Central Control VS Bitfocus Companion

For remote hardware control, I am obviously seriously biased but Central Control has a shed load of controller support (X-Keys, MIDI, OSC, Stream Deck etc etc) and its over network so ideal for remote ops, and loads of cool features like a KVM for multiple vMix instances, Show Rundown and indeed now timeline based macros among a load of other things. Source: 11 months ago

Some great updates with Central Control, including Flex Macros - the ability to add functions to a timeline from switching cameras, to bringing up graphics. https://centralcontrol.io/. Source: 12 months ago

What’s your budget? If I’m understanding your use case, all 9 (rounding up) camera operators need to see you all the time, and do not need to see each other. You need to see all of them simultaneously. Why are you looking only at wireless solutions? Wired solutions are going to be far better. How about each camera op has a small camera facing them, going to a splitter. There’s an ATEM mini or similar at each... Source: about 1 year ago

Some software/network control programs for pro event production that can use a StreamDeck as a controller: - Bitfocus Companion - Universe Control - Central Control - Show Cockpit. Source: almost 2 years ago

At NAB Show I talked with Joe de Max about Central Control - software that can map keys for production use. He showed how to move around with a Blackmagic Design ATEM mini Extreme and an P I Engineering X-Keys surface - https://centralcontrol.io/. Source: almost 2 years ago

Or use Companion to control the Hyper Decks/ Ki Pros…. Source: 10 months ago

We use Companion on every show—can’t remember how I did one without it. As long as the gear you are using is supported, you can’t go wrong. Very easy to setup and use. Highly recommended. Source: 11 months ago

Can probably do this with Companion. Often used with stream deck but works with a phone too afaik. Source: about 1 year ago

Companion is a great way to approach complex macros like these. Basically you'd stack several actions to your one button, like this:. Source: about 1 year ago

I use a Stream Deck daily to control AV production gear using BitFocus Companion (https://bitfocus.io/companion). I am constantly surprised at the range of supported equipment. Complex operations that used to take three people can be done by a single person. For a basic example: Audio operator fades out background music and brings up video playback audio channels. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago