Improvements Across The Entire Portfolio Of Robotic Camera Control Systems Will Boost Operational Capabilities For Broadcasters.
At the 2024 IBC Show (Stand 12.G43), Telemetrics, the innovators in Camera Robotics, will show new software and hardware improvements that boost operational capabilities across its entire portfolio of robotic camera control systems. These significant improvements include the addition of new features for the RCCP-2A Robotic Camera Control Panel that help the Telemetrics OmniGlide® Robotic Roving Platform work smarter and the TG4/5 camera trolley and track systems move more smoothly, accurately, and safely.
“Through a series of software enhancements and tighter system integration, we’re continuing to improve the features and functionality across our entire range of products,” said Michael Cuomo, Vice President of Telemetrics. “This will allow studio engineers and designers to create new types of production workflows that suit their specific needs with the most efficient technology the industry has to offer.”
RCCP-2A Control Panel
At IBC 2024 the popular dual joystick control panel will be demonstrated live with new improvements and additional support for third-party cameras and devices. This now includes the Grass Valley line of native IP cameras as well as the Sony FX6 camera and CNA-2 camera control network adaptor. Across all of its highly reliable robotic camera control panels, Telemetrics now natively supports and controls all of the latest cameras from Blackmagic, Canon, Grass Valley, Hitachi, Ikegami, Panasonic and Sony.
New operational software features include:
- Studio View – This enables control panel operators to see a graphical 3D reproduction of the studio environment right on the panel itself, with real-time location of camera pedestals and track systems. New at IBC, the TG-4/-5 track system now supports Telemetrics’ exclusive collision detection/avoidance safety features.
- Power View – Which benefits users of the LP-S5 Pan/Tilt Head in tandem with the PS-RM2-48 power supply and the control panel with real-time control and power status of multiple devices.
- Robotic Status – Telemetrics has added real-world values in real -time to improve crew operations. This enhanced feature now displays more real-world data of how the robotics equipment is performing at any moment in time.
- Virtual Tracks – A new feature on the LP-S5 Pan/Tilt head that enables AR/VR of curved tracks in a more optimised way. This provides vast improvement in robustness and accuracy of virtual curved track systems (TG-4 and TG-5) for virtual sets.
reFrame® And reFrame Server
Visitors to the Telemetrics booth will see a series of new software improvements to reFrame Talent tracking software, which can be accessed from both the control panel and the reFrame Server. Among the new features are AI improvements to add more flexibility to subject framing (asymmetric return), incorporating additional movements utilising Telemetrics Televator®, TG-4/5 track and OmniGlide rover capabilities (X, Y, Z priority), and auto retrigger framing when talent is slightly out of frame for prolonged periods.
The Telemetrics reFrame Server extends the automatic camera tracking capabilities flexibility of its artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted reFrame Automatic Shot Correction software to more cameras in a production studio or event space–on site or remotely. This allows multiple cameras on the same network to have talent and object tracking capability.
RCCP-M2 Entry-Level Control Panel
Telemetrics RCCP-M2 offers a wide range of functionality and useful robotic camera control features in a smaller, lighter, and more portable form factor (about the size of a laptop). It features a highly intuitive and easy to use control interface with advanced auto-sensing technology that’s perfect for non-technical staff working on a wide variety of cost-conscious productions. With its intuitive feature layout, the new controller is ideal for the Corporate AV and house of worship markets.
Wireless Option For The Telemetrics OmniGlide Roving Pedestal
In yet another pioneering first, Telemetrics has developed a rechargeable battery system that powers an optional low-latency wireless video transmitter for its popular OmniGlide Robotic Roving Platform. This allows users to effortlessly move the robotic studio camera pedestal in any direction and avoid obstacles virtually anywhere in the studio—without the hassle and safety concerns of broadcast cables.
At IBC attendees will see new improvements, such as seamless and reliable video return from the camera, so users can employ a confidence monitor to preview their shots in real time. Other new capabilities allow customers to work with different resolutions of wireless video (HD/4K), depending upon the application. Lastly, the robustness of the wireless transmitter has also been improved, ensuring uninterrupted wireless data transfer at multiple rates.
The wireless system includes a hot swappable battery system that gives the OmniGlide a continuous run time of 8-10 hours, depending upon the load it is carrying. The batteries can be charged on the rover and new batteries swapped in (without recalibrating), giving users a full 24-hour operation if required. These batteries can be monitored in real time via the RCCP-2A control Panel.
OmnIGlide
Now considered the most versatile (and aesthetically pleasing) studio camera pedestal on the market, new features for the OmniGlide this year include “Path Planning”, which is performed by the control panel working in tandem with the rover, and Collision Avoidance, which keeps the rover operating safely while it “learns” the environment. Combined, these new capabilities allow users to navigate complex nonlinear paths in a studio or event space while avoiding collisions with set pieces and studio personnel. Special AI-assisted software enables the rover to instinctively learn the space it is operating in and find the safest and least obstructed path from Point A to Point B.
TG-5 Robotic Camera Trolley
Introduced at the IBC Show last year, the new TG-5 robotic camera trolley is now shipping and has already been installed at several broadcast and production facilities in the U.S. and around the world. Part of the Telemetrics TeleGlide® family of robotic camera dollies, the new TG-5 offers superior performance due to built-in safety sensors, an improved servo drive system, and a more streamlined trolley that can easily be recessed into a production studio or corporate presentation venue floor.
Stand 12.G43
