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Flair 7 Quick Tips: Live View Setup

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hey everyone hey everyone it's matt again from mark roberts motion it's matt again from mark roberts motion it's matt again from mark roberts motion control control control here to give you another quick tip on here to give you another quick tip on here to give you another quick tip on how to configure how to configure how to configure camera sources in the live view camera sources in the live view camera sources in the live view flair gives you the ability to connect flair gives you the ability to connect flair gives you the ability to connect one or more one or more one or more camera feeds directly into the camera feeds directly into the camera feeds directly into the application application application to add overlays that help navigate the to add overlays that help navigate the to add overlays that help navigate the camera around your subject camera around your subject camera around your subject and even superimpose the 3d camera view and even superimpose the 3d camera view and even superimpose the 3d camera view over the camera feed to configure the over the camera feed to configure the over the camera feed to configure the live view live view live view press the settings icon in the bottom press the settings icon in the bottom press the settings icon in the bottom left corner of the frame left corner of the frame left corner of the frame here you can pick what input the camera here you can pick what input the camera here you can pick what input the camera is connected to is connected to is connected to that flare should use you have the that flare should use you have the that flare should use you have the options of options of options of decklink sdi input a usb device decklink sdi input a usb device decklink sdi input a usb device or an rtsp stream as an input source or an rtsp stream as an input source or an rtsp stream as an input source selecting each of these will bring up selecting each of these will bring up selecting each of these will bring up additional settings to configure the additional settings to configure the additional settings to configure the input in the case of a usb input in the case of a usb input in the case of a usb camera you may also need to specify camera you may also need to specify camera you may also need to specify which device to use which device to use which device to use press the apply button to activate the press the apply button to activate the press the apply button to activate the live camera feed live camera feed live camera feed various overlays can be switched on and various overlays can be switched on and various overlays can be switched on and off from this view too off from this view too off from this view too for example you can auto hide the for example you can auto hide the for example you can auto hide the cartesian control buttons cartesian control buttons cartesian control buttons when the mouse cursor isn't hovering when the mouse cursor isn't hovering when the mouse cursor isn't hovering over the live view over the live view over the live view the cartesian control buttons and arrows the cartesian control buttons and arrows the cartesian control buttons and arrows act as a visual guide to help you act as a visual guide to help you act as a visual guide to help you control the camera control the camera control the camera in 3d space simplifying the target in 3d space simplifying the target in 3d space simplifying the target tracking capabilities of flare tracking capabilities of flare tracking capabilities of flare as you create a move with the live view as you create a move with the live view as you create a move with the live view configured configured configured flare can grab snapshots of the camera flare can grab snapshots of the camera flare can grab snapshots of the camera feed at each waypoint feed at each waypoint feed at each waypoint as a quick reminder of the view at that as a quick reminder of the view at that as a quick reminder of the view at that position position position to enable this feature press the setup to enable this feature press the setup to enable this feature press the setup button button button in the waypoints view and check show in the waypoints view and check show in the waypoints view and check show waypoint waypoint waypoint images now as you create the move images now as you create the move images now as you create the move and store waypoints you will see the and store waypoints you will see the and store waypoints you will see the snapshots appear snapshots appear snapshots appear above each position if you would like above each position if you would like above each position if you would like any additional camera feeds any additional camera feeds any additional camera feeds either replace any of the existing views either replace any of the existing views either replace any of the existing views by pressing the frame submenu by pressing the frame submenu by pressing the frame submenu and selecting live view creating a new and selecting live view creating a new and selecting live view creating a new live view within the main window live view within the main window live view within the main window or by selecting the live view menu item or by selecting the live view menu item or by selecting the live view menu item in the top menu detaching an existing in the top menu detaching an existing in the top menu detaching an existing live view live view live view is as simple as selecting the detach is as simple as selecting the detach is as simple as selecting the detach button button button in the frame submenu flare will save in the frame submenu flare will save in the frame submenu flare will save your layout your layout your layout and input sources as you make changes so and input sources as you make changes so and input sources as you make changes so next time you open flair next time you open flair next time you open flair everything will be as you left it and everything will be as you left it and everything will be as you left it and that is all there is to it