Video Capture and Synchronization System

Don't miss a texture analysis moment!

Capture and replay each frame and see the corresponding location on the force-distance-time curve.


Making use of Video Synchronization

Capturing texture analysis on video offers genuine benefits to manufacturers. Crucial visual elements of an experiment can be easily missed by the human eye, due to the rapid speed of the test or to the complex breaking pattern of the sample; brittle products, for example, break very quickly.

Interpreting visual and graphical information after an experiment has taken place can prove difficult if the data are not synchronized. Correlating the peaks and troughs of a force-distance-time graph, for example, to specific moments in the test can be tricky, even if the experiment has also been captured on video. This is particularly true for products that have uneven textures or that break quickly, in a complicated manner.

How the System Works

Stable Micro Systems’ Video Capture & Synchronization System enables manufacturers to replay visual recordings frame by frame, simultaneously with the corresponding force-distance-time graph. Data collected through the system is processed by the Exponent software supplied with the TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzer. As the instrument begins collecting data, a signal is relayed to the Video Capture Interface that activates its commencement of recording. When replayed later, each frame is automatically perfectly synchronized with the data points on the force-time graph, allowing slow replay of those frames that record a significant event which may not have been seen by the naked eye in real time. You are then able to relate graph events to visual events on the product

Features

Collect Video Footage at up to 49 frames per second
Relate graph events to visual events on the product - video is automatically synchronized to Force-Distance-Time data for replay frame by frame alongside your graphs
Associate video files automatically with its corresponding archive graph
Take a snapshot image of your sample test arrangement prior to the test which could be stored in your .arc graph data notes for future reference
View samples or objects on your PC screen to preview focus and lighting
Align very small samples or particles more easily before testing
Email graphs and videos to colleagues easily so that they can see your tests
Options of use

Camera fixed to side: for majority of applications
Camera fixed above: for viewing of top of sample where a sample surface breaks e.g. gels or where the sample is l probe e.g. needle probe going into surface
Camera fixed underneath: for view of sample alignment or capture of small samples such as granules or grains
*Designed for the Plus range of Texture Analysers and Exponent software

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