User Manual Applied Vision 4 Software
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1. In partnership with Ken A Vision User Manual Applied Vision 4 Software Rev 3 7 22 13 Applied Vision is available tor download online at www ken a vision com support software downloads If you require an Applied Vision installation disk call Ken A Vision toll free at 1 800 627 1953 Table of Contents Introduction to Applied Vision 4 Software Installation Interface Description Main Applied Vision Software Window Camera Video Options Toolbar Camera Rotate Toolbar Camera Color Balance Toolbar Camera Zoom Toolbar Image Window Image General Toolbar Image Measure Toolbar Image Zoom Toolbar Image Rotate Toolbar Image Comparison Toolbar Video Window Troubleshooting Thank you for your purchase This guide provides basic information about installing and using Applied Vision 4 Software You can also find this guide on the Ken A Vision web site www ken a vision com support software downloads Introduction to Applied Vision Software Applied Vision 4 AV4 is a software program designed to enhance the use of Dukane audio visual products Applied Vision enables users to connect their Dukane Camera 107A to their computer allowing capturing viewing and manipulation of both video and still images Applied Vision 4 is optimized for utilization in a classroom setting while remaining widely appli cable for any environment in which digital imaging is required Here are a few of the features built into App2. Tel 816 353 4787 Fax 816 358 5072 email info ken a vision com www ken a vision com Ken A Vision reserves the right to make design improvements and other changes in accordance with the latest technology There is no obligation to make changes in products already manufactured Patents Pending Copyright 2013 Ken A Vision Mfg Inc Co INS AV4 250v2
3. Setting the Opacity Move the slider bar under the Blend Transparency Ratio section to determine the opacity or transparency of the top and bottom images Saving Output Click Save Blended Image if you want to save the current comparison to an image file Video Window The Video Window allows the user to playback recorded video and audio files created using Applied Vision 4 This window has two tabs that contain control buttons Playback and Options The Playback tab has Stop and Play Pause buttons These buttons control the basic playback of the recorded video file There is also a slider control that allows the user to move to a specific section of the video by clicking or drag ging the slider bar to a given location The Options tab has buttons that allow you to open another Video file take the cur rent video being played to fullscreen mode or Take A Snapshot from the movie that is currently being played back Troubleshooting For software support please contact Ken AVision at www ken a vision com support or 1 800 627 1953 For harware and warranty questions contact Dukane at www dukane com av support or 1 800 6762487 Audio Visual Products 2900 Dukane Drive St Charles Illinois 60174 Toll free 888 245 1966 Fax 630 584 5156 E mail avsales dukane com Web www dukane com av in partnership with ken a vision KNOWLEDGE THROUGH VISION 5615 Raytown Road Kansas City MO 64133 U S A
4. 27 1953 Automatic Updates Applied Vision 4 Software has an automatic update feature that will query Ken A Vision tor newer versions of the sottware You can adjust the settings or operate this update checker manually with options in the Help menu Interface Description Applied Vision 4 creates a unique window for each active video device and each captured image or movie There are three styles of windows Camera Window Live streaming video trom the USB camera device Image Window A still image captured trom the video stream or loaded trom a saved file Video Window A movie captured from the camera or loaded trom a saved file When Applied Vision launches the primary window opens and then camera windows are opened for any available imaging devices 3 The main Applied Vision window is the parent window for the application If you close this window it will close all Applied Vision windows and the application At the top of the window is a menu bar e File O O Properties Set various program properties such as the localized language of choice Exit Exit the Applied Vision application e Cameras O O A dynamically populated list of all available imaging devices on your system Refresh Device List e Snapshots O A list of all captured snapshot images which can be clicked on to save to disc e Advanced O Help O O O O O Image Comparison Open the Image Com
