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ViewStation User's Manual
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Issue Date: Aug 1, 2007
Revision record: ViewStation User's Manual Rev. 1.1 5.0 6.0

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Preface
Contents
Preface ....................................................................................................... iv 1 Introduction ..................................................................................1-1 1.1 1.2 2 Vigilant ViewStation Highlights .................................................1-2 About this Manual ......................................................................1-2
Getting Started..............................................................................2-1 2.1 2.2 Entering the Vigilant ViewStation ................................................2-1 2.1.1 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.3 The Time Synchronizer ....................................................2-3 Palette Area ....................................................................2-4 Video Display Area ..........................................................2-5 Date and Time Area ........................................................2-5 Main Toolbar...................................................................2-5 The Vigilant Main Screen ............................................................2-4
Exiting the Vigilant ViewStation...................................................2-6
Viewing Video................................................................................3-1 3.1 3.2 The Cameras Panel ....................................................................3-2 Viewing Live Video .....................................................................3-4 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.4 Video Title ......................................................................3-5 Video Playback Bar..........................................................3-6 Live Large Screen Controls...............................................3-7 Video Playback Bar Reverse Playback .......................... 3-12 Video Options ............................................................... 3-12 Video Title .................................................................... 3-27 Video Playback Bar........................................................ 3-28 Viewing Playback Video in Large Screen Mode ................ 3-29
Viewing Playback Video ............................................................ 3-22
Viewing Event Playback Video................................................... 3-34
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Event Types.................................................................. 3-35 Viewing Live Video Using a PTZ-enabled Camera ............ 3-38 Advanced Viewing Options............................................. 3-39
Using PTZ Control .................................................................... 3-37
Advanced Vigilant Tools ................................................................4-1 4.1 4.2 Using Volume Control.................................................................4-1 4.1.1 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 4.2.6 4.2.7 4.2.8 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5 4.4 4.5 4.4.1 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.5.3 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2 Setting the Volume (Playback and Live) ............................4-1 Latest Events ..................................................................4-2 What is a Query? ............................................................4-4 Composing a Query.........................................................4-4 The Main Query Screen ...................................................4-5 Running the Query ........................................................ 4-13 Query Results ............................................................... 4-14 Viewing the Results ....................................................... 4-15 The Event Alarms Screen............................................... 4-16 What is Sherlock?....................................................... 4-21 Starting the Sherlock Scan ............................................. 4-21 Specifying the Scan Criteria ........................................... 4-22 Selecting the Object for Scanning................................... 4-22 Performing the Scan...................................................... 4-23 Viewing Synchronized Playback ...................................... 4-25 Displaying the List of Locked Videos ............................... 4-26 Viewing Video from the Lock Panel................................. 4-28 Unlocking a Video ......................................................... 4-29 How to Use the Export Viewer ....................................... 4-30 Export Viewer Full Screen .............................................. 4-35 Event Handling ..........................................................................4-2
Performing a Sherlock Scan ...................................................... 4-21
Synchronizing Playback ............................................................ 4-25 Viewing Locked Videos ............................................................. 4-26
Export Viewer .......................................................................... 4-30
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Export Viewer Print Layout............................................. 4-35
Video Verifier.................................................................................5-1 5.1 5.2 Verifying Video Authenticity ........................................................5-1 How to Use Video Verifier...........................................................5-1
Burning Video to CD ......................................................................6-1 6.1 Burning Video Files to CD Using Windows XP ...............................6-1
Appendix A - Index........................................................................A-1
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Preface
About the Product
The Vigilant ViewStation is an intuitive, easy-to-operate event-analysis application for querying, investigating and extracting digital information. Enabling detailed, intelligent analysis of critical events, the Vigilant ViewStation allows both live and immediate playback video from any Vigilant server to any point in the network.
About this Manual

This manual is intended for use by the Vigilant ViewStation operator. It describes how to use the Vigilant ViewStation system on a day-to-day basis, to achieve optimal results.
Purpose
This manual guides the users of the Vigilant surveillance center through the day to day use of the Vigilant ViewStation application.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the users and system administrator of the Vigilant's ViewStation.
Related Documents
ViewStation Administrator's Manual.
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Organization of this guide

The ViewStation User's Manual consists of the following sections:
Introduction Getting Started: This section describes how to start the Vigilant ViewStation application. It provides a detailed description of the Vigilant Main Screen and its components. Viewing Video: This section describes how to use Vigilant to view live and playback (prerecorded) video. Advanced Vigilant Tools: This section describes how to intelligently analyze prerecorded video using the different features provided in Vigilant. Video Verifier: This section describes how to verify the authenticity of recorded video. Burning Video to CD: This section describes how to burn data onto CD. Appendix A: Index
Conventions
Bold is used for the names of buttons, windows and tabs.
Italic and Bold is used for menu selections and referenced links.
Note: Provides important information for the user.
WARNING: Provides important warning information for the use
Technical Support
For services and support for Vigilant Technology products, contact your regional Vigilant representative, or Vigilants Technical Support Center at: E-mail: support@vglnt.com
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Introduction
The Vigilant ViewStation is an intuitive, easy-to-operate event-analysis application for querying, investigating and extracting digital information. Enabling detailed, intelligent analysis of critical events, the Vigilant ViewStation allows both live and immediate playback video from any Vigilant server to any point in the network. Vigilant ViewStation is fully compatible with Vigilants NetView IP control center, NetStream/NetVR IP video servers, SmartGuard intelligent video content analysis as well as Vigilants DVR solutions.
Figure 1-1: Vigilant Solution
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Vigilant ViewStation Highlights
High resolution 4CIF real-time video incorporated with FM quality audio. Immediate video access to any point on the stream without delay. Fine-tune event-searches based on date and time. Synchronized playback of four different audio and video channels. Sherlock object tracking provides simultaneous scanning of multiple objects. Forward/backward video playback. PTZ support allows users to pan, tilt and zoom camera while watching live video. Camera grouping increases video balancing and storage distribution between servers. Adjustable frame rates from 1fps to 30fps. Flexible administration and configuration enables intuitive channel definition, detectors and video attributes settings. Video authentication capabilities.
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This manual is intended for use by the Vigilant ViewStation operator. It describes how to use the Vigilant ViewStation system on a day-to-day basis, to achieve optimal results. This manual is divided into the following parts:

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Getting Started: This section describes how to start the Vigilant ViewStation application. It provides a detailed description of the Vigilant ViewStation Main Screen and its components. Viewing Video: This section describes how to use Vigilant ViewStation to view live and playback (prerecorded) video. Advanced Vigilant Tools: This section describes how to intelligently analyze prerecorded video using the different features provided in Vigilant. Video Verifier: This section describes how to verify the authenticity of recorded video.
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Burning Video to CD: This section describes how to burn data onto CD. Troubleshooting: This section describes how to overcome minor problems that may occur when working in Vigilant.
Note: Some of the options described in this manual are available to the administrator only. The options available to the user depend on the users permissions.
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2.1 Entering the Vigilant ViewStation
To enter the Vigilant ViewStation: 1. Switch on the computer. The system automatically powers up and logs on to the network. Note: If the computer is on, but the Vigilant application has been closed, double-click the Vigilant ViewStation icon desktop to open it. on the 2. After a few seconds, the Vigilant ViewStation login window is automatically displayed, as shown below:
Figure 2-2: ViewStation Login screen
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3. In the User name field, enter the administrator user name (default value is Admin). 4. In the Password field, enter the administrator password (default value is Admin). If an incorrect name or password is entered, the following error message is displayed:
Figure 2-3: Incorrect Login Message
If three unsuccessful attempts to log in are made, the following message is displayed, and the Login window closes:
Figure 2-4: Unsuccessful Login Message
Note: Only the Administrator can change passwords.
5. Press Login to enter, or Cancel to exit the login process. 6. While the Vigilant ViewStation is loading, the Vigilant Splash screen is displayed:
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Figure 2-5: Vigilant Splash Screen
7. After a few seconds, the Vigilant ViewStation Main Screen is displayed.
2.1.1 The Time Synchronizer

In addition to the Vigilant ViewStation, the Time Synchronizer (an automatic service) is automatically loaded and run in the background. The Time Synchronizer icon is shown in the system tray on the main Windows screen.
The Time Synchronizer is used to constantly synchronize the current time from the Vigilant ViewStation with the time on the Vigilant server. The time clock on the ViewStation and the server are synchronized using the server time as the base. Synchronization occurs each time you log into the ViewStation computer, and every 80 minutes while in continuous operation mode.
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The Vigilant Main Screen
Figure 2-6: Vigilant Main Screen
The Vigilant Main Screen is divided into five areas as shown above: Palette Area (Main and Secondary), Video Display Area, Date and Time Area, and Main Toolbar.
2.2.1 Palette Area

Table 2-1: Palette Area
Name
Main Palette Area Secondary Palette Area
Description
Displays features such as: Cameras, Events, Lock and Video. Displays the feature controllers, such as Sherlock, PTZ and Volume.
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In each area, several operations can be performed. See the relevant sections in this manual.
2.2.2 Video Display Area

The Video Display Area contains either one or four video windows. In each window, a live, playback or event playback video may be viewed. The Video Display can also contain the Video Options window that enables you to lock the video at a certain frame or export the video files to different media, as described on page 312.
2.2.3 Date and Time Area

In the bottom left corner of the screen, the current date and time is constantly displayed.
2.2.4 Main Toolbar

The Vigilant Main toolbar located at the top of the Vigilant Main Screen is used to quickly and easily access Vigilants most common features.
Table 2-2: Main Toolbar
Toolbar Button
Description
Cameras, used to display the cameras that are defined in the system by server or by name. The cameras are displayed in the Main Palette Area. See The Cameras Panel on page 3-2 for details. Events, used to display the latest events that have occurred in the system, by camera or by time. In addition, new event queries can be defined from this option, and their results can be viewed from this option. See Event Handling on page 4-2 for details. Lock, used to unlock selected video files and to view locked video files. These files are removed from the normal FIFO (First In/First Out) deletion cycle. See Viewing Locked Videos on page 4-26 for details. Sherlock, used to search a recorded video for movement of a specific object. See What is Sherlock? on page 4-21 for details.
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Toolbar Button
Description
PTZ Control on page 3-37 for details.
PTZ, used to view live video with a PTZ-enabled camera. See Using Volume, used to set the playback and line level of each of the video windows. See Using Volume Control on page 4-1 for details. Sync, used to synchronize the playback of multiple cameras. See
Synchronizing Playback on page 4-25 for details.

System, used to set camera properties, and define user parameters. This button is only enabled for authorized users. For more information, refer to the Vigilant Administrators manual. Help, used to access the Vigilant online help system. Exit, used to exit the Vigilant ViewStation application.
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Exiting the Vigilant ViewStation
To exit the Vigilant ViewStation: 1. From the main toolbar, click the Exit icon. The following dialog box is displayed:
Figure 2-7: Exit Dialog Box
2. Click OK to exit the Vigilant ViewStation application or Cancel to remain within the Vigilant ViewStation application.
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Vigilant ViewStation Main screen contains four video windows. Each window can display video that is live, playback, or playback with events. This chapter is divided into four main sections:
The Cameras Panel, page 3-2. The Cameras panel displays the servers and cameras that are defined in the system. Viewing Live Video, page 3-4. Live video displays exactly what the selected camera is capturing at the current moment. Exporting the Video/Current Frame, page 3-15. A playback video is a prerecorded video that has been previously captured by the camera and saved on the hard drive or in the tape library.
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Viewing Event Playback Video, page 3-34. A playback video, described above, may have events marked on it manually or automatically. These events can be used to quickly access segments of interest in the video during playback.
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The Cameras Panel
The Cameras panel is displayed in the Main Palette Area and by default, is used to display the servers and cameras that are defined in the system. Once the administrator has grouped the cameras logically, the cameras can be displayed either by group or by name, by selecting the appropriate tab.
Figure 3-1: Cameras Palette By Group
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Figure 3-2: Cameras Palette By Name
Note: Cameras that appear in the By Group tab under Unassigned were not assigned to any group by the administrator.
The following icons represent cameras in the Cameras panel:

Table 3-1: Camera Icons
Icon
Color
White Blue White Blue White
Description
Camera without audio and PTZ capabilities is currently not recording due to scheduling definitions. Camera without audio and PTZ capabilities is currently recording. Camera with audio capabilities is currently not recording. Camera with audio capabilities is currently recording. Camera with audio and PTZ capabilities is currently not recording.
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Icon
Color
Blue White Blue
Description
Camera with audio and PTZ capabilities is currently recording. Camera with PTZ capabilities is currently not recording. Camera with PTZ capabilities is currently recording.
Note: The Refresh button updates the camera tree (logical group and camera name), and clears the latest event palette.
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Viewing Live Video
To view live video: 1. From the Cameras Panel, click the Show Live icon .
2. Select a window in which to display the live video by doing one of the following:
Drag the required camera icon from the Main Palette Area (when the
cameras are displayed), and drop it into one of the four video windows. - OR the live video. The windows are selected in clockwise order, as shown below:
1 3 2 4
Double click on the required camera icon. The next window is selected for
- OR -
Select the required camera. Click the Select Player icon

the window in which to display it from the dropdown list.
and select
The system automatically starts streaming live video to the selected window.
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Note: You can also view live video by clicking the Live button in the Video Selection Dialog box in playback mode. See Exporting the Video/Current Frame on page 3-15 for details.
Figure 3-3: Live Video window
3.2.1 Video Title

The Video title at the top of the video window comprises the following items:
Table 3-2: Video Title Items
Title
Description
Previous Video button - Moves to the previous video in memory that was displayed in this window. Each video window saves the links to the last ten videos viewed in its window, both in live and playback mode.
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History combo box - Shows the current camera name and server. Click on the video name or down arrow to display a list of the last ten videos shown in this window. The video names are displayed in reverse chronological order, meaning that the most recent video is displayed at the bottom of the list. A sample Channel Name combo box is shown below:
Figure 3-4: Sample Channel Name Combo Box Next Video button - Moves to the next video in memory that was displayed in this window. Each video window saves the links to the last ten videos viewed in its window, both in live and playback mode. Video Status - Revise the settings once they have been in operation for one week. Make any final adjustments. Large Screen button - Switches the current video to large screen mode.
3.2.2 Video Playback Bar

During live video, the Video Playback Bar is displayed at the bottom of the video window. The following three buttons are enabled. The remaining buttons are disabled.
Figure 3-5: Video Playback Bar during Live Video Table 3-3: Video Playback Bar Items
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Stop, used to stop the video. Rewind 1 minute, used to automatically rewind the video by one minute, and start playing in playback mode. Load Video, used to open the Video Selection Dialog Box (see Figure 3-34: Video Selection Dialog Box, on page 3-23) to play a playback, event playback
or live video from the same camera.
3.2.3 Live Large Screen Controls

The Live Video Large Screen Mode displays the selected video in a large video window. This larger window includes all the options available in the Live Video Standard (four windows) Mode. Live Video Large Screen Mode is displayed by clicking the Large Screen button in the top right corner of each video window.
Figure 3-6: Live Video Window - Large Screen Mode
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When you display a live video in Large Screen Mode (as shown in Figure 3-6: Live Video Window - Large Screen Mode), additional controls appear on the Video toolbar and on the Video Playback Bar, as described below:
Table 3-4: Additional Controls for Live Video in Large Screen Mode
Control
Description
Video options, allows you to lock sections of the video and export sections to different media. Note that you cannot lock or export live video. See Video Options on page 3-12 for details. Show next event, enables you to jump to the next event if an event has been selected. If no event is selected, the video jumps to the first event that appears on the playback bar in the playback video and continues playing from that point on. The event is marked in white on the video Playback Bar. Clicking again on this button jumps to the next event - the first event remains marked in yellow, and the second event in white. When you click the Show next event button while playing a live video, the video jumps to the first event on the blue bar. Full Screen, shows the video on the entire screen. To return to large screen mode, press Esc.
Figure 3-7: Full Screen Video
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Description
Record Manual event, marks a manual event on the video. When you click this button, a message is displayed. A sample message is displayed below:
Figure 3-8: Record Manual Event Message Click the OK button to display the Reason dialog box. Type a description of this event and click OK. The event is marked in black on the event bar. Later when you playback this video you can jump directly to view this event by clicking on the event icon in the Playback Bar. Note: You cannot mark an event for a camera that is set to No Record.
Time and Date Bar

At the bottom of the screen, the Time and Date bar is displayed.
Figure 3-9: Time and Date Bar
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Table 3-5: Time and Date Bar Items
Name
Date Box
Description
Displays the date of the video to be shown.
Type the required date in the Date field by clicking on the

day/month/year field and typing in the new value. - OR -
Click the
arrow next to the date to open the calendar and select a date from the calendar.
Figure 3-10: Date Box Calendar Event List The event list is only relevant when viewing Event Playback video. See
Viewing Event Playback Video on page 3-22 for details.

Time Slider By default, the time slider is shown with a range of 8 hours. Click the zoom buttons to change the range. Move the slider to the left or right to change the range of time shown in the time slider. Please note that what is shown in the time slider is not reflected in the video window until you click in the blue area of the Playback Bar.
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Playback Bar (indicated by the blue bar)
Description
The blue area of the Playback Bar indicates the time span for which a video is available to be played back. Click at any point on the blue area of the Playback Bar to play back the video for that time.
Click here to playback from 15:00
Figure 3-11: Playback Bar in Time and Date Bar The time you clicked is displayed in the Video Title Bar.
Figure 3-12: Video Title Bar in Time and Date Bar This point remains in the center of the Playback Bar as you Zoom In and Zoom Out. The date of the exact point where you clicked is displayed in the Date box. Zoom In
Press the Zoom In button to zoom in the resolution of time shown in the time slider. The largest zoom unit is one day, and a range of one week can be shown. Each click of this button will zoom in to a smaller unit of time: to 12 hours, then 8 hours, then 2 hours, then 15 minutes.
15 minutes
Figure 3-13: Time Slider - Zoom In
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Zoom Out
Description
to zoom out the resolution of time shown Press the Zoom Out button in the time slider. The smallest range is 15 minutes. Each click of this button will zoom out to a larger unit of time: to 2 hours, then 8 hours, then 12 hours, then 1 day. A range of one week can be shown.
1 week
Figure 3-14: Time Slider - Zoom Out
3.2.4 Video Playback Bar Reverse Playback

In Large Screen Mode, the video playback bar has a reverse playback button . Clicking this button plays the video in reverse direction. This button is only active in playback mode. In live mode it is disabled.
Figure 3-15: Reverse Playback in Playback Bar
3.2.5 Video Options

When the Video Options button is selected, from Large Screen Mode, the Video Options window is displayed in the Video area, and the video is frozen on the current frame.
Selecting the Video Section

You must first select a section of video or a single frame before performing operations on a video. To select a section of video:
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1. Select Video to save a section of video, or Current frame to save the current frame.
Figure 3-16: Video Options - Video Option
Note: If Current Frame is selected, the Date and Time fields and the Lock Video option is disabled. Continue with Exporting the Video/Current Frame on page 3-15.
2. If Video is selected, select the time period of video to save, as follows: Select the date of the video in the Start/End fields. By default, the date of the current video is displayed in these fields.
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In the Start time
and End time ending times for the video. - OR in yellow, as shown below:
fields, select or enter the starting and
Click on the time slider to mark a time period. The selected area is marked
Figure 3-17: Video Options - Time Slider
Drag the beginning/end arrows of the marked period to increase/decrease the period accordingly. The time shown in the starting and ending time fields are updated accordingly. 3. In the drop down field underneath the time slider, check/uncheck the event types to be shown on the time slider. See Event Types on page 3-35 for details of the Event Types.
Locking the Video

Locking the video removes the selected section of video from the FIFO deletion cycle. You can only lock a section of video, and not a current frame. To lock the video: 1. Click the Lock button. The Reason dialog box is displayed:
Figure 3-18: Reason Dialog Box
2. Type a reason and click OK. If an invalid date/time period is selected, the following message is displayed:
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Figure 3-19: Invalid Time or Date Message
3. If the date/time period is valid, the video section is locked and the following message is displayed:
Figure 3-20: Video Locked Message
Videos on page 4-26 for details.
This section of video will appear in the Lock Palette Area. See Viewing Locked
Exporting the Video/Current Frame

A video may be exported and saved in one of the following formats:
Table 3-6: Video Export Formats
Description
File: In MPEG-4 format. When the File button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-21: MPEG-4 File Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The Save As dialog box is displayed. Type in a name for the MPEG-4 file. The default directory is C:\ViewStation, but a different directory can be selected, as required.
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Format
Description
When a removable device is selected, such as CD programmer or Disk on Key, the system loads the Export Viewer installation file into the device in addition to the selected video file.
E-mail: As an MPEG-4 attachment to E-mail.
When the E-mail button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-22: E-mail Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The New Message dialog box is displayed with a default attachment named video_mmddyy_hhss.mpg. For example, video_072501_1630.mpg Type in the E-mail recipient in the To: field, type a message if required and press the Send button to send the E-mail. File: In BMP or JPEG format. When the File button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-23: BMP or JPEG File Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The Save As dialog box is displayed. Type in a name for the file. The default directory is C:\ViewStation, but a different directory can be selected, as required. Select the file type from the Save As type combo box: BMP (default) or JPEG. E-mail: As a JPEG attachment to E-mail. When the E-mail button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
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Description
Figure 3-24: E-mail JPEG Attachment Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The New Message dialog box is displayed with a default attachment named picture.jpg. Printer: When the Printer button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-25: Printer Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The Print dialog box is displayed. Click OK to print to the default printer. MS Word: When the MS Word button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-26: Video Options - Time Slider Type a reason and click OK. The current frame is automatically inserted as a picture into a new Word file named New Doc.doc. The image is saved as a JPEG.
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A current frame may be exported and saved in one of the following formats:
Table 3-7: Current Frame Export Formats
Format
File: In BMP or JPEG format.
Description
When the File button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-27: File Format Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The Save As dialog box is displayed. Type in a name for the file. The default directory is C:\ViewStation, but a different directory can be selected, as required. Select the file type from the Save As type combo box: BMP (default) or JPEG. E-mail: As a JPEG attachment to E-mail. When the E-mail button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-28: E-mail Format Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The New Message dialog box is displayed with a default attachment named picture.jpg.
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Printer:
Description
When the Printer button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-29: Printer Format Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The Print dialog box is displayed. Click OK to print to the default printer. MS Word: When the MS Word button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-30: MS Word Format Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The current frame is automatically inserted as a picture into a new Word file named New Doc.doc. The image is saved as a JPEG. CD: When the CD button is selected, the Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-31: CD Format Reason Dialog Box Type a reason and click OK. The File Name dialog box is displayed.
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Description
Figure 3-32: File Name Dialog Box The File name field contains a suggested file name, in the format: [Server Name] [Channel\Camera Name] dd-mm-yyyy hhmmss. Leave the suggested file name as is, or enter your own file name and click OK. The current frame is burned to CD with this file name.
Note: The e-mail, Printer and/or Word options will be disabled if these programs and settings have not yet been defined on your computer.
Note: An exported video can be viewed at any time external to the ViewStation using the Export Viewer Utility. For details, see Export Viewer on page 4-30.
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Figure 3-33: Export Print Layout
Exiting the Video Options
To exit the Video Options, click Close.
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3.3
Viewing Playback Video
To view playback video: 1. From the Cameras Panel, click the Show Playback icon .
2. Select a window in which to display the playback video by doing one of the following:
Drag the required camera icon from the Main Palette Area (when the
cameras are displayed), and drop it into one of the four video windows. - OR the live video. The windows are selected in clockwise order, as shown below:
1 3 2 4
Double click on the required camera icon. The next window is selected for
- OR -

the window in which to display it from the dropdown list.
and select
The Video Selection Dialog Box is displayed in the selected window, as shown below:
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Figure 3-34: Video Selection Dialog Box
Note: A blue background on the time slider represents recorded video on the hard disk.
Table 3-8: Video Selection Dialog Box Items
Name
Time Box
Description
Displays the time of the video being shown.
Use the arrows to select the exact starting time for playback video,
and click Playback to start playback. - OR
Enter the time in the Time Box, and click Playback to start playback.
- OR
Use the Time slider to display the required range of time in the slider.
Click in the blue area of the Playback Bar to select the starting playback time. Then, click the playback button to start playback.
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Name
Date Box
Description
Displays the date of the video to be shown.

