Features

Multi-camera editions: Starter, Basic and Pro. Pulse includes Pro software capabilities plus direct access to the Xangle dev team.

Xangle Camera Server feature list

Please refer to the list above for available features per license type. Camera support varies by model and connection method.

Xangle email delivery, hosted sharing, cloud calibration, Gaussian-splat training and cloud MP4 rendering use Cloud Credits. Included credits depend on the plan and billing term. See the current Cloud Credits rates and included amounts.

Camera control

• Control camera settings from a single computer: shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, image quality, etc., where supported by the camera
• Canon, Sony, GoPro, PiCam, Arducam IMX519, iPhone, Android and webcams
• Customizable dashboard
• Up to 24 cameras with Starter, 200 with Basic, and 1000 with Pro / Pulse, within the licensed camera count
• Camera live view on supported cameras
• Easy camera numbering and multi-camera autofocus on supported cameras

Triggering

• USB triggering (no trigger cables required!); phone cameras connect over the local network
• Signal: from the software, PowerPoint Bluetooth presenter, gamepad, mouse, keyboard or smartphone, depending on the license
• Freeze mode (trigger cameras all at once)
• Interval mode (trigger cameras one after the other using a specified delay; Pro / Pulse)
• Jump and Freeze (Pro / Pulse)
• Custom trigger sequences using Scripts (specific timing per camera per iteration; Pro / Pulse)
• Multiple iterations
• Burst and video capture on supported cameras
• Accuracy compensation (half-way flash trigger using a sacrifice camera, whose image is excluded from the dataset)
• Sound / audio cues for countdown, capture and processing

Output

• JPG, PNG, RAW capture handling and MP4 output, depending on the camera and enabled tools
• Gaussian-splat PLY files and MP4 renders from Splat Player camera-path presets
• Horizontal / vertical orientation handling
• Various resolutions / ratios available
• Transform image sequence: shift x/y, rotate, zoom
• Output to flat folder, multiple external backups
• Files / folder renaming
• Multiple outputs for a common dataset (horizontal for your display monitors, and vertical for sharing)

Sharing / replay

• Sharing & replay on the licensed computer; full browser sharing and replay stations on other devices require Pro / Pulse. Basic also supports a connected second display and offline guest downloads.
• Live-replay software settings: most-recent, random, auto-advance
• Sharing via email with customizable templates and Xangle email delivery using Cloud Credits; a separate SMTP account is not required. Custom SMTP is available with Pro.
• QR sharing through a hosted page (Cloud Credits); internet and relay connectivity are required for online delivery
• Offline QR sharing: guests join local Wi-Fi, then open a local download page (Basic and above)
• Kiosk / self-service booth mode with individual sessions (Basic and above)
• Email delivery queue, logs and retry controls

Branding

• Custom branding: automatic watermarks / overlays, MP4 intro, MP4 outro and audio (Basic and above)
• App branding: custom logo, title and colors (Pro / Pulse)
• Auto apply color grading (LUT) (Pro / Pulse)

Studio mode (Library)

• Media library with dataset previews, ratings and file-management actions
• Image review with zoom for fine-detail checks
• Individual frames review and frame grid

Tools & additional modules

• Camera calibration for arc, 360, linear and 3D rigs; image stabilization for arc, 360 and linear bullet-time. Starter / Basic use cloud calibration; Pro / Pulse can calibrate in the cloud or locally. No physical calibration bar is required.
• Gaussian-splat processing is available with Starter, Basic and Pro: Starter / Basic use Xangle Cloud; Pro / Pulse support cloud processing, local processing and a local-network farm with multiple Orbit instances. Orbit workers require separate Orbit licenses; engine requirements apply.
• Chromakey / green screen features + animated background (Pro / Pulse)
• Video sequencer, mosaics / video mashups and contact sheets (Pro / Pulse)
• Offline email queue: collect addresses during an internet outage and send queued emails when connectivity returns, while the license remains valid. Starter / Basic require internet at launch; Pro / Pulse allow up to 24 hours between license checks. Cloud services require internet.
• Raspberry Pi and network camera nodes (Basic and above)
• Windows and macOS camera nodes: connect cameras on additional computers to distribute camera connections and file transfer
• Screen auto-dimmer (dims specified screens during exposure) and screen recording (Pro / Pulse)
• Camera storage management, including deferred RAW retrieval (Pro / Pulse)
• Scripts: event rules and time sequences for capture automation (Pro / Pulse)
• Parallel file transfer, processing queue and diagnostics
• External devices: browser access to supported modules over the local network (Pro / Pulse)
• RGB LED strips control from the software with compatible controllers, including the XangleBoard (Pro / Pulse)
• API integration: trigger cameras and change camera settings (Pro / Pulse)