Avigilon Control Center Web Client
User Guide
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Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1
What is the Avigilon Control Center Web Client ....................................................................................... 1
For More Information ................................................................................................................................. 1
Avigilon Training Center ........................................................................................................................ 1
Support .................................................................................................................................................. 1
Upgrades ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Feedback ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Accessing the Web Client ....................................................................................................... 3
Views ........................................................................................................................................ 5
What are Views? ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Selecting a Layout for a View.................................................................................................................... 5
Editing a View Layout ................................................................................................................................ 6
Making a View Full Screen........................................................................................................................ 8
Ending Full Screen ................................................................................................................................ 9
Video ........................................................................................................................................10
Monitoring Live Video .............................................................................................................................. 10
Adding and Removing Cameras in a View ......................................................................................... 10
Displaying Live Video .......................................................................................................................... 11
Using Instant Replay ........................................................................................................................... 11
Zooming and Panning a Video ............................................................................................................ 11
Monitoring PTZ Cameras .................................................................................................................... 12
Triggering Manual Recording .............................................................................................................. 17
Monitoring Recorded Video..................................................................................................................... 18
Adding and Removing Cameras in a View ......................................................................................... 18
Displaying Recorded Video ................................................................................................................. 19
Zooming and Panning a Video ............................................................................................................ 19
Playing Back Recorded Video
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Bookmarking Recorded Video ............................................................................................................ 21
Adjusting Video Display in Image Panels ............................................................................................... 23
Maximizing an Image Panel ................................................................................................................ 23
Changing the Image Panel Display Quality Settings .......................................................................... 24
Changing the Image Panel Display Adjustments Settings .................................................................. 25
Searching ................................................................................................................................26
Performing an Event Search ................................................................................................................... 26
Viewing Event Search Results ............................................................................................................ 27
Performing a Bookmark Search .............................................................................................................. 28
Viewing Bookmark Search Res ults ..................................................................................................... 29
Performing a Pixel Search ...................................................................................................................... 30
Viewing Pixel Search Results ............................................................................................................. 31
Performing a Thumbnail Search ............................................................................................................. 31
Viewing Thumbnail Search Results .................................................................................................... 32
Exporting .................................................................................................................................34
Exporting a Snapshot of an Image .......................................................................................................... 34
Exporting Recorded Video and Images .................................................................................................. 37
Accessing the Export Tab ................................................................................................................... 37
Exporting Native Video ........................................................................................................................ 37
Exporting AVI Video ............................................................................................................................ 39
Exporting PNG, JPEG or TIFF Images ............................................................................................... 41
Exporting PDF and Print Images......................................................................................................... 43
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Introduction
What is the Avigilon Control Center Web Client
The Avigilon Control Center Web Client is a simplified, web-based version of the Avigilon Control Center
Client software. The Web Client allows you to access any camera that is connected to an Avigilon Control
Center Server.
Through the Web Client you can monitor live and recorded video, and search or export events in the
camera's recording history.
The Web Client can be accessed from any Internet Explorer browser that is connected to your local
network.
For More Information
Visit Avigilon at http://www.avigilon.com/ for additional product documentation.
Avigilon Training Center
The Avigilon Training Center provides free online training videos that demonstrate how to set up and use
the Avigilon Surveillance System. Register online at the Avigilon Partner Portal site to
begin: http://avigilon.force.com/login
Support
For additional support information, visit http://avigilon.com/#/support-and-downloads/.
Regular Avigilon Customer Support Center hours of operation are from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific
Standard Time (PST) and can be reached by calling the toll-free number: +1.888.281.5182.
E-mails can be sent to: support@avigilon.com
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For emergency technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, please call the Avigilon Emergency
Technical Support Hotline at +1.604.506.3117.
Upgrades
Software and firmware upgrades will be made available for download as they become available.
Check http://avigilon.com/#/support-and-downloads/
for available upgrades.
Feedback
We value your feedback. Please send any comments on our products and services
to feedback@avigilon.com
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Accessing the Web Client
Note: The Web Client is only compatible with the Internet Explorer browser.
To access the Web Client, you need the Avigilon server's IP address and port number. This information is
available in the Avigilon Control Center Admin Tool installed on the server. See the Avigilon Control
Center Server User Guide for more information.
