Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 59)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 59 Defining your views
Name Description
Keep when maximized
When you view live or recorded video, you can double-click a
particular camera position in a view to maximize it. When you do
this, video from the camera is by default displayed in full quality,
regardless of your image quality selection.
If you want to make sure that the selected image quality also
applies when video is enlarged, select the Keep when maximized
box, located immediately below the Image quality setting.
Frame rate
Select a frame rate for the selected camera. Select between
Unlimited (default), Medium, or Low. The combination of the
frame rate you select and the way your surveillance system is set
up (see "About frame rate effect" on page 62) affects the quality of
your video.
PTZ click mode
Select a default PTZ click mode for your PTZ cameras. Options are
click-to-center or virtual joystick. You can override this setting on
individual cameras by selecting a different default PTZ click mode
for the camera.
Fisheye split mode
Available only if the selected camera is a fisheye camera. Fisheye
technology allows the creation and viewing of 360º panoramic
images. The XProtect Smart Client supports up to four different
viewpoints from a single fisheye camera. The Fisheye split mode
list lets you select the required split mode:
No split lets you view a single viewpoint.
Two by two lets you view four different viewpoints at a time.
When viewed on any of the XProtect Smart Client's tabs, the
fisheye camera will appear as specified, with either one or four
viewpoints from the same image.
Tip: When you view different viewpoints from a fisheye camera, you
can navigate each viewpoint independently by clicking inside each
viewpoint, or by using the PTZ presets menu on the camera
toolbar.
Maintain Image Aspect Ratio
If selected, video will not be stretched to fit the size of the camera
position. Rather, video will be displayed with the aspect ratio
(height/width relationship) with which it has been recorded.
This may result in horizontal or vertical black bars appearing around
the images from some cameras.
If check box is cleared, video will be stretched to fit the position in
the view; this may lead to slightly distorted video, but you will avoid
any black bars appearing around the video.