VCA (Video Content Analysis) Package User Guide
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1. the counting report will be following Onvif report template The Standalone mode stores the count record to the camera s database and the counts on liveview will not be immediately refreshed 2 6 Click the Toggle button to change the direction of the red arrow marks This will determine what type of movments will trigger the event either for objects moving in one direction or those in both directions across the line 2 7 When done click on the Save button 3 Counting To configure a Counting scene 3 1 Open the SETTING gt Rules window 3 2 Click the Add button The configuration window will appear at the bottom Rule Name C Rut Type Counties ha Reference Agd new ine w add Remove A Sandalne e Repani time interval Ham Mirar Rese Time meral 24 How 0 orate Save Close 3 3 Enter a name for the counting setup 3 4 Select the Rule Type as Counting 3 5 Click the Add button and then click on the screen You can also select a line that was prevously configured as the reference line Click and pull the red squares in the middle and at the ends of the line to change the position and the orientation Three lines can be added in a counting setup Click the Add button again to add new lines And a total of three counting setups can be created for a camera The sides across the line will be indicated as Inside I and Outline O Rotate the lines around to change the sides e g turn2. viverzK IP Surveillance WWW VvVIiVvVvo re KX lt com 6F No 192 Lien Cheng Rd Chung Ho Taipei County Taiwan T 886 2 82455282 F 886 2 82455532 E sales vivotek com VCA Video Content Analysis Package User Guide For package revision 2 0 2014 VIVOTEK Inc All Right Reserved VIVOTEK may make changes to specifications and product description at any time without prior notice The following is trademarks of VIVOTEK Inc and may be used to identify VIVOTEK products only VIVOTEK Other product and company names contained herein may be trademarks of their respective owners No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and microfilm without permission in writing from VIVOTEK Inc Rev 1 0 Table of Contents 1 Installation and Licensing 3 1 1 Equipment and Software Required 3 1 2 Uploading VCA Package to Camera 3 1 3 Manual Licensing 6 2 Applicational Considerations 10 3 Applications gt Using VIVOTEK Intelligent Video Analysis VCA Video Content Analysis 14 Setting 17 Setting gt Analysis 17 Setting gt Rules 18 History 21 Event 21 Statistics for Object Counting 23 Overview The VCA package is an embedded software application package installed and runs on VIVOTEK cameras It benefits staff planning customer flows shop arrangement and evaluation of marketing decisions It is cost efficient flexible and the ca
3. Passw ord Country Vertical Install 10 2 Applicational Considerations Note the following when planning the camera installation 1 The installation site must be adequately lighted for optimal accuracy with video analysis 2 Light sources from the sides should be avoided For example shadows can cause the VCA to mistakenly count the shadow as a moving object Mistakes can also happen by shadows of clouds floating by a window or reflected images on a polished floor 3 It is preferred that the camera is mounted directly above the objects to be counted 4 For Line Crossing and Field of Interest configuration unnecessary objects should be avoided A door a floating curtain and moving objects such as an escalator can cause mistakes with calculation 11 5 Also note that a detection line should be placed at least one min object size away from the edge of the field of interest Otherwise the move in and move out actions will not be correctly detected a Edge of field of interest A O O i min object size L 6 If the VCA package is applied on a fisheye camera the effectiveness of the field of interest should be taken into consideration Due to the nature of the fisheye lens image distortion can occur near the edge of the field of view Also the number of effective pixels decreases from the center to the edge of the field of view Detection line It is recommended to place the f
4. E9 and IE10 de viVOTEKvcA F12 WIMN o C me wu HTML CSS Console Script Profiler Network Quirks mode Alt Q p h m id 93m Style Internet Explorer 7 standards Alt 7 STE TUIS Internet Explorer 8 standards Alt 8 cht ml gt v Internet Explorer 9 standards Page default Alt 9 16 Setting Setting gt Analysis 1 By default there is only 1 Region of interest ROI and the whole field of view is taken as the default region of interest All the Field detection Line detection and Counting algorithms take effect within this field of interest Any activities happening outside the ROI will not trigger the video analysis 2 To manually configure a Region of interest you can click the Remove button to remove the original region of interest 3 Click the Add button and then click on the screen Each click creates a border mark as a solid red square You can mark out a region using up to 20 clicks and then double click on the screen to end the mark out You man move the border marks by clicking and holding the left mouse button to drag the border mark to a preferred position 201 4 5 21 14 00 48 Region of Interest Remove Minimum Obdject Size H 175 V 1 74 Maximum Object Size H 14 92 96 V 16 56 Sensitivity medium 4 Change the size of the Minimum Object size window the green square to determine the minimum size of objects that will trigger the video analysis 5 By default the Max
