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MxViewer is a software programm provided
by MOBOTIX for professional video and alarm management. MxViewer
is able to display and store 30 frames per second each for
up to 30 cameras on a standard PC, whereby the users are not
required to pay any charges or licensing fees – downloading
the program is completely free of charge. And it's a full-scale
version without any restrictions for the users or the number
of cameras. MxViewer is also capable of a Multiview display
using different picture formats. The integrated layout editor
can be used to easily implement building floor plans with
drag-and-drop. Additionally, MxViewer supports the interconnection
of remote cameras as well as all the audio functions for the
MOBOTIX cameras.
The number of cameras which can be displayed
is only limited by the computer performance and screen size.
Run on a normal PC (Pentium IV/3.2 GHz), the MxViewer supports
about 900 fps (frames per second) in CIF format. This capacity
is sufficient for 30 live cameras delivering 30 fps including
audio. These 30 cameras can also be arranged in a 6 x 5 grid
on a large TFT screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels
(such as the Samsung 243T) in CIF format (320 x 240 pixels).
The high-speed display is far from being
a complete high-speed system because whilst many systems can
display one or a handful of cameras live at 30 fps, the image
rate quickly drops at over 5 cameras. By contrast, the MxViewer
displays live images from 30 cameras with ease. What's more,
the delay (latency) between the event in front of the camera
and its display on the screen is much shorter in the MxViewer
than in other systems.
MxViewer also includes a layout editor.
It can be used to define 20 different multiview layouts with
cameras in five different format sizes. In principle, there
is no limit on the number of cameras per screen. JPEG images
can be loaded as the background for each layout in the ground
plan, and the cameras of variable size can be dragged and
dropped there. Alarms can be displayed visually or by means
of an acoustic signal. As the user rolls the mouse over the
camera display, the live image is enlarged.
The MxViewer's alarm list function (in the
film strip on the left) allows events and live snapshots to
be stored on the local PC. The event alarms in the list can
be displayed in image form in two sizes or in text form with
the camera name and alarm time. In addition, the time which
has elapsed since the alarm is also shown for each event.
It remains highlighted in red until the alarms are acknowledged
with a click of the mouse. The alarms can be verified quickly
and easily with the automatic zoom function, when the mouse
is rolled over the event. Clicking the mouse on the alarm
image automatically activates the preferential layout assigned
to the camera which is triggering the alarm. The layout then
contains the relevant site map, showing any other cameras
sited there. For more information go to control center.
MOBOTIX cameras come as standard with all
the functions required for automatic, event-controlled access
to a control center. Access can take place via ISDN, a network
or the Internet. If events occur, the cameras transmit a message
via the network to the control center computer which then
saves the event image, creates a live image, brings it into
the foreground of the monitor, where possible, and sends an
acoustic signal to the user. For more information got to control
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