G64 and G64x files can be re-exported to create new files in Security
Desk or the Genetec™ Video
Player. Re-export a file to isolate a video segment, adjust
settings, and save the file in a different format.
Procedure
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If you are re-exporting a video file from Security
Desk:
- Open the file in a tile, right-click the tile, and click .
- In the Camera widget, click Save as
().
- Navigate to the video file in the Video file explorer task,
select it from the report pane, and click Save as ().
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If you are re-exporting the file from the Vault, select the file and click
Save as ().
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If you are re-exporting the file from the Genetec™ Video
Player, open the file and click .
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In the Save as dialog box, set the date, time, and duration of
the video sequence to re-export
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Click the date, time, or duration.
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Enter the date and time for the start and end of the sequence, or drag the time
range markers () to the desired length of time.
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If required, update the name of the video file in the Filename
field.
By default, the file name includes the camera name, the date, and the duration of the
video sequence.
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From the File format field, select the required export
format.
NOTE: G64x files cannot be re-exported to the G64 format.
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In the Description field, enter a description for the exported
video if necessary.
The description is shown in the
Audit trails and file properties
in the Vault.
NOTE: A description is mandatory for users without the
Single user
export privilege.
For all other users, the field is only available if the G64x
format is selected, and the Include additional properties on
export/snapshot option is enabled in the user
configuration.
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If you are re-exporting in G64x format, click Show advanced
settings and configure as needed:
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If you have a KiwiVision™
Privacy Protector™ license, select
Add privacy protection to pixelate motion in the exported
video. This privacy protection is always applied using default settings.
NOTE: Privacy protection can only be added from Security Desk or the Vault.
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Select Add password protection and enter a password to
encrypt the video file. The password must be entered to open the video.
NOTE: Password protected video files cannot be re-exported.
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Select Allow the exported video file to be re-exported to
enable all or part of the video to be re-exported again in the same or a different
format.
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(Optional) If you are re-exporting in G64, ASF, or MP4 format and you have a KiwiVision™
Privacy Protector™ license, select
Add privacy protection to pixelate motion in the exported video.
This privacy protection is always applied using default settings.
NOTE: Privacy protection can only be added from Security Desk or the Vault.
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Click Save.
The export progress is shown in the notification tray (
). To view the current progress or troubleshoot exporting errors,
click
More or
Show details to open the
Export dialog box.
If another export process is running, your
export is queued and starts when the previous export has finished. When your export is
complete, the video files are created in the export folder that you specified, and the
files are available in the Vault.
NOTE: Files re-exported from the Genetec™ Video
Player are only available in the Vault if they
are saved to that folder location.
After you finish
Do one of the following: