Just got the controller and single camera combo for our church. Did some basic setup at home with it and only trouble I had was trying to add the camera through the web interface, doing a search from the controller worked really well. setting presets was easy and worked without any issues. I will probably need a cheat sheet to remember preset locations.
Thanks, it's now ;May 1, 2023--My church (Calvary Episcopal in Batavia, IL) just purchased the Fomako bundle with the 2 PTZ cameras and the Controller--and added a third PTZ Camera. We've been Zooming our services since 2019 and have recordings on TH-cam. We've been working with several webcam cameras and are delighted to have the PTZ camera capability (30X Zoom). We started using OBS about three months ago and need to find out how to work with the cameras, the controller, the .pdf file of the bulletin--all via OBS. We're still Zooming rather than streaming. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, when people could not come to church, Zoom conversations were an essential part of our ministry. Now we have coffee hours after every service (as usual) and we don't do as much chatting on Zoom. Still, the possibility of connection keeps us working with Zoom. Thanks for your video. It's very helpful. I'm still working to get things well set-up in the church. Good timing. Joel Montgomery, CalvaryEpiscopalBatavia.church.
I was unable to find anything in the manuals that referenced the default port number that I needed when adding the camera, so thank you for giving me that - default of 2000. Everything worked once I added that.
Hi Ajay, at 6:42, you go on the internet to set up ip addresses. I am new to this. I do on the fly multicam gigs and usually don't have internet connection on location as I jusdt record or feed screens. Is it possible to skip this step by having permanent addresses for cams and controller so it becomes a plug and play type of setup? Gilles
AJ my church got this system back in Dec. and we love it. But it has some small movement during service and the only way to stop the movement is to lock the joystick. Have you noticed that????
Hi AJay. Happy New Year (2023) and Thank you for your great content. You have helped me to set up our church's live streaming studio. My controller is on dynamic IP address and every time you turn it on it is on different IP address. Now the IP address is different from the cameras' IP addresses ( the 3rd set numbers) and I have lost control of my cameras. How can I assign a static IP address to my controller.
I have the exact same issue. I can cycle the POE power on the switch and it will reconnect, but stays that way for maybe a day. I'm going to try and connect the power cable that came with it, maybe it's falling asleep or something. I'll have to update you.
Wow Ajay... awesome. It's like you were going through my search history. I was just searching for cheap IP controllers. You've done a number of these cheaper alternative PTZ cameras... Fomako, SMTAV, AVKANS, etc. How do they compare to each other? Anyone that you would recommend more?
@@AJaytheCEO I too am looking at adding 3 PTZ cameras. 1) Why do you prefer the Fomako? Is it ease of setup, after sale support, video quality, or something else? 2) If I set the cameras up at home, will it be more difficult to set up at the church? That is, changing the IP addresses a second time.
@@Paul-pd1kq I like those cameras for price and availability. I haven't had to contact support with these so I can't speak on that. As for switching the IP addresses, no it is not difficult at all to switch from your home setup. I do that all the time without issue
Not interested in this camera as yet, but I just came here to give you a view and and like bro. Good job. Btw, can you remove that mic stand/holder out if my shot please?😀
Q: have you used the FoMaKo PTZ/Controller along with a StreamDeck? Do you know if the FoMaKo works at all with the PTZOptic app? Have you tried the PTZOPTIC App at all ? I guess I should mention I have One PTZOptic camera and looking to add this set up you have, but currently I’m using StreamDeck to do recall positions on PTZOptic app. That is why I’m asking do you know you can do recall positions with FoMaKo on a StreamDeck.
I was able to control it with the StreamDeck using the Companion app. Positions can be recorded on the fly and recalled using the Visca protocol always from the StreamDeck.
“Hard setting” the IP address means turning of DHCP and setting a static IP, right? Is there more involved than just that? We have two Fomako 20x cameras.. We have an Hsility joystick, but very interested in this one. Anyway does hard setting just mean setting static IP on each device, or is there more involved? Thanks!
Thank you for all you do. I bought the camera and the controller but whenever am controlling the camera with the controller the camera often restart itself. what could be the cause please. I need your help ASAP before I return the cameras
Hi…is there a way to factory reset with admin login? After initially living in the admin page, I followed the instructions, set the Static IP , exited the DCHP protocol , tried to log back in after reboot , and kept getting timed out. Thanks!
@@AJaytheCEO and can you get camera man like smooth ramp in/out feel in use? I've only seen one video with a controller plugged in via serial, that had that type of control. So you would be happy to move the camera that is being used in broadcast...
