Intro to ACPR

There’s nothing more frustrating than sitting on a video call as a remote participant

where all you can see is a big room and tiny faces

– or worse,

you’re left looking at an empty whiteboard while the action is back at the table.

In many cases, systems are only as good as those driving them,

but what if you don’t need a driver?

The Q-SYS Automatic Camera Preset Recall plugin  

automatically highlights the active talker in a meeting room.

No user intervention is required – thankfully.

This automation gives your remote users a seamless experience without requiring anyone

from in the room to be “in charge” of the camera view,

allowing them to fully participate

(or not … JERRY!).

Let’s take a look.

When a participant speaks,

the microphone detects their position and relays the necessary data to the Q-SYS Core

which in turn triggers any number of the cameras location presets.

If a second person begins to speak, the microphone identifies the location,

and the Core processor instructs the camera to move to the appropriate location,

but it doesn’t switch to the new camera until it’s completed the movement,

so your far-end participants never need to suffer through watching unnecessary camera movement.

If a single speaker cannot be identified like if  

the room is silent or if a far-end participant is an active talker,

the plugin can be configured to show a wide shot to incorporate all participants

within the room instead of remaining on a close-up of someone who is no longer speaking.

And if someone gets up from their seat and moves to the front of the room,

whether to give a presentation or to stretch their legs,

once they begin to speak,

the rear camera quickly moves in to capture them,

and then Q-SYS switches from the wide shot to the new camera view.

The best part is that this plugin is available today for free from Q-SYS Asset Manager

inside Q-SYS Designer Software.

Thanks for watching,

and we’ll see you next time.