User`s guide

Setting Acquisition Parameters in Image Acquisition Tool
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Memory Logging
If you select Memory or Disk and memory in the Log to options, the Memory limit
field displays how much memory is available on your system.
This equals the total number of bytes that image acquisition frames can occupy in
memory. By default, the tool sets this limit to equal all available physical memory when
you first use the tool, or 1 GB, whichever is less.
Disk Logging
If you select Disk or Disk and memory in the Log to options, the Disk logging area
becomes editable so you can designate a file and location to save to.
Note: Disk logging generates a VideoWriter file. If you select a VideoWriter profile that
generates an AVI file, note that AVI files are limited to a bit-depth of 8 bits per pixel for
each band. If you have higher bit data, you should not log it to an AVI file because the
AVI format is restricted to 8-bit data. If you log higher bit data to an AVI file, it will be
scaled and then logged as 8-bit data.
To use disk logging:
1
Click the Browse button to select a location for the file, or enter the name of the
location.
2
In the Save dialog box, browse to the location and then enter a name in the File
name field, and click Save.
Uncompressed AVI is the default profile for color devices and Grayscale AVI is
the default profile for monochrome devices, so the .avi extension is appended to the
name on the Logging tab initially, and the other fields become editable. You can
change the profile in step 4.
3
Optionally select Automatically increment filename if you want the tool to name
subsequent acquisitions using the same root name, plus an incremented number. For
example, if you enter the file name experiment.avi and then select this option, it
will be replaced by experiment_0001.avi, followed by experiment_0002.avi,
etc.
This option is useful if you need to acquire multiple videos of one or more subjects.
For example, a lab technician might want to acquire 10 seconds of video on a group