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Record & Framegrab

This section describes how to Record videos, take Stills & Framegrabs and Single & RDI, and save to files.

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When you click on the Record Start or Camera buttons, if you have not already set your Folder/Filename Settings, you will be prompted with a File Explorer window from which you can select the Storage Mode and Directory to store your video Recording and Still files.

Open Folder/Filename Settings.

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See Folder/Filename Settings.

  1. Click the Blackbox button to start / stop the Blackbox recording. See Menu → Blackbox Settings

  2. Click the red Record button to start/stop recording (saved as .mp4 files).

  3. Click the Camera button to take a framegrab (still photo) as the video is running (saved to .jpg files).

  4. Click the Stream button to start/stop Streaming the Channel.

  5. Take Stills with or without including the Overlay

  6. Take Single or continuous, multiple using Rapid Digital Imaging (RDI).
    When in RDI mode, click the Camera icon once to start taking stills, and 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.

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  1. Click Review Media button to open File Explorer to the folder where your Recordings, Stills, and Framegrabs are saved.

  2. Your most recent captured Recording and Image appear as thumbnails to the right of the Review Media button for quick, convenient access.
    See Review Media

Folder/Filename Setting

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When Rayfin Input is selected, you will also see Storage Mode Topside (DVR+O) and Internal (Rayfin)

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When other Input Types are selected, the default is storage is Topside (DVR+O)

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  1. Click the Folder/Filename Setting button to open, view, and set your Recordings and Stills files storage preferences.
    See Folder/Filename Settings.

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