UKMON UFO Capture Recommended Settings
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1. Parameter Description UKMON Recommended value Minimum free space Defines the free space threshold in Mb 100Mb Stop Stop detection if limit is reached Enabled Delete oldest in dir If enabled the oldest event video clip will be Disabled deleted to make space for the new clip Action Parameter Description UKMON Recommended value Beep at capture start If enabled a sound is played at the start of every Disabled detected event a beep or specified sound file Action at capture end If enabled a specified command file bat or Disabled programme exe is run at the end of every event detection The clip name is passed as a parameter to the exe or bat file Mail Transfer These settings enable images to be emailed Parameter Description UKMON Recommended value Mail If enabled an email will be sent at the end of each UKMON makes capture The mail settings button opens a dialogue no specific to set up the SMTP server and other email recommendations parameters for these settings S Pjpeg If enabled the SnapShot or PeakHold still image will be attached to the E mail jpeg only Tpeg If enabled the thumbnail image is attached to the email Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 12 of 14 FTP Transfer These settings enable images to be copied by FTP Note that AVI files are generally too large and will not be transferred by FTP Parameter Description UKMO2. UTC ChangeDate 20001231_235959 Preview option Area 7 MaskW Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 4 of 14 A 2 RECOMMENDED OPERATION SETTINGS urocapture Input Operation Profile live Replay status idle Single Start Detect at Activation Logging Do Not Use Trash Box Still Image Capture 2 Lad SnapShot PeakHoldt bmp Detect Sze I Thumbnail x 200 yf150 Mak Detect Lev 2 V bmp Leave Image of Long Clip Detect Schedule LT h m h Preview Detect Audio m Settings fis fo fie Ho HiH Auto Adjust to Sun settings Auto Restart Interval 1 hour 0 1 HDD Free Space Check Minimum Free Space 100 141427MB Stop Delete Oldest in dir Action Beep at Capture Start wav C UFO x_TL E Action at Capture End E Mail Transfer Mal S Pipeg Tjpeg Settings FTP Transfer 7 FTP S Pipeg Tipeg wmv 08 1 Clear FTP Settings Maintenance Read Settings Save Settings UFOCaptue _ 2 32 093 save as template V 222 Registration re install Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 5 of 14 STATION PROFILE IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION Identification and location settings are station specific The following is illustrative and is provid
3. mask Enabled Map bmp If enable an M bmp file is created which contains Enabled information of the event embedded in the R G and B layers of the image This option must be enabled if clips are to be processed using UFO Analyzer Leave image of long clip Ifenabled UFO Capture will keep an image even if Enabled the event video clip is deleted as a result of it exceeding the time limit set by the Max sec parameter Detect schedule These settings enable the user to create an automatic detection schedule Parameter Description UKMON Recommended value Row Checkbox If enabled the schedule row is active if disabled the schedule row is deactivated 8 0 g Q gt H M from Specifies the start time of the detection period oO O oO H M to Specifies the end time of the detection period 25 3 Settings Specifies the UFO Capture profile to be used E lt Seo Auto adjust to sun If enabled the schedule is adjusted automatically to o sunset and sunrise Z o S 9 Auto restart interval If enabled detection will be stopped and restarted g 8 after the specified time interval DLaLrga Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 11 of 14 HDD Free space check These settings are used to monitor free disk space and determine the action to take Note that event video clips can occasionally exceed 100Mb
4. e_ index html Feedback Achieving the ideal detection settings may depend on the environment and characteristics of individual stations and may in some instances require a little trial and error to optimise For example the ideal sensitivity of detection may be a trade off between detection of faint meteors and susceptibility to electrical noise If you have any different settings that work better for you we would like to know more and to share this information with other UKMON partners Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 3 of 14 APPENDIX SCREEN SNAPSHOTS A 1 RECOMMENDED INPUT TAB SETTINGS f UFOCapture UCapt Input Operation Profile DB Live Replay Video 1 Dazzle DVC100 Video gt Preview Detect Adio 4 z Detect Sizd Tuner 1 ant x Sre 720 F 7077 0864002 H Codec _set Fpsf25 000 Frame Shift Head 30 30 H Dit fi Video Trigger Detect Area DA720 576 bmp 2 Maxisec 30 Exsize Detect Level Noise Tracking Diratiof103 4 windt 2 V Scintillation Mask SMlevell105 SMspeed 2 ISMsize DarkObjMask DOlevel 1 Z SlowObjMask P s 15 SOsize Optional Triggers Audio Time Interval min 0 Super Impose Format UT C F L sC mC Y PosS 33
