Configuring Video Recording Settings
The Video Recording option records the video images of the camera when an alert is triggered and saves it in WMV format.
To configure video recording settings, click Camera >> Manage Cameras >> Edit Camera >> Actions >> Configure button of Video Recordings action 
Video Recording Options
Recording Quality:
By default, for IP camera you can record the video at a bit rate of 248 Kbps (High). You can choose the bit rate as 75, 123, 248 or 500 kbps. Record your USB videos at a bit rate of 500 kbps, by default. For USB select the bit rate as 248, 500, 700 or 1000kbps. The quality of recording depends on the bit rate you select. High bit rates result in clear and sharp recordings, but a large file size. Low bit rates result in small file size, but the quality may be reduced. Generally, you should use high bit rates with high resolution images and high frame rates. With low-resolution video and low frame rates, low bit rates may be more acceptable.
Pre-event and Post-event recording
Specify the recording duration in seconds that you want to be recorded before and after motion detection. This allows you to witness what triggered the motion activity. If there was a motion during the recording time, the program continues recording.
You can Save recordings as n minute segments between intervals. Whether the recording is alert triggered or manual, the complete recording is saved as segments of the specified duration. If the total recording duration is 6 minutes and you have specified a segment size of 2 minutes in this option, the complete recording consists of 3 segments (files). One advantage of this system is that you can view the previous segment even before the final one is recorded. Another is that earlier segments can be uploaded while the later ones are still being recorded.
File name prefix:
The video recordings are saved with the camera name as the prefix. You can pick a meaningful prefix that helps you identify the files, such as "Storeroom" or "FrontHall". The Date and Time of the video is appended to the file name automatically.
To start the video recording, click Actions >> Start Recording.
You can see a list of cameras available for video recording. You can select any or all of the cameras in the list and click Start Recording. You can see the recording status of the cameras in this dialog screen. To cancel a video recording, click the Stop Recording option. To configure the camera for video recording, select it and click Configure Settings.
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