CLI Command Reference
snapshot
Makito
X User’s Guide, v2.2, Issue 02
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Configuring a limit on the storage space available for snapshots is only valid for flash, SSD
or NFS locations. For USB and SD locations, any available space will be used without
constraint.
A
CTIONS
SNAPSHOT
P
ARAMETER
take
Takes a snapshot from either:
• the current active video (Makito
X DVI, S/B-292E-DVI or
Makito
X SDI single-BNC, S/B-292E-HDSDI1)
• the video received on any input port, where ID is the video input
(Makito
X SDI dual-BNC, S/B-292E-HDSDI2). ID is either
0
for
BNC-1 or
1
for BNC-2.
You can optionally specify the format and image quality per
snapshot, as well as the filename.
set
Sets system-wide defaults for the preferred snapshot format and
quality.
get
Displays the current format and quality defaults for the snapshot
utility.
list
Displays the available snapshots on the system along with the
resolution.
Snapshot files are stored under
/usr/share/haivision/snapshots
.
delete
Deletes either the snapshot specified by
<filename>
or all
snapshots stored under
/usr/share/haivision/snapshots
.
Parameter
Default
Description/Values
format
jpeg
Specifies the image format: yuv, jpg
When saving in jpg format, you can specify the
desired image quality.
NOTE:
YUV snapshots always have the best
possible quality but take the most amount of
space.
overwrite
no
(Only applies when a filename is provided) When
enabled, any existing snapshot file with the same
filename will be overwritten.
yes,no
quality
100
Specifies the desired image quality from 1
(lowest) to 100 (highest).
1..100
NOTE:
This setting only applies for jpg
snapshots.