Managing the Encoder
Capturing Image Snapshots
Makito
X User’s Guide, v2.2, Issue 02
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Capturing Image Snapshots
NOTE
Snapshot Capture is an optional H.264 feature which may be disabled at the
factory. The following section is only applicable if snapshots are enabled.
From the
S
NAPSHOTS
page, you can take a snapshot of the current video input and save it
to either JPEG or YUV image format. With JPEG snapshots, you can also specify the image
quality. On the Makito
X SDI, you can select the video input, either BNC-1 or BNC-2.
The snapshot feature may be used to create still images, for example, to record a person’s
image or a scene from an event for identification purposes or for future reference.
When you take a snapshot, a unique snapshot name will be generated based on the current
time.
Thumbnails of the snapshots are displayed on the
S
NAPSHOTS
page for you to view and
optionally save to an external location.
Note that the encoder must have a valid Input Format. To verify the Input Format detected
by the system, see
NOTE
Snapshot files are stored on the Makito
X file system under
/usr/share/haivision/snapshots
.
TIP
You can also take snapshot of each video input from the
V
IDEO
E
NCODERS
L
IST
V
IEW
.
To take an image snapshot:
1.
On the Streaming page, click
S
NAPSHOTS
from the sidebar menu.
The
S
NAPSHOTS
page opens, displaying the snapshots taken for the encoder, as shown
in the following example.