# Camera Select

An example of a setup table would be a camera selector and can be seen below. These can be different depending on the selected configuration. From here the order on the camera selector row of the panel will be set as well as the desired name on the displays.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

![Screenshot 2025-06-25 at 12.15.03.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-06-25-at-12-15-03.png)

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="bkmrk-column-description-d" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; width: 100%; height: 790.182px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 35.3875px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 35.3875px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">**Column**</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 35.3875px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">**Description**</span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.3875px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 35.3875px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Order</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 35.3875px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Allows for quick rearranging of camera order. Right clicking on drag will allow for deleting the row.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.3875px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 35.3875px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Mute</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 35.3875px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Allows for removing access to a specific camera or to leave a blank spot on the panel</span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.3875px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 35.3875px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Bound Device</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 35.3875px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Allows for the selecting of a specific connected camera</span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7938px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 57.7938px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Device ID</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 57.7938px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Ties the camera selector to the specific device. This is found in the Devices section. Each device will have a unique device number per device core. This box should auto-populate when a camera is selected in binding</span>

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 9.0584%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Combo Device ID</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">The Device ID associated with the combo device (usually a pan/tilt head) when creating a combo device to present as a single device on the panel.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7938px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Camera Name</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Customizable name to appear on the displays. Character limit is determined by size of display and can vary.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7938px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Camera Config</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Selects the protocol based configuration associated with camera. Needed protocol can be seen in the Devices section, each device is grouped into their native protocols. **Double check the correct configuration is selected. Improper selection will effect camera control.**</span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7938px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Iris Channel Config</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Selects the needed protocol for Iris/Master Black control. For cameras without a variable lens this will follow the same protocol as the device. For cameras with a variable lens, select the protocol for the attached lens.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>**Not available on all configuration classes.**</span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7938px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Tally Forward Config</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Selects the needed protocol for Tally to the cameras. .<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>**Not available on all configuration classes.**</span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7938px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Tally Index</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Sets the Tally Index number to connect with associated tally source device. See Blue Pill/Reactor Manual for more information. **This column does not need to be filled out for standard operation.**</span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7938px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Route Index</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 57.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Sets the Route Index number to connect with associated routing device. See Blue Pill/Reactor Manual for more information. **This column does not need to be filled out for standard operation. Additionally, if needing to route to multiple destinations, additional cells need to be added. See instructions below.** </span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 53.7938px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 53.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">FrameLink Window</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 53.7938px;" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Sets the FrameLink Window value associated with the FrameLink device core for use with FrameLink compatible devices. See Blue Pill/Reactor Manual for more information. **This column does not need to be filled out for standard operation.**</span>

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 9.0584%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Ext. Cam Number</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Sets an External Camera Select number that is used in a virtual trigger to allow for syncing the camera select between multiple panels. </span>

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.3875px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 35.3875px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Color</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 35.3875px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Allows for the selecting of a custom color for the camera select buttons. **This would be overridden as needed if Tally Forwarding from a switcher is set up.** </span>

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 9.0584%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Presets</span>

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: xx-small;">Customize name and color for presets associated with specific camera configurations. </span>

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 9.0584%;">![Screenshot 2025-06-25 at 14.13.03.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-06-25-at-14-13-03.png)

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%;">Delete the row.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 41.5687px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 41.5687px;">![Screenshot 2025-06-25 at 11.13.05.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-06-25-at-11-13-05.png)

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 41.5687px;">Duplicates the details of the column.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 39.8px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 39.8px;">![Screenshot 2025-06-25 at 11.13.16.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-06-25-at-11-13-16.png)

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 39.8px;"> Increments the number in the column by +1.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 38.1375px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 38.1375px;">![Screenshot 2025-06-25 at 11.16.30.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-06-25-at-11-16-30.png)

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 38.1375px;">Adds a new line to create additional camera selects.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.3875px;"><td style="width: 9.0584%; height: 35.3875px;">![Screenshot 2025-06-25 at 11.16.40.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-06-25-at-11-16-40.png)

</td><td style="width: 90.9416%; height: 35.3875px;">Opens a table to create multiple new camera selects. **See Batch Create section below.**

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<details id="bkmrk-adding-a-new-cell-to"><summary>Adding a New Cell to a Column</summary>

Some of the settings table columns allow for multiple multiple cells to be added per row. To add or delete a cell, right click on it to select Add cell or Delete cell.

![Screenshot 2025-10-23 at 9.36.34 AM.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-10-23-at-9-36-34-am.png)

</details><details id="bkmrk-batch-create-amount-"><summary>Batch Create</summary>

![Screenshot 2025-06-25 at 12.23.42.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-06-25-at-12-23-42.png)

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-amount-of-rows-to-cr"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Amount of Rows to Create</td><td>The number of additional rows to be created.</td></tr><tr><td>Column Name</td><td>Which settings table row's info being referenced.</td></tr><tr><td>Populate Behavior</td><td>Select if the settings table row is to be empty, copied, or incremented by 1. [![Screenshot 2025-06-25 at 11.24.21.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-06-25-at-11-24-21.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/screenshot-2025-06-25-at-11-24-21.png)

</td></tr><tr><td>Focus Row Value</td><td>Current value of the settings table row to be left empty, copied, or incremented in the new rows. </td></tr></tbody></table>

</details><details id="bkmrk-combo-device-set-up-"><summary>Combo Device Set Up</summary>

For camera control we have made a large number of default configuration to control combo devices. These are most frequently a camera plus a pan/tilt head or pedestal.

Combo devices using our default configurations are set up from the camera select.

1. Enable Show Advanced <p class="callout info">This can be done after adding the camera or start with a blank line in the camera selector. Holding Shift while pressing New will allow for you to add a blank line in the table without first selecting a device. </p>
2. In the Camera Config drop down, select the desired combo device configuration.   
    [![Screenshot 2025-09-29 at 10.59.19 AM.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-09-29-at-10-59-19-am.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/screenshot-2025-09-29-at-10-59-19-am.png)
3. To tie the configuration to the specific devices, enter the Device ID numbers associated with them in the Device ID and Combo Device ID column. The Device ID will be for the camera and the Combo Device ID will be for the other non camera device. You can find the specific Device ID number for each device in device details.   
    [![Screenshot 2025-09-29 at 11.21.18 AM.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11-21-18-am.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11-21-18-am.png)
4. Make sure the Iris Channel config is set to match the camera that is being control.  
    [![Screenshot 2025-09-29 at 11.29.33 AM.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11-29-33-am.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11-29-33-am.png)
5. Set the Camera Name to whatever fits the operator's workflow.   
    [![Screenshot 2025-09-29 at 11.31.12 AM.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11-31-12-am.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11-31-12-am.png)
6. Other fields are to be filled out based on need according the table at the top of the page.
7. The combo device should not be set up and ready to test.

</details><details id="bkmrk-framelink-window-the"><summary>FrameLink Window</summary>

[![frameshot.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/scaled-1680-/frameshot.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/frameshot.png)The Skaarhoj Frame Link package combined with an HDMI Video Capture card allows for thumbnail presets images on compatible SKAARHOJ panels like the Frame Shot from any HDMI source.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

[![framelink core.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/scaled-1680-/framelink-core.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/framelink-core.png)

At time of writing we have only tested the HDMI Video Capture stick below so would not be able to say how other models perform.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

[![image-1648126691730.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/scaled-1680-/image-1648126691730.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/image-1648126691730.png)

Please note, some PTZ camera models natively support thumbnail presets like the Canon CR-N500. The FrameLink package, Framelink Window, and the HDMI Video Capture stick are not needed for those models of cameras. This is only for cameras or other devices that do not natively support this feature.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

The breakdown of the 21 FrameLink Window options is seen below. The incoming HDMI feed can be broken up into either full picture, a 2x2 grid, or a 4x4 grid. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

[![image-1648126671307.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/scaled-1680-/image-1648126671307.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/image-1648126671307.png)

Entering the corresponding squares number into the FrameLink Window section of the Camera Selector’s settings table will use that portion of the image as the thumbnail for the preset. In general the grids are for use with a multiviewer.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

[![image-1648126651286.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/scaled-1680-/image-1648126651286.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/image-1648126651286.png)

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