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| Main Application Layout |
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| The application is controlled via the Menu Bar, Program Toolbar, Function Toolbar and Webcam Monitor. |
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| Menu Bar |
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| File-> |
| Clear All |
Closes all webcam windows and clears log. |
| Load Layout |
Load a previously saved layout. |
| Save Layout |
Saves the position, and details for each webcam window. |
| Reopen |
A list of previously saved layout |
| Exit |
Closes Cerberus :( |
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| Edit-> |
| StayOnTop |
The application will appear above all other applications if enabled. |
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| Edit->Preferences-> |
| Application |
Opens up the Application preferences window. |
| Webcam |
Opens up the Webcam preferences window. |
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| View->Toolbars-> |
| Top |
Toggle top toolbar display. |
| Webcam |
Toggle the webcam settings side panel. |
| Bottom |
Toggle bottom toolbar display. |
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| View-> |
| Log |
Toggle Log display |
| Time Lapse |
Toggle "Time Lapse Viewer" |
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| Webcam-> |
| Capture Current |
Instant capture from currently highlighted webcam |
| Capture All |
Instant capture of all opened webcams |
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| Webcam->Size |
| Large |
Set all opened webcams to 352 x 288. |
| Medium |
Set all opened webcams to 176 x 144. |
| Small |
Set all opened webcams to 120 x 89. |
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| Help-> |
| Help |
This help :) |
| Website |
Goes to the Cerberus Website. [www.paulalanfreshney.com/cerberus] |
| Register |
Go to the Cerberus Registration form online. |
| About |
Opens the cool about box, with realtime 3D cube ;) |
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| Program Toolbar (Top) |
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Add a new webcam monitor to the display. A maximum of 10 monitoring windows are supported in this version. For information on the webcam monitor click here. |
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Toggle the Log view on and off. See here for details of which events get logged. |
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Close the currently active webcam. |
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Open up the Application preferences window. |
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Open up the Webcam preferences window. |
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Open the Offline viewer for captured images. |
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View this help :) |
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| Function Toolbar (Bottom) |
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Toggles Web Upload mode. In this mode, an image captured from each opened webcam is uploaded to the designated site, at the desired interval. |
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Toggles Time Lapse mode. This mode allows many images to be saved at designated intervals. |
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Mode disabled. No webcams open. |
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Mode disabled. |
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Active, but waiting for Timer or Motion Detection |
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Active. |
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Toggles Timed mode. The Web Uploads and Time Lapse captures will only start when the timer reaches the designated time set in Application Preferences. |
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Toggle motion detection. See the motion detection preferences for more information. |
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Test mode is useful when you want to see Cerberus working, but don't want to save files / upload to FTP sites. Cerberus will work as normal, except it won't connect to FTP sites, or save ANY captured images. |
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Cycles currently opened webcam control through all available physical webcams. See the Rotate preferences for more information. Only available when one webcam control is open. |
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| Webcam Control |
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The webcam monitoring control is a simple way of allowing you to watch each webcam and customise it's operation. It makes Cerberus extremely easy to configure and use. You can have up to ten of these running at any one time. |
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| The webcam to be displayed is chosen via the drop down box at the bottom of the control. |
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Play and Stop the current webcam display. |
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Capture the current image (see the Application Preferences page for more information). |
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Show important webcam information |
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[motion detect]  |
Green indicates no motion detected. Glows red when motion is detected. |
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Launch the default webbrowser to the FTP host. |
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Open the preferences for selected webcam. |
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