Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 145)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 145 Exporting evidence
About exporting storyboards
The storyboard function helps you paste together video sequences from one camera or from multiple
cameras into one cohesive flow. You can use the sequence of events, the storyboard, as proof of
evidence in internal investigations or the court of law.
You can skip all sequences that are not relevant and avoid wasting time looking through long
sequences of video that you do not need. Also, you avoid wasting storage space on stored sequences
that do not contain relevant video.
When you select the video sequences that make up the storyboard (see "Export a storyboard" on
page 146), you can work from the Playback tab in time selection mode. Here you can use the Export
> Add to export list function to store multiple sequences in a list without opening the Export window.
When you have built the entire list, you can then export the collection of sequences, the storyboard, in
one go. You can also export items directly from the Export window (on page 146).
Export a video clip, audio, XProtect data or a still image
1. On the Playback tab, in the timeline, click the Time Selection Mode button to select the start
and end time (see "Time selection" on page 121) of the sequence you want to export.
If you want to export a storyboard (on page 146), you can select multiple sequences that you
set individual start and end time on.
If you want to export items directly from the Export window (see "Export items directly from the
Export window" on page 146), you can skip time selection mode.
2. On the XProtect Smart Client toolbar, click Export > Export... to open the Export window.
If you want to add additional items to the one you have selected and they contain relevant
video data, you can include these in the export by using the Add item... button to select them.
You can also change your selection in the Export window.
3. In the Export name field, enter a name for the export. The system automatically creates a
name with the current date and time. You can change the name.
4. Specify a path and/or media burner for the destination of the export.
5. Click the relevant tab to select one or more of the following formats to export to:
o XProtect format. Export in a Milestone XProtect database format, with the option of
including the XProtect Smart Client
– Player, to let your recipients view exported video
data. This format can only be viewed in the XProtect Smart Client – Player application.
o Media player format. Export in a format that can be played from most computers.
o Still images. Export as a still image file for each frame for the selected period.
6. Specify the necessary settings (see "The Export window" on page 141) for the format you have
chosen. Based on these settings, the program estimates the size of the export and displays
this in the bar at the bottom of the window.
7. Click Start Export to export your evidence.