Click the

Time Slider By default, the time slider is shown with a range of 8 hours. Click the zoom buttons to change the range. Move the slider to the left or right to change the range of time shown in the time slider. Please note that what is shown in the time slider is not reflected in the video window until you click in the blue area of the Playback Bar.
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Name
Description
The blue area of the Playback Bar indicates the time span for which a video is available to be played back. Click any point on the blue area of the Playback Bar and click the playback button to play back the video for that time.
Figure 3-36: Playback Bar in Time and Date Bar The time you clicked is displayed in the Video Title Bar.
15 minutes
Figure 3-38: Time Slider - Zoom In
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Name
Zoom Out
Description
Press the Zoom Out button to zoom out the resolution of time shown in the time slider. The smallest range is 15 minutes. Each click of this button will zoom out to a larger unit of time: to 2 hours, then 8 hours, then 12 hours, then 1 day. A range of one week can be shown.
1 week
3. Click the Playback button. The video is played in the window from the specified time onward.
Figure 3-40: Sample Playback Video Window
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To return to live mode:
Click the Show Live button
to return to Live Mode.
Note: Each video window saves the links to the last ten videos viewed in its window, both in live and playback mode.
3.3.1 Video Title

The Video title displayed at the top of the video window comprises the following items:
Table 3-9: Video Title Items
Title
Description
Previous Video button - Moves to the previous video in memory that was displayed in this window. Each video window saves the links to the last ten videos viewed in its window, both in live and playback mode. History combo box - Shows the current camera name and server. Click on the video name or down arrow to display a list of the last ten videos shown in this window. The video names are displayed in reverse chronological order, meaning that the most recent video is displayed at the bottom of the list. A sample Channel Name combo box is shown below:
Figure 3-41: Sample Channel Name Combo Box
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Title
Description
Next Video button - Moves to the next video in memory that was displayed in this window. Each video window saves the links to the last ten videos viewed in its window, both in live and playback mode. Video Date and Time - Shows the video date and time. Large Screen button - See Viewing Playback Video in Large Screen Mode on page 3-29 for details.
3.3.2 Video Playback Bar

During playback video, the Video Playback Bar is displayed at the bottom of the video window.
Figure 3-42: Video Playback Bar during Playback Video Table 3-10: Video Playback Bar Items during Playback Video
Button
Description
Plays the video. Toggles to Pause button. Pauses the video. Click the Pause button to resume play. Toggles to Play button. Stops the video, and closes the video window. Rewinds 1 second. Rewinds 10 seconds. Forwards 1 second. Forwards 10 seconds.
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Displays live video from this camera. Opens the Video Selection dialog box (see Figure 3-34: Video Selection Dialog Box on page 3-23) that enables you to load and play a playback, event
playback or live video from the same camera.
Note: If you start playback by clicking the 1 second rewind/forward or the 10 second rewind/forward buttons, the video will be paused.
3.3.3 Viewing Playback Video in Large Screen Mode
Figure 3-43: Sample Playback Video Window Large Screen Mode
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When you display a playback video in large screen mode (as shown in the figure above), additional controls appear on the Video toolbar and on the Video Playback Bar, as described below:
Table 3-11: Additional Controls on Video Toolbar in Large Screen Mode
Control
Description
Video options, allows you to lock sections of the video and export sections to different media. Note that you cannot lock or export live video. See Video Options on page 3-12 for details. Show next event, enables you to jump to the next event if an event has been selected. If no event is selected, the video jumps to the first event that appears on the playback bar in the playback video and continues playing from that point on. The event is marked in white on the video Playback Bar. Clicking again on this button jumps to the next event - the first event remains marked in yellow, and the second event in white. When you click the Show next event button while playing a live video, the video jumps to the first event on the blue bar. Full Screen, shows the video on the entire screen. To return to large screen mode, press Esc.
Figure 3-44: Full Screen Video
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Description
Record Manual event, marks a manual event on the video. When you click this button, a message is displayed. A sample message is displayed below:
Figure 3-45: Record Manual Event Message Click the OK button to display the Reason dialog box. Type a description of this event and click OK. The event is marked in black on the event bar. Later when you playback this video you can jump directly to view this event by clicking on the event icon in the Playback Bar. Note: You cannot mark an event for a camera that is set to No Record. Playback Speed Dial, used to speed up or slow down the video playback speed. Drag the Speed Dial to the right (clockwise) to increase video speed, or to the left (counterclockwise) to decrease video speed. While being dragged, the speed meter turns green. When stopped, it turns red. The red button in the center of the speed meter marks the default speed. The maximum speed (marked by the + sign) is 30 times the normal speed. The minimum speed (marked by the sign) is frame-by-frame, meaning that if there are 25 frames per second at default speed, you will see 25 steps for each second of play at normal speed.
Time and Date Bar

At the bottom of the screen, the Time and Date bar is displayed.
Figure 3-46: Time and Date Bar
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Table 3-12: Time and Date Bar Items Name Date Box Description Displays the date of the video to be shown.

Click the

Time Slider By default, the time slider is shown with a range of 8 hours. Click the zoom buttons to change the range. Move the slider to the left or right to change the range of time shown in the time slider. Please note that what is shown in the time slider is not reflected in the video window until you click in the blue area of the Playback Bar. The blue area of the Playback Bar indicates the time span for which a video is available to be played back. Click at any point on the blue area of the Playback Bar to play back the video for that time.
Figure 3-48: Playback Bar in Time and Date Bar
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Name
Description The time you clicked is displayed in the Video Title Bar.
15 minutes
Figure 3-50: Time Slider - Zoom In Zoom Out to zoom out the resolution of time shown Press the Zoom Out button in the time slider. The smallest range is 15 minutes. Each click of this button will zoom out to a larger unit of time: to 2 hours, then 8 hours, then 12 hours, then 1 day. A range of one week can be shown.
1 week
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3.5
Viewing Event Playback Video
Events playback videos are videos that were previously marked, either automatically or manually. To view playback video according to events: 1. Select a camera and the window to display the video, as described in Exporting the Video/Current Frame, on page 3-15. The Video Selection Dialog Box is displayed in the selected window, as shown below:
Figure 3-52: Video Selection Dialog Box
Note: For more information on the fields, refer to Exporting the Video/Current Frame, on page 3-15.
2. Select the event of interest, as follows:
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In the Event List box shown below, check the events that you want to appear in the Playback Bar. By default, all events are displayed. See Event Types on page 3-35 for details.
Figure 3-53: Event Types Dropdown List
The events defined for this period are displayed on the time slider as different colored star icons. Zoom in to get a clearer view of the events.
Figure 3-54: The Time Slider
3. Select an event on the time slider by placing the mouse on a star icon. The icon's color changes to yellow, and a ToolTip displays the event type. 4. Click the left mouse button. The time of the selected event is automatically displayed in the Time box. 5. Click the Playback button to view this event. The video is played in the window from the specified time onward. To return to live mode:
Click the Show Live button
to return to Live Mode.
3.5.1 Event Types

There are nine types of events that can be identified in the Vigilant ViewStation. These are divided into two categories:
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External: these are events that are created in other systems. They are
imported into the Vigilant system from external devices such as Alarm Units or Access Control Systems. Video Motion Detection and Manual events. content analysis system.
Internal: these are events that are created by the Vigilant system such as SmartGuard Events: these are events that are created in Vigilant video
Each event type is assigned a different color for easy identification on the time slider. The table below describes the event types and their colors.
Table 3-13: Event Types
Event Type
External Input 1 External Input 2 Manual
Description
An event imported into the Vigilant system from external devices such as Alarm Units or Access Control Systems. An event imported into the Vigilant system from external devices such as Alarm Units or Access Control Systems. An event marked manually by the user. See Viewing Playback Video in Large Screen Mode on page 3-29 for details. An event marked automatically by the DVMD system when the DVMD recognizes movement in the predefined area(s). An event marked automatically when there is no video signal from the camera due to a failure. This event will appear only once when the camera fails. An event marked automatically when the video signal from the camera is re-identified. This event will appear only once when the camera is re-identified. An event marked automatically within two seconds of the camera being moved, covered or the focus being changed. An event marked automatically whenever a sound louder than the existing surrounding sound is
Color
Silver
Icon
Gold
Black
Video Motion Detection No Video Signal Video Signal
Red
Blue
Light Green Purple
Camera Tamper Detection Audio Activity Detection
Olive Green
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detected. SmartGuard Events Directional Line Crossing Stationary Object Area Motion Detection An event marked automatically whenever an object crosses the line. An event marked automatically whenever a stationary object is removed from a detection area. An event marked automatically whenever an objects such as people or vehicles in either an outdoor or indoor environment moves in a predefined detection area. An event marked automatically whenever an object crosses its perimeter border An event marked automatically whenever the number of objects crossing a counting line exceeds a predefined limit. An event marked automatically whenever a person remains inside the area for more than a predefined period of time. An event marked automatically whenever the number of people in a detection area exceeds a predefined limit. An event marked automatically whenever the number of people in a detection area exceeds a predefined limit for longer than a specified period of time. An event marked automatically whenever more then a predefined number of vehicles or people cross the line or within a specified period of time. Maroon Maroon Maroon
Perimeter Crossing Object Counting People Loitering People Density People Crowd
Maroon Maroon
Maroon
Maroon
Maroon
Tailgating
Maroon
Detection Failure
Orange
3.6
Using PTZ Control
A PTZ-enabled camera enables you to pan, tilt and zoom the camera while watching live video. Only one user at a time may control the PTZ camera. By default, after three seconds of not using the camera, the control of the camera can be passed to another user, if required.
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3.6.1 Viewing Live Video Using a PTZ-enabled Camera

Once you have selected the video to watch, you can move the camera to the left, right, up or down, and as well as zoom in or out. To view a video using a PTZ-enabled camera: 1. From the Main toolbar, click the PTZ button displayed in the Secondary Palette Area. . The PTZ Palette is
Figure 3-55: PTZ Palette
Note: When you select the PTZ button, the cursor changes to a viewfinder when it is over the PTZ window.
2. Select a window in which to display the video being recorded by the PTZ-enabled camera, by doing one of the following:
Select the required PTZ camera. Click the window in which to control the
PTZ camera. - OR -
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Double click the required PTZ-enabled camera icon. The next available
window is selected for the video. The windows are selected in clockwise order, as shown below:
1 3 2 4
- OR -
Select the required PTZ camera. Click the Select Player icon
and select the window in which to control the PTZ camera from the dropdown list. The user can now control the selected camera.
3. Click a selected point on the video screen, which then becomes the center of the screen. The closer the point is to the edge of the picture, the quicker the camera will change position. 4. Trace a path for the PTZ camera to follow by holding down the left mouse button and tracing a path with the mouse. The PTZ camera follows this path. When you release the left mouse button, the PTZ camera stops moving. 5. Use the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom into or out of the picture.
3.6.2 Advanced Viewing Options

The advanced viewing options enable you to adjust and set various parameters for viewing video recorded on PTZ-enabled cameras. To select the advanced viewing options: 1. You can adjust the Iris, Focus and Zoom by clicking option to be adjusted. or next to the
2. Select the PTZ positions of the camera from the Preset dropdown list. 3. Select the pattern of movement of the camera while scanning from the Pattern dropdown list.
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4. Select an option from the Auxiliary dropdown list.
Note: This option depends on the capabilities of the selected camera.
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Advanced Vigilant Tools
4.1 Using Volume Control
The playback volume can be set for each of the four video windows. By default, the volume is displayed in the Secondary Palette Area.
4.1.1 Setting the Volume (Playback and Live)

The playback and live volume can be set separately for each video window. To set the playback volume: 1. From the Main toolbar, click the Volume button displayed in the Secondary Palette Area. . The Volume Palette is
Figure 4-1: Secondary Palette Area Volume Control
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2. Move the volume slider to adjust the volume for each of the four video windows, or select the Mute checkbox to mute the playback for that particular window. 3. Click the checkbox next to to mute the playback of all four video windows.
4.2
Event Handling
Events in Vigilant, regardless of their type, are displayed in the Event Palette Area. In this area, two groups of events can be seen: Latest events and Query results.
4.2.1 Latest Events

Latest events are the last 100 events that have occurred in the system, including Live events. Events that have occurred in the last 30 seconds will play live video when dragged into one of the windows for playing. Different icons depending on the current status of the camera represent the latest events in the Event Palette Area.
Table 4-1: Latest Events
Icon
External Input 1 External Input 2 Manual Video Motion Detection No Video Signal Video Signal Camera Tamper Detection Audio Activity Detection
Description
SmartGuard Detection Event - For details see Table 3-13: Event Types on page 3-36. SmartGuard Detection Failure
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Note: Manual events are not shown in the Latest Events list.
To view latest events:
1. From the Main toolbar click the Events button displayed in the Main Palette Area.
. The events panel is
Figure 4-2: Main Palette Area Latest Events
2. Select a window in which to display the event by doing one of the following:
Drag the required event icon from the Main Palette Area, and drop it into
one of the four video windows. - OR -
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Double click on the required event icon. The next available window is
selected for the event. The windows are selected in clockwise order, as shown below:
1 3 2 4
- OR -
Select the required event icon. Click the Select Player icon
The event is played in the selected video window.
and
select the window in which to display it from the dropdown list.
Note: The Event Alarms must be configured in order to receive the latest events. See The Event Alarms Screen on page 4-16.
4.2.2 What is a Query?

A query in Vigilant refers to an examination of the prerecorded events in the system according to specific criteria. The criteria are composed of the following:
Time Event Type Camera
4.2.3 Composing a Query

Queries are composed and run from the Events Palette Area. To compose a query: 1. From the Main toolbar, select the Events button displayed in the Main Palette Area. . The Events panel is
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Figure 4-3: Main Palette Area - Composing a Query
2. Click the Compose Query icon Query Screen is displayed.
from the Events Palette Area. The Main
4.2.4 The Main Query Screen

The Main Query Screen is divided into five areas: Time Range, Selected Events, Selected Cameras, Event Data and Preview window.
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Figure 4-4: The Main Query Screen
Upon entry to the Main Query screen, no time limits, all events and all cameras are already selected for the query.
Time Range Specification

There are three methods to select a date and time period:
Quick: Search for events in the last <n> days or <m> hours. Use this method to perform a quick search without the need to enter many parameters. Continuous: Search for events over a specified period (days and/or hours and minutes). Daily: Search for events every day during the specified dates, between the specified times. For example, search for events every day in the month of May between 20:00 to 22:00 only.
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By default, the query includes all dates and times. To specify a time range, in the Selected Time Range area, select one of these methods as described in the following sections. To select a Quick time range: 1. Clear the No Time Limits checkbox. 2. Select the Quick radio button (this is already selected as the default setting). The following fields are opened next to the radio button:
Figure 4-5: Selecting Quick Time Range
3. In the In the last field (A), scroll to the number of days/hours to be searched through. 4. In the Days combo box (B), select Days or Hours. 5. The specified period (ending with the current time/date) will be searched through for events. To select a Continuous time range: 1. Clear the No Time Limits checkbox. 2. Select the Continuous radio button. The following fields are opened next to the radio button:
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Figure 4-6: Selecting Continuous Time Range
3. In the From fields (C), enter the date and time from which to start the search. In the To fields (D), enter the date and time at which to end the search. The default is the current date and time. For example, if you set the From fields to 29/09/2001 19:00 and the To fields to 30/09/2001 06:00, the section of video from 19:00 on 29/09/2001 until 06:00 on 30/09/2001 will be checked for events. To select a Daily time range: 1. Clear the No Time Limit checkbox. 2. Select the Daily radio button. The following fields are opened next to the radio button:
Figure 4-7: Selecting Daily Time Range
3. In the From and To fields (E), enter the start date and end dates during which to search. In the Between and And fields (F), enter the time period during which to search.
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For example, if you set the From field to 29/09/2001, the To field to 30/10/2001 the Between field to 01:00 and the And field to 06:00, the section of video from 01:00 and 05:00 every day between 29/09/2001 and 30/10/2001 will be checked for events.
Event Specification
By default, the query includes all types of events. To specify the event types to be included in the query: 1. From the Selected Events area, clear the All Events checkbox, as by default, all events are selected. 2. Check one or more event types in the Events combo box. After checking, the selected events are shown in the combo box field. For example, if you check all the event types, the combo box field is shown, as follows:
Figure 4-8: Event Types Combo Box
The event types are presented below:

Table 4-2: Event Types
Event Type
External Input 1
Description
An event imported into the Vigilant system from external devices such as Alarm Units or Access Control Systems. An event imported into the Vigilant system from external devices such as Alarm Units or Access Control Systems. An event marked manually by the user. See on page 3-29 for details.
Color
Silver
Icon
External Input 2
Gold
Manual
Viewing Playback Video in Large Screen Mode
Black
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Video Motion Detection No Video Signal
Description
An event marked automatically by the DVMD system when the DVMD recognizes movement in the predefined area(s). An event marked automatically when there is no video signal from the camera due to a failure. This event will appear only once when the camera fails. An event marked automatically when the video signal from the camera is re-identified. This event will appear only once when the camera is re-identified. An event marked automatically within two seconds of the camera being moved, covered or the focus being changed. An event marked automatically whenever a sound louder than the existing surrounding sound is detected.
Color
Red
Icon
Blue
Video Signal
Light Green
Camera Tamper Detection Audio Activity Detection SmartGuard Events Directional Line Crossing Stationary Object
Purple
Olive Green
An event marked automatically whenever an object crosses the line. An event marked automatically whenever a stationary object is removed from a detection area. An event marked automatically whenever an objects such as people or vehicles in either an outdoor or indoor environment moves in a predefined detection area. An event marked automatically whenever an object crosses its perimeter border An event marked automatically whenever the number of objects crossing a counting line exceeds a predefined limit. An event marked automatically whenever a person remains inside the area for more than a predefined period of time.
Maroon Maroon
Area Motion Detection
Maroon
Perimeter Crossing Object Counting
Maroon Maroon
People Loitering
Maroon
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People Density
Description
An event marked automatically whenever the number of people in a detection area exceeds a predefined limit. An event marked automatically whenever the number of people in a detection area exceeds a predefined limit for longer than a specified period of time. An event marked automatically whenever more then a predefined number of vehicles or people cross the line or within a specified period of time.
Color
Maroon
Icon
People Crowd
Maroon
Tailgating
Maroon
Detection Failure
Orange
Camera Specification
By default, the query includes all the cameras in all the servers to which your ViewStation is connected. To select specific cameras to be included in the query: 1. From the Selected Cameras area, clear the All Cameras checkbox. 2. Click on the + sign next to the server name to view the servers cameras. 3. Double click on a camera name or click on it and click the button. The camera name is listed in the Chosen Cameras list along with its server name. 4. To select all the cameras in a server, double click on the server name at the top of the camera tree. All the cameras that belong to the selected server are listed in the Chosen Cameras list. You can also select the server, and click .
5. To deselect a camera in the Chosen Cameras list, double click on it or click on it and click the button. The camera name is moved to the Cameras list.
6. To deselect all the cameras in the Chosen Cameras list, click the button. A sample cameras list is shown in the figure below:
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Figure 4-9: The Selected Cameras List
Event Data
The Extra Information box is used to add information which is received from external systems such as an Access Control or Point-of-Sale. To search by event data: 1. Select the Extra Information checkbox. An empty field is displayed.
Figure 4-10: Search by Event Data
2. Type the information in the field.
Preview Window
The Preview window displays the preview of the query results.
Click the By Camera or By Time tab to sort the results according to Camera or Time.
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4.2.5 Running the Query

Once you have selected the specifications, you can run the query. To run the query: 1. Click the Preview button displayed. . The Query in progress dialog box is
Figure 4-11: Query in Progress Dialog Box
This is followed by the following message:
Figure 4-12: Query in Progress Cancel Dialog Box
2. The Query results are shown in the Preview window in descending server date/time order with the latest event at the top of the list, as shown in Figure 4-13: Query Results 3. Up to 2000 events can be displayed. The color of the star icon of each event shows the event type. See Event Types on page 3-35 for an explanation of the colors. The number of events found that match the query is displayed under the events list.
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Figure 4-13: Query Results
Note: You must carefully define your query criteria in order to obtain a reasonable number of events in the query results. If you did not obtain the desired results, go back to the Time Range Specification step on page 4-6 to define a new query and press the Preview button again to view the results.
4.2.6 Query Results

Query results are events that are listed as a result of a query that has been performed. In the query results list, all types of events are listed. To accept the query results and transfer them to the Events palette: 1. Click the OK button. The Query results are displayed in the Events palette under Query Results and the Query window is closed.
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Figure 4-14: Query Results in the Events Palette
Note: Only the first 100 results are displayed in the Events palette. If the events that you are looking for are not displayed, create a new query.
4.2.7 Viewing the Results

To view a result:
Drag the result into one of the display windows and continue as described in Exporting the Video/Current Frame on page 3-15. Note: Events can be dragged to any display window, regardless of their current status.
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Note: Authorized users can lock an event in the event list by selecting the event, right clicking and selecting the Lock Video option.
4.2.8 The Event Alarms Screen

The Event Alarms screen allows you to determine which events are displayed in the Events panel. In addition, the Event Alarms screen allows you to set various types of notification to indicate that these events have occurred. To open the Event Alarms screen:
From the Events panel, click the Event Alarms button Alarms screen is displayed.
. The Event
Figure 4-15: The Event Alarms Screen
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Determining Which Events are Displayed in the Events Panel

The Event Alarms screen allows you to determine which events are displayed in the Events panel.
Figure 4-16: Select Camera Area
To determine which events are displayed the Events panel: 1. Select the camera(s) for which you want to filter events. 2. To select specific cameras, in the Selected Cameras area, double click a camera name, or select the camera and click . The camera name is listed in the Chosen Cameras list along with its server name. 3. To select all the cameras in a server, double click the server name at the top of the camera tree. All the cameras that belong to the selected server are listed in the Chosen Cameras list. You can also select the server, and click .
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4. To deselect a camera in the Chosen Cameras list, double click the camera, or select the camera and click list. . The camera name is moved to the Cameras
5. To deselect all the cameras in the Chosen Cameras list, click
6. In the Selected events area (see screenshot above), check All events to display all events in the Events panel for the selected cameras. - OR Click the dropdown box, to select specific types of events to display in the Events panel for the selected cameras.
Figure 4-17: Event Types Dropdown Bo
7. Click the Add button to add the selected events to the Current selected events area (see screenshot below). 8. Click the Remove All button to remove the selected events from the Current selected events area (see screenshot below).
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Figure 4-18: Current Selected Events Area
9. Click the Apply button . The Events panel now displays the current selected events for the selected cameras.
Event Notification
The following types of notification can be set for the events that appear in the Events panel:
Popup Video Whenever an event appears in the Events panel, it automatically begins playing live in the next available video playback area. The name of the event is displayed in flashing red text (see screenshot below).
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Figure 4-19: Popup Video Notification
Audible Alarm Sound an alarm whenever an event appears in the Events panel.
To set popup video notification:
Check Popup Video.

To set an audible alarm: 1. Check Audible Alarm 2. Click the Browse button .
3. Select a .wav file with the sound to play. 4. Click the Play button if you want to listen to the sound.
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Performing a Sherlock Scan
4.3.1 What is Sherlock?

The Vigilant Sherlock feature allows you to scan recorded video forward and backward for movement or disappearance of a specific object(s). You do this by setting scan criteria and then marking one object or many objects. Up to 10 objects can be selected simultaneously. For example, you can check when a parked car was moved, when an object was taken from its current location, and so on.
4.3.2 Starting the Sherlock Scan

A Sherlock scan can be performed in Playback Large Screen mode only. To perform a scan: 1. Playback the video that you want to search through in one of the windows. See Exporting the Video/Current Frame on page 3-15 for details. button in the windows right corner. The 2. Enlarge the window by pressing the Sherlock button in the main toolbar is enabled. 3. From the Main toolbar, click the Sherlock button displayed in the Secondary Palette. . The Sherlock panel is
Figure 4-20: Sherlock Panel
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4.3.3 Specifying the Scan Criteria

The scan criteria are specified in the Sherlock panel. To specify the scan: 1. In the Event type field, select the radio button corresponding to the type of search to be performed:
Disappearance: The movement is marked as an event only if the marked

object disappears entirely from its current location. object moves from its current location.
Any movement: The movement is marked as an event if the marked

2. In the Scan field, select the radio button corresponding to the direction of scanning: Forward or Backward.
4.3.4 Selecting the Object for Scanning

You can mark each object with ten blocks or mark different objects once for scanning. To select the object: 1. Using the mouse, click on the desired object. A blue square marks the selected object. 2. Mark additional blocks on this object or mark other objects in the scene by repeating step 1.
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Figure 4-21: Marking Blocks in the Sherlock Window
3. To remove all blocks, click the Clear Blocks button
4.3.5 Performing the Scan

To start the scan: 1. Click the Start Scan button box is displayed. in the Sherlock panel. The In Progress dialog
Figure 4-22: In Progress Dialog Box
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2. The clock at the bottom of the Sherlock panel displays the current scanning time and the message In Progress is displayed, as shown below:
Figure 4-23: Sherlock Panel in Progress
3. When the scan detects movement of the selected object(s), the scan stops automatically and displays the event. A message box with the date and time of the event is displayed. A sample message box is shown below. In this message box, click the Play button button to play the event. Click the Find Next to find the next event.
Figure 4-24: Sherlock Message Box
4. The clock displays the exact time of the event on the Video Title Bar.
Note: If you marked several objects, the first scan shows the first object that moves, irrespective of the order they were marked.
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Synchronizing Playback
The Sync option enables you to synchronize the playback of multiple cameras with a user-defined master video. Synchronized playback enables you to view an event and its relevant surrounding area recorded by other cameras at the same time, simultaneously, allowing you to study and analyze incidents more effectively. Synchronized playback also enables you to see when a suspicious person moves to an area recorded by a different camera.
4.4.1 Viewing Synchronized Playback

In order to synchronize multiple videos, one video must be defined as the master video with which the other videos are synchronized. To view synchronized video playback: 1. From the Main toolbar, click the Sync dropdown list button .A dropdown list is displayed, showing the videos that can be selected to be the master as enabled. (These are videos that are not live, but in playback mode.)
2. From the dropdown list, select a video to be the master. The changes to master video.
button
, and all the videos will be synchronized with the selected
Note: If a new master video is selected, the playback is synchronized according to that master. You can also synchronize the playback by selecting one playback video, and then all the other videos that are dragged into the video windows are synchronized with that video.
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To exit the sync mode:
Click the Unsync button. All the videos, except for the master video, close.
4.5
Viewing Locked Videos
Vigilants video files are stored on a Vigilant storage unit/tape library. The system operates on a FIFO (first in, first out) deletion basis. The Lock feature gives the user the ability to lock selected video files. These files are removed from the normal FIFO cycle. A video is locked using the Video Options in the Large Screen Playback Window or from the Event List. For details, see Video Options on page 3-12.
Note: Only authorized users can lock or unlock a video. Unlocked videos are returned to the FIFO cycle and are deleted according to their location in the queue.
4.5.1 Displaying the List of Locked Videos

To display the list of locked videos: 1. From the Main toolbar, click the Lock button. The Lock Palette is displayed in the Main Palette Area.
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Figure 4-25: Lock Palette in Main Palette Area
2. Select the server containing the required camera from the Server combo box. The locked sections of video are displayed in the Lock Palette.
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Figure 4-26: Lock Palette Area
4.5.2 Viewing Video from the Lock Panel

To view video from the lock panel list: 1. Select the locked video entry from the Lock Panel list. 2. Select a window in which to display the video by doing one of the following: Area, and drop it into one of the four video windows. - OR -
Drag the locked video entry from the Lock Panel list in the Main Palette
Double click on the required camera icon. The next available window is
1 3 - OR 2 4
selected for the locked video. The windows are selected in clockwise order, as shown below:
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the window in which to display it from the dropdown list. 3. The locked video is played in the window.
and select
4.5.3 Unlocking a Video

To unlock a video: 1. Select a locked video section from the list. 2. Click the Unlock button . The Reason dialog box is displayed.
Figure 4-27: Reason Dialog Box
3. Type a reason and click OK. A Confirmation dialog box is displayed.
Figure 4-28: Confirmation Dialog Box
4. Click the Ok button. The locked video is unlocked and removed from the locked video list. Note: You can also unlock a video by right-clicking the locked video and selecting Unlock Video from the popup menu.
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4.6
Export Viewer
The Export Viewer is a utility that allows you to view exported videos simply and quickly, independent of the Vigilant ViewStation. Additionally, it provides you with extra information about the exported video such as Date, Time and Video duration. It also includes extra controls to assist you in viewing the exported video such as the Progress Bar, Speed Bar and Control buttons. The Export Viewer ensures that you see the exported video at its real speed, and not at a speed related to the server frame rate.
4.6.1 How to Use the Export Viewer

The Export Viewer Installation is copied to the destination directory when a video is exported from the Vigilant ViewStation to a removable device. To start the Export Viewer: 1. From the Start > Programs > Vigilant Technology > Export Utilities > Export Viewer. The Export Viewer window is displayed. 2. Double click the exported file (Filename.Mp4), The Export Viewer window is displayed and the exported file is played.
Note: The Export Viewer application supports Windows 2000-SP4, XP-SP1, and XP-SP2.
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Video Source bar
Duration, Time Zone and Time bar Progress bar Figure 4-29: Export Viewer Window
To select an exported video file: 1. Click the Open button. The Open dialog box is displayed.
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Figure 4-30: Open Dialog Box
2. Select the file that you want to view.
Note: You can also drag the video file to the Export Viewer application.
3. Click the Open button. The video clip begins to play in the Export Viewer window.
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Figure 4-31: Video Clip in Export Viewer Window
Note: If you click on the Progress bar, a ToolTip is displayed showing the percentage of the video clip that has been viewed.
Progress Bar
The progress bar shows the progress of the video.
Time and Date Bar

The Time and Date Bar displays the time and date of the video and its duration.
Duration and Time Zone Bar

The Duration and Time Zone Bar displays the video duration and time zone at the ViewStation from which the video was exported.
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Playback Speed Dial

The playback speed dial allows you to speed up or slow down the video playback speed. Drag the Speed Dial to the right (clockwise) to increase video speed, or to the left (counterclockwise) to decrease video speed. While being dragged, the speed meter turns green. When stopped, it turns red. The red button in the center of the speed meter marks the default speed. The maximum speed (marked by the + sign) is 30 times the normal speed. The minimum speed (marked by the sign) is frame by frame, for example, if there are 25 frames per second at default speed, you will see 25 steps for each second of play at normal speed.
Video Playback Bar

The control buttons on the Playback Bar are used to control the play of the video, as shown below:
Figure 4-32: Control Buttons on Playback Bar Table 4-3: Video Playback Bar Items during Playback Video Button Description Play. Reverse Playback. Pause. Stop. Rewinds 10 seconds. Rewinds 1 second. Forwards 1 second.
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Button
Description Forwards 10 seconds. Toggle sound.
4.6.2 Export Viewer Full Screen

To enlarge the view to full screen: 1. Click the Full Screen button . The display area covers the entire screen.
Figure 4-33: Export Viewer Full Screen
2. To exit the full screen mode, click Esc.
4.6.3 Export Viewer Print Layout

To print current frame:
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Click the print button

