Previously exported G64 and G64x files can be re-exported to create new files in
Security
Desk. This is useful when you want to
focus on a specific segment of the previously exported video, because you can define a start and
end time for the new export. You might also want to save the file in a different format. You can
re-export a video file from a Security Desk
tile or from the Vault.
What you should know
- Only G64x files exported with the option Allow the exported video file to be
re-exported can be re-exported.
NOTE: Genetec™ Video
Player can also re-export G64x files when
re-exportation is authorized.
- Starting with Security
Center 5.8 GA, the GEK files are no longer
used to store encrypted video. Both encrypted and non-encrypted videos are now saved in
G64x files.
NOTE: Newer Security
Center applications (5.8 GA and later) can
read the old GEK files created in version 5.7 and earlier, but the older applications
cannot read the new password-protected G64x files created in 5.8 GA and
later.
- If another export process is running, your re-export is queued and starts when the
current export has finished.
To re-export video:
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Do one of the following:
- Open a previously exported video file in a Monitoring task tile.
- Open the Vault tool and select the file you want to re-export.
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If you are re-exporting the file in a Monitoring task tile, do one of the
following:
- Right-click inside the tile, and then click .
- In the camera widget, click Save as (
).
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If you are re-exporting the file from the Vault, select the file and click
Save as ().
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In the Save as dialog box, do the following:
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Click either the date, time, or duration setting.
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In the displayed timeline, drag the time range markers (
) to the desired length of time.
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To set the date and time range, click the date-time widget.
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(Optional) In the File name field, type a
name for the video file.
By default the file name includes the camera name, the date, and the duration of the
video sequence.
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From the File format field,
select one of the following export formats:
G64x:
A file that contains multiple video sequences that can be played back in Security
Desk or the Genetec™ Video
Player.
ASF (Advanced Systems Format):
A Microsoft proprietary data format that can be played back in Windows Media
Player.
MP4:
A standard format that stores audio and video and can be played back on multiple media
players such as Windows Media Player and QuickTime.
NOTE: G64x files cannot be re-exported to the G64 format.
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(Optional) If you selected the G64x format you can enter a
Description for the exported video. The
Description is listed when generating an Audit
trails report, and when you right-click on the file in the Vault and select
the Show properties option.
NOTE: The Description field is only available if the
Include additional properties on export/snapshot option is
enabled on the Advanced tab for a user in Config
Tool.
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To view additional settings, click Show advanced settings.
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(G64x only) Select Is password protected and enter a password to
encrypt the video file. Anyone wanting to view this file will have to enter the same
password.
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(Unprotected G64x only) Select Allow the exported video file to be
re-exported if you allow the person viewing the exported video in Security
Desk or Genetec™ Video
Player to re-export the video, either in part
or in full, in the same or a different format.
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Click Save.
The progress of the export is shown in the
Video conversion (
) icon in the notification tray.
After the
export is complete, the file is available in the Vault.
After you finish
Do one of the following:
