Nightowl Stage Lighting THD Series, User Manual

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NOTE: You can easily copy the current Main Stream recording settings to other cameras. Simply click Copy, select
which cameras and then click OK.
NOTE: You can easily copy the current Substream recording settings to other cameras. Simply click Copy, select
which cameras, and then click OK.
Recording Quality Settings: You can change Main Stream settings for both Continuous and Event
recordings, and it is recommended to select the same settings for both recording types.
Video Quality: The actual amount of data that the DVR uses to record video. Options are low, medium and
high quality. The higher the bitrate, the more space each recording takes up on the hard disk. Recordings
encoded at higher bitrates will be of better quality, especially when recording movement.
H264+: By enabling this check mark, the DVR will compress the video at the maximum compression rate
that H264 can reach, while retaining optimal video quality. It is enabled by default and doubles the recording
space capacity on your DVR’s HDD.
The Substream Menu within the Video Quality Settings tab will allow you to customize encode settings for
Smart Devices utilizing the Night Owl X application.
Camera: Select the camera you want to configure.
Resolution:
A fraction of the Main Stream and what you will see over the Internet or via a smart device.
Typically, the Substream resolution will be of significantly lower quality and bitrate than the Main Stream.
Video Quality: Amount of data that the DVR uses to record video. Options are low, medium and high quality.
The higher the bitrate, the more space each recording takes up on the hard disk. Recordings encoded at
higher bitrates will be of better quality, especially when recording movement.
Bitrate Type: Type of H264 compression, “Variable” is recommended and it is the default setting.
Resolution:
The number of frames per second (fps) that the DVR will record.