1. To access the Web Client, open Internet Explorer and enter the following address:
http://<server ip address>:<port number>/ (For example, http://192.168.2.62:50083/)
If you have not accessed the Web Client before, you may be prompted to install the required
plug-in software before the Web Client will open.
2. When the login screen appears, enter your username and password for the server.
The Web Client is opened in your browser, and you can access the video and cameras connected to the
server.
Note: You can only access one server at a time through the Web Client.
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Figure A. Avigilon Control Center Web Client
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Views
What are Views?
A View is a tab composed of image panels that allows you to organize how video is displayed.
For example, you can choose to display video from multiple cameras at the same time by using different
layouts.
Selecting a Layout for a View
You can organize how video is displayed by selecting a View layout. The figure shows the default View
layouts.
On the toolbar, select the Change Layout button then select one of the layout options.
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Figure A. Layouts on the toolbar
Editing a View Layout
If the default View layouts do not fit your surveillance requirements, you can customize a View layout.
1. On the toolbar, select the Change Layout button then select Edit Layouts.
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Figure A. Layouts on the Toolbar
2. In the Edit Layouts dialog box, select the layout you want to change.
3. Enter the number of Columns and Rows you want in your layout.
4. In the layout diagram, do any of the following to further customize the layout.
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Figure B. Edit Layouts dialog box
o To create a larger image panel, select a grey line to delete the border between two image
panels. When a line is highlighted in red, the line can be deleted.
o To restore an image panel, select a dotted line to divide a large image panel into two.
When a dotted line is highlighted in green, the line can be restored.
o To restore all default View layouts, click Restore Defaults. All custom layouts in the
Layouts list will be replaced.
Note: You can only add or subtract lines to create a rectangular shape.
5. Click OK to save your changes. The previous View layout has been replaced with your
customized layout.
Tip:
The keyboard commands used to access View layouts are linked to the layout's position on the
View Layouts list. For example, if your custom layout is placed at the top of the Layouts list (layout 1), you
can press Alt + 1 to use that layout.
Making a View Full Screen
You can maximize a View to make full use of a monitor.
On the toolbar, click Full Screen.
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Ending Full Screen
On the toolbar at the top left of the screen, click End Full Screen.
Tip:
The toolbar is hidden when the application is idle. Move your mouse to display the toolbar.
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The Avigilon Control Center Web Client allows you to monitor video from any computer that is connected
to your local network.
You can configure View tabs to display video in multiple image panels, zoom in on the video image, or
use the Timeline to control the playback of recorded video, etc.
Note: Some features are not displayed if the server does not have the required license, or if you do not
have the required user permissions.
Monitoring Live Video
While monitoring live video, you can perform any of the following procedures in the Web Client.
Adding and Removing Cameras in a View
To monitor video, add a camera to a View. The camera video can be removed from the View when it is no
longer needed.
Adding a Camera to a View
Perform one of the following:
Drag the camera from the System Explorer to an empty image panel in the View.
Double-click a camera in the System Explorer.
In the System Explorer, right-click the camera and select Add to View.
The camera is added to the next empty image panel in the View layout.
Tip:
You can drag the same camera to multiple image panels to watch the video at different zoom
levels.
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Removing a Camera From a View
Perform one of the following:
Right-click the image panel and select Close.
Inside the image panel, click Close.
Displaying Live Video
Once a camera has been added to an image panel, you can choose to watch the live video stream. You
can set the entire View to display live video, or only set specific image panels to display live video.
Live video have a blue border around the image panel.
To display live video in a View, click Live.
To switch a single image panel to display live video, right-click the image panel and select Live.
Using Instant Replay
To review an event that just occurred, you can immediately access recently recorded video through the
instant replay feature.
Right-click the image panel and select one of the instant replay options:
Replay - 30 Seconds
Replay - 60 Seconds
Replay - 90 Seconds
The image panel immediately plays back the camera's most recently recorded video.
Zooming and Panning a Video
The zoom and pan tools allow you to focus on specific areas in a video.
Using the Zoom Tools
The most common way to zoom in and out of the video image is to rotate the scroll wheel on your mouse.
The software also includes a set of Zoom tools that can be used with your mouse:
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1. Select a Zoom tool:
o On the toolbar, click Zoom In Tool or Zoom Out Tool.
2. Click the image panel until you reach the desired zoom depth.
Using the Pan Tools
You can right-click and drag inside an image panel to pan the video image. Or, you can use the Pan tool:
1. Select the Pan tool:
o On the toolbar, click Pan Tool.
2. Drag the video image in any direction inside the image panel.
Monitoring PTZ Cameras
PTZ cameras can be controlled through the image panel onscreen controls or by using the tools in the
PTZ Controls pane.
Be aware that some of tools and features may not be displayed if they are not supported by your camera.
Controlling PTZ Cameras
Pan, Tilt, Zoom (PTZ) controls allow you to control cameras with PTZ functionality. You can control a PTZ
camera by using the onscreen controls or by using the tools in the PTZ Controls pane.
1. To display the PTZ Controls, click PTZ Controls.
The PTZ Controls are displayed below the System Explorer. If the PTZ Controls are unavailable,
select an image panel that is displaying video from a PTZ camera.
Note: The controls may appear different depending on the camera. Some options are
disabled or hidden if they are not supported by the camera.
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Figure A. PTZ Controls
2. To pan or tilt, perform one of the following:
o Click the round Pan/Tilt arrow buttons in the PTZ Controls. The speed of the pan/tilt
movements can be adjusted using the Speed slider.
o In the image panel, drag your mouse from center to move the camera in that direction.
The farther the cursor is from the center of the image panel, the faster the camera will
move.
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o If the camera supports Click to Center, click anywhere on the image panel to center the
camera to that point.
Figure B. PTZ Onscreen Controls
3. Use the other PTZ controls to perform any of the following:
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Action
Control
Procedure
• Click the and buttons.
• Click the image panel and
use the mouse scroll wheel
to zoom in and out.
To zoom
To control the Iris or Focus
To program a PTZ preset
• If the camera supports Drag
to Zoom, click and drag to
create a green box to define
the area you want to zoom in
and see.
• Right-click the image panel
and select Zoom Out Full.
Click the and buttons.
1. Move the camera's field of
view into position.
2. In the PTZ Controls pane,
select a preset number and
click .
3. In the Preset Name dialog
box, enter a name for the
preset and click OK.
To activate a PTZ preset
To return to the Home
preset position
To program a PTZ pattern
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Select a preset and click .
If the PTZ camera supports a Home
preset position, the button is
enabled. Click the button to return
the camera to its Home position.
1. In the PTZ Controls pane,
select a pattern number and
click .
2. Use the PTZ controls to move
the camera and create the
pattern.
To activate a PTZ pattern
Use the
the menu.
Use the
selection choices.
Use the
cancel your selections.
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3. Click .
In the PTZ Controls pane, select a
pattern number and click .
The pattern will repeat until the
pattern is stopped or another pattern
is run.
In the PTZ Controls pane, select a
tour number and click .
To activate a PTZ tour
To activate an auxiliary
command
To display the PTZ camera
onscreen menu
The tour will repeat until stopped or
until other PTZ controls are used.
To program a PTZ tour,
see Programming PTZ Tours
.
1. Select an aux command
number and click .
2. Click to turn off the
auxiliary output.
1. Click the Menu button.
2. In the PTZ Controls pane, use
the Pan/Tilt buttons to
navigate the menu.
Pan/Tilt buttons to navigate
Zoom buttons to modify your
To lock the PTZ controls
Focus buttons to confirm or
Click .
No other user will be able to use the
PTZ controls for this camera until
you unlock the controls or log out.
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Programming PTZ Tours
If the PTZ camera supports guard tours, the tours can be programmed through the PTZ Controls pane.
Tours allow the PTZ camera to automatically move between a series of preset positions, and can be set
to pause at each preset for a specific amount of time for video monitoring.
1. Create all the PTZ presets you need for this tour. See Controlling PTZ Cameras
information.
2. In the PTZ Controls pane, select a tour number then click . The Edit PTZ Tour dialog box is
displayed.
for more
Figure A. Edit PTZ Tour dialog box
3. In the Edit PTZ Tour dialog box, give the tour a name.
4. In the Tour Pause Duration field, enter the amount of time before a tour repeats. Tours repeat
until manually stopped, or until other PTZ controls are used.
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5. In the Tour Mode drop down list, select one of the following:
o Sequential: the PTZ camera will go to each preset in the set order.
o Random: the PTZ camera will go to each preset in random order.
6. Select the Set as default tour check box if you want this tour to run automatically.
o The Default Tour Idle Start Time field is now enabled, enter the amount of time the PTZ
camera must be idle for before this tour automatically begins.
7. To add a preset, click and a preset is added to the list.
6.
a. In the Preset column, select a preset from the drop down list.
b. In the Move Speed column, enter how fast you want the PTZ camera to move to this
preset. The speed is 80% by default.
c. In the View Time column, enter the amount of time you want the PTZ camera to stay at
this preset position. The view time is 10 seconds by default.
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d. Repeat step 7 until all the presets for this tour have been added.
7. To remove a preset, select the preset then click .
8. To re-order a preset, select the preset then click or . The preset order only affects tours
that use Sequential mode.
9. Click OK to save the tour.
Triggering Manual Recording
Cameras are set up to follow a recording schedule. If a camera is not recording an event that you think is
noteworthy, you can tell the camera to record outside its recording schedule.
The following table explains the different camera recording states.
Blue = recording
Red = recording triggered by an
event
Grey = not recording
Starting and Stopping Manual Recording
In the top-left corner of the image panel, click the Record Indicator icon to start manual recording.
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The record indicator is highlighted in blue to show that the camera is recording. Manual recording
continues until it is stopped, or until the maximum manual recording time is reached.
Click the record indicator again to stop manual recording.
Monitoring Recorded Video
While monitoring recorded video, you can perform any of the following procedures in the Web Client.
Adding and Removing Cameras in a View
To monitor video, add a camera to a View. The camera video can be removed from the View when it is no
longer needed.
Adding a Camera to a View
Perform one of the following:
Drag the camera from the System Explorer to an empty image panel in the View.
Double-click a camera in the System Explorer.
In the System Explorer, right-click the camera and select Add to View.
The camera is added to the next empty image panel in the View layout.
Tip:
You can drag the same camera to multiple image panels to watch the video at different zoom
levels.
Removing a Camera From a View
Perform one of the following:
Right-click the image panel and select Close.
Inside the image panel, click Close.
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Displaying Recorded Video
Once a camera has been added to an image panel, you can choose to watch the camera's recorded
video. You can set the entire View to display recorded video, or only set specific image panels to display
recorded video.
Recorded video have a green border around the image panel.
To display recorded video in a View, click Recorded.
To switch a single image panel to display recorded video, right-click the image panel and
select Recorded.
Zooming and Panning a Video
The zoom and pan tools allow you to focus on specific areas in a video.
Using the Zoom Tools
The most common way to zoom in and out of the video image is to rotate the scroll wheel on your mouse.
The software also includes a set of Zoom tools that can be used with your mouse:
1. Select a Zoom tool:
o On the toolbar, click Zoom In Tool or Zoom Out Tool.
2. Click the image panel until you reach the desired zoom depth.
Using the Pan Tools
You can right-click and drag inside an image panel to pan the video image. Or, you can use the Pan tool:
1. Select the Pan tool:
o On the toolbar, click Pan Tool.
2. Drag the video image in any direction inside the image panel.
Playing Back Recorded Video
The Timeline displays when video was recorded and lets you play back the recordings.
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Action
Control
Procedure
The colored bars on the Timeline show the camera's recording history:
A red bar shows the camera recorded an event.
A blue bar shows the camera recorded video.
White areas show that the camera did not record any video.
An orange bar is a bookmark in the camera's recording history.
Figure A. Playback tools on the Timeline
Use any of the following controls to playback the recorded video files:
• Click the calendar icon and select a date
To select a
playback time
and time.
• Or, click on a point in the Timeline.
To add a
bookmark
To start playback
To stop playback
To move forward
a frame
Click Add Bookmark to add a bookmark on the
Timeline.
Click Play.
Click Pause.
Click Step Forward.
To move back a
frame
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Click Step Backward.
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• Move the slider on the bottom right to zoom
• Move the horizontal scroll bar under
To control the
playback
direction and
speed
To jump forward
or back on the
Timeline
To expand the
Timeline to a
specific moment
in time
To center the
Timeline on the
time marker
Drag the slider to the right to move the video
forward. Drag the slider to the left to move the
video backward.
The farther away the slider is from center the faster
the playback speed.
On the Timeline, click one of the Go Forward
or Go Back buttons to move to different points on
the Timeline.
in or out on the Timeline.
• Or, you can place your mouse over the
Timeline and use the scroll wheel to zoom in
or out on the Timeline.
Right-click the Timeline, and select Center on
Marker.
To move through
the Timeline
quickly with the
Drag the time marker through the Timeline.
time marker
To pan the
Timeline
the Timeline.