5. KeniD IpCi uiJi Language Applications gt VIVOTEK Application Development Platform System Status License Media Upload package Save to SD card Select le DAQIG manualVCAWC Network Security PTZ Resource status Event Storage status Applications SD card status Detached Memory status Motion detection Di and DO Package list Tampering detection Module name Vendor Version Status License AL ELSIE Le e VCA VIVOTEK 2 0b ON Failed Cw 99 VADP Recording Local storage ff NOTE Removing a package will also clean all reports and associated configurations 1 3 Manual Licensing Download package Upload package VIVOTEK from VIVOTEK to camera website website Apply for VIVOTEK member Select VCA package Receive license key or Email address from Email Login to VIVOTEK VADP number website 1 3 1 Click on the License tab on the web console with the camera to open the License window 1 3 2 Press the Ctrl C keys to copy the VADP number Applications gt yy x Development Platform System Status License Media Manual license Network To receive a license key please register ta became a VOTER member first at hittp w w w vivotek com The VAD number of the device is Security BbMTORE KK MXJeWkh v GyrumfepsjzNKegk Press CTRLC to copy PT Seetfie Buu Upload Event Automatic license Applications Blease join
6. License amp YCA VIVOTER 2 00 ON Pass C Slop Do you want to delete the VADP module N IMPORTANT Note that the actual memory consumed while operating the module will be indicated on the Memory status field This helps determine whether a running module has consumed too much of system resources Executing the VCA module will increase system load and if there are concurrent live viewing or recording you may need to terminate the other live streaming 3DNR or Motion Detection setting Some applications such as Motion Detection and 3DNR also consume system resources System overstress can be observed from the reduced frames per second on the live view 14 The first VCA module provides intelligent video analysis functions including functional rules for Line crossing detection Field detection and Object counting To enable a VCA module 1 Go to the Configuration gt Applications gt VADP page 2 As described in the previous section upload the VCA module package looks like xxxx tar gz and the license key as a text file 3 Start the VCA module 4 Click on the module name to start the VCA interface Applications gt VIVOTEK Application Development Platform Status License Upload package Save to SD card E Select fie Resource status Storage status SDcard status Detached Memory status Package list Module nam Vendor Version Status License amp TE VCA VIVOTEK 2 Ob ON Pass CM ERE
7. S nannunum The operating details in the following discussion come from a VCA module installed on the MD8562 mobile dome and FE8173 8174 V fisheye cameras The VCA window will appear Default is the Liveview The others are the History and Setting pages Back to VAD VIVOTEK LIVEVIEW HISTORY SETTING v Visual Confirmation of object Name Time Type Field 2014 05 22 11 01 24 FieldDetection a Field 2014 05 22 11 01 23 FieldDetection Field 2014 05 22 11 01 12 FieldDetection B Line 2014 05 22 11 00 48 LineDetection Line2 2014 05 22 11 00 47 LineDetection Field 2014 05 22 11 00 45 FieldDetection Field 2014 05 22 11 00 44 FieldDetection Field 2014 05 22 11 00 39 FieldDetection Field 2014 05 22 11 00 37 FieldDetection Counting Report Name Last Time In Out counting 1 2014 05 22 11 00 47 5 4 Visual Confirmation of object When selected the intruding objects will be highlighted by a red color block The region of interest where the event occurs will also change its color to the semi transparent red Counting Report If object counting is enabled the instances and numbers generated will be listed Event list Field or line detection events will be listed with the detection type and their time of occurrence The latest 30 events will be listed on screen ff NOTE If the VCA configuration page does not display properly press the F12 key to display the Document mode options The VCA package supports IE8 I
8. cense key please register to become a VM OTEK member first at http w ww vivotek com The V ADP number of the device is Press CTRL4C to copy Select file Upload Automatic license Please join the Viv OTEK member first http w ww vivotek comregister Applic ations Y Email Pasew ord Country T Vertical 1 3 6 On the Status page you can see the license status is indicated as Pass Package list Module name Vendor Version VCA VIVOTEK 2 00 Backup Reload Restore 8p 1 4 Automatic Licensing Note that you should install the VCA package first and then execute the Automatic License task 1 4 1 You must have access to the Internet if you want to proceed with Auto Licensing 1 4 2 Click on the hyperlink in the Automatic License menu to login to VIVOTEK s member page Fill in the information in the Member Register page 1 4 3 If you already have a membership fill in the Email password country and vertical market segment information Click Install to complete the process The license key will be automatically enabled for your camera Status License Manual license To receive a license key please register to become a VOTER member first at http w ww vivatek com The V ADP number of the device is BoM SRE Me Win Gvrumnfepay NKedqb Select file Browse Upload Automatic license Please join the VOTES member first http w ww vivotek comregister Applic ations V CA Email
