Atom Feed - DeskShare Support Forums - Topic:Blocking off areas to monitor for motion detection - 20DeskShare Support Forums - Atom Feedurn:https:--www-deskshare-com:AtomFeed:DeskShareSupportForums:Topic:Blockingoffareastomonitorformotiondetection-20:1Copyright 2024 DeskShare Support Forums2024-03-28T14:09:28Zhttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/Images/YAFLogo.pngForum Adminhttps://www.deskshare.comSupport@Deskshare.comDeskShare - Supporthttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile729_DeskShare---Support.aspxDeskShare - Supporthttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile729_DeskShare---Support.aspxlavandilhttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile12698_lavandil.aspxYetAnotherForum.NETurn:https:--www-deskshare-com:ftPosts:st1:meid5706:1Blocking off areas to monitor for motion detection<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Use the <strong>Mask area</strong> feature in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.deskshare.com/video-surveillance-software.aspx" title="https://www.deskshare.com/video-surveillance-software.aspx">Security Monitor Pro</a> to block off monitoring for motion from a selected area. <br /><br />To <a target="_blank" href="https://www.deskshare.com/help/smp/on-motion-detection.aspx" title="https://www.deskshare.com/help/smp/on-motion-detection.aspx">add a mask</a>, click the <strong>Manage Camera</strong> icon on the toolbar. Select the camera and click the <strong>Edit Camera</strong> button. Go to the <strong>Mask Area</strong> tab and select the <strong>Enable Masking</strong> checkbox. Adjust the shape of the mask according to your requirement by clicking on the box and dragging it. Add additional masks for the areas you don't want to monitor. Click the <strong>OK</strong> button to save your changes. <br /><br /><img src="https://www.deskshare.com/help/smp/MaskArea.png" alt="UserPostedImage" class="UserPostedImage" style="max-width:100%;max-height:auto" /><br /><br />Once you put a mask on the camera preview, start motion detection monitoring. Notice how motion behind the masked region will not get detected. This will reduce the possibility of unwanted triggering of alerts.</td></tr></table>2019-09-11T06:57:08-04:002019-09-11T06:57:08-04:00DeskShare - Support<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Use the <strong>Mask area</strong> feature in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.deskshare.com/video-surveillance-software.aspx" title="https://www.deskshare.com/video-surveillance-software.aspx">Security Monitor Pro</a> to block off monitoring for motion from a selected area. <br /><br />To <a target="_blank" href="https://www.deskshare.com/help/smp/on-motion-detection.aspx" title="https://www.deskshare.com/help/smp/on-motion-detection.aspx">add a mask</a>, click the <strong>Manage Camera</strong> icon on the toolbar. Select the camera and click the <strong>Edit Camera</strong> button. Go to the <strong>Mask Area</strong> tab and select the <strong>Enable Masking</strong> checkbox. Adjust the shape of the mask according to your requirement by clicking on the box and dragging it. Add additional masks for the areas you don't want to monitor. Click the <strong>OK</strong> button to save your changes. <br /><br /><img src="https://www.deskshare.com/help/smp/MaskArea.png" alt="UserPostedImage" class="UserPostedImage" style="max-width:100%;max-height:auto" /><br /><br />Once you put a mask on the camera preview, start motion detection monitoring. Notice how motion behind the masked region will not get detected. This will reduce the possibility of unwanted triggering of alerts.</td></tr></table>urn:https:--www-deskshare-com:ftPosts:st1:meid5705:1Blocking off areas to monitor for motion detection<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>I am using Security Monitor Pro for recording videos from my IP camera that part is working flawlessly. I would like to use motion detection, but I don't want to record when there is motion in some parts of the camera preview. My question is - can I block off monitoring selected areas on the camera preview?</td></tr></table>2017-06-19T00:34:29-04:002017-06-19T00:34:29-04:00lavandil<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>I am using Security Monitor Pro for recording videos from my IP camera that part is working flawlessly. I would like to use motion detection, but I don't want to record when there is motion in some parts of the camera preview. My question is - can I block off monitoring selected areas on the camera preview?</td></tr></table>