• Or, right-click and drag the Timeline.
Bookmarking Recorded Video
You can add bookmarks to recorded video to help you find and review an event later. Bookmarked video
can be protected against scheduled data cleanup so the video is never deleted.
Adding a Bookmark
1. To open the Edit Bookmark dialog box, perform one of the following:
o On the Timeline, click Add Bookmark.
o Drag the time marker to where you want to start the bookmark, then right-click and
select Add Bookmark.
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The Edit Bookmark dialog box appears, and the bookmark time range is highlighted on the
Timeline
Figure A. Add Bookmark dialog box
2. Enter a name for the bookmark.
3. In the Cameras pane, select all the cameras that are attached to this bookmark.
Note: You can only bookmark multiple cameras from the same server.
4. In the Time Range to Bookmark area, enter the time you want to bookmark.
You can also move the black time range markers on the Timeline to adjust the time range.
5. In the Description field, enter any information about the bookmark.
6. To protect the bookmark video from being deleted, select the Protect bookmark data check box.
Note: Protected bookmarks are never deleted. Be aware that bookmarked video take
up space and become the oldest video on the server.
7. Click OK.
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Editing, Deleting or Exporting a bookmark
To
Do this...
Click
Click
Click Export then complete the Export tab.
1. Click the bookmark on the Timeline then perform one of the following:
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Figure B. Bookmark properties
Edit a bookmark
Delete a bookmark
Export a bookmark
Edit then make your changes.
Delete. When the confirmation dialog box appears, click Yes.
Adjusting Video Display in Image Panels
You can adjust the image panel display settings to improve the video display on your monitor.
Maximizing an Image Panel
You can maximize an image panel to enlarge the vide o disp lay.
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Maximizing an Image Panel
Perform one of the following:
Right-click an image panel and select Maximize.
Inside the image panel, click Maximize.
Double-click the image panel.
Restoring an Image Panel
Perform one of the following:
Right-click the maximized image panel and select Restore Down.
Inside the image panel, click Restore Down.
Double-click the image panel.
Changing the Image Panel Display Quality Settings
If you do not have enough network bandwidth or processing power, you may not be able to watch video
at the full image rate and full quality. You can bias the image panels to display video in high quality and
low frame rate, or low quality and high frame rate.
1. Click Change Display Quality to open the Change Display Quality dialog box.
2. In the Change Display Quality dialog box, select one of the following:
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Figure A. Change Display Quality dialog box
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o Maximum: displays the full video resolution with the lowest image rate.
o High: displays 1/4 of the full video resolution.
o Medium: displays 1/16 of the full video resolution.
o Low: displays 1/64 of the full video resolution with the highest image rate.
3. Select the Monochrome check box to display the video in black and white.
4. Click OK.
Changing the Image Panel Display Adjustments Settings
You can change the image panel display settings to bring out video details that are hard to see with the
image panel's default settings.
1. Right-click an image panel and select D ispla y Adjustmen ts....
Figure A. Display Adjustments dialog box
2. Move the sliders to adjust the Gamma, Black Level and White Level.
The image panel displays a preview of your changes.
3. Click Restore Defaults to clear your changes.
4. Click Close to save your changes.
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Searching
You can search for recorded video by events, thumbnails or POS transactions.
Note: Some features are not displayed if the server does not have the required license, or if you do not
have the required user permissions.
Performing an Event Search
The Event Search allows you to search for a specific motion events and digital input events.
1. Click Search to open the Search tab.
2. In the Search tab, select Event Search.
The Search:Event tab is displayed.
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Figure A. Search: Event tab
3. In the Camera to Search area, select all the cameras you want to include in the search.
4. In the Time Range to Search area, set the date and time range of your search. The time range is
highlighted on the Timeline by the black time range markers. You can also drag the time range
markers to modify the time range.
5. In the Events to Search For area, select the types of events to include in the search.
6. Click Start Search.
Viewing Event Search Results
1. In the Search Results area, select a search result. The event is highlighted on the Timeline and
the video is displayed in the search image panel. Details about the search result are displayed on
the right.
Tip:
You can change the size of the image panel by moving the edge of the search
results.
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2. Use the Timeline controls to review the event.
See Playing Back Recorded Video
3. If you want to further refine your search, click Perform a pixel search on this event. You can
now search for any pixel movement in the selected result.
