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1. PRoSTREAM User s Manual Southern Vision Systems Inc 8215 Madison Boulevard Suite 150 Madison AL 35758 Phone 256 461 7143 Fax 256 461 7145 Email info southernvisionsystems com Website www southernvisionsystems com September 30 2008 End User License Agreement and Limited Product Warranty Southern Vision Systems Software Product s IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This Southern Vision Systems End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single legal entity and Southern Vision Systems Inc SVSv By installing copying downloading accessing or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA You agree that this EULA is enforceable like any written negotiated contract signed by you If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA do not download install or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you may however return it to the place where you obtained it l Limited License Grant Southern Vision Systems Inc grants to you Licensee a non exclusive limited license to use this Software Licensee may make one archival copy of the Software Licensee may not re distribute the Software in whole or in part either separately or included with a product Restrictions Software is confidential copyrighted information of SVSi and title to all copies is retained by SVSi and or its licensors Licensee shall not modify decompile d2. Do not play the supplied CD ROM in any CD ROM Player that does not support data CD ROMs The extremely loud sound that may result from playing the CD ROM in an audio CD player music player could damage the speakers It is also possible to suffer hearing losses from listening with headphones to the loud sounds of a data CD ROM played on a music CD player Disclaimer e While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in these instructions 1s accurate and complete no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions SVSi reserves the right to change the specifications of the software described herein at any time without prior notice e SVSi makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to mistaken operation or malfunction of the ProStream software TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS uuene E a eE ENE NE EEO E 6 2 0 OQOUICK START GUIDE eases oaa ansaa a E e A EOR aE reS EER o ORAN SOR EENAA CEO AISSO Nne 6 2 1 PERTORMANCE ie E E E E O 10 3 0 PROSTREAM OPERATING MODES oriei araeo r aoe eao Ena Sa aE aS a RSE OS 12 F ANITALIZA TION oor E E E AA E AT A AE T A A RA 12 Ja TREAN NODE sa A E 12 39 CAPTURE MODE erais a E A E OA 13 SS DEUN VACO r dal arg eet ec a eer atalino ee 16 IS Oean VIGO TOMEMOS ce sows euler tet tase era E Dieses Penn Sak aalnds 19 St DEANE ACOTO dS QI TOY eaa is ace ieosa eae ica saad gee GSES 20 SDA SIV CAINITIS POM TAIT IC COMCTOS eas E ees oe sa
3. Deterministic Network Enhancer Jl Fila and Printer Sharina far WMieracot Neotwrorlkes til Description This protocol provides secure port based network access _ Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 8 Optimize performance by disabling network connection settings Set the number of buffered frames under the Camera gt Properties gt Network settings to 20 If the host computer or laptop has a CPU frequency select option for instance in order to preserve battery life disable this feature This should force the host to run at a higher clock frequency For example selecting Maximum Performance under Dell Quickset will disable this feature and force the processor at max clock speed even while battery powered Do not adjust processor speed in BIOS unless absolutely necessary Disable Windows and all other firewalls e g McAfee Symantec Norton To disable Windows firewall select My Network Places gt View Network Connections and right click on ProStream s network connection to get the Properties menu Click the Advanced tab then Settings and select firewall off Enable hyper threading if the host processor supports it most Pentium IV and later processors support hyper threading enabled through the BIOS 11 3 0 PROSTREAM OPERATING MODES The ProStream software is designed to record and playback imagery in a user friendly
4. desktop computer with good performance When streaming to laptop video is typically captured direct to memory then saved to disk However some newer laptops with 7 200 rpm drives and dual processors can stream direct to disk very efficiently For example 640x480 video at 150 fps can be streamed to a Dell Latitude ATG D620 laptop with no dropped frames A TRENDnet CardBus network interface card was used for these tests although any network interface card should give similar performance It is critical to install and configure this interface card properly for best performance To configure the network card interface from the Windows Control Panel select Network Connections and then right click on the network interface to select Properties In the window of Figure 1 the TRENDnet card is shown as an example A PCI or PCIe card will have similar options in the Properties menu Note the SVSi GigE Filter option must be selected under connection items and all other options turned off except TCP IP 4 TRENDnet Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using B TEG PCITXR 32 bit 10 100 1000Mbps P This connection uses the following items El client for Microsoft Networks v dB SVSi GigE Filter F Deterministic Network Enhancer m File and Printer Sharina far Micrasof Networks lt Install Uninstall Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft
5. disk array If only one camera is open clicking Stream walks the user through frame size frame rate and exposure settings for that camera If more than one camera is open selecting Stream All will start all cameras streaming video with whatever parameters are set in their individual windows Because the data bandwidth depends on network connection host speed and resources and operating system there is no guarantee that frames will not be dropped when recording over a long period of time Typically with 9 000 or larger MTU sizes and a sufficiently fast host processor gt 2 GHz no frames will be dropped even over several hours of recording The ProStream software reports the number of dropped frames per recording session but does not indicate where in the recording session the drops occurred The first page of the Stream Wizard is shown below and asks the user to end the frame width and height The user may select from a drop down list or enter values Frame size Select the framesize in pels bi asimum width 640 Height 430 450 rea Figure 13 Frame size selection in the Stream Wizard The maximum streaming frame rate depends on the frame size chosen The drop down list of frame rates in the next window of the Streaming Wizard shown below is modified based on the user s frame size selection The user may choose from this drop down list or manually enter a value within this range 16 Frame rate Select
6. manner Implementation specifications data logging and display and limitations on use for all modes are described below 3 1 INITIALIZATION When the ProStream application is started the default Play window appears as shown in Figure 2 Video files can be opened and played in this mode whether a camera is attached or not AVI files must be 8 bit monochrome or 24 bit color and are limited to a 2 GB file size The codec for the AVI file being played must be available on your computer The sections below describe how to set up each mode for optimal data acquisition and display 3 2 PLAY MODE The Play window is shown below playing a video sample ProStream SportsVision_gr avi R Eis Camem View Window Help ah T E l Fabi gt joeala m oni c gt TETAI i WP eka Piras Fai Ride Mpa w Y Puos nen S Ad FF HA djl e FH OF 0427 14g 1a 28 0x58 OMi 1i Figure 9 ProStream Play window Common video controls Forward Reverse FF Stop are available on the main Play page and on each individual window Multiple windows can be opened at once The current frame is indicated below a sliding bar 12 that can be dragged to a particular frame Another sliding bar allows the Playback Rate to be set up to 40 frames per second fps Media files can be played in a loop by selecting the button Information about the original recording parameters of the video are
7. network Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 1 Setting the network interface card properties 6 Click on Configure button to the right of the network card identifier and then select the Advanced tab to bring up Figure 2 TEG PCITXR 32 bit 10 100 1000Mbps 2 X General Advanced Driver Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value 802 1Q VLAN ID 7KB MTU 802 1Q 1p VLAN Tagging Offload TCP_LargeSend Figure 2 Setting the host network interface jumbo frame MTU size Under the Jumbo Frame property select a value of 7KB MTU to set the jumbo frame size to its maximum value All other properties can be left at their default values Click OK to return to the network properties page Under the heading This connection uses the following items the only two items that should be checked are SVSi GigE Filter and TCP IP All other items should be unchecked 10 Scroll down to click on the TCP IP item and select Properties to display the window of Figure 3 Sa Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 2 x General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP s
8. slow down Set Buffered Frame Count to 2 Capture page indicates that every frame is being dropped and display is either black or does not appear to update Error message Insufficient hard disk space appears during save of AVI raw or image sequence Could not change IP address error message shows after Edit IP Configuration page changes Network Connection status shows Limited or No Connection even though camera is recognized during Auto discovery Confirm that all connection items except SVSi GigE Filter and TCP IP are turned off on the Network Connection gt Properties window Not enough disk space Delete unused files on the host computer and retry Camera is directly connected to a host computer that does not have a DHCP server Fix the camera IP address at a known value different from the host computer s and try again Confirm IP settings on network interface Reboot host computer and try again For technical support contact support prostreamsoft com or call 256 461 7143
