SmartVMD Inspector user manual
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1. 5 36 32 Phi During 13 Sec id Pic 8 K D Oe Alert 2 At 5 37 34 PM During 8 Sec id Pic D C Program Fides DmetvVMl kVhmerbvMivbiclure Stopped ETD m OOO C Program Files S mart MDOSS marty bi D Widen Invert Selection Delete Selected Delete Delete All K Every alert has its exact time and date and the duration recorded The alert contains a video recording of the event and a picture strip You have several sorting filters and options to help you manage this database Email Sending Email Sending The program lets you to choose what information would be send to you after an alert If you Set your E Mail Settings you can use this option 17 h Send E Mail When Alert Occur File Type And Size I ff Attached Strip Pictures To Email M UO Attached Video File To Email First check the Send e mail box Then choose what would you like to send a picture strip or a video or both note that upload time is slow in most internet connection so choosing to send a video recorder file would take time so in such conditions it is recommended to send only the picture strip You can also choose to limit the size of file that would be send to you ftp upload If you which to upload alert files to a FTP server then use the event tab and go to the inner tab labeled FTP and choose from the following options 1 Check the Upload file to internet sever box 2 Set the file ty2. need to arrive at the event place because SmartVmd sends you the alarms accompanied with pictures and video recordings from the scene Every incident is recorded in the systems database The database contains an easy user control to navigate through the alerts pictures and video recordings The program only records upon event so it is heshoni in storage room The user can choose from a number of different actions that the program would activate in response to an alert Starting with playing a sound from the PC s Speakers sending the pictures and video to an email account uploading them to a FTP server that can be accessed from any place and running any program of choice By using this assortment of actions the program could be useful for a number of uses In future versions we would add sending an SMS or even MMS to a wireless phone So a live picture and video of the incident would reach the user in any place at real time User Interface A SmartV Vmd MaskFile Default msk Event 4 Fie Action View Alarming Events Tools Help Detect On 2 j A NS SR BS bi eee UUCHT mee a r ii e a a We re fe lt gt ni i 28 E ir A007 2 8 15 6 43 A007 2 8 15 6 29 A007 2 8 15 6 1 A007 2 8 15 5 53 L Last MotionDetection 08 02 2007 X1 109 Y1 94 X2 443 Y2 224 Total Event 4 r Alerts a Headline software name current mask name number of detections Toolbar Here you can reach all
3. the address that would receive the e mail the email format such as sender name subject and the message content When finished Press Save Form button to save your changes Now you should set the program to Send you Email by going to the Event tab and choose the Email sending option as explained here FTP Settings FTP Server Settings It is possible to upload video or picture files to a internet server so the information can be viewed from any place at will In order to do this you would need to create a user account in an existing FTP server This service is by payment but you can find also free providers Setting up the FTP In the FTP Tab window you would see the following form B General FA up ZE Event EMail 5 Tou can Upload alert files videopictures to a FTP server Acquinng FTP account can be achieved by contacting an internet service C Upload File to Internet with FTP FTP Settings FTF foldet contence Records Count 2 Default Add a cave Delete CH FTP Server aie Test our FTP Setting aa Fill in the FTP server address your user name and password You can set the program to send to a specific remote path in case you have more information stored on the server and you want to save the files in a separate folder After setting you should Test the connection by pressing the Test you ftp setting button Now you should set the program to upload to your server by goi
4. this window 20 Properties YMO Video Properties Register Video Source Caputre device D w Audio Source Video frame rate Event movie length Paerd ee Awi format Choose AV Format You can dowload codecs from the internet If you havent set a codec to be used then the first time when the program would record it would ask you to choose one of the installed codecs on your machine System Requirements System Requirements Hardware A PC with a P III or compatible and above A camera that uses WDM technology Every web cam uses it It can be a web cam or any other camera connected to your computer that uses WDM 7 megabyte of free space for installation and much more for saving the alerts recoding of the system minimum of 128mb of RAM an Internet connection is recommended Software the program was developed with Microsoft s Net 2 0 platform and using Microsoft DirectX e Windows 2000 and higher e DirectX 9 and above e Net Framework version 2 0 if missing the program would be downloaded during the installation Installing 21 Make sure your web cam is installed properly and connected to your PC Then run the Programs Setup file Channels This version supports the use of only one camera connected to your computer The future version is planned to handle more then one camera at once However you can still use several devices by running the application several times 22
