recall a preset? When I use companion there is a possibility to adjust the value - but there is no effect... We are using PTZOptics 12 SDI

Good video, it's work on mac?

Have you considered doing a new video using Companion's new version using variables. This gives you the ability to put 2 (or more) cameras on one page of buttons. Select the camera (which sets the IP variables) then using the HTTP CGI commands (using the variable) to control the cameras.

Loved the video. Have you made the next video for stream deck and obs. I have not managed to find it. Also in using companion with stream deck, is it possible to set the a stream deck button to loop through a number of obs scenes using delay between scenes and then looping back to the the first action. My though was that on clicking another button the loop with stop.

Excellent work, Stephen! I installed your configuration and it's been working well in my office. Real test at an event on June 5. The only thing I changed was going back to the Stream Deck app, and under the Default Profile, I deleted the action of the center key that opened up the Elgato website every time it was pressed (notably pan left). This slowed ops down until the site was loaded then it would process the 10 times you pressed left. So you end up with a browser with 100 tabs open in no time. I couldn't find a way to delete that function within your configuration. I'm probably going to flip pages 1 & 2 so I get the stored presets first when paging down from the control page and don't accidentally overwrite a preset. Also, when installing Companion, Trend Micro flagged it as ransomware. It didn't appear to actually be that, but caused a bit of worry. Excellent tutorial! You made short work of getting up to speed with Stream Deck!

can we use for wedding using multicam setup?

If you have a Switcher and a PTZ, can i connect to them via a router or does it need to be connected directly to the computer?

Can I use Stream Deck's original software and Companion? Or I need to choose between them? I would like, maybe, to have a button with Companion in original Stream Deck's software to access it whenever I want. Im asking because I don't have a streamdeck yet and I can't test anything. I'm looking forward to buy one. Thanks

i know this is over a year old, but i have a huddlecam usb3.0 camera. have you tried any of this over USB?

Thanks for the video! Do you have the png's posted? I need to reconfigure some of the buttons because the config doesn't import correctly in the latest version of companion.

Hello. Does anyone know if we could command the same way kato vision ptz ndi cameras?

Hello thank you very much. You help most is us during the pandemic. I just wanted to ask you how can I use Straem deck to turn on and off PTZ optic camera? Here is the hexacode Power ON/OFF 81 01 04 00 02 FF 81 01 04 00 03 FF

how much set up like that and where to buy?

It's amazing what the Stream Deck is capable of doing. Do cameras connect directly into the Stream Deck? What if I wanted to connect 4 cameras?

thanks so much for video. i`m curious about the connection, ptz optics use ethernet cable for send ndi signal. you said that you control by vizca, that control goes for the same ndi cable? or is a second cable that connect to usb the computer and the other side on the rs232 ptz camera conector? thanks!

How can I turn off the PTZ optics camera from stream deck.?

Hello, I have a question and if the camera is only USB, does this work? Does it work with any brand of PTZ?

Can you use this setup along with regular Elgato functions like controlling Wirecast scenes, up/down arrows to use in PowerPoint, etc. or does this replace the entire Elgato drive on the streamdeck?

Hi, Nice and very learnsome video! Big thank you for that! I 've seen that there's also a "custom visca command" option on Bitfocus Companion PTZOptics instances. I tried to have OSD on by putting in 81 01 04 3F 02 5F FF. But it only gives me Javascript crash report. Have you been using it?

Hey there - is there a way to successfully upload the configuration to a Stream Deck XL? Thanks for this amazing tutorial!

Will your program work with a Stream Deck XL?

Are you going to update the software for the Honey Optics camera, if that is necessary? It would be nice if the buttons had custom labels. Can we also set up some of the buttons with the elgato software to open OBS and Start/Stop live stream?

