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1. ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual 5 To adjust the marked area you can drag the highlighted area to keep its original shape or right click on the area select remove and re draw For polygons you may toggle the endpoints of the lines that make up the sides of your polygon 6 If you would like to record all moving objects on your camera view while running the analysis mark the box for Record Moving Object 7 Click Start Smart Search to start running your analysis he New Analysis Optional Missing Object Algorithm Property Settings Property Description Default Enables Missing Object algorithm Disabled Threshold Determines the maximum amount of time in seconds that an object can be missing without triggering an event Unattended Object As important as it is to make sure that no object goes missing it is also important to make sure that no uninvited object appears for it could cause unwanted surprises To tackle these surprises ACTi Smart Search Tool provides an Unattended Object algorithm to keep track of new objects that appear in a designated area Note that the areas marked for Unattended Object algorithm will be highlighted in green To set up your Unattended Object algorithm follow the steps below 1 On the Smart Search tab of your New Analysis Window select the Unattended Object button a 2 Under the UnattendedObjectProperties that2. gt ACTi clo Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Table of Contents 1 About This Manual 2 Conventions Used in This Manual ccccecceceeceeceeeeceseeseeeeeeeeeees 2 2 Legal Notice 5 Disclaimer nannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn 5 ROD ONI orase eure sie aE EE ai 5 Modem S aa EA A E ET 5 3 Introduction 6 Product Overview sssannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn mnnn 6 System Architecture sannannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ennn nenne 6 PC Hardware Requirements ccccsssccssssecceeeescesseeceenseesenseeseens 7 4 Installation 8 BF CUCU S SS ag saat aa e AS eases 8 Installing the Program scsatcccscsrcstescuessnniccetdiwacedeceesssiebssanenssesdsssuercacoie 8 5 Setup Analysis Rules 12 Add Video SOUTCe asasnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn 13 Add Channels itevecvcsunndsnaneniauaiansndedienntuctaaiineniesoiuninetihacicnmnieondenies 15 Create an Analysis Rule asssnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn mnnn 17 Accessing New Analysis WindOW cccseseeeeseeeeseeeeeseeeeesaees 17 Live View Analysis 17 Playback Analysis 18 New Analysis Window UI Introduction 20 Background Properties Setting Attributes 20 pio n A E ee ated A T A EA ATIE A 21 3 www acti com ACTI pe Connecting Vision A ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual E
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4. and select Live nvr3 172 16 26 73 172 16 22 135 L Ye F j G Search Analysis Results Playback Show Algorithm Regions Highlight Moving Objects v Auto reconnect Reconnect Remove 2 Inthe new pop up window that appears input a name for your Analysis Rule and click OK Input Analysis Name oa 17 4 ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual 3 A New Analysis Window will appear and you are now ready to set up your Analysis Rules es New Analy n s Smart Search Counting Display All Algorithm Regions A O ii a Tripwire erea M Ba Tamper Tripwire Properties Enable Record Moving Object Start Smart Search Reset Background Properties Playback Analysis To access the function to create a new analysis rule for non live video footage that already exists for the selected channel follow the steps below 1 Right click on the channel window of your video click on Create Analysis and select Live nvr3 172 16 26 73 172 16 22 135 ae Create Analysis Playback Search Analysis Results Show Algorithm Regions Highlight Moving Objects v Auto reconnect Reconnect Remove 2 Inthe new pop up window that appears input a name for your Analysis Rule and click OK Input Analysis Name a a E a gt ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User
5. appears on your screen adjust the ACTI gt Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual property settings to configure your Unattended Object algorithm Make sure to mark the box for Enable to allow for the algorithm to work 3 Move your cursor over to the area showing video stream at which point it will appear as a drawing pen To draw the rectangle that will mark the area for detection click and drag your cursor to draw a green rectangle 4 Ifthe area you want to mark does not fit to the form of a rectangle you may also choose to draw a polygon by selecting the icon on the upper right corner of your Live View Display area To draw the lines for the sides of your polygon click your cursor to mark the endpoints of each line Double click on the final endpoint of the final line to confirm and highlight the polygon in green as shown in the illustration below Make sure your lines connect a minimum of 3 lines to form a closed shape 5 To adjust the marked area you can drag the highlighted area to keep its original shape or right click on the area select remove and re draw For polygons you may toggle the endpoints of the lines that make up the sides of your polygon 6 If you would like to record all moving objects on your camera view while running the analysis mark the box for Record Moving Object 7 Click Start Smart Search to start running your analysis 2 D4 ACT
6. height 1 60 pixels of the Object Size Reference Frame found in the bottom left corner of the Live View Display used for the calculation of 1 object The smaller the object appears on the video stream the farther away the device is the smaller the value should be Object Depending on the distance between your camera device and Width the ground the perceived size of objects passing by will change For ex the farther the device is the smaller objects will appear Object Width allows the user to determine the width 1 80 pixels of the Object Size Reference Frame found in the bottom left corner of the Live View Display used for the calculation of 1 object The smaller the object appears on the video stream the farther away the device is the smaller the value should be Record Set the interval at which the values for the objects counted Duration going in and out will be updated on the Counting Report An in minutes interval of 1 minute will be updated more regularly than an interval of 10 minutes People Count In certain locations and scenarios like at the entrance of a shop or a restricted area it can be helpful to know how many people have entered or exited the area ACTi Smart Search Tool 2 offers an algorithm for these scenarios called People Count Note that if an Analysis Rule uses the People Count algorithm it cannot contain other algorithms Note that the line drawn for People Count algorithm will be ora
7. if you perform this action e To renew the connection to a device in right click on the channel and select Reconnect Note that if you have an analysis running you must stop the analysis to perform this action e If you want the program to automatically reconnect when it detects that it has been disconnected from the device keep the box for auto reconnect marked nw13 172 16 26 73 172 16 22 135 LAOS ga Create Analysis Search Analysis Results Show Algorithm Regions Highlight Moving Objects ka h ee E gt ents BA 1 Nay 7 5 5 Auto reconnect Reconnect Remove alt we w e gt ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Create an Analysis Rule Now that you able to see your camera s video feeds you are ready to create some analysis rules for your camera views Note that analyses can only be performed when the device has been dragged into a channel window The maximum amount of analyses rules that can be simultaneously performed on a channel is 4 while the maximum number of channels that can perform analyses simultaneously is 9 Please note smoothness of performance may depend on your computer s hardware capacity Accessing New Analysis Window Live View Analysis To access the function to create a new analysis rule for a live view follow the steps below 1 Right click on the channel window of your video click on Create Analysis
8. of digital eyes that can know when your object goes missing ACTi Smart Search Tool provides an algorithm called Missing Object that can detect when an object goes missing ina designated area Note that the areas marked for Missing Object algorithm will be highlighted in light blue To set up your Missing Object algorithm follow the steps below 1 On the Smart Search tab of your New Analysis Window select the Missing Object button 1 3 2 Under the MissingObjectProperties that appears on your screen adjust the property settings to configure your Missing Object algorithm Make sure to mark the box for Enable to allow for the algorithm to work 3 Move your cursor over to the area showing video stream at which point it will appear as a drawing pen To draw the rectangle that will mark the area for detection click and drag your cursor to draw a light blue rectangle 4 Ifthe area you want to mark does not fit to the form of a rectangle you may also choose to draw a polygon by selecting the icon on the upper right corner of your Live View Display area To draw the lines for the sides of your polygon click your cursor to mark the endpoints of each line Double click on the final endpoint of the final line to confirm and highlight the polygon in light blue as shown in the illustration below Make sure your lines connect a minimum of 3 lines to form a closed shape 2 gt ACTi go Connecting Vision
9. s Manual 3 A New Analysis Window will appear in which you can select the time interval you wish to analyze To set your time interval follow the steps below 1 Set the beginning of the interval by right clicking on any location on the Time Bar and selecting Set as Begin 2 Set the end of the interval by right clicking on any location on the time bar and selecting Set as End sam 03 12 2014 17 16 39 3 The selected area should appear highlighted in green To clear or edit your selection right click and select Clear to set a new time interval Set as Begin Set as End 03 12 2014 17 17 3 1o ACTi Connecting Vision bis ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual New Analysis Window UI Introduction fea New Analysis aes Reset Background Properties Setting E meg i ie e Analysis Selection and Settings Provides for selection of algorithm and adjustment for each algorithm s unique properties Record Moving Objects Provides one stop configuration to record the movement of all moving objects This setting is shared and applies to all algorithms in a single analysis rule e Background Properties Setting Provides one stop configuration for minimum object size to be used for all algorithms This setting is shared and applies to all algorithms ina
10. single analysis rule e Live View Display Provides live camera view of the selected video source e Time Bar Shows the time at which the video in Live View Display is taking place as determined by user s PC Background Properties Setting Attributes Property Description Default Minimum Height Depending on the distance between your camera 12 device and the ground the perceived size of objects will change For example the farther the device is the smaller the object will appear MinHeight allows the user to determine the minimum height 1 60 pixels of the Object Size Reference Frame found in the bottom left corner of the Live View Display used for the calculation of an object Any moving object whose height is smaller than this value will be treated as non relevant 20 9g ACTI gt Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Minimum Width Depending on the distance between your camera device and the ground the perceived size of objects will change For example the farther the device is the smaller the object will appear MinWidth allows the user to determine the minimum width 1 80 pixels of the Object Size Reference Frame found in the bottom left corner of the Live View Display used for the calculation of an object Any moving object whose width is smaller than this value will be treated as non relevant Tripwire In certain scenarios you might want to know when people enter
