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3
Getting Started
Exit all other applications before starting
FlashTiming FT-FAT
. The
FT-FAT
application must be allowed
through the Windows and third-party firewalls. Alternatively, all firewalls must be disabled to
successfully access your
FT-FAT
camera.
If using anti-virus software, be aware that the software may scan the video on capture and reduce the
CPU usage allocated to
FlashTiming
resulting in dropped frames and loss of video data. Running other
programs in the background while FlashTiming is recording video can result in a similar loss of data. It is
also necessary to set the network profile to Private for accessing other computers.
To launch
FlashTiming
, click the
FlashTiming FT-FAT
shortcut located on your computer’s desktop, or
click the Windows icon in the lower left of the screen and type “FT-FAT” in the search box. The
FlashTiming
startup screen appears.
Click either
Capture & Review
or
Review Only
Capture & Review
initializes the FAT camera and allows you to capture and save time-stamped
videos of your races. You may also review previously saved videos while capturing.
Review Only
allows you to play previously recorded race videos, record athlete’s times, and
transfer the race results to your meet management application.
Note: You must have administrative privileges to run FlashTiming. Depending on your user control
settings, you may be logged in as administrator but may not have administrator privilege when running
FlashTiming. If you receive an error message while running FlashTiming that you do not have sufficient
privileges, exit the program and restart by right clicking on the FT-FAT icon and then clicking “
Run as
administrator
.”
The computers need to be on a private network, and network discovery and file and printer sharing
needs to be turned on. FlashTiming checks these settings on start up. If not set, it requests permission
to change them.
The system firewall needs to be turned off or you must allow FlashTiming FT-FAT through the firewall to
be able to access the camera and other computers through the network. Windows Defender Firewall
may ask to allow FT-FAT to communicate on the network. Check
Private
and click
Allow access
if this
window appears.
3.1
Configuring the System
The Configure Window automatically appears the first time the program is launched. The Configure
Window allows you to specify the location of the captured files and meet management data when using
a third party meet management application. Alternatively, you may specify a preferred method for
naming your captured videos when not using a meet management application.
Note: Change your options at a later time by selecting
Configure Meet
in the main menu.
Video Capture Folder
The video capture folder is the location where FlashTiming stores and retrieves captured videos.
FlashTiming creates and shares the folder,
C:\FlashTimingVideos
, for this purpose.
Click the Capture Folder tab to select the capture folder.
