How to record videos for The Observer XT
You can create videos for use in The Observer XT in two ways. You can either first create videos in MediaRecorder and then observe offline in The Observer XT. You can also control video recording with commands from The Observer XT together with a live observation.
Observe offline from prerecorded video
Offline observing in The Observer XT means carrying out an observation from prerecorded video. The video files created by MediaRecorder can be used to observe offline in The Observer XT. No special settings are needed to use files from MediaRecorder in The Observer XT.
Observe live and control MediaRecorder
You can score live in The Observer XT and record video with MediaRecorder simultaneously. The Observer XT can control MediaRecorder together with an observation.
This way you can obtain the following:
- When you create an observation in The Observer XT, MediaRecorder opens and the correct configuration file is loaded.
- When you start an observation in The Observer XT, video recording with MediaRecorder starts.
- When you stop an observation in The Observer XT, video recording with MediaRecorder stops.
- The recorded videos are automatically linked to the observation in The Observer XT and synchronized with the events.