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Video
If the Excalibur system PC has a video capture card installed,
the "Video" menu item is displayed in the Excalibur menu bar.
Note: If a video capture card is not installed in the PC, this
menu item and associated functions are not available.
Select "Video" from the Excalibur menu bar to open a video
window, illustrated below, and display live video from the
currently selected camera. Several function buttons at the
bottom of this window provide operator control of the window.
PICTURE
Full/Window
Select "Full" to enlarge the video image to full-screen. When
at full-screen, the video fills the Excalibur window and the
"Full" button changes to "Window". Select "Window" to
reduce the image to the original window size.
Zoom
Select "Zoom" to electronically "zoom" in on the image. A
zoomed image can be shown only when the video is in the
window size, not full-screen. When zoomed, the image can be
panned by selecting the up/down and left/right arrows on the
video window scroll bars. When the image is zoomed, the
"Zoom" button changes to "UnZoom". Select "UnZoom" to
return to the full camera view.
Freeze/Live
Select "Freeze" to freeze the live image in the window. When
frozen, the button changes to "Live". Select "Live" to return
to live video display in the window.
LIVE
VIDEO
Save
Select "Save" to save a copy of the video image. The saved
copy is time-stamped for later reference and callup. The save
function take several seconds and the current video image is
frozen during the save. Do not attempt any other video
functions while this image is frozen.
Load
Select "Load" to view any saved video images. A dialog box
listing all the video images saved, by date and time, is
displayed, as illustrated below.
To view a saved image, select the file and then select "OK".
While the stored image is being retrieved, the video window is
frozen. After retrieval, the image is displayed in frozen mode.
Select "Live" to return to live video.
Note: Video image files can be very large and may fill up the
computer's disc. A "Disc Space Free" line is displayed in
the Saved Images dialog box. If the free disc space falls
below 25%, it is advisable that appropriate action be taken.
To delete an image from the disc, select the file to delete and
select "Delete".
Select "Cancel" to return to live video without selecting a
saved file.
Close
Select "Close" to close the video display window.
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