11. sure the camera from which you are obtaining the video has a frontal view of the scene of interest If you have set up more than 1 algorithm in the same analysis check the Show All box on the upper left hand corner of the Live View Display to see all marked regions at once Important Notice The precision of your video analysis depends on the video quality and may be affected by the characteristics of objects in the video stream To obtain the best results test your analysis rules and optimize your settings 32 ACTi Connecting Vision bis ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Stop Cancel an Analysis Rule If you are only running your Analysis Rule s for a specific time period or you wish to stop running the Analysis Rule s at any point you can do so by using the Stop Analysis function To access this function simply right click on the channel that you wish to stop the analysis and select Stop Analysis nvr3 172 16 26 73 172 16 22 135 Result and Report E Show Algorithm Regions E Show Moving Objects V auto reconnect Reconnect Remove Important Notice All analyses will stop running if the ACTi Smart Search Tool window is closed To continue running an analysis the settings will have to be re configured in a new Analysis Rule 33 ACTI gt Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Live Monitoring Once you have added your video s
12. your cursor to mark the endpoints of each line Double click on the final endpoint of the final line to confirm and highlight the polygon in yellow as shown in the illustration below Make sure your lines connect a minimum of 3 lines to form a closed shape 2 D4 ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual 5 To adjust the marked area you can drag the highlighted area to keep its original shape or right click on the area select remove and re draw For polygons you may toggle the endpoints of the lines that make up the sides of your polygon 6 If you would like to record all moving objects on your camera view while running the analysis mark the box for Record Moving Object 7 Click Start Smart Search to start running your analysis ramy Smart Search E Counting Show All on ys a a OTe a Seret Tripwire Enter Area f Missing Unattended Object Object amper Optional OCEN e v Background Properties Enter Area Algorithm Property Settings Property Description Default Enables Enter Area algorithm Disabled Determines the maximum amount of time in seconds that a person can remain in an area without triggering an event 23 Threshold ACTI go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Missing Object When you are providing security for a valuable object it can be helpful to have a pair
13. 87 KB IVSSDK dll Pin to Taskbar tation extens 26 KB IvsSdkSharp dll Pin to Start Menu tation extens 66 KB v Restore previous versions Send to gt i Compressed zipped folder Copy Documents Create shortcut ond colores ce Delete _J Mail recipient Rename B skype lt i DVD RW Drive E I V lt gt ACT Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Setup Analysis Rules In order to be able to analyze a video stream two basic components are needed Video Sources and Analysis Rules This chapter will guide you through everything you need to know in order to have a video source set up analysis rules and apply them to your video When you open your ACTi Smart Search Tool you will see the following display Language Selector Layout Selection Bar fis bvsSmartSearch channel _ Osource List Window video Analysis Window 1 Source List Window All of your video sources are shown here and can be managed from here 2 Video Analysis Window This area can display your camera views It can be composed of 1 or more channels 3 Channel Each channel displays a camera view 4 Language Selector Select the display language 5 Layout Selection Bar Choose from 3 layout styles or expand to full screen 2 ACTi Connecting Vision bis ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Add Video Source Now that you have your
14. ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Version 2 01 01 2014 03 12 D4 ACTi gt Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual About This Manual Conventions Used in This Manual The following are typographic conventions used in this manual Bold Bold typeface is used for a keyword major functions of ACTi Smart Search Tool or a title of a section column ialic Italic typeface is used for a filename or location path Underlined Underlined typeface is used for a document name or hyperlink Bold Bold interface enclosed in double quotation marks indicates the name of a button a menu or a choice item Some notices are placed within the following boxes each type of the box indicates different purposes or levels of importance for system Important Notice The content within this box is an important notice This notice is important for you to get certain functions to work properly or to prevent from certain potential problems that may damage your system Make sure you read this notice and follow the instructions The content within this box is a note A note is some necessary information you need to know about the action you are currently taking like what will happen after you follow or don t follow certain procedure The content within this box is a tip A tip gives you an alternative method to easily or quickly achieve an objective usually for specific conditions 2 www acti com
15. ACTi Smart Search Tool open you are ready to add some video sources so that they can be analyzed Before adding a video source make sure you have a working NVR Server and confirm its following properties 1 IP Address 2 HTTP Port 3 Account Name and 4 Password To add a video source follow these steps 1 Right click on the Source List Window and select Add New NVR 2 After selecting Add New NVR a popup window will appear as shown below 12 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Fill in the 4 marked fields that are required to communicate with the NVR Server IP Address HTTP Port Account Name and Password If your NVR server is installed on the same device as your ACTi Smart Search Tool you can keep the default localhost that has been filled in for the IP Address field or use the IP address 127 0 0 1 3 Click Add a Add Video Source ae NVR Camera IP localhost Http Port a0 S Account admin vA Password seceee e To Remove an NVR server from the Video Source List right click on the server s IP and select Remove m SS Qu Refresh Once an NVR Server is added to the Video Source List all devices that are on the NVR Server will be added to the Video Source List Please make sure the camera view you want to analyze has already been added to
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17. a certain restricted area or when people pass beyond a certain point that you may deem them suspicious To take care of this ACTi Smart Search Tool provides a Tripwire algorithm which can provide you with the ability to draw a virtual line on any part of your camera view and keep an eye anyone in your camera view that crosses or touches that line Not that the lines marked for Tripwire algorithm will be shown in blue To set up your Tripwire algorithm follow the steps below 1 On the Smart Search tab of your New Analysis Window select the Tripwire button R 2 Under the Tripwire Properties that appears on your screen check the box for Enable to allow for the Tripwire algorithm to work 3 Move your cursor over to the area showing video stream Once over the area your cursor will appear as a drawing pen Draw the blue line that will be used to detect suspicious activity by dragging your cursor from a starting point to an end point 4 To re draw the line right click on the line and select remove to remove the existing line and re draw 5 If you would like to record all moving objects on your camera view while running the analysis mark the box for Record Moving Object 6 Click Start Smart Search to start running your analysis 2 gt ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual _ ir Wl New Analysis a Smart Search ff Counting Display All Algorithm Regio
18. as a C Drive 3 Ensure that you have enough storage space on your computer to save video recordings of captured events Installing the Program The program installation can be simple and intuitive by following the installation wizard s instructions The program can be used right after installation is completed without the need to restart the computer To install the software follow the steps below 1 Find the SmartSearchTool_v2 01 01 zip compressed file that you downloaded and extract it 2 Execute the install shield application 3 If prompted by the InstallShield Wizard to install Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 or Microsoft Visual C 2010 SP 1 Redistributable Package follow the on screen instructions to do so as they are crucial for the proper functioning of the program IvsSmartSearchV2 InstallShield Wizard 4 IvsSmartSearchV2 requires the following items to be installed on your computer Click Install to begin installing these requirements Status Requirement Pending Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 Pending Microsoft Visual C 2010 SP 1 Redistributable Package Cancel 8 www acti com ACTi Connecting Vision bis ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual NET Framework 4 5 Setup I Please accept the license terms to continue Microsofts Installation Is Complete MICROSOFT SOFTWARE SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS ia i NET Framework 4 5 has been installed Lg Microsoft NE
19. eillance network into a smart detection system This software uses advanced image processing algorithms to recognize everyday objects It is also able to track the movements of these objects and determine whether the movements are suspicious based on user defined rules Once a suspicious activity is detected users can also watch and export these events to use as future reference or evidence if needed System Architecture The service architecture is described in the following figure Please note that the architecture may change to fit different applications Scenario A A ee E Software gt NVR Server i ACTi Smart General Search Tool User 7 Standalone NVR Server Scenario B 1 i Software NVR Server General with ACTI Smart User Search Tool installed 6 www acti com bia Act ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual PC Hardware Requirements The performance of live display quality is largely determined by the computer hardware capability and the number of live channels The table below provides basic guidelines for selecting proper hardware for the computer that installs ACTi Smart Search Tool CPU Intel Core 2 Quad 2 4 GHz Intel Core i5 2 4 GHz RAM 4GB Operation System Windows 7 Windows 8 Screen Resolution 800x600 Network Ethernet 1000 Base T Please use 64 bit system if your computer has more than 4GB RAM Windows operating system has limits on memory and address space regardless of the real o
20. ese events the next logical step would be to look at what events have been captured To browse the events that have been captured based on the rules defined by the user you can use the Results and Report function of ACTi Smart Search Tool To access this function right click on the area of the Video Analysis Window that is running the analysis rule for which you would like to see the results for and select Result and 39 Report WB 172162673 1721622135 172162610 VA ae Dr Ni ee n BETES X n ME r 17216269 A ERa 4 ban ret pe hehe ier i P ge Y 17216268 ee HE a r Wh A 192 168 0 4 192 168 0108 1721626103 A new Analysis Results Window that contains the events captured as a result of the analysis rules will open Note that the Analysis Result Snapshots that are shown are the 1 frame of the event that has been captured If you do not find an event that you are looking for or if you wish to see more events use the Scroll Bar on the right navigate the list of snapshots hes Anais bendt EO NVR 172 16 26 73 Smart Search Res Counting Report lt s 1721622135 5 Tripwite Anabysi O Analysis Scroll Bar Result Filter Analysis Result Snapshots www acti com gt 44 ACTi gt Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Search Results by Filters To narrow down the search results that are shown
21. eves 43 Delete an Analysis Rule ccccccsssseessesseeesneeseenseeeeaseessenseenenseeees 44 4 www acti com D4 ACTi gt Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Legal Notice Disclaimer The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes ACTi Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages arising from the furnishing performance or use of this manual The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The English version of this document is the official one for all purpose All the translated versions are provided as a convenience Any discrepancies or differences created in the translations of any other languages are not legally binding Copyright Copyright 2014 ACTi Corporation All Rights Reserved Trademarks 94 ACTi ACTi Connecting Vision and its logo gt Connecting Vision FE registered trademarks of ACTi Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other product or company names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners 5 www acti com D4 ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Introduction Product Overview ACTi Smart Search Tool is a video analytics software tool designed to help you transform your video surv
22. howing video stream Once over the area your cursor will appear as a drawing pen Draw the pink reference line that will be used to count the objects that cross over this line by dragging your cursor from a starting point to an end point 4 Once completed you will see the line and the labels that will be used to show the number of objects entering In and exiting Out the scene To re draw the line or reverse the locations for In and Out simply right click the line and select reverse or remove 5 Click Start Counting to start running your analysis Ol gt k People Count 2 Object Count Properties Enable Object Height Object Width Record Duration E Reverse C E s Remove 5 Reset Background Properties 02 11 2014 15 49 15 02 11 2014 15 49 25 Important Notice For the Object Count algorithm to work properly make sure the camera from which you are obtaining the video is located above the scene of interest Object Count Analysis Property Settings Description Default Enables People Counting algorithm Disabled Depending on the distance between your camera device and the ground the perceived size of objects passing by will Property Enable change For example the farther the device is the smaller 2o D4 ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual objects will appear Object Height allows the user to determine the
23. i go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Show All O Optional OCH d Propertes Unattended Object Algorithm Property Settings Property Description Default Enable Enables Unattended Object algorithm Disabled Threshold Determines the maximum amount of time in seconds that an object can be unattended without triggering an event A camera that has been tampered with is not able to serve its purpose To avoid this ACTi Tamper Smart Search Tool offers an algorithm to detect whether any form of tampering has been done to a camera device whether it be in the form of redirecting the angle of the device de focusing the device covering or spray painting the device To set up your tampering algorithm follow the steps below 1 On the Smart Search tab of your New Analysis Window select the Tamper button 2 Under the Tamper Properties that appears on your screen adjust the property settings to configure your Tamper algorithm Make sure you check the box for Enable to allow for the Tamper algorithm to work 3 If you would like to record all moving objects on your camera view while running the analysis mark the box for Record Moving Object 4 Click Start Smart Search to start running your analysis 7 gt ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual ounting F Show All Tr
24. in the Analysis Result Snapshots area you can use the options presented in the Analysis Result Filter area to filter by Time Period Algorithm and Color Note that these filters are used in conjunction with each other Bs Araby Reastt e is z NVR 172 16 26 73 a 1721622135 Tripwire Analysis Forb 2014 02 12 00 00 00 y 2014 02 13 00 00 00 z Time Period Smart Search Results by Time Period If the events or results you wish to see are from a specific time period you can set this time period by adjusting the Time Period setting in the Analysis Result Filter area 1 Select the date and time for the beginning of the time period 2 Select the date and time for the end of the time period 3 Click k nalyzr Result NVR 172 16 26 73 Smart Search Result Counting Report 172 16 22 135 moaia 7 Tripwire Analysis Forb 9 203 021 Ou 4 0 Bs EER ay ss S of l La j Le we j LS 4 b 4 Feteuary 2014 b We Th F Se February 2013 Su Me Te We Th Fr S Su Me Te 6 9g ACTi gt Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Smart Search Results by Algorithm Rules If the events or results you wish to see are from a specific algorithm you can choose to see only one or a specific set of algorithms by adjusting the Algorithm settings in the Analysis Result Filter area By default algori
25. ipwire EnterArea Missing Unattended Object Object oT Tamper Tamper Properties Enable Sensitivity 3 Pecora Moving Object Optional v Background Properties 02 11 2014 18 18 54 02 11 2014 18 19 04 Tamper Analysis Property Settings Property Description Default Enable Enables Tamper algorithm Disabled Sensitivity Determines how sensitive the camera reacts to the tampering 50 The higher the sensitivity level is the less tampering will trigger the algorithm but may give false alarms Object Count In certain locations and scenarios you may want to know how many or if any objects have entered or exited an area ACTi Smart Search Tool 2 offers an algorithm for these scenarios called Object Count Note that if an Analysis Rule uses the Object Count algorithm it cannot contain other algorithms Note that the line drawn for Object Count algorithm will be pink To set up your Object Counting algorithm follow the steps below 1 On the Counting tab of your New Analysis Window select the Object Count button gt 2 Under the Object Count Properties that appear on your screen adjust the property settings to configure your Object Counting algorithm Make sure the Enable property is checked to draw the user defined reference line 2 ACTI gt Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual 3 Move your cursor over to the area s
