Product overview
PTZ Shot Director is a Windows desktop application for controlling and automating PTZ cameras in real production environments. It helps operators create repeatable shots, trigger saved positions quickly, coordinate multi-camera sequences, and expose those actions through a local API for external integrations.
Control supported PTZ cameras from the desktop UI, joystick hardware, keyboard workflows, and local API endpoints without forcing every move to be driven manually in real time. Cameras must expose compatible PTZ control, such as VISCA support, for the app to communicate with them correctly.
Capture camera positions as points, combine them into named shots, and recall them consistently for sermon framing, worship coverage, speakers, or event transitions.
Control how the camera moves, not just where it ends, with tuned movement behavior and direct full-speed triggering when needed.
App walkthrough
Handle discovery, transport settings, thumbnails, calibration, and live control actions for every PTZ camera in the system.
Capture points, assemble reusable shot paths, tune behavior, and trigger repeatable movements without rebuilding them each week.
Coordinate multiple cameras and timed switches with a step editor built for live production flow. Automatic transition switching is currently designed for vMix-based workflows.
Create operator-facing trigger surfaces with large buttons for sequences, shots, transitions, and emergency stop actions.
Joystick workflow
PTZ Shot Director does more than accept joystick input. It includes mapping, per-camera speed tuning, simulation tools, and dashboard monitoring so operators can tune hardware behavior without leaving the app.
Start direct control, monitor axis mapping, and move quickly between operating modes.
Map axes and buttons once, including inversion and turbo assignments.
Set independent pan, tilt, zoom, diagonal, turbo, and deadzone values for each camera.
Test movement behavior in software before handing control to physical hardware.
Watch device status, input response, and active jobs in real time.
Keep a compact always-visible dashboard on-screen during rehearsal or production.
The local API makes PTZ Shot Director useful with trigger systems, custom tools, vMix workflows, and external control surfaces that need a dependable PTZ automation engine on the desktop. Sequence auto transitions currently depend on vMix.