What's new in zactrack?

The web monitor has been updated and comes with a series of great enhancements as well as a fresh look. The visualiser now supports 3D stage view, displaying fixture positions, improved 2D view with grid lines as well as a scene gizmo for quick scene rotation. Additionally, hovering over the sidebar list now highlights the items in the graphical view for better reference.

For more infos go to zactrack Web Monitor.

PTZ camera control is now possible with zactrack. Pan/Tilt control is enabled through the VISCA protocol. Additionally, NDI video streams can be routed to the zactrack App, so you can perform a fixture alignment of the camera using a live video feed. Currently, zactrack supports the Sony BRC-H800, with additional models from different manufacturers being added in future software updates.

For more infos go to Fixture Types and Fixtures.

The web monitor's new Proxy feature allows you to manually control virtual trackers via mouse or touch input. A proxy is a virtual tracker indicated by an EUI, that can be assigned to any actor. You can operate more than one Proxy simultaneously using multiple web monitor instances.

For more infos go to zactrack Web Monitor.

Networking protocols such as Art-Net or sACN can now be configured independently in the zactrack App. You can enable/disable input and output, define network interfaces, ports and update rates.

For more infos go to System Settings.

The offline manual now also comes in the new version, same as the new portal accessible via manual.zactrack.com. If you have access to the online manual, our new chatbot is available 24/7 to answer your questions. Just click the speech bubble at the bottom right of the page to ask your question.

In this release, users can choose between high and low refresh rates across trackers.

Trackers are configurable in the new Tracker Settings dialog within the Actor's tab of the Show Editor.

For troubleshooting, reports can now be generated to show each tracker’s connection quality with individual anchors, including any fluctuations in the connection.

This tool is invaluable for optimizing anchor and tracker placement, allowing users to identify potential sources of connectivity issues in their setup.

The MVR-XCHANGE Import feature is now part of the My Virtual Rig (MVR) file import system, allowing zactrack to import MVR files exported from compatible third-party devices.

With this system, users can import the entire file or select specific elements for import, providing greater flexibility and control. 

zactrack now supports the Leica X3, X4, and X6 series, along with continued support for the Disto S910.

The new Leica Disto Status Menu provides real-time visibility of your current Disto device and any nearby available Distos. This update supports both Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity (S910 WiFi only)

Trackers can now be assigned priority levels, determining which ones occupy active slots when the demand for active slots exceeds availability.

Tracker priorities are independent of the Actor, allowing multiple trackers assigned to a single Actor to have different priority levels.

Define your used devices of PRO Anchors and Trackers directly within your Device Settings.

This setup allows for a larger pool of available devices without occupying active slots with unused ones.

We are very happy to announce that our colored Pucks are now available for zactrack PRO!

You can now calibrate your PRO anchors and semi-automatically center and align your fixtures using our well-known Wizards, just like with zactrack SMART!

Improved Import of GDTF files

Show the number of assigned fixtures in analyzer

Updated fixture library

Trace Modes are now offered in the Live View. This will help with diagnosing the tracers connection to anchors and how much variance there is in the measurements it is receiving from the anchors.

Example of Range-Position Difference Trace Mode

When Actors have multiple trackers assigned to them it only shows up as one point in the Live View, creating one Trace Line. However we now have the option for all trackers assigned to Actors to show up as individual points in the Live View.

This is turned on through the Live View Settings.

The patch can be imported by:

Pop Up Window of a csv Show Import

CSV File Format Description

Below you will find an example of the CSV file format.

CSV FORMAT TO IMPORT FIXTURE AND ACTOR PATCHINGS

ENTITY_TYPE;ID;NAME;FIXTURE_TYPE;GROUP;OUT_UNIVERSE;OUT_STARTCHANNEL;OUT_PROTOCOL;OUT_PRIORITY;IN_UNIVERSE;IN_PROTOCOL;CONTROL_UNIVERSE;CONTROL_STARTCHANNEL;CONTROL_PROTOCOL;POSITION_X;POSITION_Y;POSITION_Z;ROTATION_Z;ROTATION_ZX;ROTATION_ZXZ
FIXTURE;1;;AstraWash7PIX (Standard_25ch);Truss 1;2;1;SACN;110;2;;10;1;;;;;;;
FIXTURE;2;;AstraWash7PIX (Standard_25ch);Truss 1;2;26;SACN;110;2;;10;12;;;;;;;
FIXTURE;3;;AstraWash7PIX (Standard_25ch);Truss 2;3;1;SACN;110;3;;10;23;;;;;;;
FIXTURE;4;;AstraWash7PIX (Standard_25ch);Truss 2;3;26;SACN;110;3;;10;34;;;;;;;
ACTOR;1;Actor 01;;;;;;;;;11;1;;;;;;;
ACTOR;2;Actor 02;;test2;;;;;;;11;6;;;;;;;
ACTOR;3;Actor 03;;test3;;;;;;;11;11;;;;;;;
ACTOR;4;Actor 04;;;;;;;;;11;16;;;;;;;
ACTOR;5;Actor 05;;;;;;;;;11;21;;;;;;;
ACTOR;6;Actor 06;;;;;;;;;11;26;;;;;;;

Over 300 new fixtures types were added to this version.

The manufacturers whose Fixtures you will find in our library are:

Even if anchors and trackers are not yet patched into a show file, they can be assigned an ID in advance. This way, when they come online, they will already know their designated ID. This is done through the Device Settings menu.