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- You can view SeaTube without logging in, but you need an account to access and use SeaTube V3.
What is it?
SeaTube V3 is our 3rd generation viewer and annotation tool for underwater dive videos. There are currently 3 versions of SeaTube, SeaTube Pro, SeaTube V2 and SeaTube V3. The latest version includes these features:
- Changeable base maps
- Configurable layout
- Configurable ROV sensor display
- Quick annotation entry
- Powerful filtering and search tools
- Annotation taxonomy support + CMECS annotations
Which one should I choose?
If you simply want to view underwater videos, use SeaTube Pro or SeaTube V2. If you are helping annotate dives from the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer, you should use SeaTube V3, which is accessed from the Expedition Management page. In the future, ONC will merge all three versions to create a single multi-purpose SeaTube.
How to use SeaTube V3
Step 1: Configure the Layout
Use the Layout Settings 3-dot menu to choose a predefined layout.
Optional: Customize your Layout
In addition to the predefined layout, you can drag, resize and remove individual panels. You can also revert to predefined layouts with a single click
Step 2: Get to Know the Widgets
A number of different widgets or panels are available within SeaTube:
- Video: Video display and control window.
- Map: shows the location where the video was recorded. For ROV dives, vehicle's track and annotation locations are also shown.
- Dive Details: ROV dive location, expedition, dates & times, goals.
- Annotation List: List of annotations already created for the current video.
- Annotation Entry: Tools for creating new video annotations.
- Sensor Readings: Environmental measurements recorded by sensors on the ROV or nearby the camera during the video.
Video Widget
The video widget lets you:
- play and pause
- control audio volume and mute
- watch video at half speed, normal speed, 1.5x speed and 2x speed
- skip forward and backward 30 seconds in the video
- see the video date and time
- save video clips in your personal library
- take snapshots
- choose video quality
- share a link to the video via Facebook, Twitter or URL
- expand to full screen
Recording Video Clips
You can save video segments to your personal playlist. Use the camera icon to start and stop recording for your segment. When you stop recording, you will be asked to add your video to a new or existing playlist. (Watch demo video.)
After recording your video clip segments, you can view them from the Playlist Management screen:
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Map Widget
When you open a dive in SeaTube V3, a map is displayed. This zoomable map shows seafloor bathymetry along with the track along which the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) followed during the dive. Clicking a dot on the track line takes you to that point in the video.
Dive Details
Here you can find information about the currently selected expedition and Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dive. The Oceans 2.0 video archives hold video recordings from numerous expeditions and dives by many different ROVs.
Annotation List Widget
This widget lets you browse and filter annotations on the video. Use filtering to show only the annotations containing a certain word or created by a certain individual. You can also filter by additional options such as date, depth, temperature range, oxygen levels, etc.
After you choose filtering options, don't forget to click Apply Filters. You can remove filtering by clicking Clear Filter.
Sensor Readings Widget
You can view readings from instruments attached to the Remotely Operated Vehicle during a dive. When first displayed, they are shown in numerical form, updated for each annotation. You can switch to graphical display sensor readings over time.
(Watch demo video.)
Configuring Taxonomies & Quick Entry Buttons
Managing Expeditions & Dives
Expedition Listing
This Expedition Listing page shows all expeditions catalogued within Oceans 2.0 since 2006. Not all expeditions had ROV dives with video recordings.
- Click a column header to sort the list by that column in ascending order; click it a second time to sort in descending order.
- Click the Expedition ID for details about it; this takes you to its Expedition Maintenance page.
- Click View Dives for an expedition to open its Dive Listing page, where you can see a list of all catalogued dives from that expedition.