5. ation This toolbar allows adjustment of the following settings affecting the video stream e Brightness e Contrast e Saturation To reset these to their original values click Reset Defaults Camera Zoom Toolbar Zoom Options Original Size 3 Fit to Window Custom Zoom This toolbar allows digital zooming on the video stream There are three modes Original Size Display video without scaling e Fit to Window Scale the image to fit in the window size this is the default e Custom Zoom Allow for a manual configuration of digital zooming When Custom Zoom is enabled the slider bar at right can be utilized to change the zoom factor Note that as digital zoom increases the image will progressively pixelate To return to normal settings click Fit to Window Camera Focus Camera 107A only This toolbar allows adjustment of the camera focus e Refocus button auto adjusts focus e Slider bars can be adjusted to focus and control the iris Image Window The image window displays a still image captured from a video device or opened trom a file It may be resized moved maximized minimized or closed At the bottom of the window is a tabbed toolbar It has five tabs e Drawing e Measure e Zoom e Rotate e Comparison Image Drawing Toolbar This toolbar offers vector based tools for annotating captured and saved images N e OZ BOS Bere Au mm f Ford Selection Default mode that allows sel
6. ection of an annotated object for moving resizing or moditication Paintbrush A treehand painting tool Text Add a resizable movable text object to the captured image Rectangle Add a resizable movable hollow rectangle to the captured image Filled Rectangle Add a resizable movable filled rectangle to the captured image Straight Line Add a single straight line object to the captured Line Width Select from three preset line widths this tool applies to line objects rectangles and paintbrush objects Color Select from 6 preset colors to apply to any annotation object Save Save the image with a specitied filename and location Open Open a new image tile from a saved location in a sepa rate window Print Send the image to the default installed printer Undo Undo the last action MEN Redo Redo the last undone action Ea Delete Delete any selected annotation object Clear Remove all annotations from the image returning to the a original captured image Image Measure Toolbar This toolbar provides the following tools for measurement and analysis e Calibration Create a new scale measurement standard e Select Remove Scale o Select Saved Scales Choose a saved scale with which to measure o Remove Saved Scales Remove a previously saved scale e Perform Measurement Show the results of the current measurement relative to the selected scale e Write Last Measurement to Image e Copy All Measurem
7. ents to Clipboard Add contents of the Measurement window to the clipboard for pasting into other programs Calibration To calibrate a new scale follow these instructions 1 Click and drag to draw a line on the image to identify a known distance that can be used to calibrate a measurement scale The line will be orange it dragged correctly 2 Click Calibration 3 Type a full name for the scale under Name 4 The Distance in Pixels should be preset according to the line drawn in step 1 5 Type the amount of actual units measured by the line in Known Distance 6 Enter an abbreviated unit name under Unit of Length 7 Click OK Now the new scale will be selected by default and new measurements will be computed using that scale Select Remove Scale Use this to change to a different measurement scale that you have specified or to remove a specified scale from the list Image Zoom Toolbar Zoom Options Original Size Fit to Window O custom Zoom This toolbar allows manipulation of the image with the following tools e Zoom In Zoom in on the image by 10 increments e Zoom Out Zoom out on the image by 10 increments e Display as Original Size Display the image in its original size without scaling at a 1 1 pixel ratio e Fit Image to Window Set the zoom ratio to scale the image to the window size Image Rotate Toolbar This toolbar allows manipulation of the image with the following tools e Rota
8. lied Vision e Cross platform support for Windows Mac and Linux e Full screen viewing e Video recording e Still image capture e Multiple camera support e Advanced image editing and analysis e Time lapse recording e Video rotation e Digital zoom e Numerous science applications including calibrated measurement Installation Minimum Requirements o Windows XP SP2 or higher o Mac OS X 10 6 8 or higher o 512MB RAM o USB 2 0 o Current version of Java Available trom www java com Windows Installation Instructions 1 Go to www ken a vision com support software downloads 2 Click Download Applied Vision 4 for Windows to begin downloading Applied Vision 3 When the download is complete click the av4 msi file to launch the installer 4 Click Run and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Macintosh Installation Instructions 1 Go to www ken a vision com support software downloads 2 Click Download Applied Vision 4 for Mac to begin downloading Applied Vision 3 When the download is complete click the av4 zip tile to open and uncompress the downloaded tile 4 Drag the Applied Vision application file to your Applications Folder Desktop or Doc to complete the installation 5 You may be prompted to install X11 or XQuartz Follow the on screen instructions or visit www xquartz macosforge org to get the latest version If you require an Applied Vision installation disk call us toll free at 1 800 6
