Zactrack is turning heads with a host of new innovations for its acclaimed wireless tracking systems, as it has presented powerful software updates to its SMART, PRO and MINI ranges and offering a preview of its new 3D visualisation tool, zacview. The Vienna-based manufacturer, which recently resumed worldwide distribution responsibilities in-house, made a strong return with its own booth, attracting a global wave of attention from lighting designers, rental companies and venue managers across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

The latest Zactrack software release introduces two pivotal features—PTZ camera integration and a PROXY function—both aimed at expanding the flexibility and creative control available to operators. The newly integrated PTZ feature enables the alignment, setup, and calibration of NDI-streaming PTZ camera heads directly through the Zactrack tablet interface, with video streaming delivered straight to the mobile device—eliminating the need for separate camera monitors.

The PROXY function, meanwhile, offers remote manual control of fixtures by allowing a virtual marker representing a tracked performer to be repositioned in real time on the tablet interface using touch, stylus or mouse. This delivers a powerful backup in scenarios where radio tracking is unavailable or manual control is preferred, and when paired with PTZ control, it can form the basis of a fully manual remote tracking setup.

Alongside these updates, Zactrack previewed zacview, an all-new 3D visualisation software purpose-built for theatre and venue pre-programming. Unveiled for the first time at a major international trade show, zacview realistically simulates venue architecture, stage elements, machinery, and lighting within a virtual environment, streamlining the programming of complex movement cues and lighting looks. Its rich functionality includes stage and auditorium visualisation, VR emulation of stage machinery, physical behaviour simulation of scenic elements, collision warnings, and scene timeline management.