Avigilon ACC Enterprise Web Version 5.2 - Manual (Page 79)

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d. Monitor the export progress to see if extra discs are required. When a disc
is full, the export automatically pauses and you are asked to insert a new
disc. After you insert a new disc, click
Resume Export .
The number of discs required to export a video varies widely depending on the camera
and the type of disc used. Video is stored on the server with minimal compression to
maximize the function of Avigilon's HDSM technology, so the size of an export can be
quite large due to the camera's megapixel resolution and frame rate.
Generally, if you are exporting a 2 minute video from a 2MP H.264 HD camera into
uncompressed AVI format, you would be exporting a 2.7GB file. If you select an Encoder
format and compress the video, you would be able to export a 224MB video at high
quality. It is recommended that you always select an Encoder format for AVI export to
help significantly reduce the file size.
To further reduce the file size you can also select a lower Quality setting, lower the export
frame rate, reduce the video resolution, or focus the export on a specific image region. Be
aware that reducing each of the available settings too much may cause the export to be
blurry or missing frames.
If it is important to have a high quality and full frame rate export, it is recommended that
you use the AVE export format instead. AVE export intelligently compresses the video to
create a smaller export file while maintaining video data so that you can search, re-export
video, and authenticate the video against tampering through the Control Center Player
software.
15. When the export is complete, click OK .
Exporting Still Images
Video can be exported as a series of still images in PNG, JPEG, or TIFF format. When you export
a series of still images, you are exporting each frame of video as an independent file.
If you only want one photo of the video you are watching, take a snapshot. For more information,
see
Exporting a Snapshot of an Image .
1. Open the Export tab. In the New Task menu, click .