Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 90)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 90 Defining your views
Carousels
About carousels
A carousel is used for displaying video from several cameras, one after the other, in a single position
in a view. You can specify which cameras to include in the carousel as well as the interval between
camera changes. Carousels are displayed with the carousel icon on the toolbar:
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360° lens cameras cannot be included in a carousel.
You can maximize a carousel by double-clicking the carousel position. When you do this, video from
cameras included in the carousel is by default displayed in full quality, regardless of your image quality
selection. This default cannot be overridden for carousels.
Place your mouse over the carousel toolbar to access the carousel buttons that let you copy the
current carousel image to your clipboard, take a snapshot, pause or play the carousel, or step forward
or backward in the camera sequence.
You can use digital zoom and PTZ controls from a carousel if the camera supports this. When you use
the PTZ (see "PTZ images" on page 112) or digital zoom controls that appear, the carousel pauses
automatically.
Add a carousel to a view
1. In setup mode, in the System Overview pane, click and drag the Carousel item to the
position in the view.
2. In the Carousel Setup window, on the left, click to expand the servers and then click to
select the camera you want to include in the carousel. Click Add. Repeat for each camera you
want to include in the carousel.
If a server has a red icon , it is unavailable, in which case you will not be able to view a list of
cameras from that server.
3. To determine the sequence the cameras appear in the carousel, in the Selected cameras list,
select the camera and move up or down .
4. Enter the number of seconds each camera appears in the carousel, either with a common
default or individually for each camera.
5. Click OK to close the Carousel Setup window.
If you want to adjust your carousel settings, click Setup, and in the Properties pane on the
left, click Carousel Setup to open the Carousel Setup window and make the necessary
changes to your settings.