5. N Recommended value FIP If enabled images will be uploaded to an FTP UKMON makes server the end of each capture The FTP Settings no specific button opens a dialogue to set up the FTP server recommendations and other email parameters for these settings Mail S Pjpeg If enabled the SnapShot or PeakHold still image will be attached to the E mail jpeg only However stations rticioatinq i Tpeg If enabled the thumbnail image is attached to the DEMON a wil email use FTP to Mwv If enabled a wmv movie clip will be transferred to upload clips the FTP server Specifies the file serial number range cyclic appended to the name of the transferred files B 3 PROFILE These settings define the station identification and location Parameter Description UKMON Recommended value Serial ID The serial ID used registering the UFO capture N A software Observer name The observer name max 20 alphanumeric characters User specified Location ID The name of the station max 12 alphanumeric characters This name must be unique within the UKMON EDMOND community If in doubt please contact info ukmeteornetwork com User specified Longitude E Longitude of UKMON station 179 9999 180 0000 Latitude N Latitude of UKMON station 89 9999 89 9999 Altitude m Altitude of UKMON station 0 0 9999 0 User specified Accurate location data is essential to achieve high dat
6. UFO Capture Recommended Configuration 2013 UKMON TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION k l n u e eE 3 APPENDIX A SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 4 AA Recommended INPUT tab settings 7 4 A 2 Recommended OPERATION tab settings a 5 STATION Profile identification and location a 6 APPENDIX UFO CAPTURE SETTINGS 7 B 1 Input s ettfings 7 B 2 Operation Settings rr 10 B9 PTOS a uh sa aula h aaa usan aaa 13 INTRODUCTION About this document UFO Capture is licensed software available from the Sonotaco website This document supplements the Sonotaco UFO Capture documentation by detailing the detection settings recommended by the UKMON team This document shows the configuration settings in two formats Screen snapshots allowing a quick comparison between recommended and actual settings Appendix A These cover Input tab Operation tab Profile tab A detailed parameter list describing the function of each setting Appendix For more information on installation and operation of UFO Capture please refer to the official UFO Capture User Manual which can be viewed on the Sonotaco website see http sonotaco com
7. UFO Capture will automatically switch Enabled into detection mode as soon as it is started Logging When enabled UFO Capture will maintain an Enabled xml file containing information for each event clip as well as recording the start and end time of each session to the file detlog csv This option must be enabled if clips are to be processed using UFO Analyzer Do not use trash box If enabled files will be deleted immediately by Enabled DELETE ALL or DELETE A CLIP buttons in the Operation sheet clips are not recoverable from the recycle bin Set Image Capture Parameter Function UKMON Recommended value Snapshot If enabled one frame at the start of the event Disabled detection will be saved as a still image Peak Hold If enabled composite still image will be saved Enabled which contains the peak brightness of each pixel during the event recording bmp If enabled the RGB24 format will be used for Disabled SnapShot or PeakHold files jpg If enabled the jpeg format will be used for SnapShot Enabled or PeakHold files Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 10 of 14 Parameter Function UKMON Recommended value Thumbnail Checkbox If enabled a thumbnail jpeg image will be created Enabled for real time transfer Thumbnail X Defines the size of thumbnail horizontal in pixels 200 Thumbnail Y Defines the size of thumbnail vertical in pixels 150
8. a quality in subsequent processing Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 13 of 14 Parameter Description UKMON Recommended value Camera ID Name of the camera User specified max 2 alphanumeric characters Must be unique to your location Camera name Type of camera max 20 alphanumeric characters User specified Lens Name Type of lens max 20 alphanumeric characters User specified Capture eq name Capture equipment name max 20 alphanumeric characters User specified Interlace Enabled for interlaced video format Enabled Bottom field first Enabled for BFF video format Disabled Comment User comments notes max 80 alphanumeric characters User specified Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 14 of 14
9. e 5 DarkObjMask This option reduces the detection of movement Enabled which is darker than the background DOLevel Defines the dark object threshold 1 SlowObjMask When enabled UFO Capture will track and mask Enabled Checkbox 1 slow moving objects e g satellites without triggering an event SlowObjMask When enabled UFO Capture will highlight the slow Enabled Checkbox 2 moving object on the live display in real time Pixels s Defines the maximum speed of an object which 15 should be masked SOSize Defines the size of the Size mask pattern 15 Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 8 of 14 Optional triggers Parameter Function UKMON Recommended value Audio Not required for meteor detection Disabled Time interval Checkbox Not required for meteor detection Disabled Time interval value Not required for meteor detection n a Superimpose Parameter Function UKMON Recommended value Format Specifies the format and content of the frame timestamp details Date and time yyyy mm dd hh mm ss Date and time dd mmm yyyy hh mm ss a Milliseconds of time os m 1 10th seconds of time number F Frame number Q L Detect Size Detect Lev and detection mark oe l LocationID and CameralD see Profile i Camera name and Lens name see Profile z It is important that the frame timestamp gives a clear and unambiguous time UT is preferred over
10. ed only to show the type of information that is required Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 6 of 14 APPENDIX B UFO CAPTURE SETTINGS B 1 INPUT SETTINGS These settings relate to the input device CCTV camera decoder detection and discrimination elimination of false positives Device settings Parameter Function UKMON Recommended value Video Specifies the capture device Device dependent Audio Not used Not used Tuner Not used Not used Ant Not used Not used Size X Defines the horizontal pixel resolution of the video 720 camera Size Y Defines the vertical pixel resolution of the video 576 camera Resize Checkbox Resize reduce the output image Disabled Resize Xo New horizontal pixel resolution Not applicable Resize Yo New vertical pixel resolution Not applicable Codec Specified the method of video compression AVI FPS Specified the video frames per second 25 0007 Frame Shift Parameter Function UKMON Recommended value Head Defines the number of frames recorded before the 30 event Tail Defines the number of frames recorded after the 30 event Diff Defines the interval between frames used for 1 comparison A value of 1 is appropriate for fast moving objects such as meteors An interval of 2 is used to detect very slow objects The 131 HR has a resolution of 720 x 576 pixels 5 4 aspect ratio 2 PAL runs at 25 frames per sec
11. j local time To remove ambiguity the timestamp should include text indicating that the time is UT UTC setting must be enabled see below On When enabled UFO Capture superimposes frame Enabled details as specified by the Format parameter onto the image Text size Small text Enabled m Text size Medium Disabled Text size Large text Disabled y pos Defines the vertical position of the superimposed 5 text line Zero is the bottom of the frame msec Defines the offset to the super impose time msec 33 UTC If enabled UTC is used as the time in the Enabled superimpose string and clip names instead of Local time Change date checkbox Assigned date and time is treated as the time of Disabled next start of detection Change date value Assigned date and time Not used Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 9 of 14 Function UKMON Recommended value Area Overlay the area mask pattern grey Display only Mask W Overlay the scintillation mask pattern white Display only Mask S Overlay the scintillation mask pattern black Display only B 2 OPERATION SETTINGS These settings control the operating mode of UFO detect Parameter Function UKMON Recommended value Single file mode When enabled all event video clips are written to Disabled one single file rather than individual files Start detect at activation If enabled
12. ond Version 1 2 15 07 2013 Page 7 of 14 Video trigger Parameter Function UKMON Recommended value Detect area File name of bitmap which contains detect area N A mask pattern Min frm Defines the minimum number of the continuous 2 frames over which movement is detected which will trigger an event Max Sec Defines the maximum duration of detected 30 movement in seconds If exceeded the clip is deleted This value is useful for filtering out aircraft and satellites EXsize Defines the number of changing pixels that should 50 cause a trigger regardless of its duration Detect level noise tracking When selected the Detect Lev threshold on the Enabled live display is tuned to background noise automatically DL ratio Defines the ratio between noise level and 103 Detect Lev Normally 105 to 130 is appropriate DLMin Defines the minimum value of Detect Lev 2 MnL N Defines the minimum difference required between 1 the Detect Lev and noise level Scintillation mask With this enabled UFO Capture automatically Enabled determines the precise position of bright objects stars and masks these object according to the mask size setting below so that scintillation does not trigger event detection SMLevel Defines the minimum required ratio of the 105 brightness compared with the sky background SMSpeed Defines the detection speed 2 SMSize Defines the mask siz
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