See Performing a Pixel Search
4. Click Export this event to export the selected event vi deo.
See Exporting Recorded Vi deo and Images
5. Click Bookmark this event to bookmark the selected search result.
See Bookmarking Recorded Video
6. To export all listed results, click Export results to a file and save the file.
for more information.
for more information.
for more information.
for more information.
Performing a Bookmark Search
The Bookmark Search allows you to search for a specific bookmark.
1. Click Search to open the Search tab.
2. In the Search tab, select Bookmark Search.
The Search:Bookmark tab is displayed. All available bookmarks are listed on the left.
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Figure A. Search:Bookmark tab
3. In the Search field, enter any text that may appear in the bookmark's title, description, linked
camera name or the name of the user who created the bookmark.
The search is automatically performed on all the listed bookmarks until only the matches are
displayed.
Viewing Bookmark Search Results
1. In the Bookmark list, select a bookmark. The bookmark is highlighted on the Timeline and the
video is displayed in the image panel. Details abo ut th e book mark are displayed under the image
panel.
2. Use the Timeline controls to review the event.
See Playing Back Recorded Video
3. Click Export this bookmark to export the selected bookmark.
See Exporting Record ed Vi deo and Images
for more information.
for more information.
4. If you want to further refine your search, click Perform a pixel search on this bookmark. You
can now search for any pixel movement in the selected bookmarked video.
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See Performing a Pixel Search for more information.
5. Click Edit this bookmark to edit the bookmark.
See Bookmarking Recorded Video
for more information.
Performing a Pixel Search
The Pixel Search allows you to search for tiny pixel change in specific areas in the camera’s field of view.
1. Click Search to open the Search tab.
2. In the Search tab, select Pixel Search.
The Search:Pixel tab displays.
Figure A. Search:Pixel tab
By default, the entire search image panel is highlighted in green.
3. In the Camera to Search area, select a camera.
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4. In the Time Range to Search area, set the date and time range of your search. The time range is
highlighted on the Timeline by the black time range markers. You can also drag the time range
markers to modify the time range.
5. Define the pixel search area by using the motion detection tools above the image panel. Only
areas highlighted in green are searched.
6. In the Pixel Search Options area, drag the Threshold slider to select the amount of motion
required to return a search result.
A high threshold requires more pixels to change before results are found.
7. Enter a number in the Join results less than field to set the minimum number of seconds
between separate search results. You can enter any number between 1-100 seconds.
8. Click Start Search.
Viewing Pixel Search Results
1. In the Search Results area, select a search result. The event is highlighted on the Timeline and
the video is displayed in the search image panel. Details about the search result are displayed on
the right.
Searching
Tip:
You can change the size of the image panel by moving the edge of the search
results.
2. Use the Timeline controls to review the event.
See Playing Back Recorded Video
3. Click Export this event to export the selected event vi deo.
See Exporting Recorded Vi deo and Images
4. To export all listed results, click Export results to a file and save the file.
for more information.
for more information.
Performing a Thumbnail Search
The Thumbnail Search is a visual search that displays the search results as a series of thumbnail images.
1. Click Search to open the Search tab.
2. In the Search tab, select Thumbnail Search.
The Search:Thumbnails tab displays.
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Figure A. Search:Thumbnails tab
3. In the Camera to Search area, select a camera.
4. In the Time Range to Search area, set the date and time range of your search. The time range is
highlighted on the Timeline by the black time range markers. You can also drag the time range
markers to modify the time range.
5. In the image panel, move or drag the edges of the green overlay to focus the search on one area
in the video image.
Only the area highlighted in green is searched.
6. Click Start Search.
Viewing Thumbnail Search Results
The search results display thumbnails at equal intervals on the Timeline.
1. To change the size of the search result thumbnails, select Large Thumbnails, Medium
Thumbnails, or Small Thumbnails from the drop-down menu above the search results and
click Search Again.
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Searching
Figure B. Search:Thumbnail results tab
2. Select a thumbnail to highlight the video on the Timeline.
3. Click Step In, or double-click the thumbnail to perform another search around the thumbnail.
Click Back to return to the previous results page.
4. Click Open In View to open the recorded video in a new View.
5. Click Change Search to change the search criteria.
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Exporting
You can export video in multiple video and image formats. You can also export snapshots of an image
panel as you monitor video.
Exporting a Snapshot of an Image
You can export a snapshot of any image panel with video. When you export a snapshot, you are
exporting whatever the image panel is currently displaying.
