TR-XT Control System

The very latest fully updated TR-XT is an extremely powerful, fully-featured remote camera control system. Despite its power and sophistication it is incredibly simple to operate – something vitally important in any broadcast or live-TV environment. A virtually unlimited number of shots may be stored for each camera since they are held on the hard drive of the T-Computer – the heart of the TR-XT camera control system. Shots are stored with a thumbnail image captured in SDI, NDI and (coming soon) SMPTE-2110  directly from the controlled camera.  Shots may be displayed in random mode, where camera shots are stored in any grid position or organised in columns by camera number.  For systems with SmartPed fully robotic pedestals or SmartRail rail cameras, the powerful StudioView mode shows the position and status of all cameras in the studio, as well as location of the next shot and any exclusion areas defined for the floor space.

The TR-XT connects to all Shotoku robotic camera systems with a simple Ethernet network connection, and to compatible third party devices either by serial, or via our DigiPort protocol convertors. The new touch screen uses a glass-front screen, rather than a traditional plastic overlay, improving the image quality, and the larger screen size maximizes the clarity and ease of use for the operator. The system comprises of the T-Panel (19”x3U), a high resolution HDMI touch screen and the T-Computer processor unit (19”x2U).

As on all Shotoku control panels a precision three axis joystick enables smooth control of pan, tilt and zoom axis at all times. Pan and tilt response speeds are automatically compensated according to the zoom angle such that even on very narrow angle shots head movement is smooth and under close control.

With the new AutoFrame face tracking option TR-XT can automatically maintain any desired framing of a presenter or guest live on air.

Paired with our automation interface (software option) users can easily control our systems (Shot recall and joystick adjust) from a third-party Automation System.