wirecast controlboard Files

# ControlBoard-for-Wirecast-and-usb-pan-tilt-zoom-controller
This application transforms your keyboard into a video control surface for wirecast and your mouse into a PTZ joystick instead of using additional hardware like some of the control surfaces available.
For use with Wirecast (https://www.telestream.net/wirecast/overview.htm) and USB Pan Tilt Controller with Sony LANC (S-Link) interface (http://www.expelec.co.uk/pantilt/pantiltlanc.htm).
This application intends to simplify the task of switching between shots during live events and controlling cameras supporting the Sony LANC protocol.
It allows you to set hot keys for your wirecast shots and press the spacebar to send them live.
If you have any PanTilt controllers attached to you system you will also be able assign a camera to a live shot and pan tilt zoom that camera.
Hold down left Shift to enable mouse up/down/left/right joystick and scroll to zoom in/out on the HOT KEY enabled shot.
The controllers have been to tested and are working with 100ft Usb extenders over Cat5 in order to extend the 3-5ft USB limitations..
If you decide to go HD with HDMI cameras and need longer than standard cables you can find up to 100ft HDMI extenders (or HDMI active cables) as well.
Please make sure you do your research and understand how to use Wirecast, what hardware (capture cards, adapters, cables...) you may need, before attempting to buy any devices or software.

How to use:
1. Download and install Wirecast on your Win PC.
2. Download and install ControlBoard on your Windows PC.
3. Download and Install the appropriate drivers for your platform(x86/x64).
4. If you download the ".rar" archive Run the ControlBoard app from any location you see fit on your system, otherwise it should be located in C:\Program Files (x86)\CB on a win64-bit system.

Known Issues:
1. Anti-virus programs might wrongly flag and even quarantine ControlBoard as a virus because of the way it queries the win32api for keys press. It did happen to me on my new Win10 laptop with McAfee antivirus.
2. If you are trying to use the Exp. Electronics PanTilt application that comes with the controllers you will need to uninstall the drivers that come with ControlBoard.
The Expedition Electronics Controllers are regular HID devices therefore do not require drivers.
The ControlBoard drivers only implement a device filter so that the python library I am using can discover and communicate with the controllers.

I know some tutorials are due for this project, but don't have much spare time. 
I also want to apologize for the currently slow release pace. But coders do have lives these days. Thank you for your understanding.
Don't hesitate to contact me, open a Discussion  or leave a review.

Change Log:
2018-12-27 v1.3 Migrated from PyQt4 to PySide.
                Added visual aids for on/off camera status(not fully working).
                Improved HotKey save settings and keyboard mapping logic compared to the initial release:
                Click Save to save your new hot key and Actions->Remap Keys to update the changes to the keyboard.
2018-05-07 v1.2.1 Fix installer Desktop shortcut placement
2018-01-11 v1.2 Enabled directional GUI Move/Zoom buttons
2017-09-08 v1.1 Initial release