Lesson Description
Intro to ACPR
2m 11s
An introduction to Automatic Camera Preset Recall (ACPR)
Transcript
Intro to ACPR
2m 11s
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There’s nothing more frustrating than sitting on a video call as a remote participant
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where all you can see is a big room and tiny faces
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– or worse,
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you’re left looking at an empty whiteboard while the action is back at the table.
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In many cases, systems are only as good as those driving them,
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but what if you don’t need a driver?
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The Q-SYS Automatic Camera Preset Recall plugin
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automatically highlights the active talker in a meeting room.
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No user intervention is required – thankfully.
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This automation gives your remote users a seamless experience without requiring anyone
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from in the room to be “in charge” of the camera view,
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allowing them to fully participate
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(or not … JERRY!).
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Let’s take a look.
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When a participant speaks,
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the microphone detects their position and relays the necessary data to the Q-SYS Core
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which in turn triggers any number of the cameras location presets.
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If a second person begins to speak, the microphone identifies the location,
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and the Core processor instructs the camera to move to the appropriate location,
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but it doesn’t switch to the new camera until it’s completed the movement,
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so your far-end participants never need to suffer through watching unnecessary camera movement.
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If a single speaker cannot be identified like if
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the room is silent or if a far-end participant is an active talker,
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the plugin can be configured to show a wide shot to incorporate all participants
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within the room instead of remaining on a close-up of someone who is no longer speaking.
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And if someone gets up from their seat and moves to the front of the room,
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whether to give a presentation or to stretch their legs,
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once they begin to speak,
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the rear camera quickly moves in to capture them,
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and then Q-SYS switches from the wide shot to the new camera view.
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The best part is that this plugin is available today for free from Q-SYS Asset Manager
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inside Q-SYS Designer Software.
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Thanks for watching,
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and we’ll see you next time.