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This layout contains 4 live panels where each panel has the following features:

• Record icon: in lower left corner, indicates panel is live panel. Red means video is recorded, grey means video is not recorded.

• Audio icon: next to recording icon, only visible if there is audio available in the videostream (panel should be selected to hear the audio).

• Camera name: next to recording icon, the camera name.

• Motion detected: next to camera name, indicates current motion percentage.

• Digital zoom: hold left mousebutton or scroll and move cursor over the videopanel.

• Doubleclick on panel: switch panel to full screen or switch camera to ’Target panel’.

• Green focus ring: currently selected panel, used for camera selection. 

PTZ Controls

The live control panel is needed to control PTZ domes. This panel can be pre-configured in a layout, but it will also automatically appear after double-clicking on a videopanel with a PTZ device; the camera will be displayed in fullscreen mode including the dome controls. PTZ commands are sent to the camera which is currently selected (which has a green border).

To pan and tilt a ptz camera hold the left mouse button and move the cursor over the yellow dial. The speed of the dome is determined by the cursor-distance from the center of the dial; close to the center the speed is low, on the outside the speed is high. The buttons have the following functions: