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The Ring field

Type-Enter the value in the valuefield

Sets free disk space; when the limit is reached the earliest recordings will be deleted on loop (see General information on video archiving). If 2 or more disks are in use for video archiving, archiving on current disk is performed till there is FreeMbCritical of free disk space (1000 Mb by default, see the info on the key in Registry keys reference guide).

Free space set by the Ring parameter is used for recording temporary files. This means that when the limit set by the Ring parameter is reached, the maximum size of the temporary file is

Ring (registry key FreeMb). Video can contain less frames than set by the Frame count parameter.

Note. Old recordings may get deleted before the remaining disk space reaches the specified value if the disk space is less than 15000

MB

10005000

Depends on the disk space

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The Frame count field

Type-Enter the value in the valuefield

Sets the maximum number of frames in one recording file.

frameFrame

1500

1500 to 10000. It is not recommended to change the default value.

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The Recording time list

Type-Enter the value in the valuefield / select from the list

Sets the length of the file in seconds, restricting fragment’s size not by number of frames but by time of its recording.

Time in sec

0

Unlimited

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The Record restart when entering the archive checkbox

Type-Enter the value in the valuefield / select from the list

Enables restarting record on archive entering. 

Integer

No

0 – patch that has been recorded on archive entering is stopped and a new one starts. As a result the user who enters the archive sees a freeze frame corresponding to that on exiting.

>0 – the recording is restarted when entering the archive, while positioning in the archive is carried out with a shift back to the specified value in seconds.

-1 – recording is not stopped on archive entering

5

The Rebuild index button

Click the button

Deletes the database index file. After deleting the index, restart the Axxon PSIM system for a new index to be created.

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The Priority dropdown list

Select the value from the list

Sets the priority of all Axxon PSIM video system processes

Names of priority processes

Below normal

Realtime, High, Above normal, Normal, Below normal, Low.

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The Analog video output dropdown drop-down list

Select the value from the list

Selects analog output operation mode.

Names of availiable modes

All

All - video signals from all the analog outputs are displayed on one screen

One – video signal from one analog output is displayed on one screen

8

The Use virtual grabber checkbox

CheckboxSet the checkbox

Allows access to virtual Video Capture Devices settings (grabber) in Axxon PSIM.

Note. Desktop Experience Feature is to be enabled when using a virtual video capture device on server OS and avi files.

Boolean type

No

Yes – the Virtual value is available from the Type dropdown drop-down list on the settings panel of the Video Capture Device objects

No – the Virtual value is not available for the Video Capture Device objects

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The Hide mask checkbox

CheckboxSet the checkbox

Prohibits displaying video hidden with the motion detector mask. Video area marked with motion detector mask will be grey-filled. This feature supports only uncompressed video from FS or FX video capture cards.

Boolean type

No

No — video hidden with the mask is displayed

Yes – video hidden with the mask video is not displayed

No – when exporting a frame, regardless of the video resolution, the caption size remains constant as set by the SubtitlesFontSize registry key, see the Registry Key Reference Guide.

Yes – when exporting a frame, the caption size is scaled depending on the video resolution.

No – the Video surveillance window is expanded to the entire Video surveillance monitor by double-clicking the left mouse button.

Yes – by double-clicking the left mouse button, the Video Surveillance Window is enlarged gradually: the first double-click enlarges it 2 times of the initial size, the second double click enlarges 3 times of the initial size, etc. The Video Surveillance Windows adjacent to it are hidden on the layout.

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The Swap frame fields checkbox

CheckboxSet the checkbox

Switches Axxon PSIM from basic to additional driver if there are video artifacts  while while using basic driver

Boolean type

No

No –  Axxon PSIM operates with basic driver  

Yes – Axxon PSIM operates with additional driver  

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The Use PureVideo/CUDA hardware acceleration checkbox

CheckboxSet the checkbox

Enables PureVideo/CUDA support on the Server while decompressing video from IP devices if PureVideo HD card of the 2^nd or 3^rd generation (NVIDIA VP2 and VP3) is installed. Used to reduce Server load due to resources of graphics processor

Boolean type

Yes

No –PureVideo– PureVideo/CUDA is not in use

Yes –PureVideo– PureVideo/CUDA is in use

The Pause playback at archive entry checkbox

CheckboxSet the checkbox

The Pause button is pressed on archive entering

Boolean type

No

Yes – the Pause button is pressed on archive entering, archive navigation using arrow keys.

No – the Pause button is not pressed on archive entering.

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The Step of digital zoom scale field

Setting Enter the value in the field / select the value from the list

Specifies the  fractional step of video image zooming

Real numbers with the fixed point

2,00

Maximum value depends on the maximum scale of digital zoom (see. №17).

Minimum value is 1,00.

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The Maximum scale of digital zoom field

Setting Enter the value in the field / select the value from the list

Specifies the maximum value of digital zoom of video image

Numbers

16

1-16

17

The Camera without video compression table

Type-in Enter the value in the field

Specifies the numbers of cameras connected to the video capture cards with compression. There is no compression for these cameras, i.e. the compressor settings in Axxon PSIM are ignored.

Camera’s serial number

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Depends on the number of cameras registered in the system