> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.onform.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.onform.com/sports/launch-monitors-and-golf-hardware/how-to-use-multi-cam-max.md). # Set up Multi-Cam MAX Set up Multi-Cam MAX: install the Camera Connector and drivers on the Windows PC, connect the cameras, add the bay on your iPad and calibrate. Works on: iPad, with a Windows PC for the cameras. A Mac running the Onform app also works. You can't set up fixed cameras from iPhone or the Android and web apps. Setting up a bay takes four steps: install the Onform Camera Connector on the PC, plug in the cameras, add the bay in Onform on your iPad, then fine-tune each camera's picture. You do this once per bay. After that, any coach in your organization can connect and record. ## Before you start * **Multi-Cam MAX is turned on for your organization.** We do this once your hardware is in place. See [Multi-Cam MAX overview and requirements](/sports/launch-monitors-and-golf-hardware/multi-cam-max-overview.md). * **The cameras, lenses, cables and a Windows 11 PC** that meet the PC requirements in [Multi-Cam MAX overview and requirements](/sports/launch-monitors-and-golf-hardware/multi-cam-max-overview.md). * **The PC and the iPad on the same Wi-Fi network.** Guest and public networks often block devices from finding each other. * **You're a coach or admin in the organization**, with the latest version of Onform from the App Store on your iPad. ## 1. Install the Camera Connector on the PC The Camera Connector is a small app that runs in the Windows system tray. It talks to the cameras and sends their video to your iPad. It has no video screen of its own: you do everything else from the iPad. {% embed url="" %} 1. On the PC, go to [onform.com/downloads](https://onform.com/downloads) and download the **Onform Camera Connector**. 2. Open the downloaded file and follow the installer. 3. If you're asked to, install the free [.NET 8 Desktop Runtime](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0) from Microsoft. The Camera Connector needs it. 4. Install the drivers for your cameras. FLIR and IDS drivers are on [onform.com/downloads](https://onform.com/downloads); IDS drivers are also on the [IDS website](https://en.ids-imaging.com/download-details/1012587.html). 5. Update the drivers for the PC's Nvidia graphics card to the latest version. 6. At the end of the installer, leave **Launch Onform Camera Connector** ticked and click **Finish**. ![The last screen of the Camera Connector installer, with Launch Onform Camera Connector ticked](https://1137458190-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F38lNPASgI1ZRltEOrER9%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c3f8d1b72afa27f3b48b81580173abfe219f5752%2F4f62fee2-file-GI9aXlQ9Fa.png?alt=media) The Camera Connector starts in the system tray, so no window pops up. Click its icon in the system tray to check it's running: it tells you to open the Onform camera on your iPad to set up the cameras. ![The Camera Connector in the Windows system tray, saying to open the Onform camera on the iPad to configure the cameras](https://1137458190-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F38lNPASgI1ZRltEOrER9%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-45e4aefbab1810c861f0ac2193d9bb116e4b8051%2Fdf1332f4-file-egRPPNmcJt.png?alt=media) ## 2. Connect the cameras 1. Plug FLIR and IDS cameras into USB 3 ports on the PC. Connect OptiTrack cameras to the network switch, and the switch to the PC. 2. Fully close any other program that uses the cameras, such as the camera maker's viewer or other studio software. A camera can only be used by one program at a time. 3. Check the Camera Connector in the system tray: it shows how many cameras it found. ## 3. Add the bay in Onform on your iPad Onform calls the set of cameras in one bay a **camera grouping**. You name it once, for example "Bay 1" or "Studio 2", and everyone in your organization sees that name. {% embed url="" %} 1. Make sure the Camera Connector is running on the PC and the iPad is on the same Wi-Fi. 2. On the iPad, open Onform. If the account switcher at the bottom of the Home screen shows **Personal Account**, tap it and switch to your organization. 3. Tap **Library - All Files**, then tap the record button to open the camera. 4. Tap **Multi-Cam** at the top left, then **Configure Fixed Cameras**. 5. In **Manage Fixed Camera Groupings**, tap **+**. 6. Under **Select A Windows Device To Configure**, tap your PC's name. If you see **Scanning On Local Network** and no PC, give it a few seconds. 7. Type a name for the bay, such as "Bay 1", and tap **OK**. Wait while Onform shows **Configuring**. 