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RECORDING AND VIEWING THE DISPLAY ON A PC
Video 1 and 2 and live video control pages let you keep snapshots (still pictures) and record the camera video display on a PC’s hard drive and
play it back later. The file is recorded on the hard drive of the PC on which you are viewing the picture. The controls are a row of buttons beneath
the screen.
play it back later. The file is recorded on the hard drive of the PC on which you are viewing the picture. The controls are a row of buttons beneath
the screen.
CHOOSING WHERE TO STORE THE FILE
The program automatically saves snapshots and video recording files at C:\ on the hard drive of the PC on which you are viewing the picture
unless you tell it otherwise. If you want to store files in a different location on the PC, you need to first specify that location. To do so:
unless you tell it otherwise. If you want to store files in a different location on the PC, you need to first specify that location. To do so:
1. On the Home page, click either Control (and then click one of the underlined links to a live video control page) or Video 1 or Video 2.
2. Click the Select path icon (open folder) beneath the picture. (Click the icon just once. Double-clicking may cause display problems with the
select path window.)
3. The program opens the “Path for saving MPEG/JPEG files” screen. Do not specify a file name (leave blank), just navigate to the location
where you want the file stored and then click the Save button.
The file of any snapshot or video you record will be saved to that location.
RECORDING A SNAPSHOT FROM VIDEO
You can record a snapshot from the Video 1 or 2 pages or from the live video Matrix, Genex, Spectra, or Esprit control pages. The file is recorded
on the PC on which you are viewing the picture. To do so:
on the PC on which you are viewing the picture. To do so:
1. On the Home page, click either Control (and then click one of the underlined links to a live video control page) or Video 1 or Video 2.
2. Position the camera as desired (if it has PTZ capability).
3. Click the Snapshot icon (camera) to record a still picture. The snapshot is saved on the PC’s hard drive with a .jpg extension.
VIEWING A SNAPSHOT
You can view a snapshot by double-clicking the desired file (.jpg extension) in Windows Explorer.
RECORDING THE VIDEO DISPLAY ONTO THE PC
You can record the camera display from the Video 1 or 2 pages or from the live video Matrix, Genex, Spectra, and Esprit control pages. The file is
recorded on the PC on which you are viewing the picture. To do so:
recorded on the PC on which you are viewing the picture. To do so:
1. On the Home page, click either Control (and then click one of the underline links to a live video control page) or Video 1 or Video 2.
2. Position the camera as desired (if it has PTZ capability).
3. Click the Recording icon (red dot button) to begin recording. The button flashes while recording is happening. (Note that recording stops if
you exit the page.)
4. Click the Recording button again to stop recording. The recording is saved on the PC’s hard drive with an .mp4 extension.
VIEWING THE VIDEO DISPLAY
The video file is identified by date and time. View the video display using the MPEGViewer program included on the PelcoNet Resource CD. Do
the following:
the following:
1. Locate the MPEGViewer.exe file (either on the resource CD or the PC) or MPEG Viewer shortcut on the desktop if you used the installation
program on the CD. Double-click the file. The viewer opens.
NOTE: When video files are saved, an extra file (.ind extension) is created that lets you see the video in Pelco’s MPEG Viewer. If you delete
this file, you cannot view the saved .mp4 file.
this file, you cannot view the saved .mp4 file.