Canon VB-M42 Network Video Recording Software RM Series Administrator s Manual - Page 17

Operating Environment 1 Introduction Storage Server Operating system Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise SP2 32/64-bit Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise/Home Premium SP2 32/64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate/Professional/Enterprise SP1 32/64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate/Professional/Enterprise/Home Premium SP1 32/64-bit Windows 8/Windows 8 Pro/Windows 8 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows 8.1/Windows 8.1 Pro/Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2 32/64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard SP1 64-bit Windows Server 2012 Standard 64-bit Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64-bit Operating system language English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Japanese - Environment languages switched using language-packs are not supported. • The system requirements described above are the minimum configuration, assuming the following operating environment: Storage Server Maximum recording/playback data rate Recording frame rate 16 Mbps *1 256 fps or slower *2 Viewer Maximum number of cameras with motion detection Maximum events processed *3 Estimated display frame rate *4 0 10,000 events per day 1920 x 1080: 1 fps 1280 x 960: 2 fps 960 x 540: 5 fps 640 x 480: 10 fps 480 x 270: 15 fps Total number of simultaneously displayable MPEG-4 and H.264 videos 320 x 240: 30 fps 6 or less*5 *1 Do not use H.264 in small-scale systems, as this can have a negative effect on system operation. *2 The data size of recorded audio is calculated using a frame rate of 10 fps per camera. *3 Total number of all types of events. *4 Assumes a standard resolution ([Image Quality] setting is [3]) and that the receive size and display size are the same. If the receive size and display size are different, performance may decrease due to an increase in processing load. *5 The number of videos you can display at once depends on the amount of memory available. If there is not enough memory, you will not be able to display videos. • The following are guidelines for implementing a system for a small-scale user. System components Number of cameras Recording frame rate Live view frame rate Playback Others Guideline Approx. 9 cameras (assuming RM-9 is used for operation) 5 fps x 9 cameras with 320 x 240 standard resolution (approx. 8 Mbps in terms of data rate) 3 fps x 9 cameras ( = 27 fps) with 320 x 240 standard resolution 5 fps for each camera with 320 x 240 standard resolution Maximum number of playable cameras: Up to 6 (30 fps total) with a playback-dedicated layout Up to 1 with the live view layout (see above) (3 fps x 8 live view cameras + 5 fps x 1 playback camera) H.264 is not used • The Viewer computer specifications on p. 14 are required even for small scale systems (up to four cameras) using RM-Lite, if you want to display H.264 video. 17