Multicam RCP - Companion Module

Control your broadcast cameras, manage tally signals, PTZ presets, and video routing through Multicam RCP.

Configuration

Connection Settings

• Target IP: The IP address of your Multicam RCP server (default: 127.0.0.1)
• Port: The port of your Multicam RCP server (default: 3000)
• Control as User: Select which user profile to control cameras as. The previewed camera of this user will be the default control target.
• Auto Reconnect: Automatically reconnect if the connection is lost
• Debug Messages: Enable detailed logging of WebSocket communication

Features

Camera Control

• Set camera properties (iris, gain, pedestal, etc.) to absolute values
• Adjust properties relative to current value
• Server-side increment/decrement with configurable step sizes
• Quick access buttons for common adjustments

PTZ Presets

• Recall stored PTZ presets (1-1000)
• Store new PTZ presets
• Clear PTZ presets

User-Based Control

• Select which camera a user is previewing
• Camera selection follows the configured user's preview
• Multiple users can preview different cameras simultaneously

Tally Feedback

• Program tally (red) indication
• Preview tally (green) indication
• Dynamic tally color feedback
• Support for all tally colors (red, green, blue, yellow, purple)

Video Routing

• Route video sources to destinations on supported routers/switchers
• Integrates with Blackmagic Videohub, ATEM, and other supported devices

Actions

Camera Control

• Set Camera Property: Set a property to an absolute value
• Adjust Camera Property (Relative): Add/subtract from current value
• Increase/Decrease Camera Property: Use server-side step logic

Quick Controls

• Iris +/-
• Gain +/-
• Pedestal +/-
• Zoom +/-
• Focus +/-
• Saturation +/-
• Contrast +/-
• Sharpness +/-

Toggles

• Toggle Auto Iris
• Toggle Auto Focus
• Toggle Color Bars

PTZ

• Recall PTZ Preset
• Store PTZ Preset
• Clear PTZ Preset

Users

• Select Camera for User Preview
• Clear User Preview

Routing

• Set Video Route

Feedbacks

Tally

• Camera Tally: Program (Red)
• Camera Tally: Preview (Green)
• Camera Tally: Any Active
• Camera Tally: Dynamic Color

Users

• User Previewing Camera
• Selected User Previewing Camera
• Any User Previewing Camera

Connection

• Connected to Server

Properties

• Property Equals Value
• Property Greater Than
• Auto Iris Enabled
• Auto Focus Enabled
• Color Bars Enabled

Variables

Global

• $(multicam-rcp:connected) - Connection status
• $(multicam-rcp:camera_count) - Number of cameras
• $(multicam-rcp:user_count) - Number of users
• $(multicam-rcp:selected_user_name) - Selected user name
• $(multicam-rcp:selected_user_preview_camera) - Camera the selected user is previewing

Per Camera (replace X with camera index 0, 1, 2...)

• $(multicam-rcp:camera_X_name) - Camera name
• $(multicam-rcp:camera_X_id) - Camera ID
• $(multicam-rcp:camera_X_uuid) - Camera UUID
• $(multicam-rcp:camera_X_tally) - Tally state
• $(multicam-rcp:camera_X_tally_color) - Tally color
• $(multicam-rcp:camera_X_{property}) - Any camera property value

Per User (replace X with user index 0, 1, 2...)

• $(multicam-rcp:user_X_name) - User name
• $(multicam-rcp:user_X_preview_camera) - Camera the user is previewing

Presets

The module provides auto-generated presets for quick setup:

Camera Selectors

• Buttons for each camera with tally feedback
• Click to set as the selected user's preview camera

Camera Tally Indicators

• Display buttons showing camera name and tally state

PTZ Presets

• Buttons for presets 1-10 per camera
• Buttons for presets 1-10 following selected camera

Quick Controls

• Increase/decrease buttons for common properties

Toggles

• Auto Iris, Auto Focus, Color Bars toggle buttons

Status

• Connection status indicator
• Camera count display
• Selected user preview display

Support

For issues and feature requests, please visit: https://github.com/bitfocus/companion-module-multicam-systems-rcp/issues