9. system requirements are given in Section 1 0 and instructions on setting the MTU size are given in steps 7 and 13 of the Quickstart Guide SVSi can deliver a fully tested multi camera turnkey system Please contact the factory for pricing and delivery SVSi has tested several gigabit Ethernet PCMCIA network cards for laptops as well as PCI and PCIe cards for desktops These are listed below along with the maximum MTU size supported Some newer laptops use the ExpressCard slot instead of PCMCIA Performance as measured by a decrease in the number of dropped frames increases for larger MTU size Table 1 Recommended PCMCIA cards for laptops A customer supplied computer will demonstrate very good performance when optimized according to the following steps 1 Make sure the SVS1 gigabit Ethernet filter driver is installed and enabled under the View Network Connections gt Properties gt General settings for the network interface 2 Cancel out of any other applications that may be running during the video recording sequence 3 Disable all other network settings e g Quality of Service Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing as in Figure 8 below Only the SVSi filter driver and TCP IP options should be selected 10 pt Local Area Connection 3 Prope 2 x General Authentication Advanced Connect using B9 NETGEAR GA511 Gigabit Cardbus Ada eae This connection uses the following items Cl iI
10. the raid array and from the Windows Recycle Bin before starting a recording session If necessary perform a Quick Format on the raid array by selecting it under Explorer right clicking and selecting Quick Format with no compression In the Play page select File gt Open and then browse to the destination drive A window similar to Figure 19 below will appear ProStream creates multiple files during a recording session to disk so that if recording is interrupted e g loss of power all the video is not lost The master file named lt Streaming mvw gt here regulates opening and closing of the individual files and is the file that should be opened in the Play page 20 Streaming Data Seles ae File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Bak E P Search Folders flv Address C Streaming Data v Go Name Size Type Fie and Folder Tasks Streaming_0001__ mvw 1 158 721 KB GigaView Document CJ Make a new folder Streaming_0002__ mvw 1 158 721 KB GigaView Document Publish this folder to the Streaming_0003__ mvw 1 158 721 KB GigaView Document Web Streaming_0004__ mvw 1 158 721 KB GigaView Document EZ Share this folder Streaming_0005__ mvw 1 158 721 KB GigaView Document a Streaming_0006_ mvw 1 158 721 KB GigaView Document a Streaming _0007 __ mvw 1 158 721 KB GigaView Document Other Places a Streaming_0008__ mvw 1 158 721 KB GigaView Document a Streaming _0009__ mvw 1 158 721 KB GigaView Document a Strea
11. 41 and FAR 52 227 19 c 2 as applicable Governing Law Any action related to this License will be governed by Alabama state law and controlling U S federal law No choice of law rules of any jurisdiction will apply Severability If any of the above provisions are held to be in violation of applicable law void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction then such provisions are herewith waived to the extent necessary for the License to be otherwise enforceable in such jurisdiction However if in SVSi s opinion deletion of any provisions of the License by operation of this paragraph unreasonably compromises the rights or increase the liabilities of SVSi1 or its licensors SVSi reserves the right to terminate the License and refund the fee paid by Licensee if any as Licensee s sole and exclusive remedy Notice The GigaView MemView ProStream and StreamView trademarks are owned by SVSi IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT DISCARD READ BEFORE OPERATING Please read the safety precautions carefully before using this product Ensure that you use the product correctly according to the procedures described in these instructions The following safety precautions are intended to instruct you in the safe and correct operation of the product and its accessories to prevent injuries or damage to yourself other persons and property Please read and ensure that you understand them before you proceed to the other sections of these instructions WARNING
12. 64 N A D Frames 0 000 5 Frame T Figure 10 ProStream Capture window Information about frame size frame rate and exposure are shown on the left side of the window Information about the current frame rate number of frames dropped during the recording session total number of frames stored current record time and current frame number are shown in the status bar along the bottom With 9 000 MTU size and a sufficiently fast processor no frames should be dropped at data rates as high as 65 Mbytes sec to one network interface card User adjustments are allowed to frame size frame rate exposure and gain on this page only when stopped Once these parameters are entered manually the others will be modified as needed and clicking Live will display images with these changes Live does not store imagery and is intended for alignment and setup purposes Once lighting focus and exposure are adjusted clicking Stream will bring up the Stream Wizard with a number of consecutive pop up windows that walk the user through the process of recording video The Stream Wizard can be bypassed by typing Ctrl S or by selecting the Camera gt Stream drop down menu item The display update rate will vary between Live Stream and play back modes and can be set independently for each mode from the View gt Refresh Rate drop down menu of Figure 11 In Live mode no images are 14 stored and the display is updated at a faster rat
