Photo/Video
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Panel
After the first launch of WinCan VX the video window is located in the upper right corner of the main screen. You may grab this window at the title bar, move it wherever you prefer and also enlarge it accordingly on a second screen. When the TV-camera is switched off the WinCan logo is shown within this window by default. The video window supports three different operational modes:
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There's usually one recorded video clip per pipe section to visualize the damage profile of the current section. Switch on the live signal and then click on the red dot to start recording as described below:
Switch off live signal
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Close video play back
Adjust window to full screen sizeAdjust image quality
during recordingStart video recording
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During the observation entry within the catalogue panel recording is AUTOMATICALLY paused and also resumed AUTOMATICALLY after confirming the code. Before you start recording check whether the corresponding option in Home > Settings> General is activated.Take pictures directly from live signal or from video clipStop recordingPause recording
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The videos are saved immediately in the project sub-folder video and linked to the first observation by default. A double-click on the film-strip icon in the Clip column starts playing back the recorded video clip:Slide to play back video clip at a specific location.Play back video clip forward/backward
Stop play backPause play back
Set play back speed (far left is "normal"
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Taking Pictures
You can take two photos per observation, either from the live signal directly, or from an existing video clip.
Drive the camera crawler to the preferred location in the pipe OR start playing an existing video clip.
Stop the camera OR pause the video clip at the damage point.
Create a new observation to the current section.
Push the photo button (1) in the video window or double-click on the grey bullet (2) in the observation columns Photo1 and Photo2 to take a photo of the current camera/video position:
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The pictures are immediately stored into the project sub-folder Picture and linked to the corresponding observation.
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View Pictures
To view pictures in the video window, first ensure that the live feed is turned off (1), then just double-click on the corresponding photo icon (2) in the column photo1 or photo2.21
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The corresponding picture is finally shown in the video window:
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Mark Damage Points on Photos
Open the corresponding damage photo and click on the button PENCIL icon to open the dialogue box that provides the labelling tools:
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Select the appropriate label type, set its colour and drag it directly into the picture keeping the left mouse key pressed. The label can then be rotated and moved freely:
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As soon as you click on the green OK-button the picture is going to be saved together with the label and automatically replaces the previous picture file.
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Import video clips and photos
To add a picture or video from an external source such as a pushrod camera, pocket camera or mobile phone, first ensure the source file is attached to, or saved on the PC and also be sure that the live video feed is disabled. Then, double-click on a grey bullet in the columns photo1, photo2 or film within an observation line and a Windows dialog box will open allowing you to navigate to and select the appropriate file:1
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Then, double-click on a grey bullet (1) in the columns photo1, photo2 or film within an observation line and a Windows dialog box will open allowing you to navigate to and select the appropriate file:2
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The original file in the source location or on the source device will not be altered or moved. WinCan VX will make a copy of the file to the required location in the project folder.
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Right-click on the observation line with the video clip to be deleted and select the context menu command Delete Clip:
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Right-click in the photo column and the observation line that contains the pictures to be deleted and select the context menu command Delete Photo1 or Delete Photo2:
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Further deletion options are available by clicking the button in the bottom right hand corner hitting the command Delete which will bring up this dialog window where the user can select either the whole observation or a selection of parts from it for deletion:
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Renaming Media Files
WinCan VX creates unique file names in the background for every video clip recorded and every photo taken. However, all the media file names contain a part that is customized at the beginning of the name with the section or the start node ID, thereby retaining the unique file index required by the operating system while still making the file easy to locate.