Nielsen Ward here, all the way from a church in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. I've been following your work on TH-cam. Thank you so much. Question, can I now buy the AVKANS w the IO autotracking and use it w the Fomako controller? Will they work using the same ONVIF protocol? I'm using a POE switch btw.
Can you remote into these cameras and the controller from home? Say for instance you're sick, and you shouldn't go to church but you still do the stream and sound, and your backup person that helps you out, isn't there either. Can you remote from home and do the stream if requested to? Does what I'm asking make any sense? lol.
Just got the Controller and Camera together. I was just making sure that all I need to connect the two together is an ethernet cable from the camera to the controller. Please let me know because I am having difficulty getting everything set up here
Hi AJ, I just watched your video on the FOMAKO IP controller, but I’m curious how connect the system for live-streaming? I use Restream to live stream, but I didn’t see an HDMI output to send the videos to the computer. How can I use the Famako with 3 cameras for live streaming?
This does not handle the live stream. This is only for controlling the ptzs. the ptz output goes into a capture device which wil then go into a streaming pc or streaming device like the atem mini pro or higher.
Hello AJ, I’m at a church in Alaska where we’re have purchased the FaMaKo package. My question is, what video cable do you recommend for these cameras? One of my camera location is over 250’ away from my system (POE switch, router and computer setup. You assistance would be greatly appreciated.
@@AJaytheCEO So AJ, I have some people telling me g me that I don’t need to run a video cable, that the Cat 5/6 will suffice connect to a PoE +Switch. After reviewing your video, you mentioned running a Cat5/6 and video cable. If the SDI is necessary, where it to and how? Thank for your response and assistance.
You would need to turn on the main stream publishing option under the camera's website which will allow video to come over your network to xsplit using the url "rtmp://IP_ADDRESS/live/av0"
Did you change DHCP on camera or joystick? If on camera you can see the ip address it is set to when you start up the camera in the upper left hand corner. Change ip address to similar ip address but increase last group by 1 and then try to go to the camera on the website.
@@AJaytheCEO I changed it on the website. I was following you while you were adding the controller, but after i rebooted I couldn't go the site anymore. Not sure where you're talking about seeing the ip address.
This controller doesn't support pelco. A firmware update is needed for visca over IP but this controller doesn't support direct connect visca control via rs232
@@AJaytheCEO Thanks for your answer, but I succeeded to make it work in visca mode (i think, ) via rs232 (don't ask how I did...I just tried a lot of different ways but I couldn't explain... I was lucky!)
I just purchased the FaMaKo IP Controller along with 3 20x PTZ's for our church that I'll be setting up real soon!!
Awesome
Just got the controller and single camera combo for our church. Did some basic setup at home with it and only trouble I had was trying to add the camera through the web interface, doing a search from the controller worked really well. setting presets was easy and worked without any issues. I will probably need a cheat sheet to remember preset locations.
We have a print out of ours as well to help old and new staff with the presets
Thanks for doing this on the FoMaKo.
You're welcome
Thanks, it's now ;May 1, 2023--My church (Calvary Episcopal in Batavia, IL) just purchased the Fomako bundle with the 2 PTZ cameras and the Controller--and added a third PTZ Camera. We've been Zooming our services since 2019 and have recordings on TH-cam. We've been working with several webcam cameras and are delighted to have the PTZ camera capability (30X Zoom). We started using OBS about three months ago and need to find out how to work with the cameras, the controller, the .pdf file of the bulletin--all via OBS. We're still Zooming rather than streaming. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, when people could not come to church, Zoom conversations were an essential part of our ministry. Now we have coffee hours after every service (as usual) and we don't do as much chatting on Zoom. Still, the possibility of connection keeps us working with Zoom. Thanks for your video. It's very helpful. I'm still working to get things well set-up in the church. Good timing. Joel Montgomery, CalvaryEpiscopalBatavia.church.
I was unable to find anything in the manuals that referenced the default port number that I needed when adding the camera, so thank you for giving me that - default of 2000. Everything worked once I added that.
Awesome and glad to help
You are such a good teacher, you made it look easy. Thank You
Thank you
You are so very welcome. Keep doing God's Great work Ajay! 🙏🏿
Thank you
Hi Ajay, at 6:42, you go on the internet to set up ip addresses. I am new to this. I do on the fly multicam gigs and usually don't have internet connection on location as I jusdt record or feed screens. Is it possible to skip this step by having permanent addresses for cams and controller so it becomes a plug and play type of setup?
