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Setting up a Video Source

When using the 'Forced swim test and Tail suspension test mode' the way in which the video source needs to be set up is a little different - you'll find the details here.

Introduction

For a general introduction to video sources, see An introduction to Video sources.

To add a video source to a protocol, click the Add item button shown in the ribbon bar and select New Video Source from the menu which appears.

The video source's settings page is used to set up a video source for a piece of apparatus. To do this, you should first select the camera, digitizer or video file which is the source of the raw video pictures and then define the part of the image which shows the apparatus - of course, this might just be the entire image. You may also need to alter the video image's orientation, size, brightness, contrast etc.

If you are working with a piece of apparatus which requires two cameras in order to be viewed entirely, then you will need to create two video sources (each showing half of the apparatus), and one montage video source which will join the two video sources together to create a final image of the entire apparatus.

What you need to do

Each of the steps below is a link, which you can click for more information.

 1.Enter the video source name 
 2.Select the source of video images 
 3.Specify whether the apparatus is being viewed from above or from the side 
 4.If necessary, correct any image distortion in the image 
 5.If necessary, flip the image horizontally or vertically 
 6.If necessary, adjust the video image size and/or frame rate 
 7.If necessary, zoom in to enlarge the apparatus in the image 
 8.If necessary, select the area of the video picture which shows the apparatus 
 9.If necessary, adjust the video image brightness, contrast, etc. 
 10.If necessary, erase any cage bars, grid lines or cables in the image.  

See also:

 •Problems with cameras 
 •Problems with video pictures 
 •Adding elements to a protocol 
 •The Camera/Digitizer properties window 
 •Setting up a montage video source 
 •Editing a video source 
 •Deleting a video source 

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