Network Video Recording Software RM Series Administrator’s Manual

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This software supports cameras that use MPEG-4 and H.264 video formats. This software has the following limitations.
Live View
The following video window settings cannot be set, and the frame rate settings on the camera are enabled.
Maximum Frame Rate
Auto Adjust Frame Rate
Synchronization of audio and video is not guaranteed.
Video Recording
The frame rate settings on the camera are enabled.
The [Reduce recording frame rate when disk is under high load] setting in the Storage Server Group Settings is disabled.
The [Record Now] option only supports JPEG format. You cannot use this option to record video in MPEG-4 format or
H.264 format.
Playback
You can perform the following operations. However, you cannot use [Fast Reverse], [Previous Frame], and [Next Frame].
Specify the playback time on the timeline
Start playback from the live event display window and the event search window
You can use [Pause], [Fast Forward], [Previous Event], and [Next Event]
If you changed the recording format of a recording schedule from MPEG-4 or H.264 to JPEG part of the way through the
recording, then when you reverse the recording, the video disappears when you transition from the JPEG segment to the
MPEG-4 or H.264 segment, and the “No Recorded Video” error message is displayed.
Recordings in MPEG-4 and H.264 format recorded with this software can only be played back with this software.
Although you can use [Extract Video] to save the MPEG-4 or H.264 recording as a .mov file and use a media player
compatible with .mov files to play the file, playback using media players is not guaranteed.
Functional Limitations for MPEG-4 and H.264 Formats