To create video files that can be played in media players such as Windows Media
Player, you can export bookmarked video recordings and then store the files in Stratocast™, or download them to your local drive.
This procedure describes how to export bookmarked video from the
Investigate page when using the HTML5 video player.
Video is exported in the Advanced Systems Format (ASF). The maximum length of video that you can export
is 60 minutes.
Important: Provided that your portal
account remains active, exported video files are stored in the Stratocast™ vault until you delete them.
If you export video
from your client's Stratocast™ portal, the exported video is stored in your
vault, not theirs. As a result, your client cannot see your exported videos and you cannot
see theirs.
Procedure
Click Investigate ().
Specify the time range you want to cover for the bookmark search. You can
choose from the following:
Last hour
Searches for bookmarks created in the last 60 minutes.
Today
Searches for bookmarks created on the current day.
Yesterday
Searches for bookmarks created on the previous day.
Custom date/time range
Enter a date and time to search for bookmarks created at a specific
date and time. You can also use the calendar and date icons to
specify a precise date and time.
Any time
Includes all bookmarks.
Select the cameras you would like to include in the search. You can select
either a specific camera or All cameras.
(Optional) If you entered a message when you created the bookmark, type the
message in the Search for message box.
The bookmarks that correspond to your search criteria appear on the page
as thumbnails.
Specify how you want the bookmarks to be sorted on the page:
Newest to Oldest
The latest bookmark thumbnails appear first.
Oldest to Newest
The oldest bookmark thumbnails appear first.
From the list of bookmarks, select the bookmark that you want to export and
click Export ().
In the Save as video clip dialog box, set the following
to define the duration of your exported video:
Minutes before
The number of minutes to include before the time indicated in the
dialog box.
Minutes after
The number of minutes to include after the time indicated in the
dialog box.
Enter a Description for the exported video.
The maximum is 2000 characters. If the Description is
left blank, the camera name is used as the description.
Click Save.
On the Vault page, a progress bar for the exporting process
appears in the list of exported video files.
Note: Only two video exporting processes can be in progress at the same
time, per user. Also, the exporting status is refreshed every five
seconds.
Click Vault to confirm whether the bookmark was exported
successfully.
Note: After the clip has finished converting, a blue play button is displayed
next to the description in the list. Click the button to save the clip
locally to your computer
(Optional) To cancel the exporting process or delete the video after it
has been exported, select the video from the list of exported video
files and click Delete ().
(Optional) To edit the Description of your exported
video:
Hover your mouse over the Description you want
to modify, and click it when the underline appears.
In the Edit dialog box, modify the
Description text.
Click Save.
Example
You have added a bookmark on 4/22/2019 (April 22, 2019) at 4:26:45 PM EDT, and you
have chosen a buffer of one minute before and one minute after for the exported video.
As a result, the duration of the exported video is two minutes, starting at 4:25:45 and
ending at 4:27:45.
After you finish
Download the exported video that contains the bookmark so that you can view it
offline.
Important: Each user is given a maximum of 1 GB of storage space in
the Stratocast™ vault. As a result, it is
recommended that you download your exported video files regularly.