Bullet-time - studio

Key features for studio bullet-time 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, Canon powershot)
   • Live view (Canon, 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) learn more

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

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

4. Optical & Digital zoom control (Android, Canon powershot)

5. Live view (Canon, Raspberry Pi cameras)

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

7. JPG and RAW support (with jpg extraction from RAW files) learn more

8. Triggering

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

   • Interval triggering: fire all cameras one after the other at a specific timing (1ms to 200ms)

   • Jump-and-Freeze triggering: interval + freeze starting at specified camera number

   • Complex trigger sequences; fire cameras face to face, or any crazy idea you can have in mind! Build your trigger sequence from Excel and paste it inside Xangle

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

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

10. Interval triggering: fire all cameras one after the other at a specific timing (1ms to 200ms)

11. Jump-and-Freeze triggering: interval + freeze starting at specified camera number

12. Complex trigger sequences; fire cameras face to face, or any crazy idea you can have in mind! Build your trigger sequence from Excel and paste it inside Xangle

13. Multiple-shots triggering with buffering on the cameras (Canon) learn more

14. Connectivity

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

    • Scale up to 250 cameras using Windows computers and usb-hubs (24 cameras per computer)

    • Scale up to 250 cameras using Raspberry Pi computers (4 cameras per Pi) - preferred solution learn more

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

16. Scale up to 250 cameras using Windows computers and usb-hubs (24 cameras per computer)

17. Scale up to 250 cameras using Raspberry Pi computers (4 cameras per Pi) - preferred solution learn more

18. Fast transfer speed

    • Fully optimized for networked configuration

    • Download 176 raw 18mp images on a 1-gigabyte network in 40 seconds

    • 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 learn more

19. Fully optimized for networked configuration

20. Download 176 raw 18mp images on a 1-gigabyte network in 40 seconds

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

22. Throttle file download on slower networks

23. Performance monitoring: optimize your system and find bottlenecks learn more

24. 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 learn more

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

26. Navigate / lock external devices from the main admin interface learn more

27. Images review

    • 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) and individual frames of a set (top-down keys) & rating + comments for each set learn more

28. 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)

29. Library review gallery: navigate through all sets (left-right keys) and individual frames of a set (top-down keys) & rating + comments for each set learn more

30. 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 learn more

31. Live notification on camera disconnection

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

33. Raspberry Pi update, reboot from the main user interface

34. Disk space monitoring

35. Performance graph

36. Notification events learn more

37. Files / folders management

    • Files and folder naming with tags and presets

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

    • Live automatic backup to your external hard-drives. Add multiple backups of specified files (raw, jpg, both) to one or multiple external locations learn more

38. Files and folder naming with tags and presets

39. Two lists of presets (usually for your actor name, and FACS names)

40. Live automatic backup to your external hard-drives. Add multiple backups of specified files (raw, jpg, both) to one or multiple external locations learn more

41. 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 learn more

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

43. Extend functionalities with your own plugins learn more

Full features list (“Pro” column): /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?

44. Request a trial license or purchase a license
45. Download the software and install it on your computer
46. Launch the software
47. Connect your cameras by usb in the right order (numbering)
48. Run an auto-focus pass from the software
49. Calibrate the cameras
50. Trigger the cameras from the dashboard
51. Review your images from the Library

Full instructions: https://doc.xanglecs.com/

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