iPi Recorder User's Guide - Revision history

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Vmaslov: /* Additional Resources */

2019-02-06T16:15:57Z

‎Additional Resources

Vmaslov: /* Editing and Export */

2019-02-06T16:10:41Z

‎Editing and Export

Vmaslov: /* Record */

2019-02-06T14:58:45Z

‎Record

Vmaslov: /* Home View */

2019-02-06T12:00:57Z

‎Home View

Vmaslov: /* General UI Layout */

2019-02-06T10:53:24Z

‎General UI Layout

Andrew: /* Additional Resources */ How to Build Synced Multi-Camera Video

2019-02-06T08:40:13Z

‎Additional Resources: How to Build Synced Multi-Camera Video

Vmaslov at 18:18, 27 April 2016

2016-04-27T18:18:17Z

Vmaslov: /* Editing and Export */

2016-04-27T18:17:12Z

‎Editing and Export

Vmaslov: /* Editing and Export */

2016-04-27T17:11:02Z

‎Editing and Export

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 iPi Recorder is capable of simple editing of recorded .iPiVideo files as well as exporting data to regular media files. To use these features switch to the '''Edit''' view when a video is open for playback.
-{{Important|Edit and export features require an active license for [[iPi Mocap Studio]] on the same PC. The same [http://ipisoft.com/store/compare-editions/ limitations on camera configuration] are applied as for tracking. For instance, if you have the '''Basic''' license, then you can edit/export videos with up to 6 color cameras or up to 2 depth sensors.}}
+{{Important|Edit and export features require an active license for [[iPi Mocap Studio]] on the same PC. The same [https://ipisoft.com/store/compare-editions/ limitations on camera configuration] are applied as for tracking. For instance, if you have the '''Basic''' license, then you can edit/export videos with up to 6 color cameras or up to 2 depth sensors.}}
 [[File:Recorder-Edit.png|thumb|center|500px|Edit View]]

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	[[Distributed Recording]]		[[Distributed Recording]]
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		+	[[Real-time Tracking for Live Preview#Recording\|Real-time streaming]]
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		+	[[How to Calibrate Camera Optics]]

	[[How to Build Synced Multi-Camera Video]]		[[How to Build Synced Multi-Camera Video]]

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 #: Click on a device screen to select/unselect data from this device. Or use commands in the ribbon to perform group selection operations.
 #: {{Tip|This option is particularly useful when one of the cameras spoils tracking but you don't want to throw away the whole video. For example, the camera was moved during recording so its position in the scene is not accurate. Or the colors in that camera differ too much from other cameras.}}
-# Select a range of frames.
+# Select an interval of frames.
-#: Use controls in the '''Trimming''' group in the ribbon to set range boundaries.
+#: Use controls in the '''Interval''' group in the ribbon or markers on the timeline to set interval boundaries.
 #: {{Tip|This option is useful for trimming useless data from both ends of the video. If a video contains multiple takes, it may be convenient to save them into separate .iPiVideo files.}}
 After you have selected the data to use, hit the '''Save''' button to replace the original file, or '''Save As''' to save the data to another file.
-Video export produces an .avi video file from color streams of selected cameras or depth sensors. Besides selecting devices to export (and a frame range if needed) you should take care of a couple of other things:
+Video export produces an .avi video file from color streams of selected cameras or depth sensors. Besides selecting devices to export (and a frame interval if needed) you should take care of a couple of other things:
 * Video codec used to encode a resulting video.
 *: iPi Recorder supports Motion JPEG (built-in), [https://www.xvid.com/ Xvid] (if installed, on 32-bit OS only) and [https://sourceforge.net/projects/x264vfw x264vfw] (if installed).
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 Press the '''Export Video''' button to select a destination file and run the export.
-You can also export audio data only to a .wav audio file.
+You can also export:
 = Additional Resources =

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 * Whether background has changed substantially and needs to be re-evaluated. Another indication of this fact is a low percentage of '''background area''' in camera statistics. It is highlighted with red in this case.
-The '''Refresh''' button reninitializes all the devices without leaving to the [[#Home View|Home]] view. This helps in case of temporary hardware glitches.
+The '''Refresh''' button reinitializes all the devices without leaving to the [[#Home View|Home]] view. This helps in case of temporary hardware glitches.
-Also, the ribbon contains controls related to distributed recording. Their usage is described in a [[Distributed Recording|separate article]].
+Also, the ribbon contains controls related to [[Real-time_Tracking_for_Live_Preview#Recording|live streaming]] and [[Distributed Recording|distributed recording]].
 [[File:Recorder-Recording.png|thumb|center|500px|Recording View]]

