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1. CPU Intel Pentium 4 2 4 GHz or Higher Core 2 recommended RAM 1 GB Network Ethernet 100 Mbit or higher recommended Graphics Adapter PCI Express 128 MB RAM Direct 3D supported Installation Installation from CD 1 Insert the software installation CD The CD s main menu will auto play 2 Click on Software Installation to initiate the installation Click Accept if a security warning appears 3 Follow all installation instructions Installation from the OnSSI website 1 Download the Ocularis Client Lite installer from the OnSSI website 2 Click on Software Installation to initiate the installation Click Accept if a security warning appears 3 Follow all installation instructions Note In some cases you may be prompted to download and install one or more auxiliary software applications typically NET and DirectX The installation wizard will guide you through the installation of these applications Logging on to Ocularis Client Lite 1 Launch Ocularis Client Lite The login window will appear 2 Enter your login information as follows Ocularis Login User Name johni23 Password Server 123 456 7 89 00 v Authentication Basic Windows Store Last Login O Auto Login User Name and Password The user name and password for logging in to the NVR server depends on the type of Authentication used For Basic authentication enter th2. the first is selected or the timeline is moved the search will resume from the same point 6 Once the maximum number of twenty thumbnails per page is reached the Motion Slice process will halt To continue click on either the Back or Forward buttons to resume detection 7 Once the desired motion event is accessed you can Apply motion detection to the Motion Slice Current View pane motion detection can be applied to the Motion Slice Current View pane in the same manner as any Browse Mode pane See Motion Detection page 26 for more information Review the selected camera or the entire camera view at the time of the detected event click on the camera s title bar to expand it to full view or click Overview in the main title menu to resume multi camera browsing Export video and or still images for evidence see Exporting Evidence page 37 31 Alerts Alerts are messages generated by the NVR in response to motion detection instances or generic events received from external systems e g access control emergency phones etc Multiple alerts and alert types can be associated with a single camera Note See the NVA s user manual for more information about setting alerts Server QEye 755 Camera 1 r Axis 209FD Camera 1 FACT ACM 4200 Camera 1 tH Sony SNC P1 Camera 1 H Sony C311 Camera 1 Gate 1 Accessing video of an incident using Alerts 1 Within the Time Slicer click on A
3. Time Slicer Current View pane E Timeslice thumbnails Mode Selector Timeslice direction back forward in time pause slicing Time Slicing Interval Kinetic Motion Interchangeable Timeline with video Motion Detection time stamp and Playback Controls odpeaey em a timeline scale q oF i a 28 Accessing video of an incident using the Time Slicer 1 In Browse Mode click on the Timeslice menu item 2 The Time Slicer will generate thumbnails of the currently selected camera view spaced 10 minutes apart starting from the currently displayed time stamp and back in time The Timeslice Current View pane displays the camera view at the current time stamp indicated on the Kinetic Timeline 3 For convenient detection limited to a certain part of the camera view you may apply digital zoom by drawing a rectangular region in the Timeslice Current View This will change the zoom level in all Timeslice thumbnails 4 Depending on the nature of the incident searched you may adjust the initial time interval and the direction of detection back or forward in time Use a larger interval to detect significant or semi permanent changes to the current camera view that occurred days before or after the current time stamp e g set the interval to One Day to detect damage to a building that occurred within the past week Use a smaller interval to detect short term transient incidents that occurred within hours or
4. minutes of the current time stamp e g use the default 10 minute interval or even a 1 minute interval to detect a car that had parked within half an hour of the currently displayed video 5 Click on the Search Back Forward buttons cers depending on the desired direction of detection to generate the next set of thumbnails starting at the time stamp of the bottom right thumbnail 6 Once achange has been detected between two consecutive thumbnails indicating that the incident has occurred in the time between the two frames click on the first of the two if searching back in time click in the second frame if searching forward in time The selected thumbnail will populate the Timeslice Current View pane and the Timeline will move to the selected thumbnail s time stamp 7 Select a smaller interval and click the Search Back Forward buttons to generate thumbnails of smaller intervals and repeat the process until the exact start or end time of the incident is accessed 8 At this point you can Apply motion detection to the Timeslice Current View pane motion detection can be applied to the Timeslice Current View pane in the same manner as any Browse Mode pane See Motion Detection page 26 for more information 29 Review the selected camera or the entire camera view at the time of the detected event click on the camera s title bar to expand it to full view or click Overview in the main title menu to
5. Any character number or letter not case sensitive or combination of characters will filter the views list to only the views containing the character or string of characters entered highlighting those characters within the views names Note The ability to edit either shared or private views can be limited based on the user s privileges on the NVR server 3 To create subfolders highlight a folder and click the New Folder icon Ci located on the bottom left of the Folders Views pane 4 To create a view within a folder click on the Create View icon This will open a submenu of view layout templates for both regular 3 4 and widescreen display aspect ratios 5 At any point during the View creation process you can Rename Ea and Delete Lin Views Save changes without closing the editor beh Populating View Panes View panes are populated with cameras hotspots carousels web pages images and push video elements To populate a pane simply drag the desired element into the pane If the pane is already populated the dragged view element will replace the previous element t Carousel fe Web Page Push video Propertes Populating a view pane with a camera In the Cameras panel in the setup utility click on the sign beside Server to expand the list of cameras available through the NVR server The Cameras search box enables easy access to cameras by name Any character
6. NVR the user is logged in to can be accessed by all users or by a group of users based on authorization Private Views can be accessed only by the user that created them Note Views created in OnSSI NetGuard EVS can be accessed and edited in Ocularis Client Lite On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Views View Elements Different panes within a view can be set to display video in one of the following modes Camera panes Any camera from a connected NVR server can be displayed within a camera pane Upon interaction instant investigation controls will appear including controls for playback and optical and digital PTZ Carousel panes Cameras can be displayed in sequence configured by order and dwell time Carousel views also display all playback and PTZ controls as well as controls for previous next camera and pause resume carousel Web pages and images Web pages and images can be included in views as auxiliary resources Alert panes One or more alert panes can be configured to be populated with on event automated or peer to peer NetMatrix push video Hotspot pane not shown Usually configured in a large pane the hotspot will display cameras by clicking on a camera alert or carousel pane Once sent to the hotspot the original and the hotspot displays can be controlled independently Additional Options North East Parking Lots Carousel with instant investigation optica
7. Preview to view the final report prior to printing Illegal Parking Incident IQEye 755 Camera 1 2 ny hr ec ct amp iia a ee ey ane Es TIET ma TERAN eee BOO Li ey A eS sal Baa AEAN bcs ee Operator Station ONSSIWRK2520 Capture Time 11 11 2008 3 40 PM Note White Ford Explorer observed parking illegally See also incident report from 110208 Still Image Report 5 Click Print to print the report using any local or networked printer 45
8. Video Dataa Se esna a a i E 41 Exporting Still Images individual frames cccccccsssseeeecccsesnseeeeeeccesessaseeeeesssssaaaeeseeeesssssaeaees 43 Pinong a amp St image Rep sirsie E E 45 Introduction Ocularis Client Lite is a feature rich IP video client controller that allows users to Monitor live video from an unlimited number of cameras at multiple sites with instant investigation capabilities Easily access and investigate alerts generated by both motion detection and external systems Send and receive automated push live video of alerts Export video clips and still images for further event handling or as court evidence Legal Notice This product manual is intended for general information purposes only and due care has been taken in its preparation Any risk arising from the use of this information rests with the recipient and nothing herein should be construed as constituting any kind of warranty OnSSIl reserves the right to make adjustments without prior notification C 2009 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc OnSSI and the Eye logo are registered trademarks of OnSSI Ocularis NetDVMS NetEVS NetDVR ProSight NetGuard NetGuard EVS NetSwitcher NetMatrix NetTransact NetCentral NetPDA and NetCell are trademarks of OnSSI Other names are the property of their respective owners 1 Installation and Login Minimum system requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
9. are populated A blinking green indicator will indicate a live video stream from the camera The Live Monitoring window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Live Monitoring with Instant Investigation Instant Investigation and Camera Control During Live Monitoring Ocularis Client Lite provides multiple tools for adjusting the contents of view panes sending video alerts and on the fly investigation of the video displayed View Pane Controls Toggle between Pane and Full Screen display modes Click on the camera pane top bar which displays the camera name to toggle between multiple camera view and full screen display modes Change cameras on the fly Right click on a camera view or left click or touch and hold for one second to display the Circular Pane Controls Menu The circular pane controls menu Note When interacting with PTZ cameras a Virtual Joystick control will appear in the center of the camera pane upon mouse over or clicking To display the circular pane controls menu using left click or touch you must click or touch the pane off center i e any point except the center of the pane On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Live Monitoring with Instant Investigation Click on the camera icon ct at the top right quadrant of the circular menu to display the camera list Click on a camera to display it in the desired pane Click drag to scroll up and down the list or
10. click on a Quick Link highlighted capital letter to display the camera names that begin with that letter Note that on the fly changes are only temporary and will not affect the saved view MiKselect Camera ACTi Camera H263 192 168 10 144 ACTi Camera H263 192 168 10 147 Axis 207MW Camera MPEG4 192 168 10 8 Axis Q1755 Camera H264 192 168 10 48 Bosch Dinion Camera H263 192 168 110 193 Bosch Dome G4 H2763 192 168 10 187 The Select Camera list click on a camera to display it in the view pane Copy a still camera image to the clipboard Right click on a camera view or left click or touch and hold for one second to display the Circular Pane Controls Menu Click on the Clipboard icon ic in the bottom right quadrant of the circular menu This will save a still camera image to the clipboard which can be pasted into different applications 15 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Live Monitoring with Instant Investigation Push alive camera stream to another user Live video alerts can be pushed automatically via OnSSI NetMatrix or manually as described herein to other users designated alert panes see Populating a View Pane with Push Video in the Configuring Views section page 12 Right click on a camera view or left click or touch and hold for one second to display the Circular Pane Controls Menu Click on the Push Video icon LEJ in the top left quadrant of the
11. multi camera browsing Export video and or still images for evidence see Exporting Evidence page 37 33 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Browsing Investigation Mode Sequences Sequences are messages generated by the NVR indicating a sequence of events Each sequence may include one or more instances of motion or alerts received from external sources making this method more Suitable for accessing complex incidents The NVR s motion detection utility may be configured to include a few seconds of pre and post event video Note See the NVR s user manual for more information about motion detection settings ana Y aa tie io ts ll i ia 26 35 ieee amp Sequences Generating Sequences Accessing video of an incident using Sequences 1 Within the Time Slicer click on Sequences 2 Starting at any point in the timeline click on the Back Forward buttons T depending on the desired direction of viewing alerts This will populate the screen with thumbnails of the starting point or end point of each sequence for generating sequences forward and back in time respectively At any point during the detection process you may click the pause button Ly to abort the operation 3 Hover over a thumbnail to enlarge it or click to set the Timeline and the Currently Displayed Camera pane to the time stamp of the sequence 4 Once the maximum number of twenty thumbnails
12. of video has been designated for export click on Export in the main title menu 2 Select AVI File 3 Enter the full path of the destination folder for the exported clip or click on Browse Folders m to select a folder or create a new folder 4 Enter a file name for the exported clip 5 Enter additional information in the Comment text box Export to AVI File Folder C Ocularis_Client_Lite_Export Filename lQEye 755 Camera 1 avi Comment Blue minivan circling parking lot same vehicle as 11 24 08 Export Cancel 38 6 Click on Setup to change the video export Codec and the encoding quality Note Selecting a higher encoding quality may cause the encoding process to take longer and the AVI file to be larger also the export codec must be installed on the video clip recipient s computer To avoid incompatibility we recommend using a popular video codec such as Divx Video Codec Encoding Quality Low include Time Stamp Camera Hame Always Prepend Preamble By default exported AVI clips are preceded by a Preamble which displays the time and date operator by username camera name and the operator s comments You may choose whether or not to append a preamble to the exported clip and which items to include 39 7 Click OK to exit the Setup dialog box 8 Click Export to begin the export process Depending on the length of the desi
13. Le button Applying Digital PTZ Digital PTZ can be applied to video in any mode or pane live or recorded To apply digital PTZ click drag or touch drag a rectangular region within the camera view The selected region will expand to the entire size of the camera display Note that the default for optical PTZ cameras is optical zoom therefore the Digital PTZ option must be selected prior to drawing a Digital PTZ region e Ey IE Digital PTZ in live monitoring mode Note PIP window right Once a Digital Zoom region is created a PIP picture in picture of the entire camera view indicating the selected digital PTZ area will appear in the top right corner of the camera view for orientation and navigation The selected area can be dragged within the PIP maintaining the same magnification level Click or touch the camera view outside of the PIP window to remove the digital PTZ and return to normal camera view On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Live Monitoring with Instant Investigation Optical PTZ Ocularis Client Lite offers a number of methods for controlling PTZ enabled cameras Note Not all controls are available in conjunction with every PTZ camera model 1 Click to Center click on any point within the camera view to center the camera on it 2 Virtual Joystick hover over or touch the center of the camera view to display the virtual PTZ handle and drag it in any di
14. OnSSI IP To The Core Ocularis Client Lite 1 6 User Manual On Net Surveillance Systems Inc OnSSI One Blue Hill Plaza 7th Floor P O Box 1555 Pearl River NY 10965 P 845 732 7900 T 845 732 7900 info onssi com www onssi com This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents INTRODUC TION iicn ee ete ee eae cae it hae eee ads 1 1 INSTALLATION AND LOGIN ioscniectcte ete eet eet eet eee 2 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS sssssccsccccecessssssecceeeeeeessssseeeceeeeeessseseeeeeeeeseessesaeaeseeeeeeeeseseseees 2 INSTALLATION girias ate adettin aud hee ekaiet wha En S s tes al cache asta ustaia 2 WAS TAN EUOIE TOV SGD rores ian E ase scat aac Sate scales Lane alla A E 2 Installation from the ONSS website cccccccccccsssscccesssssecseneececccccssncccceesnseseseeessseeeeccessaaeecaeess 2 LOGGING ON TO OCULARIS GUIENT LUITE eisio a a aa ES 3 2 MEW Goana eE E EA eee id EE A E 4 VIEWS AND VIEW GROUPS nyerina a in tit Secs naan 4 VIWE lemen art ronaavacaty encitaarstentrnns dv aubachadetedsarlacatstatecensauinctelemidaasotentaecine sats cesneme eas deanioteteeres 5 CREATING VIEWS AND VIEW GROUPS 2 5 halve teenie i seats hee eel teenie A Saat vel evel Boe een 6 POPULATING VIE WANE Goena e a a ermiecl bielans do casaie elactraanentbanetes 8 Populating a VIEW pane with a camera ccsccecccnseeecccsauseccnscsesensuseccsauseseuacuesensausscssasesnausesensaaess 9 Populating a view pane with a HOtSDO cccccsse
15. View Controls o Virtual Joystick clicking on any point within the camera view and moving the cursor in any direction will create a pan tilt effect resembling that of an optical PTZ camera Moving the cursor down will in ceiling mounted cameras cause the camera view to face upward moving the cursor left and right will move the camera view in the opposite direction at a speed relative to the length of the horizontal gesture Clicking on the center of the camera view in single mode and in the intersection of the four quadrants in quad mode will display the Virtual Joystick cursor which provides a visual indicator to the PTZ control o Zoom In Out to zoom in and out use the Zoom Ribbon on the right side of the screen or the mouse wheel if available At a certain zoom level the camera view will revert to the Original pre parsed fish eye view o Presets currently disabled will be available in subsequent release 21 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite ive Monitoring with Instant Investigation Carousel sequence control Carousel panes can be controlled just like any other camera pane for playback digital PTZ and optical PTZ The Carousel Sequence controls left to right previous camera pause resume sequence next camera In addition Ocularis Client Lite enables skipping to the next and previous camera in the carousel sequence as well as pausing the sequence O
16. a certain time and whether motion was detected during those periods o Black no video was recorded o Green video was recorded but no motion has been detected o Red video was recorded containing motion events o Blue indicates the future starting from the current time Scaling the timeline Use the and buttons to scale the timeline thus extending or contracting the time period displayed As the Timeline is scaled marker lines spaced at 10 minute increments will contract or expand Playing video using the timeline The Kinetic timeline allows for quickly scanning extended portions of recorded video from one or multiple cameras Swiping the timeline rapidly dragging and releasing while still in motion in either direction will play the video at a speed proportional to the speed of the swiping motion The Timeline can also be used for shuttle style playback by click dragging the timeline in a slow controlled manner Using the timeline in multiple camera views In multiple camera views the Timeline at the bottom of the Browse window refers to the selected camera indicated by a blue frame around the camera pane while all other cameras maintain an individual timeline at the bottom of each camera pane Click on another camera pane to select it this will automatically associate the main Timeline with the newly selected camera 24 Browse Mode Controls Ocularis Client Lite s Browse Mode Controls
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18. allow for precise playback control and access to events by motion sequence frame by frame playback normal speed playback and time date This group of controls also provides access to the motion detection toolbar and is used to search recorded video for motion in a defined area of the view Apply video Frame by Skip to Go to motion frame forward next previous start end of detection rewind sequence database OUA DAK TAIS Normal speed Set start end of Go to play reverse play segment for video time date export Apply Video Motion Detection Transition to Motion Detection mode described in the next section Frame by frame forward rewind Review video frame by frame in both directions Next previous motion sequence Motion sequences display the actual starting point of detected motion occurrences Goto start end of database Access directly the beginning of the video database and the current time Normal speed playback Review recorded video at normal speed both forward and backward Click on the timeline to pause Set start end of bookmark Graphically set the start and end points of video segments this is used when exporting video as evidence described in the Video Export chapter Go to Time Date Access video from a specific time and date scroll up and down the time unit rollers to set the exact time and date 2U0 09 21 E i 2008 10 2 2009 41 2 25 Motion Detection M
19. circular menu This will display the recipients list Click on a recipient to send live video click drag to scroll up and down the list The Push Live Video recipients list Note Please refer to the NVR user manual for NetMatrix Push Video Configuration Remove a camera from camera pane Right click on a camera view or left click or touch and hold for one second to display the Circular Pane Controls Menu Click on the Remove Camera icon LOJ in the bottom left quadrant of the Circular Menu to remove the camera from the pane Note Removing as camera from a view pane as described above will only delete it temporarily permanent removal of a camera from a view can only be done through the View Setup Utility On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Live Monitoring with Instant Investigation Instant investigation tools Playing back video Upon mouse over clicking or touching any camera view whether in full screen or pane mode playback controls will pop up Click continuously on the Forward right arrow or Rewind left arrow buttons to review video Releasing the buttons will pause the video stream Note that clicking on the Forward button while viewing live video will pause the video stream Pause a live video stream by using the Pause button When the video is paused the pause icon will change to a heart to resume live video click the heart shaped Live
20. cting a vehicle entering a detection region the size of a single parking space this will prevent false detections of persons walking in the parking lot Values range from 1 to 99 e Sensitivity This parameter defines the amount for pixel color and brightness change Set this parameter according to the amount of noise caused by ambient lighting shadows reflections from windows etc For example reword Set the start time for motion detection Use the Go To Time Date utility skip to the beginning or end of the recorded video database or drag the timeline to the desired time and date Click the Skip to Next Previous Motion Event to begin searching going either back or ahead in time Adjust the time interval pixel change and detection sensitivity parameters if too many or too few motion events are detected Click Return to Browse Mode to return to the primary Browse Mode view 2 On Net Surveillance systems DrairrrninN lnrnavinatinatinr hAaAAR 5rowsing Invest gation The Time Slicer Ocularis Client Lite s Time Slicer functionality enables users to easily and quickly access video of an incident by auto generating equal interval thumbnails of a specific camera view Once the incident is evident in one of the thumbnails the user can create sets of thumbnails of increasingly smaller time intervals towards accessing the exact moment the incident began or ended Parking Lot North
21. e from File option under the Views title menu item and select the oml file in the Open File dialog The video database will open in Browse mode allowing for all Browse operations including motion detection Timeslice Motion Slice etc Note It may take a short period for the video database to parse and recorded video to be available for browsing Views Triggers Audio Browse Load DatabasetfromFile F x ET View Layouts Loading a video database in Ocularis Client Lite 42 Exporting Still Images individual frames Single camera still images can be extracted either as single frames or multiple frames covering the entire export range Export Still Frames Folder C Documents and Settings HP_Administrator Desktoptest ne Timespan Full Timespan Single Frame Export Cancel To export a single frame 1 Select a camera and set the Timeline to the desired point in time 2 Click on Export in the main title menu and select Individual Frames 3 Check the Single Frame box 4 Click on Setup to set the Still Image export parameters Image Export Setup Image Quality Include Time Stamp Camera Name Cancel 5 Set the image quality to Original Medium or Low Exporting images in Original quality will result in larger file size while reducing the image quality may cause image degradation 6 Check the Timestamp and Camera Name checkboxes to i
22. e user name and password that were set up in the NVR Image Server for Windows authentication enter your Windows user name Server address Type the host name or IP address of the NVR Server including port number as specified by your system administrator e g 192 168 10 123 81 Previously entered IP addresses can be selected from the drop down list Authentication Choose Basic or Windows as instructed by your system administrator Store Last Login Both User Name and Password will be automatically entered upon login Auto Login Automatically launches Ocularis Client Lite and logs in to the NVR server upon logging in to Windows requires checking the Store Last Login check box To disable Auto Login select Shutdown from the title menu and log out The login screen will appear uncheck the Auto Login box log in again You will be prompted to login the next time the application is started 2 Views Views and View Groups In Ocularis Client Lite cameras are displayed within Views A view can contain up to 64 cameras Multiple views can be configured and displayed simultaneously across multiple monitors To easily access specific views and to allow users to personalize their monitoring preferences Ocularis Client Lite operators can access both Shared Views and Private Views stored in groups and subgroups Shared Views usually created by the surveillance system administrator and stored on the
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24. eplacing multiple static cameras each of which pointing to a segment of the Panomorph lens s view 91 _ 91 pe ImmerVision s Panomorph Lens Ocularis Client Lite enables parsing the spherical fish eye video stream received from cameras equipped with the Panomorph lens so that it appears un skewed resembling the image received from a camera equipped with a standard lens Panomorph view unparsed Panomorph equipped cameras are displayed in Ocularis Client Lite in either Single or Quad view In Quad view four instances of the camera will populate a single camera pane with individual digital PTZ control see herein By pointing each quadrant at a different direction and setting different zoom settings a single Panomorph camera pane can provide 360 degree coverage for large halls and open areas 20 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Live Monitoring with Instant Investigation 360 degree coverage using Quad Panomorph view populating a single camera pane Controls for Panomorph lens views include o Playback controls standard forward back and pause o Quad to Single toggle click on the 360 button to display the Single and Quad buttons which toggle between a single and a four quadrant view of the camera This options is available whether the Panomorph camera is in a view of its own or is part of a multi camera view alongside other cameras Panomorph
25. gers in the title menu and expand the lists of triggers under the desired Camera Or server 36 6 Exporting Evidence Video and Still Images Ocularis Client Lite enables exporting video in audio included AVI format as a multi camera video database or as a single still image or series of images in JPEG format Exporting Video Evidence Designating a range for exporting video Note Video export is possible only in Browse mode including Timeslice Motion Slice Events and Sequences modes 1 Make sure the interchangeable motion detection playback control set is set to playback Click on the Playback Mode button EI to toggle between the two sets of controls 2 Drag the Timeline to the desired starting point for the exported segment and click on the Segment Start button i 3 Drag the Timeline to the end point of the exported segment The selected segment will turn purple Click on the Segment End button i 2008 11 11 12 11 41 258 4 You may extend or reduce the segment after it has been designating by setting different start and end points 37 Exporting an AVI video clip Audio included single camera AVI clips have relatively small file sizes allowing for electronic distribution of evidence across multiple platforms Each frame in the clip is time stamped and an optional preamble including the time date camera ID operator and operator s comments will precede the clip 1 Once a segment
26. gnated segment of video and on the framerate and resolution of the video the encoding process may take a number of minutes You can follow the encoding progress by clicking on Jobs in the main title menu Note You may continue to work with Ocularis Client Lite as usual during the export process including running multiple video exports simultaneously 40 Exporting a Video Database Multiple camera video exports in database format allow future reviewing of an event as it unfolds through an entire set of cameras While exported database files may be very large and therefore are not usually suitable for electronic distribution their encryption and password protection features provide the security level required in dealing with sensitive content and or court evidence Viewing the exported video database requires Ocularis Client Lite installed on the recipient s computer 1 2 Once a segment of video has been designated for export click on Export in the main title menu Select Database Format Export to Database Format Export Path C Ocularis_Client_Lite_Export os Filename 110208 Office break in multi cam Included Feeds Axis 209FD Camera 1 Sony CS11 Camera 1 C Sony RX550 Camera 1 Also Encrypt Video Data Export Cancel Enter the full path of the destination folder for the exported clip or click on Browse Folders m to select a folder or create a new folder Enter a f
27. he stack Populating a view pane with a web page or image Any view pane can display a web page or a static bitmap image JPEG BMP PNG or GIF 1 Inthe Cameras panel click on the Web Page icon and drag it into the desired View pane This will automatically change the contents of the Properties panel 2 Inthe Web URL text box enter the local or remote address of the web page or the image to be displayed e g http www onssi com or D building_14_floor_plan png Propertes Web URL Dibuilding_14 Floor_plan png Set 3 Click on Set to display the web page or image Note Ocularis Client Lite s web page utility may not support all navigation and display capabilities of full fledged web browsers and thus should not be used as a replacement for a web browser for mission critical tasks Populating a view pane with Push Video Push Video panes are configured to display on event live video stream alerts as configured in the NetMatrix push video utility Ocularis Client Lite can accommodate multiple Push Video panes In such a case events will be displayed in first in first out order rotating between the different Push Video panes 1 In the Cameras panel click the Push Video icon and drag it into the desired View pane This will automatically change the contents of the Properties panel Propertes Quality Framerate TCP IP Port Passior d i 2 Set the di
28. ile name for the exported clip Choose the camera feeds to be included in the database export in addition to the selected camera from among current view s cameras To include a camera feed not included in the original view change the camera using the Circular Camera Pane Menu in either Live or Browse modes Enter a password for opening the database and check uncheck the Add Encryption box optional encryption requires password protection Click Export to begin the export process Depending on the length of the designated segment of video and on the framerate and resolution of the video the encoding process may take a number of minutes You can follow the encoding progress by clicking on Jobs in the main title menu 41 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Exporting Evidence Note You may continue to work with Ocularis Client Lite as usual during the export process including running multiple video exports simultaneously Saving and viewing the video database Once the export process is finished a filename oml file as well as a folder named Data will be created in the destination folder Both are required to view the exported video To transfer the video export to another user simply copy both the oml file and the Data folder onto a portable hard drive or burn them on a CD or DVD using any off the shelf burning software To view exported video select the Load Databas
29. l and digital PTZ and carousel controls Camera Panes with instant investigation as well as optical and digital PTZ Live web page oe ee Alert Pane for ere i et receiving automatic ee A or manual peer to peer push live video i _ _ Static Image On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Views Creating Views and View Groups 1 Click on the Setup Utility icon located on the right hand side of the menu bar The icon will appear when hovering over it The Setup icon 17 00 12 Live Note Access to the Setup utility can be limited to authorized users by changing their privileges in the NVR s Image Server Administrator utility 2 The View Setup Editing utility will be displayed Shared and private Views General View controls View Panes Cameras and inputs p Properties for each type of input element The Ocularis Client Lite Setup Utility 1 5 view Views are organized within folders The top tier folders are Shared views that can be accessed by all users and Private views that are accessible only by the user who created them m amp sS M a 2 ora var et La 2 amp amp amp amp amp amp rivate 15 _ eS Cameras me Server m Axis 209FD Camera 1 i nt Axis 209MFD Camera J bine lM Axis 2 The EditViews search box enables easy access to views
30. layed in full screen carousel panes hotspots push video panes As opposed to the Live Monitoring view which displays multiple cameras a synchronously i e different panes can show playback paused and or live cameras simultaneously the Browse mode displays all cameras synchronously This provides insight as to the events taking place at different locations at the time an incident occurred and allows easily tracking an incident as it moves from camera to camera The Browse Investigation Window Camera name and Current time time date of video sa may differ from displayed displayed video time Kinetic Motion Timeline with video time stamp and timeline scale Ocularis Client Lite s Browse window offers a number of tools and methods for accessing and enhancing Browse Mode controls The Browse Window video of incidents 23 The Scalable Kinetic Timeline The Kinetic Timeline provides a clear overview of recorded motion events over extended periods of time It can be used for reviewing video from multiple cameras simultaneously at variable speeds for quick access to video of incidents Browse Color coded zones of Timestamp Time Timeline Mode recording and detected of video interval Scaling controls motion displayed markers controls Da bh a h HH 5 200973850 14 47 45 413 qb i EA a Timeline Color Coding Color coded segments in the timeline are used to indicate whether video has been recorded at
31. lerts 2 Browse by Server Camera and Alert and select the desired alert 3 Starting at any point in the timeline click on the Back Forward buttons er depending on the desired direction of viewing alerts This will populate the screen with thumbnails of the camera at the time of each alert At any point during the detection process you may click the pause button Li to abort the operation 4 Hover over a thumbnail to enlarge it or click to set the Timeline and the Currently Displayed Camera pane to the time stamp of the alert 32 5 Once the maximum number of twenty thumbnails per page is reached the Alerts process will halt To continue click on either the Back or Forward buttons to present the next set of alerts Note The camera associated to the alert can be different from the one currently displayed in such a case the alert thumbnails will show the displayed camera at the time stamps of the selected alert 6 Once the desired event is accessed you can Apply digital Zoom to the Currently Displayed Camera pane Apply motion detection to the Currently Displayed Camera pane motion detection can be applied in the same manner as any Browse Mode pane See Motion Detection page 26 for more information Review the selected camera or the entire camera view at the time of the detected event click on the camera s title bar to expand it to full view or click Overview in the main title menu to resume
32. luding playback PTZ optical and digital and carousel sequence controls 1 Inthe Cameras panel click and drag the Carousel icon into the desired View pane This will automatically change the contents of the Properties panel Properties Quality Default Dwell Edit List 2 Set the Carousel display properties for quality and framerate Adjust these properties based on the type of camera amount of bandwidth consumed by the camera and type of movement displayed 3 Set the Default Dwell Time in seconds for the carousel The dwell time can also be set for individual cameras as described later 4 Click on the Edit List button to add cameras to the carousel 5 Expand the cameras list and drag the desired cameras into the carousel list Dwell Time Sony SNC P1 Camera 1 Dwell Time A Axis 209FD Camera 1 Dwell Time IQEYE 712 Camera 1 ree PPP EEG Push Video Dwell Time Default 13 Axis 209MFD Camera 1 vd 6 Each camera in the carousel can be configured for placement in the carousel sequence using the up and down buttons To remove a camera from the carousel click the delete 2 Icon 7 Click on the Save button in the Properties panel to save the carousel contents and display parameters This will display the View with the carousel cameras stacked one above the other You can browse through the carousel cameras by clicking on a camera in t
33. nce paused the carousel will show the current camera indefinitely To resume the carousel view click on the previous or next camera buttons Two way audio Ocularis Client Lite enables both listening to audio from camera connected microphones and sending audio to camera connected PA public address systems All camera connected audio devices must be configured in the NVR Cameras with connected audio equipment will display audio icons in the top right corner of the screen for listening to camera connected microphone left and sending audio to camera connected PA Clicking on either icon will disable the feature indicated by CG Note that audio icons appear only upon mouse move together with all other playback and PTZ controls The two way audio icons 22 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Browsing Investigation Mode 4 Browsing Investigation Mode Ocularis Client Lite s Browsing mode includes a variety of tools for quick easy access to video of incidents reviewing the events before during and after the incident and for exporting segments of video for evidence Shifting between Live and Browse modes In the top menu bar click Browse to shift to Browse mode Once in Browse mode the menu item will change to Live for returning to Live monitoring Upon switching between Live and Browse modes the currently displayed camera view will carry between the modes This includes current cameras disp
34. nclude camera and timestamp information in the export 7 Click OK to return to the Export Still Frame dialog box and click on Export 43 To export all frames from the selected range 1 Select a camera On the Timeline set the start and end points for the exported segment see Designating a range for exporting video page 37 Click on Export in the main title menu and select Individual Frames Check the Full Timespan box Click on Setup to set the Still Image export parameters Set the image quality to Original Medium or Low Exporting images in Original quality will result in larger file size while reducing the image quality may cause image degradation Check the Timestamp and Camera Name checkboxes to include camera and timestamp information in the export Click OK to return to the Export Still Frame dialog box and click on Export 44 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Exporting Evidence Printing a Still lmage Report Still Image Reports are one page reports which include a still image as well as the associated time date camera information operator and workstation identifiers and operator comments To create and print a Print Report 1 Select a camera and set the Timeline to the desired point in time 2 Click on Export in the main title menu and select Print Report 3 Enter report header and comments 4 Click
35. number or letter not case sensitive or combination of characters will filter the cameras list to only the cameras containing the character or string of characters entered highlighting those characters within the cameras names 9FD Camera 1 SMFD Camera 1 1 Drag the desired camera into one of the view panes The camera view as well as the camera name will appear in the pane 2 To display a different camera or view element simply drag another camera or view element into the pane Populating a view pane with a Hotspot Hotspots are usually used in a layout made of one or more large view panes surrounded by smaller panes In a view containing hotspots selecting a hotspot and clicking on any other pane will send the camera displayed in the pane to the hotspot This applies only to camera push video and carousel panes 1 Inthe Cameras panel click and drag the Hotspot icon into the desired View pane 2 Set the hotspot display parameters for the quality and framerate of the video displayed in the hotspot in the Properties panel Adjust these properties based on the type of camera amount of bandwidth consumed by the camera and type of movement displayed Propertes Quality Framerate Mo Limit Medium Low Populating a view pane with a Carousel The Carousel mode of viewing enables sequential monitoring of multiple cameras Ocularis Client Lite provides full interaction with the carousel pane inc
