Moultrie GAMESPY M100 Instructions Manual page 7

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PLOTSTALKER SOFTWARE INTRO
INTRODUCTION
In time-lapse photography a series
of still photos are taken at regular
time intervals. The PlotStalker
Software allows you to load the
time lapse file that was captured
from your Moultrie Game Camera
and scroll backward and forward
through your photos, single step,
search for activity in a designated
area, and save the files.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Computer: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor or above; 1GB
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RAM minimum; 100 MB hard disk space minimum.
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 32 bit - XP with Service Pack 2 or
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later; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with
Service Pack 1; or Windows 7
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Insert the PlotStalker CD into your computer and follow on-screen instructions.
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LOADING PLOT FILES
Using standard Microsoft utilities (ex. File Explorer – My Computer),
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copy the PlotFiles (extension is .MLT) from the PLOT directory on the
SD card to the hard disk drive in your computer. Note the location stored
on the hard disk drive.
Open the PlotStalker software application from the Windows Start Button
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menu. Once in the PlotStalker software, click on the File Button
3 Browse to the location in which you have saved the Plot file(s)
(.MLT) in step 1 above, select the file of interest and click Open.
BEGIN/END
Goes to the first or last photo in the Plot File.
FRAME BY FRAME SEARCH
Individually step forward or backward through each photo.
REWIND/PAUSE/PLAY
Play photos in sequence, pause, or play the photos in reverse order.
These functions simulate a video and are useful for manually searching
changes in the photos. When a sequence is being played, press
fast-forward or fast-rewind multiple times to increase speed. (1x-5x)
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PLOTSTALKER ACTIVITY SEARCH
ACTIVITY SEARCH
The Search Feature will scan through your photos and automatically
look for changes in regions that you identify in Setup.
In search mode, the PlotStalker software scans through the .mlt photo file, stops on
a photo when changes are found in your identified region, and then highlights the
changes in blue. You can click anywhere in the video viewing area to remove the
blue highlights.
ACTIVITY SEARCH SETUP
Click the Settings button to activate
the Region and Sensitivity settings
for the Activity Search
DEFINE SEARCH REGION
Provides the ability to search for
changes in the photo in a specific
region rather than the entire photo.
Click on the Set Motion Search Area Button.
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Use the mouse to select and drag the red outline around the area you want to
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search for movement. This allows you to focus on a very precise area if
required.
Click OK button on the Settings Popup window to confirm your settings and
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exit the menu.
SENSITIVITY
Set to High, Medium or Low - This sets the level of pixel change the program
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will detect. Note; a pixel change will occur with a color, intensity, lighting or
movement so this setting is critical to obtain the desired results.
DEFAULT SETTINGS
Click on Default button to return to the default values for Search Area and
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Sensitivity settings
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