Hello, a great video. I have a question. about Streamdeck and the Lumens Controller VS-KB30 Thanks to your great instructions, I was able to program my Streamdeck wonderfully. I still have problems with a key assignment with multiple functions. When you press the button, the stream deck and the desired one switch to the correct camera, and the breath from Blackmagic switches the camera to my preview monitor. Now it would be ideal if the button had the command that the Lumens Controller VS-KB30 would also switch to this camera so that I can operate the camera immediately. Unfortunately I couldn't find such a protocol. I could imagine that you address the IP of the control and the F1 key for camera 1 triggers F2 for camera 2 and F3 for camera 3This would make working with multiple cameras much easier. I would like to thank you in advance for an answer.

yeah i got the import to work....accidentally deleted it from my profiles on my stream deck software and now i cannot get it to re import on my stream deck...cannot get the profile to populate like it did before....any suggestions???

Thank you for the video and the presets! Did you set camera move speed inside of Companion? I want to slow down camera movement speed as it just zips around between recalled presets

Hello. Thanks for the video. Would the solution work for any kindnof PTZ camera while entering a valid IP? Or donwe hace to buy PTZ optics camera?

Sir! I am a editor who uses fcp on a mac! I want to start up live streaming multicam sport events...i want to use graphics overlays and instant replay.... I found vmix very integrated...( which is not on a mac)... If I want to live stream in 1080p and to handle complex on stream graphics would you recommend me to go for a MacBook pro 32gb i9 with 4gb graphics ( which is expensive) or a windows laptop ( a beast at a price of mac)?...thankyou!

tried to and my camera (fomako) and the program didn't have it can you please help me connect my ptz camera

hi Stephen, thanks for all your helpful video about streaming! btw i do have some questions we have a budget of $5000 to start of live streaming at our church. I'm thinking of the best route possible.. 1st for the camera im thinking of getting 2 ptz and 2 elgato stream deck.. and i was wondering if we still need a switcher like the Atem or can i just input that to a computer which the new ptz optics has a usb 3.0... And also if we are going to do a hardware encoder what is the best one for the price.. or would you recommend a software encoding like Vmix.. sorry this is quite long, thanks for your response =)

I'd like to try this. But is there an easy way to move the buttons to start on pages 3? I have other buttons I'd like to use on the first two pages.

If we purchase the XL stream deck and download your settings, will they automatically fill the extra buttons in the layout?

Is this available for datavideo PTZ cameras?

Hi Stephen!! This is so helpful. I attempted to import your config file with the camera fully enabled etc. I keep getting a "failed to load config file" and it won't work. Any suggestions? Windows 11 machine.

Ist it possible to add also a joystick for better control?

Hi..trying to get my ptz camera to work through stream deck using companion..I can’t find your download for the full configuration already done..its for my church

Is it possible to adjust the speed for pan and tilt?

Would this work on a Bolin PTZ ? what protocol?

Why did i just found out this is possible??! I've got a question though. In the new software from PTZOptics they've got an option called motion sync. Will this work when using these presets?

Does the companion software work with ptz cameras other than PTZ optics? Thanks...

I still don't understand how to connect them to obs

Great Job!Does it work if the PTZ is powered by the ethernet? Cheers

Is camera connected only with network or there is rs232?

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We downloaded the config this week but found some of the buttons were missing or in the wrong place. Any thoughts?

Sir, ive been working with my camera, roland v1hd switcher, laptop. But it wont work. Can you help me?

Hello, i have downloaded the companion file but getting an error loading it. Please help

What is the name of the PTZ camera you used in this video?

Has anyone tried using a second Stream Deck so each deck can control its own camera?

Hi,my PTZ camera has a Login / password. Companion status still show "connecting" but can't control the camera. I can't find where indicate a login / password. Not possible ??

I think I need a little help. I downloaded your files from the links above and everything went fine until I tried to import your configuration file into Companion. For reasons I don't understand, Companion seems to only import 10 out of 12 buttons. As a result, the first page (presets) looks like this: Camera 1/Preset 1, Camera 1/Preset 2, Camera 1/Preset 3, Camera 1/Preset 4 Camera 2/Preset 2, Camera 2/Preset 3, Camera 2/Preset 4, Camera 3/Preset 1 Camera 3/Preset 3, Camera 3/Preset 4 The following pages also follow this pattern (i.e., the icons for 2.5 and 2.10 are missing). Any thoughts?

I still don't understand how to connect them to obs, this one looks like a wall camera