13. 9 seconds Time to capture 114 seconds Available Disk Space 13429 MB Disk Space Required 6679 MB Stop streaming after specified record time is complete cancel Figure 19 Selecting destination and recording time for streaming to disk array Note Although the destination disk does not have to be a RAID array SVSi recommends this configuration as the only one that can achieve the sustained write rate required 65 mBytes sec We also recommend against installing the operating system on the disk array intended for video recording The ProStream software evaluates the destination drive to determine how much storage space is available and calculates a record time based on this value Video can be streamed continuously for the required recording time after which recording stops or it can be streamed continuously until the host computer is told to stop with only the required record time stored to disk Once stopped the video cannot be replayed in the Capture page Close the Capture page and open the Play page for playback Important if the hard disk array becomes fragmented streaming performance will degrade leading to an increase in the number of dropped frames This can happen if the raid array is used for the OS or storing other files than those generated by ProStream or if previous video files are not erased and video files are written to the edge of the disk When possible delete the previously recorded files from
14. Camera gt Properties gt Network tab to display Figure 7 Important every Prosilica camera is set to a maximum transfer unit MTU size of 1500 The camera MTU must be set to the maximum supported by the host network interface card for best performance PCMCIA cardbus MTU sizes are typically a maximum of 7 000 while Expresscard MTU sizes can be 9 000 Most PCI or PCle network interface cards support MTU sizes up to 9 000 If the images being displayed are black or have horizontal bands through them then the MTU size set for the camera is not compatible with the MTU size set on the host network connection E B a 1 Aria rahe el depi an proa Figure 6 ProStream auto discovery page ProStream Camera Properties x IP Address 19 168 1 135 Subnet 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 1 MAC Address OHf 3 1 M 3a e4 MTU Size Bufferd Frame Count Figure 7 Setting camera MTU size 14 Set the MTU size to 7000 and the Buffered Frame Count to 20 as per Figure 7 click Apply to enable these changes and then OK to close the camera properties window 15 Camera and network card configuration is now complete To view images select Live and live imagery should appear on the Capture page 2 1 PERFORMANCE ProStream is capable of recording video data rates of 62 Mbytes sec to one host network interface for hours on end with lt 1 dropped frames when both the camera and host computer are properly configured The minimum
15. IDE Your ProStream software is designed to stream digital video from one or more Prosilica GigE Vision gigabit Ethernet cameras record common video formats to hard disk and play back video is super slow motion A host computer with one or more Ethernet network ports is required for camera set up and for storing recorded video ProStream is designed to record high speed video direct to either host memory for several seconds or to host disk array for several hours Using ProStream for the first time 1 Install software from installation CD after reading Software User License Agreement 2 Power up the camera and connect to host computer through a network cable 3 Connect the camera directly to the host or to a network A cross over cable is not required when connecting directly to the computer The camera s can be connected through 10 100 or 1000 baseT connections but performance will be significantly better over gigabit Ethernet 4 Any Prosilica GigE Vision camera will be set at the factory with a fixed IP address or DHCP If the camera 1s connected to the host computer through a network DHCP will work fine However if directly connected to a network interface on the host the IP address must be fixed at a value that will not conflict with another network deivce In order to eliminate any possible network conflict disable all other network connections either wired or wireless on the host computer 5 ProStream will run on either a laptop or
16. LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE SOFTWARE EVEN IF SVSi HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Termination Licensee may terminate this License at any time by destroying all copies of Software This License will terminate immediately without notice from SVSi if Licensee fails to comply with any provision of this License Upon such termination Licensee must destroy all copies of Software Export Regulations Software including technical data is subject to U S export control laws including the U S Export Administration Act and its associated regulations and may be subject to export or import 10 11 regulations in other countries Licensee agrees to comply strictly with all such regulations and acknowledges that it has the responsibility to obtain licenses to export re export or import Software Software may not be downloaded or otherwise exported or re exported 1 into or to a national or resident of Cuba Iran North Korea Libya Sudan Syria or any country organization or person to which the U S has embargoed the export of goods or 11 to anyone on the U S Treasury Department s list of Specially Designated Nations or the U S Commerce Department s Table of Denial Orders Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure by the United States government is subject to the restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS 252 227 7013 1