9. dDetection 2014 05 21 09 34 07 FieldDetection 2014 05 21 03 34 25 FieldDetection 2014 05 21 C34 FieldDetection 2014 05 21 09 34 40 FieldDetection Time Type Showing 1 to 10 of 524 entries Previous Next b 22 Statistics for Object Counting VIV T EK LIVEVIEW HISTORY SETTING Statistics for Object Counting NEN fn LE NNNM NNNM US ot o 9 o 0 j o0 j o0 j 15 Today Report Data From 2014 05 21 To 2014 05 22 Format amp xml csv json Interval 15 minutes Hour 00200 03200 06200 09000 12 00 Ban out 1 If you have multiple counting setups select a counting setup from the top right menu 2 The Statistics table is updated every 15 minutes recorded to a database in system memory or the SD card See the statistics graph for the counts on the time line 3 The Report button enables you to export data in the xml csv or json format with a summary made of the 15 minutes or hourly intervals When exporting a report specify the start and end days Note that the exported report will be recorded using the Greenwich mean time 23
10. guration window will appear at the bottom 201 4 5 21 16 38 21 Rule Name Field2 Rule Type FieldDetection v FieldDetection 18 1 3 Enter a name for the detection field 1 4 Select the Rule Type as Field detection 1 5 Click the Add button and then click on the screen Each click creates a border mark as a solid red square You can mark out a region using up to 20 clicks and then double click on the screen to end the mark out You man move the border marks by clicking and holding the left mouse button to drag the border mark to a preferred position 1 6 When done click on the Save button 2 Line Crossing detection To configure a Line detection 2 1 Open the SETTING gt Rules window 2 2 Click the Add button The configuration window will appear at the bottom 2014 8 18 14 44 18 Rule Name Rule Type LineDetection Reference Direction _ Toggle 2 3 Enter a name for the line detection setup 2 4 Select the Rule Type as Line detection 2 5 Click the Add button and then click on the screen You can also select a line that was prevously configured as the reference line Click and pull the red squares in the middle and at the ends of the line to change the position If user choose Integration mode the reset time interval and report time interval are set 0 0 ooftware such as VAST can acquire the real time event if reset time interval and report time interval are not set to 0
11. ield of interest within or around an approximate 60 view angle but not exceeding it 12 A NOTE Users can store and execute VIVOTEK s or 3rd party software modules onto the camera s flash memory or SD card These software modules can apply in video analysis for intelligent video applications such as license plate recognition object counting or as an agent for edge recording etc Users can also run VIVOTEK s VADP packages as a means to access updated functionality instead of replacing the entire firmware e Note that for some cameras the flash is too small to hold VADP packages These cameras will have its Save to SD card checkbox selected and grayed out for all time The file system of SD card FAT32 does not support soft symbolic link It will return failure if your module tries to create soft links on SD card 3 Applications gt Using VIVOTEK Intelligent Video Analysis VCA Video Content Analysis To start a module select the checkcircle in front and click the Start button Package list Module name Vendor Version Status License amp Q VCA VIVOTEK 2 00 On Pass Oa Reload Restore Start Stop If you should need to remove a module select the checkcircle in front and then click the Stop button By then the module status will become OFF and the X button will appear at the end of the row Click on the X button to remove an existing module Package list Module name Vendor Version Status
12. imum Object size is the whole screen the blue square You can define a maximum size to exclude larger objects such as vehicles from the detection or counting mechanisms 6 Select a sensitivity level from the menu to avoid noise interference and then click Save to preserve your configuration Note that separate fields of interest can be created later for each Field detection configuration However these fields of interest should be located within the Region of interest 17 f NOTE 1 Objects larger than the max object size will be excluded Movements of any objects within the ROI will be indicated by red sqaures on the Liveview window 2 If the object counting algorithm is associated with a line detection and the line is placed right at the border of a Region of interest the move in or move out actions may not be counted Lack of reference can occur for the objects may move instantly out of the region Setting Rules There are 3 video analysis algorithms in this package Field detection Line Crossing detection and Object Counting 1 Field detection You can create up to 3 detection fields 3 line crossing rules and 2 counting configurations To configure a Field detection 1 1 Open the SETTING gt Rules window VIVOTEK LIVEVIEW HISTORY SETTING Analysis Rules Name types e Rules Field FieldDetection Line LineDetection Line LineDetection counting1 Counting Add 1 2 Click the Add button The confi