5. to place the camera in front of an open widow with a curtain floating by the wind or that the camera could see the street cars this would result in false alarms However it is possible to use the Masking options and mask a part of the frame out of detection If you want the camera to cover all the room you should place it on at a high place you can use a wireless camera or a USB extension cord Outdoor When placing the camera in an outdoor situation you should consider light changes shadows trees or plant movements and clouds motion these can be treated with masking and or parameters tuning Lighting issues When the camera is placed in a dim lit area you should tweak the VMD sensitivity to contrast parameter If you it is placed in a room that is full of light during the day and gets darker in the evening you can use the Day Event option to set separate parameters for the daylight and evening hours Animals If you have a house pet strolling around the house and you do not want it to register as a false alarm reducing the VMD Object size sensitivity But of course if an object is close tto the camera it would appear much bigger then it is in real life so this connects us to the camera position issue 15 Events Events to preformed on motion detection Go to the options dialog by pressing the options toolbar button or by the menu Tools gt Options In the options dialog choose the Event tab Here you would be presented with n
6. velocity From 1 20 you can set 1 for when you want to catch specially slow movements as crawling Mail Settings E Sending Email on Event It 1s possible to send video or picture files by email to notify an alert In this tab you set the E Mail account info gt Options 0 x m General FA VMD 7 Evert LS EMail FTP E DayEvents E Folder ep Staup Mail detais To G fetfi protrack net SmartVmd Alarm SmartVMD the informatin is inctuded ha H Add Alert Time To Subject Setting the SMTP Server This is the outgoing server for sending mail You can either choose to Import the data from an existing e mail Account set in your Microsoft Outlook Or set the information manually EI frmImportAccountMails Account Name vss Display Name Dip SMTP Server VES User Name Null Port 25 Secure Connection fo Authentication Null Imports The Current Account od Manual settings Enter the server address If your server requires Authentication before sending you can add your user name and password If your server demands SSL encryption such as google you can set the SSL option on and set the correct port to use After setting the account Use the Check Server Existence to check if the program can communicate with the sever Formatting the message and entering the mail addresses On the left side of the Tab you would see the Mail details box here you can set
7. x Also you can choose to use the specified mask on the program startup Parameters Tuning The VMD settings lol x EEEIEE EE X The VMD Setting allows you to adjustment the sensitivity of the detection Hl JE Activate Motion Detection Set Choosen Parametes File As Default Motion Detection Parameters Parameters File List Sensitivity To Contrast sensitivity To Object Velocity Reset to factory default In this tab you can setup the vmd sensitivity settings The program has a few important parameters that you should set in order to define the mode of motion detection you need Anti flicker filter This filter can reduce flicking and flashing caused by light source such as a florescent bulb Use this filter when needed The VMD Options 1 Image Scaling This sets the VMD engine to work on a reduced image size It helps to yield faster response and also reduces small objects movement detection 2 Sensitivity to object size This parameter allows you to tell the program to overlook small objects movements and not to register them for alerts The values used here are from to 12 1 high the program would detect small objects movements 12 low the program would overlook small objects movements Of course if you have a small object placed near the camera it would appear large 3 Sensitivity to contrast scale from 0 10 You can set 0 for high sensitivity in a dim lit area 4 Sensitivity to objects
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9. Update To set a schedule left click and drag on an area To realeas simly right click on the purple marked area You can copy paste from one day s settings to an other Another way to set a schedule is by Expanding the form choosing Open Details here you can choose a day and then specify the time range you would like to be active you can also copy one day schedule to another In order to use the schedule press the schedule button on the main toolbar PICTURE ET SmartVMD Ioj xi Fie Action View EEN Tools ia N all o Camera Mask RA SunEvent lecord Snapshot Options 8 8 8 ul d id Folder settings Folder Settings 13 ne General E VMD ZS Event EMail D I FTP CR DayEvents Ka Folder Settings allow you to organize the positioning of the detection data files and set disk quota Max directory quota is MBE C Delete Files when over quota for first days Application Directories Vides ge Ss SC Parameter C Program Diech Gmarb M mer D Par 0 ME HAEA Mask C Program FilestSmartvMDSmartvMD Mas OMB fA Application Database Backup Database Compact Database Apolicatian color Back Color The folder settings gives you control on the program storage usage You can specify the folders for the video and picture saved by the system You can set a disc quota so your hard drive would not get filled with old recordings To use the Quota set the following Max directory quota is ME Delete Files
