Record & Framegrab
This section describes how to Record videos, take Stills & Framegrabs and Single & RDI and save to files.
Part of a Channel configuration includes selecting a Blackbox folder and Media Capture folder to save your video recordings and framegrabs.
If you opted not to configure Blackbox and/or Media Capture during Channel configuration, when you click on the Record Start or Camera buttons, you will be prompted with a File Explorer window from which you can select the folder to store your video files and still/framegrab files.
See Menu → Blackbox Settings and Media Capture Wizard for more on Blackbox and Media Capture.
See Controls
Click the Blackbox button to start / stop Blackbox recording. See Menu → Blackbox Settings
Click the red Record button to start/stop recording (saved as .mp4 files).
Click the Camera button to take a framegrab (still photo) as the video is running (saved to .jpg files).
Click the Stream button to start/stop Streaming the Channel.
Take Stills with or without including the Overlay
Take Single or continuous, multiple using Rapid Digital Imaging (RDI).
When in RDI mode, click the Camera icon once to start taking stills, click again to stop.
Whether you are currently recording the video or not, you can take framegrabs as long as the video is active on the channel.
See Review Media
Click Review Media button to open File Explorer to the folder where your Recordings, Stills and Framegrabs are saved.
Your most recent captured Recording and Image appear to the right of the Review Media button for quick, convenient access.
Click the Folder/Filename Setting button to open, view and set your Recording and Stills storage preferences.