Hi,
The organization I volunteer at does some audio and video recording. Up until now, we've been using a a basic webcam mounted on a full-size tripod. It works fine, but it's bulky, and manual panning is time-consuming (especially when I have other things to do at the same time, that is). So, someone at the organization suggested we purchase a PTZ camera, and suggested this Tenveo NV10U, which we ended up getting (note, the link is to the 20x zoom version, but we ended up buying the 10x version).
The Tenveo PTZ arrived, and we hooked it up. Photo Booth recognizes the camera, and it works fine, but, so far, the only way to control it (ie. pan, tilt, and zoom), is via the remote control that came with it. The remote control works, but not from where I'm sitting (which is around a corner from where the camera is located). What we're looking for is a way to control the camera from our MBP (2020, M1 model), but the camera did not come with any software (or a link to any software) allowing us to do so, and I haven't been able to find any.
So, I'm wondering what I can do to control the camera without having to use the remote control. Is there a software driver for the camera that I can use? Perhaps a generic one that will work with this camera? Or should we consider a camera "joystick" controller? Ideally, we'd like to control the camera directly from the laptop, but, like I said, Photo Booth doesn't seem to give us that option. Are there other software applications that can do that? The link to the camera that I posted says it's compatible with Zoom, but I don't know if Zoom a) allows you to record and save the file (which we then edit), and/or allow us to "feed" the audio to the recorded file (which, I note, is a multi-track audio file that we will also be mixing and mastering after the recording is completed).
Any ideas?
Thanks.
The organization I volunteer at does some audio and video recording. Up until now, we've been using a a basic webcam mounted on a full-size tripod. It works fine, but it's bulky, and manual panning is time-consuming (especially when I have other things to do at the same time, that is). So, someone at the organization suggested we purchase a PTZ camera, and suggested this Tenveo NV10U, which we ended up getting (note, the link is to the 20x zoom version, but we ended up buying the 10x version).
The Tenveo PTZ arrived, and we hooked it up. Photo Booth recognizes the camera, and it works fine, but, so far, the only way to control it (ie. pan, tilt, and zoom), is via the remote control that came with it. The remote control works, but not from where I'm sitting (which is around a corner from where the camera is located). What we're looking for is a way to control the camera from our MBP (2020, M1 model), but the camera did not come with any software (or a link to any software) allowing us to do so, and I haven't been able to find any.
So, I'm wondering what I can do to control the camera without having to use the remote control. Is there a software driver for the camera that I can use? Perhaps a generic one that will work with this camera? Or should we consider a camera "joystick" controller? Ideally, we'd like to control the camera directly from the laptop, but, like I said, Photo Booth doesn't seem to give us that option. Are there other software applications that can do that? The link to the camera that I posted says it's compatible with Zoom, but I don't know if Zoom a) allows you to record and save the file (which we then edit), and/or allow us to "feed" the audio to the recorded file (which, I note, is a multi-track audio file that we will also be mixing and mastering after the recording is completed).
Any ideas?
Thanks.