How to view archived recordings – Milestone Viewer 1.2 User Manual

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b. Select required frame rate. Full will export all images to the AVI file; Half will

reduce the size of the AVI file by only exporting every second image, yet still play

back in real-time speed.

c. Select whether timestamps from the surveillance system should be added to the

AVI file.

d. In the Codec list, select the video codec (compression/decompression technology)

you want to use for generating the AVI file. The Codec list only lists codecs

supporting the resolution of the camera.

Tip: If available, the codecs Indeo Video 5.10 or Microsoft Video 1 are

recommended.

e. Click the Next button to start the export.

Export format: Database files (available when the Viewer is used in connection with

selected Milestone surveillance systems only)

a. Select required Export Path (if you keep the default setting, the database files will

be exported to an Exported Images folder on your desktop).

b. Select whether the Viewer application should be included in the export. If you

include the Viewer in the export, the exported databases can be viewed on any PC.

c. Click Next. Fill in the Operator and Operator’s Note fields.

d. Click Next, and select whether to encrypt and/or compress the exported databases.

If you select encryption, specify a password for decrypting the exported databases,
and remember to send the password to the recipient separately.

e. Click the Next button to start the export.

Tip: If you included the Viewer application in your export, copying all exported

files to the root of a CD or DVD will make the CD/DVD start automatically when the

recipient inserts it.

Export format: JPG/WAV files

a. Select required Export Path (if you keep the default setting, the files will be

exported to an Exported Images folder on your desktop).

b. Select whether timestamps from the surveillance system should be added to the

exported JPGs.

c. Click Next to start the export.

How to View Archived Recordings

Note: Viewing of archived recordings is primarily of interest when the Viewer is used on the

surveillance system server. Even when the Viewer is used on the surveillance system server,

certain archive viewing options are only available when the Viewer is used with particular Milestone

surveillance systems.

For archived recordings stored locally or on network drives, you simply use the Viewer's browsing

features—for example the timeline browser or the playback controls—for finding and viewing the
required recordings; just like you would with recordings stored in a camera's regular database.

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