13. ing the inside to the outside 3 6 Enter numbers in the the Report time interval and the Reset time interval fields 20 The Report time interval determines the counted numbers shown as the Counting Report in the Liveview window For example if you enter 0 hour and 0 minute the numbers counted from the scene is immediately displayed on the Liveview window The Reset time interval determines how often the report on the Liveview window is refreshed 3 7 When done click on the Save button History Event LIVEVIEW HISTORY SETTING Rule Type FieldDetection W Time 2014 03 21 Search Result Show 10 entries Search Time 4 Type Name No data available in table Time Type Name Showing 0 to 0 of 0 entries Previous Next b Click on the History tab to enter the Event window You can then use the Search panel to recover past events The parameters are listed below Options J NOTE Rule type Field detection or Line detection Show No of entries 10 25 50 100 Search Name of the configured rules such as line detection 2 21 Due to the network transaction efforts polling past events can take several minutes VIVOT K LIVEVIEW HISTORY SETTING Rule Type FieldDetection Time 2014 05 21 Search Result Show entries Time 2012 05 2 1 09 32 50 FieldDetection 2014 05 21 08 33 33 FieldDetectian FieldDetection Ma d FieldDetection 2014 05 21 09 33 57 Fiel
14. ions 3 When in the main configuration window open the Applications gt Motion detection VADP window Di and DO Tampering detection Audio detection VADP 4 Click the Browse button to locate the VCA package VIVOTEK Home Client settings KH UUPUU ud Language Applications gt VIVOTEK Application Development Platform System Status License Media Upload package Mr n Save to SD card Selectfile Upload Security PTZ Resource status Event Storage status Applications SD card status Detached gt Memory status Motion detection Di and DO Package list Tampering detection Module name Vendor Version Status License amp Audio detection VADP Recording Local storage 5 Click the Upload button to upload the VCA package For a package file the file extension name is gz The screen message for a successful upload is shown below http 172 16 100 102 cgi bin admin upload C Starting VADP upload procedure please wait a moment Do not close this window before upload is completed VCA Checking vene version VCA Check version success Verify VADP package signature success Uploading new module VCA VIVOTEK VCA Install VCA config files success Update configuration Reloading configuration httpd Upload V ADP package successfully 6 Below is the screen showing when the package Is successfully loaded SOUIPREMNE Home Client settings
15. lculations take place on the camera without the need for another computer The VCA package comes with the following features 1 Line crossing detection Bi directional line crossing detection of objects moving across lines 2 Field detection Events will be triggered with objects moving into or out of a configurable field of interest 3 Object counting Objects or people moving across the lines are counted and presented in graphs and tables with configurable reset and report intervals 1 Installation and Licensing 1 1 Equipment and Software Required Check the following before you install and use the VCA package 1 Ensure that your cameras support the VCA function Check on the website at http www vivotek com vadp 1 2 Download the VCA package from VIVOTEK website 3 Prepare the VADP number which can be found in the Application gt VADP window on a web console Status License Manual license To receive a license key please register to become a VIVOTEK member first at http www vivotek com The VADP number of the device is BbM79RE IC8Z3N78sPImZzG dODi5bGZL 3E5 Select file mue Upload 1 2 Uploading VCA Package to Camera 1 Open a web console with camera You may use the IW2 utility with the task VIVOTEK Mega Pixel Network Camera 2 Click on the Configuration tab to open the main configuration window ee Client settings Configuration Language 2014 5 21 10 10 38 Applicat
16. the YOTEK member first http w w w vivatek comiraegister Motion detection Applications Digital input Email Tampering detection Passw ord Audio detection Country VADP Vertical Recording Local storage 1 3 3 Click on the hyperlink on the screen to enter VIVOTEK s website and the Login page You must join the VIVOTEK member to enable the license Enter a valid email address password and the verification code to login oeooo VIVOTEK PLT WITH ROAST Y About Ls Products Support Dewnboads Erents Presa Room Vivere bo Bury Alliance Login Please loge I yeu have mot negrstened please reqgesser Tirsi Elta Password V einficabion Corde z il Forget Password 1 3 4 On the Activation Key page enter the VADP number and click the Submit button You will then receive the license key by an email Save the license key file to a preferred location Network Cameras Video Servers NVR Software Accessories Selection Chart VCA Request License key e To Retrieve your License Key please enter you VADP number along with IP camera you with to install it on e Alternatively upload file with multiple VADP number Get Single License Key Get Multiple License Key Application VCA eMail Vertical Select Vertical B Country Select Country v VADP number e 1 3 5 On the License page use the Browse and Upload buttons to upload the license key Status License Manual license To receive a li
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