Cisco Video Surveillance
Operations Manager 6.3
Quick Reference
Live Video
2. In the Event inbox, click the Seek button
Scrolling to a Video Time and Date
Sending a View to a Monitor
1. Click a video pane playing an archive.
2. If the scroll bar is not displayed for the
1. Click the Monitors drawer to expand it.
2. Click the monitor to which you want to
active video pane, check the Scroll Bars
checkbox in the Feed/Archive toolbar. A
live feed does not display a scroll bar.
3. Click and drag the slider at the bottom of
the video pane to choose a video
playback time.
Jumping to a Video Time and Date
1. Verify that the Feed/Archive Toolbar tab
is selected.
2. Click a video pane.
3. Enter the desired time and date.
4. Click the Seek button
to move to
the specified video time and date.
Viewing a Live Camera Feed
send the view.
3. Click the Put View button at the top of
the monitor list to send the view to the
selected monitor.
4. Click the Monitors drawer to expand it.
5. Click the monitor to which you want to
send the video feed.
6. Verify that the Video Tools and Title
Bars checkboxes arechecked in the Feed/
Archive Toolbox.
7. Click the Upload Feed to Monitor button
at the top of the video pane.
Synchronizing Video from Multiple
Archives
Events
expand a list of camera feeds or camera
Feed groups.
3. (Optional) Expand the camera feed
groups until you locate the desired
camera.
The camera types are represented by the
following icons:
1. Verify that the Feed/Archive Toolbar tab
Repeating Video Related to an Event
is selected.
2. Ctrl-click to select multiple video panes
for synchronization.
The selected panes are highlighted with a
border.
3. Click the Synchronize button
.
The video playback is synchronized to
the upper-leftmost pane, called the master pane. All synchronized panes appear
with a bright green border.
1. Verify that the Event Inbox tab
—IP camera
—Camera with PTZ controls
4. Click a camera.
The video from the camera appears in the
active video pane.
Archive Video
Viewing Archive Video
selected.
2. Click a video pane.
3. In the Event Inbox, click the Loop button
for an event to repeat the video for
the event time.
4. (Optional) To play additional video
before and after the event time:
c. Click the Feed/Archive Toolbar tab
.
Views
Creating a Predefined View
button
.
e. Choose the desired Pre and Post time
settings to view additional video
before and after the event time.
2.
1. Click a video pane.
2. Click the Video Archives drawer to
expand a list of archive folders.
3. (Optional) Expand the archive groups
until you locate the desired archive.
4. Click an Archive:
– Streamable Archives (with the
icon) play in the selected pane.
– Downloadable archives (BWX or
BMX format) do not play. Instead,
you are prompted to save the archive
file.
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d. click the Player Control/Settings
1. Verify that the Feed/Archive Toolbar tab
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4.
5.
6.
is selected.
Click the Create View button in the
lower right corner of the Operator
window.
Choose a layout from the pop-up display.
Choose a video source for each pane in
the layout:
a. Click a video pane.
b. Choose a video source from either the
Camera Feeds or Video Archives lists.
Enter the view name in the pop-up
display.
Click Save View.
Viewing a View Related to an Event
1. Verify that the Event Inbox tab
is selected.
2. Expand the Video Archives drawer to
display a list of archive folders.
3. (Optional) Expand the archive groups
until you locate the desired archive.
4. Choose one or more archives.
5. Click the Archive Clip button.
6. In the Archive Clip Form dialog box, do
the following:
a. Seek to the Start time and click set,
then seek forward to the End time and
click set.
b. Use the date and time controls to fine
tune the Start and End times.
7. Select the type of clip to create.
To save multiple archives to a single
multi-pane clip, choose CVA.
8. Click Save Clip.
Taking a JPEG Snapshot
1. Verify that the Feed/Archive Toolbar tab
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3.
4.
5.
Seeking any Archive to an Event Time
selected.
Creating a Video Clip from an Archive
is selected.
Choose the camera feed or video archive.
Click the Create Snapshot button in the
lower right corner of the screen.
In the Save As window:
– Enter a file name
– Choose the preferred file type
– Choose a location for the file
Click Save.
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selected.
2. In the Event inbox, click the View button
for an event to display the predefined
view that is associated with the event.
1. Verify that the Event Inbox tab
Clips
1. Verify that the Feed/Archive Toolbar tab
Sending a Video Feed to a Monitor
1. Click a video pane.
2. Click the Camera Feeds drawer to
—Analog camera
for an event to seek to the associated
time in the selected archive(s).
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Active
Video Pane
State Icon:
Streaming Feed
Playing Archive
Upload Feed
to Monitor
Toggle to
Full Screen
Predefined Views Drawer
Predefined Views
Monitors Drawer
Monitors
Camera Feeds Drawer
Camera Feed Groups
Video Archives Drawer
Video Archive Groups
Video Time
Scroll Bar
Feed/Archive
Toolbar
Feed/Archive Toolbar Tab
PTZ Controls Toolbar Tab
Event Inbox Tab
Health Dashboard Toobar Tab
Refresh Icon
Stop
Synchronize
Highlight All Video Panes
Loop Archive
Switch Between Live and Archive Video
Jump to Beginning of Archive
Step Reverse
View Option Checkboxes
Event
Inbox
Select Event Filter
Keyword Search
Event Filter
Time Range
Event List
Incoming Event
Message
Smart
Search
Create
Snapshot
Archive Clip
Create View
Forensic
Thumbnail
Search
Step Forward
Record Now
Jump to End of Archive
Bookmark Event
Date/Time Seek
Player Control Settings
Play Forward
Pause
Play Speed Slider
Play Reverse
PTZ Camera
Controls Toolbar
PTZ Preview Pane
Pan/Tilt Crosshair Box
Repeat Event Time
Zoom Slider
Seek to Event Time
Camera Position
Presets
Display Associated View
(If Applicable)
Camera Options
Select PTZ Camera Source
Lock PTZ Source to
Selected Source
Hide/Show PTZ Feed
in Display Pane