Stratus 3.7 Operator Manual - A Guide To The Matrix

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Stratus 3.7 Operator Manual A Guide to the Matrix Screens Stratus 3.7 Operator Manual: A Guide to the Matrix Screens Copyright © 2002-2014 videoNEXT Network Solutions, Inc. Security Synchronized. All Rights Reserved Worldwide No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means (print, photographed, sent via electronic mail, sent via postal service or by such means) without the prior written consent of videoNEXT Network Solutions, Inc. dba, videoNEXT. videoNEXT makes no warranties with respect to this document and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability, quality, or fitness for any particular purpose. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. videoNEXT reserves the right to make revisions to this publication without obligation to notify any person or entity of any such changes. Trademarks or brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS BASIS. VIDEONEXT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL VIDEONEXT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. Table of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 Terminology ......................................................................................................... 1 Document Conventions ........................................................................................... 2 2. Log In to the Stratus Software ..................................................................................... 3 3. Explore the User Interface ........................................................................................... 5 4. Matrix ...................................................................................................................... 6 View Camera Device Video Stream .......................................................................... 6 User Interface Profiles ............................................................................................ 7 Search Devices ...................................................................................................... 8 Camera Title Bar ................................................................................................... 9 Screen Panel Functions ........................................................................................... 9 Resources Panel ............................................................................................ 9 Layout Panel ............................................................................................... 10 Controls Panel ............................................................................................. 10 Logout ............................................................................................................... 11 5. PTZ Controls ........................................................................................................... 12 Accessing the PTZ Control Window ....................................................................... 12 PTZ Camera Controls and Saving Preset Positions ..................................................... 12 Configuring PTZ Guard Tours ............................................................................... 13 6. The Video Archive ................................................................................................... 15 Archive Mode ..................................................................................................... 15 The Timeline ....................................................................................................... 15 Event Log ........................................................................................................... 17 Advanced Archive Search ..................................................................................... 17 Motion Search ..................................................................................................... 19 7. Alarm / Event View .................................................................................................. 22 Event Log ........................................................................................................... 22 Searching and Filtering ......................................................................................... 23 Viewing Tagged Events ........................................................................................ 23 8. Exporting Video Clips or Snapshots ............................................................................ 26 Saving Video Clips .............................................................................................. 26 Saving Snapshots ................................................................................................. 27 A. Customer Support Information ................................................................................... 28 B. Revision History ...................................................................................................... 29 iii List of Figures 2.1. Stratus Login Screen ................................................................................................ 3 2.2. Check configuration ................................................................................................. 4 2.3. Matrix view after logging into Stratus ......................................................................... 4 3.1. Explore the User Interface ........................................................................................ 5 4.1. Drag-and-drop cameras from device list ...................................................................... 6 4.2. Opening stream view ............................................................................................... 6 4.3. Zoom in to analyse image ......................................................................................... 7 4.4. Profile Menu .......................................................................................................... 7 4.5. Load profile configuration ......................................................................................... 7 4.6. Save profile configuration ......................................................................................... 8 4.7. Manage profile configuration ..................................................................................... 8 4.8. Search for camera in device list ................................................................................. 8 4.9. Camera title bar ...................................................................................................... 9 4.10. Resources Panel ................................................................................................... 10 4.11. Layout Panel ....................................................................................................... 10 4.12. Controls Panel ..................................................................................................... 11 4.13. Stratus logout screen ............................................................................................. 11 5.1. Click on the title bar .............................................................................................. 12 5.2. PTZ control window .............................................................................................. 13 5.3. Click on NEW ...................................................................................................... 14 5.4. Select preset PTZ tour positions, Save and click play button .......................................... 14 6.1. The Timeline ........................................................................................................ 15 6.2. Seek Cursor .......................................................................................................... 16 6.3. Navigating Archive ................................................................................................ 16 6.4. Calendar ............................................................................................................... 16 6.5. Select Archive Segment .......................................................................................... 17 6.6. Advanced Archive Search ....................................................................................... 17 6.7. Filmstrip ............................................................................................................... 17 6.8. Archive Search - Granularity ................................................................................... 18 6.9. Archive Search - Buttons ........................................................................................ 18 6.10. Motion Search ..................................................................................................... 19 6.11. Motion Search - Filters ......................................................................................... 20 6.12. Motion Search - Ignore regions .............................................................................. 21 6.13. Motion Search - Filmstrip ...................................................................................... 21 7.1. Select yellow triangle to view Event Log ................................................................... 22 7.2. Event Log View .................................................................................................... 22 7.3. Event Log Filters ................................................................................................... 22 7.4. Event Log tools ..................................................................................................... 23 7.5. An Event from Event Log ....................................................................................... 23 7.6. Event - Details Tab ................................................................................................ 24 7.7. Event - Controls Tab .............................................................................................. 24 7.8. Event - Audit Tab .................................................................................................. 25 8.1. Device timeline ..................................................................................................... 26 8.2. Archive Controls Panel ........................................................................................... 26 8.3. Save a snapshot ..................................................................................................... 27 iv List of Tables 6.1. 