Xangle Camera Server is a proven solution used by the biggest photogrammetry studios. It is currently used every day in Canada, Croatia, USA, UAE, India, Australia, Japan, Spain, Korea, UK & more 

Key features for photogrammetry using Xangle Camera Server

1. Multi-camera control

   • Control all settings from a single interface: iso, f-stop, shutter speed, white balance

   • Auto focus cameras lenses all at once, and fine-tuning per camera 

   • Optical & Digital zoom control (Android, Sony, Canon powershot)

   • Live view (Canon, Sony, Raspberry Pi cameras)

   • Set camera numbers manually from the interface, or simply by turning on the cameras in the right order

   • JPG and RAW support (with jpg extraction from RAW files)
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2. Triggering

   • No trigger cables required: usb triggering with a precision < 1ms depending on camera model.

   • Complex trigger sequences; fire various cameras or lights at specific timing

   • Multiple-shots triggering with buffering on the cameras (Canon)

   • Burst mode for ROM (range of motion) or OLAT (one light at a time)
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3. Connectivity

   • Connect your cameras by usb directly to your Windows computer (24 cameras or less) 

   • Scale up to 500 cameras using Windows computers and usb-hubs (24 cameras per computer)

   • Scale up to 500 cameras using Raspberry Pi computers (4 cameras per Pi) - preferred solution

   • Mix camera models with optional trigger compensation delay per model
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4. Fast transfer speed

   • Fully optimized for networked configuration

   • Download 176 raw 18mp images on a 1-gigabyte network in 35 seconds (less than 20 seconds on a 10GB network)

   • Optimize based on your requirements by lowering jpg preview images, or by skipping jpg extraction of some of the raw files

   • Throttle file download on slower networks

   • Performance monitoring: optimize your system and find bottlenecks
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5. Web based external monitors

   • Access most of the software modules through a web browser on any device connected to your local network (smartphone, tablet, computer, tv)

   • Navigate / lock external devices from the main admin interface
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6. Images review

   • Thumbnail preview: fit all thumbnails straight on the dashboard or on an external webpage (full screen available)

   • Multiple individual frame review: open as many browser pages as needed with specific angles to review (http://ip-address:8091/frame/30 = camera 30 preview)

   • Library review gallery: navigate through all sets (left-right keys), individual frames of a set (top-down keys), iterations of a dataset (shift-up/down keys) & rating + comments for each dataset

   • Zoom inside any frame & navigate left/right to review details on all frames
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7. Troubleshooting

   • Live notification on camera disconnection

   • List & status of all connected nodes (Windows computers, Raspberry Pi computers)

   • Raspberry Pi update, reboot from the main user interface

   • Disk space monitoring

   • Performance graph

   • Notification events
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8. Files / folders management

   • Files and folder naming with tags and presets

   • Two lists of presets (usually for your actor name, and FACS title)

   • Backup to a local drive or on a FTP server

   • Backup specific sets of files (RAW, Original JPGs, Resized JPGs), or specific frame numbers

   • Live automatic backup to your external hard-drives. Add multiple backups of specified files (raw, jpg, both) to one or multiple external locations
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9. Strobes / Flashes control

   • Delay flashes (half way during the exposure) from the software

   • Fire external flashes with precise timing using the XangleBoard
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10. LED control

    • Bind color preset with the countdown or trigger time

    • Increase brightness at trigger time (pi-cam scanner)

    • Turn off all LEDs at trigger time (DSRLs)
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11. API support & Plugin system

    • Xangle Camera Server API allows multiple remote operations including sending camera trigger signal, change settings, retrieve camera list, etc.

    • Extend functionalities with your own plugins
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Full features list: /features

Specs / requirements

• Windows 10 computer

• Canon cameras, Android phones or PiCam v2 / HQ

• < 25 cameras: usb-hubs

• > 24 cameras: Raspberry pis (4 cameras per pi - no configuration required), network switches, router

  Diagrams & gear links: /gear

How is it working?

1. Request a trial license or purchase a license

2. Download the software and install it on your computer

3. Launch the software

4. Connect your cameras by usb in the right order (numbering)

5. Run an auto-focus pass

6. Trigger the cameras from the dashboard

7. Review your images from the Library

Here’s a full demo from a session at our studio in Montréal: