Canon VK-64 v2.1 Network Video Recorder VK-64/VK-16 Viewer Operation Guide - Page 2

Controlling A Camera, Playing Recorded Video

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Controlling A Camera 1 Click a video window for the camera you want to control. 2 Select [View] → [Camera Control] in the menu bar. The [Camera Control] panel appears. 3 Click [Get Control] in the [Camera Control] panel. Once you have the camera control, all the buttons in the [Camera Control] panel become active.  If a message appears saying "Can't get camera control", system administration Memo privileges of other Viewers of tools may be controlling the camera. Contact the administrator.  Depending on your camera, some functions may be unavailable. For more details, see Administrator's Manual. Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control Pan (left/right) and Tilt (up/down) These controls move the PT camera in the direction of the arrows. Pan and tilt either by briefly clicking an arrow, or by clicking and holding the arrow. Zoom Click and drag the zoom slider to zoom in or out. [Preset] Choose one of preset positions from a list. Pan/Tilt/Zoom speed Set the camera pan/tilt, and zoom speed.  For details, see "Chapter 5 Viewer Reference" in the Administrator's Manual.  If you have the camera control and do not make any changes for 30 Memo seconds, a message appears saying "Control will be lost in 10 seconds". You will then lose the control if it is left for another 10 seconds.  To control a camera while it is recording, check with the administrator and review the procedure beforehand. PUB. YT1-1412-000 © CANON INC. 2009 Playing Recorded Video Using the timeline to play video 1 Click a video window of the camera you want to play. 2 Click and drag the time bar to the left or right to change the playback time. Playing video of a specified time 1 Click a video window of the camera you want to play. 2 Click [Jump to Time]. The [Jump To Time] dialog box appears. 3 Click the time you want to play. The recorded video appears in the selected video window. 3 Select a date and time and click [OK]. The recorded video appears in the selected video window. Adjusting/Saving Played Video Controlling playback Rewind Play/Pause Fast forward Returning to Live Video Jump to previous event Nudge back Nudge forward Jump to next event You can use these controls to play, pause, rewind, fast forward, nudge forward or back and jump to the previous or next event. You can also change the rewind and fast forward speeds sequentially from 1x → 2x → 5x → 10x. Zooming in and out on the timeline These controls change the level of detail shown in the timeline. [Zoom In] [Zoom Out] To view the timeline in more detail. To view the entire timeline at once. This button switches the video display from recorded video back to live video. Saving a specified video You can save recorded videos to any location in .mov format. The saved videos can then be viewed in QuickTime Player or any other player that supports the .mov format. File-Saving format Recording duration QuickTime (file extension: mov) Max. 1 hour  Rewind and nudge back cannot be used when viewing recorded MPEG-4 video. *MPEG-4 video cannot be recorded with VK-Lite.  QuickTime version 6.5.1 or later is recommended. Memo  On Windows Vista, videos cannot be saved into the Program Files folder or Windows folder on the system drive.

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Controlling A Camera
2
Select [View]
[Camera Control] in the
menu bar.
The [
Camera Control
] panel appears.
3
Click [Get Control] in the [Camera Control]
panel.
Once you have the camera control, all the buttons in
the [
Camera Control
] panel become active.
Memo
For details, see "Chapter 5 Viewer Reference" in the
Administrator's Manual
.
If you have the camera control and do not
make any changes for 30
seconds, a message appears saying "Control will be lost in 10 seconds".
You will then lose the control if it is left for another 10 seconds.
To control a camera while it is recording, check with the administrator and
review the procedure beforehand.
Playing Recorded Video
1
Click a video window of the camera you want to play.
3
Click the time you want to play.
The recorded video appears in the selected video window.
2
Click and drag the time bar to the left or right to change the
playback time.
1
Click a video window of the camera you want to play.
Rewind
Play/Pause
Fast
forward
2
Click [Jump to Time].
The [
Jump To Time
] dialog box
appears.
3
Select a date and time and
click [OK].
The recorded video appears in the
selected video window.
Memo
If a message appears saying "Can't get
camera control", system administration
privileges of other Viewers of tools may
be controlling the camera. Contact the
administrator.
Depending on your camera, some
functions may be unavailable. For more
details, see
Administrator's Manual
.
Memo
Rewind and nudge back cannot be used when viewing recorded MPEG-4 video.
*MPEG-4 video cannot be recorded with VK-Lite.
QuickTime version 6.5.1 or later is recommended.
On Windows Vista, videos cannot be saved into the Program Files folder or Windows folder on the system drive.
Jump to next event
You can use these controls to play, pause, rewind, fast forward, nudge
forward or back and jump to the previous or next event. You can also
change the rewind and fast forward speeds sequentially from 1x
2x
5x
10x.
This button switches the video display from recorded video back to live
video.
You can save recorded videos to any location in .mov format.
The saved videos can then be viewed in QuickTime Player or any other
player that supports the .mov format.
File-Saving format
QuickTime (file extension: mov)
Recording duration
Max. 1 hour
These controls change the level of detail shown in the timeline.
[Zoom In]
To view the timeline in more detail.
[Zoom Out]
To view the entire timeline at once.
Jump to previous event
Nudge forward
Pan (left/right) and Tilt (up/down)
These controls move the PT camera in the
direction of the arrows.
Pan and tilt either by briefly clicking an arrow, or
by clicking and holding the arrow.
Zoom
Click and drag the zoom slider to zoom in or out.
Pan/Tilt/Zoom speed
Set the camera pan/tilt, and zoom speed.
Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control
Adjusting/Saving Played Video
1
Click a video window for the camera you want to control.
[
Preset
]
Choose one of preset positions from a list.
Nudge back
Using the timeline to play video
Controlling playback
Playing video of a specified time
Zooming in and out on the timeline
Returning to Live Video
Saving a specified video
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