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Camera & Videos
What format does ANY-maze use to save video files?
During a test, while tracking the animal, ANY-maze can simultaneously save a video of the images it receives from the camera, which…
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When I try and load a video, ANY-maze says I may need to install a video codec; what’s that?
A video codec is piece of software that compresses and decompresses the video’s images as they are stored and retrieved from the…
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Should I use a colour or mono camera with ANY-maze?
You can use either. ANY-maze only processes mono images and will convert colour images to mono, so there’s no benefit to using…
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I have an HD (high definition) camera; can I use it with ANY-maze?
Yes, you can use your HD camera with ANY-maze, although you may wish to adjust the image to a lower resolution, which…
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I have a camera with a high frame rate; is that a benefit in ANY-maze?
Usually there is no benefit to using high frame rate cameras in ANY-maze unless your animals move extremely fast. Most cameras that…
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The cable on my USB camera is too short, how can I make it longer?
The USB specification states that cables should be no longer than 5 metres (16 feet 5 inches), but most cameras have cables…
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I can’t get my camera far enough away from the apparatus to see all of it; what can I do?
There are two things you can do: either use a wider angle lens, or use two cameras. If you’re using a Webcam…
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I need to track animals in very low light, can ANY-maze do that?
Yes. The simplest thing to do is to light the apparatus with infrared light using something like the ANY-maze infrared illuminator. Provided…
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I need to track animals in darkness; can ANY-maze do that?
Yes. To achieve this you should light the apparatus with infrared light using something like the ANY-maze infrared illuminator. Provided your camera…
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Do I always have to track animals ‘live’ or can I use a saved video file?
You certainly can track in saved video files. ANY-maze will work with almost all file formats including mp4, wmv, avi and mov….
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