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. Motion Search Filters ............................................................................................. Event - General Tab ............................................................................................... Event - Details Tab ................................................................................................ Event - Controls Tab .............................................................................................. Event - Audit Tab .................................................................................................. v 20 23 24 24 25 Chapter 1. Introduction videoNEXT is proud to present Stratus 3.7, the software solution that will improve and simplify the operation and management of your video surveillance system. Stratus is a fully featured, enterprise-class video management system that will enhance and increase the effectiveness of your security surveillance and operations. Stratus gives you improved and simplified management and operation of your security infrastructure through an easy to use customizable operator interface, advanced data storage capabilities, and state-of-the-art 3rd party system interoperability. Stratus’ server side applications allows you to capture, organize, store, and distribute your video and sensor information in a manor that fits your workflow. With Stratus you can use your existing CCTV (closed-circuit television) and network (IP) cameras and equipment with increased efficiency. You can customize your video & audio surveillance, enhance the capture of data from your motion detection devices, review and archive your video & audio footage, and receive alerts form the system when it detects a security breach. Stratus allows you to migrate from traditional analog video to IP surveillance, protects your legacy equipment investment and future proofs your video surveillance system. Stratus is an open standards-based software solution that works with almost any IP, digital, or analog camera including HD and multi-megapixel. It runs on the Server and uses your existing security and data infrastructure in new and powerful ways. Developed on a product platform with thousands of systems currently installed and a rock solid reputation for no downtime in critical installations, Stratus is a proven security technology for today and beyond. Most importantly, the Stratus software platform leverages a classical IT approach to video management. • CAPTURE - data from all of your cameras, Access Control systems, and other sensors • ORGANIZE - data into a single, intelligent workable database • STORE - data in commercially available storage arrays, in accordance with enterprise archival policies • DISPLAY - video and data in an intuitive graphical user interface to all credentialed users via web browser, iPad, iPhone or iTouch Terminology The following list of terms are commonly used throughout this guide. • Drag-and-drop - This refers to selecting an action item or video stream, holding down with your mouse, dragging it over the workspace view and releasing the mouse. • FOV - Field of View. The Field of View is the direction in which you aim the camera and the zoom level. You can set the Field of View to your desired aim and zoom. This is usually completed during installation. • PoE - Power-over-the Ethernet. The PoE switch, which powers the Stratus IP cameras/encoders is connected to the Stratus Server, cameras and router. • PTZ - Pan Tilt Zoom. You have the ability to control the Field of View from Stratus PTZ cameras. You can access the PTZ controls in the Stratus software. Refer to Chapter 5, PTZ Controls for more information about controlling the PTZ. • Server - Stratus Server. The Stratus software is on the Server. The Server exists on the network, and is accessed remotely (such as through a web browser). 1 Introduction • UI - User Interface. The User Interface is what you see in your browser when logged into the Stratus Server. • User - Any reference to the User(s) also implies the Operator. The User (or Operator) has access to the Matrix interface in Stratus. • Workspace - Your workspace initially appears as the empty “Main” screen in the Matrix.You must drag-and-drop items into the workspace to view and manage video surveillance streams. Document Conventions In this Operator’s Manual certain words are represented in different fonts, typefaces, sizes and weights. This differentiation is systematic and consistent throughout this manual. Different words are represented in the same style to point out their inclusion in a specific category. The following are the general conventions that are followed in this manual: • Words denoting an action are printed Bold • References to objects on the screen are shown in Italics 2 Chapter 2. Log In to the Stratus Software Note Your Username and Password are case sensitive. 1. From your web browser, log into the Stratus web interface by typing the IP address (or URL name assigned by your system administrator) into the URL bar of your web browser and press Enter. 2. Figure 2.1. Stratus Login Screen From the Stratus login screen, enter the username and password assigned to you by your system administrator (refer to Figure 2.1, “Stratus Login Screen”). 3 Log In to the Stratus Software Figure 2.2. Check configuration Allow any applets requesting permission to have access to your computer. This "Check configuration" window will notify user if he has any problems with the system functionality show Alerts and Warnings , ask him to download plugings . To have your system fully functional you will need to download and install at least MatrixCore and Video Player plugins. If you don't use Joystick you don't have to download Joystick plugin. If you see the Warning : "Maintenance period expired. Please update you license." - please contact [email protected] to extend your support plan. It won't effect the functionality of the system. The matrix view appears after logging into the Stratus user interface. Chapter 3, Explore the User Interface provides a brief description of the Stratus user interface features and functionalities. Figure 2.3. Matrix view after logging into Stratus 4 Chapter 3. Explore the User Interface This section describes the Stratus user interface including: Matrix, Screen Display and Screen Functions. After you log into the Stratus matrix, you will see a Resources panel on the left side of your screen and below Resources are the Layout and Controls panels. Your “Main” screen will appear as an empty box until you drag-and-drop a device into the workspace. Refer to the detailed descriptions below explaining the Stratus user interface. Figure 3.1. Explore the User Interface The action options within the Resources panel and Layout panel involve the drag-and-drop process. If you are unable to select an icon, it is necessary to drag-and-drop the icon into your workspace. Profile Button From the Profile button, you can create a New workspace profile, Load a profile that is already created, Save your profile or Manage an existing profile. Your system administrator may set up a workspace profile for you during configuration. Resources Panel - From the Resources panel, you can view all cameras (drag-and-drop to the workspace), refresh the event log and device list(s), search for items in the Stratus system and show the system status. Layout Panel - From the Layout panel, you can control the layout to hold muptiple video streams, add a touring sequence of several cameras or select the option to view the Event Log. Controls Panel - From the Controls panel, you can control the current video stream in archive mode (rewind, play, pause, fast forward, export video clip, save a snapshot or control the video stream speed). Log Out Option Clicking the Log Out button will log you out of Stratus, and you will be redirected to the Logout screen. From the Logout screen, you can click “Please click here to login” to be redirected to the Login screen. Main Workspace View - An empty box will appear in your workspace until you drag-and-drop a camera video stream and/or layout elements into the workspace. Select cameras from the Resources panel to drag-and-drop into your workspace. 5 Chapter 4. Matrix The Matrix is the Stratus user interface. The matrix contains all of the functionalities you can select to monitor your video surveillance system. View Camera Device Video Stream Drag-and-drop device names (or layout elements) from the list to the empty workspace in order to view the camera video stream. 1. From the Resources panel, click on a camera name from the device list. You may also select the entire device set (For example “Demo”) and drag-and-drop it into the workspace to view all of your cameras at once in a touring sequence. 2. Hold the mouse down and drag the camera into the empty workspace. Figure 4.1. Drag-and-drop cameras from device list 3. Figure 4.2. Opening stream view Release the mouse and drop the video stream into the workspace. The workspace will briefly appear, as seen in Figure 4.2, “Opening stream view” above, before the video stream appears. 6 Matrix 4. Figure 4.3. Zoom in to analyse image Click within any video stream (in Live or Archive mode) to zoom in and analyze the image (refer to Figure 4.3, “Zoom in to analyse image”). User Interface Profiles The Profile option in the top left of the Matrix view includes four options: New, Load, Save or Manage. To exit the Profile menu, click anywhere outside the menu. The profile actions are described below. Figure 4.4. Profile Menu • New - If you select New from Profile, your workspace will return to the default empty workspace. • Figure 4.5. Load profile configuration Load - The Load option allows you to load any saved workspace profile. All saved workspace profiles are included in the configuration drop-down list (refer to Figure 4.5, “Load profile configuration”). From the Load Configuration window, you can select your preferred workspace profile from the drop-down list and click on the blue arrow to the right of the drop-down list. The selected profile will appear in your workspace. 7 Matrix • Figure 4.6. Save profile configuration Save - This option saves a workspace profile. Enter a name for the profile and select the appropriate configuration from the drop-down list (refer to Figure 4.6, “Save profile configuration”). Saving a profile with the name of "default" will cause it to load automatically when you open the matrix. Clicking on the Save configuration icon • saves your new workspace profile. Figure 4.7. Manage profile configuration Manage - This option allows you to manage all of your saved profiles. When you select a profile checkbox, the options appear to “DELETE” or “SHARE” the selected profile(s). (Refer to Figure 4.7, “Manage profile configuration”). Sharing Search Devices You can search for a device, such as a camera, in your system by typing the camera name in the Resources panel search tool. 1. Figure 4.8. Search for camera in device list From the Resources panel, click on the Open search panel search bar. icon to open the device list 2. Enter the name of the camera you want to find and press Enter. The search tool will recognize the camera name as you are entering it in the search bar, and your result will populate in the device list. If multiple cameras match, click on the up and down arrows to cycle between matches. If you enter a camera name incorrectly in the search bar, the search bar will turn red indicating your search is invalid. The screen shot on the left in Figure 4.8, “Search for camera in device list” shows a blank search bar, and the screen shot on the right shows a search bar with an invalid device name. 3. After you enter a valid camera name in the search bar, you can press Enter or select the camera automatically populated from the search. 