XProtect Express 1.1; Administrator's Manual - Milestone

Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualDual stream:This feature is only available on cameras supporting dual stream.NameEnable dedicated live streamStreamResolutionDescriptionThis additional stream feature lets you use the alternative stream of thecamera. It enables two independent streams to the recording server—astream for live viewing and another stream for recording purposes, withdifferent resolution, encoding, and frame rate.Select the type of the live stream. Stream settings for viewing live videoand for recording video may very well be different in order to get the bestresult.Select the resolution of the camera.FPSSelect the camera's live frame rate per second (FPS)Why are there three different places where I can configure frame rates for video? The first, Live frame rate, is forthe regular recording stream. The second, Live frame rate, is for when speeding up recordings in connection withmotion detection or similar. And the third, FPS, is for the additional stream used for live viewing.If the camera uses MPEG video formatWith MPEG, you can define frame rate and other settings:NameFrame rate per secondRecord keyframes onlyRecord all frames on motionRecord all frames on eventDescriptionFrame rate for viewing live and recorded video from the camera. Selectnumber of frames per second.Keyframes stored at specified intervals record the entire view of thecamera, whereas the following frames record only pixels that change. Thishelps greatly reducing the size of MPEG files. Select the check box if youonly want to record keyframes. Note that you can specify exceptions ifmotion is detected or events occur (see the following).Allows you to make exceptions if you have selected to record keyframesonly. Select this check box to record all frames when motion is detected.Two seconds after the last motion is detected, the camera will return torecording keyframes only.Allows you to make exceptions if you have selected to record keyframesonly. Select this check box to record all frames when an event occurs anduntil another event occurs. Use of this feature requires that events (see"Overview of events and output" on page 111) have been defined, and thatyou select start and stop events in the neighboring lists.Tip: If you have not yet defined any suitable events, you can quickly do it:Use the Configure events list, located below the other fields.Start EventStop EventUse when recording on Event or Motion Detection & Event. Selectrequired start event. The camera will begin recording all frames when thestart event occurs.Select required stop event. The camera will again only recording keyframeswhen the stop event occurs.Dual stream:This feature is only available on cameras supporting dual stream.www.milestonesys.com 93 Advanced configuration