Selecting Recorded Video

To move to a specific point in time on the video, drag the marker on the timeline to the required time and click Play.

You can also use the timeline to scan through your footage. Left-click and drag the slider marker; the footage plays back as you drag. When you release the marker, the clip is paused at the new position. Click Play to start normal playback from this point.

Note: Macros that control video playback direction and speed can be created in the Macro Editor in the Advanced Configuration menus. In addition, workstation macros can be created to allow for video playback direction and speed control using your PC keyboard. See your system administrator for details.

You can use the Speed Slider to change playback speed and direction when browsing video footage. It works the same way as a jog shuttle, in that after you advance the slider, it reverts to the mid-point on the slider bar.

To find a segment of recorded video, specify the approximate date and start time in the Date and Time Controls and click the Search button. When Synergy finds the video, it begins to play in the Video tab playback window.

There are also time selection options in the Time Selection group on the Video menu.

To select video for a specific day and time, click the Specific Time button. The Select Date and Time of Video dialog appears.

The current date appears in blue on the calendar. The dates within the video retention period are highlighted.

Select the start time for the video and click OK. You can either start the mouse or input the time in hours and minutes using your keyboard. The Select Clip Duration dialog appears.

Click the clip duration button (buttons indicate minutes) for the amount of video that you want to view.The video playback will begin. If you do not want to start playback, click Exit.

Note: If you have retrieved footage from a specific time and date, you do not need to re-select the time and date if you are selecting another camera. The date and time specified for the last footage retrieval will apply, allowing for faster reviews from multiple cameras.

Watching Video Clips

While you are watching recorded video, you can stop and select a video clip to view again. Hover your cursor over the left edge of the video window. A column of screen snapshots from the currently playing footage appear. These mark the beginning of the clips. If you hover the mouse over a snapshot, a tooltip pops up, displaying the camera number and the date and time of the beginning of the clip.

The following screenshot shows the column of snapshots on the video window:

Select a clip by clicking the snapshot. The clip begins to play on the screen. The clip duration time is determined during system setup.

Selecting Video During Daylight Savings Time (DST)

When Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends, clocks are set back by one hour in autumn. This is sometimes referred to as "DST fall back". This practice results in two hours of footage being marked as being from the same local time (usually 1am - 2am).

Synergy records footage using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is not affected by DST. However, operators still need to be able to select which hour of footage you want to review using local time; the first instance of 1am - 2am, or the second instance resulting from DST fall back.

During DST fall back, the following dialog box displays:

Select Yes to see footage from the second instance resulting from DST fallback, or No to see footage from standard local time.

Point of Sales and Slots Tracking Station Video

If the footage you are viewing has metadata such as Point of Sales and Slots Tracking Station information associated with it, it is displayed as on-screen display.

Setup: To suppress the on-screen display of this data, specific client configuration is required. See your system administrator for more information.

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