8 Matrix Camera Title Bar The title bar appears after you drag-and-drop a camera into the workspace view. The following functionalities appear as tools in the title bar (refer to Figure 4.9, “Camera title bar”): Figure 4.9. Camera title bar • Camera Picture The camera image on the far left side of the title bar indicates the type of camera selected in the workspace. By clicking and dragging this icon you can move the video stream from one cell to another. • Live video feed - The Live icon indicates you are viewing Live video feed. If you click on the “L”, it changes to the Archive icon video feed, indicating you are viewing archived video feed • Camera Name The name assigned to the camera appears on the left-side of the title bar, to the right of the Live video feed (or Archived video feed) icon. • Analytics on/off The first icon on the right side of the title bar controls the visibility of camera analytics. If you click on the Analytics icon, the analytics are shown for the selected camera, and the “A” changes to red on the analytics icon. The Analytics feature paints boxes on the screen associated with movement. • Pin The pin icon is used for synchronizing multiple device video streams when reviewing archived video. • Full Screen in New Tab - This icon opens the device video feed in a new tab. • Close - This icon closes the device video feed. PTZ The PTZ icon will only appear if you select a PTZ camera from the device list and drag-and-drop it into your workspace (refer to Chapter 5 for instructions about PTZ controls). Screen Panel Functions The screen functions include the Resources panel, Layout panel, Controls panel and main screen (workspace). Resources Panel You may open an expanded Resources panel by clicking on the arrow above the device list. You can adjust the way in which resources are presented from here. You can also control behavior for entire sets (such as allowing cameras in the set to pop-up if an event occurs on them). 9 Matrix Figure 4.10. Resources Panel At the top is a box denoting View Settings. • View mode - A dropdown for list and thumbnail modes. List mode is the default, where cameras and devices are listed only by their name. Thumbnail will show a snapshot for all cameras, allowing easy visual identification. Layout Panel From the Layout panel (refer to Figure 4.11, “Layout Panel”), you can do the following: split the workspace into multiple video streaming screens, add a touring sequence of video streams or access the event-log. You must drag-and-drop all Layout panel options into the workspace in order to apply these actions to the video streams. Figure 4.11. Layout Panel • Split Screen Options - You can view multiple video streams simultaneously using any of the split screen options. You must drag-and-drop the split screen action into the workspace prior to dragging-and-dropping the video stream into the workspace. • Touring Sequence You can add a touring sequence to your workspace in which you can define each camera to display its video stream for a short period of time, then shift to another camera. You may control the duration each camera appears in the sequence (one set duration for all cameras). • Event log - You can view the event log by clicking on the yellow triangle icon. Controls Panel From the Controls panel, you can control archive video stream. You have the ability to rewind, play, pause, fast forward, export/save video or save a snapshot. You can also control the playback speed of the archived video stream. 10 Matrix Figure 4.12. Controls Panel Logout When you want to logout of Stratus, simply click on the Log Out button screen. You will be redirected to the Logout screen. Figure 4.13. Stratus logout screen 11 at the top of the Chapter 5. PTZ Controls Accessing the PTZ Control Window The PTZ icon will only appear if you select a PTZ camera from the device list and drag-and-drop it into your workspace. 1. Select your PTZ camera from the camera list, and drag-and-drop it into your workspace. 2. Click on the title bar to select the video stream window (refer to Figure 5.1, “Click on the title bar”). Figure 5.1. Click on the title bar 3. Click on the PTZ control icon on the right side of the title bar. The PTZ control window appears, and the camera picture in the title bar turns red PTZ controls. to indicate you are using the Note The PTZ control window will close after a brief period of inactivity. 4. Click on the Settings tab to adjust the camera focus (this is usually automatic). PTZ Camera Controls and Saving Preset Positions From the PTZ control window (refer to Figure 5.2, “PTZ control window”), you may adjust the Field of View (rotation, zoom) or adjust the camera focus from the "Settings" tab. You can also configure up to nine preset positions for your PTZ camera by doing the following: 12 PTZ Controls Figure 5.2. PTZ control window • Adjust the PTZ using the tracking ball, Gain and Zoom until the camera is in your preferred position. • Select the Save Preset checkbox at the bottom of the PTZ screen. • Click the preset number that you want to associate with your saved PTZ preset position. Configuring PTZ Guard Tours From the PTZ control window, you may also configure Guard Tours. 1. After configuring Preset PTZ positions, click on the PTZ tour button (refer to Figure 5.2, “PTZ control window”). 