How to make a good recording
Sluice can only find what the camera sees, so a little care while you film gives you better results. Record first, then choose the finished file in Sluice.
- Light the space. Turn on every light, and use a flashlight on dark shelves and in corners. A clear view matters more than a high resolution, and a phone camera is enough.
- Move slowly. Pan and walk at an easy pace. Sluice keeps the sharpest view of each thing it finds, and a steady camera gives it sharp views to choose from.
- Take one area at a time. Work through the space shelf by shelf and drawer by drawer, close enough that small things are easy to see. Keep each thing in view for a second or two, because Sluice looks at moments spread through the recording and something that flashes past can be missed.
- Open things up. Open drawers, boxes and cupboards as you go and show what is inside. Anything that stays shut stays out of view.
- Show the labels. When you leave a box closed, film any writing or label on it up close, so you can tell that box from the others later.
- Say what you see. Talk as you film, and name things, brands and models. Sluice listens to the recording and looks for the things you name.
- Stopping is fine. You can stop and start again. Choose all the files together and Sluice treats them as one recording.
The time starts when you choose the file, not when you start filming. On a 40 Mbps upload connection, Sluice shows you a first look at your recording within about a minute of choosing the file.
Photo sizes Sluice can process
- A photo of up to 179 megapixels is read in full, and each item's pictures are cut from it at full resolution.
- Sluice cannot take a larger photo yet. It usually tells you as soon as you choose one, and the photo is not sent.
- If your camera saves larger photos, choose a smaller photo size in its settings, or save a smaller copy of the photo and send that.