OnSSI NVR Viewer
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1. Ne Savaliance Systems Inc 32 Route 58 Sus 303 Suffern NY IONUI Tel B4S 380 0400 Fak 845 367 ATT Www ones Cwm iMfogonsii com page 9 pones g Recordings with Smart Search Note Smart Search is only available when the Viewer is used with certain surveillance systems Smart search lets you search for motion in one or more selected areas of images from a particular To use smart search do the following 1 Select the required camera in the camera layout 2 Single view is required to use smart search If you are not already viewing video from the selected camera in single view click the Single View icon in the toolbar to switch to single view am 3 Click the Smart Search icon in the toolbar to open the Smart Search control panel m AE gae P baas hat LE weh Read Bum Xp xo Smart Search control panel When the Smart Search control panel opens a blue grid will also appear as an overlay on the image in the camera layout 4 Click and drag inside the image to select the areas in which you want to perform the smart search You can select more than one area The areas you select will become visible through the blue overlay The blue overlay thus indicates areas to be excluded from the smart search Example of selected area S Inthe Smart Search control panel select required sensitivity in the Sensitivity list 6 Select required image interval in the Interval list If you select All Imag2. OnSSI ideo Surveillance OnSSI NVR Viewer User Manual On Net Surveillance Systems Sze moule 56 Sulle 203 Sum NY 10901 T 845 369 6400 F 845 369 8711 www onssi com pones Table of Contents USING THE VIEWER THE VIEWER S TOOLBAR SETTING UP THE VIEWER S CAMERA LAYOUT Selecting Grid Size ASSIGNING CAMERAS Bars STORING AND RECALLING VIEWS BROWSING RECORDINGS WITH THE DATE amp TIME SELECTOR BROWSING RECORDINGS WITH THE TIMELINE BROWSER BROWSING RECORDINGS WITH THE PLAYBACK CONTROLS BROWSING RECORDINGS WITH THE MOTION VIEW BROWSING RECORDINGS WITH THE ALARM OVERVIEW BROWSING RECORDINGS WITH SMART SEARCH DIGITAL IMAGE CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION De interlacing Zoom Controls n Smoothening and Scaling PRINTING SENDING AND EXPORTING EVIDENCE HOW TO EXPORT VIDEO AND AUDIO EVIDENCE Export format AVI file Export format Database files available when the Viewer is used in connection with selected surveillance systems only Export format JPG WAV files HOW TO PRINT EVIDENCE HOW TO SEND EVIDENCE VIA EMAIL STORE AND RECALL VIEWS VIEW ARCHIVED RECORDINGS ooouooomonn w 2002 2008 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Al rights reserved NetDVMS NetEVS NetDVR NetGuard NetGuard EVS NetSwitcher NetMatrix NetCentral NetTransact NetPDA and NetCell are trademarks of On Net Surveillance Systems Inc All other trademarks are property of
3. The printed surveillance report will contain the selected image information about camera name image capture time and report print time as well as the specified operator s name and operator s note Ne Sarvaliance Systems ine 322 Route 20 Sake 303 Suffern NY 10901 Tel BIS SES BOD Fax 845 388 8711 www ones con inogonssic m page 14 OnSSI IP To The Core How to Send Evidence Via Email ie e mail feature is only available if the Viewer is used on the surveillance system server not when the Viewer is used with exported video evidence Even when used on the surveillance system server the e mail feature must be set up by the surveillance system administrator before you can use it Ask if in doubt To send a still image as evidence from the Viewer via e mail use the following procedure 1 Select the required camera in the camera layout see Using the Viewer and browse to the image you want to send via e mail 2 Click the Send E mail Report icon w This will open the E mail Report control panel Mem el 3 Type the e mail address of the recipient If sending to several recipients separate e mail addresses with a semicolon example aa aa aa bb bb bb 4 Type a subject text for the e mail 5 Verify that the Image field lists the camera you require 6 Type a message typically a description of the recorded incident 7 Click the Send button Store and Recall Views You are able to s
4. Browse to the required stop time of the export and click the Stop Time section s Set button 5 Select required Export Format click the Next button and follow one of the procedures described in the following Note that procedures vary depending on the selected export format Export format AVI file a Select required Export Path if you keep the default setting the files will be exported to an Exported Images folder on your desktop b Select required frame rate Full will export all images to the AVI file Half will reduce the size of the AVI file by only exporting every second image yet still play back in real time speed C Select whether timestamps from the surveillance system should be added to the AVI file d In the Codec list select the video codec compression decompression technology you want to use for generating the AVI file The Codec list only lists codecs supporting the resolution of the camera Gri If available the codecs Indeo Video 5 10 or Microsoft Video 1 are recommended Ne Savaliance Systems Inc 322 Route 58 Sue 303 Sur NY 10901 Tel BIS SES BOD Fax B45 SOS W7IT www ones co iogonssicom page 13 pono e Click the Next button to start the export Export format Database files available when the Viewer is used in connection with selected surveillance systems only a Select required Export Path if you keep the default setting the database files will be exported to an Exported Images
5. interlaced you are able to de interlace the image by viewing only odd or even lines in the image Ne Sarvaliance Systems nc 322 Route 58 Sus 303 Suffern NY 10901 Yl B4S 300 0400 Fax 845 367 ATT warn ones coe iogonssicom page 11 ones Zoom Controls With the zoom controls you are able to view areas of the selected image in greater magnification Use the large zoom in and zoom out buttons to find the required zoom level When you have zoomed in on an area of an image you are able to move around within the zoomed image by clicking the arrow buttons To quickly return to normal view of the selected image i e without zoom click the H i e home button Grip To move around within the zoomed image you may also simply click and drag inside the image Smoothening and Scaling To digitally smoothen images from the camera select the Smooth Images check box To display images from the selected camera in the resolution they were originally recorded in select the Scale 1 1 check box If images are larger than the resolution available in the camera layout s camera position they will be reduced in size to fit the camera position The correct aspect ratio i e height width relationship will be maintained when reducing size this way g Sending and Exporting Evidence With the Viewer you have several options for generating video and audio evidence You are able to Send evidence via e mail only available
6. their respective owners On Net Surveillance Systems Inc reserves the right to change product specifications without prior notice Ne Sarvaliance Systems Inc 32 Route 20 Sake 203 Suffern NY 10901 Tel BaS 200 040 Pak 845 368 ATE We ones con InoQonsiicom page i pones Using the Viewer The Viewer is a standalone application which lets you browse and play back video recordings The Viewer alsa lets you print still images send still images via e mail and export entire video and audio sequences in a variety of formats The Viewer can be accessed in two ways Ifyou work on the surveillance system server You access the Viewer from Windows Start menu Select Start gt All Programs gt NetDVMS gt Viewer If you have received video evidence material from a surveillance system This is typically the case if you are a police officer and internal or external investigator or similar When surveillance system operators export video evidence they are able to include the Viewer with the exported evidence This is a great advantage for the recipient of the exported evidence since no installation is required in order to use the Viewer for browsing exported evidence If you receive the video evidence on for example a CD the Viewer will typically start automatically when you insert the CD on your computer froma single Viewer can display video from eam aneously Note that content of vary depending o
7. agging inside the image Normally the areas you select by dragging inside the image are included in the search However when you are looking through the smart search results you may want to be able to quickly exclude some areas When this is the case select the Deselect check box Now areas you select in the image will be excluded from the smart search Image Overlay Select check box to display the blue image overlay grid indicating areas excluded from the search Motion in Image Select check box to highlight found motion in images Digital Image Control and Optimization With the Viewer s Image Controls control panel you are able to adjust the image selected in the camera layout The Image Controls control panel also lets you view areas of the selected image in greater magnification To access the Image Controls control panel click the Image Controls icon in the toolbar JE smi EE o E ERIT imm cca De interlacing Interlacing is a method determining how an image is refreshed when shown on a screen With interlacing the image is refreshed by first scanning every other line in the image then scanning every opposite line and so forth This allows for a faster refresh rate because less information must be processed during each scan However in some situations interlacing may cause flickering or the changes in only half of the image s lines for each scan may be noticeable If images from the selected camera are
8. ave particular configurations of the Viewer s camera layout as so called views and switch between them using the Views menu in the Viewer s menu bar For example you may store one view displaying video from 16 cameras and another view displaying video from eight other cameras Storing a View To store your current camera layout as a view do the following 1 in the Viewer s menu bar select the Views menu 2 In the Views menu select the Add to Views command This will open the Name of View window Onc Net Suvslancs Systems nc 772 Route 59 Sue 303 Suffern NY IONUI Tel 845 385 6400 Fax 845 388 8711 www ones con inogonssicom page 15 p 9n55 3 In the Name of View window specify a descriptive name for the view and click OK 4 The view will now be selectable in the Views menu If storing several different configurations of the camera layout as views you will thus be able to switch between them using the Views menu e Recal g a View To recall a stored view simply select the required view in the Views menu Editing or Deleting a Stored View To edit or delete stored views select Organize Views in the Views menu This will open the Views control panel in which you are able to rename views change the sequence in which stored views appear in the menu and delete views View Archived Recordings igs is primarily of interest when the Viewer is used on the surveillance system server Even wh
9. en the Viewer is used on the surveillance system server certain archive viewing options are only available when the Viewer is used with particular surveillance systems Viewing Recordings from Archives Stored Locally or on Network Drives For archived recordings stored locally or on network drives you simply use the Viewer s browsing features for example the timeline browser or the playback controls for finding and viewing the required recordings just like you would with recordings stored in a camera s regular database Viewing Recordings from Exported Archives For exported archives e g archives stored on a CD you click the browse button in the Viewer s Database Information control panel to browse for the archive you want to view Once you have specified the required archive this way you can use all of the Viewer s browsing features for navigating the recordings in the archive PNE Savaliance Spams nc 227 Route 59 Sake 303 Suffern NY 10901 Tel BIT SED BO0 Fax 845 389 8711 ww ones co iogonssicom page 15
10. es all images will be analyzed If you select e g Image every 10 seconds only one image per ten seconds of recordings will be analyzed Selecting a long interval will greatly reduce the time required to complete the search However with a long interval the search may not find motion sequences that are shorter than the specified interval 7 in the Boundary Start and Boundary Stop sections specify the period of time to be covered by the search Note that the smart search is always carried out from the time of the image you are viewing and forwards or backwards in time The information you specify in the Boundary Start and Boundary Stop sections is only used to Ne Seven Systems YC 222 Route 58 Sue 303 Sur NY 10901 Tel BAS 385 6400 Fax 845 389 ATT ww ones con inogonssicom page 10 aono limit the search 8 Click the Next move forward in time or Previous move back in time buttons to search through images in which motion has been detected in the selected areas within the specified period of time Each image in which mation has been detected will be displayed in the camera layout The Smart Search control panel will show corresponding time information ad Taa imap ma e er Domi F mnome nie z For each image found you have the following options in the Smart Search control panel Deselect Even while viewing images in which motion has been found you are able to adjust the area covered by smart search by dr
11. folder on your desktop b Select whether the Viewer program files should be included in the export If you include the Viewer in the export the exported databases can be viewed on any PC C Click Next Fill in the Operator and Operator s Note fields d Click Next and select whether to encrypt and or compress the exported databases If you select encryption specify a password for decrypting the exported databases and remember to send the password to the recipient separately e Click the Next button to start the export rip it you included the Viewer application in your export copying all exported files to the root of a CD or DVD will start the CD DVD automatically when the recipient inserts it Export format J PG WAV files a Select required Export Path if you keep the default setting the files will be exported to an Exported Images folder on your desktop b Select whether timestamps from the surveillance system should be added to the exported J PGs C Click Next to start the export How to Print Evidence To print a still image as evidence from the Viewer use the following procedure 1 Select the required camera in the camera layout see Using the Viewer and browse to the image you want to print 2 Clickthe Print icon B This will open the Print control panel 3 Fill in the Operator s Note Company and Operator fields 4 Click the Print button to print the evidence on your default Windows printer
12. if the Viewer is used on the surveillance system server not when the Viewer is used with exported video evidence Export entire video and audio sequences in different formats Ne Savaliance Systems ine 227 Route 59 Sake 303 Suffern NY 10901 Tel BIS IED BOU Fax 845 36 ATT waru ones con inogonssicom page 12 How To lt HONSS Export Video and Audio Evidence You are able to export entire video and audio sequences in different formats AVI file movie clip Database files you can include the Viewer itself in the export so others can easily view the database files This option is available when the Viewer is used in connection with selected surveillance systems only e JPG WAV files image audio clip rri Even if you are using the Viewer for viewing exported video evidence you are able to further export sequences from the Viewer To export sequences from the Viewer use the following procedure 1 Click the Export icon amp This will open the Export control panel oa Pe eS lm a es a 2 In the Export control panel s Video Feed and Audio Feed lists select the camera and if required audio source you want to export rip with the options Current Video Feed s and Current Audio Feed s you can batch export all cameras and microphones in your current camera layout 3 Browse to the required start time for the export and click the Start Time section s Set button 4
13. izontal lines is a magnification of the 30 seconds preceding and following the point in time from which recordings are being displayed in the camera layout Browsing is fast when clicking outside the magnification area and slow when clicking inside the magnification area You are able to specify which time span 1 hour 2 hours or 12 hours should be used in the timeline and whether the newest recordings should be indicated at the top or at the bottom of the timeline You specify this in the Settings control panel rip Use 1 hour or 2 hour time spans for the best possible overview of recordings Gh War Survellance Systems Inc 222 Route 59 Sulle 303 SUE NY 10901 Tel B45 365 6400 Fav B45 380 8711 Www onssicom ifoQonsii com page 7 pones Browsing Recordings with the Playback Controls The Viewer s playback controls are used for browsing and playing recordings just like on a video recorder FEET nmi Le g Playback control cick M or P browse to the oldest or the most recent recordings trom the selected camera Click or to browse to the previous or next motion sequence from the selected camera Click or P to browse to the previous or next image from the selected camera use EE start md stop playback when playbock is started all cameras in the camera layout wil play back recordings Use Sw F to control the playback speed When the slider is in its middle position playback is real ti
14. m which you are able to specify settings for the NetTransact add on product for handling loss prevention through video evidence combined with time linked POS or ATM transaction data For more information about using NetTransact in connection with the Viewer see the separate NetTransact documentation Help Lets you view the built in help system Alternatively press your keyboard s F1 button to open the help system rM Survellance Systems nc 222 Route 59 Sue 303 Suen NY 10901 Tel B45 360 0400 Far 845 389 8711 Www ones Cum ifogonsi com aged OnSSI IP To The Co Setting Up the Viewer s Camera Layout The camera layout is the area of the Viewer in which you view video The camera layout section may display video from up to 16 different cameras at a time You can configure the camera layout to suit your exact needs First specify the camera layout s grid size i e how many camera positions you want the camera layout to contain then specify which camera to use in each camera position Selecting Grid Size To specify how many camera positions you want in the camera layout do the following 1 Click the Settings icon in the Viewer s toolbar e This will open the Settings control panel 2 in the Settings control panel s Layout list select the required camera layout grid 1x1 2x2 3x3 or 4x4 With a 44 grid you willbe able to display video from 16 cameras simultaneously in the camera layout 3 Assign came
15. me regardless of the recorded frame rates Browsing Recordings with the Motion View Motion view lets you view a graph displaying sequences of recordings from the selected camera The motion levels indicated in the graph can be used as an indication of what has been recorded To use mation view click the Motion View icon in the toolbar to open the Motion View control panel To browse recordings using motion view click inside the graph area and drag sideways to browse recordings Images are updated when you release the mouse button A change in the color of the graph indicates the start of a new motion sequence The black vertical line at the center of the graph indicates the point in time from which recordings are being displayed in the camera layout Ne Suvslancs Systems Inc 32 Route 58 Sue 303 Sur NY 10901 Tel BIS IED B4OU Fax 845 388 8711 Www ones Com ifoQonsii com page OnSSI IP To The Core Browsing Recordings with the Alarm Overview Alarm overview lets you view a list of video sequences with detected motion or events for a selected camera Listed motion sequences or events are clickable allowing you to quickly jump to the time at which motion was detected or an event occurred wnat is an event An event is a predefined incident occurring on the surveillance system Depending on the surveillance system s configuration events may be caused by input from external sensors by detected motion by data
16. n configuration Ne Savaliance Systems ine 227 Route 58 Sus 303 Suffern NY 10901 Tel BIS IES BOD Fax 845 367 ATT Www ones Cwm ifoQonsii com page 3 OnSSI IP To The Co The Viewer s Toolbar The Viewer s toolbar lets you quickly switch between the Viewer s different features Icons in the toolbar serve as shortcuts to the features available from the File and Tools menus in the Viewer s menu bar When you select a feature in the toolbar settings for the feature typically become available in the Viewer s control panel located in the lower part of the window below the camera layout Depending on your rights not all of the following toolbar icons may be available to you P e e E Settings Opens the Viewer s Settings control panel in which you are able to specify settings for the camera layout and specify the time span for use in the Viewer s timeline browser See also Setting Up the Viewer s Camera Layout Single View Switches to a single enlarged view of video from the camera selected in the camera layout You may also simply double click a camera in the camera layout to switch between single view and multi view Multi View Switches to multi view displaying all cameras in the selected camera layout view You may also simply double click a camera in the camera layout to switch between single view and multi view Database Information Opens the Database Information control panel in which you
17. out Gr Surveliance Systems Inc 227 Route 59 Sake 303 Sm NY 10901 T B45 360 0400 Fav B453890 8711 Www ones Com ifoQonsi com page 3 lt B gt Onss Bars Each camera position in the camera layout is identified by a blue bar located in the top of each camera position Camera position enlarged detall shows blue bar When you select a particular camera in the camera layout the bar of the selected camera becomes a lighter blue The bar displays the name of the camera as well as the name of the device to which the camera is connected The device name is displayed first in square brackets followed by the camera name Each bar also features two colored indicators Motion indicator the let indicator red Lights up during periods of motion Online indicator the right indicator green Lights up during periods with recordings Storing and Recalling Views You are able to save particular configurations of the camera layout as so called views and switch between them using the Views menu in the Viewer s menu bar For example you may stare one view displaying video from 16 cameras and another view displaying video from eight other cameras See How to Store and Recall Views Browsing Recordings with the Date amp Time Selector Using the date amp time selector itis possible to jump straight to recordings from a specific point in time eoa s mmm Simply select the required date in the date field and
