Configure your systems together, create the shot and conduct your show with COMMANDER.
Combine MI and third-party technology into complete camera rigs, defining which devices work together and how.
An AGITO, Column, remote head and FIZ control, for example, can be configured as one rig, with multiple rigs managed within the same system.
Create, record and save complete camera moves across the connected rig.
Synchronise travel, elevation, head movement and lens control as one shot, then edit, recall and repeat it when needed.
Operate systems live, recall saved positions and moves or run automated sequences – with manual control whenever you need it.
Control directly through COMMANDER or use familiar physical controllers including Stream Deck and SKAARHOJ.
Perform a move live or build it in COMMANDER, then save and replay it consistently – between takes, during a broadcast or at the same point every night on a tour.
Build and synchronise more complex moves across multiple axes and devices using a visual timeline, controlling how each part of the move works together.
Bring live camera feeds into COMMANDER alongside controls and information from connected devices, giving operators a clearer view of the complete system from one place.
Connect robotic movement with timecode, GPIO and external triggers, allowing moves and sequences to respond to cues elsewhere in a production.
Use COMMANDER directly from a PC or connect familiar control surfaces for quick access to shots, movements and commands.
Create custom controls for shots, movements and commonly used functions.
Add tactile control for robotic movement, lens control and presets.
Camera robotics is the starting point.
COMMANDER can connect movement with wider production workflows through timecode, GPIO and external triggers. Integrations with CuePilot and Blackmagic ATEM are beginning to connect robotics with show automation and vision switching.
Next, we’re looking at camera tracking, rundown, graphics, switching, lighting, cameras, lenses and show automation – bringing more of the production into the same connected workflow.
Productions aren’t built around one manufacturer. Crews choose the right platform, lifter, head, camera or lens for the job.
COMMANDER is built on the same principle: giving crews a common way to control different movement technologies together, rather than locking them into another closed ecosystem.
From live sports and broadcast studios to concert tours, virtual production, houses of worship and cinematic productions, the equipment and scale might change. The principle doesn’t.
COMMANDER already supports a growing range of MI and third-party technologies, with more integrations on the way.
COMMANDER communicates with supported technology through the control methods made available by each manufacturer, including APIs, SDKs and network protocols.
If you make a robotic system or production tool that could connect into COMMANDERl – talk to us.
We’re building COMMANDER to work with more than our own technology, and we’re looking for more systems to connect.