2. Click on NEW at the bottom of the PTZ TOUR window (refer to Figure 5.3, “Click on NEW”). 13 PTZ Controls Figure 5.3. Click on NEW 3. Enter a name for the PTZ tour. 4. Select the Preset positions you want included in the tour and click on the arrow to push them over into the tour. You may change the time period (in seconds) for which each preset position will appear (refer Figure 5.4, “Select preset PTZ tour positions, Save and click play button” on the left). 5. Click SAVE TOUR at the bottom of the PTZ TOUR window. 6. From the next PTZ TOUR window, click on the Play button to the right of the drop-down list (refer to Figure 5.5 on the right). Figure 5.4. Select preset PTZ tour positions, Save and click play button 14 Chapter 6. The Video Archive Stratus has two main objectives. The first is to display what is currently happening with all devices on the system, such as displaying live video. The second is allowing a user to review archived video and alerts. Stratus provides several tools to facilitate finding the video that you care about quickly, without having to review hours of video showing the same static scene. Once you have found video you feel is important, you can save a snapshot or export a video clip of it. See Chapter 8, Exporting Video Clips or Snapshots for further information. This chapter will explain the many tools for doing this. Archive Mode Cameras, as well as other objects in the interface, have two modes: Live and Archive. When a camera is first dragged to the Workspace it will start in Live mode. To view what has been recorded by a camera you must enter Archive mode. To do this: 1. Drag out a camera. 2. Select the camera by clicking on the name. This will cause the title bar to turn blue.* 3. Click the icon (designating Live mode). This will cause it to change to the (designating Archive mode). icon The camera is now in archive mode. The following sections will explain different ways to move about the archive to find the video that is important. Note * - There is a reason you need to click on the title before moving a camera in to archive mode. Let's say that you wish to view multiple cameras' archive at the same time, but in different places. When moving through the archive, it might get confusing as to which camera's archive you are currently viewing. The blue-colored title bar denotes which camera you are currently working with. Note It is also possible to "pin" multiple cameras together, so that you are always viewing the same time period in archive on all of them. To do this, when selecting the cameras (as above) also click the icon. All pinned cameras will act as a group in archive. The Timeline The primary method of moving through the archive is through the Timeline. The Timeline is located at the top of the screen whenever you are reviewing archive. Figure 6.1. The Timeline 15 The Video Archive The timeline can be broken in to several different parts In the center there is a vertical line - this is the seek cursor, and it denotes where the video frame being displayed is in the archive. Figure 6.2. Seek Cursor The middle and lower portion of the timeline is for the minutes. Clicking and dragging this portion will move you forwards and backwards a small amount, so you can easily move through the seconds and minutes. This gives you fine-grained control of your position in the archive. See expanded section of image above. Figure 6.3. Navigating Archive Across the top is a strip indicating the hours. Clicking and dragging this portion will allow you to quickly move the camera backwards and forwards through the hours. This gives you a tool for coarse manipulation of the time. This is shown by the expanded portion above. Figure 6.4. Calendar To the left of the timeline is a vertical bar. Clicking this bar will open a Calendar. From here, you can click on a day to jump to that day. Dates that are grey and crossed-out contain no archive, so can not be selected. See the figure above. In the background is a red graph. This graph indicates if there is video present at that time in the archive. If the red fills the middle-lower portion of the timeline, it means there is archive present for the entire minute. If instead there is only a red line, it means there is no archive present. If the graph is somewhere in-between, it means there is archive present, but not for the entire minute. 16 The Video Archive Figure 6.5. Select Archive Segment To either side of the seek cursor are two small arrows. Clicking and dragging these two arrows selects a portion of the archive. Clicking on the [X] will remove the selection. See the figure below. This is useful if you wish to create an event, or export a portion of the archive. More on these options later. Event Log The easiest means of finding the archived video that you care about is the Event Log. Please see Chapter 7, Alarm / Event View for a detailed explanation. Advanced Archive Search Stratus offers an additional way to review the archive with more control. Pressing the will open a new "Archive Search" tab. You can drag a camera in to the lower-left of this new tab to search through the archive for that camera. Figure 6.6. Advanced Archive Search When a camera has been added to search, the timeline at the top will also include a "filmstrip" below it. This filmstrip will show snapshots of the archive. Clicking on any snapshot will jump the video to that archive segment. Figure 6.7. Filmstrip Dragging the timeline or filmstrip works in the same way normal archive works, click-and-drag the hours to move the time by a coarse hourly tuning, click on the minutes for fine control for minutes and sub-minutes. 