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  • OptiTrack Documentation
  • WHAT'S NEW
    • What's New in Motive 3.2
  • QUICK START GUIDES
    • Quick Start Guide: Getting Started
    • Quick Start Guide: Prime Color Camera Setup
    • Quick Start Guide: Precision Capture
    • Quick Start Guide: Tutorial Videos
    • Quick Start Guide: Active Marker Tracking
    • Quick Start Guide: Outdoor Tracking Setup
  • HARDWARE
    • Cameras
      • Ethernet Cameras
        • PrimeX 120
        • PrimeX 41
        • PrimeX 22
        • PrimeX 13
        • PrimeX 13W
        • SlimX 13
        • Prime Color
        • VersaX 22
        • VersaX 41
        • VersaX 120
      • USB Cameras
        • Slim 3U
        • Flex 13
        • Flex 3
        • V120:Duo
        • V120:Trio
        • Adjusting Global Origin for Tracking Bars
    • Prepare Setup Area
    • Camera Mount Structures
    • Camera Placement
    • Ethernet Camera Network Setup
      • General Overview and Specs
      • Windows 10 Network Settings
      • Cabling and Load Balancing
      • Switch Configuration for PrimeX 120
      • NETGEAR ProSafe GSM7228S: Disabling the Broadcast Storm Control
      • White/Blacklisting Cameras
    • USB Camera System Setup
      • USB Camera Network Overview and Specs
      • V120:Duo and Trio Setup
      • Tracking Bar Coordinate System
        • Transforming Coordinate System: Global to Local
    • Aiming and Focusing
    • Camera Status Indicators
  • MOTIVE
    • Installation and License Activation
    • Motive Basics
    • Calibration
      • .mcal XML Calibration Files
      • Continuous Calibration
      • Continuous Calibration (Info Pane)
      • Calibration Squares
    • Markers
    • Assets
      • Gizmo Tool: Translate, Rotate, and Scale
    • Rigid Body Tracking
      • Aligning Rigid Body Pivot Point with a Replicated 3D Model
    • Skeleton Tracking
    • Trained Markersets
    • IMU Sensor Fusion
    • Data Recording
      • Data Types
    • Labeling
    • Data Editing
    • Data Export
      • Data Export: BVH
      • Data Export: C3D
      • Data Export: CSV
      • Data Export: FBX
      • Data Export: TRC
    • Data Streaming
    • Camera Video Types
    • Audio Recording
    • Motive HotKeys
    • Measurement Probe Kit Guide
    • Motive Batch Processor
    • Reconstruction and 2D Mode
  • MOTIVE UI PANES
    • Settings
      • Settings: General
      • Settings: Assets
      • Settings: Live Pipeline
      • Settings: Streaming
      • Settings: Views
      • Settings: Mouse and Keyboard
      • Settings: Audio
    • Assets Pane
    • Builder Pane
    • Constraints Pane
      • Constraints XML Files
    • Calibration Pane
    • Data Pane
    • Devices Pane
    • Edit Tools Pane
    • Graph View Pane
    • Info Pane
    • Labels Pane
    • Log Pane
    • Probe Pane
    • Properties Pane
      • Properties Pane: Camera
      • Properties Pane: Force Plates
      • Properties Pane: NI-DAQ
      • Properties Pane: OptiHub2
      • Properties Pane: Rigid Body
      • Properties Pane: Skeleton
      • Properties Pane: Take
      • Properties Pane: Trained Markerset
      • Properties Pane: eSync2
    • Status Panel
    • Toolbar/Command Bar
    • Control Deck
    • Viewport
  • PLUGINS
    • OptiTrack Blender Plugin
      • OptiTrack Blender Plugin
    • OptiTrack Unreal Engine Plugin
      • Unreal Engine: OptiTrack Live Link Plugin
        • Quick Start Guide: Real-Time Retargeting in Unreal Engine with Live Link Content
        • Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN): OptiTrack Plugin for Live Link Hub
        • Unreal Engine: Live Link Camera Stream Setup
        • Live Link Content: Active Puck Static Meshes
      • Unreal Engine: MotionBuilder Workflow
      • Unreal Engine: HMD Setup
      • Unreal Engine VCS Inputs
    • OptiTrack Unity Plugin
      • Unity: HMD Setup
    • OptiTrack OpenVR Driver
    • OptiTrack MATLAB Plugin
    • Autodesk Maya
      • Autodesk Maya: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
    • Autodesk MotionBuilder
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Skeleton Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Optical Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: Timecode Data
    • OptiTrack Peripheral API
    • External Plugins
      • Houdini 19 Integration
  • ACTIVE COMPONENTS
    • Active Components Hardware
      • Active Puck
      • Wired AnchorPuck
      • CinePuck
      • Wired CinePuck
      • BaseStation
      • Information for Assembling the Active Tags
      • Manus Glove Setup
    • Configuration
      • Active Batch Programmer
      • Active Hardware Configuration: PuTTY
      • Active Component Firmware Compatibility
    • Active Marker Tracking
      • Active Finger Marker Set
  • SYNCHRONIZATION
    • Synchronization Hardware
      • External Device Sync Guide: eSync 2
      • External Device Sync Guide: OptiHub2
    • Synchronization Setup
    • OptiTrack Timecode
  • VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
    • Unreal Engine: OptiTrack InCamera VFX
    • Entertainment Marker Sets
    • PrimeX 41
  • MOVEMENT SCIENCES
    • Movement Sciences Hardware
      • General Motive Force Plate Setup
      • AMTI Force Plate Setup
      • Bertec Force Plate Setup
      • Kistler Force Plate Setup
      • Delsys EMG Setup
      • NI-DAQ Setup
      • Multiple Device Setup
    • Movement Sciences Marker Sets
      • Biomechanics Marker Sets
      • Biomech (57)
      • Rizzoli Marker Sets
    • For Visual3D Users
    • Prime Color Camera Setup
      • Prime Color Setup: Required Components
      • Prime Color Setup: Hardware Setup
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: Camera Settings
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: Prime Color FS Calibration
      • Prime Color Setup: Data Recording / Export
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: FAQ / Troubleshooting
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: Windows Network Settings
  • VIRTUAL REALITY
    • VR Plugins
      • VR Unreal Engine
        • OptiTrack Unreal Engine Plugin
        • Unreal Engine: OptiTrack Live Link Plugin
          • UE5.1 Live Link Retarget External Workaround
        • Unreal Engine VCS Inputs
      • VR Unity
        • OptiTrack Unity Plugin
      • VR OpenVR
        • OptiTrack OpenVR Driver
    • VR HMD Setup
      • Unreal Engine: HMD Setup
      • Unity: HMD Setup
      • Manually Calibrating the HMD Pivot Point
      • Sync Configuration with an HTC Vive System
    • SlimX 13
    • Active Marker Tracking
      • Active Finger Marker Set
    • Synchronization Hardware
      • External Device Sync Guide: eSync 2
      • External Device Sync Guide: OptiHub2
  • ANIMATION
    • Autodesk Maya
      • Autodesk Maya: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
    • Autodesk MotionBuilder
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Skeleton Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Optical Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: Timecode Data
  • ROBOTICS
    • MoCap4ROS2 Setup
    • OptiTrack Robot Applications
    • Outdoor Tracking Setup
  • DEVELOPER TOOLS
    • Developer Tools Overview
    • Camera SDK
      • Class: cCameraModule
      • Class: cUID
    • Motive API
      • Motive API: Quick Start Guide
      • Motive API Overview
      • Motive API: Function Reference
      • Motive API Camera Calibration
    • NatNet SDK
      • NatNet 4.1
      • NatNet: Class/Function Reference
      • NatNet: Creating a Managed (C sharp) Client Application
      • NatNet: Creating a Native (C++) Client Application
      • NatNet: Data Types
      • NatNet: Matlab Wrapper
      • NatNet: Migration to NatNet 3.0 libraries
      • NatNet: Remote Requests/Commands
      • NatNet: Sample Projects
      • NatNet: Unicast Data Subscription Commands
      • Latency Measurements
    • VRPN Sample
    • Peripheral API: Glove Devices
  • SKELETON MARKER SETS
    • Full Body
      • Baseline (41)
      • Core (50)
      • Biomech (57)
      • Conventional (39)
    • Full Body + Fingers
      • Baseline + Passive Fingers (49)
      • Baseline + Active Fingers (57)
      • Core + Passive Fingers (54)
      • Core + Active Fingers (62)
    • Upper
      • Baseline Upper (25)
      • Conventional Upper (27)
    • Lower
      • Baseline Lower (20)
      • Helen Hayes Lower (19)
      • Conventional Lower (16)
    • Hand and Fingers
      • Left/Right Hand (4) Active
      • Left/Right Hand (10) Active + Passive
      • Active Finger Marker Set
    • Glove Device Setup
      • Manus Glove Setup
      • StretchSense Glove Setup
    • Rizzoli Marker Sets
    • Entertainment Marker Sets
    • Rigid Body Skeleton Marker Set
  • GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
    • Licensing Troubleshooting
    • Windows 11 Optimization for Realtime Applications
    • Network Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting Q&A
    • Running Motive on High DPI Displays
    • Firewall Settings
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  1. MOTIVE UI PANES
  2. Settings

