Controlling Images

Control Bar

In the control bar you can choose between the following three tool bars:

Recorder tool bar

Alarm tool bar

Telecontrol tool bar

By default, the recorder control bar is selected. To select one of the other bars click on the corresponding icon on the left side of the control bar area.

Recorder Tool Bar

The recorder tool bar is used to control the images in the active viewer. Here is a view of the tool bar with time line:

The General Control bar shows only the most important elements, similar to the familiar controls on DVD players or other similar devices. To the right you will find additional buttons for Event, Motion Search (MOS) and Section.

Shows a additional Time Line, which can be activated in the View menu, marking Time line.

General Control

Here is an overview of all the general controls:

Icon

Description

Stop

Forward picture by picture

Rewind picture by picture

Play forward

Play backward

Fast forward (speed adjustment using the slide controller)

Fast backward (speed adjustment using the slide controller)

Live streaming

Event, Motion Search (MOS) and Section

By default, only the Event and MOS options are displayed. The addition of the Section option is set in the Profile Manager. To do this, open the Profile Manager via the menu bar under Options -> Profile Manager and activate the SCS Mode option under Options profile for all desired profiles. The Section option is then displayed in the tool bar.

With a click on Event, MOS or Section you can switch the buttons in the tool bar between Event search, Motion Search (MOS) and Section search. Depending on the search mode, the buttons described below are now available. To show witch buttons are displayed the associated font is marked green when selected.

Event

Motion Search (MOS)

Section

Start of the database

Start of the database

Start of the database

First event

MOS backwards

Mark point of time as section start

Last event

MOS forward

Mark point of time as section end

End of the database

End of the database

End of the database

You can find more information about Motion Search (MOS) under Motion Search.

You can also use the First Event and Last Event buttons to jump to the time points of the prehistory instead of those of the event by pressing and holding the Ctrl key. You can also set jumping to the prehistory time points as default, for this see Previous Event / Next Event).

Time Line

The time line displays the time range of the given video material.

It have to be activated under the menu bar element View, marking Time line. If activated the time line is displayed next to the event and MOS buttons.

Use the time line to navigate quickly in the active viewer. To do so move the yellow range with the mouse. The active viewer is stopped and the saved picture for the set time point is displayed.

To change the time frame, click the + and - icons within a range of 1 minute to 24 hours.

Example A time frame of 2 minutes is set. The active viewer shows the live picture from 14.06.2022 12:27 am. The arrow shows the current time.


In the example the yellow range was moved to the left, twice. The first time the yellow range was moved to the time stamps 14.06.2022 12:26:16 and 14.06.2022 12:25:5. The associated saved picture and time is shown in the viewer.
The time line enables comfortable, quick searching to the second in a preselected period.

Context Menu

The context menu opens by right-clicking on a viewer.

Context Menu Item

Function

Full size

Opens the selected viewer in full size. Double click on the viewer to exit the full size mode.

Clear

Deletes the assignment of the media channel to the viewer.

Clear Scene

Deletes the assignment of media channels to the scene (all viewers).

Add to cut list

 

Add Bookmark

Adds bookmark to the viewers bookmark list.

Snow Filter

Activates/deactivates the Snow filter.
check mark = Snow filter is active
no check mark = Snow filter is not active

FishEye

Switch fisheye view.

Enhanced overlay drawing

 

Linking Viewers to Media Channels...

Opens a selection dialog of all available media channels to link a media channel to the selected viewer.

Select scene...

Opens a selection dialog of all available scenes to link a scene.

Audio

Settings of the viewers audio.

Master viewer

Sets the selected viewer as master viewer.

Synchronized Viewer

Synchronizes the selected viewer with the master viewer.

Sync all to this viewer

The selected viewer becomes the master viewer, all other viewers are synchronized with it.

Clear synchronization

Undo synchronization settings.

Sync only selected matrix

Synchronizes the selected viewer to the master.

Export

With Export videos and images of media channels can be exported in a few ways and formats.

Advanced Search...

Opens the dialogue for advanced search.

Search again

The search is carried out again.

Filter...

Opens the filter dialog to set filter for database viewing.

Remove Filter

Removes filter for database viewing.

Background MOS...

Opens the dialogue for Background MOS.

Event List...

Opens the event list filtered according to media channel.

Cut List

Opens the cut-list dialog.

Bookmark List

Opens the bookmark list of the selected viewer.

Properties

Opens a window with various facts on the selected viewer.