XangleCs documentation

A factory reset brings you back to the default settings and removes all user created files (your pictures, assets, videos). Reinstalling the software or installing a new version doesn't do anything with these files.

Method 1 - from the software

From the top-right-corner menu, click on "Troubleshoot" and select the items you wish to reset

Method 2 - Create a new Working Directory

By creating a new Working Directory, you’re going to start with a fresh new set of files (settings, calibration, ordering, images/videos)

Method 3 - from the Windows Explorer

This is the preferred method if the software doesn't launch or if you are upgrading from a version that dates from 2019 or earlier.

The user files are located in c:\users\%USERPROFILE%\xangleCs

In the example below, my username is ROG3

To do a factory reset, you simply need to delete this folder. I usually suggest to keep a backup of these files in case you need to bring back the camera ordering files, the assets or the calibration files

1. Close Xangle (or Virtual.ink)
2. Rename the folder from XangleCs to XangleCs_backup
3. Launch Xangle

This is going to create a whole new set of files with the default values

License token & working directory reset

license info and list of working directories are stored on a global state, meaning they won’t get reset using the methods above. We do provide a command line tool that resets these two items. Simply run reset.bat in the installation folder to reset the license info and list of working directories.

1. Upload a background image (or a full background set of images) by using the "Assets" panel
2. Install your green background (or blue background if you prefer!)
3. Make sure that the light is as even as possible (avoid wrinkles, hot spots, dark areas, dirty clothes hanging around)
4. Open the Chromakey module in Xangle and click on "Get new picture from camera". This is going to take a reference picture.

1. Click in the reference image in the green area (color picker). You're going to see the updated keyed image in real-time on the right part of the screen.
2. If needed, adjust the low and high threshold sliders to increase or decrease the tolerance for the selected color to be removed from the image.
3. Optional: use the "crop" tab to virtually extend your green backdrop
4. Optional: use the "scale" tab to make your subject appear smaller (to put it in a larger scene)

Additional notes

• To turn on and off the chromakey processing, simply deselect the background (click on "none")

Scale and crop

In so many cases, we're stuck with a physical backdrop that is too small and this results in parts of the background that are not removed or a subject that is too big in the frame. This section is meant to fix both problems

Let's say your original looks like this:

Image 1: physical backdrop too small for the actual framing

Instead of fighting to stretch your physical backdrop on the left, top and right part, you can use the "expand" boxes to ignore these areas.

Image 2: chromakey crop on left, top and right sides

Image 3: background replacement after crop

But our subjects are still too large in the frame (also caused by our backdrop being too small). To fix this, use the "zoom-out" box to make the inner part smaller (what's left after green-screen removal). In the following example, I reduced the subjects by 60% on all sides to leave more headspace

Image 4: subject zoom-out

For tips and tricks about properly setting up your lights for a green screen, check out this video: https://youtu.be/H413prVuG5E