Cases: Sources

This page describes the Sources tab that allows managing video sources and getting up-to-date information about video processing status.

Overview

Select the Sources tab in the tabs menu:

Use and Functionality

The Sources tab shows video sources in the blocks. They contain:

  1. Source info box to view:
    • Video frame
    • Source name
    • Source processing status:
      • Not Processed
      • Processing
      • Processed
      • Partially Processed
      • Preparing for Start
    • Number of videos in the source
    • Short source information
    • Processing progress bar
  2. Options to:
    • Start/Stop source processing
    • Restart source processing
    • Edit source
    • Delete source
  • The Start Source option is available only for sources with Not Processed and Partially Processed statuses.
  • The Stop Source option is available only for sources with Processing status.
  • The Restart Source option is available only for sources with Processed status.
  • The processing progress bar is visible only during the source loading and processing.

Create Source

To create a new source, click the Create Source button. In the Create Source pop-up window:

  1. Configure the General Settings tab's parameters:
    • Enter the source name
    • Enter the source description
  2. Configure the Source tab's parameters:
    • In the Video Source parameter select the adding video source method from the drop-down list:
      • Upload Video to upload video files from the device
      • Browse Network Video to select required videos from the Network Storage
    • In the Video File parameter (available upon selecting the Upload Video method):
      • Click the Upload icon
      • Select the required video from the device
    • In the Network Video parameter (available upon selecting the Browse Network Video method):
      • Click the Select button to open the Select Network Video pop-up window
      • Select the required video files from the list in the pop-up window
      • Click the Select button at the bottom of the pop-up window to confirm the selection
    • In the Selected Video Files block:
      • See the names of selected videos
      • Click the Delete icon next to the unnecessary video to delete it from the source
      • Hold and drag the video names to rearrange the videos in the block
    • In the Start Video Time parameter manually select the start date and time of the video recording
  3. Click the Save Source button to save parameters and create a new source
The Video Source parameter in the Source tab can be changed only during a source creation process. Once the source is created, this parameter cannot be edited.

Edit Source

To edit the source:

  1. Hover the mouse over the required source block
  2. Select the Options icon
  3. Click the Edit Source button
To view editing source parameters, except Video Source selecting, read Create Source.

Delete Source

To delete the source:

  1. Hover the mouse over the required source block
  2. Select the Options icon
  3. Click the Delete Source button
  4. Confirm the intention in the pop-up window