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 '''DEVICES''' group in the ribbon contains commands related to this list:
 * '''Refresh''' allows the program to discover newly connected devices without restarting.
-* '''Add Controller''' makes a connection between [[Motion_Controllers|motion controllers]] and PC.
+* '''Add Device''' allows to make a connection between [[Motion_Controllers|motion controllers]] and PC or enable support for particular camera type.
-* '''Camera Types''' shows whether specific camera types are supported on this system, and what should be done to add this support.
+* '''Camera Types''' shows whether specific camera types are supported on this system and enabled, and what should be done to add the support.
 To begin with recording, select devices to use by clicking on items in the list. Selected items are highlighted with the orange background. When selected all needed devices, press '''Record Video''' button. It doesn't start recording immediately, but brings you to views serving the [[#Recording Workflow|recording workflow]].
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 {{Note|Be aware that not all devices can be used together. For example, color cameras and depth sensors can't be combined, and you can select only one microphone at a time.}}
-{{Tip|The program remembers your last selection. Thus, if you have not disconnected devices since the last run, the selection will most probably restore automatically.}}
+{{Tip|The program stores your last selection. Thus, if you have not disconnected devices since the last run, the selection will most probably restore automatically.}}
-On the right there is a list of recently recorded or played videos. Just click on an item to open this video for playback and/or [[#Editing and Export|editing]]. You can also press the '''Browse''' button to select a file to open with the file dialog.
+On the right there is a list of videos which have been recently recorded or played. Just click on an item to open this video for playback and/or [[#Editing and Export|editing]]. You can also press the '''Browse''' button to select a file to open with the file dialog.
 = Recording Workflow =

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 You can switch between views by executing specific commands, like opening recent video from the [[#Home View|Home]] view, or using the tabs at the top '''(2)''' when there are several related views like [[#Recording Workflow|Setup, Background and Record]].
-Most of the views allow you to return to the starting screen by pressing the Home button '''(1)''' at the top-left.
+Most of the views allow you to return to the starting screen by pressing the '''Home''' button '''(1)''' at the top-left.
 Below tabs there is a ribbon, or a big toolbar '''(3)''' that contains commands and settings relevant to the current view. The ribbon can be collapsed to make more room for view contents.

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−	~~{{Note\| This article is under construction and will be published in a few days. Meanwhile refer to v2 documentation: http://wiki.ipisoft.com/IPi_Recorder_User%27s_Guide}}~~
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	= General UI Layout =		= General UI Layout =

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 = Editing and Export =
-iPi Recorder is capable of simple editing of recorded iPiVideo files as well as exporting them to regular video files. Editing is essentially saving a subset of originally recorded data to the same or to another iPiVideo file. To use these features switch to the '''Edit''' view when a video is open for playback.
+iPi Recorder is capable of simple editing of recorded .iPiVideo files as well as exporting data to regular media files. To use these features switch to the '''Edit''' view when a video is open for playback.
 {{Important|Edit and export features require an active license for [[iPi Mocap Studio]] on the same PC. The same [http://ipisoft.com/store/compare-editions/ limitations on camera configuration] are applied as for tracking. For instance, if you have the '''Basic''' license, then you can edit/export videos with up to 6 color cameras or up to 2 depth sensors.}}
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-There are two options to define a subset of video data to be used for save/export, which you can use separately or combined:
+Editing is essentially saving a subset of originally recorded data to the same or to another .iPiVideo file. There are two options to define a subset of video data to be used for save/export, which you can use separately or combined:
 # Exclude data from some of the devices.
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 # Select a range of frames.
 #: Use controls in the '''Trimming''' group in the ribbon to set range boundaries.
-#: {{Tip|This option is useful for trimming useless data from both ends of the video. If a video contains multiple takes, it may be convenient to save them into separate iPiVideo files.}}
+#: {{Tip|This option is useful for trimming useless data from both ends of the video. If a video contains multiple takes, it may be convenient to save them into separate .iPiVideo files.}}
-After you have selected the data to use, hit '''Save''' button to replace the original file, or '''Save As''' to save the data to another file.
+After you have selected the data to use, hit the '''Save''' button to replace the original file, or '''Save As''' to save the data to another file.
 = Additional Resources =