Choosing A Recording Method - V.I.O POV.HD User Manual

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The example below shows the file structure that results from running Save Tags and Compile Tags
on the tagged clip example used earlier. All tag clips are in the "tags" subdirectory and are
identified with "_tag_xxxxx" where xxxxx = the number of seconds after the start of the clip at
which the tag occurred. In this case, 00126 = 2 min 6 sec, and so on. The Highlight Clip created by
Compile Tags is in the DCIM directory and is identified by "_highlight".
General information about file name is given in

Choosing a Recording Method

Clip recording – Loop and Loop & Forward provide advantages under some circumstances, but
generally, recording using the Clip method is the simplest and most effective approach. Using tags
while recording with the Clip method supports the convenience provided by Save Tags and
Compile Tags, and when you've recorded an entire event using Clip, you still have footage of
everything for manual editing, if you choose to do so.
For any recording that will last only a few minutes, there is no reason to use any method other
than Clip.
Loop & Forward – Loop & Forward supports the same in-field editing capabilities as Clip and has
one possibly significant benefit. It allows you to get set up and stow the recorder long before you
start the actual recording process.
For example, if you're participating in a large, downhill mountain bike event involving hundreds of
riders, you can get the camera set up and ready to go before you join the pack at the starting area.
When it gets close to starting time, press the REC/TAG button on the wireless remote one time and
recording will start. After that just hit REC/TAG each time you want to tag some of the action.
When you use Loop & Forward, the recorder will not time out and shut itself
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off after you initially press REC, no matter how long you wait until pressing
REC/TAG to start actual video capture.
Loop – The results produced by Loop are similar to the results you get by running Save Tags on a
tagged clip. Every time you press Tag, you will end up with a short clip that captures the action
near that tag. But there are some important differences between Loop recording and applying
Save Tags to a tagged video made with Clip or Loop and Forward.
Based on the comparisons in the table, the Loop Recording Method is a better choice if you are
recording a long event with a limited number of periods you want to record, especially if the space
left on the SD card is limited.
Loop is also the correct choice if you want to be able to see just the Loop clips on the recorder.
However, note that if you use Compile Tags you will get a Highlight Clip of all the tagged bits, and
the Highlight Clip can be viewed on the recorder.
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