Software/photogrammetry

Key features for photogrammetry using Xangle Camera Server

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Video capture (Canon only)

• Capture videos from all cameras at the same time
• Start video capture directly from the software without having to switch all cameras to video mode

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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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 10/11 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: