Presuming VideoSyncPro Studio has been configured correctly, this is the part of the documentation of interest for the regular user (Standard user) or anyone who wants to make a recording.
Depending on the size and configuration of your Mangold Video Lab, you may have just one or multiple Scenarios specifying a specific recording template, as described in Design Recording Templates.
A Scenario serves as a recording template and contains a predefined combination of cameras and audio sources.
If you just created a new Scenario, you are still in the Recording Preview of VideoSyncPro Studio:
In this case you can start your recording right away:
▪Click 
, to start the actual recording of the currently displayed cameras.
If you just started a pre-configured VideoSyncPro Studio, you probably see the main sessions view page:
The number of available buttons and sessions depends on the current user rights and previous recordings.
The available Scenario name(s) depend on your configuration.
Create new Session
Before you can start a recording, you need to create a scenario-based session, so you can verify camera positions and focus and enter session specify meta-data to identify the recording afterward:
▪Select the Scenario (recording template) of your choice from the drop-down list:
▪Click New recording to switch to the recording preview using the selected scenario template.
A dialog to name the current session appears:
▪Enter a name that specifies your study/recording instead of the name of the selected scenario.
▪Confirm your session name by clicking OK.
You Session Name appears in a new tab.
Note: This Session Name is also used to name the folder that stores the recordings of your session.
▪Verify if all sources are available and showing the correct preview*.
A ready-to-shoot scenario might look something like this:
oEach camera shows the correct preview.
oAdditional audio controls may be available.
Note: The source name appears in the title bar of each camera preview panel. This source name is also used for naming the file of the resulting video file.
The available controls underneath each camera view depend on the type of camera specified for that source:
oFix-cameras like the P1365 do not offer any controls, except for the Audio button to activate or mute the audio signal received by that camera.
oPTZ-cameras like the M5525 offer controls to move the camera direction and to zoom in and out of the scene. Additionally, it is possible to save specific views as a preset for those cameras.
oIf you own a Push-to-Talk license and enabled the Push-to-Talk option for a source, a corresponding button for that functionality appears at the bottom of your VideoSyncPro Studio window. Read the section Special Audio Features for details about Push-to-Talk.
File Storage
During the configuration of the system, a specific recording path can be specified in the Storage Settings.
Per default, all recordings are stored in C: Mangold Videos.
Only users with elevated rights are allowed to change the storage path. In that case, the user sees an additional button Change storage path on the home screen of VideoSyncPro Studio. What rights are required for this, is explained in under Switching recording paths in the Storage Settings settings.
IMPORTANT: We strongly recommend to make recordings on a local drive only. Even the lightest network hick-up may cause the termination of the video recording without any feedback, resulting in massive data loss. If you decide to record on a NAS or other network drive, any loss of data is not our responsibility.
Per default, each recording session is stored in a separate folder, named with the current date and time as well as the name of the recorded session: |
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