ES TECH is a Brazil-based B2B technology company established in 2011. The company specializes in Video Conferencing, Audio and Video Systems, Unified Communications, and Electronic Security.

As an AV systems integrator, ES TECH develops customized technology solutions for corporate environments, providing everything from system specification and design through installation, configuration, training, and ongoing technical support.

The Challenge: Creating a More Dynamic, Automated Meeting Experience

ES TECH was tasked with developing an automated video production solution for a corporate meeting environment with a large number of participants.

The customer needed the system to automatically identify who was speaking and direct the appropriate camera toward that participant. Traditionally, accomplishing this would require an operator to continuously monitor the meeting and manually adjust cameras to keep the active speaker properly framed.

For meetings with multiple participants, this manual process could be demanding, potentially resulting in delays, inconsistent framing, and an increased workload for the technical team.

The customer also required the solution to integrate with its existing videoconferencing infrastructure and support a variety of participation methods, including SIP, H.323, and BYOD. This meant the system needed to be flexible enough to accommodate different ways of connecting to corporate meetings while maintaining consistent and professional video experience.

The Datavideo Solution

To address these requirements, ES TECH implemented a complete Datavideo-based production system combining PTZ cameras, voice tracking, camera mounting, and video switching.

Datavideo Equipment

• 4 × Datavideo PTC-145 20x PTZ Cameras
• 4 × Datavideo WM-1 Camera Mounts
• 1 × Datavideo VoiceTRX100 Voice Tracking Control Interface
• 1 × Datavideo iCAST 10NDI MKII 4-Channel Multifunction Streaming Switcher

The solution was designed around the integration of PTZ cameras and gooseneck microphones. When a participant activates a microphone, that microphone becomes the reference point for the voice-tracking system. VoiceTRX100 then uses that information to determine which camera should be positioned toward the active speaker.

The result is an automated camera system that follows the conversation without requiring an operator to constantly adjust each camera manually.

How the System Works:

The workflow is designed to be simple and highly automated:

1. A participant begins speaking
   The participant activates their microphone during the meeting.
2. VoiceTRX100 identifies the active microphone
   The voice-tracking system uses microphone activation as the trigger for determining which participant is speaking.
3. The corresponding PTZ camera is directed to the speaker
   The system automatically positions the appropriate Datavideo PTC-145 camera to frame the active participant.
4. The production system switches and distributes the video
   The Datavideo iCAST 10NDI MKII provides the video production and switching capabilities needed to manage the meeting environment.
5. The meeting continues without constant camera operation
   As different participants speak, the system automatically follows the conversation, creating a more fluid and professional visual experience.

This automated workflow significantly reduces the need for continuous manual camera adjustments.

The Results: Greater Efficiency and Less Manual Intervention

The integration of Datavideo products improved both the deployment process and the customer's day-to-day meeting workflow.

During installation, the integration between the PTZ cameras, voice-tracking system, microphones, and video switcher simplified configuration, testing, and adjustment. ES TECH reported that this reduced the technical complexity of the project and helped the team implement the system more efficiently.

Once operational, the automated system provided an even greater benefit. Instead of requiring an operator to continually monitor and manually frame each participant, the system automatically responds to microphone activation and directs the appropriate camera toward the person speaking.

For meetings involving numerous participants in the same room, this automation significantly reduced operational effort while making camera coverage faster, more accurate, and more consistent.

A More Professional Meeting Experience

Beyond saving time, the Datavideo solution helped ES TECH deliver a more professional audiovisual experience for its customers.

The system is used primarily for corporate meetings, board meetings, and executive sessions involving large numbers of participants.

By automatically following the active speaker, the production maintains a dynamic presentation rather than relying on static wide shots or requiring an operator to manually reposition cameras throughout the meeting.

ES TECH also highlighted the reliability and consistency of the Datavideo solution, noting that the equipment contributes to the quality of its projects while helping the company provide customized solutions for customers with complex AV requirements.

Why ES TECH Chose Datavideo

For ES TECH, one of the most important advantages of the Datavideo solution was ease of integration, configuration, and operation.

The connectivity and compatibility of the equipment with other AV infrastructure made the system versatile and straightforward for the technical team to deploy. At the same time, VoiceTRX100's automation reduced the need for manual intervention during meetings.

The combination of automated voice tracking, PTZ camera control, and video switching allowed ES TECH to create a sophisticated meeting production system without adding unnecessary operational complexity.

The Bottom Line

By integrating Datavideo PTC-145 PTZ cameras, VoiceTRX100, WM-1 mounts, and the iCAST 10NDI MKII, ES TECH transformed a traditionally operator-intensive meeting production workflow into a more automated and efficient solution.

The system:

• Automatically follows the active speaker
• Reduces the need for manual camera adjustments
• Simplifies system configuration and deployment
• Improves consistency and accuracy of camera framing
• Supports complex corporate meeting environments
• Integrates with existing AV infrastructure
• Reduces technical team workload
• Creates a more dynamic and professional meeting experience

According to ES TECH, the overall impact has been a solution that is more integrated, automated, reliable, consistent, and easier to use, while reducing project implementation time and improving both technical team productivity and operational efficiency.

Automating the Meeting Production Workflow

For organizations looking to modernize corporate meeting spaces, Datavideo's combination of PTZ cameras, voice tracking, and video production technology provides a practical path toward automated video production.

The ES TECH deployment demonstrates how these technologies can work together to eliminate repetitive manual camera operation while delivering a professional, responsive production that naturally follows the conversation.