Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 116)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
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Privacy masks
Privacy masks protect sensitive information by blocking out certain areas in a camera's angle of view.
In the XProtect Smart Client, a privacy mask is displayed as a black area in video.For example, if a
camera overlooks the windows of a resident's kitchen and living room, these windows can be blocked
with privacy masks to ensure privacy.
You cannot remove privacy masks; they are defined entirely by the surveillance system administrator.
If privacy masks are used, they appear in all viewing contexts —also when you export (see "XProtect
format settings" on page 142) video or print (see "Print evidence" on page 131) still images.
If you export video containing privacy masks, the export process may take significantly longer and the
export file size may be larger than usual, particularly if you export in XProtect format.