Camera Timeline Reference

In the Video controls of the Contextual pane, the Timeline can show both graphically and textually the recent video recordings and tags of the selected camera. Select the Graphic or Textual display on the tabs located on the right side of the timeline area.

NOTE: By default the timeline shows the latest 24 hours of the camera operations. If required, you can reduce this time by modifying the Camera Timeline Window property. This may be necessary if you see a message in the timeline indicating "too many tags".

Graphic Tab

In graphic mode, the timeline shows a 2-color column grid that represents the recent camera operations. On the grid, tags appear as colored diamonds, whereas recordings appear as green bars above the tags. You can expand the tag view by double-clicking the corresponding diamond symbol: depending on the length of the tag, a green bar may appear below the diamond to show the tag duration. Instantaneous tags will only expand with a new diamond symbol.

Identify video recordings by hovering the mouse pointer over the symbols and getting detailed information in a tooltip box.

Use the scrollbar at the bottom to move left/right on the timeline. Adjust the time resolution using the mouse wheel or modifying the size of the track of the scrollbar. Click the Refresh icon on the toolbar to get the latest available data from the archive.

From the timeline, drag a tag or a recording onto a monitor of the video view to display the recording.

Graphical Timeline
	Name	Description
1	Graphic tab	Select graphic display here.
2	Timeline	Graphically displays recordings and tags on a timeline grid.
3	Tag diamond	Shows a tag: double-click the diamond to expand the tag duration on the timeline. Drag-and-drop it onto a monitor to replay the recording. Note the tag color code: - Green: Recording tag - Blue: Manual tag - White: Free-text and external (VMS) tag - Red: Event tag - Yellow: Playback tag
4	Recording bar	Shows a recording: Drag-and-drop the bar onto a monitor to replay the recording.
5	Tag bar	Shows the tag duration. Drag-and-drop it onto a monitor to replay the recording.
6	Tooltip	Allows for recording/tag identification. It can contain the following: - Name, as assigned by the system - Tag Type, which can be Recording, Manual, Free, Event, and Playback - Begin, Trigger (offset) and End time of the recording - User (if applicable), indicating who started the recording - Workstation (if applicable), indicating from where the recording was started - Text (if available), containing the comment text
7	Refresh icon	Allows for getting latest available data in the timeline.

Textual tab

In textual mode, tags and recordings are listed in a compact table that presents the following recording information (depending on the type of item, not all columns are populated):

Camera
Name
Type (Clip for video recordings or Mark for tags)
Begin, Trigger (offset), and End time
Duration
Tag Type
Event ID, Event Source, Event Cause
User
Workstation
Text

From the table, drag-and-drop a tag or a recording line onto a monitor of the video view to display the recording.

Textual Timeline
	Name	Description
1	Textual tab	Select textual display here.
2	Item list	Lists recordings and tags in a table. Select a row and drag-and-drop an item onto a monitor to replay the recording.
3	Refresh icon	Allows for getting latest available data in the timeline.

Replay Controls on Monitors

Monitors that are playing back recorded video are highlighted with a green border. When you hover the mouse over the monitor, playback controls become available.

Replay Controls
	Item	Description
1	Speed and direction	Current speed and direction of playback, as set by the playback controls (play, rewind/fast forward).
2	X symbol	Close the playback session.
3	Export	Export the recording of the time period being displayed.
4	Snapshot	Take a snapshot of the image being played back on the monitor. The image file is saved on the Desigo CC server. See Snapshot Location on Server. NOTE: Icon available if the Snapshot application right is set.
5	Tag	Bookmark the current point in the video clip. This creates a playback tag (yellow diamond) in the timeline.
6	End time	Based on the post-trigger time (see Global Video Control Commands). It is set to 1 hour for recordings started by Manual and Free tags. Depending on the VMS configuration, video images may not be available as far as one hour later.
7	Playback controls	Rewind , play/pause / and fast forward. Jump to recording trigger time
8	Start time	Based on the pre-trigger time (see Global Video Control Commands). It is set to 1 hour for recordings started by Manual and Free tags. Depending on the VMS configuration, video images may not be available as far as one hour earlier.