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MotionCAD Live Video Object Help

Live Video   Detailed Information on the MotionCAD Live Video

  • Live Video
  • Picture capture
  • Instant feedback 
  • Framework overlay 
  • Live Blending 
  • Model Size correction
  • Model Play Speed Control
  • Model Position Control
  • Model & Live Mirror
  • Live Flip
  • Model Scale and Zoom

 

  How can I open a camera?

To open a live view camera, simply click on the camera tool and draw a rectangle on the work area. It is the same operation for any drawing tool.

MotionCAD will initialize the first camera is finds and start feeding the live video to the screen. As shown above the video control panel will be displayed with the video.

Can I have more then one camera?

Yes; simultanouse side, top and back views with model and lines overlayed are possible.

If your computer has more then one camera connected, you just draw them on the screen. MotionCAD will automatically select the next available camera. 

The other options are to save your camera/screen configurations and just open them on command, or even mix this with powerful MotionCoach templates to easily combine video of the student's last swing with the virtual world instruction.

Can I switch from camera to camera?
Easy; Just  drop down the camera selection box, you choose from the available cameras. This list box normally shows the current camera. 

 What does the "Picture" button do?

Just like as camera the picture button will pop off a picture of the student in the live video object.

Every time the picture button is pressed a number of things occur: 
1. A new picture is created.
2. The new picture is placed to the Right of the last picture, so it's easy for you and the student to see.

 What does the "Config" button do?

The config button will open a camera specific window to configure the picture quality.  The contents of the config window depends on the camera type currently is use.

What does the "Mirror" button control?

The Mirror check box will cause the live video to do a left/rigth hand flip.  If you are comparing motions of people with different hands then this option will match them. 

What does the "Flip" button control?

The Flip check box will cause the video to rotate 90 degress.

Why? The format of video picture is wider then it is tall. For golf the subject's profile is tall and narrow. Normally to fit the subject in the video you must zoom back and waste much of the picture. By flipping the camera you better fit the subject into the video.

 What does the "Model Select" button control?

This button is used to select the model swing to be overlayed with the live video.  You can choose any video in the library.

The model can be changed at any time, so if mid way you want to change the lesson then re-click on the this button to choose another model.

 What does the "Model Mirror" button control?

This button is performs the same operation as the "Mirror" button, the model is rigth/left flipped not the live video.  This allows you to control where the model or live video is MIrrored in class there is a hand difference between model and student.

  What does the Zoom Selector control?

With this feature you fit the model to the student . This makes your camera setup easy and fast because with this feature you can change the distance between camera and student and then fix it in software. Also scale the swing models to fit the student.

Also this feature allows mixing of video formats, if your camera is DV and your model is compressed video only if your system has this feature will you be able to handle the mixture.

 What does the "Full Blend" button control?

This button is controls the overlayed strength of the model.  The default overlay strength is 50%, meaning the model is semi transperent and equally visible with the student.

When the Full Blend button is pressed down the model will completely over write the live video. This mode is used when the model is a stick frame or model and student are placed side by side.

 What does the Play Speed Slider control?

When this slider is pushed to the left the model swing moves slower, when pushed to the right, faster. This allows you to control the speed at which the student attempts to follow the model's example.

 What does the Video Position Slider control?

This slider indicates the currently viewed position of the model swing. If the video is play looping the pointer will move to show the video position, or the mouse can be used to drag the pointer (and video) to any position.

With the slider  you can control the position of the video via the keyboard or scroll mouse wheel.