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• Thumbnail image

• Camera number and name

• Time of event

• Event type

• Length of the event video clip

• Color bar (Displays the object’s three most prominent colors)

• Direction icon

• Event details (Lists the properties of an event card. The Colors are referred to by their color IDs. To cross-reference an ID with its corresponding color, see the Search panel color selector)

with additional information displayed on mouse-over:

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Searching for Advance Object Events

Setting up the Search

Use the Search panel to find Advanced Object events recorded days, weeks, or months ago.

1. To go to the Search panel, click the Search tab.

2. Define the dates, days of the week, and time ranges to search for events.

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3. Under Cameras, select one or more cameras bound to the Advanced Object Tracking plug-in.

4. Under Events, check the box next to [ ]Advanced Object to search for events generated by the Advanced Object Tracking plug-in.

5. The following options are available when searching for Advanced Object events:

   1. Select ( )All Advanced Object to search for all objects captured during the specified time range.

   2. To restrict the search further, select ( )Specify. The following options are available to search for specific objects:

      1. [ ] Color: Click and drag to highlight one or more shades. The colors selected must be adjacent. Note that the ends of the color selection tool wrap around.

      2. [ ] Direction: Search

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1. 1. 1. for objects moving in a specific direction.

      2. [ ] Zone: Draw a zone to search for objects traveling through the zone.

   2. 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.

      1. [ ] Size: Choose the object size relative to the field of view to search for.

      2. [ ] Aspect Ratio: Choose the approximate aspect ratio of the object to search for.

      3. [ ] Duration: Restrict your search results to object events falling within a minimum and maximum duration.

2. When you are finished defining the criteria for the search, click the Search button.

3. Advanced Object events matching your criteria will be displayed in the Search panel results screen.

4. Select an event card to view the video clip and details associated with the event.

Sorting Search Results

There are two ways to sort the results of a search: by Time and by Similarity. Although the default sort order for standard motion events is by time, when searching for Advanced Object events using the options under ( )Specify it is recommended to sort by similarity. This will place the Advanced Object events that best match your criteria at the top of the Search panel results screen.

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