*Timeline Panel
- Tom Polman
How To Article | HTA-20210910-MH-02 VDG Sense | Operator | Playback  |  |
The timeline panel is a panel that can be added to your layout from the Layout manager. The timeline gives a visual representation of a camera’s motion data in a video trackbar, as well as getting a thumbnail overview of a recording over a set of time. The timeline can be used to easily find peaks in motion data or changes in your cameras field of view.
Overview
Search field
Can be used to find and filter the device list in the timeline. You can use the device name or it’s location.
Event type filters
Show Motion / Events / Audio events per device. Using the top buttons will enable/disable the event-type for all devices in the timeline
Event Color options
Change the color of the Events displayed in the Timeline
No Recording
Indicate the start and end time of the selected camera device
Go to Start/End recording
Jump to the very first or very last frame available in the timeline
Calendar
Open the calendar to quickly jump to a specific date in the Timeline. If the selected date is not available, the timelime will select the nearest available frame.
Playback date/time
Display the date/time of the current playback frame
Zoom level
Increase or decrease the total time range displayed in the timeline
Jump to Event
Go to the next or previous timestamp of an event in the timeline (Events must be enabled in the Event type filter)
Playback controls
Playback controls to start or stop forward and reverse playback.
Playback speed
Forward
Slow (x0.5)
Normal (x1)
Fast (fine) (x2)
Fast (x4)
Faster (x8)
Fastest (x16)
Skip (skip 200ms, only for MJPEG. For MPEG-4, H.264 orH.264 speed is x16)
Skip many (skip 500ms, only for MJPEG. For MPEG-4, H.264 orH.264 speed is x16)
Skip more (skip 1sec, only for MJPEG. For MPEG-4, H.264 orH.264 speed is x16)
Backward
Back slow (-0.5)
Back normal (-1)
Back fast (fine) (-2)
Back fast (-4)
Back faster (-8 )
Back fastest (-16)
Skip back (skip 200ms, only for MJPEG. For MPEG-4, H.264 orH.264 speed is -16)
Skip back many (skip 500ms, only for MJPEG. For MPEG-4, H.264 orH.264 speed is -16)
Skip back more (skip 1000ms, only for MJPEG. For MPEG-4, H.264 orH.264 speed is -16)
Export Options
Multi-functional buttons to export or mark recorded data.
Date/Time Ribbon
The current range displayed in the Timeline
Motion data (Events)
Display the selected Event Data. Motion is displayed in graphs
Event (Events)
Display the selected Event Data. Events are displayed in colored lines
Motion data (Events)
Display the selected Event Data. Audio is displayed in a blue range in the camera timeline
Camera Thumbnails
The timeline can display the thumbnails of a device. Click the arrow button in the device list to open the device to display the thumbnails. The timeline can only display thumbnails of a single device. If another camera is opened, the previous device will automatically collapse.
Using the timeline panel
Playback control
The timeline acts similar to the playback controls panel and can be used to control the playback speed or direction of playback using the controls in the left down corner.
Videotrack
The videotrack holds a camera metadata. Metadata exists out of motion data or VCA events. Using the mouse, you can drag the track left or right to change the current playback date/time. Use the scrollwheel or the slider in the top-right of the panel to zoom in or out.
A videotrack can also be expanded to show recorded footage thumbnails. To do this, click on the triangle left of the Device name to expand. Due to performance limitations, only a single device can be expanded. A video track is automatically closed if another videotrack is expanded.
Note: Historic video metadata will not be available for recordings prior to the installation of Sense version 2.4.16.
Event buttons
When one or more videotracks have the option “Events” enabled, it’s possible to jump to the next or previous event in the current timestamp by clicking on the “Next Event” or “Previous Event” button, located next to the Playback controls.
Exports / Bookmarks / Video Tags
You can use the timeline to export a video or an image, create a bookmark or generate a VideoTag using the buttons next to the Playback controls. The buttons change depending if an export range has been selected in the Date/Time ribbon.
Image Export / Bookmark | |
|---|---|
Video Export / Video Tag |
Image Export
To export an image, set the timeline on the date/time you wish to export and click the ‘Image Export’-button. This will pop up the image export dialog. For more information about image export, click here.
Bookmark
To create a bookmark, set the timeline on the date/time you wish to export and click the ‘Bookmark’-button. This will pop up the Create Bookmark dialog. For more information about Bookmarks, click here.
Video Export
To export a video, select a range in the Date/Time ribbon. The selected range will be highlighted. To deselect the highlight, click anywhere outside of the selected range. Click the ‘Video Export’-button to pop up the Export video dialog. For more information about video exports, click here.
Video Tag
To tag the video, select a range in the Date/Time ribbon. The selected range will be highlighted. To deselect the highlight, click anywhere outside of the selected range. Click the ‘Video Tag’-button to pop up the Add Video Tag dialog. Fore more information about video exports, click here.