Settings: General

Motive's General Settings defined.

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Use the Application Settings panel to customize Motive and set default values. This page will cover the items available on the General tab. Properties are Standard unless noted otherwise.

Please see the following pages for descriptions of the settings on other tabs:

Application Settings can be accessed from the or by clicking the icon on the main toolbar.

Advanced Settings

Use the Edit Advanced option to customize which settings are in the Advanced Settings category and which appear in the standard view, to show only the settings that are needed specifically for your capture application.

To restore all settings to their default values, select Reset Settings from the Edit menu.

General Settings

The following items are available in the top section of the General section. Settings are Standard unless noted otherwise.

Take Suffix

Set the separator (_) and string format specifiers (%03d) for the suffix added after existing file names.

Auto Archive Takes

Device Profile (Advanced Setting)

Set the default device profile, in XML format, to load into Motive. The device profile determines and configures the settings for peripheral devices such as force plates, NI-DAQ, or navigation controllers.

Persistent Data Folders

Glove Server Address (Advanced Setting)

Enter the IP address of the glove server, if one is used. Leave blank to use the Local Host IP.

Log Filename (Advanced Setting)

Click the folder icon to the right of the field to select a text file to write the Motive event log to. This allows you to maintain a continuous log that persists between sessions, which can be helpful for troubleshooting.

Camera Displays

The following items are available in the Camera Displays section. Settings are Standard unless noted otherwise.

Numeric LEDs (Advanced Setting)

Display the assigned camera number on the front of each camera.

Camera ID

Set how Camera IDs are assigned for each camera in a setup. Available options are:

  • By Location: Follows the positional order in a clockwise direction, starting from the -X and -Z quadrant with respect to the origin.

  • By Serial Number: Numbers the cameras in numerical order by serial number.

  • Custom: Opens the Number property field for editing in the Camera Properties pane.

Status Rings

Live

(Default: Blue) Camera is in Live mode.

Recording

(Default: Green) Camera is recording a capture.

Playback

(Default: Black) Camera is idle while Motive is in playback mode.

Selection

(Default: Yellow) Camera is selected.

Video Mode

(Default: Orange) Camera is in video (reference) mode.

Hibernation Visual

(Default: Enabled) Enable the hibernation light for all cameras when Motive is closed.

Calibration Camera Visuals (Advanced Setting)

(Default: Enabled) Display visuals of wanding coverage in the Camera Viewport during calibration.

