Masking areas on video at export

You can hide any object in the exported video by masking it.

In order for the mask to be displayed in the exported video file, you must select the export with recompression in the AxiExport utility – see Select export mode. The mask will not be displayed if the export performed in any other way.

You can set the mast as follows:

1. Go to the archive playback mode 

2. Select Export - Hide exporting area in the camera's functional menu.
   

   Note.

   Later, when viewing the archive, you can uncheck or check the Show hidden areas checkbox to hide or show the mask when playing the archive.
3. As a result, the Hide area window opens, and a black rectangle is displayed in the viewing tile.
   
4. Find a frame on which the object appears for the first time. You can search for videos using one of the methods described in the Archive browsing section.
5. Set the required position and size of the mask by dragging the black rectangle across the viewing tile.

6. Click Add in the Hide area window. As a result, the date and time of the beginning of the mask display is added to the table, and the position of the rectangle is saved in the internal database.
   

   Note.

   To delete a time interval, click Delete in the corresponding row of the table.

7. Start archive playback. If the hidden object moved, repeat steps 4-6 to set the new mask position. The mask will smoothly move between the specified points to follow the object movement.

8. Repeat steps 4-7 until the object disappears from the frame.

   Note.

   You can set mask only in the first frame and in the last frame where the object is visible. However, the more points you set, the more percisely the mask hides the object.

   Note.

   For the convenience of tracking an object, you can hide the mask using the Hide area button. When the area is hidden, the Add button is disabled.

9. If necessary, you can enter a comment in the text box in the Hide area window.
10. By default, the area is masked with a black rectangle. You can change the value of the Method of hiding switch so that the mask looks like a blurred or pixelated area.
11. After completing the settings for masking areas, click the Save button.