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8.3.6 Hardware-Compressed or Megapixel Stream
If your video source is of hardware compression or megapixel, you can choose better video quality on
the WebCam server. The following conditions can produce a hardware-compressed or megapixel
video stream:
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GV-4008 Card is installed on the GV-System.
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Video sources of the GV-System are from IP video devices.
To receive hardware-compressed or megapixel stream through the WebCam server:
1. Select
Actual Size on the GV-System.
Click the Network button (No. 11, Figure 1-2), select WebCam Server, click the Video tab and
select Actual Size in the Max Image Size option. Refer to Video Settings in WebCam Server
Settings earlier in this chapter.
2. On the Single View, click the Change Quality button (No. 11, Figure 8-19). You will have the option
of megapixel resolution now.
Note:
1. The hardware-compressed and megapixel video stream requires a lot of bandwidth. It is highly
recommended to enable this function in a LAN environment.
2. To enable fisheye functions through WebCam server, you must first follow the steps above to set
fisheye camera to megapixel resolution. Next, right-click the camera view and select Geo Fisheye
to see the fisheye settings. For more details on the fisheye settings, see Fisheye View in chapter 3.