Disable All Lights

(Default: Off) Turn off all numeric LEDs and ring lights on all cameras in the system.

Aim Assist

All of the Aim Assist settings are standard settings.

Switch to Video when Aiming

(Default: On) Set the Aim Assist button on the back of the camera to toggle the camera between MJPEG mode and back to the default camera group record mode.

Aiming Crosshairs

(Default: Grayscale Only) Display aiming crosshairs on the the camera in the Camera Viewport. Options are None, Grayscale Only, All Modes.

Aiming Button LED

(Default: On) Enable the LED light on the Aim Assist button on the back of the Prime Series cameras.

Calibration Settings (Advanced)

All calibration settings are part of the General tab's Advanced Settings.

Calibration

Restore Calibration on Startup

(Default: On) Automatically load the previous, or last saved, calibration file when starting Motive.

Auto-Mask Duration

Suggested Samples

Record Calibration Samples

(Default: On) Save two TAKE files in the current data folder every time a calibration is performed: one for the calibration wanding and one for the ground plane.

Calibration Visual

(Default: On) Display visuals of wanding coverage in the Camera Viewport during calibration.

Editable in 3D View

(Default: Off) Allows editing of the camera calibration position with the 3D Gizmo tool.

Bumped Camera Correction Mode

Correction Tool Max Translation

(Default: 100 mm) The maximum distance cameras can be translated by the position correction tool, in mm.

Continuous Calibration Max Sampling Period

(Default: 120) The maximum length, in seconds, that samples are collected during continuous calibration.

Continuous Calibration While Recording

(Default: Off) Allows Continuous Calibration to continue running while recording is in progress.

Network (Advanced)

The Network setting is part of the General tab's Advanced Settings.

LLDP (PoE+) Detection

(Default: Override) Enable detection of PoE+ switches by High Power cameras (Prime 17W, PrimeX 22, Prime 41, and PrimeX41). LLDP allows the cameras to communicate directly with the switch and determine power availability to increase output to the IR LED rings.

When using Ethernet switches that are not PoE+ enabled or switches that are not LLDP enabled, cameras will not go into high power mode even with this setting on.

Editing

All of the Editing settings are standard settings.

Take Auto-Save

(Default: Always Ask) Set Motive's default behavior when changes are made to a TAKE file. Options are:

  • Do Not Auto-Save: Changes made to TAKE files must be manually saved.

  • Auto-Save: Updates the TAKE file as changes are made.

  • Always Ask: Prompts the user to save TAKE files upon exit.

The Settings panel contains advanced settings that are hidden by default. To access these settings, click the button in the top right corner.

Enable auto-archiving of Takes when .

When enabled, all of the session folders loaded in the when exiting will be available again when launching Motive the next time.

Set the color of the (Prime Series cameras only) to indicate various camera statuses in Motive.

(Default: 1 s) The duration, in seconds, that the camera system will auto-detect extraneous reflections for masking during process.

(Default: 1,000) Number of samples suggested for calibration. During the process, the camera status in the will turn bright green as cameras reach this target.

(Default: Disabled) Select the default mode for Bumped Camera correction. Options are Disabled, Camera Samples, and Selected Camera. Please see the page for more information on these settings and the Bumped Camera tool.

Data pane
RGB Status Indicator Ring LEDs
Calibration
Continuous Calibration (Info Pane)
Settings: Assets
Settings: Live Pipeline
Settings: Streaming
Settings: Views
Settings: Mouse and Keyboard
Settings: Audio
Calibration pane
wanding
View menu
trimming Takes
Standard Settings on the General Tab of the Settings Panel.
Show or Edit Advanced Settings.
General Settings - Standard and Advanced.
Camera Displays Settings - Standard and Advanced.
Camera Properties with Custom Camera Number.
Status Ring settings - Standard and Advanced.
Aim Assist Settings.
Calibration settings.
Network Settings.
Editing Settings.