Viewing Video
The video section provides both a live and recorded view of the cameras integrated onto the FortiRecorder system.
Understanding the time line
The time line is located directly beneath both live and recorded videos. Time periods in the time line panel are color-coded for easier monitoring
Yellow: The yellow bar is a system event, such as a software update, system reboot, or camera reboot. Recordings cannot be stored while FortiRecorder is unavailable.
Light blue: The light blur bar is a previously recorded clip.
Dark blue: The dark blue bar is a temporary recording that has been manually initiated. If a camera is not currently recording a continuous or motion detection-triggered video, operators can manually trigger the camera to record video using the Control pane.
Bright blue: A bright blue bar is a recording with an attached annotation. While a camera is recording, you can insert markers with notes about what is currently being seen. If the camera is not recording, after you enter the marker and click Insert Marker, the camera will start to record.
Red: A red bar is a motion detection-based recording that was not initiated by schedule.
White: A white bar indicates no recording at that period of time.
To look for specific events in the time line, select the Events Filter button and enable all events you want displayed on the time line.
Viewing live video
To view live video from your cameras
- Go to Monitor > Video > Video.
- Select the Select Cameras button and enable the cameras you wish to view.
- Select the Record button at anytime during the viewing to begin recording the video.
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If you are watching a live feed of the camera and the camera is not scheduled to record, the video feed from the camera is temporarily recorded in memory but not saved on the hard drive. When you stop watching the live feed from that camera, the temporary recording is deleted. To save the temporary recording to the hard drive, initiate manual recording by selecting the Record button during the live viewing. |
Viewing recorded video
In addition to live video feeds, you can also watch the recorded video clips, which include the scheduled recording, motion detection recording, and manual recording.
To begin recording the camera feed at anytime during live playback, select the Record button.
To view recorded video from your cameras
- Go to Monitor > Video > Video.
- Select the Select Camera button and enable the cameras you wish to view.
- Navigate the time line by select the up or down arrows or by selecting the time line bar and dragging it to the desired time.
- Select a segment of video in the time line and select Show or double-click the desired segment.
- Select the Download button to download the clip for archive or to view on a different computer.
The FortiRecorder uses the .mp4 file format with the H.264 video codec, which can be viewed on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and other platforms using QuickTime, VLC or other compatible players. All video files are signed with an RSA 2048-bit signature to provide tamper protection. This applies to files stored locally, remotely, and downloaded. Quality of previously recorded video depends on the camera’s settings.
Adjust the image quality using the pane on the right side. Select the Control bar to expand it and then select the plus and minus buttons to adjust Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Sharpness.
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Set these settings with care. After video is recorded, it won’t be possible to adjust the image quality again unless you download the file and use video editing software. Video editing software may not be able to successfully correct for excessively bad image quality |
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You can’t stop a scheduled continuous or motion detection-based recording schedule. You can only start/stop manual recording. |