Media player format settings—combined file

Choose the media player format Combined file to export several video or audio sequences from various cameras combined into one file that the recipient can view or listen to on computers with a standard media player installed.

General settings

Name	Description
Codec	Displays the codec of the exported video.
Content	Choose video, audio, or both.
Compression quality	The compression quality determines the size of the file you export. The higher the compression quality you choose for the encoder to apply, the bigger the file size you get.
Resolution	The option you select determines the maximum resolution of the output file. Because multiple video sequences are combined into one video file, the resolution and aspect ratio of individual cameras can change during playback, but only to a lower resolution than you’ve selected.
Frames per second (FPS)	Frames per second indicate the number of frames shown per second. The higher the number of frames, the bigger the file size you get.

Advanced settings

Name	Description
Format and layout type	Format Export video in the MKVA popular file format for video. Files in this format carry the .avi file extension. format or in the MP4A popular file format for video. Files in this format carry the .mp4 file extension. format. Layout type Single camera view: The exported file plays back the sequences according to the order you have arranged the cameras in the export list. Before you start an export, use the arrows to reorder the files in the export list. Adaptive view: The exported file plays back the video in the order it was recorded. If video sequences were recorded at the same time, they are also played back at the same time.
Resolution settings	To control the output resolution and improve the export file's compatibility with mobile devices, you can use these options: Prevent upscaling: To prevent video from low-resolution cameras from being scaled up and thereby looking grainy, you can select this option to avoid increasing output resolution beyond its original size. Add padding: Combining video sequences from different cameras into one file can change the resolution during playback which some media players do not support. This option adds padding around the video to ensure that the resolution is the same throughout.
Additional information	Include timestamps: Displays the video’s time of recording as an overlay on the video. Include camera names: Displays the camera name as an overlay on the video.

Name

Description

Format and layout type

Format

Export video in the MKVA popular file format for video. Files in this format carry the .avi file extension. format or in the MP4A popular file format for video. Files in this format carry the .mp4 file extension. format.

Layout type

Single camera view: The exported file plays back the sequences according to the order you have arranged the cameras in the export list. Before you start an export, use the arrows to reorder the files in the export list.
Adaptive view: The exported file plays back the video in the order it was recorded. If video sequences were recorded at the same time, they are also played back at the same time.

Resolution settings

To control the output resolution and improve the export file's compatibility with mobile devices, you can use these options:

Prevent upscaling: To prevent video from low-resolution cameras from being scaled up and thereby looking grainy, you can select this option to avoid increasing output resolution beyond its original size.
Add padding: Combining video sequences from different cameras into one file can change the resolution during playback which some media players do not support. This option adds padding around the video to ensure that the resolution is the same throughout.

Additional information

Include timestamps: Displays the video’s time of recording as an overlay on the video.
Include camera names: Displays the camera name as an overlay on the video.