17. Recording is triggered off the rising or falling edges and a user defined delay allows ProStream to synchronize to external events Frame Sync Trigger bd C Falling Edge Cancel Figure 22 Frame sync trigger settings ProStream is designed to be intuitive and easy to operate Please contact Southern Vision Systems Inc at support prostreamsoft com or 256 461 7143 for technical support or for custom image processing applications 22 Appendix A Troubleshooting The following table describes problem conditions you may encounter with the ProStream camera and suggested actions to resolve these problems ee Camera does not appear on the auto discovery page upon start up Live or Stream on Capture page only shows black frames Check to see that power cable is connected to camera and that the ethernet cable is connected to the camera and computer f still not initializing unplug power connector to camera re connect and re start software If this fails contact factory Check that the exposure is high enough to detect the ambient light level and that the adjustable aperture is open enough to admit light If still dark ensure that MTU size on camera is less than or equal that for network connection on host f still dark turn off gige filter driver under Network Connections gt Properties gt TCP IP and restart software lf this fails contact factory Host computer appears to
18. and connection will be established The Open Camera command will search for all cameras connected either directly or through a network If ProStream is not found click Refresh to update the list Once connected ProStream will begin acquiring and displaying images The Stream button brings up the Stream Wizard that presents a series of windows that walk the user through selection of frame size frame rate exposure recording time trigger source and other options such as auto exposure and sector recording The Stream Wizard is designed to make set up and operation as simple as possible The Live button simply updates images to the screen and does not store them either in memory or disk ProStream s sensor is compatible with 1 3 C mount lens A C mount to F mount adapter will be needed to adapt to the bayonet mount on most 35 mm lenses By adjusting the size of the frame streamed to the host computer frames can be captured at several different frame rates based on the Prosilica camera being used Selectable frame sizes are full one half one quarter and one eighth resolutions based on a linear image dimension 13 amp ProStream Capture GE680 File Camera Triggers Lighting View Video Settings Maximum Width 2 640 Height 450 ka 430 Frame Rate o fps 205 Exposure 4900 F USEC 16616 Stark Frame Stop Frame o Step Size Southern Vision Systems Inc Position 6 139 Value 1
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20. e In Stream mode images are updated to the display once a second The status bar along the bottom is also updated at 1 Hz during streaming Display Settings Live Refresh Rate 30 Stream Refresh Rate 1 fps Playback Rate 20 fps NOTE If refresh rate is greater than the frame rate then the frame rate will be used as the refresh rate NOTE The refresh rate can affect performance and cause frames to be dropped Care should be used when modifying the refresh rate me Figure 11 Changing the display refresh rate ProStream has the option of adjusting the imager gain setting independent of exposure Gain settings are accessed under the drop down Camera gt Set Gain menu item and are limited to 20dB 17dB 10dB and OdB For low light levels the dB levels increase imager gain but at the expense of higher noise Figure 12 below shows how to access these gain settings amp ProStream Capture GE4000C File Re Vid Triggers Lighting View Stream Stream Wizard Ctrl S Stop A EC Properties v 10 17 20 Play Start Frame 1 Stop Frame 1 Step Size Value 174 171 129 po Red L1 Green 08 08 swe 11 Figure 12 Gain settings 15 3 3 1 STREAMING VIDEO Clicking the Stream or Stream All buttons of Figure 11 brings up the Stream Wizard and starts the process of streaming video to either memory or
