Viewing Motion Direction Events
Monitoring Recent Motion Direction Events in the Monitor Panel
The OpCenter Monitor panel allows you to view events as they happen. You can specify which cameras to view, and what types of events are displayed.
Use the following steps to view recent events generated by the Motion Direction Analysis plug-in:
In 3VR OpCenter, click the Monitor tab.
Click camera numbers to select the cameras associated with the Motion Direction Analysis plug-in.
Click the arrow below the camera selector to open the event type drop-down menu.
Select [ ]Motion Direction and click OK.
The Monitor panel will update to display only Motion Direction events from the selected cameras.
To view an event, click the event card. The event card will turn blue, indicating it is currently selected.
About Motion Direction Event Cards
A Motion Direction event will be generated in OpCenter whenever a moving object (person, vehicle, package, etc.) is captured on a camera bound to the Motion Direction Analysis plug-in.
Motion Direction event cards contain pictures, video, and information about each moving object. They appear in the Monitor panel for recent events and in the Search panel search results.
Each Motion Direction event card contains the following information in storyboard view:
Thumbnail image
Camera number and name
Time of Event
Event Type
Length of the event video clip with additional information displayed on mouse over.
Date of the event
Searching for Motion Direction Events
Setting up the Search
Use the Search panel to find Motion Direction events recorded days, weeks, or months ago.
To go to the Search panel, click the Search tab.
Define the dates, days of the week, and time ranges to search for events.
Under Cameras, select one or more cameras bound to the Motion Direction Analysis plug-in.
Under Events, check the box next to [ ]Motion Direction.
The following options are available when searching for Motion Direction events:
Select ( )All Motion Direction to search for all Motion Direction events generated during the specified time range.
To restrict the search further, select ( )Specify. The following options are available to search for specific kinds of motion:
Click one or more directions on the compass to search for motion in a specific direction.
[ ]Direction
[ ] Zone
Draw a zone to search for objects traveling through the zone.
Click the polygon icon , then click the video player to begin drawing a zone.
Each click of the mouse will create a new line segment. To complete the polygon, click the mouse over your start position.
When you are finished defining the criteria for the search, click the Search button.
Motion Direction events matching your criteria will be displayed in the Search panel results screen.
Select an event card to view the video clip and details of the event.
