PediGait IP Users Manual April 2012
Table of Contents Clients Tab... 2 Open a Client file... 2 Delete Client file(s)... 2 Edit a Client... 3 Add a new client... 3 Add Comments to client files... 4 Profiles Tab (For setting up camera profiles)... 5 Video Tab... 11 Create a New Capture... 11 Capture Playback... 12 Maximize and Minimize Camera Views... 13 Step-by-Step Playback... 13 Angle Measurement... 13 Using Overlay Grid... 15 Importing and exporting networkable captures (for sharing files with other PediGait IP users)... 18 Compare Tab... 20 Compare 2 Captures of the same Client... 20 Archive and Restore Database... 21 PediGait IP Security Key... 22 Settings Tab... 23 Maximum Capture Duration... 23 Cameras Settings... 23 Camera Setup... 24 PediGait System Shortcuts and Extra Features... 25 Step-by-Step playback... 25 Switch Profile Shortcuts... 25 Save a Screen Shot... 25 PediGait IP Users Manual 1
Clients Tab We use the Clients Tab to manage the list of clients in the PediGait IP System. Upon launching the application, the Clients Tab will be automatically selected. Open a Client file To select (open) a client, click on the name of the client and then click the Select button at the bottom of the screen or double click on the name of client. The application will switch to the Video tab. Delete Client file(s) Figure 1. PediGait Window To delete a client, select the name from the list and click the Delete button at the bottom of the screen. You can delete more than one client at the same time by pressing the CTRL key then and click each client you want to delete (Windows multiple selection). Finally, click the Delete button to delete all selected clients. An additional confirmation is required. PediGait IP Users Manual 2
Edit a Client Select a client in the list and click the Edit button to open the client file information window. Modify the information as required. Figure 2. Edit a Client You can change any information you need. Click Edit Client to save changes or Cancel to return to the clients list. You can also edit a client by clicking client s icon Tabs: in Video or Compare Add a new client Click the Add button of the Clients tab to add a new client. PediGait IP Users Manual 3
Figure 3. Add a New Client Fill in the client information. The fields: Last Name and Fist Name are mandatory. Press the Add Client button to save the new client or Cancel to cancel the operation. Add Comments to client files To add a comment for a selected client, select the Clients tab then single click on the name of Figure 4. Add Comments the client for which a comment is to be added. Next, click the Comments button at the bottom left of the screen to access the. From this screen, you can delete, add or cancel a comment. PediGait IP Users Manual 4
Profiles Tab (For setting up camera profiles) In order for PediGait IP to function properly the system must properly detect the network cameras. Once these cameras are properly detected, profiles must be established so that PediGait IP knows which camera to place in which quadrant of the screen. The Profiles tab provides the interface for setting up cameras. 1. Connect all cameras to the network router and power it using supplied AC adapter. Make sure that 3 green lights appear on the back off all cameras (this will take several seconds). In order for the cameras to obtain a valid network address a DHCP server must be connected to the network router. This may be done one of two ways. A) Connect the router to an office or home network that is equipped with a DHCP server using one of the free ports (ask you network administrator if you are unsure of this). B) Connect the supplied network switch (small black box) to one of the free ports on the router and power it using supplied AC adapter. IMPORTANT: Use option A or B only. Connecting the router to both a DHCP equipped network AND the supplied switch may result in the network cameras getting invalid network addresses and therefore will prevent them from functioning properly. Figure 5. Settings Tab 2. Launch PediGait IP. 3. Select the Settings tab. 4. Click the Detect Cameras button to detect connected cameras. PediGait IP Users Manual 5
Figure 6. Detect Cameras 5. Watch the black section of the screen to view the detection process (this will take several seconds). When the detection is complete, the 4 cameras will be listed and unique network addresses will be seen next to each camera. Figure 7. Delete a Profile 6. Be sure the cameras' IP Addresses are in the range 192.168.1.XYZ PediGait IP Users Manual 6
7. Click the Profiles to switch to profiles page. Figure 9. Delete a Profile (confirmation) If you need to delete a profile, Right Click on the profile's name and drill down to Delete to remove a profile. The system will ask you to confirm the action. Figure 8. Load a Profile PediGait IP Users Manual 7
