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  • 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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Note on replacing existing media files:
To replace existing video clips or photos directly during a running survey (i.e. the camera is switched on), just double-click on the corresponding film or photo icon and confirm the message below with YES:

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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Note on labels:
Once a label has been set and saved on the picture it can NOT be removed anymore.

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:

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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:

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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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Note on picture deletion:
This process will NOT delete ANY video clip or photos from the hard disk. Deleted media files instead are automatically moved into in the corresponding project sub-folder \Trash\Video\Sec (for section clips), \Trash\Video\Node (for manhole clips), \Trash\Picture\Sec (for section photos) or \Trash\Picture\Node (for manhole photos).

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.