26. nge To set up your People Count algorithm follow the steps below 1 On the Counting tab of your New Analysis Window select the People Count button K l 2 Under the People Count Properties that appear on your screen adjust the property settings to configure your People Counting algorithm Make sure the Enable property is checked to draw the user defined reference line 3 Move your cursor over to the area showing video stream Once over the area your cursor will appear as a drawing pen Draw the orange reference line that will be used to count the people that cross over this line by dragging your cursor from a starting point to an end point 4 Once completed you will see the line and the labels that will be used to show the number of people entering In and exiting Out the scene To re draw the line or 30 ACTi Connecting Vision bis ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual reverse the locations for In and Out simply right click the line and select reverse or remove 5 Click Start Counting to start running your analysis 3 New Analysis Smart Search Counting Fp 2 acc Barons E Display All Algorithm Regions People Height Record Duration Enable enable people count OC 03 12 2014 19 16 24 03 12 2014 19 17 24 People Count Analysis Property Settings Property Description Default Enable Enables People Counting algori
27. ns Ole 2 a Tripwire Enter Area Missing Unattended Object Object 7 ij id y Tamper 4 o Optional 2 Optional O EA v Background Properties Enter Area As important as it is for a surveillance system to record the details of an event it is equally important to detect suspicious activities and prevent the possibility of an unwanted event ACTi Smart Search Tool provides an Enter Area algorithm to keep track of people that are acting suspiciously by loitering in designated area for too long Note that the areas marked for Enter Area algorithm will be highlighted in yellow To set up your Enter Area algorithm follow the steps below 1 On the Smart Search tab of your New Analysis Window select the Enter Area button O 2 Under the Enter Area Properties that appears on your screen adjust the property settings to configure your Enter Area algorithm Make sure to mark the box for Enable to allow for the algorithm to work 3 Move your cursor over to the area showing video stream at which point it will appear as a drawing pen To draw the rectangle that will mark your forbidden area click and drag your cursor to draw a yellow rectangle 4 Ifthe area you want to mark does not fit to the form of a rectangle you may also choose to draw a polygon by selecting the icon on the upper right corner of your Live View Display area To draw the lines for the sides of your polygon click
28. ources and have your analysis rules set up you are now ready to monitor your video feeds and watch them in action Each channel that is running an analysis will have icons on the upper right corner so that you can know at a quick glance what algorithms are running N Analysis is running Tripwire Analysis Forbidden Area Analysis iat Missing Object Analysis Unattended Object Analysis Tamper Analysis gt Object Count Analysis People Count Analysis Display Detection Indicators To enhance awareness when monitoring your live video feed it may be helpful to have visual cues about the analyses that you are running or objects that are moving on your screen In order to achieve this ACTi Smart Search Tool provides the option to display detection indicators or show the moving objects on the screen To access this function simply right click on a channel and select Show Algorithm Regions to display detection indicators and or select Show Moving Objects to show the moving objects on the camera feed Note that all algorithm regions are marked according to their respective colors nvr3 172 16 26 73 172 16 22 135 nvr3 172 16 26 73 172 16 22 135 Stop Analysis Result and Report V auto reconnect Reconnect www acti com ACT Connecting Vision AV LA ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Analysis Results After setting up your analysis rules and allowing the software to detect th
29. r virtual memory available on a particular computer Take Windows 7 Professional for example the maximum physical memory for a 32 bit X86 system can address is 3 5 GB even though 16 GB of RAM has been installed on this computer Therefore if you consider increasing the computer s multi tasking capability by adding more RAM you will need a 64 bit version of Windows to take advantage of it all Please visit the link below for more memory limitations on various Windows platforms http msdn microsoft com en us library aa366778 28VS 85 29 aspx physical_ memory limi ts windows 7 Besides the limitation mentioned above you may find the usable memory of your computer displayed here gt Computer gt Properties is still less than actual installed memory This is acommon symptoms of all Windows platforms please find explanations and solutions in this Windows official support document http support microsoft com kb 978610 en us and htto windows microsoft com en us windows taking the mystery out of 64 bit windows Please make sure your operation system is fully patched with the latest service packs 7 www acti com ACTI go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Installation Pre requisites Before installing ACTi Smart Search Tool please make sure the pre requisites below are fulfilled 1 Ensure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements 2 Ensure that your computer h
