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Configuration Article | CA-20240209-MF-04

VDG Sense | Setup | Devices | Privacy Mask

Server based Privacy mask

The server based Privacy Mask feature allows the user to configure up to 64 privacy zones over the videostream of the camera.

Note:
By design, the privacy masks are not shown in a layout when a administrator user is logged in. Administrator users are privileged to see the video data without privacy masking. Normal users can have an additional privilege function called ‘Lift Privacy Mask’ to be able to lift the privacy mask. This functionality can be added in the Usermanagement->Functions tab.

To enable the Privacy Mask check the ‘Enabled’ checkbox in the upper right corner. Once enabled, the buttons to create and remove the zones will become visible on the left side of the screen. When enabling the privacy mask for the first time, automatically the first zone will be added.

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Use ‘Enable’ to turn the feature on or off

For serverside privacy mask, you can use the ‘Preview privacy mask’ checkbox to see the effects of the privacy zone in the video.

If the camera supports camera based privacy masks as well, then a dropdownlist will be shown here where you can choose between camera based and server based privacy masks. If camera based is selected, there will be no possibility for an admin user to lift the privacy mask.

Possible blurring types:

  • Opaque color

  • Pixelized

  • Haze

For both Pixelized and Haze a amount of blurness can be increased or reduced by moving the ‘Radius’ slider.

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Privacy mask configuration

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  • Moving masks
    Use the image-20240304-161324.png icon to move zones located on the video image

  • Adding masks
    Shapes can be created by clicking on the zone image-20240304-160258.png button.

  • Modifying masks
    Additional anchors can be created by double clicking on the yellow line. Anchors can be removed by double clicking on them. This way a unique custommade mask can be created.

  • Copying masks
    Use the image-20240304-161455.png icon to copy an existing mask.

  • Removing masks
    1. Select the mask you wish to remove
    2. Click the Trashcan image-20240304-161630.png icon in the toolbar

Camera based Privacy mask

This feature is available for the TKH Security Solutions driver and the Hikvision driver.

With this feature, privacy mask feature in the camera itself can be configured via the Sense client interface.
After pressing the OK button to save, the configuration will be uploaded in the camera.

Activating this feature works in a similar way as server based privacy mask. When enabling the “Enable” checkbox, options become available.

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Menu

The menu is used to enable or disable the privacy mask and the select which one to edit.

  • Enabled

    • Enable or disable the privacy mask

  • Privacy Mask

    • Select the shape which needs editing

  • Shape Settings

    • Set a name of the shape(if supported by camera)

Placing Shape

The menu on the left side is used to add or remove the privacy masks:

  • Arrow

    Move cursor (default). Move shapes located on the video image

  • Area

    Place a new shape on the video image

  • Trashcan

    Remove the selected shape

To place a area

  1. Click on the area in the toolbar

  2. Drag the area to the desired position

  3. Resize the area by draging one of the anchors

To remove a shape

  1. Select the shape you wish to remove

  2. Click the Trashcan icon in the toolbar

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