Learn how Xangle's flexible RAW file handling options can significantly speed up your multi-camera capture workflow. This demo covers three distinct methods to optimize your shooting process, from prioritizing immediate JPEG previews to shooting directly to camera SD cards for maximum speed.
* Get immediate JPEG previews while RAW files transfer in the background (no memory cards required).
* Delay RAW file transfer to SD cards, allowing for faster shooting and later review.
* Shoot directly to camera SD cards for the fastest possible capture.
* Utilize the new 'camera storage' module to review and selectively download RAW files from SD cards.
* Combine burst shots and download them as new data sets.
Optimize your multi-camera setup for efficiency and flexibility with Xangle.
#Xangle #Photogrammetry #BulletTime #GaussianSplat #RAWcapture #MultiCamera
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There are three ways to speed up everything when you're shooting with RAW. That involves delaying the RAW file transfer. The first is the new default: when you install Xangle Camera Server, you're going to get the JPEG first and then the RAW files. My current setup is exactly about this. If I increase the ISO so we can see something, I take a first shot. We get the JPEG files. So we have eight of them; I have eight cameras. Super quickly, we see the JPEG files and the RAW files are getting transferred slowly after that. So you can see all of your images right away to figure out if there's a problem or not. The second way, we're going to delay even more. So we're going to activate 'RAW on cards'. Using this, we're going to get only the JPEG files first. So I'm going to change the white balance so we can see a difference in the colors in this data set. I take a shot, and then we're getting the JPEG, and we can clearly see that the RAWs are still on the SD cards. From there, as you see here, eight JPEG files appeared in six seconds. That was fast. So we can download the RAW files or discard them if the shot was not good enough, so we can move on to the next one. But we also have a new panel here with all of the data sets where we do have RAW files on the SD cards. And we can download them one by one or batch download everything. So we have the status here with the number of data sets where we have the RAW files waiting for us to download. So we can batch download all of the included data sets based on that toggle right here. And if we want to review, it's very simple: we click on the thumbnail and then we can click up and down to review and then decide if we want the shot or not. The third method is to shoot on the camera's SD cards only. That's very quick. This is for cases where your actor cannot stay. You have to shoot very quickly and hope for the best. So you're going to shoot on the memory cards only. Check this out: if I select 'cameras only' for the images, then I can take a shot. Again, I'm changing the white balance just so we can see a difference in colors between one data set to the other. So I take a shot. Nothing's happening, but we took the shot and we saw the thumbnails on the cameras, not in Xangle. However, if we go into the new module, let me reduce my face here, we go into 'camera storage' and we analyze. We see everything that is on the memory cards, and it's combined by data sets. It even works with burst shots; they are combined together. We can see that right here. And if I Control-click, I can select all of my burst shots and download all of them as new data sets. Or I can take the last data sets that I took. I can download the JPEG files, the RAW, or the whole data set. Meaning that we have all of our files on the cameras, so I feel like it's a safer option to always have SD cards on cameras. This way, if you have to shoot and you cannot wait for the files to come in, that's the way to go.
July 23, 2026
Subsets of cameras within Xangle Camera Server (using the Zones module in camera numbering)
For anyone managing a multi-camera array, the challenge of configuring and reconfiguring settings for different shots can be a significant bottleneck. Xangle's new camera zoning feature is designed to eliminate this friction, allowing you to organize your cameras and their settings with unprecedented efficiency.
Imagine you have a large setup, perhaps 250 cameras for a full-body volumetric capture. You might need one set of cameras focused on the head, another on the body, and a smaller group for quick test shots. With Xangle's camera zones, you can define these groups precisely. Each zone can have its own saved camera settings: think ISO, aperture, shutter speed, white balance, and even capture mode (e.g., CR3 + JPEG single shot versus JPEG-only burst).
The demo illustrates this beautifully by showing how easy it is to switch between a 'head' zone configured for high-quality CR3 + JPEG single shots and a 'body' zone optimized for rapid JPEG burst sequences (OLAT for instance...). Not only can you select zones from the dashboard, but keyboard shortcuts make transitions instantaneous. This means less time fiddling with individual camera settings and more time capturing incredible 3D data.
This feature is a huge upgrade for large-scale photogrammetry, bullet-time, and volumetric capture projects.
July 2, 2026
Xangle Studio simplifies bullet-time camera alignment without calibration bars
Xangle Studio introduces a streamlined camera alignment method for bullet-time photography, eliminating the need for traditional calibration bars. This innovative approach enhances efficiency and accessibility for creating dynamic bullet-time effects. By removing the dependency on physical calibration tools, Xangle Studio empowers photographers and studios to achieve precise camera synchronization with greater ease and speed, optimizing setup times for complex multi-camera arrays.
June 18, 2026
Instant full screen on your second monitor: player, sharing stations and frames
See how Xangle's new monitor icon simplifies multi-monitor workflows. This feature allows you to instantly extend the player, sharing station, or any other Xangle component to a second, third, or fourth monitor in full-screen mode, bypassing the need for a web browser.
* Directly extend Xangle applications to external displays
* Achieve instant full-screen viewing
* Streamline your multi-monitor setup
* Works for player, sharing station, and more
Enhance your capture and review process with seamless display management.
https://xanglecs.com
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You want to bring the player on a second monitor. Normally, you would click on the earth icon. This opens a web browser on the second monitor, and then you can choose the player and go full screen. Cool. But sometimes you cannot see the second monitor because it's too far away. You've been there before. How do you go full screen? Ouch. So let me close this one and going back to Xangle, we have this new monitor icon. When I click on it, then I can extend to the second monitor. It's full screen. It works right away, and you can do this for the player, for the sharing station, anything you need on a second or third or fourth monitor. It's going to work automatically from the dashboard to the second monitor.
June 15, 2026
Synchronized multi-camera capture with mixed Canon EOS models
See how Xangle Camera Server effortlessly controls a fleet of diverse Canon EOS cameras for synchronized multi-camera capture. This demo highlights the flexibility of triggering different camera models, including those requiring specific pre-capture actions like mirror lock-up, all from a single interface. * Triggering a mixed setup of Canon SL1, R100, and T7 cameras * Demonstrating both press-and-hold and two-click triggering options * Managing mirror lock-up for older camera models alongside newer ones * Adjusting global camera settings, such as ISO, across all connected cameras * Achieving synchronized shots with varying camera capabilities Experience seamless control over your multi-camera array. https://xanglecs.com
June 15, 2026
Camera settings on a mixed-camera models rig in Xangle Camera Server
In this demo I run 8 Canon cameras at once (6x SL1, 1x R100, 1x T7) and show how to keep the shared settings in sync while still controlling the ones that differ.
What you will see:
- Manage settings individually per camera model
- Access modern file types like CR3 on the R100, where older bodies cannot
- Group models by manufacturer to get one set of synced controls
- Unlink the settings that differ (aperture, image quality) so each body keeps its own value
- Sync ISO across every camera from a single button
- Split into lanes per camera model, or per lens, so 8 cameras or 200 stay manageable
- Read the dashboard lanes (A, B, C) by camera number and model
The idea is simple: sync everything that can be shared, and isolate only what has to be different. One place, no clicking model by model.
Timestamps
0:00 Mixing camera models
0:50 Group models by manufacturer
1:19 Unlink aperture and image quality
2:22 Sync ISO from one button
2:30 Split into lanes per model
3:04 Lanes on the dashboard
#photography #canon #multicamera #photogrammetry #cameracontrol
May 9, 2026
Adding a png logo inside a 3d gaussian-splat scene
Creator
Xangle Studio
Feature
3dgs logo
Xangle Studio demonstrates its 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) capability by comparing rendering times for a complex visual. The digital calibration and MP4 export of the top section of the visual required 4 seconds. In contrast, the Gaussian Splat version of the same visual, which involved splat training and sequencer export, took 90 seconds to render. This comparison highlights the distinct processing requirements and performance metrics associated with different rendering techniques within Xangle Studio's workflow.
