Managing the EncoderCapturing Image SnapshotsMakito X User’s Guide, v2.2, Issue 02 163Capturing Image SnapshotsNOTE Snapshot Capture is an optional H.264 feature which may be disabled at thefactory. The following section is only applicable if snapshots are enabled.From the SNAPSHOTS page, you can take a snapshot of the current video input and save itto either JPEG or YUV image format. With JPEG snapshots, you can also specify the imagequality. On the Makito X SDI, you can select the video input, either BNC-1 or BNC-2.The snapshot feature may be used to create still images, for example, to record a person’simage or a scene from an event for identification purposes or for future reference.When you take a snapshot, a unique snapshot name will be generated based on the currenttime.Thumbnails of the snapshots are displayed on the SNAPSHOTS page for you to view andoptionally save to an external location.Note that the encoder must have a valid Input Format. To verify the Input Format detectedby the system, see “Configuring Video Encoders” on page 81.NOTE Snapshot files are stored on the Makito X file system under/usr/share/haivision/snapshots.TIP You can also take snapshot of each video input from the VIDEO ENCODERS LISTVIEW.To take an image snapshot:1. On the Streaming page, click SNAPSHOTS from the sidebar menu.The SNAPSHOTS page opens, displaying the snapshots taken for the encoder, as shownin the following example.
