
Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring the NVR
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N6123 NVR User Manual
Converting Recordings to MOV or MP4 Files
Once a recording is completed, you can convert it to an MOV or MP4 file by following the steps given in
.
NOTE:
HDCP content cannot be converted. Encrypted N3000 streams cannot be converted. Unencrypted N3000 streams can be
converted to MP4 files only.
FIG. 15
CONVERTING RECORDINGS
NOTE:
When you click Download MPEG with an MP4 file selected, the file begins playing in your default browser (at which point you
can right-click to download).
NOTE:
Conversions can take an estimated 1.5 times the length of the recording to complete. To check the progress of the conversion,
click on N-Able’s Unit Management tab and look in the Mode column. The number listed shows the current completion percentage of
the conversion.
2.On the
NVR
tab in N-Able,
select the
MPEG
sub-tab. 3.Use the
MPEG
Bitrate
slider to adjust the quality of the
conversion. The higher the bitrate, the higher the quality
(and the larger the file). The default bitrate is
7500
kb/s.
4.Select a recording from
the
Recording
drop-
down box and click the
Convert
button.
1.On the NVR’s
Settings
page, choose what
Conversion
Mode
you want to use (
MOV
or
MP4
).
5.Completed conversions are listed here. Select the conversion and
then click the
Download
MPEG
button (not pictured, but is located at
the bottom-left of this screen) to watch or download the file.