To create stand-alone video files that you can play without a conntection to the
Security Center Directory, you can export video from
any task in Security
Desk that has a playback
video sequence in the canvas.
Before you begin
- Make sure that you have the Export video privilege.
Procedure
-
From the Security Desk home page, open any task that has a video canvas.
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Open a playback video in the canvas.
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Select the video to export.
- In the report pane, select an item and click Export (
). NOTE: If privacy protection is enabled but you want to export the original video
without blurring or anonymization, select the Confidential video stream in the
report list. You require the Remove privacy protection privilege to export a
confidential video stream.
- Right-click a tile, and then click .
The video format currently playing in the tile is
exported.
- In the Camera widget, click Export
(
).You can export video from the selected tile or from all
tiles. The video format currently playing in the selected tile or all tiles is
exported.
NOTE: If the video sequence has multiple sources, click All
sources and select a particular source you want to export
from.
The
Export settings dialog box opens:
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Set the date, time, and duration of the selected video sequences:
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Click the date, time, or duration setting.
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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.
NOTE: You can set a maximum time range of 24 hours.
-
(Optional) In the Filename field, type a name for the video
file.
By default, the file name includes the camera name, the date, and the duration of the
video sequence.
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To save the file in a subfolder of the Vault, click Vault and
create or select a subfolder.
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From the File format list, select an export formats:
- G64x
- A file that contains multiple video sequences that can be played back in Security
Desk or the Genetec™ Video
Player.
- G64 (compatibility mode)
- A Security Center format that can be played
back in Security
Desk or the Genetec™ Video
Player.
- ASF (Advanced Systems Format)
- A Microsoft proprietary data format that can be played back in Windows Media
Player.
- MP4
- A standard format that stores audio and video and can be played back on multiple media
players such as Windows Media Player and QuickTime.
-
(Optional) In the Description field, enter a description for the
exported video.
The description is shown in
Audit trails reports and in the Vault
file properties.
NOTE: A description is mandatory for users without the Single user
export privilege. For other users, the field is only available if the G64x format
is selected, and the Include additional properties on
export/snapshot option is enabled on the user's
Advanced tab in Config
Tool.
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If you are exporting video from all tiles, do the following:
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If you are exporting to G64x format, select a Playback
mode.
- All at once
- Play back the sequences in the same tiles that they were displayed in when
exported.
- Sequential
- Play back the video in-sequence within a single tile.
-
To change the playback order of the video sequences, select a video sequence and
use the
and
buttons.
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If you are exporting to G64x format, to view additional settings, click Show
advanced settings and configure as needed.
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Select Is password protected and enter a password to encrypt
the video file. Anyone wanting to view this file must enter the same password.
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(Optional) Select Allow the exported video file to be
re-exported.
If you select this option, the person viewing the exported video in Security
Desk or Genetec™ Video
Player can re-export the video, in part or in
full, in the same or different format.
-
Click Export.
If you do not have the
Single user export privilege, the
Authorization window opens, and a second user with the
Export
video privilege must enter their credentials to authorize the export.
NOTE: Both
users' usernames are shown in the Activity trails report, but in a
federated system, only the federated username is shown.
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.
When the export is complete, the video files
are created in the export folder that you specified, and the files are available in the
Vault.
After you finish
Do one of the following: