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The observe section is used to view live video and audio, create custom views, prepare or start recordings, and stop, pause, or manage active recordings.
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==Accessing==
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<h1>Introduction</h1>
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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.
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<li>Clicking on the '''Observe''' section in the navigation page will take you to the section displayed above.</li>
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Here you will be able to do the following:
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*Perform [[#Live Observation|live observation]]
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*[[#Start a Recording|Start]] and [[#Stop a Recording|stop]] recordings
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*Control [[#Move Camera (PTZ)|Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras]]
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*[[#Talkback|Talkback]] into a room
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<h1>Live Observation</h1>
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The <b>Search</b> allows you to quickly find the specific room, device, or stream you are looking for.
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<li>Click the {{img - icon | file = Search.png}} <strong>Search</strong> icon in the top left corner.</li>
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<li>Type the name of the room, device, or stream you are looking for.</li>
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<li>Look under <b>Rooms</b> for the search results.</li>
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{{Aside - Helpful | hue =  260 | content =  See the <b>search</b> feature in action! {{Try it out | link = https://app.storylane.io/share/qhybuoxgfho1}} }}
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Users can filter their list to show only specific items.
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#<b>All</b> <em>(Default)<b>:</b></em> Selecting this will show all available items.
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#<b>Rooms:</b> Selecting this will display only the rooms available to the user.
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#:<em>Rooms are created by the administrators of the system.</em>
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#<b>Views:</b> Selecting this will display any custom views available to the user.
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#:<em>Views are saved collections of cameras and streams.</em>
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#<b>Streams:</b> Selecting this will display all available streams to the user.
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#:<em>BEAM streaming would fit under this category.</em>
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The <b>Select</b> option allows users to <b>[[#Start Multiple Recordings|start multiple recordings]]</b> and <b>[[#Stop Multiple Recordings|stop multiple recordings]]</b> in multiple rooms.
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#Number of Rooms
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#<b>Select</b>: Opens the selction tool to check multiple rooms to perform an action.
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  <li>Locate the room from the list.</li>
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  <li>Click on the name of that room.</li>
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  <li>Locate a room that contains the desired stream.</li>
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  <li>Expand the room by clicking the {{Expand Icon}} <strong>Expand</strong> icon.</li>
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  <li>Click on the name of the stream.</li>
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Each video feed will have a variety of options for control. These controls can vary depending on the type of [[VALT_Devices|camera/device]].
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*[[VALT_Devices#PTZ_Cameras|Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera]]
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*[[VALT_Devices#Fixed_Cameras|Fixed camera]]
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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.
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A digital zoom will only take the existing pixels and make them larger. This means there is no increase in image quality.
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{{Aside - Helpful | hue =  260 | content =  Want to see <b>Digital Zoom</b> in action? {{Try it out | link = https://app.storylane.io/share/qhybuoxgfho1}} }}
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#Click anywhere on the video feed of your PTZ camera, to open the stream controls.
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#Click on the {{img - icon | file = Camera_Control.png | width = 18px}} <strong>Move camera</strong> icon.
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#Position the {{img - icon | file = Bullseye.png | width = 18px}} <strong>bullseye</strong> on the desired location.
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#*Left click to center view on that point.
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#*Mouse scroll wheel is used to zoom in and out.
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{{Aside - Helpful | hue =  260 | content =  Want to see <b>Camera Control (PTZ)</b> in action? {{Try it out | link = https://app.storylane.io/share/qbficrisonph}} }}
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The preset dropdown enables users to quickly navigate to predefined locations with specific camera zoom levels.
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#Using the {{img - icon | file = Camera_Control.png | width = 18px}} <strong>PTZ control</strong>, move the camera to the desired location.
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#Click the '<b>Select Preset</b>' dropdown and select '<b>Save Current</b>'.
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#Click the '<b>Select Preset</b>' dropdown.
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#Hover over the preset to be deleted and click the {{img - icon | file = Delete.png}} <strong>Delete</strong> icon.
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Clicking the {{img - icon | file = Talkback.png | width = 16px}} <strong>Talkback</strong> 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).
 
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==Overview==
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<li><b>Rooms list:</b> clicking on a room will bring up the corresponding video/audio in the view pane (5).</li>
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<li><b>View list:</b> clicking on a view will bring up the corresponding video/audio in the view pane (5).</li>
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The {{img - icon | file = Audio.png | width = 18px}} <strong>speaker</strong> 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.
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<li>The icons in the upper right allow users to switch the view pane into different configurations including 2x1, 2x2, 3x3, PIP, etc.</li>
 
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<li>The view pane is where the selected video / audio will appear.</li>
 
 
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==Observing Live Video==
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<li>Selecting a “Room” will pull up the corresponding audio / video as shown above.</li>
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<li><b>Record:</b> This button is used to initiate an ad-hoc recording, pressing the record button will bring up the information template.</li>
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The {{img - icon | file = Fullscreen.png | width = 14px}} <strong>fullscreen</strong> icon allows you to expand the current camera view to fill the entire monitor screen.
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<li><b>Prepare:</b> This button is used to arm a room for an active recording.  This option allows you to fill in all the information fields ahead of time and then use a physical button or start recording button to initiate the recording.</li>
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<li><b>Lock:</b> This button is used to prevent recording / viewing of a room until the room is unlocked by an authorized user.</li>
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<li><b>Sharing Link:</b> This button creates a direct link to the room. This link can be emailed to user without a VALT account, if they click the link it will allow them to observe the linked room only.</li>
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The {{img - icon | file = Link.png | width = 14px}} <strong>share settings</strong> 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.
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{{Aside | content = A share link can be [[#Delete Sharing Link|deleted]] at any time.}}
 
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<li>If a room has multiple cameras associated with it you can still select a single camera view by clicking the '''+''' icon next to the room and then selecting a specific camera for viewing.</li>
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<li>Clicking on the camera image will bring up the camera controls / toolbar as shown above.</li>
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#Click on the {{img - icon | file = Link.png | width = 14px}} <strong>share settings</strong> icon.
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<li>If the camera is PTZ capable clicking on the PTZ arrow will enable Pan/Tilt control.</li>
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#Select an expiration for the sharing link.
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<li>The camera is controlled by positioning the bullseye on the desired object then left clicking to center the image on that point.  The mouse scroll wheel is used to zoom in and out.</li>
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#*<b>No expiration</b> <em>(default)</em>
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<li>Camera preset dropdown: allows users to jump to predefine presets, create new presets or delete existing ones.</li>
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<li>'''Digital zoom:''' allows users to digitally zoom in and out without affecting recording or other users live viewing experience.  This feature is available on PTZ and non PTZ cameras.</li>
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<li>'''Talkback:''' 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).</li>
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#*:<em>Select a date when the link will no longer be valid.</em>
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<li>This button 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.</li>
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#Click the ‘<strong>New Share Link</strong>’ button.
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{{Aside - Helpful | hue =  260 | content =  Check out the <b>share link</b> feature yourself! {{Try it out | link = https://app.storylane.io/share/acqkkq2zwvgm}} }}
 
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===PTZ Camera Control===
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<div class="floating_card">If a camera has PTZ functions and the user viewing the camera has rights to control it the PTZ icon will appear on the camera menu when that camera is selected. Note when a user moves or zooms a camera using the PTZ controls it will affect what other users see as well as what is being recorded if a recording is in progress.</div>
 
  
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<li>Clicking anywhere on the camera image will pull up the camera menu (2)</li>
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#Click on the {{img - icon | file = Link.png | width = 14px}} <strong>share settings</strong> icon.
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#Click the ‘<strong>Copy Link</strong>’ button.
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<li>Clicking on the PTZ icon will change the icon from black to red (signalling that PTZ is enabled) the mouse will change to a target as shown above (4)</li>
 
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<li>Left clicking on the image when the PTZ is enabled (the target icon is present) will re position the camera so that the spot the target was on when clicked is the new center point of the image as shown above.</li>
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#Click the {{img - icon | file = Link.png | width = 14px}} <strong>share settings</strong> icon.
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<li>The mouse wheel is used zoom in and out. One scroll of the mouse wheel will zoom one step in, one step back on the mouse wheel will zoom one step back on the image. <i>Note if PTZ is not enabled on the camera but the menu is active the mouse wheel will instead digitally zoom in // out instead of optically.</i></li>
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The lock feature is used to prevent viewing and recording of a room. When a room is locked, the user will be greated with a message indicating that the room is locked, and by which user.
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<div class="floating_card">The digital zoom function allows users to digital zoom into areas of interest while observing live video.  When a user does this it will only affect what they are viewing, it will not affect other users observing the same camera or what is being recorded if any recordings are active.</div>
 
  
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<li>Clicking and holding then moving the digital zoom slider on a camera will digitally zoom the image in and out.</li>
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<div class="floating_card">A user can arrange up to 9 cameras in an assortment of different ways for live observation using the built in matrix. If you want to save these groups of cameras and have different capabilities, including recording, they can be saved as views.</div>
 
  
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<li>Rooms can be expanded to reveal the associated cameras.</li>
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#Open the room which you would like to unlock.
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<li>Users can select a matrix layout.</li>
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<li>Clicking the three dots will reveal additional options as shown in the image above.</li>
 
 
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<li>To use the matrix views, first select which view to use.</li>
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<li>Drag and drop cameras or rooms from the left hand menu into the available tiles. You can also drag cameras or rooms over existing cameras to replace them. Note the audio feed will always default to the last placed camera.</li>
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Views allow users to customize how they watch or observe camera streams. A view can combine streams from multiple rooms or focus on a single camera within a multi-stream room. While camera streams are typically assigned to rooms, users may want personalized arrangements.  
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These views are unique to users and can be [[#Save View|saved]] and [[#Delete View|deleted]], per user.
 
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<div class="floating_card">Views are a saved group of cameras.  They can be used to create a camera group for live observation or recording purposes. Views are specific to the user that created them, but can be shared across user groups through the admin panel.</div>
 
  
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<li>Select a matrix layout for the view.</li>
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Matrix views offer flexible layout options for displaying multiple streams within a single view. A user can arrange up to 9 cameras in an assortment of different ways for live observation using the built-in matrix.  
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<li>Clicking and dragging cameras or rooms into the open camera panes will populate the camera panes with the associated video.</li>
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{{Aside - Helpful | hue =  260 | content =  Want to see how to <b>save a view</b>? {{Try it out | link = https://app.storylane.io/share/x5djod0cv2st}} }}
 
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<li>After a view is saved it will show up under Views, clicking on the view will pull it up as shown above.</li>
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[[VALT Manual Recording|Click Here]] to learn about recording inside of VALT.
 
  
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The left panel on the left can be hidden to maximize usable space for video content.
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There are several ways to initiate a recording using the VALT software. Recordings can started while observing a room through the software, using a physical [[VALT_Room_Controls#VALT_Record_Button|start/stop button]], [[VALT_Room_Controls#VALT_Card_Reader|RFID card readers]], a built in scheduler, or our [[VALT API#Room_Control|API]].
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Recording occurs at the [[#Open_a_Room|room]] level.
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{{Aside - Warning | hue = 50 | content = The {{img - icon color | file = Record.png}} <strong>REC</strong> button will not be available if you are only [[#Open_a_Stream|viewing a stream]] or a new [[#Views|view]].}}
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{{Manual lvl 2 | title = Start a Recording | content = The {{img - icon color | file = Record.png}} <strong>REC</strong> button is used to initiate an ad-hoc recording. Pressing this button will bring up the [[#Information|information template]].
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#Click the {{img - icon color | file = Record.png}} <strong>REC</strong> icon.
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#Click the REC button.
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{{Aside - Helpful | hue =  260 | content = Want to see how easy it is? {{Try it out | link = https://app.storylane.io/share/d4ufimatpt1x}} }} }}
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{{Manual lvl 3 | title = Start Multiple Recordings | content = You can also start recordings in multiple rooms at the same time.
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#Check the boxes for all the rooms you wish to record in.
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#Enter in the appropriate information for the recording.
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{{Aside - Helpful | hue =  260 | content = Check out our walkthrough on multi-room recording! {{Try it out | link = https://app.storylane.io/share/zvljhlxevrsf}} }}
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{{Manual lvl 2 | title = Prepare a Recording | content = The {{img - icon | file = Prepare.png}} <strong>Prepare</strong> button is used to arm a room for an active recording. This option allows you to fill in all the [[VALT_User_Training_Guide_-_Templates#Information_Field_Types|information fields]] ahead of time and then use a [[VALT_Room_Controls#VALT_Record_Button|physical button]] or [[#Start a Recording|start recording button]] to initiate the recording.}}
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When [[#Start a Recording|starting]], [[#Prepare a Recording|preparing]], or watching a recording in progress, users can modify various settings for the reocrding.
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These settings are allow the user to manipulate the following items.:
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*[[#Information|Information]]
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*[[#Author|Author]]
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The <strong>Information</strong> tab allows users to assign data to a recording. This data can later be used to search for the recording.
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This is the same template used when <b>preparing</b> or <b>scheduling</b> a recording. Each template can have multiple data fields, but at least one field is [[VALT User Training Guide - Templates#Information Templates#Required Fields|required]]. Users can be assigned multiple templates as needed.
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Revision as of 17:05, 13 March 2025

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.

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Here you will be able to do the following:


⚠Not all features may be applicable for your application.



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Live Observation

Search

The Search allows you to quickly find the specific room, device, or stream you are looking for.

  1. Click the icon Search icon in the top left corner.
  2. Type the name of the room, device, or stream you are looking for.
  3. Look under Rooms for the search results.


🕮See the search feature in action!
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Try it out!


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Filter

Users can filter their list to show only specific items.

  1. All (Default): Selecting this will show all available items.
  2. Rooms: Selecting this will display only the rooms available to the user.
    Rooms are created by the administrators of the system.
  3. Views: Selecting this will display any custom views available to the user.
    Views are saved collections of cameras and streams.
  4. Streams: Selecting this will display all available streams to the user.
    BEAM streaming would fit under this category.

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Select

The Select option allows users to start multiple recordings and stop multiple recordings in multiple rooms.

  1. Number of Rooms
  2. Select: Opens the selction tool to check multiple rooms to perform an action.

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Open a Room

  1. Locate the room from the list.
  2. Click on the name of that room.


✎Recording happens at the room level.

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Open a Stream

  1. Locate a room that contains the desired stream.
  2. Expand the room by clicking the + Expand icon.
  3. Click on the name of the stream.


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Camera Control

Each video feed will have a variety of options for control. These controls can vary depending on the type of camera/device.



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.


🕮Want to see Digital Zoom in action?
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Try it out!

Move Camera (PTZ)

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  1. Click anywhere on the video feed of your PTZ camera, to open the stream controls.
  2. Click on the icon Move camera icon.
  3. Position the icon bullseye on the desired location.
    • Left click to center view on that point.
    • Mouse scroll wheel is used to zoom in and out.


🕮Want to see Camera Control (PTZ) in action?
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Try it out!

Presets

The preset dropdown enables users to quickly navigate to predefined locations with specific camera zoom levels.

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Create Presets

  1. Using the icon PTZ control, move the camera to the desired location.
  2. Click the 'Select Preset' dropdown and select 'Save Current'.

Delete Presets

  1. Click the 'Select Preset' dropdown.
  2. Hover over the preset to be deleted and click the icon Delete icon.

Talkback

Clicking the icon 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 icon 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 icon fullscreen icon allows you to expand the current camera view to fill the entire monitor screen.


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Share Settings

The icon 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.

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✎A share link can be deleted at any time.


Create Sharing Link

  1. Click on the icon share settings icon.
  2. 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.
  3. Click the ‘New Share Link’ button.


🕮Check out the share link feature yourself!
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Try it out!

Copy Sharing Link

  1. Click on the icon share settings icon.
  2. Click the ‘Copy Link’ button.

Delete Sharing Link

  1. Click the icon share settings icon.
  2. Click the icon Delete icon.


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Locking Rooms

The lock feature is used to prevent viewing and recording of a room. When a room is locked, the user will be greated with a message indicating that the room is locked, and by which user.

When a room is locked, a icon lock icon will display next to the room.

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Lock Room

  1. Open the room which you would like to lock.
  2. Click the icon lock icon.

Unlock Room

  1. Open the room which you would like to unlock.
  2. Click the icon unlock icon.


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Views

Views allow users to customize how they watch or observe camera streams. A view can combine streams from multiple rooms or focus on a single camera within a multi-stream room. While camera streams are typically assigned to rooms, users may want personalized arrangements.

These views are unique to users and can be saved and deleted, per user.


Matrix Views

Matrix views offer flexible layout options for displaying multiple streams within a single view. A user can arrange up to 9 cameras in an assortment of different ways for live observation using the built-in matrix.

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Save View

  1. Open a unique combination of streams.
  2. Click 'Save View' in the top left.
    The view will now show up under Observe → Views for that user.


🕮Want to see how to save a view?
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Try it out!

Delete View

  1. Click on 'Views'.
  2. Hover over View to delete.
  3. Click the icon Delete icon.


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Hide Left Panel

The left panel on the left can be hidden to maximize usable space for video content.

  1. Click the icon Hide Panel icon to hide the Rooms/Views/Streams selection panel and to expand the camera streams to the left.

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Recording

There are several ways to initiate a recording using the VALT software. Recordings can started while observing a room through the software, using a physical start/stop button, RFID card readers, a built in scheduler, or our API.


Recording occurs at the room level.


⚠The icon REC button will not be available if you are only viewing a stream or a new view.

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Start a Recording

The icon REC button is used to initiate an ad-hoc recording. Pressing this button will bring up the information template.


  1. Hover over a room.
  2. Click the icon REC icon.
  3. Enter in the appropriate information for the recording.
  4. Click the REC button.


