Quick guide: Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2014
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1. video timeline e Smart Search e Sequence Explorer VIDEO TIMELINE You can use the video timeline in simple or advanced mode By default the timeline displays in simple mode You can switch between modes by clicking the Simple Timeline or Advanced Timeline button in the lower right corner The button is highlighted in the illustration below 13 00 Marketing dept door outside All cameras in view gt gt gt HOW TO USE HE TIMELINE The timeline displays an overview of periods with recordings from the cameras that your current camera view includes XProtect Smart Client displays the following timelines The upper timeline shows the selected camera s recording periods The lower timeline is the timeline for all cameras in the view including the selected camera 13 00 Marketing dept door outside All cameras view a x gt 14 14 CLICK HERE TO SELECT A SPECIFIC GO TO CLICK AND DRAG THE TIMELINE LEFT OR RED COLOR ON THE TIMELINE SHOWS TIME AND DATE RIGHT TO GO FORWARD AND BACKWARD RECORDINGS BASED ON MOTION IN THE RECORDINGS Drag the timeline to the right to move backward in time or left to move forward in time You can also use the scroll wheel on your mouse to move the timeline backward and forward The timeline displays in the following colors Light red indicates recordings Red indicates motion Light green indicates incoming audio Green indicates outgoing audio ADJUS2. D ITEM TO ADD SELECT EXPORT EXPORT FILE CAMERAS TO THE EXPORT DESTINATION EXPORT CONTACT Milestone Systems HQ DK Tel 45 88 300 300 Milestone Systems US Tel 1 503 350 1100 Milestone Systems UAE Tel 97 14 3641380 Milestone has more than 18 offices around the world For a complete list visit www milestonesys com General inquiries info milestonesys com Sales inquiries sales milestonesys com XProtect is a registered trademark of Milestone Systems 2014 Milestone Systems All rights reserved milestone The open platform company
3. ER TO SPECIFY THE CLICK SYNC TO RETURN TO THE PLAYBACK THE SEQUENCE SEARCH ON LENGTH OF THE VIDEO TO INCLUDE IN TAB TO REVIEW AN INCIDENT THUMBNAILS FOR EXAMPLE EACH THUMBNAIL CONTAINS 30 SECONDS OF VIDEO To view video associated with a particular thumbnail click the thumbnail The selected thumbnail is highlighted and the video clip plays back in the upper right corner EXPORT THE VIDEO When you locate the event you can quickly export it by clicking the DVD icon as shown in the follow ing illustration Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2014 30 01 2015 14 30 58 Live Playback Alarm Manager JE Marketing dept door outside Search for recordings from one or more cameras Today mo Sequences Marketing dept door outside 1 minute intervals v Use slicing to get an overview of the content of long sequences Select camera Clear list Autoplay L1 Loop Marketing dept door outside Sequences Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside wg cp SANI H SESS qm mum SANI F sf pei a SANI F Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside x1 Lx p 9 7 c 19 12 10 02 12 10 02 12 12 00 12 14 03 12 16 00 12 18 00 12 20 00 12 22 00 Marketing dept door outside Marketing
4. HOW TO SEARCH AND EXPORT VIDEO EVIDENCE RUNNING XPROTECT SMART CLIENT 2014 QUICK GUIDE HOW IO GUIDE FOR SEARCHING AND EXPORTING VIDEO IN XPROTECT SMART CLIENT XProtect Enterprise 2014 XProtect Professional 2014 XProtect Express 2014 and XProtect Essential 2014 After an incident occurs it s important that you can investigate the video to determine what happened and when it happened Searching for an exact moment in hours of recorded video can be time consuming However the investigation tools available in XProtect Smart Client can help speed up the process so that you can quickly and accurately find and export the relevant video This document describes how to use XProtect Smart Client 2014 to investigate recorded video to find an incident and how to export the recorded video INVESTIGATE RECORDINGS To investigate recordings use the features on the Playback tab The following illustration shows the Playback tab Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2014 30 01 2015 142227 8 X qu Playback Sequence plorer Alarm Manager gt Access Markeutig dept ador miside 30 01 2015 13 56 47 Side entrance inside 30 01 2015 13 56 47 LI uL EI soc v Side entrance outside 30 01 2015 13 56 47 a i T rl cH T 7 Ral 5 LET 4 gt The Playback tab provides the following tools to search recorded video e An easy to use
5. T IHE SCOPE OF YOUR SEARCH To make your search easier you can adjust the scope of your search by using the Time Span slider to change the span of time you are viewing The scope can be from five minutes to up to four weeks The following illustration shows the Time Span slider 13 00 Marketing dept door outside All cameras in view gt gt SMARI SEARCH Smart Search is an ideal tool for searching video for motion in selected areas For example Smart Search is useful when you want to identify when a specific package was removed from a shelf or when a person entered through the back door HOW IO RUN A SMARI SEARCH The Smart Search menu is available in the Navigation pane on the Playback tab To set up and run a search follow these simple steps 1 To select a starting point for your search click the timeline to select a specific time to run the search 2 Select a camera from your camera view 3 On the Smart Search menu select the Show Grid check box 4 Drag the pointer in the grid to select the areas that you want to search 5 To search the selected areas click one of the following e Click Next to search the selected area forward in time e Click Previous to search backward in time from the starting point you specified Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2014 30 01 2015 14 26 30 8 X TEM Alarm Manager 07 1 XProtect Access M Export v Setup Views x Marketing dept door ins
6. dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside men vani b ese XL peu NN H n L p Q8 mi 45 12 13 03 12 15 00 12 17 00 12 21 00 12 23 00 12 25 00 JA lt 1 The Export dialog box displays The following illustration shows the Export dialog box Export name Export 02 02 2015 10 26 25 m Marketing dept door outside 30 01 2015 12 17 59 Iten Start time End time Mar eting dept door outside 12 18 00 12 19 00 Add Remove Export lt hcuments Miestone Wideo Export Choose the export XProfect format Medid player format Select colitent uuu io a video and or clip file that be played from most computers Select for nat format If you se ct the MKV format the wstem will aim to keep the original quality of the recorded video It might not be possible to use files on all media players 3 Start Export Cancel Start time 12 18 00 Duration 01 00 End time 12 19 00 Estimated size 1857 MB STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 SELECT A FORMAT FOR THE CLICK START EXPORT TO EXPORT THE VIDEO STER IE STEP 2 ENTER A NAME FOR THE CLICK AD
7. ensitivity Medium Interval All images Search area Show grid Include Exclude Search Previous 4 Audio 13 00 1 30 01 2015 13 55 46 467 2 14 STEP 1 STEP 3 CLICK TO TURN ON TIME SELECTION MODE USE THE SQUARE BRACKETS TO SELECT A CLICK EXPORT AND THEN SELECT EXPORT START AND END TIME FOR THE EXPORT After you click Export the Export dialog box displays The following illustration shows the Export dialog box Export ENSE Start time End time mort rep coor Add it Remove All Export estinat 12 1 lt 12 18 00 000 gt gt 49 WV CAWsers oll Dcuments Milestone Video Export f LJ Privacy mask export Yormat C 35871 player format Select Video and Export a video and or clip file that can be played from most computers Select for nat MKV format If you 5 the format amp system will aim to keep the original quality of the recorded video It might not be possible to use files on all media players Still image Help STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 ENTER A NAME FOR THE CLICK ADD ITEM TO ADD SELECT EXPORT SELECT A FORMAT FOR THE CLICK START EXPORT TO EXPORT FILE CAMERAS TO THE EXPORT DESTINATION EXPORT EXPORT THE VIDEO EXPORT FORMATS You can export video in several formats The following table describes available format
8. ide 30 01 2015 13 55 46 Side entrance inside 30 01 2015 13 55 46 lt H r tl gt E Private 3 4 Shared 4 Default Group m 16 Default View Ek Cameras gt Server Smart Search l Marketing dept door outside 30 01 2015 13 55 46 Side entrance outside 30 01 2015 13 55 46 Sensitivity 2 Medium Interval All images Show grid 13 00 Marketing dept door outside All cameras in view 9 gt gt The system searches for motion in the selected areas The green color in the view indicates motion found by Smart Search Typically Smart Search returns more than one result You view results by clicking Previous or Next EXPORT THE VIDEO After you locate the video evidence you can export it The following illustration shows the steps to perform an export in the advanced layout Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2014 02 02 2015 10 31 50 B x Live Sequence Explorer Alarm Manager XProtect Access E 9 Export v Select All Setup W Side entrance inside 30 01 2015 13 55 46 f you Ur Private 1 m 353 Views Marketing dept door inside 30 01 2015 13 55 46 4 law Shared Default Eas Access 16 Default View Ek Cameras gt Server Q Recording Search Smart Search Search setup S
9. k the thumbnail for instant play back HOW OUSE E IEA The following illustration shows the Sequence Explorer tab Note that the video clips in the thumbnails can come from more than one camera Milestone Smart Client 2014 30 01 2015 14 30 58 Live Playback Sequence Explorer Ala anager Marketing dept door outside Search for recordings from one or more cameras Marketing dept door outside e content of long sequences 1215 1 12 16 10 254 ya 1 Select camera Clear list Autoplay L Loop Marke g dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside 5 wm wm iesus Ul ass ass Cp Apes NI XT c 4 ihe 12 10 02 12 10 02 12 12 00 12 14 03 12 18 00 12 24 00 12 26 0 Marketing dept door outsid Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside larketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept door outside Marketing dept d E 22 EE T nm n m is IX EE ag By E hu Li LC LL Ib un EB 45 6 12 11 00 12 11 00 12 19 00 12 21 00 12 23 00 12 27 00 SELECT ONE OR MORE CAMERAS TO RUN USE THE TIME SLIC
10. s FORMAT DESCRIPTION XProtect Format Export video from multiple cameras at the same time and with digital zoom capability This option requires the following You must use the XProtect Smart Client Player to view the video You must be running Windows on your computer to view the video By default XProtect Smart Client Player is included when you export in the XProtect Format The XProtect Smart Client Player does not require any set up to function Media Player Export video from multiple cameras as separate video clips that you can view by using a media player For example Windows Media Player Still Image Export still images DID YOU KNOW e You can hide areas of the video content by adding privacy masks on areas the image For example privacy masks are useful when you don t want viewers to see sensitive content e You can display important instructions or guidelines by adding comments to your export file SEQUENCE EXPLORER The Sequence Explorer tab lets you slice recorded video into sequences of video clips You can specify the length of the video in each clip This makes it easier to find particular video clips For example this is useful when you want to find an event such as the moment someone left an object behind The system displays video clips as thumbnails You can compare the thumbnails side by side and move forward and backward in the sequence When you want to view a video clip clic
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