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The end of each image row is padded up to the next byte boundary if needed.
Note: to record without compression, on Sensor Control -> Data Interpretation -> Decompress select 'Not compressed'.
How to record Recording high resolution video can be challenging. For short clips you can capture to RAM so the disk performance will not be a bottleneck. When recording to disk without dropping frames
- Record to RAM - usually your best option.
Under "Video Record" select "Record to RAM on the PC, then save to file".
You can then choose one of the 3 options on what to do when RAM is full - most useful option is "When RAM is full, write to disk and stop".
To find the maximum amount of RAM available, enter "Resource Monitor" in the search bar.
At the bottom is "Available", in MB. It is recommended to use no more than 80% to 90% of this value in the "RAM buffer size" field.
- A PC with an SSD may be able to record at-speed to a file. When recording to a file you will get the best recording frame rates by recording in RAW format and turning off preview while recording.
Some additional helpful info;
- RAW files will play back in DevWare, but will need to be converted to AVI to be imported into other applications. You can use DevWare as a RAW to AVI file converter. Load the RAW file in DevWare and verify that the image looks correct. On the Video Capture dialog page select AVI recording format and turn off Capture to RAM. Click the Stop button on the Toolbar(See 2.2.2). Click the Record button on the Toolbar(See 2.2.2).
- The "Frame rate" listed in the info.txt file (RAW only) is the rate displayed on the Info Panel "FPS (Display)".
A specific frame rate can be set via Sensor Control / Video Record "Specify playback frame rate", or via the INI file using the STATE commands "VidCap Auto Play FPS" and "VidCap Play FPS".
Single Button Image Capture
To enable the ability to perform a single-button image capture, do the following;- On the "Snapshot" page, enable "Camera Sound Effects". - On the "Image Save Options" - Use <F9> (for a "Grab") or <Ctrl-F9> (for a "Snapshot") to capture an image with a single button.
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