18. ras to the camera layout s camera positions as described in the following Assigning Cameras Having specified the required grid size for the camera layout assign cameras to the camera layout s camera positions the following way 4 Click the Database Information icon in the Viewer s toolbar Q This will open the Database Information control panel 2 Selecta camera position in the camera layout by clicking the required position 3 In the Database Information control panel s Video Feed select the camera you want to assign to the selected position An image from the selected camera will show up in the selected position unless the selected time happens to be before the first recorded image from the camera Grip The cameras may not all transfer video in a size that exactly matches the size of the camera layout s positions This may result in black bars around video from some cameras when displayed in the camera layout If you want to adjust the video from all cameras to fit the camera layout s camera positions select the Stretch Images To Fit check box in the Settings control panel This may distort some video slightly but will help you avoid any black bars around video 4 Mfrecordings contain audio you may also select an audio source from the Audio Feed list in which case recordings from the selected audio source will be coupled with recordings from the selected camera 5 Repeat for all cameras you want displayed in the camera lay
19. received from other applications or manually through user input Typically most events on the surveillance system are generated automatically for example by input from sensors rather than manually Events are used by the surveillance system for triggering actions For example received input can be defined as an event which in turn triggers an action such as recording on one or more of the surveillance system s cameras To use the alarm overview click the Alarm Overview icon in the toolbar to open the Alarm Overview control panel By default the list shows motion sequences from the most recent database for the selected camera If you want to view a list of sequences from archived databases as well click the Alarm Overview control panel s Get All button The Alarm Overview control panel can also display a list of occurred events To toggle between displaying a list of motion detections and a list of events click the Sequences and Events buttons respectively To view recordings from the time at which motion was detected or an event occurred select the required seguence event in the list When you select a sequence event in the list the camera layout will display video matching the exact time of the motion detection or event Grip To view what took place prior to and after the motion detection or event use the timeline browser or playback controls to browse recordings from around the time of the motion detection or event
20. select the cameras you want displayed in the camera layout See also Setting Up the Viewer s Camera Layout Motion View Opens the Motion View control panel in which you are able to view a graph displaying video sequences with motion The graph is draggable allowing you to browse the sequences Alarm Overview Opens the Alarm Overview contral panel which you are able to view a list of detected motion and events By clicking motion detections or events in the list you are able to browse recordings from around the time at which the motion or events occurred Image Controls Opens the Image Controls control panel in which you have access to digital zoom and interlacing settings Export Opens the Export control panel with which you are able to export entire video and if applicable audio sequences in different formats Print Opens the Print control panel from which you are able to print still images from the camera selected in the camera layout Smart Search Only available when the Viewer is used with certain surveillance systems Opens the Smart Search control panel in which you are able to search for mation in one or more selected areas of the view from a particular camera Send E mail Report Opens the Send E mail Report control panel from which you are able to send evidence via e mail NetTransact Only available when the Viewer is used with certain surveillance systems Opens the NetTransact control panel fro
21. the required time in the time field Grip You are able to overwrite the fields date and time values rip Having used the date amp time selector to jump to recordings from a specific point in time you are able to use e g the timeline browser or the playback controls to browse through recordings from around the specified point in time Ne Savaiiance Systems nc 32 Route 58 Sue 303 Sur NY 10901 Tel B4S 300 0400 Fax 845 36 ATT Www ones Cum ifoQonsii com page lt OnSs Browsing Recordings with the Timeline Browser The timeline browser displays an overview of periods with recordings from all cameras displayed in your current camera layout The number of timelines displayed in the timeline browser thus reflects the number of cameras displayed in the camera layout you are viewing The timeline of the camera selected in the camera layout is highlighted To browse recordings using the timeline browser click inside the timeline browser and move your mouse up or down without releasing the mouse button The timeline browser uses the following colors Red 9 Recordings with motion Green e Recordings without motion Black e Periods without recordings Yellow 7 Periods with audio recordings if applicable The timeline browser s white horizontal line indicates the point in time from which recordings are being displayed in the camera layout The area between the timeline browser s two blue hor
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