Whether you are viewing live or playback video in a tile, you can save the current video frame as an image file, and then organize and share all files using the Vault tool.
What you should know
- All snapshots are saved with the following naming convention: CameraName (Date
Time).png. By default, snapshots are saved as PNG file in the following
location: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Genetec Inc\Vault.
- If you plan to use the snapshot for incident investigation, note that only JPEG files include EXIF tags that provide chain of custody information.
Procedure
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Select the tile that is displaying the video image you want to save as a
snapshot.
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Do one of the following:
- In the camera widget, click Save a snapshot ().
- Right-click in the tile, and click ().
A thumbnail preview is displayed in the upper-right corner of your Security
Desk window for 2 seconds.
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To open the Vault, from the home page, click .
Thumbnails of all snapshots are displayed in the Vault.
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To edit a snapshot, do one of the
following:
- Select the snapshot and click Edit ().
- Right-click the snapshot and click Edit.
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To print a snapshot, do one of the following:
- Select the snapshot and click Print ().
- Right-click the snapshot and click Print.
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To delete a snapshot, right-click the thumbnail and click
Delete.
If you delete the snapshots, the image files are no longer available.
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To rename a snapshot, right-click the thumbnail and click
Rename.