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How To Article | HTA-20201130-TP-06 VDG Sense | Operator | Data export & securing  | PDF Download |
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Normally the system will delete the oldest video and metadata to make place for new video. When deleted this video is lost. To prevent this in case something happens, the video (and metadata) can be tagged so it will not be deleted.
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Video tagging can be done in three methods. The first method is using the macro action “Tag video Start” & “Tag video stop”. This allows for automatic tagging when an event occurs or manually when assigned to a layout button. The second method is using the API function “executeAction/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/948045061” with the actions server.tagVideoStart and server.tagVideoStop. Using the API function allows for retrospectively video tagging up to 24 hours using the pretime parameter. The third method is using the Timeline panel. This allows an operator to retrospectively video tag any recorded data manually.
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Tagged video always need to be manually released using the Sense Client or the API function releaseVideoTag/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/950993085.
Method 1: Macro action
To create a video tag using the macro engine, create either a Server or a Viewer macro with a signal of your choice. Finally, create as the macro action:
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How to use the API function for video tagging can be found in the API documentation
Method 3: Timeline (2.5.12+)
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Include start/end bookmarks
Generate a bookmark at the beginning and the end of the selected start and end date/time. The bookmark will use the Title field.
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