RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
User Settings
The
User Settings
tab lets you specify settings for user preference, such as whether a message should be shown
when edge recording is enabled.
See
Record
tab Overview (on page 103) for more information.
AVI Compression Settings
You are able to specify compression settings for the generation of AVI video clip files. Specifying these settings is a
prerequisite if you want to include AVI files in e-mail notifications sent out by rule-triggered notification profiles (see
"Manage Notification Profiles" on page 141).
To specify compression settings for AVI file generation, do the following:
1. Go to Management Client's menu bar, and select
Tools
>
Options...
2. In
the
Options
window, select the
AVI Generation
tab.
3. Specify the following:
o
Compressor
: Select the required codec (compression/decompression technology).
Tip:
If in doubt about which codec to select, try using Indeo
®
5.10 (if available). This codec generally
provides a good compromise between quality and file size.
Tip
: For some but not all codecs you are able to configure them by clicking
Configure...
. Configuration
options are entirely codec-specific. And also view detailed information about version number etc. by
clicking
About...
.
o
Compression quality
: (Not available for all codecs). Use the slider to select the required degree of
compression (
0
-
100
) to be performed by the codec.
0
means no compression, generally resulting in high image quality and large file size.
100
means
maximum compression, generally resulting in low image quality and small file size.
If the slider is not available, compression quality will be determined entirely by the selected codec.
o
Key frame every
: (Not available for all codecs). If you want to use key frames, select the check box and
specify the required number of seconds between keyframes in the neighboring field.
A keyframe is a single frame stored at specified intervals. The keyframe contains the entire view of the
camera, whereas the following frames contain only the pixels that change. This helps greatly reduce the
size of files.
If the check box is not available, or not selected, every frame will contain the entire view of the camera.
o
Data rate
: (Not available for all codecs). If you want to use a particular data rate, select the check box
and specify the required number of kilobytes per second in the neighboring field.
If the check box is not available, or not selected, date rate will be determined entirely by the selected
codec.
4. Click
OK
.
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