Gilles
Yes you can set these to static IPS. I do this for all my installed and for my own studio gear
AJ my church got this system back in Dec. and we love it. But it has some small movement during service and the only way to stop the movement is to lock the joystick. Have you noticed that????
No I haven't
Hi AJay. Happy New Year (2023) and Thank you for your great content. You have helped me to set up our church's live streaming studio. My controller is on dynamic IP address and every time you turn it on it is on different IP address. Now the IP address is different from the cameras' IP addresses ( the 3rd set numbers) and I have lost control of my cameras. How can I assign a static IP address to my controller.
I have the exact same issue. I can cycle the POE power on the switch and it will reconnect, but stays that way for maybe a day. I'm going to try and connect the power cable that came with it, maybe it's falling asleep or something. I'll have to update you.
Wow Ajay... awesome. It's like you were going through my search history. I was just searching for cheap IP controllers. You've done a number of these cheaper alternative PTZ cameras... Fomako, SMTAV, AVKANS, etc. How do they compare to each other? Anyone that you would recommend more?
They honestly all perform the same but I like the fomakos
@@AJaytheCEO I too am looking at adding 3 PTZ cameras.
1) Why do you prefer the Fomako? Is it ease of setup, after sale support, video quality, or something else?
2) If I set the cameras up at home, will it be more difficult to set up at the church? That is, changing the IP addresses a second time.
@@Paul-pd1kq I like those cameras for price and availability. I haven't had to contact support with these so I can't speak on that. As for switching the IP addresses, no it is not difficult at all to switch from your home setup. I do that all the time without issue
Not interested in this camera as yet, but I just came here to give you a view and and like bro. Good job. Btw, can you remove that mic stand/holder out if my shot please?😀
thanks
Q: have you used the FoMaKo PTZ/Controller along with a StreamDeck? Do you know if the FoMaKo works at all with the PTZOptic app? Have you tried the PTZOPTIC App at all ?
I guess I should mention I have One PTZOptic camera and looking to add this set up you have, but currently I’m using StreamDeck to do recall positions on PTZOptic app. That is why I’m asking do you know you can do recall positions with FoMaKo on a StreamDeck.
I was able to control it with the StreamDeck using the Companion app. Positions can be recorded on the fly and recalled using the Visca protocol always from the StreamDeck.
“Hard setting” the IP address means turning of DHCP and setting a static IP, right? Is there more involved than just that? We have two Fomako 20x cameras.. We have an Hsility joystick, but very interested in this one. Anyway does hard setting just mean setting static IP on each device, or is there more involved? Thanks!
Yes it is just static setting the IP so a router and assigned IP is not needed
Could you walk us through hard setting?
I need help with that as well.
WHAT WATTAGE POE SWITCH IS NEEDED TO RUN THE CONTROLLER AND 3 OF THE PTZ CAMERAS?
Most cameras don't exceed 9 watts so short for 10 for each camera used. I use a 60w at my home ministry
Thank you for all you do. I bought the camera and the controller but whenever am controlling the camera with the controller the camera often restart itself. what could be the cause please. I need your help ASAP before I return the cameras
The camera resets? I'd return that cameras and get a replacement. That's never happened for me
Great video usual, do you have a video of how to set and control the preset and zone patterns and recall them automatically, thanks
Yes I do but I'll do a break out one about that
@@AJaytheCEO I will be looking forward for it, I thanks
Hi…is there a way to factory reset with admin login? After initially living in the admin page, I followed the instructions, set the Static IP , exited the DCHP protocol , tried to log back in after reboot , and kept getting timed out. Thanks!
Go to fmoako.net and get the software for the joystick and that will let you factory reset it
I'd like to see how smooth the joystick control is. Is it proportional control or just a fixed speed?
It is pressure sensitive.
@@AJaytheCEO and can you get camera man like smooth ramp in/out feel in use? I've only seen one video with a controller plugged in via serial, that had that type of control. So you would be happy to move the camera that is being used in broadcast...
Yes you can. It does time to get it use to the controls and movement but it can
Nielsen Ward here, all the way from a church in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. I've been following your work on TH-cam. Thank you so much. Question, can I now buy the AVKANS w the IO autotracking and use it w the Fomako controller? Will they work using the same ONVIF protocol? I'm using a POE switch btw.
What are the POE requirements (watts) of the KC-608 controller and a camera like the FMK20SDI?
At minimum I use switches that can do a total of 150w output
Can you remote into these cameras and the controller from home? Say for instance you're sick, and you shouldn't go to church but you still do the stream and sound, and your backup person that helps you out, isn't there either. Can you remote from home and do the stream if requested to? Does what I'm asking make any sense? lol.
