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NOTE: Once a location is specified, all recordings you wish to save are saved to that location as MPEG files. You do not need to specify that
location each time you save a recording. In addition, any snapshots that are taken will also be saved to that location as JPEG files.
4. Play the recording you wish to save (for instructions on how to play a recording, refer to the Playing a Recording section.) If you wish to save
only part of a recording, use the appropriate playback controls to move to the time position at which you wish to begin saving the recording.
5. Click the Recording button to begin saving the recording.
The Recording button blinks, indicating that the recording is being saved.
6. When playback of the entire recording ends or when the recording reaches the time position at which you want to stop saving the
recording, click the Recording button again.
Saving of the recording stops.
7. If you have saved only part of a recording and wish to save additional parts of the recording, perform the following steps for each part of
the recording to be saved:
a. Use the appropriate playback controls to move to the time position of the recording you wish to begin saving the recording.
b. Begin saving the recording at the desired time position by clicking the Recording button.
c. At the time position you want to stop saving the recording, click the Recording button again.
As stated above, an entire recording or part of a recording is saved as a file in MPEG format as follows:
*.mpg, *.mp2, or *.mp4
where:
•The * represents the file name of the recording that is saved. The file name contains the start date and start time of the recording. The file
name also contains a number indicating the order in which the recording is saved. The order number begins with 0. For example, if the start
date and start time of the recording is January 15, 2004 at 11:46:40 and the recording is the first saved recording, the file name appears as
15_01_2004_11_46_40_0.mpg.
•If the recording is saved using the red Recording button, the extension of the file name is .mpg, which represents an MPEG-2 or MPEG-4
formatted file.
In addition to saving the recording as an MPEG file, the NVR300 also saves an associated index file having a .ind extension (*.ind). Do not delete
the index file. The index file is necessary to play the MPEG file using the MPEG Viewer software. For detailed information about playing an MPEG
file using the MPEG Viewer software, refer to the Using the MPEG Viewer to Play MPEG Files section.
Saving a recording in MPEG format preserves watermarking information (supported by software version 2.10 of the PelcoNet NET350T and
NET300T devices). A green W appearing in the video indicates that the recording is authentic (that is, no tampering, no virus corruption, and so
on). A red W appearing in the video indicates that the recording is not authentic.
TAKING A SNAPSHOT OF A RECORDING
While a recording is playing, you can take a snapshot (still image) of video that is playing in the video display area of the NVR-Playback page. The
snapshot is saved as a JPEG-formatted file. The file can be saved to the hard drive of the unit on which you are viewing the video (that is, to the
hard drive of the VMX300 or client PC) or can be saved remotely to any shared drive or folder on the network.
To take a snapshot of a recording, do the following:
1. Determine the location to which you wish to save the snapshot. Note the following:
•If you have not previously saved a snapshot or a recording to a specified location, the NVR300 automatically saves the snapshot
locally on the C:\ drive of the unit on which you are viewing the video unless you specify a different location to which the snapshot
should be saved.
•If you have previously saved a snapshot or a recording to a specified location, the NVR300 automatically saves the snapshot to the
previously specified location.
2. Open the NVR-Playback page by clicking the NVR-Playback link.
The NVR-Playback page appears. Note the location of the Snapshot button and the Select Path button. The Snapshot button displays an
icon of a camera, and the Select Path button displays an icon of an open folder (refer to Figure 40).