Recording Videos
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VGA2Ethernet User Guide
Selecting a higher quality may reduce the frame rate and increase the size of the
video files produced by the codec. You may want to experiment with the quality setting
to achieve optimum results.
You may not need to change other settings unless you have special requirements.
Select OK three times to save your changes.
Recording a Video
Before recording captured images as a video you should:
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Set the display format to RGB 24 bits per pixel
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Install and configure a video codec
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Configure video file recording options
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Review video recording options
To record video files
1.
Connect the VGA2Ethernet device to the video source that you want to
record from and to the video capture workstation.
2.
On the video capture workstation, start the VGA2Ethernet user interface.
3.
Make sure the VGA2Ethernet user interface is displaying the captured
images that you want to record.
4.
Select Start Recording from the Capture menu or from the toolbar select
.
5.
Enter the file name, select the location for saving the video file, and select
Save.
As the VGA2Ethernet captures images, they are recorded to a video file. The
Status bar shows the name and location of the video file. The status bar also
displays the amount of time that the video has been recording and the number of
frames (or images) recorded. When the size of the video file reaches the AVI file