Quick Reference Index

File Dropdown Options

File

Shortcut

Function

Open

Ctrl+O

Load a ZDF file. .zdf is the native Zivid file format that includes point cloud, color image, and depth image data.

Save

Ctrl+S

Save a point cloud, color image, and depth image data to a ZDF file, the native Zivid file format.

Export

Ctrl+E

Export a point cloud data to a file in unordered or ordered Polygon (PLY), ASCII (XYZ), or Point Cloud Data (PCD) [1] file format.

Save Color Image

N/A

Save a color image to a file in PNG, BMG, or JPG file format.

Save Depth Map

N/A

Save a colored depth map to a file in PNG file format.

Import Capture Settings

Ctrl+Shift+I

Load saved capture settings from a file in YML into Zivid Studio

Export 2D Capture Settings

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E

Save current 2D capture settings from Zivid Studio into a file in YML.

Export 3D Capture Settings

Ctrl+Shift+E

Save current 3D capture settings from Zivid Studio into a file in YML.

Exit

Alt+F4

Exit Zivid Studio.

View Dropdown Options

View

Shortcut

Function

Histogram

H

Open the Histogram, a tool for analyzing pixel intensity distribution on an image.

Information

Shift+I

Open the Information panel to display capture information such as camera model, acquisition time, capture time and settings used. Provides ability to apply or save settings from previous captured point cloud.

Reset View

Backspace

Reset the point cloud, color image, and depth image view back to the default view.

Reset 3D view when opening files

N/A

Enable/disable 3D view reset when opening files.

Reset UI Layout

N/A

Reset the layout of the Zivid Studio window.

Enter/Exit Full Screen Mode

F11

Toggle between full and regular screen mode.

Cameras Dropdown Options

Cameras

Shortcut

Function

All Cameras

Ctrl+Shift+C

Open the Cameras menu to list and configure all discovered cameras.

Tools Dropdown Options

Tools

Function

Infield Correction

Open Infield Correction, a maintenance tool designed to verify and correct the dimension trueness of Zivid cameras.

Help Dropdown Options

Help

Function

View Help Online

URL to the Zivid Knowledge Base.

About Zivid Studio

Detailed information about Zivid, third-party software licenses and system info.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Function

Shortcut

Navigate to 3D View

1

Navigate to Color Image

2

Navigate to Depth Map

3

Navigate to SNR Map

4

Navigate to Normal Map

5

Enable/disable Monochrome (Green) point cloud color

C

Enable/disable Depth Map point cloud color

D

Enable/disable Mesh in point cloud

M

Increase point size

Ctrl+Alt++

Decrease point size

Ctrl+Alt+-

Camera Dropdown Options

Cameras

Function

List all cameras

Open the Cameras menu and list all cameras.

Scan for connected cameras

Show all cameras plugged into the PC and list them by model and serial number.

Connect

Connect to the camera selected in the drop-down menu. Zivid Studio can connect to a single camera at a time.

Configure this camera

Open the Cameras menu and configure the IP, subnet mask and mode of the selected camera.

Disconnect from active camera

Disconnect from the active camera.

Capture Options

Capture

Shortcut

Function

2D

Shift+2

Switch to 2D capture mode.

3D

Shift+3

Switch to 3D capture mode.

Assisted Mode

Shift+M

Switch to assisted capture mode.

Please select a preset…

N/A

Opens a list of predefined settings, the last in the list Auto(Scene Analysis), is the only one that will not always produce the same settings.

Max Capture Time (seconds)

N/A

Maximum capture time in seconds for assisted capture.

Ambient Light Adaptation

N/A

Specify if and to what ambient light frequency the assisted capture is to adapt.

Analyze & Capture

N/A

Analyze the scene using the Capture Assistant and then capture with the suggested settings.

Capture

F5

Trigger a single acquisition or a multi-acquisition HDR with the settings specified in the checked acquisitions; unchecked acquisitions are ignored.

Manual Mode

Shift+M

Switch to manual capture mode.

Live

Shift+F5

Trigger a continuous capture that allows viewing the scene in real-time.

Stop (Live)

Esc

Stops the continuous capture that allows viewing the scene in real-time.

Expand all acquisitions

N/A

Expand the settings on all acquisitions.

Collapse all acquisitions

N/A

Collapse the settings on all acquisitions.

Reset to default

N/A

Reset the control panel to the default state.

Engine Options

Setting

Function

Engine

Choose between different pattern projections.

Reset to default

Reset the Engine to the default value.

Sampling Options

Setting

Function

Color

Selectively include or exclude color information in the captured point cloud.

Pixel

Choose the light color of the projected patterns and sampled pixels; this affects the point cloud resolution.

Exposure Options

Setting

Function

Exposure Time

The duration a single camera image is exposed to light.

Aperture Step/F-number

The opening that controls the amount of light to the camera sensor through the lens.

Brightness

The output power (the amount of light) emitted by the LED projector.

Gain

The amplification of the signal from the camera sensor.

Toggle switch

Enable/disable the selected acquisition.

Clone acquisition

Add a new frame resembling the setting of the selected acquisition.

Delete acquisition

Delete the selected acquisition.

Add acquisition

Add a new frame resembling the setting of the last acquisition.

Reset acquisition to default

Reset the selected acquisition settings to default value.

Region of Interest Options

Setting

Function

Box

Create and configure a box in 3D and remove the points outside the box.

Depth

Remove points outside a user-defined depth range.

Filter Options

Setting

Function

Cluster Filter

Remove floating points and isolated clusters from the point cloud.

Hole Repair

Fill in removed points by interpolating remaining surrounding points.

Noise Filter

Remove or correct points where the projected pattern signal-to-noise-ratio is low.

Outlier Filter

Remove points if the distance to their neighboring pixels within the small local region is larger than the threshold specified in mm.

Reflection Filter

Remove points impacted by reflections and thus erroneous.

Gaussian Smoothing

Perform Gaussian smoothing on the point cloud.

Contrast Distortion

Correct and/or remove points affected by blurring in the camera lens.

Reset to default

Reset the filters to the default state.

Color Options

Color

Function

Blue color balance

The color temperature of ambient light affects the appearance of the color image. Setting white balance by adjusting blue color balance makes the color image look natural. The blue color balance parameter ranges between 1.0 and 8.0.

Green color balance

The color temperature of ambient light affects the appearance of the color image. Setting white balance by adjusting green color balance makes the color image look natural. The green color balance parameter ranges between 1.0 and 8.0.

Red color balance

The color temperature of ambient light affects the appearance of the color image. Setting white balance by adjusting red color balance makes the color image look natural. The red color balance parameter ranges between 1.0 and 8.0.

Gamma

The output color image can appear too dark. Adjust the brightness of the image.

Color Mode

Control how the color image is computed. The options are Automatic, ToneMapping, or UseFirstAcquisition.

Reset to default

Resets blue, green, and red color balance to default values.

Resampling Options

Setting

Function

Resampling Mode

Upsample or downsample the point cloud based on the selected resampling mode.

Version History

SDK

Changes

2.13.0

Cameras menu is added.

2.12.0

Save depth map is added.