Yes you can but you do it via requiring into a computer on site then the camera
@AJaytheCEO okay that makes sense. And you can remote into the camera through the Atem/ip controller software, correct?
Yes you can
Great, thanks AJay :).
Just got the Controller and Camera together. I was just making sure that all I need to connect the two together is an ethernet cable from the camera to the controller. Please let me know because I am having difficulty getting everything set up here
You do not connect the camera to the controller, you connect them to a network switch and they see each other on the network when properly setup
Hi AJ, I just watched your video on the FOMAKO IP controller, but I’m curious how connect the system for live-streaming? I use Restream to live stream, but I didn’t see an HDMI output to send the videos to the computer. How can I use the Famako with 3 cameras for live streaming?
This does not handle the live stream. This is only for controlling the ptzs. the ptz output goes into a capture device which wil then go into a streaming pc or streaming device like the atem mini pro or higher.
hello. Are the camera positions saved forever or do I have to reconfigure them every time the controller is turned on? Thanks
They are saved in the camera and no you do not need to reprogram them after powering off and on
At 3:41: a rocker, or a zoom rocker. :-)
Hello AJ, I’m at a church in Alaska where we’re have purchased the FaMaKo package. My question is, what video cable do you recommend for these cameras? One of my camera location is over 250’ away from my system (POE switch, router and computer setup. You assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I'd run SDI for that far for video and at 6 for power and control
@@AJaytheCEO So AJ, I have some people telling me g me that I don’t need to run a video cable, that the Cat 5/6 will suffice connect to a PoE +Switch. After reviewing your video, you mentioned running a Cat5/6 and video cable. If the SDI is necessary, where it to and how? Thank for your response and assistance.
Hello! my ptz camera is not recognized, the ip network is different (10.10.32...) any suggestion? thanks
Is your controller on a similar up range? And what changed
Hello I just got the Fomako 20x camera and I cant find the software for a mac. where do I find that? Thanks
What are you planning to use the software for, setup or control?
@@AJaytheCEO setup so I can control the camera with the controller rather than the remote
Ok you could use the ptzoptics software control as you only need the IP address to make it work
I bout it in camar works but cant get the audio to work when i stream
When you connect the controller to a monitor via hdmi, will it show video previews?
Most controllers like this can't be connected to a monitor
AJ. My church needs your help. Springfield OH
What do you need help with? Please email me questions@ajayholmes.com
Do you know how to hook these cameras to xSplit Broadcaster for live streaming?
You would need to turn on the main stream publishing option under the camera's website which will allow video to come over your network to xsplit using the url "rtmp://IP_ADDRESS/live/av0"
Would you show how to connect this to YpyoloBox Pro
You cannot connect this to the YoloBox. This only controls PTZ cameras
Got it. Thank you. Can the cameras be connected to the YOLOBOX via hdmi ports for the streaming and just use the controller for the cameras?
Hey are u in Chicago? I’m in Lansing Illinois I might need you to come out and set me up!
No I’m in Virginia
Camera was working....changed dchp and now I can't get back to the website to change it back.
Did you change DHCP on camera or joystick? If on camera you can see the ip address it is set to when you start up the camera in the upper left hand corner. Change ip address to similar ip address but increase last group by 1 and then try to go to the camera on the website.
@@AJaytheCEO I changed it on the website. I was following you while you were adding the controller, but after i rebooted I couldn't go the site anymore. Not sure where you're talking about seeing the ip address.
Great Video but what if the setup password and username will not accept. Just keeps giving me an error.
Hmm I'm not sure. I would do a factory reset but I think that is locked behind the menus
Hi, how do we setup in Vista or pelco mode? Thanks
This controller doesn't support pelco. A firmware update is needed for visca over IP but this controller doesn't support direct connect visca control via rs232
@@AJaytheCEO Thanks for your answer, but I succeeded to make it work in visca mode (i think, ) via rs232 (don't ask how I did...I just tried a lot of different ways but I couldn't explain... I was lucky!)
How does one turn off the key press beep ?
Go to setup and sound
@@AJaytheCEO the version of this that I have does not have web interface. Setup is only done at the screen, so it must be a key sequence
where were you in chicago?
I was at Midway airport last month 2024, but during this video I was in Elgin but flew into O'Hare
Is it possible to use PTZ Optics cams with this controller?
Yes you can
@@AJaytheCEOPerfect! We have one of these controllers in our production and thinking about adding a PTZ OPtics in the mix.