SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 7 - Taking a Picture1. Select the image setup that you want to use for the sequential image captures. Either define a newimage setup, or select an existing setup from the drop down list on the status bar (bottom right corner).2. From the Camera menu, select the Get Sequential Images option. The Get Sequential Images windowappears. The table on the following page explains each option.Number/Timing OptionsNumber ofImagesTime IntervalEnter the number of images in the sequence of captures. This number can be set up to 2,000.Enter the time interval between the start of one image capture to the start of the next image capture inhours, minutes, and seconds.Storage OptionsStore ImagesSelect either Individually or In an Image Sequence• Individually – Store each image as a separate file.• In an Image Sequence – Store all images in a single TIF format file.The available save and name options depend on your selection here.Save and Name OptionsSave Imagesto DiskThe Save Images to Disk box is checked as a default for the Get Sequential Images window.• If you do not want to save the sequential images/image sequence to file, deselect the box.Deselecting the box makes the remaining save and display options unavailable. You can definethe process/display option (Don’t Process or Display Images until Done), and then click onBegin to start the sequence.• If you want to save the sequential images/image sequence, leave the box selected, and enter theremaining file save and display options, as described below.The file name of each image (individual images only) in the sequence is made up of two components:−−File NamePrefix(individualimages)File Name(imagesequences)A File Name Prefix that you designate.An automatically indexed Suffix Number that starts with the Suffix Begin Number that you designate.This prefix appears before the number of each image capture in the sequence. To enter the FileName Prefix/File Name, you can:• Type only the name (e.g., Growth Sequence) in the box. The program automatically saves theimage sequence to the last used directory. If you specify the prefix only, you cannot see exactlywhere the files are being saved. Thus, to avoid having to search for your files, you should verifythe location of the last save.• Type the full path and file name (e.g., C:\Spotcam\Growth_Sequence) in the box to specify thelocation of the image sequence. When entering the file path and name, you can also specify anew directory simply by entering it in the path (e.g., C:\Spotcam\Flowers\Growth_Sequence).• Click on the browse button to select a new file location and file name (prefix). All of the imagefiles are saved with the prefix that you enter. Thus, if your Suffix Begin Number (see below) isone, the file name for the first image in the sequence would be Growth_Sequence0001.User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 125