IDS peak Cockpit: Saving images and recording videos

This video explains how to save images and record video using IDS peak Cockpit, covering everything from single image capture to automated image sequences and video recording. You’ll learn how to store images efficiently for offline analysis and how to configure recording settings to match your application needs.

The video walks through manual and automated image saving, including file naming, counters, timestamps, and multi-camera folder structures. It also demonstrates continuous image saving, triggering options, and video recording in AVI (MJPEG) format, helping you balance image quality, frame rate, and system performance. Ideal for camera evaluation workflows, this guide shows how IDS peak Cockpit supports flexible image and video acquisition.

Topics covered

  • Learn to save single images and image sequences for analysis
  • Automate file naming with counters, timestamps, and camera folders
  • Understand using continuous vs triggered image saving
  • Learn to record videos in AVI (Audio Video Interleave) format with MJPEG encoding
  • See how frame rate, compression, and system load affect performance

Video timeline

  • 00:00 – Introduction
  • 00:35 – Manual image saving and supported file formats
  • 01:14 – Automatic image file naming and counters
  • 02:11 – Multi-camera image saving and folder structure
  • 02:56 – Continuous acquisition mode
  • 04:00 – Triggered and controlled image acquisition
  • 04:21 – Video recording
  • 05:10 – Frame rate control and slow-motion recording
  • 05:55 – Summary

Who should watch

This video is ideal for developers, vision engineers, and system integrators who want to save images or record video for camera evaluation and analysis using IDS peak Cockpit.

Watch the full video to learn how to capture images and video efficiently with IDS peak Cockpit.