17 The Video Archive Figure 6.8. Archive Search - Granularity If you adjust the slider labled Granularity (in the bottom-right panel), you can adjust the time interval between "frames" on the filmstrip. For example, to show one "frame" every one minute either drag the slider to 60 seconds or type 60 in the text box to the right of the slider, then click Apply. The filmstrip will update to show a frame once per minute. Figure 6.9. Archive Search - Buttons Around the video cell are four buttons. The << and >> buttons will skip to the previous or next "frame". The C button will open a calendar, choosing any date in the calendar will skip the archive back to that day. Finally, to the right of the video are three small triangles in a line, clicking this button will expand the video to use the entire bottom part of the Archive Search tab and covering the filters. Clicking it agian will cause the video to shrink again. 18 The Video Archive Motion Search Finally, you can also search the archive by searching for motion on the camera. Stratus provides a tool to further narrow the search to motion on a camera and in a certain area. Motion Search is exactly like the section called “Advanced Archive Search”, with additional filters allowing finer control of which archive is displayed in the "Filmstrip". It is recommended that you are familiar with Advanced Archive Search When in the Archive Search, click on the Motion Search tab in the low-right panel to open Motion Search filters. Figure 6.10. Motion Search You will notice some differences from the Advanced Archive Search: • The "filmstrip" will likely show few snapshots. This is because unlike Archive Search where snapshots are shown according the the Granularity, in Motion Search snapshots are only shown for archive periods where motion was detected. • The Filters frame in the lower-right has additional settings, as well as a view of the video with a grid overlain. 19 The Video Archive Figure 6.11. Motion Search - Filters Table 6.1. Motion Search Filters Filter Description Granularity Changing Granularity will change the maximum time between snapshots. if lowered, a single motion event may be broken in to multiple snapshots. If raised, multiple motion events may be combined. Object Size (cells) The video displayed beneath the Filters is subdivided in to multiple "Cells". Object Size is the total number of "Cells" that needed to have detected motion, over the entire video area. It is usually a good idea to estimate the the number of cell a person (or whatever you are trying to identify) occupies, and setting the Object Size to that many "Cells". Pre-motion (sec) When viewing a detection from the Filmstrip, this setting will control the number of seconds before the motion to start playing video. This allows you to establish context for the motion Post-motion (sec) When viewing a detection from the Filmstrip, this setting will control the number of seconds to be played after the motion, in case the source of the 20 The Video Archive Filter Description detection stops moving, or otherwise no longer triggers motion detection. It is also possible to set ignore regions over the video. This will allow you to exclude areas that include unimportant motion, such as tree branches blowing in the wind or computer monitors with a screen saver. Figure 6.12. Motion Search - Ignore regions In the figure above, there are ignore regions placed over open office doors and over the computer display in the background. This will filter the archive to only show motion in the hallway but not in the offices. To draw an ignore a "Cell", shift-click on one of the "Cells". You can also select an area to ignore by shift-click-and-drag and dragging over multiple "Cells". Once an area is set it will be displayed in grey. To remove an ignore area, click-and-drag over the area. The "Cells" should no longer be grey afterwords. Figure 6.13. Motion Search - Filmstrip Once any filter or ignore regions are applied, the filmstrip should show fewer snapshots. Selecting any of the snapshots should jump the video to the archive portion containing motion. Remember that you may have to wait up to "Pre-Motion" seconds before any motion is present. 21 Chapter 7. Alarm / Event View Event Log The Event Log allows you to view detailed events/alarms triggered by some or all of your IP devices. You can view the Event Log by selecting the Event log icon in the Layout panel (refer to Figure 7.1, “Select yellow triangle to view Event Log”). This action will open the Event Log including events/alarms for all the cameras in your device list. Figure 7.1. Select yellow triangle to view Event Log The Event Log includes the following selection options on the right side of the Event Log titlebar (refer to Figure 7.2, “Event Log View”): Figure 7.2. Event Log View • Show Filters This icon allows you to change your viewing settings in the Event Log. You can change the State and Device in your Event Log results. The Filters window also allows you to search for keywords in the Event Log. Figure 7.3. Event Log Filters • Live Mode - This icon allows you to switch between Live and Archive modes. • Update Event Log - Clicking on this icon refreshes the Event Log. • Print Event Log Summary easily print the Event Log. Clicking this icon produces a print preview, allowing you to 22 Alarm / Event View • Close Event Log - Clicking this icon closes the Event Log. Searching and Filtering If the Device drop-down list in the Filter dialog box states “Full”, this selection includes all