Search for motion in defined areas

You can search for video recordings with motion within defined areas of the video footage. For example, in a doorway monitored by multiple cameras to find persons entering the doorway.

  1. On the Search tab, select a start and end time.

  2. Select the cameras that you want to include in your search.

  3. Select Search for > Motion > New search. Recordings that corresponds with your selections are shown as thumbnail images in the search results pane.

  4. To find motion in selected areas only:

    1. Below Motion, select Specify motion area.

      Search for motion in selected areas in XProtect Smart Client - part one.

      A dialog box appears with a list of the cameras that you selected in step 2.

    2. Select a camera and in the red preview area, select and drag to unmask at least one area. The system look for motion only in that area.

      Search for motion in selected areas in XProtect Smart Client - part two.

    3. Optional. Use the slider to adjust the motion sensitivity. See Motion search thresholds.

    4. Repeat step 2 and 3 for all the cameras you want to define search areas for. Motion within the selected areas are highlighted with yellow boxes.

    5. Select a search result to see the video in a preview window.

    6. Optional. Select the blue check box for one or more search results and then an action in the blue action bar at the bottom of the search result pane to:

      • Add the video to an export

      • Apply bookmarks or evidence locks to the video

      • View the video in a new view

      • Add a snapshot and the information about the video to a PDF report

      • Take a snapshot of the video

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