VideoSpider Software Features

Each video channel/viewing pane features:

  • Independent video brightness and contrast control
  • Independent motion and static detection with selectable threshold and zone map
  • Independent quality and priority (frame rate) adjustment
  • Optional on-screen pan/tilt/zoom/focus (PTZ) control and alarm status display
  • Configurable tool bar for quick on-screen access to most common controls

Convenient and flexible real time video monitoring:

  • Simultaneous real time WYSIWYG previewing and recording of all active or selected video channels
  • Multiple video viewing panes on the screen (up to 36)
  • Optional dual monitor support for increased viewing convenience (up to 32 panes)
  • Auto-resize and H/V scroll functions for easier monitoring on lower resolution displays
  • Automatic or on-demand channel switching in any viewing pane
  • User-definable channel (camera) name, date/time and status information in every pane
  • Intuitive on-screen PTZ controls (if controller is available)
  • Digital zoom providing up to 20x magnification of selected area in the video
  • Selected video channel(s) can be viewed on TV screen (via optional MPEG4 decoder card - SM1xxx H/W high definition decoding server)
  • Real-time export of any video channel into ISO-standard MPEG1, JPEG, or MJPEG AVI files
  • Video freeze and save snapshot functions for printing/archiving of important stills
  • Localized versions of GUI are available for many languages of the world

Powerful video playback and capabilities:

  • Random access index provide virtually instantaneous and accurate admission to desired video segment
  • Search recorded data by date, time and motion information or navigate by alarm events
  • Fast, slow and frame-by-frame forward and reverse playback modes
  • Audio can be enabled or muted during the playback