AXIS M7010 Video Encoder
Recordings
Recordings
The Axis product can be configured to record video continuously or according to an action rule:
•
To start a continuous recording, see
page 32
.
•
To set up action rules, see
page 29
.
•
To access recordings, see
Recording List, on page 32
.
•
To configure camera controlled storage, see
Storage, on page 41
.
Recording List
Recorded videos are listed on the
Recordings > List
page. The list shows each recording’s start date and time, duration and the
event that triggered the recording.
To play or download a recording, follow these steps:
1. Go to
Recordings > List
.
2. Use the filter to narrow the list of recordings. Enter the desired filter criteria and click
Filter
. Some filters may take
a long time to complete.
3. Select the recording.
4. Click
Play
to play the recording, or click
Download
to download the recording.
Multiple recordings can be downloaded at the same time. Select the recordings and click
Download
. The downloaded file is a zip file
containing a minimum of three files, of which the Matroska (mkv) files are the actual recordings. The recordings are time-stamped
with the date and time they were downloaded (that is, not the date the recordings were made).
Note
To play recordings in Windows Media Player, AXIS Matroska File Splitter must be installed. AXIS Matroska File Splitter
can be downloaded from www.axis.com/techsup/software
For detailed recording and video information, select a recording and click
Properties
.
To remove a recording, select the recording and click
Remove
.
Continuous Recording
The Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to a storage device. See
Storage, on page 41
for more information
about storage devices. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to configure the disk to automatically remove old
recordings. If a new stream profile is selected while a recording is ongoing, the recording will be stopped and saved in the recording
list and a new recording with the new stream profile will start. All previous continuous recordings will remain in the recording list
until they are removed manually or through automatic removal of old recordings.
To start a continuous recording, follow these steps:
1. Go to
Recordings > Continuous
.
2. Select
Enabled
.
3. Select type of storage device from the
Disk
list.
4. Select a
Stream profile
to use for continuous recordings.
5. Click
Save
to save and start the recording.
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