As more and more PTZ cameras are being used in VMIX we need to make it easier to use them without operators making mistakes.

There are two issues that I have found to be problems. 1) The big one is selecting a different preset for a camera that is in the active program window. 2) The other is an operator can't easily find which correct preset to go to.

Solutions:
Solutions to the first problem was pointed out by "jeregan" in his post "Virtual PTZ movement check ...". Some form of this solution would be great, even if the "Program Check" box is selected then that input could not be selected if that camera was the active display. (the check box could be called "Don't move is camera in program window") It would also help if virtual inputs for the active program camera were dimmed so they are not likely to get selected.

Solutions for the second problem would be to have a check box on an input setup to say "Always start on a new row". The inputs would still be laid out by number, but if this input number has it's "Always start on new row" selected, that input would start a new row of inputs. This might leave some blank space at the end of the prior row, but that is ok. This would allow you to have all of the Camera 1 inputs/presets on a row and Camera 2 inputs/presets on a row, etc. This is currently how I do it, but it is very hard to keep them straight when adding/deleting/minimizing inputs. This would not effect people who would not use the feature.

Thanks
Danw

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