More powerful than ever, Follow-Me DELT∆ represents a comprehensive response to user feedback and evolving industry needs, as productions have grown significantly in creative design, scale and complexity in recent years. The system introduces features that encourage creative collaboration between lighting, audio and video, support setup efficiency, and deliver operational focus and precision across all production scales.
Here is the information shared by Follow-Me about the new DELT∆ system:
A futureproof manual performer tracking solution
At the core of the Follow-Me DELT∆ system is a redesigned licensed rack server featuring enhanced processing power and multiple EtherCON ports, enabling separate network streams for video and control data. The system now ships with a 4K camera set, delivering low-latency video directly over the network and providing operators with significantly sharper, more detailed views of performers.
The most significant innovation is the introduction of the Follow-Me DELT∆ Operator Box. This compact PoE-powered device provides each operator with their own dedicated view of the tracking area, complete with individual zoom control and target control. Each operator can focus on their assigned target without distraction, even when multiple performers are being tracked simultaneously within the same system.
The DELT∆ Operator Box allows users to adapt their view by displaying only relevant information such as target intensity, beam size, and zOffset either next to the target or in a corner of the screen. Operator messages can be sent from Follow-Me DELT∆ or the lighting desk directly to individual operator views, ensuring information reaches the right person without affecting others.
Follow-Me DELT∆ retains all the latest, trusted Follow-Me features, including masking, proximity, and continuous beam size, while introducing dozens of new features and improvements.
The new Advanced Zoning feature enables designers to trigger mappings, enable or fade fixtures, mute tags, and automate other system behaviour based on performer position. Zones can be customised using circles, rectangles, or complex polygons, unlocking powerful creative possibilities for designers.
BeamMap ensures consistent fixture intensity, beam size, and focus throughout the performance area, automatically adjusting parameters as performers move across the stage. This feature is particularly valuable for productions that require a consistent visual appearance across the entire stage area.
The new Show Status Window provides adjustable widgets for real-time system diagnostics, DMX activity, and camera status information, giving technicians live visibility during both pre-show configuration and showtime operation.
Setup and workflow improvements include MVR import functionality that instantly brings in fixture positions, universes, and patching data, along with improved CSV patching tools that allow technicians to patch multiple fixtures simultaneously. Over 100 interface and workflow improvements throughout the software make operation faster and more intuitive.