CamLynx-Digital Capture and Basic Service Production Production
Using CamLynx is simple and easy. It is can be used tethered to your camera at a photo shoot or untethered after the shoot. Using CamLynx tethered allows for visual verification of the image and the data at point of capture. A tethered shoot also allows you to produce simple services on site. CamLynx is used untethered is for smaller jobs or when the location is prohibitive to bringing a computers, such as sports shoots. Setting up a job in CamLynx:
Before starting a new job, it is important to prepare CamLynx for the shoot.
1. Add Data:
Select Import Data from the Data Menu and use the Import Wizard to bring in data from TXT, CSV, MDB or XLS files. If you are using SPS to prepare files, use the Load Data option on the Data menu.
Import Wizard Step 1 of 4: When Importing Text, choose Header = True if your file has a field description header. Start line is where you want to start importing the data from; this must include the header if it exists. Select from Comma Delimited, Tab Delimited, or Custom Delimited. Click “Next”. When selecting a MDB or XLS file, enter the password for that file. If there was no password set on the file, use “admin”. Click “Next”.
Import Wizard Step 2 of 4: If a MDB or XLS file is selected, a list of the tables in your data is displayed. Choose the table that includes the records that you want to import. Click “Next”.
Import Wizard Step 3 of 4: Map your fields to the fields that exist in CamLynx. The Import will automatically check for field matches in CamLynx if your file has a description header. Click “Next”.
Import Wizard Step 4 of 4: Choose your fields to compare for Merging data. If you want to ADD data, un-check ALL fields. Click “Finish”.
If you are importing updated or additional data to an existing database, use the 2 “Do not merge” checkboxes to tell CamLynx how to handle duplicate data.
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