Arena documentation?

[sdaau]

Hi all,

my problem is, I have to find something called "Broadcast frame data" in (I guess) Arena.

What I usually do here, is open up a PDF manual for the given software, type the search term, and eventually I find where such a functionality is located.

The problem is - I cannot find any documentation about Arena, where screen captures of the GUI are listed, and functionality is annotated? (and I find that kind of unbelievable, given how much the software costs?)


I have looked through the drive where it is installed, and all documentation I can find is

http://www.naturalpoint.com/optitrack/support/manuals/
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http://www.naturalpoint.com/optitrack/support/manuals/"]
ARENA Motion Capture Software
Video Manuals: View
Marker Placement Guide: View HTML
Quick Start Guide: ARENA Software
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Marker Placement Guide has no discussions of GUI, Quick Start Guide: ARENA Software is 2 pages long and no GUI annotation - the only thing with a bit more seem to be the videos.

In fact, I can find two links to video tutorials for Arena:

http://www.naturalpoint.com/optitrack/p ... als/arena/ (only camera setups here)

http://www.naturalpoint.com/optitrack/p ... orial.html (here is work with GUI)

.. but in those I cannot search for "Broadcast frame data" word and find on which screen it appears

Can I get it confirmed - is there really no documentation where there are annotated GUI screen captures given for Arena software?

Thanks in advance for any answers,
Cheers!

[VincentG]

Correct, as far as the manual options currently go.

Basically you are refering to the streaming options, within the different applications. Within the Tracking Tools software, under the view -> streaming section, you have the option to "Broadcast Frame data". Within the Arena software, it is under the Settings section, stream tab.

[sdaau]

Hi Vincent,

Just wanted to say - thanks a lot for the answer; it's nice to have this clarified!

Cheers!

[sdaau]

Hi, sorry to nag about this again, but it seems our version of Arena does not have "Broadcast Frame Data", only thing I can see is:





That is - Settings / Stream / Start Streaming Frames.

I guess that "Start Streaming Frames" is the new "Broadcast Frame Data", but I'd just like to have it confirmed.

PS: Maybe some more documentation would be a good idea - I'd really hate to post on a forum each time I cannot find a UI feature I mean, for $1999 for the software, you shouldn't have a problem of hiring someone to take some screenshots, write some html and post it on the web, don't you think?

[VincentG]

Yes the wording is slightly different in the Arena software.