You can work with the AviExport utility from the command line using the AviExport.run file located in the <Axxon PSIM installation folder>\Modules folder for 32-bit Windows OS or <Axxon PSIM installation folder>\Modules64 for 64-bit Windows OS.

The following parameters are used when working with the AviExport utility from the command line:

-format:format—output container format. This is an optional parameter, the default is avi.

Available values:

• fs—Axxon PSIM file system;
• avi—avi container;
• mkv—mkv container;
• asf—asf container;
• flv—flv container;
• mp4—mp4 container.

-extr:path—the path to the portable version of the player (Axxon_player_portable.exe for x32 or Axxon_player_portable64.exe for x64), it also includes the exe file mapping mode. This is an optional parameter. Disabled by default.

-period:[start time;end time]—export period. Time is set in the YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss format, for instance, 2015-09-29T12:10:50. This is a mandatory parameter.

-dst:path—path to the file or folder. If the path ends with ‘\’ symbol, then it is identified as a path to folder, file names are generated automatically. The path is always identified as the path to folder when exporting to Axxon PSIM file system. If the path does not exist, then the utility tries to create it automatically. This is a mandatory parameter.

-src:[path to source]—data source (audio and video) and its parameters. At least one (or more) data source must be specified.

There are several ways to specify a path:

1. [ip-address:port;id=camera ID]. Example -src:[127.0.0.1:900;id=5]
2. [ip-address:port;id=camera ID;ipstorage_id=Edge storage ID]. This is for Edge storage archive export. Example -src:[127.0.0.1:900;id=500;ipstorage_id=500]

When the data source is specified, optional parameters can be specified separated with “;”:

• vcodec: value—video codec settings. It is not used when packing to Axxon PSIM file system is performed. Available values:
• vcodec:auto—bin packing with no conversion (used by default).
• vcodec:axxn—bin packing with no conversion (AXXN codec is specified).
• vcodec:[codec parameters]—for example, vcodec:[fourcc=DIVX;r=-1;k=-1:q=6]
• audio:value—audio source settings. Available values:
• audio:auto—audio is exported automatically if it is configured and present in the archive (used by default).
• audio:off—audio is not exported for this camera.
• audio:[path]—specifying the path to the audio source in the [ip-address:port;id= microphone ID] or ["path to Axxon PSIM archive";id=microphone ID] format.
• titles:[parameters]—titles settings. It is not used when packing to Axxon PSIM file system is performed. Parameters:
• int—titles are exported in the bin body.
• ext—titles are exported to external .srt file.
  By default, titles are not exported.

-options:[parameters]—extra options during export. All parameters are optional. It is not used when packing to Axxon PSIM file system is performed.

Possible parameters:

• holesplit=[number]—time (in milliseconds) allowed between archive intervals during which intervals are merged in one file. If time between intervals exceeds the specified value, then there is no merging. Following data is recorded to a new file. By default, all intervals are merged. When multiple channels are exported into .avi file, the parameter is not used.
• maxsize=[number]—maximum size of a file (in MB). If the size is exceeded, then following data is recorded to a new file. Maximum allowed value as well as default value is 4096.
• duration=[number]—maximum duration of one file (in seconds). If the duration is exceeded, then following data is recorded to a new file. By default, there is no duration limit.

Export examples with different codecs:

• DIVX: 
  -dst:"E:\test\export1\" -format:avi -extr:"E:\test\export1\Axxon_player_portable.exe" -src:[127.0.0.1:900;id=5];vcodec:[fourcc=DIVX;r=-1;k=-1:q=6];audio:[127.0.0.1:910;id=2];titles:[ext;int] -period:[2015-09-29T12:10:50;2015-09-29T12:40:50]
• xvid mpeg-4: 
  -dst:"C:\Users\AxxonSoft\Documents\Axxon PSIM\export\" -tmp:"C:\Users\AxxonSoft\Documents\Axxon PSIM\export\132CCBFA-18F3-E811-AA66-1C1B0DE52EED\" -format:avi -period:[2018-11-28T17:20:00.000;2018-11-28T17:21:00.000] -options:[maxsize=670] -src:[127.0.0.1:900;id=1];vcodec:[fourcc=xvid;r=0;k=0;q=0];titles:[ext;int]
• x264vfw: 
  -dst:"C:\Users\AxxonSoft\Documents\Axxon PSIM\export\" -tmp:"C:\Users\AxxonSoft\Documents\Axxon PSIM\export\F533AE2C-19F3-E811-AA66-1C1B0DE52EED\" -format:avi -period:[2018-11-28T17:20:00.000;2018-11-28T17:21:00.000] -options:[maxsize=670] -src:[127.0.0.1:900;id=1];vcodec:[fourcc=x264;r=0;k=0;q=0];titles:[ext;int]