# Video source

From video file

Select this option if you track from video files acquired with software other than EthoVision XT, for example MediaRecorder. For the list of compatible video formats, see Video file formats.

Live tracking

Select this option to acquire data live from the camera image.

important If you work with Basler digital cameras, close the camera software Pylon Viewer before operating the camera in EthoVision XT.

One digital camera

Connect the camera to the Ethernet port of the PC. Click the Refresh button. Select 1 from the list next to Number of sources and select the camera from the list under Source.

tip For how to install and connect digital GigE Vision cameras, watch the video tutorial Set Up the Cameras. To open the tutorial, choose Help > Video Tutorial.

Multiple digital cameras

▪See Select multiple cameras

One analog camera

Connect your camera to the encoder board. Select 1 from the list next to Number of sources and select the correct input from the list under Source.

Multiple analog cameras

▪See Select multiple cameras

Notes

▪important You cannot use a combination of analog and digital cameras. Always use the same type of camera in one experiment.

▪You can use 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12 or 16 cameras simultaneously. Using for example 5 cameras is not supported.

▪When you use analog cameras, you need an encoder board. See Install analog cameras and Connect analog cameras to the computer

▪If you mix the image from multiple cameras with a hardware video mixer, follow the procedure for one analog camera.

▪The quality of the camera image can only be adjusted prior to acquisition. For details, see Adjust camera settings in EthoVision XT.

See also

▪Cameras supported by EthoVision XT

▪Check that the camera is set up properly

▪Install GigE cameras and Install USB 3.0 cameras

▪Install analog cameras