# Software Updates 8 February 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Blue Robotics Software\ **Created:** [February 8, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135 "2018-02-08T22:12:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/1 "2018-02-08T22:12:14Z")
Hello Blue Robotics crowd, after a winter lull, we have another update for QGroundControl! Here are the download links: [Windows](https://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.bluerobotics.com/QGC/QGroundControl-installer.exe) [Mac](https://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.bluerobotics.com/QGC/QGroundControl.dmg) [Linux](https://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.bluerobotics.com/QGC/QGroundControl.AppImage) Visit the [release notes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bluerobotics/qgroundcontrol/3.2.4/BlueRobotics-Revision-Notes.txt) to see all of the changes; here are the highlights: - Allow popping out PiP into separate window to display on a separate monitor - Add USB NMEA GPS support for showing GCS position - Fix video codec compliance - Listen for audio stream on udp port 5601, no audio recording yet There is also a small update available for Companion, the update is only required if you are using the Waterlinked Underwater GPS system. The release notes for the Companion update are [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bluerobotics/companion/master/release-notes.txt). The image can be downloaded [here](https://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.bluerobotics.com/Pi/stable/ardusub-raspbian.img.zip), or you can update your existing installation by connecting your ROV to your computer and visiting [http://192.168.2.2:2770/system](http://192.168.2.2:2770/system). There are only two changes: - A bugfix for the Water Linked Underwater GPS system - The Raspberry Pi now serves a video stream description that can be used to play the video stream in VLC (the video stream cannot be displayed concurrently in QGC) - To view the video stream in VLC: - Click File → Open Network Stream… - Enter `http://192.168.2.2:2770/vlc.sdp` for the URL - Click ‘Show more options’, and change the ‘Caching’ setting to 200 ms - Click play ![Screenshot%202018-02-08%2016%3A26%3A38](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bluerobotics/original/2X/0/0f91083b41567d616b26b10c83271308abb53e22.png) ---
**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/2 "2018-02-09T00:43:23Z")
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**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/3 "2018-02-09T00:43:58Z")
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**Author:** ![julesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@julesh](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/julesh)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/4 "2018-02-09T01:07:55Z")
Thanks Jacob. Julian ---
**Author:** ![SHS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/shs/32/3287_2.png) [@SHS](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/SHS)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/5 "2018-02-15T21:05:41Z")
Hi @jwalser Do we need to have the sound slide visible on the screen? Personally i would like to have the picture as clean as posseble. Will it appare in the original QGC picture as well? Cheers Svein Harald. ---
**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/6 "2018-02-15T21:07:30Z")
Hi @SHS, the slider can be visible/hidden by clicking the speaker icon. ---
**Author:** ![achat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@achat](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/achat)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/7 "2018-02-21T12:27:37Z")
Hi, Is it possible to use a codec like h264; xvid or any other to reduce the size of the file recorded. I get a file of 170 000 Ko after only 1 minute. I would like to reduce the size of the file. Regards, ---
**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/8 "2018-02-21T15:29:28Z")
The video is compressed with H264. You can reduce the filesize by reducing the framerate or resolution at [http://192.168.2.2:2770/camera](http://192.168.2.2:2770/camera). ---
**Author:** ![gcelec](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/gcelec/32/2038_2.png) [@gcelec](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/gcelec)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/9 "2018-02-21T16:58:58Z")
Nice update. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/10 "2018-03-02T17:37:49Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [QGC crashes consistently](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgc-crashes-consistently/2253) ---
**Author:** ![tony-white](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/tony-white/32/13297_2.png) [@tony-white](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/tony-white)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/11 "2018-04-21T09:06:47Z")
In latest version of VLC on mac, stream doesn’t seem to work. Using: [http://192.168.2.2:2770/vlc.sdp](http://192.168.2.2:2770/vlc.sdp) Settings visible in linux version in your instructions don’t seem to apply. Under settings, not much similar… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bluerobotics/original/2X/8/8b38e6cc5e427aa254c49059c873d021710f51ff.png) This opens without error, but displays nothing. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bluerobotics/original/2X/8/8d3ab8a0d6196e25cb7db2605055fe1a373d127b.png) ---
**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/12 "2018-06-11T16:32:35Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [Using USB microphones](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/using-usb-microphones/2789) ---
**Author:** ![HanJIK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/858c86/32.png) [@HanJIK](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/HanJIK)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 9:23am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/13 "2021-01-19T09:23:36Z")
I have one question. ![vlc프로그램 화면](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bluerobotics/original/2X/0/00c93ae00d46d299345b83c6d8763a7825ec0098.jpeg) As in the picture above, you can check the resolution and frame rate values. In the case of resolution, it can be confirmed that the setting value of /camera is the same. However, in the case of the FPS value, it appears as 29.97XXXX. Is there any reason for this? ---
**Author:** ![schleitauche](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/schleitauche/32/6420_2.png) [@schleitauche](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/schleitauche)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/14 "2021-03-18T09:28:30Z")
(Question moved to topic USB Microphines) ---
**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/software-updates-8-february-2018/2135/15 "2021-04-06T18:14:34Z")
The camera operates in two modes: automatic exposure mode and manual exposure mode. In automatic exposure mode (the default mode), the framerate is actually dynamic according to the amount of light available. In manual exposure mode, the framerate will be constant.