printer and click OK.
, the print dialog box will appear. Select required
Figure 4-34: Export Viewer Print Layout
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Video Verifier
5.1 Verifying Video Authenticity
Video Verifier is an external Software application that is supplied with Vigilant Systems. This application allows you to verify the authenticity of recorded video by identifying if and where an image or segment of video was altered. You can only browse and verify files that have been exported as MPEG-4 files. See Exporting the Video/Current Frame on page 3-15. Note: When you export a video and want to burn the data onto CD, ensure that you copy the Video Verifier application to the same directory as the exported video. For more information on exporting videos, see Exporting the Video/Current Frame on page 3-15.
5.2
How to Use Video Verifier
To run the Video Verifier: 1. From the Start > Programs > Vigilant Technology > Export Utilities > Video Verifier. The following opening window is displayed.
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Video Verifier
Figure 5-1: Video Verifier Opening Screen
2. Once the application has downloaded, the Vigilant Video Originality Verifier window is displayed.
Figure 5-2: Video Originality Verifier Window
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3. Type the pathname of the video file or click the Browse button to locate the file. The Open dialog box is displayed.
Figure 5-3: Open Dialog Box
4. Select the video file and click the Open button. The verification starts automatically. The preview window displays the first frame of the video file being tested.
Figure 5-4: Video Originality Verifier Verifying
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Video Verifier
5. The successful test results are displayed in the Verifier Information panel. These include:
Table 5-1: Test Results
Name
Bit Exact Video Originality Tests: File Structure Watermark Integrity Watermark Authentication Video Originality: Ownership Video Starting date Video Starting time Video Ending date Video Ending time NTSC/PAL Tested File information: File Name File Size Verification information: Date Time Software Version Date of the test. Vigilant Server.
Description/Action
Checks the syntax of the video file. Checks that bits in the video file have not deleted or modified. Checks the time and date inside the video stream.
Starting date of the original video (UTC time). Starting time of the original video (UTC time). Ending date of the original video (UTC time). Ending time of the original video (UTC time). Video standard of the original video.
File name of the tested video file. Size of the tested video file in bytes.
Time of the test. Version of the Video Verifier application.
Note: UTC Universal Time Conversion Equal to GMT winter time (without Daylight Savings).
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If the test is unsuccessful, the following information is displayed in the Verifier Information panel:
Figure 5-5: Unsuccessful Test Information Table 5-2: Unsuccessful Test Results
Name
Bit Exact Video Originality Tests: File Structure Watermark Integrity Watermark Authentication Verification Failure Date Verification Failure Time Video Originality: Tested File information: Verification information:
Description/Action
Checks the syntax of the video file. Indicates that the test has failed. Indicates that the test has failed. Starting date of the Failure video (UTC time). Starting time of the Failure video (UTC time). For a description, see Table 5-1: Test Results For a description, see Table 5-1: Test Results For a description, see Table 5-1: Test Results
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Video Verifier
You can perform the following actions from the Video Verifier window:
Table 5-3: Camera Adjustment Stages
Button
Click to rerun a test.
Action
Click to see the Vigilant Bit Exact Video Originality Verifier window. Click to read an overview on Bit Exact Integrity and Authentication Watermark. Click to print the Verifier Information results. Click to save the results as a text file (.txt). Click to clear the window of the results.
Figure 5-6: Verifier Information Results Print Layout
To close the Video Verifier application:
Click the Close button on the title bar.
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Burning Video to CD
6.1 Burning Video Files to CD Using Windows XP
For more information on how to export a video using the ViewStation, refer to Exporting the Video/Current Frame, page 3-15. To burn video files to CD using Windows XP: 1. Insert a new writable CD into the CD Burner. The following window is displayed:
Figure 6-1: Blank CD Options Window
2. Choose Open writable CD folder using Windows Explorer and click OK. The Windows Explorer window for drive D (CD burner) is displayed:
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Burning Video to CD
Figure 6-2: Explorer Window for CD Burner
3. Browse to the video files you want to burn, select the files and then right-click and choose Copy. 4. In Windows Explorer right-click and choose Paste. Windows will show a list of the copied files, and is ready to burn them:
Figure 6-3: Ready to Burn File List
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Burning Video to CD
5. Right-click the window and select Write these files to CD, or select Write these files to CD from the CD Writing Tasks panel on the left side of the window. The opening screen of the CD Writing Wizard is displayed:
Figure 6-4: CD Writing Wizard Opening Screen
6. Enter the name of the CD, if required, and click Next. A progress window is displayed while Windows burns the files to the CD.
Figure 6-5: CD Writing Progress Window
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Burning Video to CD
7. When all the files have been burnt onto the disk, click Next. The final screen of the CD Writing Wizard is displayed:
Figure 6-6: CD Writing Final Screen
8. Select the checkbox to burn another CD using the same files, and repeat steps 6 and 7, or click Finish
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Appendix A - Index
A
Advanced Viewing Options PTZ-enabled Camera, 3-39 Advanced Vigilant Tools, 4-1 Export Viewer, 4-30 Full Screen, 4-35 Playback Speed Dial, 4-34 Progress Bar, 4-33 Time and Date Bar, 4-33 Using, 4-30 Video Playback Bar, 4-34 Exporting Current Frame, 3-15 Exporting Video, 3-15
B
Burning Video to CD, 6-1
C
Camera Icons, 3-3 Cameras Panel, 3-2
F
Frame Exporting Current, 3-15 Selecting, 3-12 Full Screen, 3-8, 3-30 Export Viewer, 4-35
D
Date and Time Area, 2-5 Date Box, 3-10, 3-24, 3-32
G
Getting Started, 2-1
E
Entering the Vigilant Viewstation, 2-1 Event Alarms, 4-16 Event Handling, 4-2 Latest Events, 4-2 Queries, 4-4 Event List, 3-10, 3-24, 3-32 Event Notification, 4-19 Event Playback Video Event Types, 3-35 Viewing, 3-34 Event Types, 3-35, 4-9 Exiting the Vigilant ViewStation, 2-6 Exiting Video Options, 3-21
L
Large Screen Button, 3-6 Large Screen Controls Live Video, 3-7 Latest Events, 4-2 Viewing, 4-3 Live Video Large Screen Controls, 3-7 PTZ Camera, 3-38 Video Playback Bar, 3-6, 3-12 Video Title, 3-5 Viewing, 3-4 Locked Videos, 4-26
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Ap p e n d i x A - I n d e x
List, 4-26 Unlocking, 4-29 Viewing from Lock Panel, 4-28 Locking Video, 3-14
Event Data, 4-12 Event Specification, 4-9 Event Types, 4-9 Preview Window, 4-12 Time Range Specification, 4-6
M
Main Query Screen, 4-5 Main Screen, 2-4 Date and Time Area, 2-5 Palette Area, 2-4 Toolbar, 2-5 Video Display Area, 2-5
R
Record Manual Event, 3-9, 3-31 Reverse Playback, 3-12 Running the Query, 4-13
S
Selecting Frame, 3-12 Selecting Video Section, 3-12 Sherlock Scan, 4-21 Performing, 4-21, 4-23 Selecting Object for Scanning, 4-22 Specifying Criteria, 4-22 Starting, 4-21 Show Next Event, 3-8, 3-30 Synchronized Playback Viewing, 4-25 Synchronizing Playback, 4-25
N
Next Video Button, 3-28
P
Palette Area, 2-4 Playback Bar, 3-11, 3-25, 3-32 Speed Dial, 3-31 Synchronizing, 4-25 Playback Speed Dial Export Viewer, 4-34 Playback Video Video Playback Bar, 3-28 Video Title, 3-27 Viewing, 3-22 Previous Video Button, 3-5, 3-27 Progress Bar Export Viewer, 4-33 PTZ Control, 3-37 PTZ-enabled Camera Advanced Viewing Options, 3-39 Viewing Live Video, 3-38
T
Time and Date Bar, 3-9, 3-31 Export Viewer, 4-33 Time Box, 3-23 Time Slider, 3-10, 3-24, 3-32 Time Synchronizer, 2-3 Toolbar, 2-5
U
Unlocking Locked Videos, 4-29 Using PTZ Control, 3-37
Q
Query, 4-4 Composing, 4-4 Main Screen, 4-5 Results, 4-14 Running, 4-13 Query Results Viewing, 4-15 Query Screen Camera Specification, 4-11
V
Verifier Information Panel, 5-4 Verifying Video Authenticity, 5-1 Video, 3-1 Exporting, 3-15 Locking, 3-14 Video Authenticity Verifying, 5-1 Video Date and Time, 3-28
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Video Display Area, 2-5 Video Formats, 3-15 Video Options, 3-8, 3-12, 3-30 Exiting, 3-21 Video Playback Bar Export Viewer, 4-34 Live Video, 3-6, 3-12 Playback Video, 3-28 Video Section Selecting, 3-12 Video Title Live Video, 3-5 Playback Video, 3-27 Video Verifier, 5-1 Using, 5-1 Videos
Burning to CD, 6-1 Viewing Event Playback Video, 3-34 Viewing Live Video, 3-4 Viewing Query Results, 4-15 Viewing Video, 3-1 Viewstation Main Screen, 2-4 Volume Control, 4-1 Setting, 4-1
Z
Zoom In, 3-11, 3-25, 3-33 Zoom Out, 3-12, 3-26, 3-33
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Issue Date: Aug 1, 2007

Revision record: ViewStation User's Manual Rev. 1.1 5.0 6.0

Date Apr-05 Feb-06 Sep-07

Updates, New Template

Exiting the Vigilant ViewStation...................................................2-6

Viewing Playback Video ............................................................ 3-22

Viewing Event Playback Video................................................... 3-34

3.4.1 3.5 3.5.1 3.5.2 4

Using PTZ Control .................................................................... 3-37

Performing a Sherlock Scan ...................................................... 4-21

Synchronizing Playback ............................................................ 4-25 Viewing Locked Videos ............................................................. 4-26

Export Viewer .......................................................................... 4-30

Export Viewer Print Layout............................................. 4-35

About this Manual

Organization of this guide

Note: Provides important information for the user.

WARNING: Provides important warning information for the use

Figure 1-1: Vigilant Solution

Vigilant ViewStation Highlights

About this Manual

Figure 2-2: ViewStation Login screen

Figure 2-3: Incorrect Login Message

Figure 2-4: Unsuccessful Login Message

Note: Only the Administrator can change passwords.

Figure 2-5: Vigilant Splash Screen

7. After a few seconds, the Vigilant ViewStation Main Screen is displayed.

2.1.1 The Time Synchronizer

The Vigilant Main Screen

Figure 2-6: Vigilant Main Screen

2.2.1 Palette Area

2.2.2 Video Display Area

2.2.3 Date and Time Area

2.2.4 Main Toolbar

Synchronizing Playback on page 4-25 for details.

Exiting the Vigilant ViewStation

Figure 2-7: Exit Dialog Box

The Cameras Panel

Figure 3-1: Cameras Palette By Group

Figure 3-2: Cameras Palette By Name

The following icons represent cameras in the Cameras panel:

Viewing Live Video

Select the required camera. Click the Select Player icon

Figure 3-3: Live Video window

3.2.1 Video Title

3.2.2 Video Playback Bar

or live video from the same camera.

3.2.3 Live Large Screen Controls

Figure 3-6: Live Video Window - Large Screen Mode

Figure 3-7: Full Screen Video

Time and Date Bar

Figure 3-9: Time and Date Bar

Table 3-5: Time and Date Bar Items

Type the required date in the Date field by clicking on the

Viewing Event Playback Video on page 3-22 for details.

Click here to playback from 15:00

Figure 3-13: Time Slider - Zoom In

Figure 3-14: Time Slider - Zoom Out

3.2.4 Video Playback Bar Reverse Playback

Figure 3-15: Reverse Playback in Playback Bar

3.2.5 Video Options

Selecting the Video Section

Figure 3-16: Video Options - Video Option