Video clip rules
Detect people or unknown moving objects
Determine if an object is:
- Inside or outside a region
- Entering or exiting a region
- On top of a region
- Entering or exiting through a door
- Crossing a boundary
- Loitering
Send an email if a rule is triggered
Play a sound if a rule is triggered
All video is temporarily kept up to 48 hours whether or not any rules triggered recording
Search view
List of video clips with thumbnails
One-click filter for type of object or any rule
Display color-coded frames around people, objects, and rule regions
Video playback controls, with keyboard shortcuts
- Play and replay shortcut
- Previous and next frame
- +/- 2 seconds
- Previous and next clip
- Beginning and end of clip
- Markers for when objects appear
Playback speeds: 1/2x, 1x, 2x, 3x
Video storage resolution: QVGA (Starter Edition), VGA
24-hour time bars showing video clips and temporary video
Export clips to standard video format (.mp4)
Delete clips
Monitor view
View live video of connected cameras (port forwarding required to process and view cameras on a different network)
Add, edit, remove cameras using a Camera Setup wizard
Manage rules for each camera
- Enable and disable rules
- Schedule rules to run at specified times or days
- One-click access to video clips recorded by that rule
System requirements
Windows
- Windows XP Service Pack 2+, Vista, Windows 7
- 2.0GHz Pentium 4 processor or higher
- 1GB RAM or higher (2GB RAM minimum for Vista and Windows 7)
- Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
- 2.0GHz Intel-based processor or higher
- 1GB RAM or higher
- 1024 x 768
- 1.5 cameras per CPU core
- 2 cameras per CPU core on a dedicated machine
- 2.5 to 3 hours of video per GB, depending on your camera and how much activity is in the scene
- 25GB of free disk space is recommended; video can be stored on an external drive
A USB webcam or IP camera is required. IP cameras require a network connection to the computer where the software is installed.
Vitamin D Video is pre-configured to work with webcams and a number of IP cameras.
NOTE: Recognition performance may vary by camera. Axis and Panasonic cameras, for example, provide some of the best results.