10. d on this time of day In order to use this feature you would have to press the DayEvent button on the main Toolbar BER Fie Action View Tools Help SEH Camera Mask Detect pa SunEvent ki hi 8 laid L E ita x ViewAlerts Record Snapshot Options MEN Events Scheduling The Scheduler Go to Tools gt Open VMD Scheduler to get to the schedule manager J VMD Scheduled Manager Time 1 37 00 PM LineIndex 1 B 12 00 00 AM E E f ll Sp Setzen Ce a PERGA db da ab Ias ab se ob SOD a eer bi A titi lerkrke Re sey bi ki kid eo TT caesar 1 LL A TN arta 2 1 LL 1 ker rke bids br bidid didi did iio LIFE bili ki bid iad idid id PPMP di bi kibi kisi bid di de l l LA o l l The schedule manager allows you to set the times when you need the program to detect motion The schedule is on a week basis so you can have different timing set for the whole week It is useful to use the schedule to activate the detection only when needed and thereby avoiding false alarms To set simply drag your mouse on the hours you would like the program to monitor You can also use the button a diffrent approch by pressing Open Details you would see this expantion 12 Close Details lt lt Clear Schedule Detaled Schedule tool Day Active time range Copy schedule to 1 O 72 00 00 AM 10 07 00 A 2 1 7 7 56 00 PM 11 57 00 PM 2 E 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 H H Begin _ End Add
11. ng to the Event tab and choose the ftp option as explained here DayEvents The Day Event Feature 10 The day event feature allows you to set different settings for day and night This is an independent feature which allows you to tell the program to use different parameters and masks for sun rise or sun set This is for avoiding registering the sun glaring in the window on Sun Rise or Set which could register in a false alarm This feature does not combine with the main schedule ei General E vMD Z Event Emai FTP SB DayE vents E Folder e Starup Ae The Dau event feature allows you to set diferent settings for day and night A day starts on sunrise and ends on sunset Gurbitse And Sunset settings Ki Location fBsideisi lzvlifiis Time Zone 0 May 2007 Daylight Saving Time DST Latitude 51 5 sun Mon Tue Wed Thu E Sat 1 2 3 4 J Longitude 0 1667 E 7 8 g 10 12 RAA 13 14 15 16 17 185 14 Sunrise 4 75 46 AM om of 99 93 AM 95 op Sunset 7 39 17 PM ef 20 29 30 3l Solar oon 11 57 03 AM Today 5 11 2007 Day Events Setting Motion Detection Parameters File Mask File e Con On this tab as you can see you can set your Location this would give you the correct time of sunset and sunrise in you location according to the date set in the Calendar placed on the left side after you have set you location and date you should set the parameters and mask to be use
12. pe and size you would like to upload Ee FIP S Upload File To Intemet Server With ftp Protoc File Type And Size Jg Upload Strip Picture To Server Upload Video File To Server Limit OF Max File Size ls 350 Kb 18 Troubleshouting No video Signal No Video If you cannot see the video you should check the following 1 Check that you chose the correct video source You can change it by using the VideoSource button on the main tool bar 2 Check that your webCam is connected 3 Check that you have the correct drivers for your webCam Video File Not Open Video files would not show If you cannot read the recoded video alerts This can be caused by a missing video codec check what codec the program is using and try to change it More on video codec settings here Email Problem Cannot Send Email You should check that your SMTP server settings are correct you can check it by using the Check button on the Email settings tab Also if your server requires authentication you should check the user name and password entered also check If your server requires encryption you should set the SSL port correctly Camera Changing I change the camera though the main toolbar but when I restart the program the previos settings are still active If you want to change the default video source number that the program would Use is next time it starts Go to the Options dialog there in the first tab Video set the Camera video sou
13. rce BE si Video FE vmo Emai pe EE SunRiseSet 43 On Event E Fie ep Syte Cameras 19 Appendix Registering Program Registration If you have downloaded a trail version from our site www smartvmd com then the trail version would work for 30 days with a limit of monitoring up to 2 5 hours However the full features of the program would be working in this period so you can get a true feeling of the programs operation If you would like to purchase the program and enjoy it without limits you would need to Activate it by acquiring name and code In the activation process you would be asked to send us your hardware ID number that the program would calculate for you When you receive your name and code you should enter them in the following screen Go to Help gt Registration on the menu bar This screen would show Picyture pater entering the info press Register and you would see the caption Fully Registered Version on the form Video Codecs Video Codecs Show Events Box Show Events Bar wv L Show Picture Bar Show Errors Log SmartVmd Can use any codec installed on your PC Using a codec compresses the video recoding doen by the program thereby saving space on your hard drive The default codec to be used is Indeo 5 10 by Intel Which is installed by default for Windows XP users If you don t have this codec installed you should choose a different codec Choosse x gt x to open
14. tect motion It can be useful when you have an area in the room that causes false alarms such as a flowting curttine or a widow in a that send light flashes that register as alerts You can mask these areas out of the detction and let the system focus on the rest of the area To set a mask go to Tools gt Manage Mask gt Mask manager you would get to this screen Mask Manager Default msk at ai Bee b s preno sats oe es a w m esr Creating mask cells To create a mask set the cell size and paint method Cell Size Paint method width Height Area O Point If you choose the Area method you should click the left mouse button and drag around the area you want to mask If you choose the point method you would need to click off the area you want to mask Deleting mask cells On Paint method Point Right clicking on a cell would remove it from the mask and in the Area method option right clicking and draging would remove a masked area If you would like to see how the mask works you can press Test the VMD You can save masks and load them when you have chosen your suitable mask press set chosen mask as default so it would be used In order to use the mask press the Mask button on the main toolbar ET SmartVMD Fie Acton View Alarming Events Tools Help D Lie E amp H SS GC Camera Mask Detect Schedule SunEvent ViewAlerts Record Snapshot Options an TI TI TI tl lll lvU O
15. the important program features As the Alert Viewer Event Log the schedule usege Schedule Toolbar Last 24 hours events day night time day cream night gray scheduled timing blue Video Frame real time video capturing motion detect will be mark with a red rectangle Pictures Toolbar a list of recent events pictures for quick navigating Status line last event time place in display coordinates number of events recording State Quick Setup Quick start 1 Make sure that the you have chosen the right camera The programs default is the first device found on the computer which normally would be the Web Cam but in some cases it could be a different video grabber device installed on your PC Picture 2 Choose a video codec the system default is to use the indeo codec you should try recoding a sample video and check that it works use the Record program on the main toolbar for more information about setting the codec see here 3 Set which task would be performed after an event is raised Such as Playing a sound or sending the photos an video by email see here 4 Press the detect button to start detecting Picture 5 Optionally you can set the programs schedule to set specified hours you would like the program to turn on the detection To use the Schedule press the Schedule button on the main toolbar gL Ta Masking The Mask Manager A Mask is an area defined by the user were the program would not de
16. umber of actions you can ask the program to do upon detection You can choose several options that would be called concurllly during an event You can choose from the following actions 1 2 T Save the video file set as default Save a picture strip The picture strip contains snapshots of the alert with user defined intervals You can also set the number of pictures in a strip set as default e mail You can set the program to send an e mail after the alert containing the the picture strip or video The e mail could be send to several coresponders Play a sound You can choose a wave file to be sound apun the alert Upload to FTP You can set the ftp server options and upload the alert files to the server Run Application You can ran any application you need on event For instance you can run a communication program and send a message Print the picture strip to a designated printer Events Viewing The Alert Browser To open the event log choose View Alerts from the main toolbar BER Fie Action View Alarming Events Tools Help m amp Ff OG Es SS e Ga Camera Mask Detect Schedule SunEvent ViewAlerts Record Snapshot Options picture toolbar 16 The event log browser is shown and you would be able to navigate through the alerts listed 4 Alerts Browser S ork Filter From 5 11 2007 sel To 5 11 2007 ze B 5 11 2007 Total 2 First 5 36 32 PM Last 5 37 34 PM IS Alert 1 At
17. when over quota for first days If the recordings pass the Quota you would be signaled you can check the delete files when over quota for the first x days so the program would remove the old files by the number of days you set Advanced Tuning Advanced settings Silent Mode The Silent mode minimizes the program to a tray icon and the program could not be controlled without the users password Startup preferences You can set the program to start detecting when it loads or that it would run by the set schedule and use a certain mask 14 Audio Recording The systems default is to recode the audio you can choose the microphone that would be used You can also set the program not to record the audio Timers Delay before arming the system default set to two minutes The time between when the system is set to work and starts detecting this timer is for preventing false alarms when the user sets the System to Detect and still did not leave the room Delay between close events Delay time between closing an event and starting a new motion detection event This is for letting the system to combine very close events into one event and registering them as one instruction Tuning Set the VMD Settings and check that your parameters settings yield your desired results for instance If the sensitivity is too high VMD parameters should be tuned Camera Position You should take care in your camera position It 1s recommended not
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