View Log Application

     The View Log Application enables you to search and playback recorded video event based on specified search criteria. You can start the View Log Application by clicking the [View Log] button on the Main System Screen. The View Log Application is a separated program running under the GV-System and will not interrupt the operation of your Main Application. You may use the Windows Task Bar to switch between the Main Application and View Log Application. If your GV-System is equipped with dual view display then you can move the View Log application to the second monitor screen allowing full view on both applications.

• View Log Screen Features
• Playback Video Files Over LAN
• View Log Fast Key References

4.1 View Log Screen Features

4.1.1 Single / Multi Channel Switch

Click on this button to switch between single channel and multi channel display. Single channel will display one playback view window while multi channels will display all available channels.

4.1.2 Search Option

There are two ways to search recorded video events in View Log Application. The standard search function and the advance search function. You can search for video event that was recorded within a specific range of date and time by using the advance search function.

Normal Search
The Normal Search function is a more direct way to find files if you know exactly when and which camera's video event you're looking for.

Step One: Select Camera
Click on the camera drop down list and select the camera that contains the video event you're looking for. After selecting the camera click [More] button and a folder tree will appear on the left.

Step Two: Select Date
The View Log's folder tree contains 3 levels of selections, which are year, month, and date. Select the date by using the 3 levels folder tree and all video events within the selected date will be listed in the Event List Window below.

Step Three: Select Time
Each file in the Event List Window can be identified by its recording time. Select a file from the list and it will appear on the Playback View Window.

You can also select multiple events and play them back continuously by holding the [Ctrl] key of your keyboard and left click on each event to highlight it in the Event List Window. To select a series of events, left click on the first file, hold the [Shift] key of your keyboard, and left click on the last file. All files within the field will be highlighted in the Event List Window.

Advance Search
You can search for video event that was recorded within a specific range of date and time by using the advance search function.

Step One: Start Advance Search
Click on the [Advance] button to bring up the Advance Search Panel.

Step Two: Specify Search Range
In Time Period, use the drop down list to specify the starting date and the end date of the search range.

Step Three: Select Cameras
In the Select Camera section choose the cameras you wish to be included in the search range then click [OK] button.

Step Four: Playback files
All events match to the search range you specify will be highlighted in the Video Event List Window, click the [Play] button to playback all files consecutively.

 

4.1.3 Playback Control Panel

After finding the video event you're looking for you can now play it back from the View Log Application by using the playback control panel. The Playback Control Panel contains the playback buttons, speed adjustment buttons, and the zoom adjustment buttons. Click the Play button to start playing the selected video.

The Playback Meter will indicate the play progress, and you can use the scroll to move forward and backward during the playback.

Audio Playback

You can also playback audio files if your system is equipped with the audio recording function. Click on the check box to enable Record Channel playback function. You can search and playback audio recording files the same way as the video files.

4.1.4 View Log Function Panel

The View Log Function Panel allows you to adjust the video characteristic of the selected video file.

4.1.5 Merge Video With Audio

Click [Save as AVI] button from the View Log Functions Panel, select "Video Merge With Audio" from the menu and the following dialog box will appear. This option allows you to combine audio and video files of the same recording time and save them as AVI movie.

4.1.6 Playback Status Panel

The Playback Status Panel displays the date, time, and the playback speed of the selected video event.

4.1.7 Exit and Minimize Button

4.2 Playback Video Files Over LAN

When you connect more than one GV-System to a Local Access Network, you can use ViewLog from one of the systems to playback video files on other systems. For example, if system A, B, C, and D are in the same LAN, then you can use System A's ViewLog application to playback video files reside on System B, C, or D.

Step One: Share System B's GV-System folder over network
 

1. Double-click on System B's My Computer.

2. In the My Computer window, find the hard disk drive that contains GV-System software. Find the folder or folders that contain video file data (in this example: GV-650). Select the File menu, and then click Sharing and Security.

3. The properties dialog box of the file or folder shared opens. Run the Network Setup Wizard and follow the provided instructions

 

Step Two: Run LANViewLogCtrl.exe in System A

Run LANViewLogCtrl.exe under System A's C:\GV800\LANViewLogCtrl.exe (Assuming System A is running GV800 under Hard Disk C). This will start the LAN ViewLog Controller Panel in System A.

Step Three: Add System B to the System A's LAN ViewLog Controller panel.

Click on the [Add] button in System A's ViewLog Controller panel, then the following dialog box should appear. Click on the [Browse] button to locate System B's "ViewLog500.exe", then click on the [Detect] button (ViewLog500.exe is within System B's shared folder you specified in Step One.). This will uploads System B's data files to System A's ViewLog application. Now click on the [Add] button to add System B to System A's LAN ViewLog Controller panel.

Step Four: Playback System B's video file in System A

System B is now listed under System A's LAN ViewLog Controller panel. Highlight System B from the list then click the [Play] button and you will be able to playback System B's video files by using System A's ViewLog application. You can repeat the above steps to add System C and System D to the list.

4.3 View Log Fast Key References