🕮Want to see how easy it is?
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Try it out!

Start Multiple Recordings

You can also start recordings in multiple rooms at the same time.


✎All the recordings started in this way will share the same information. This can be changed later.


  1. Click 'Select' next to the room count.
  2. Check the boxes for all the rooms you wish to record in.
  3. Click the icon record button in the bottom left.
  4. Enter in the appropriate information for the recording.
  5. Click the REC button.


🕮Check out our walkthrough on multi-room recording!
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Try it out!

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Prepare a Recording

The icon Prepare button is used to arm a room for an active recording. This option allows you to fill in all the information fields ahead of time and then use a physical button or start recording button to initiate the recording.

Recording Settings

When starting, preparing, or watching a recording in progress, users can modify various settings for the reocrding.


These settings are allow the user to manipulate the following items.:


Information

The Information tab allows users to assign data to a recording. This data can later be used to search for the recording.

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This is the same template used when preparing or scheduling a recording. Each template can have multiple data fields, but at least one field is required. Users can be assigned multiple templates as needed.


🕮Want to learn more about Information Templates?

Evaluation

This button pulls up the evaluation menu. Evaluation templates are typically used during a recording, or after a recording is completed. Numeric values can be assigned to the fields within an evaluation form. This allows scoring to be done on each item and the overall form.

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🕮Want to learn more about Evaluation Templates?

Sharing

Allows the user to share the recording with users / user groups that normally would not have access to it.

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Author

Allows the user to change the author of the recording. Changing the author will also change all the permissions associated with who has access to the recording (that is all based on author).

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Retention

Allows the user to change how long this recording is stored for before automatically being deleted.

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Default:
Whatever the author's user group retention settings are set to will be automatically used.
Keep For:
Allows a user to define a number of days, hours, or minutes to keep a recording for.
Keep Until:
Allows users to select a future date that the recording will be deleted on.
Keep Forever
Leaves the video on the system until it is manually deleted.


⚠Once a video is deleted from the system, it cannot be recovered.


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Pause a Recording

The icon Pause icon will temporarily stop a live recording.


  1. Hover over a room that is currently recording.
  2. Press the icon Pause icon.


⚠Frequent or long pauses in a recording is not recommended.


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Resume a Recording

When a live recording is paused, any events occurring in the room will not be captured. Recording can be resumed to continue video capture. During playback, any paused sections will be seamlessly omitted from the video


  1. Hover over a room that is currently paused
  2. Press the icon Resume icon.


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Stop a Recording

Clicking the icon Stop icon will end a recording and immediately move it into Review.


  1. Hover over a room that is currently recording.
  2. Press the icon Stop icon.


🕮Did you know? You can start and stop recordings from the Homepage.
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Try it out!

Stop Multiple Recordings

You can also stop recordings in multiple rooms at the same time.


  1. Click 'Select' next to the room count.
  2. Check the boxes for all the rooms you wish to stop recordings in.
  3. Click the icon Stop All button in the bottom left.


🕮Check out our walkthrough on multi-room recording!
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Try it out!

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Comments

Users are able to leave comments in the video. These comments are attached to the user leaving the comment and are timestamped in the videos timeline.

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Add

Comments can be added in many ways. The most simple, is a standard comment.


  1. Go to a room that is recoding.
  2. Click on the icon Comments button.
  3. Click on the text field in the bottom left of the screen.
  4. Enter the text for your comment.
  5. Press Enter or click on the icon Send comment button.


🕮Admins can grant access to comments in the User & Groups settings.

▶️ Check out our video about enabling comments!

Quick Markers

Selection of pre-defined comments for adding to a recording, set up in the Templates section of the VALT Settings.

Enable Audio Mode

This feature allows a user to record an audio comment instead of free text.

Add Mention

Use the icon Mention icon to direct a comment towards another VALT user.


✎Only the tagged user or group will see this comment.

Attach a File

The attach file icon allows users to include a file in the comments for others to download.

Open Comment Template

The icon hamburger button allows users to fill in pre-set fields, created in the comments template section of the VALT Settings.

Select Color

You can use the icon color button to change the color of the marker on the timeline.

Reset Timestamp

During live observation of a recording, when typing a comment, the timestamp will correlate to the time the comment was started. Click the icon Reset Timestamp button to update the time to the current time.

Reply

Hover over a comment and click the icon Reply icon to direct a response that a specific post.

Edit

To make a change to an existing comment, hover over the comment and click the icon Edit icon.

Delete

Hover over a comment and click the icon Delete icon to delete the comment.


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