Viewing video file properties - Security Center 5.12

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.12

Product
Security Center
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Version
5.12
Language
English
Last updated
2024-10-17

You can view the file properties for video archives in local storage, such as file name, start and end time, file size, protection status, and so on, in the Archive storage details report. You can also change the protection status of the video files.

Procedure

  1. From the homepage, open the Archive storage details task.
  2. Set up the query filters for the report. Select one or more of the following filters:
    Cameras
    Select the camera to investigate.
    Custom fields
    Restrict the search to a predefined custom field for the entity. This filter only appears if custom fields are defined for the entity, and if the custom field was made visible to you when it was created or last configured.
    Event timestamp
    Define the time range for the query. You can define the time range for a specific period or a relative period, such as the previous week or the previous month.
    Media type
    Select the type of media you are looking for:
    Video
    Files that contain video recordings.
    Audio
    Files that contain audio recordings.
    Metadata
    Files that contain metadata, such as overlays.
    Origin type
    Refine your search by selecting the origin of the files:
    Downloaded from the unit's internal storage
    Files created by the camera, downloaded from it by an Archiver, and currently stored on the Archiver's disk.
    Duplicated from another Archiver
    Files created by an Archiver and transferred to another one.
    On the unit's internal storage
    Files created by the camera and currently stored on it.
    Recorded by the Archiver
    Files created and currently stored by an Archiver.
    Restored from a backup
    Files restored from an offline backup set; that is, a backup file containing archives that were not accessible from Security Center prior to restoring them.
    Source
    The name of the system the camera belongs to.
    Status
    Select the video file status you want to investigate:
    Unprotected
    Video files that are not protected against the Archiver’s routine cleanup. These files can be deleted once their retention period expires, or when the Archiver runs out of disk space, depending on your Archiver role settings.
    Protection ending
    Video files that you unprotected less than 24 hours ago.
    Protected
    Video files that are protected. They are not deleted even when the disk is full. For these files, you can also specify a protection end date.
  3. Click Generate report.
    The video files associated with the selected cameras are listed in the report pane, along with their file properties.
  4. To view a video sequence in a tile, double-click or drag a video file from the report pane to the canvas.
    The selected sequence immediately starts playing.

After you finish

  • To export a video archive in Security Desk, select the item in the report pane, and then click Export video ().
  • To remove a video file, select the item in the report pane, and then click Delete ().
  • To protect a video archive from automatic deletion, select the item in the report pane, and then click Protect ().
  • To unprotect a video archive, select the item in the report pane, and then click Unprotect ().