Figure 10. Add Cameras to a New Profile 8. Click the Cameras button to switch to the cameras page of the profile. 9. Drag and Drop each camera into a free frame. 10. Wait until camera's image appears before you repeat the procedure for the next camera (this will take a few seconds). Figure 11. Save a New Profile PediGait IP Users Manual 8
Figure 12. Profile Name 11. When you can see all cameras in chosen frames click the Add New Profile button to add a new profile. 12. Choose a name for the new profile and click OK. 13. You can create as many profiles as you need. 14. If you want to reset all cameras during the profile creation (before saving the profile), Figure 13. Load a New Profile you can use the Reset Cameras button to restart the camera placement. PediGait IP Users Manual 9
15. Loading Profile: Once the profile is saved (e.g. Profile 1), right click the profile name and select Load from context menu to load the profile. You can also Delete or Rename a profile using the same menu or Delete Profile or Rename Profile buttons. TIP: Use keyboard shortcuts such as (CTRL+1, 2,..., 0) to load profiles quickly from any screen where the cameras are visible (see Appendix C). IMPORTANT: If the PediGait IP network switches is powered down for an extended period of time the cameras may lose their network addresses and will be undetected by the system. This will manifest itself in some or all of the video panels not displaying the video streams from the cameras in Live view mode. In the event of camera loss, first try to load a camera profile using the keyboard shortcuts or Profiles interface. If this fails, recreate a new profile as described in the section above. PediGait IP Users Manual 10
Video Tab Create a New Capture To create a new capture, load or create a client and switch to Live Mode by clicking the button). Next, click the button to commence capture. The capture will end when the time limit that is established in the Settings interface is reached. The capture can be stopped before the pre-set time limit by clicking the Stop Recording button (see Figure 14 below). Figure 14. Status Bar during Recording At the end of the video capture you can add comments (Figure 15) when the comments dialog appears. The new capture will appear in the list of captures to the right of the screen and will be identified with the date and time. Figure 15. Status Bar during Recording PediGait IP Users Manual 11
Capture Playback Figure 16. Video Tab After opening a client the application will switch to the Video Tab. To choose any video from the Video Recordings list, move the mouse pointer over the videos name to preview the captures. Double click the video to play the file. Playback: Figure 17. Capture Preview and Playback PLAY: Use to playback selected capture. Use the Spacebar to start and stop the video. PAUSE: Use to pause playback. FLAGS: In order to mark frames of interest on the playback bar, pause the video and click the Flag. This will leave an indicator on the playback bar that will remain there until it is removed. Multiple flags can be placed on one video for reference purposes. In order to remove the flag(s), click on the one to be removed and click the button. PediGait IP Users Manual 12
SPEED MODULATION: While playing back the video, speed can be controlled by clicking the X1 button and drilling down to the desired speed. LIVE MODE: Click live mode button to enable cameras for recording. Maximize and Minimize Camera Views We can maximize camera's view during playback by Right-clicking on a frame and choosing Maximize Camera from the context menu (Figure 18). Figure 19. Maximize Camera Figure 18. Minimize Camera You can minimize the view in the same way. Right-click on the frame and choose Minimize Camera option from context menu (Figure 19). Step-by-Step Playback In playback and compare modes we can use left and right keyboard arrows to play capture forward and backward step-by-step. Angle Measurement In playback and compare modes we can measure any angle we need. To do this: 1. Pause playback. PediGait IP Users Manual 13
2. Click three different locations on the paused image in the video panel of interest. 3. Read angle measurement at the top left corner of the video panel. Figure 20. Angle Measurement 4. Right-click on the picture and choose Clear Angle to remove angle lines. PediGait IP Users Manual 14
Using Overlay Grid Overlays can be activated in Playback, Recording, Live and Compare modes. There are two types of overlay grids: Standard Grid and Cross Grid. (Figure 21) Figure 21. Overlay Grid Right Click on the video and select the type of grid you want to use (Figure 22). Figure 22. Activate a Grid Drag the grid's lines to change Cross Grid position or Standard Grid dimension by holding a left click on them and moving them around as desired. In the Standard Grid mode, clicking the large dot at the center and holding it will move the entire grid. To change other grid options go to Settings Tab (see end of manual). PediGait IP Users Manual 15
