What's new in zactrack?

The Web Monitor has received a major upgrade - now offering live control of zactrack parameters for Actors, Fixtures and the Show. Its responsive user interface is optimized for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and PCs, providing fast, intuitive access to all control channels. Live Controls remain perfectly in sync across multiple Web Monitor instances and the zactrack App, with the option to restrict access to specific user groups for added flexibility and security.

For more infos go to Live Control.

The zactrack server functions as a powerful signal processor, making it crucial to maintain clear visibility of the control flow. To support this, both the app and the Web Monitor now include a comprehensive I/O monitoring tool. This feature provides detailed, real-time insights into incoming and outgoing sACN, Art-Net, OSC, PSN, and tracking data—enabling in-depth analysis and efficient troubleshooting of connection issues. Additionally, monitoring of all individual DMX channel values of a universe is possible for sACN and Art-Net data.

For more infos go to I/O Monitoring.

Navigation in the Web Monitor has been significantly enhanced for greater efficiency and ease of use. The redesigned sidebar now offers direct access to the offline manual and the tablet app downloads, making helpful resources just a click away. Breadcrumbs are now displayed at the top of the main view, providing clearer orientation and faster navigation. To optimize screen space, users can switch to fullscreen mode with a single click. Additionally, the sidebar can be minimized to expand the main view, giving you more room to focus on what matters.

For more infos go to Web Monitor.

Introducing a new, streamlined System Maintenance feature directly integrated into the Web Monitor. This enhancement provides fast access to essential system info, software updates, remote maintenance, power options, and factory reset - all in one place. As with other features, access to these settings is managed through User Management for added security. While the classic System Maintenance panel is still available, please note that it will be phased out in future releases.

For more infos go to Maintenance.

PTZ camera control received a big update and now supports NDI-based cameras with absolute and relative motion control. Out-of-the-box integration for Canon CR-N300, Panasonic AW-UE100/150 and Sony BRC-X400 is directly accessible. Additionally, zactrack now allows patching of other NDI/VISCA-compatible camera models with enhanced parameter controls to get your equipment on the show.

For more infos go to Fixture Types and Fixtures.Fixture TypesFixtures

Teamwork takes center stage. The new release introduces a powerful User Management feature, designed to streamline collaboration and control within the Web Monitor. The intuitive dashboard enables administrators to easily manage user accounts, assign roles, and customize access rights with just a few clicks. Users can securely log in with their individual accounts, ensuring personalized access and enhanced data protection. The feature supports multi-user environments, enabling teams to view and monitor the same show concurrently without interruptions or access conflicts.

For more infos go to User Management.

Recording & Playback has been completely revamped, providing users with an improved and streamlined interface to record and playback movement data. Recordings can be grouped together and played back simultaneously with custom Tracker ID mappings to adapt to the current show. File management has been improved as well, giving users more ways to manage their recordings. Recording & Playback is now synced and accessible via both zactrack App and the Web Monitor.

For more infos go to Live Tab.Live Tab

This release introduces the "XYZ Output" fixture type, enabling precise transmission of X, Y, and Z positional data via DMX. This new fixture type replaces the previous "XYZ Mover" and offers enhanced flexibility, including customizable channel resolution, ordering, and coordinate system mapping.

For more infos go to Fixture Types.Fixture Types

Be in full control of your show at any time and handle unexpected events with ease. The new Actor Fallback feature allows you to specify additional position inputs with individual priorities to which an Actor's position can switch in case the primary position input is not present. Quickly swap Trackers without the need for a show update, switch to a Proxy, define a fixed position or calibration point or just have the assigned Fixtures point to the last position. This feature introduces a new EXTENDED Actor Control Mode with 10 channels, allowing full control via console and OSC for maximum flexibility. Always have a Plan B. And C. And D.

For more infos go to Actors.

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 Web Monitor.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.Fixture TypesFixtures

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 Web Monitor.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.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.