Temporary editing wiki space
This is a sandbox area to create customer wiki updates before they go live on the customer wiki site
work on the section here and then clip it into the live documents when new version is released and the document is complete - Mark
About file formats
- Ucompressed AVI - An industry standard format however the file size is very large.
- Compressed AVI - Compression rates permit AVI files to be emailed in a small package form compared to the original format and is viewable with most players
- FLV (Flash Video File Format) is an internet standard format widely accepted.
- -A free “open-source” FLV player can be downloaded from VideoLan at; http://www.videolan.org/vlc
- Original Format - Proprietary format that can only be viewed with Idrive Software
- -Full feature event file as downloaded from the X1 device
- -Viewable only on Idrive Control Center or Idrive Direct View software
- Frame by Frame -Individual jpg pictures of each frame in the event
- -8 Frames per second of video (4 from the inside camera & 4 from the outside camera)
- - files named by second, frame number, camera. Example: S_03_f_2_in.jpg (3st second, 2nd frame, inside camera)
| Comparison of Export File Sizes | for 30 Second Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Export Type | Resolution | File Size | Note |
| Uncompressed AVI | 400 x 300 | 83.3 MB | Too Large to email |
| Uncompressed AVI | 800 x 600 | 330 MB | Too Large to email |
| Compressed AVI | 400 x 300 | 0.9 MB | |
| Compressed AVI | 800 x 600 | 2.55 MB | |
| FLV | 400 x 300 | 0.98 MB | |
| FLV | 800 x 600 | 2.89 MB | |
| Original Format | N/A | 7.9 MB | Can only viewed with Idrive Software |
| Frame by Frame | N/A | N/A | Produces pictures rather than video |
Select the appropriate file format and size for Email, DVD, Thumb drive ETC.