Export a Client video file The Export feature is used generate AVI and Pedi Video Player files so that captures can be viewed by anyone who does not have the PediGait IP software. This feature is useful for generating files to upload to YouTube, to insert into PowerPoint presentations, to share with colleagues or to give to a client so they may view the files on their home computer. In order to export a file: Select Clients tab. Next, select the client that you are interested in exporting by clicking once on its name. It is possible to use the multi selection function by holding CTL and clicking on the names of the clients one after another in order to select more than one file. As seen in the image below, a client may have more than one capture to their name. By clicking on the + sign, it is possible to view all the captures taken for this client. Clicking the checkboxes will select or deselect the captures that require exporting. Selecting the checkbox immediately to the left of the clients name will automatically select all the captures taken for that individual. In the upper right hand corner of the export window you will find a Browse button. Press the Browse button to select the location of where the file will be saved. To start the export process, click the Start button. You can cancel the export by clicking the Cancel button. When the export is done, the following dialogue box will ask you if you want to open the folder where the files have been placed. Figure 23. PediGait Video Exporter PediGait IP Users Manual 16
Figure 24. Export Confirmation Figure 25. File Export Example Each video capture will be exported as an AVI file and a standalone application EXE file. Your logo will be in the middle of the exported 4-view capture, but in order to do this you must setup a watermark first. See the end of this section for watermark installation. You can open the AVI file with any media player that supports XVid AVI files. If you do not have a compatible media player, simply click on the.exe version of the file that was generated to view the file in the standalone player. This standalone player will only function on a PC and is not Mac compatible. Figure 26. Media Player version and Pedi standalone version PediGait IP Users Manual 17
Watermark Setup Locate where PediGait IP has been installed on the computer by right clicking on the PediGait IP shortcut on the desktop and drilling down to Open File Location. In this directory, place a PBG file named exactly watermark.png. The PNG file must be at least 144 X 89 pixels in dimension. Select the ideal size for your application using trial and error. Too large of a PNG file will take up too much room on the 4 view export effectively masking the images while placing a watermark that is too small will not be seen or legible. The size of the watermark is 20% of the video resolution 4 view video file. If you are using a 1600x1200 resolution then 20% of this will yield PNG dimensions of 320x240 pixels. If a transparency is desired in the watermark, color the pixel located in the extreme upper left corner of the PNG image with the color that will become transparent in the final product. If your logo for example is a combination of royal blue and white, placing a royal blue pixel in the upper left corner will result on any blue element of your logo becoming transparent in the finished product. If the check box next to Peek color transparency in watermark is checked in the Settings tab, the transparency feature will be enabled. Importing and exporting networkable captures (for sharing files with other PediGait IP users) The Export function described in the section above is useful for sharing video files with those who are not equipped with the PediGait IP software. These videos have limited usage in that they may only be played back without the ability to use the tools integrated into PediGait IP such as line overlays, compare, frame by frame cueing, speed modulation, angle measurements, notes, etc Network Export Figure 27. Logo In order to share a file of interest with another PediGait IP user start by selecting the client of interest and open the file (see section 1.1). Once the client file has been accessed, single click the video of interest located in the right hand margin. Next, click the Export Capture button to generate a PEF or Pedi Export File. Once the operation is complete, you will be prompted to PediGait IP Users Manual 18
