VideoStitch is a software program that imports the multiple videos transferred by Media Mover...
...and combines them into one panoramic video for display in a Mission Room display system.
The complete VideoStitch User Guide is available, but the steps below give a quick overview of how to create a panoramic video.
Start VideoStitch by double clicking the icon on the desktop.
Ensure the Source Tab on the top right is selected.
Use windows to browse to the folder where Media Mover created your video folders and files.
Select a set of 4 video files from a folder, and drag and drop them onto the VideoStitch application.
If you wish to change the order of the files, use the Replace button to change the source each file in turn.
VideoStitch Version 1 uses calibration files to merge the separate videos into one seamless whole.
Four alternate calibration files particular to your Mission Cam 4 and can be found on your Mission Edit system in Desktop/Calibration Files.
NOTE: Applying a new calibration file will reset some output settings, so ensure these are correct before processing (see below).
Save your videostitch project by selecting File/Save and select a file name and location.
VideoStitch Version 2 uses in-built calibration to merge the separate videos into one seamless whole.
Save your videostitch project by selecting File/Save and select a file name and location.
Sometimes not all source videos will have the same start and end times.
This causes features to appear and disappear from different camera views at different times.
To correct this problem use the synchronise feature.
Ensure the Output Tab on the top right is selected to view the stitched panorama.
Click Window/Synchronization to show the synch tools panel on the left.
Best results are obtained by scrubbing the video back and forth, watching as features move from one camera to another.
Use the spinner values to move each video forwards and backwards in time until features move across the transition areas smoothly.
NOTE: If you cannot see the full extents of your panorama you can scroll the image by clicking on the panorama and dragging left or right.
Choose a section of the video to output by using the time controls at the bottom of the window.
Use the ‘start time‘ & ‘stop time‘ buttons to set the in and out points of the working sequence.
To create your panoramic video output, click the Process tab.
Change the output settings to those listed below:
Should you wish audio to be included in your output file click the Copy Audio from box and choose an input file as the source from the drop down list (if unsure choose the first file in the list).
Leave all the other settings at their defaults.
Select the output file name and path by clicking the Browse... button and choosing the desired location and file name.
Click File/Save before processing.
When you are ready, Click the Process Now button to begin.
The output process can take some time. When it is complete browse to the chosen output directory to view the resultant image.
Choose a single frame of the video to output by using the time controls at the bottom of the window.
Use the ‘start time‘ & ‘stop time‘ buttons to set the in and out points to the required point in time.
To create your panoramic image output, click the Process tab.
Change the output settings to those listed below:
Audio cannot be included in your image file.
Leave all the other settings at their defaults.
Select the output file name and path by clicking the Browse... button and choosing the desired location and file name.
Click File/Save before processing.
When you are ready, Click the Process Now button to begin. Browse to the chosen output directory to view the resultant image.