Alert on PTZ Preset Change?

DLONG2

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Is there a way to configure an alert on BI whenever the PTZ preset changes to, say, number 5?

With home automation, I can change the preset to zoom on an area whenever a magnetic switch is opened. I'd like to see if BI can then email me a snapshot. Currently, the alerts are all based on motion. Any pointers appreciated.
 

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I believe the only way to get an alert from the PTZ change would be to clone the PTZ camera, because I notice that the home automation (HomeSeer) includes way to force a BI camera to trigger.

Now I'll need to study up on cloning and emailing snapshots.

Update: Cloned the PTZ camera in accordance with the instructions in Dasstrum's tutorial video, removed all video recording features, and enabled email alerts with the JPG snapshots. Works well.
 
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