Chapter 4 playing back video files, Playing back on viewlog, Playing back video files – CCTV Camera Pros Geovision 8.2 Multicam Digital Surveillance System User Manual

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CHAPTER

4

Playing Back Video Files

Recorded files can be played back using five different software applications offered by the system –

ViewLog, Quick Search, Remote Playback System, Remote Playback System WebCam version, and

Q-View. Following is a comparison table for these applications. This is not a complete comparison

table, because many of these features are dealt with in details throughout the manual. However, this

table may help you to decide which application to use under a given situation.

Application

Description

ViewLog

Plays back video files on the servers and computers within the LAN, as

well as supporting the Backup function.

Quick Search

A more convenient tool that allows you to search video files recorded

on motion, alarm, or POS events.

Remote Playback System

Plays back files through network connection. Offers most complete

playback features among the five. This application is a management

system itself. It can download and play back history video files from

several servers over Internet. See Playing Back over Internet Using

Remote Playback, later in this chapter.

Remote Playback System

WebCam version

No additional software installation is necessary. Just play back by your

web browser. See Remote Playback on WebCam in Chapter 6.

Q-View

Plays back files saved at the remote site. It comes with the installation

of any GV remote applications (Remote View and IP Multicast) for

instant playback. This feature is discussed in Chapter 8.

This chapter discusses ViewLog, Quick Search, and Remote Playback System in details.

Playing Back on ViewLog

The ViewLog would play back recorded video files without affecting recording. There are two ways to

launch ViewLog:

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