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

Ch. 4 – Advanced Program ModeSave ThumbnailsFile Name ConflictActionImage DisplaySave thumbnails of each image capture. This option is available only when JPEG, TIFFJPEG, or TIFF Uncompressed is selected as the image file format.Determine how the program will respond if it finds an image file with the same name as animage from the current session. Select one of the following options:• Overwrite Existing File – The program overwrites the existing file with the new imagecapture.• Display Warning – The program displays a warning message indicating that a file ofthe same name already exists, and stops the image capture.Determine how image captures will be displayed. Select one of the following options:• Display Each Image in a New Window – The program opens a window for each newimage capture. This option works well if you plan to capture a limited number ofimages in the session. If you plan to capture many images, however, displayingnumerous windows uses up memory and could interfere with use of other programs.• Display Only Current Image – The program sequentially displays each image in thesame window. Each image displays only until the next image is captured. This isuseful when you have numerous captures where you do not want to be concerned withrunning out of memory.• Don’t Display Images – The program automatically saves all of the image files to thespecified location without displaying them.TaskbarThe taskbar option, when selected, will open a taskbar development window, allowing the user to add,modify, or delete taskbar buttons from the floating taskbar. Please see Chapter 12 for a detailed discussionregarding the development and use of the timesaving Taskbar feature.Select DeviceSelecting this option from the dropdown menu will allow the user to switch between SPOT camerasrunning on the same computer. When an alternate device is selected, for example from an Insight camerato an RT camera, the menu and toolbars will adjust to acknowledge the appropriate options and settings forthe new device. The SPOT program, however, will not shut down. This on the fly device switchingcapability can be very convenient for the user with the need for multiple cameras during the day.PreferencesUse the Preferences option to specify:• Size of the onscreen toolbar• Sequential imaging memory settings• Thumbnail appearance.• Live image viewing settings• The relative bus width used during image capture• Captured Image Bit Depth and Fit to Window viewsettings• File type extension setting (Macs only).Note: In SPOT 4.0, the Preferences window appearance has changed. Preferences are nowsubdivided into multiple windows.To open the Preferences window, select Preferences from the Setup menu. Each preference is discussedbelow.User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 83