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The Observe section is where live observation and recording takes place. On this page you can find the rooms, and streams that you have access to. | The Observe section is where live observation and recording takes place. On this page you can find the rooms, and streams that you have access to. | ||
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The <b>Search</b> allows you to quickly find the specific room, device, or stream you are looking for. | The <b>Search</b> allows you to quickly find the specific room, device, or stream you are looking for. | ||
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Users can filter their list to show only specific items. | Users can filter their list to show only specific items. | ||
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#<b>Rooms:</b> Selecting this will display only the rooms available to the user. | #<b>Rooms:</b> Selecting this will display only the rooms available to the user. | ||
#:<em>Rooms are created by the administrators of the system.</em> | #:<em>Rooms are created by the administrators of the system.</em> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:56, 21 February 2025
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Live Observation
- 3 Recording
Introduction
The Observe section is where live observation and recording takes place. On this page you can find the rooms, and streams that you have access to.
Here you will be able to do the following:
⚠Not all features may be applicable for your application.
- Perform live observation
- Start and stop recordings
- Control Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras
- Talkback into a room
Live Observation
Search
The Search allows you to quickly find the specific room, device, or stream you are looking for.
- Click the
Search icon in the top left corner.
- Type the name of the room, device, or stream you are looking for.
- Look under Rooms for the search results.
Filter
Users can filter their list to show only specific items.
- All (Default): Selecting this will show all available items.
- Rooms: Selecting this will display only the rooms available to the user.
- Rooms are created by the administrators of the system.
- Views: Selecting this will display any custom views available to the user.
- Views are saved collections of cameras and streams.
- Streams: Selecting this will display all available streams to the user.
- BEAM streaming would fit under this category.
Select
The Select option allows users to start multiple recordings and stop multiple recordings in multiple rooms.
- Number of Rooms
- Select: Opens the selction tool to check multiple rooms to perform an action.
Open a Room
- Locate the room from the list.
- Click on the name of that room.
Open a Stream
- Locate a room that contains the desired stream.
- Expand the room by clicking the + Expand icon.
- Click on the name of the stream.
Camera Control
Each video feed will have a variety of options for control. These controls can vary depending on the type of camera/device.
- Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera
- Fixed camera
Digital Zoom
Users can zoom in and out on any video feed using a digital zoom. This zooming is only viewable to the user performing the zoom. This means that it will not impact a recording and will not affect other users live observing the feed.
A digital zoom will only take the existing pixels and make them larger. This means there is no increase in image quality.
Move Camera (PTZ)
- Click on the
PTZ icon.
- Position the
bullseye on the desired location.
- Left click to center view on that point.
- Mouse scroll wheel is used to zoom in and out.
Presets
The preset dropdown enables users to quickly navigate to predefined locations with specific camera zoom levels.
Create Presets
- Using the
PTZ control, move the camera to the desired location.
- Click the 'Select Preset' dropdown and select 'Save Current'.
Delete Presets
- Click the 'Select Preset' dropdown.
- Hover over the preset to be deleted and click the
Delete icon.
Talkback
Clicking the Talkback icon allows a user to talk back into a room using the audio output on the camera (assuming this output has been wired to a speaker or audio transmitter).
Sound Control
The speaker icon mutes / unmutes the audio for that camera. When viewing multiple cameras, the user can control which audio channel they are listening to using this button.
Fullscreen Mode
The fullscreen icon allows you to expand the current camera view to fill the entire monitor screen.
The share settings icon allows you to share videos with users who do not have VALT Accounts. If a user without an account opens the link, they will only see the VALT room that was shared with them.
✎A share link can be deleted at any time.
Create Sharing Link
- Click on the
share settings icon.
- Select an expiration for the sharing link.
- No expiration (default)
- Will never expire but can manually be removed later.
- End after date
- Select a date when the link will no longer be valid.
- End after period
- Specify the duration(Days/Hours) of time for which the link will be valid.
- No expiration (default)
- Click the ‘New Share Link’ button.
Copy Sharing Link
- Click on the
share settings icon.
- Click the ‘Copy Link’ button.
Delete Sharing Link
- Click the
share settings icon.
- Click the
Delete icon.