explore the directory where the files were dumped. Click Yes to access the folder. The files are now ready to be shared with other PediGait IP users. IMPORTANT: In order for other PediGait IP users to be able to import the generated PEF file, both the PEF file AND the directory with the same name must be sent or shared (see below). The PEF file contains the database entry for PediGait IP while the accompanying file folder contains all the videos necessary for the Import function to work. Figure 28. Import a PEF File You can import one or multiple captures for the same or different clients using the Import feature. Start by copying the PEF file and accompanying folder to your computer. Next, launch PediGait IP and open any client file (see section 1.1). Click the Import button to browse for the PEF file that was previously copied onto the computer. Choose all captures you want to import (use CTRL + Click for multiple selections) and press Open button of the Open dialogue box. If you import a capture for a new client, the clients' file will be created. PediGait IP Users Manual 19
Compare Tab We use the Compare function to compare 2 different views of the same client OR two views from two separate clients. Compare 2 Captures of the same Client To compare 2 captures of a client we need to open a client (see chapter. Open a Client File) and switch to Compare Tab. You can select 2 views to compare by checking them (Figure 29). Figure 29. Compare Tab Clicking the plus + sign all the views of the capture will be selectable. Check the two views of interest to load one on the top and one on the bottom. Using the cursor on the top and/or bottom, manually synchronize both videos. It is possible to fine tune the cursor position by clicking OUTSIDE of the video of interest and then moving the cursor by using the arrow keys. Once the videos are manually synchronized, click the Sync button to lock the two videos together for playback. Once synchronized the same playback tools and functions in the normal view can be used to study the videos. PediGait IP Users Manual 20
Compare two separate client videos We can also compare two videos from two separate clients (Figure 31). To do this, go to the Figure 30. One Client Compare Figure 31. Two Clients Compare Clients tab, select two clients using the multiple selection feature and click the Select button. This will open one client on top of the other in the Compare window (see Figure 31 above). Administration Tab Archive and Restore Database Figure 32. Administration Tab Use this function to back up all the PediGait IP information (clients' files, settings and captures). During this operation you must close PediGait IP to free the database connection, clients and captures. A prompt will appear and must be confirmed before allowing the process to continue. Select location for the file to be backed up and hit Archive to launch the process. PediGait IP Users Manual 21
Figure 33. Backup and Restore Dialogue You can choose a backup media and file name (Figure 33). Use the PediGait IP Archiver to restore the database and settings. When we switch to the Restore Tab a warning message will appear (Figure 34). During this operation, all information will be overwritten. PediGait IP Security Key Figure 34. Warning Message Use this function to save C2V configuration file, if you need to send it to Pedi Technology. This function is used to add new features. Your Pedi Technology representative will inform you what to do in the event this feature must be used. PediGait IP Users Manual 22
Settings Tab Maximum Capture Duration You can set the maximum capture duration from 0 to 3600 seconds (Figure 35). Figure 35. Settings Tab Overlay Options Figure 36. Overlay Settings You can choose the color and the size for the overlay (Figure 36). Cameras Settings Change cameras' resolution using drop-down list in the Camera Settings area. Resolution options will vary depending on the options selected with PediGait IP at the time of purchase. PediGait IP Users Manual 23
Camera Setup Use the Camera Setup group to connect and detect cameras (Figure 35). If the Auto Connect box is checked, the PediGait IP software will automatically load the last used profile. If no video streams are visible or if even one stream is missing, click the Re Connect button to refresh the streams. If there is a problem with camera detection, use the Manual Setup button. You can fill in the Manual Camera Setup dialogue with IP addresses supplied by the Axis IP Utility Program (below) which is automatically launched with the manual camera setup. PediGait IP Users Manual 24
PediGait System Shortcuts and Extra Features Step-by-Step playback 1. Space-bar: use it to start and stop playback in Video and Compare modes. 2. Right-arrow: use it to move forward step-by-step (playback has to be sopped) 3. Left-arrow: use it to move backward step-by-step (playback has to be sopped) Switch Profile Shortcuts Once you have created multiple profiles, you can quickly switch between them using Ctr+1 to Ctr+0 shortcuts. Figure 37. Save a Screen Shot Save a Screen Shot You can capture a scree shot and save it in 4 different formats: JPG, PNG, BMP and GIF. Press Alt+Print Screen or only Print Screen to capture a screen shot into clipboard and press Ctr+P to save it. PediGait IP Users Manual 25