8. Tap **Close**. To start using the bay, tap **Multi-Cam** and then **Connect to** and the bay's name. You'll see a live preview from each camera. Other coaches in your organization can now connect from their own iPads the same way, with no setup. ## 4. Adjust each camera's picture Once you're connected, each camera's preview has a **...** button. Use it to get a sharp, bright picture before your first lesson. * **Set FPS (applies to all cameras):** choose the frame rate. Higher frame rates give more detail in fast movements but need more light. * **Auto-Calibrate Exposure Settings:** Onform sets the brightness for you. When it's done, you'll see **Brightness Adjustments Completed**. * **Manually-Calibrate Exposure Settings:** fine-tune it yourself. * **Set Shutter Speed:** a faster shutter means less motion blur but a darker picture. * **Set Gain:** higher gain is brighter but grainier. * **Set Gamma:** lower gamma gives more contrast. * **Rotate Clockwise:** turn the picture to match how the camera is mounted, portrait or landscape. Your iPad remembers it for that camera. * **Change Camera Position:** choose which angle appears first, second and so on. **Focus each lens by hand at the camera.** The live preview on the iPad is lower resolution and about a second behind, so it's not a good guide to focus. Adjust the lens a little, record a short clip, check it on the iPad, and repeat until it's sharp. In a typical golf studio, a down-the-line camera and a face-on camera give a view like this. You can rotate the iPad to fit the angles best. ![Two fixed camera previews, face-on and down the line, on an iPad connected to a bay](https://1137458190-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F38lNPASgI1ZRltEOrER9%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4a2b1a7660eee4f86d85a4e25b22f443e5c86b2f%2Fca92ab51-file-zSWbparTQO.png?alt=media) ## Rename or remove a bay 1. If you're connected to the bay, tap **Multi-Cam**, then **Connected to** and the bay's name, then **Disconnect**. 2. Tap **Multi-Cam**, then **Configure Fixed Cameras**. 3. Tap the bay and choose **Rename** or **Delete**. ## Firewall settings (for your IT team) The Camera Connector installer sets up the Windows firewall for you. If the iPad can't find the PC, ask whoever manages your network to check that Windows Defender Firewall allows these inbound connections on the PC: * UDP port 5353, so the iPad can discover the PC on the network. * TCP ports 49155 and 49180, which the Camera Connector uses to send video to the iPad. ## Update the Camera Connector If Onform shows **Onform Camera Connector is out of date. Please update it on your Windows machine.**, download the latest version from [onform.com/downloads](https://onform.com/downloads) on the PC and install it. Keep the Onform app on your iPads up to date too. ## If something goes wrong | What you see | What to do | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **No fixed cameras found on the network** when adding a bay | Check the Camera Connector is running in the PC's system tray, and that the PC and iPad are on the same Wi-Fi (not a guest network). Then check the firewall settings above. | | **Error Encountered During Configuration - Please Check Network Settings (e.g., Firewall) And Try Again** | Ask your IT team to check the firewall settings above, then try again. | | No **Configure Fixed Cameras** in the **Multi-Cam** menu | Switch to your organization with the account switcher on the Home screen. Only coaches and admins in the organization can set up bays. | | **Configure Fixed Cameras** is greyed out | Disconnect from the bay first, and turn off **Set As Auxiliary Camera**. | | No **Multi-Cam** button | Fixed cameras work on iPad (or a Mac), not iPhone. | | The Camera Connector doesn't find a camera | Check the cable and use a USB 3 port (for OptiTrack, check the switch has power). Install the camera drivers, close any other software using the cameras, and restart the Camera Connector. | | **MultiCam Max Subscription Required** when you tap **Connect to** | Multi-Cam MAX isn't active for this bay in your organization. Email from the address you sign in with. | Still stuck? Email and tell us your camera model, what the Camera Connector shows in the system tray, and what you see on the iPad. ## Related * [Multi-Cam MAX overview and requirements](/sports/launch-monitors-and-golf-hardware/multi-cam-max-overview.md) * [Record with Multi-Cam MAX](/sports/golf-analysis/using-multi-cam-max.md) * [Switch between your organization and your Personal Account](https://github.com/Onform-Inc/onform-docs/tree/main/programs/teams-and-rosters/organizations-and-personal-account.md) * [Record from several angles with Multi-Cam (iPhones and iPads)](https://github.com/Onform-Inc/onform-docs/tree/main/coaching/record-and-import/how-to-use-the-multi-cam-feature-to-record-multiple-camera-angles-simultaneously.md) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. 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