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Videos

IRIS+ Professional uses both live and recorded (historic) videos as its inputs. The videos can be added from RTSP streams or uploaded from your local storage. The videos are then processed by the Indexer, which extracts the necessary information from the video stream. The extracted information is then used by the queries to generate alerts.

Manage videos

Make sure to first consult the video requirements.

Videos are grouped into folders. On first login, your Workspace will be displayed, which acts as the root folder for all videos and queries - videos are registered here by default. You can create subfolders to organize your videos and queries better.

Videos can be filtered by their status (e.g., Indexing, Uploading, Error) or by the folder they are in.

Video view

Click on a video's thumbnail to open its view. The thumbnails of videos are refreshed every 5 seconds.

  • Video/Live stream: Displays the thumbnail of videos.

  • Queries: Lists all queries that have been set up for the video. Click +Set up New Query to create a new query for the video.

  • Details: Displays the details of the video, including the analysis parameters.

Add videos

Cameras

You can add multiple cameras at once either by providing a list in .csv format or by manually entering the details of each camera.

  1. On the left sidebar, navigate to the folder where you would like to add videos.

  2. Click the +Add button in the upper right corner of the screen select Add Multiple Cameras from the dropdown menu.

  3. Fill in your camera details. Add a new camera row by clicking Add New. Type a name for the camera.

  • Stream URL: The RTSP or RTMP URL of your camera.
  • Name: A name identifying your camera.
  • Technical name (optional): A unique identifier for the camera, used in third-party integrations.
  • Description (optional): Describe the camera here.
  • Retention (in days, 1 by default): The retention time for videos, after which their data will be deleted.
  • RTSP Transport Protocol (TCP by default): Select the transport protocol for the RTSP stream.*
  • Indexer: In case of a distributed system, you can select the Indexer that will process the video streams from the cameras - otherwise, the default indexer will be used.

*Note that UDP may cause frame drops - streaming over TCP is recommeded.

  1. Click Test All to check if the cameras meet all requirements. If the test is successful, a thumbnail preview of the stream will be displayed on the right, together with metadata, such as the resolution, frame rate, and codec of your stream.

  1. Set the Analysis parameters for all currently listed cameras.

  2. Click Add Cameras to register the cameras and start indexing.

Videos

Multiple videos can be uploaded at once; follow the instructions below.

  1. On the left sidebar, navigate to the folder where you would like to add videos.

  2. Click the +Add button in the upper right corner of the screen select Upload Multiple Videos from the dropdown menu.

  3. Click Browse videos and select the video files from your local storage or drag-and-drop them into the designated area.

  1. Fill in the details:
  • Name: A name identifying your video, auto-filled by default.
  • Technical name: A unique identifier for the video, used in third-party integrations.
  • Description (optional): Describe the video here.
  • Start date and time: The value set here is used for event timestamp generation. Type it or select one by clicking the calendar icon. The current date and time is used by default.
  • Indexer: In case of a distributed system, you can select the Indexer that will process the video streams from the cameras - otherwise, the default indexer will be used.

  1. Click Check free storage to verify that there is enough space available for the videos you are about to upload.

  2. Set the Analysis parameters for all currently listed videos.

  3. Click Upload Videos. Your videos will begin uploading one by one, indicated by their status icon on the list.

Genetec cameras

Once Genetec Security Center integration is set up, you can add cameras from Genetec SC to IRIS+ Professional.

  1. On the left sidebar, navigate to the folder where you would like to add videos.

  2. Click the +Add button in the upper right corner of the screen select Add Genetec Cameras from the dropdown menu.

  1. Click the Cameras drop-down menu Tick the checkbox of the cameras you want to add from the list of available cameras in Genetec Security Center.

  2. Set the retention time for the cameras in the Retention field (in days, 1 by default), and type a description for them (optional). In case of a distributed system, you can also select the Indexer that will process the video streams from the cameras - otherwise, the default indexer will be used.

  3. Click Test All Streams to check if the cameras meet all requirements. If the test is successful, a thumbnail preview of the stream will be displayed on the right, together with metadata, such as the resolution, frame rate, and codec of your stream.

  4. Click Add Cameras to register the cameras and start indexing.

Next steps

Once you have added your videos, you can proceed to running queries.