Finding video events

Go to Video > Video event list, and click the Search button to locate and view video segments. If the Search button is not displayed, click the Menu button.

  • Click the Video server tab to search for a video segment on a specific video server.
  • Click the Events tab to filter events.
  • Click the Options tab to determine the size of the video you are looking for. Appropriate user access rights are necessary for performing this task.
  • The Archive state tab allows you to filter archived events according to their status.
  1. In the Video Events window, click the Search button.
    Note: If the Menu and Legend buttons are not activated, the window will not show the legend or the buttons in the lower part.
  2. In the Find video events window, select the Start date and time and the End date and time for the video segments you are looking for.
    Note: The Legends button allows you to display a status legend related to video events. The Play and Copy from Video Vault buttons are enabled when the selected video events have already been archived on EntraPass Video Vault.
  3. Select the video server that you want to include in the search. You can select All video servers if you want to search through all video servers defined in the system.
    Note: If an event was registered by more than one video server, at least one of the servers must be selected for the event to be included in the list.
  4. Click the Events tab to filter events to be included in the report. If you select All events, all the specific events are selected.
  5. Click the Options tab to filter video segments according to their duration.
  6. Check the Video segment duration limit option, and enter the duration in the Greater than (mm:ss) and Smaller than (mm:ss) fields. The value entered is in minutes and seconds. This feature allows you to target video segments meeting specific duration criteria.
  7. Click the Archive State tab to filter events according to the archive status.
  8. Select the Archive State option if you want to specify which events will be included in the filter. If you want to include all events, leave these options unchecked.
  9. Click OK to go back to the Video event list window.
    Note: The Play and Copy from Video Vault buttons are enabled when the selected video event has been archived on EntraPass Video Vault. Archived events are identified by a green flag.
  10. Complete one of the options outlined in the following table:
    Table 1. Finding video events buttons
    Button Use description
    		Use this Search button to search for events associated with a video segment.
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    		Use the Play button to view a video event. When you click this button, the Video desktop displays the video event. If only one camera was used, which is most often the case, the system displays the duration of the video event. If the video event was recorded by more than one camera on a single server, the video server will use the most optimal display layout. If the video event was registered by more than one server, it is possible to select a specific video server. For example, 2x2 for a maximum of 4 camera, 3x3 for a maximum of 9 camera and 4x4 for a maximum of 16 cameras. For events with various length, events will be played based on the longer event. Note that this feature shows limitations when used in systems not configured for continuous recording as it will not display cameras involved outside the selected time frame.
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    		The Copy from Vault button allows operators to retrieve video seg­ments that have been archived on EntraPass Video Vault.
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    		The Play from Vault buttonenables operators to view a video event that has been archived on EntraPass Video Vault
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    		The Retry aborted button enables operators to trigger any archiving process that was suspended.
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    		Use the Menu button to display the buttons in the lower part of the window and the Legend button to display a legend about the status of the displayed video recording events.
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    		The KVI (Kantech Video Intellex), KVA (Kantech Video AVI), IMG, AVI and PS formats are available for your Export needs. These formats allow users to store all the data relative to a video event such as the event button or key frame, description, etc.
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    		The Save button is enabled when an operator enters data in the Comment field. It enables operators to save comments associated with a video event.
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    		The Cancel button is enabled when the Comment field is modified. It enables operators to discard the comment and to go back to the previous value.