36. otion detection enables expediting the event detection process by eliminating the need to manually review volumes of video data Motion can be detected within a defined zone and the detection process can be configured to the exact parameters of the targeted behavior or movement Applying motion detection to recorded video 1 Click on the Motion Detection button L2 in the Browse Mode toolbox This will replace the Browse Mode controls with the Motion Detection Controls Return to Skip to Set time Go to Browse next previous interval for start end of Window motion event detection database _ L Set percentage of Set detection Go to changed pixels sensitivity time date 2 Draw a rectangular region in the camera pane A motion level gauge will appear on the bottom of the region 3 Set the motion detection parameters to match the nature of the targeted movement e Time Interval sampling rate Set this parameter based on the duration of the motion event Set a high sampling rate e g frame by frame for vehicles on a roadway as they may enter and exit the detection region within a fraction of a second On the other hand large values should be set for slow moving persons or objects Available values are frame by frame FBF 1 5 10 and 30 seconds 26 e Percentage of changed pixels Set this parameter based on the size or area of the movement relative to the detection region For example set a high value or dete
37. per page is reached the sequence generating process will halt To continue click on either the Back or Forward buttons to present the next set of sequences 34 Upon accessing the desired sequence you may Apply digital Zoom to the Currently Displayed Camera pane Apply motion detection to the Currently Displayed Camera pane motion detection can be applied in the same manner as any Browse Mode pane See Motion Detection page 26 for more information Review the selected camera or the entire camera view at the time of the detected event click on the camera s title bar to expand it to full view or click Overview in the main title menu to resume multi camera browsing Export video and or still images for evidence see Exporting Evidence page 37 35 5 Triggers Ocularis Client Lite enables triggering outputs relays for activating external devices such as electronic locks and gates camera presets switching lights on and off alarm systems etc Triggers can be associated with individual cameras or with NVR servers A single trigger may include one or more actions e g a button trigger can sound and alarm and send a PTZ camera to a specific preset All triggers are configured in the NVR please refer to the NVR user manual for more information Triggers Audio Browse yServer Axis 209FD Camera 1 P 71 Ra Le Sony SNC P1 Camera 1 To activate a trigger click on Trig
38. rection for continuous panning and tilting The Virtual PTZ Joystick 3 Physical joystick standard USB joysticks can be used to pan tilt and zoom the camera view This may require configuring the joystick buttons 4 Click drag touch drag region draw a region within the camera view to center the camera and set the zoom level 5 Mouse Scroll Wheel optical zoom in out can be applied in any mode including digitally zoomed camera views using a scroll wheel mouse D Zoom control ribbon click on any point on the zoom ribbon or use the and buttons to set the zoom level The Zoom Control Ribbon 7 Optical PTZ presets Click on the Presets button alongside the playback controls to display the PTZ presets as configured in the NVR see the NVR user manual for more information This will display the presets list Click on an item on the list to display the PTZ preset or click drag up and down to scroll the available presets Developers Left P Paper 8 Toggle between optical and digital PTZ Click the Optical PTZ button to toggle between digital and optical PTZ On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Live Monitoring with Instant Investigation PTZ Control for ImmerVision s IMV1 1 3 Panomorph lens ImmerVision s IMV1 1 38 Panomorph 360 degree lens when attached to static IP cameras provides a constant 360x180 degrees half sphere field of view thus r
39. resume multi camera browsing Export video and or still images for evidence see Exporting Evidence page 37 Note If no video is recorded at a Timeslice point the Time Slicer will search for and display the next frame of recorded video both back and forward in time Time Slicing will resume from that point on at the set interval 30 The Motion Slicer Similar to the Time Slicer the Motion Slicer enables instant detection of motion events adjusted for the duration of the event and level of motion Accessing video of an incident using the Motion Slicer 1 Within the Time Slicer click on Motion 2 Set the Motion Slice detection parameters based on the nature of the motion detected The sampling frequency denoted in intervals ranging from frame by frame to 1 minute complies to the speed of the object or duration of the event The percentage of change determines the minimal number of changed pixels from within the digitally zoomed image for an event to be detected 3 Draw a Motion Detection zone using the motion detection tool ES in the Browse Mode toolbox 4 Click on the Back Forward buttons a depending on the desired direction of detection to generate thumbnails of detected motion events At any point during the detection process you may click the pause button Li to abort the operation 5 If needed adjust the detection parameters and repeat the search Unless a different thumbnail from
40. splay properties for quality and framerate Adjust these properties based on the type of cameras in the system available bandwidth and type of movement to be displayed 3 Enter the TCP IP port and password as defined in NetMatrix for more information please refer to the NetMatrix user manual All Push Video panes share the same NetMatrix TCP IP port number 4 Click on a different video pane to complete the push video setup Saving changes and testing the view 1 Once you ve completed populating all of the view panes it is important to save the changes made by clicking on the Save E button 2 To test the view exit close the View Setup utility The newly created view will be displayed on the main Ocularis Client Lite panel The method of launching views and interacting with video is described in the following sections On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Client Lite Live Monitoring with Instant Investigation 3 Live Monitoring with Instant Investigation Displaying Views Once views were created in the system either in Ocularis Client Lite or in NetGuard EVS they can be displayed and operated To display a view 1 Click on the Views menu bar item 2 Click on View Layouts to expand the list of views continue to expand folders and subfolders until you reach the desired view 3 Click on the desired view Depending on your system s settings it may take a few seconds until all panes
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