21. e and open the stored file in Play mode Streaming Options C Stream to High Speed Disk Array Figure 17 Selecting video storage medium in the Stream Wizard ProStream can record approximately 12 secs of video to 1 GB of host RAM at a data rate of 65 Mbytes sec Longer recording times require the host computer to have a disk array SVSi can provide 18 disk arrays for up to 10 hours of high resolution high speed video Please contact the factory for any custom storage requirements 3 3 2 STREAMING VIDEO TO MEMORY Once the option to stream to host memory is selected the following Stream Wizard window will show asking for the quantity of available memory to allocate for recording video The software queries the host operating system to determine available RAM memory and provides the user the slider bar below for determining the recording time ProStream reserves 256 MB of host RAM for the operating system and other programs SVSi suggest when possible that all other programs be terminated during a video recording session to ensure that the host operating system is not trying to allocate memory dynamically stream to Memory Memory to use Estimated Time 6 5024 seconds Cancel Figure 18 Selecting record time for streamed video After selecting the recording time using the slider bar clicking Stream will cause ProStream to begin recording video to host RAM To stop the recording process click on the Stop button V
22. ettings O Obtain an IP address automatically IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server 205 Alternate DNS server 205 Figure 3 Setting network TCP IP settings on the host computer 11 If the camera is directly connected to the host computer select an appropriate fixed IP setting for the TRENDnet card e g 192 168 1 69 DO NOT select Obtain an IP address automatically since the laptop does not have a DHCP server If an attempt is made to connect to a DHCP camera without a DHCP server the error message of Figure 3 will appear Next enter a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 0 and a Default Gateway value of 192 168 1 1 as per Figure 4 Do not check the Use the following DNS server addresses item ipconfig A Could not change the IP address Figure 4 Camera not connected to DHCP server error message 12 To finish configuring the TRENDnet network card click the OK button 13 In order to configure the network properties of the camera double click on the ProStream icon installed on your desktop to bring up the Play page of Figure 5 Next select the Camera gt Open Camera menu item The auto discovery screen of Figure 6 will appear asking you to select the camera to connect Any Prosilica camera either directly connected or on a network will appear on this page Select the camera to connect and click OK Once connected select the
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24. ideo is now preserved in host memory but has not been written to disk yet ProStream treats the available memory as a rolling buffer so that even though only 6 5 secs of recording time was selected you may record for several minutes until Stop is hit after which only the last 6 5 secs of video are stored in memory Once recording has been stopped clicking the Play button will playback recorded video at whatever frame rate the host processor can support typically 15 25 fps The event of interest can be framed by entering the appropriate Start and Stop frame numbers and clicking Play These start stop values are remembered when storing video from host memory to host disk so that storing the full video sequence requires re entry of the desired start stop frame numbers Please note that if the ProStream Capture page is closed before storing video and re opened the video will NOT be preserved in memory To store video to host disk select File gt Save and the video stored in host memory defined by the start stop frame numbers will be written to disk After storing video the Capture page can be closed and recorded video played back in the Play page 19 3 3 3 STREAMING VIDEO TO DISK ARRAY If recording times in excess of a few seconds are required the following Stream Wizard window allows the user to define the destination and recording time for streamed video Stream to Disk Path C Streaming mvw a 1 second 22
25. isassemble decrypt extract or otherwise reverse engineer Software Software may not be leased or sublicensed in whole or in part Licensee may transfer all rights under this License on a permanent basis provided that Licensee transfers the license the Software and all associated printed materials retains no copies and the recipient agrees to the terms of this License Trademarks and Logos This License does not authorize Licensee to use any SVSi name trademark or logo Licensee acknowledges that SVSi owns the ProStream StreamView MemView 1Ci and GigaView trademarks and all related trademarks and logos and agrees to 1 not do anything harmful to or inconsistent with SVSi1 s rights and 11 assist SVSi in protecting those rights including assigning to SVSi any rights acquired by Licensee Disclaimer of Warranty Software is provided AS IS without a warranty of any kind ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED Limitation of Liability SVSi AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY AS A RESULT OF USING OR DISTRIBUTING SOFTWARE IN NO EVENT WILL SVSi OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE PROFIT OR DATA OR FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF
26. ming mvw 3 KB GigaView Document L My Documents Streaming_0010__ mvw 244 801 KB GigaView Document Shared Documents i My Computer J My Network Places Local Disk C Figure 20 Files created during video streaming Once the master file has been opened the user can define a subset of the stored video and create a video file with just those images Valid storage formats in the Play page are raw mvw AVI avi or a sequence of bmp TIFF or raw images 3 3 4 STREAMING FROM MULTIPLE CAMERAS The Stream All drop down menu item can be selected from any open camera capture page If selected ProStream assumes that all cameras have the appropriate frame rate frame size and exposure values on their individual capture pages Once selected the Stream All Wizard brings up the following advisory page cautioning against modifying any camera parameters until streaming is complete Stream All Wizard This wizard will start the streaming process on all currently opened cameras which are idle Each camera s recording parameters should be setup up using the individual capture dialogs prior to using this wizard Please do NOT access the cameras until this wizard is complete Cancel Figure 21 Stream All Wizard advisory page 21 Stream All Wizard is similar to the Stream Wizard except that memory or disk space allocations are for only one of the open cameras For example if the user selects a stream time
27. of 5 secs to memory all cameras will stream for 5 secs independent of their frame rates A 30 Hz camera will record 150 frames and a 200 Hz camera will record 1 000 frames within 5 secs Memory is allocated among the open cameras based on frame size and frame rate to insure a common recording time All streaming cameras can be stopped by selecting Stop All from the Camera drop down menu Each individual camera can be stopped by clicking Stop on its Capture page When streaming to disk array it may take several seconds to close all files and stop the streaming process 3 3 5 TRIGGERING OPTIONS Cameras may be triggered by one of three methods software external or frame sync Software hitting Stop after the starting video streaming halts the recording session and displays recorded video prior to the trigger External by inputting a TTL pulse to the In connector on the back panel of the Prosilica camera video will be recorded pre trigger for the specified time Frame syne whenever a TTL pulse in input to the In back panel connector a single frame is captured In order to record for the specified time a sequence of TTL pulses is required If ProStream detects that the pulse train is interrupted for longer than half of a second during recording to host memory the video in memory is automatically stored to disk Frame sync settings can be entered in the Frame Sync Trigger Settings window of Figure 22 below
28. or enter the frame rate in frames per second Figure 14 Frame rate selection in the Stream Wizard Once you have selected the frame rate the exposure window below contains a drop down list of exposure times Here you may select from the list of shutter speeds or manually enter any exposure time in microseconds Exposure Select or enter exposure in microseconds 1 100 000 s 1 50 000 s 1 20 000 s Figure 15 Exposure time selection in the Stream Wizard After selecting the appropriate exposure time auto exposure can be enabled through the window shown below If enabled ProStream will evaluate every image as it is captured to determine if the exposure needs to be adjusted in order to keep the image histogram fixed at its current value Auto exposure 1s 17 useful in situations of changing illumination such as outdoors with passing clouds Please note that auto exposure requires several frames to adjust the exposure correctly and is not an instantaneous effect Auto exposure Minimum Exposure 10 microseconds Maximum Exposure 4950 microseconds Figure 16 Auto exposure window in the Stream Wizard The next window in the Stream Wizard asks whether the user wants to stream to host memory or host disk array If recording for several seconds streaming to host memory is the preferred option since the video can be played back immediately out of memory When streaming to disk array the user must exit the Capture pag
29. shown in the Recorded Info are and include frame size frame rate number of frames and time duration Frame size and frame number are also shown in the lower right of the main page The player supports playing native ProStream RAW files mvw and AVI files limited to 2 GB It can also display single images bitmap jpeg tiff and raw Use the File Open command to select the file type and the file to open The Save As command allows you to save the video files with different options You can save a previously recorded StreamView file as a new StreamView file with different frame parameters you can save it as an AVI file or you can save it as a series of images See the description of the Save Data dialog below on the various options Note because of the large file sizes generated during a typical record session SVSi recommends recording and playing in the default mvw file format This file format gives the fastest download times and smallest file sizes ProStream software is available for free and can be downloaded from www prostreamsoft com for customers playing the default format Once actual frames are identified for public dissemination then AVIs BMPs or TIFFs can be generated from the Play page 3 3 CAPTURE MODE The Capture window is shown below To access this page click on the Camera gt Open Camera menu and the auto discovery window of Figure 6 appears Select the camera of choice click OK
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