30. rop down menu 2 Click D fel Anari Result NVR 172 16 26 73 s 1721622135 Tripwire Analysis Forb s ACTi Connecting Vision p ria ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual View Multiple Analysis Rule Results Once in the Analysis Results Window you can select to view results for other analysis rules that you may have previously created for the same device In order to view the results of multiple analysis rules in the same device follow these steps 1 On the left hand side of your Analysis Results Window under your selected device check the boxes for the analysis rules that you wish to see the results for 2 Click D E nahsn Mesut NVR 172 16 26 73 73149 g Hover your cursor over a snapshot to gain a quick glance at the algorithm that triggered the event as well as the date and time in which it was captured as determined by your computer Analysis Result Filters by Time Period Algorithm and Color are not applicable to People Count algorithms To see the report for your People Count algorithm select the People Count Report tab 9 gt ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Watch Event Playback Now that you have found the events that fit your analysis rule you can watch the playback of these events To watch these events double click on the single Analysis Result Snapshot tha
31. t hand side of your Analysis Results Window under your selected device check the boxes for the analysis rules that you wish to delete 2 Click 4 NVR 172 16 26 73 172 16 22 135 Current Analysis Previously Created Analysis 1 Previously Created Analysis 2 Previously Created Analysis 3 People Count Analysis Entrance Tripwire Forbsdden Area Analysis 172 16 26 10 Important Notice Once an analysis rule is deleted everything related to it including events and videos captured using the analysis rule will also be deleted 7
32. t you would like to review Anew Player Window will open ready to play your event Please note that for each captured event Smart Search Tool will also provide video footage of moments leading up to the event approximately 22 seconds as well as moments after the event approximately 5 seconds This means that the event that triggered the recording may only appear after the 22 second mark on the Progress Bar les PlayerWindow 2 12 2014 7 48 44 AM File Setting 00 00 00 00 00 34 File Settings Play Pause Progress Bar Time Elapsed Total Time If you cannot see the control buttons located at the bottom of the Player Window hover your cursor over the area it should be located and it will appear 10 gt ACTi gt Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Player Window Control Buttons Button Options Description Allows you to open other files in RAW format File Close Closes the current file that is open After Setting button is clicked the Timestamp checkbox will allow you to decide whether or not to Timestamp show the time and date of the video If selected it will appear on the upper left corner of the Player Window After Setting button is clicked and XML Analysis checkbox is marked you have the option to configure the Smartsearch Properties If selected you can decide where or not to display the detection XML indicators for the algorithms that were used Analysis After Setting b
33. te The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed lysSmartSearch 2 Click Finish to exit the wizard Back Cancel 6 Open the file by clicking on the IVSmartSearchV2 aes shortcut on your desktop If you can t find a shortcut on your desktop create your own shortcut by finding the lvs2 0 file under C Program Files ACTi SmartSearchTool SmartSearchTool right click select Send To and select Desktop create shortcut O a Program Files ACTi SmartSearchTool SmartSearchTool gt Organize v Open Burn New folder A ges cmd a ee ate Date modified Type ne Size BB Desktop Core_Background_4 dll 2 10 2014 5 40 PM Application extens Ip Downloads DxDraw dll 2 10 2014 5 40 PM Application extens E Recent Places FFMCodec dll 2 10 2014 5 40 PM Application extens FisheyeSDK dll 2 10 2014 5 40 PM_ Application extens G Libraries ForbiddenAreaAnalysis dll 2 10 2014 5 40 PM_ Application extens ImageToObjList dll 2 10 2014 5 40 PM Application extens JE Computer meimei 1 329 KB Open 2 _ Ivs2 0 exe config Runas administrator IG File 1 KB ia Network Wvs2 0 pdb E ile 540 KB Ivs2 0 vshost Troubleshoot compatibility tation 23 KB _ Ivs2 0 wshost exe config 7 Zip gt HIG File 1 KB _ Ivs2 0 vshost exe manifest Wa Scan for viruses FEST File 1 KB IVSAnalysisResult dll Pa Move to Quarantine tation extens
34. the NVR Server i gt 44 ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Add Channels In order to see the camera views from the video sources you have added you need to add them to one of the channels in the Video Analysis Window To add channels follow these steps 1 On the Source List Window find the device for which you would like to see the camera view e f you have devices added in your NVR server but cannot see them in your ACTi Smart Search Tool Source List Window click on the triangle icon shown next to your NVR server in the Source List Window to expand the device list or right click on your NVR server IP address and select Refresh C 172 16 26 73 Remove 2 After finding your device you can see the camera views from the device by dragging it to one of the channels in the Video Analysis Window If a new device is dragged to a channel with an existing camera view the existing camera view will be replaced l haSmartSearch C r Languege a4 z 172 16 26 73 sine ae w 622 135 172 16 26 10 17216269 17216268 172 16 26 64 192168 0 44 192168 0 108 172 16 26 103 s D4 ACTi do Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual e To Remove a camera view right click on the channel and select Remove Note that the analysis will stop running