1. To export a snapshot, perform one of the following:
o In the image panel, click the Save Snapshot icon.
o Right-click the image panel and select Save Snapshot.
The snapshot Export tab is displ a yed, and the image you want to expor t is dis played.
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Exporting
Format
Image options
1. In the Resolution field, select a resolution for the video image. You
Figure A. Export tab for Snapshot export
2. In the Format drop down list, select an export format.
3. For the selected export format, define your preferences:
Native
Note: The Native
format requires the
Avigilon Control Center
Player to view.
This is the recommended export format because the exported image
maintains its original compression and can be authenticated against
tampering in the Avigilon Control Center Player.
The Player is available for download from the Avigilon website.
can manually enter the resolution or click the drop down arrow to
select a standard resolution.
Note: The Resolution field automatically maintains the
PNG
2. Click Change Image Region... to only export part of the video image.
image aspect ratio.
In the Change Image Region dialog box, move and resize the green
overlay then click OK. Only areas highlighted in green are exported.
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3. Select the image overlays you want: Timestamp, Camera name,
and Camera location.
4. Click Display Adjustments to adjust the Gamma, Black Level and/or
White Level.
1. In the Quality field, select an image quality level.
2. Set the image Resolution.
JPEG
TIFF
Print
3. Click Change Image Region to only export a part of the video image.
4. Select the image overlays you want.
5. Click Display Adjustments to modify the image quality.
1. Set the image Resolution.
2. Click Change Image Region to only export a part of the video image.
3. Select the image overlays you want.
4. Click Display Adjustments to modify the image quality.
1. Click Change Image Region to only export a part of the video image.
2. Click Printer Settings... to change the selected printer and paper
size.
3. Select the image overlays you want.
4. Click Add Export Notes... to add notes about the exported image.
The notes are printed below the image.
5. Click Display Adjustments to modify the image quality.
1. Click Change Image Region to only export a part of the video image.
2. Select the image overlays you want.
PDF
3. Click Add Export Notes... to add notes about the exported image.
4. Click Display Adjustments to modify the image quality.
4. Click Start Export.
5. In the Save As dialog box, name the export file and click Save.
The Preview area displays the snapshot you are exporting.
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6. When the export is complete, click OK.
Exporting Recorded Video and Images
Use the Export tab to export recorded video in different video and image formats.
Accessing the Export Tab
The Export tab can be accessed in any of the following ways:
On the toolbar, click Export.
While performing a search, select a search result and click Export this event.
While reviewing bookmarked video, right-click a bookmark on the Timeline and select Export.
Exporting
Exporting Native Video
When you export video files, you can choose to export the video in the Native (AVE) format.
The AVE format is the recommended format for exporting video and requires the Avigilon Control Center
Player to view. A copy of the Avigilon Control Center Player is available for download from the Avigilon
website.
1. Click Export to open the Export tab.
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Option
Description
Figure A. Export tab for recorded video export
2. In the Format drop down list, select Native.
3. In the Camera to Export list, select the camera video you want to export.
4. Enter the time range you want to export. The time range is highlighted on the Timeline by black
time range markers. You can also drag the time range markers to modify the time range.
5. Set the export image rate:
Select this option to control how many images
per second are exported.
Export at __ image rate
For example, the video is streaming at 30
images per second. If you select 1/2, only 15
images for that second will be exported.
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Select this option to control the time between
each exported video image.
Export one image every __ min __sec
For example, if you enter 5 min. 0 sec., only
one image will be exported ever y 5 minutes.
6. To automatically divide the export into separate files that can be stored on optical media (like a
CD or DVD), select the Split file into sizes of: check box. Then, manually enter a maximum file
size in MB or select a pre-configured option from the drop down lis t.
7. Click Start Export.
8. In the Save As dialog box, name the export file and click Save.
The Preview area displays the video you are export ing .
9. When the export is complete, click OK.
Exporting AVI Video
Exporting
Video exported in Audio Video Interleave (AVI) format can be played in most media players.
1. Click Export to open the Export tab.
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Option
Description
Figure A. Export tab for recorded video export
2. In the Format drop down list, select AVI video.
3. In the Camera to Export list, select the camera video you want to export.
4. Enter the time range you want to export. The time range is highlighted on the Timeline by black
time range markers. You can also drag the time range markers to modify the time range.
