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