35. the on screen instructions of the InstallShield Wizard IvsSmartSearchV2 InstallShield Wizard X Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for lysSmartSearch 2 The InstallShield Wizard will install lvsSmartSearch 2 on your computer To continue click Next 9 www acti com ACTi Connecting Vision bis ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual When selecting Setup Type the default Complete option will have the program installed in the default C drive C Program Files You can select Custom to choose another program location IvsSmartSearchV2 InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Select the setup type to install Please select a setup type Complete 13 All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Custom Select which program features you want installed Recommended for z advanced users 7 E A E E E RR E E E A E T IvsSmartSearchV2 InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard 1o ACTi Connecting Vision bis ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual 5 The installation process is done Click Finish IvsSmartSearchV2 InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Comple
36. thm Disabled People Depending on the distance between your camera device and Height the ground the perceived size of people passing by will change For example the farther the device is the smaller people will appear People Height allows the user to determine the height 1 60 pixels of the People Size Reference Frame found in the bottom left corner of the Live View Display used for the calculation of 1 person The smaller the people appear on the video stream the farther away the device is the smaller the value should be Object Depending on the distance between your camera device and Width the ground the perceived size of people passing by will change For ex the farther the device is the smaller people will appear People Width allows the user to determine the width 1 80 pixels of the People Size Reference Frame found in the bottom left corner of the Live View Display used for the calculation of 1 person The smaller the people a ACTi Connecting Vision bis ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual appear on the video stream the farther away the device is the smaller the value should be Record Set the interval at which the values for the people counted 1 Duration going in and out will be updated on the People Count in minutes Report An interval of 1 minute will be updated more regularly than an interval of 10 minutes Important Notice For the People Count algorithm to work properly make
37. thms included in your analysis rule will be selected For example to only show the results for an Enter Area algorithm you would have to 1 De select all other selected algorithms so that only Enter Area icon is selected 2 Click Ss Analysis Result NVR 172 16 26 73 Smart Search Result Counting Report 4 172 1622135 Tripwire Analysis Forb Ci ICAL lt 4 To show results for multiple algorithms you can select multiple algorithm icons For example if you want to show the results for algorithms for Tripwire Enter Area and Moving Object you would have to 1 De select all other algorithms so that only Tripwire Ki Enter area and Moving Object buttons are selected 2 Click ss Bi Anayiz Rensi s NVR 172 16 26 73 Smart Search Resuit Counting Report s 1721622135 Tripwire Analysis Forb 37 gt ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Smart Search Results by Object Color If the events or results you wish to see or find include a moving object that is of a specific a color you can set this by configuring the Color filter in the Analysis Result Filter Area For example to only show events that have moving objects including people that have the color purple you would have to 1 Select the color that you wish to filter with from the d
38. utton is clicked and XML Analysis checkbox is marked you have the option to configure Object Filter the Object Filter properties If selected you can decide whether or not to display detection indicators for the events that were captured SmartSearch Setting Properties Play Pause Allows you to control the playback of the file Shows the progress of the video playback You can Progress Bar toggle the blue circle on the progress bar to jump to different parts of the video The options that will be shown when selecting SmartSearch Properties and Object Filter are dynamic This means that only algorithms that were used when creating the Analysis Rule of the video will be available gt ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Counting Report If your analysis rule uses the a counting algorithm you can gain more insights using the Counting Report To access this report you can select the Counting Report tab at the top of your Analysis Result window E Aratyos Result gt NVR 172 16 26 73 Smart Sea ze er 172 16 22 135 faeces ovens ee BR o Tripwire Forbidden Ar gt Your Counting Report will appear showing a graph with the number of people or objects that have entered or exited a certain area based on the previously drawn reference line Note that the title of the graph is the name of the analysis rule pre
39. viously created The x and y axis are for time passed and number of people or object respectively The value for people object that have entered the area is shown in blue while the value for people object that have exited the area is shown in yellow feed ansha Rent eee NVR 172 16 26 73 Sman Search Resw Counting Report 172 16 26 10 1721622135 22 13 7 People Count Analysis Tiputa Forbidden An People Count Analysis Entrance L umee of People Object Time Passed 2 gt 44 ACTi go Connecting Vision ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Export Search Result To export the video results of your analysis right click on the snapshot of the event in your Analysis Results Window and click Export E Anat fesur J bonch x NVR 172 16 26 73 Smart Search Rest Counting Report 173 16 22 135 gt gee Analyses Previously Created Analysis 1 Previously Created Analysis 2 Previously Created Analysis 3 People Count Analysis Entrance Tripwire Forbidden Area Analysis 172 16 26 10 i ACTi Connecting Vision bis ACTi Smart Search Tool User s Manual Delete an Analysis Rule There may be a time when you wish to delete some of the Analysis Rules that you have created whether to increase storage space or for aesthetic purposes In order to permanently delete analyses follow these steps 1 On the lef
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