cameras. You may also select “filtered” or “selected”, which only shows events for cameras highlighted on the list. Figure 7.4. Event Log tools Viewing Tagged Events From the Event Log, double-click on any item to view event details. The event information will be shown in several different tabs. Figure 7.5. An Event from Event Log Table 7.1. Event - General Tab Field Description System message This field is the message automatically generated by the system describing the cause of the event. User instructions If any instructions for this event exist, they will be displayed here. Priority The current priority of the event. Time Shows the date and time that the event started at. Duration The amount of time, in seconds, that the event took. Acknowledge Pressing this button will mark the event as acknowledged. This will change the color of the event from red to white. Clear Pressing this button will clear the event, if the System-defined Event Policy allows it Open in Tab Pressing this button will open the event video in a new tab. 23 Alarm / Event View Figure 7.6. Event - Details Tab Table 7.2. Event - Details Tab Field Description Lifespan This allows changing the lifespan of the event (how long it will be stored on the server) if allowed by system policies. Priority The current priority of the event. Device This will change which device's video to load, if the event source has more than one associated device. User Message This field can be edited to supply any noted about the event. These notes can be used to later search for the event, or can be used to show eventresolution. Migration Selecting this option will cause the system to move the video to the configured "migrartion directory" on the server, to permanently save the video. Save If any changes were made on this page, clicking the save button will preserve the changes on the server. Cancel Clicking this button will revert any changes that have been made. Filmstrip This series of snapshots shows 5-second interval images of the video during the event. Figure 7.7. Event - Controls Tab Table 7.3. Event - Controls Tab Field Description Device This will change which device to control, if the event source has more than one associated device. No device will be listed if no control is possible. Actions This will list the possible actions that can be taken on the device, if any exsist. 24 Alarm / Event View Field Description Current Properties This will list the devices current properties. For example, for a door control it might list "Locked". Figure 7.8. Event - Audit Tab Table 7.4. Event - Audit Tab Field Description Show User Activity Selecting this will show actions related to this event specific users took. Audit Log This log will show the Time, User, and Action that has been taken for all actions involving the event. This will include if they viewed the event, or added any notes. If the first column is a "[+]", the log entry contains additional information. Clicking the entry will cause the log to be expanded. Page This shows the current page of the log, as well as how many pages are available. This box is editable, allowing you to jump to a specific page. Prev / Next Clicking these buttons will move to the previous or next page of audit log entries. 25 Chapter 8. Exporting Video Clips or Snapshots You can download and save video clips or take snapshots of archived video. To export a specific time frame, follow the instructions in this chapter. Saving Video Clips 1. From the Resources panel, select the camera of interest and drag-and-drop it into an empty workspace. 2. Figure 8.1. Device timeline Change the camera mode from Live to Archive by clicking on the Live icon on the left side of the title bar. After changing to Archive mode, the device timeline appears at the top of your screen (refer to Figure 8.1, “Device timeline”). 3. Drag the timeline backward by hour/day. Drag the arrows to select the time-period of interest. 4. Figure 8.2. Archive Controls Panel If you want to save a video clip, you can control the playback speed from the Controls panel (refer to Figure 8.2, “Archive Controls Panel”). 5. From the Controls panel, click on the [R] to export a video clip for the specified timeperiod. Note You can view/record multiple camera video streams using the pin bar. feature camera title 6. After recording the video clip, you are given the option to save the media clip. Save it to a preferred location on your computer. 26 Exporting Video Clips or Snapshots Saving Snapshots 1. Navigate the video stream archive to the image/event for which you want a snapshot. 2. From the Controls panel, click on the camera 3. icon to open the Save snapshot dialog box. Figure 8.3. Save a snapshot From the Save snapshot dialog box, select a name and location, and click Save (refer to Figure 8.3, “Save a snapshot”). 27 Appendix A. Customer Support Information If you are experiencing problems with your system, you should first contact your system administrator. Your system administrator will help you with technical issues and troubleshooting. For questions about Stratus NVR software, please contact us at the following: videoNEXT Network Solutions, Inc. 3852 Dulles South Ct. Suite I Chantilly, VA 20151 Support: 703.657.1200 http://www.videonext.com 28 Appendix B. Revision History Revision History Revision 0-0 Tue Jul 12 2011 Initial creation of book by publican Revision History Revision 1-0 Tue Jan 19 2012 Update of manual to 3.3. First revision. Revision History Revision 2-0 Tue Oct 28 2012 Update of manual to 3.7. First revision. 29 Jeff Scott Jeff Scott Jeff Scott