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Video and audio archives store copies of video and audio recordings created by the Axxon PSIM software.
All archives are subdivided into the following types:
- Main archive—the video server archive;
- Backup archive—an archive developed with the assistance of the functional module Backup archive.
- External archive—an archive stored in the embedded storage of the external IP device (NVR video recorder). There is no recording to this archive.
- Video gate archive—an archive recorded with the Video gate functional module. The video gateway is used to reduce the load on the network when sizeable data flows are transmitted from the video servers to the remote workstations.
If the video gateway is on, data from the video servers is not transmitted directly to the remote workstations, but through the video gateway, which in turn distributes received data among the workstations. The video gateway cannot function as a Backup archive, unless it is the case where recording should be resumed; if the communication line fails, video recording is resumed from the beginning, instead of from the cut-off point.
The table compares the characteristics of archives and the corresponding functional modules.
Characteristics | Parameter | |||
Archive Type | Main Archive | Backup Archive | External Archive | Video gate archive |
Functional module used to create the archive | - | Backup archive | - | Video gate |
Source of recording | Recordings made by specified cameras and microphones | Copying of recordings made by specified cameras | - | Video streams requested from Server |
Distribution of archived recordings (available types of carriers) | Hard and network disks, removable disks | Hard and network disks, removable disks | Embedded storages of external IP devices | Hard and network disks, removable disks |
Tools to access archived recordings | Playback control panel, Axxon_player.exe utility | Panel of Backup archiving, Axxon_player.exe utility | Playback control panel | Playback control panel, Axxon_player.exe utility |
Recording modes | End-around (i.e., recording starts from the beginning, erasing all previous recordings, when there is no more free space left on the carrier), rerecording of archive data from the very first recordings is carried out | End-around (i.e., recording starts from the beginning, erasing all previous recordings, when there is no more free space left on the carrier), rerecording of archive data from the very first recordings is carried out | - | End-around (i.e., recording starts from the beginning, erasing all previous recordings, when there is no more free space left on the carrier), rerecording of archive data from the very first recordings is carried out |
Saving sound (synchro audio recordings) together with audio recordings in the archive | Available | Available | - | Available |
Recording term | Continuous recording | Continuous recording | - | Constant recording Active cameras recording |
Recording settings | FPS (number of frames per second), resolution, codec, key frame rate, video quality (set when configuring multistreaming—see Configuration of multistream video) | FPS (number of frames per second), bit rate (data volume per second) | - | FPS (number of frames per second), resolution, codec, key frame rate, video quality (set when configuring multistreaming—see Configuration of multistream video) |
Selection of cameras for recording | Not available | Available | - | Available |
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