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Managing Time Lapse Video files
The PlotWatcher TLV camera records one HD video file for each day of operation. Each daily
file uses around 300Mb of disk storage space. When the USB flash drive begins to fill up (about
10 days on a 4 Gb drive, or 20 days on an 8 Gb drive), the oldest file will be deleted to make
room for the newer file. This way, you always have the most recent time lapse video available to
review, even if you have collected more video than your USB drive will hold.
The files are stored on the USB flash drive in the folder “\DCIM\100_D60.” When you insert
the USB flash drive, browse to this folder and you will see a list of your time lapse video files.
Double click on a file to launch the GameFinder software and begin reviewing.
When you have reviewed the first file, you can close the GameFinder video player and double-click
on the next file, or you can use the “File” button to open your next file.
TIP: By having two USB flash drives, you can swap an empty one for a full one in the field.
Due to the large file sizes, you may not want to copy the full time lapse video onto your PC
- consider exporting only the interesting shorter clips from the GameFinder player. Use the
“Export” options on the “File” form to save images or short clips of interesting activity onto
your PC. After you review your time lapse video and save any interesting images or clips,
delete the files from the flash drive to have it ready for swapping in the field.
GameFinder video player software
The GameFinder video player is an easy, fast and fun way to view time lapse video files.
The quickest and easiest way to get an overview of a time lapse video is to use your mouse
to drag the “Position Arrow” across the play bar (this is the triangular indicator with the frame
number displayed in it). This will show, in a very quick time, what is contained in the file. You can
drag to the right to move forward in time, or to the left to move backward in time.
When you see an interesting portion of the file, stop dragging the Position Arrow and use the
scroll wheel on your mouse to move forward or backward one frame at a time. If you don’t have
a scroll wheel on your mouse, you can use the arrow keys or just click on the back or forward
STEP button.