Avigilon ACC Core Version 5.2.2 - Manual (Page 96)

Figure 63: Burn to Disc Dialog Box
a. When the dialog box appears, insert a disc and select the media burning drive.
b. Name the export file. The file name is automatically given a numbered suffix to help identify
which file you are playing if the export spans multiple discs.
c. Click Burn to Disc to start the export. If this button is disabled, the disc may be corrupt or full.
d. Monitor the export progress to see if extra discs are required. When a disc is full, the export
automatically pauses and you are asked to insert a new disc. After you insert a new disc,
click Resume Export.
The number of discs required to export a video varies widely depending on the type of camera and disc
used. Video is stored on the server with minimal compression to maximize the function of Avigilon's
HDSM technology, so the size of an export can be quite large due to the camera's high megapixel
resolution and frame rate.
Generally, if you export a 2 minute video from a 2MP H.264 HD camera into uncompressed AVI format,
you will export a 2.7 GB file. If you select an Encoder: format and compress the video, you can export a
224 MB video at high quality. It is recommended that you always select an Encoder: format for AVI export
to help significantly reduce the file size.
To further reduce the file size you can select a lower quality setting, lower the export frame rate, reduce
the video resolution, or focus the export on a specific image region. Be aware that reducing each of the
available settings too much may cause the export to be blurry or missing frames.
If it is important to have a high quality and full frame rate export, it is recommended that you use the AVE
export format instead. AVE export intelligently compresses the video to create a smaller export file while
maintaining video data so that you can search, re-export video, and authenticate the video against
tampering through the Avigilon Control Center Player software.
15. When the export is complete, click OK.
96 Exporting AVI Video