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Section "Video source"

In the section you can set video source parameters.

Basic version of pc-cctv program

Monitor resolution: The displayed values in the fields are the current parameters of your monitor resolution. The picture of the screen which you are to record with a DVR cannot have better (higher) resolution than the parameters.

Show cursor: Check if you need to broadcast/record the cursor also. But need to remember that having checked the square you also increase the "CPU usage".

Frame rate: Maximum frequency of the frames capture by the program, it is changed automatically.

Offsets: By changing values in the fields you can select some specific area of the screen of your monitor for broadcast/record. For example if you input " Top: 100" , then top area of 100 pixels won't be broadcast/record. If you entered wrong values - the program process 0 offsets values, no matter what is written in the fields. For example, the monitor resolution is 1280x1024, but you entered top 800 and bottom 900. (800+900>1024).

PRO version of pc-cctv program

Tab "Image"

Note: First you need to add a video source using the button . To edit settings of the video source press button .

Name: Enter name of the video source here.

Monitor or source: If you have more than 1 monitor connected to your computer's video card or use an external video source - select the monitor or the external source which you want to broadcast here.

Monitor resolution: The displayed values in the fields are the current parameters of your monitor resolution. The picture of the screen which you are to record with a DVR cannot have better (higher) resolution than the parameters.

Show cursor: Check if you need to broadcast/record the cursor also. But need to remember that having checked the square you also increase the "CPU usage".

Frame rate: Maximum frequency of the frames capture by the program, it is changed automatically.

Offsets: By changing values in the fields you can select some specific area of the screen of your monitor for broadcast/record. For example if you input " Top: 100" , then top area of 100 pixels won't be broadcast/record. If you entered wrong values - the program process 0 offsets values, no matter what is written in the fields. For example, the monitor resolution is 1280x1024, but you entered top 800 and bottom 900. (800+900>1024).

Tab "Motion detection"

The ONVIF event occurs when an image from this video source is changed.

Enabled: To enable motiom alarm.

Minimum alarm duration, sec: After this time, the alarm will go into the inactive state.

ONVIF event decription.
Topic expression: tns1:VideoAnalytics/MotionDetection
source - The video source reference token
state=True - The alarm is active
state=False - The alarm is inactive