Camera Timeline Reference

In the Video controls of the Contextual pane, the Timeline can show both graphically and textually the video recordings and tags of the latest 24 hours for the selected camera. Select the Graphic or Textual display on the tabs located on the right side of the timeline area.

Graphic Tab

In graphic mode, the timeline shows a 2-color column grid that represents the latest 24 hours of the camera operations. On the grid, tags appear as colored diamonds, whereas recordings appear as green bars above the tags. You can expand the tag view by double clicking the corresponding diamond symbol: depending on the length of the tag, a green bar may appear below the diamond to show the tag duration. Instantaneous tags will only expand with a new diamond symbol.

Identify video recordings by hovering the mouse pointer over the symbols and getting detailed information in a tooltip box.

Use the scrollbar at the bottom to move left/right on the timeline. Adjust the time resolution using the mouse wheel or modifying the size of the track of the scrollbar. Click the Refresh icon on the toolbar to get the latest available data from the archive.

From the timeline, drag-and-drop a tag or a recording onto a monitor of the video view to display the recording.

Graphical Timeline
	Name	Description
1	Graphic tab	Select graphic display here.
2	Timeline	Graphically displays recordings and tags on a timeline grid.
3	Tag diamond	Shows a tag: double click the diamond to expand the tag duration on the timeline. Drag-and-drop it onto a monitor to replay the recording. Note the tag color code: - Green: Recording tag - Blue: Manual tag - White: Free-text and external (VMS) tag - Red: Event tag
4	Recording bar	Shows a recording: drag-and-drop the bar onto a monitor to replay the recording.
5	Tag bar	Shows the tag duration. Drag-and-drop it onto a monitor to replay the recording.
6	Tooltip	Allows for recording/tag identification. It can contain the following: - Name, as assigned by the system - Tag Type, which can be Recording, Manual, Free and Event - Begin, Trigger (offset) and End time of the recording - User (if applicable), indicating who started the recording - Workstation (if applicable), indicating from where the recording was started - Text (if available), containing the comment text
7	Refresh icon	Allows for getting latest available data in the timeline.

Textual tab

In textual mode, tags and recordings are listed in a compact table that presents the following recording information (depending on the type of item, not all columns are populated):

Camera
Name
Type (Clip for video recordings or Mark for tags)
Begin, Trigger (offset), and End time
Duration
Tag Type
Event ID, Event Source, Event Cause
User
Workstation
Text

From the table, drag-and-drop a tag or a recording line onto a monitor of the video view to display the recording.

Textual Timeline
	Name	Description
1	Textual tab	Select textual display here.
2	Item list	Lists recordings and tags in a table. Select a row and drag-and-drop an item onto a monitor to replay the recording.
3	Refresh icon	Allows for getting latest available data in the timeline.

Replay Controls on Monitors

Replay Controls
	Name	Description
1	Start time	Based on the pre-trigger time (see Global Video Control Commands). It is set to 1 hour for recordings started by Manual and Free tags. Depending on the VMS configuration, video images may not be available as far as one hour earlier.
2	Speed and direction	Replay speed and direction, as set by the Rewind and Forward buttons.
3	Playing control	Play ()/ Pause button.
4	X symbol	Close the replay session.
5	Export symbol	Export the recording of the time period being displayed.
6	End time	Based on the post-trigger time (see Global Video Control Commands). It is set to 1 hour for recordings started by Manual and Free tags. Depending on the VMS configuration, video images may not be available as far as one hour later.
7	Rewind	Modify speed backwards.
8	Trigger time	Starting point (recording trigger time).
9	Forward	Modify speed forwards.