9. o stream to fill the entire screen To exit this mode click the X button in the upper right corner of the screen e Take Snapshot Capture a still image frame from the video stream and open the captured image up in a new Image window e Record Select a location and filename to record to and start capturing video to a saved movie file Click the button again to stop the recording process e Time Lapse Record Enter a time value in seconds and then select a location to save the files Applied Vision 4 will take a snapshot once every number of seconds specified by the user e Document Orientation Flip and mirrors the current video Useful when documents are placed under the camera and appear upside down e Camera Resolution Change the display resolution of the camera High resolutions have superior image quality but lower frame rates Lower resolutions have superior frame rates but lower image quality e Refocus Camera 107 only Camera Light Turn LED lights on off Camera 107A only e Microscope Mode Zoom in on microscope field of view when camera is attached to microscope eyepiece Camera 107A only Camera Rotate Toolbar sa de e a E This toolbar offers several options for rotating and manipulating the video stream e Rotate Counterclockwise Left e Rotate Clockwise Right e Flip Horizontal e Flip Vertical Camera Color Balance Toolbar J mi J 2 J Reset Defaults Brightness Contrast Satur
10. parison wndow which allows the user to layer one image over another Help Topics the help file for Applied Vision 4 Update Options sets options related to Applied Vision 4 s ability to check for new software updates Check for Updates checks the Internet for updates to Applied Vision 4 and with the user s permission installs updates About Applied Vision 4 information Get EduCam App Link to information about the EduCam app Show IP Address Display your computer s IP address Below the title bar are three buttons e Open Image Open a still image previously saved on the computer e Open Video Open a video file previously saved on the computer Create EduCam Session Generate a random EduCam Session ID A Camera Window A al Camera Options Rotate Color Balance Zoom The Camera Window displays the real time live video stream being transmitted by the connected video device lt may be resized moved maximized minimized or closed At the bottom of the window is a tabbed toolbar lt has four tabs e Camera Options default e Rotate e Color Balance e Zoom e Focus Camera 107A only Camera Video Options Toolbar we Fullscreen E Take amp R cord E Time lapse Document W Camera IE Snapshot Record 3 Orientation Resolution This toolbar is the default toolbar setting of a Camera window The following commonly used features are included e Fullscreen Stretch the vide
11. te Counterclockwise Rotate the image 90 degrees counterclockwise e Rotate Clockwise Rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise Image Comparison Toolbar Files Images Align Blend Transparency Ratio T EE n A es y Bottom Image 7 50150 Open Bottom Image Clear Images O pans Blend ea Reset Alignment This toolbar opens the Image Comparison window and loads the selected image into either the top or bottom slot for variable opacity image blending and comparison Images can be loaded for comparison in two ways 1 In the main Applied Vision 4 window click on the Advanced menu and select Image Comparison Click on either the Open Top Image or Open Bottom Image buttons to open existing images for comparison 2 Select an open Camera Window Click the Take Snapshot button Click on the Comparison tab Click on either Set Top Image for Comparison to add this image to the Comparison window in the top layer or Set Bottom Image for Comparison to add this image to the Comparison window in the bottom layer Aligning the Image Once images have been opened in the Image Comparison window they may be aligned using the mouse In the Align section of the Image Comparison window select either the Top Image or Bottom Image and then click and drag with the mouse to move the image and thus changes its alignment relative to the other image in the window Click the Reset Alignment button to align both images to the upper lett hand corner of the window
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