5. Set the export image rate:
Select this option to control how many images
per second are exported.
Export at __ image rate
For example, the video is streaming at 30
images per second. If you select 1/2, only 15
images for that second will be exported.
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Exporting
Select this option to control the time between
Export one image every __ min __sec
6. In the Encoder field, select the compression used. The VC-1 (Windows Media
Video) compression is included by default because it is tailored for high-resolution AVI encoding.
7. In the Quality drop down list, select the exported image quality level.
8. In the Resolution field, select a resolution for the video image. You can manually enter the
resolution or click the drop down arrow to select a standard resolution.
Note: The Resolution field automatically maintains the image aspect ratio.
For high resolution video (11MP or 16MP) the greatest resolution option will be less than the
camera's actual resolution because most media players cannot play high resolution AVI files.
9. To automatically divide the export into separate files that can be stored on optical media (like a
CD or DVD), select the Split file into sizes of: check box. Then, manually enter a maximum file
size in MB or select a pre-configured option from the drop down list.
each exported video image.
For example, if you enter 5 min. 0 sec., only
one image will be exported ever y 5 minutes.
10. Click Change Image Region... to only export part of the video image.
In the Change Image Region dialog box, move and resize the green overlay then click OK. Only
areas highlighted in green are exported.
11. Select the Skips recording gaps check box to avoid pauses in the video caused by gaps in the
recording.
12. Select the image overlays you want: Timestamp, Camera name, and Came ra locat ion .
13. Click Display Adjustments to adjust the gamma, black level and/or white level.
14. Click Start Export.
15. In the Save As dialog box, name the export file and click Save.
The Preview area displays the video you are export ing .
16. When the export is complete, click OK.
Exporting PNG, JPEG or TIFF Images
Video can be exported as a set of still images in PNG, JPEG, or TIFF format.
1. Click Export to open the Export tab.
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Option
Description
Select this option to control how many images
per second are exported.
For example, the video is streaming at 30
images per second. If you select
images for that second will be exported.
Figure A. Export tab for still image export
2. In the Format drop down list, select PNG Images, JPEG Images, or TIFF Images.
3. In the Camera to Export list, select the camera video you want to export.
4. Enter the time range you want to export. The time range is highlighted on the Timeline by black
time range markers. You can also drag the time range markers to modify the time range.
5. Set the export image rate:
Export at __ image rate
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1/2, only 15
Exporting
Select this option to control the time between
each exported video image.
For example, if you enter
one image will be exported ever y 5 minutes.
Export one image every __ min __sec
5 min. 0 sec., only
6. Select the Export at most __ images check box and enter a number to limit the amount of
images that are exported.
7. (JPEG only)
In the Quality drop down list, select the exported image quality level.
8. In the Resolution field, select a resolution for the video image. You can manually enter the
resolution or click the drop down arrow to select a standard resolution.
Note: The Resolution field automatically maintains the image aspect ratio.
9. Click Change Image Region... to only export part of the video image.
In the Change Image Region dialog box, move and resize the green overlay then click OK. Only
areas highlighted in green are exported.
10. Select the image overlays you want: Timestamp, Camera name, and Came ra locat ion .
11. Click Display Adjustments to adjust the gamma, black level and/or white level.
12. Click Start Export.
13. In the Save As dialog box, name the export file and click Save.
The Preview area displays the video you are export ing .
14. When the export is complete, click OK.
Exporting PDF and Print Images
Video can be exported as still images for printing or in PDF format.
1. Click Export to open the Export tab.
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Figure A. Export tab for still image export
2. In the Format drop down list, select Print Image or PDF File.
3. In the Camera to Export list, select the camera video you want to export.
4. In the Time field, enter the exact date and time of the video image you want to export.
5. Click Change Image Region... to only export part of the video image.
In the Change Image Region dialog box, move and resize the green overlay then click OK. Only
areas highlighted in green are exported.
6. (Print Image only) Click Print Settings to change the printer and paper size that the image is
printed on.
7. Select the image overlays you want: Timestamp, Camera name, and Camera lo catio n .
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8. Click Add Export Notes to add notes about the exported image. The notes are added below the
image.
9. Click Display Adjustments to adjust the gamma, black level and/or white level.
10. Click Start Export.
11. In the Save As dialog box, name the export file and click Save.
The Preview area displays the video you are export ing .
12. When the export is complete, click OK.
Exporting
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