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  • Page 1 Axis Media Control (AMC) User's Manual...
  • Page 2 Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; Please inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions. Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction .............................. 5 AMC & MPEG-4 Decoder ........................6 Installing AMC ............................ 6 Removing AMC ........................... 6 Installing an AAC Decoder ........................ 7 Removing an AAC Decoder ....................... 8 Installing an MPEG-4 Decoder ......................9 Removing an MPEG-4 Decoder ......................
  • Page 4 Default Video Decoder ......................22 PTZ Tab .............................. 23 Joystick Settings ........................23 Miscellaneous ..........................24 Axis 295 Video Surveillance Joystick ....................25 Joystick Button Configuration ......................26 Using Your Mouse ........................26 Using the Axis 295 Video Surveillance Joystick ..............27...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction This document gives you an overview of the controls provided by AXIS Media Control (AMC). AMC is an ActiveX component that enables live video to be viewed in a Web browser. Administrator or Operator rights are required to install and use AMC.

  • Page 6: Amc & Mpeg-4 Decoder

    If you are logged in and have Administrator rights to your computer, AMC will be installed when you access an Axis camera or video server for the first time, or when a newer version of the AMC is required by the Axis camera or video server.

  • Page 7: Installing An Aac Decoder

    Installing an AAC Decoder If you want to hear or transmit audio from your Axis camera over your network or over the Internet, and your hardware supports AAC audio, you will need to install an AAC decoder. 1. To start the installation, select the Click here to install or upgrade the MPEG-4 and AAC Decoder link in the Live View page as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 8: Removing An Aac Decoder

    3. Finally, click Install (1), and when the green status bar (2) has finished, click Close (3) to complete the installation. Removing an AAC Decoder To remove the decoder: 1. Open the C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files folder. 2. Right-click the file CAxAacDec Class and select Remove.

  • Page 9: Installing An Mpeg-4 Decoder

    Installing an MPEG-4 Decoder If you want to view the live video from your Axis camera over your network or over the Internet, you will need to install an MPEG-4 decoder. Note: A system administrator may prevent users from installing and updating the MPEG-4 decoder. If you have a problem installing the MPEG-4 decoder, please see you system administrator.

  • Page 10: Removing An Mpeg-4 Decoder

    Removing an MPEG-4 Decoder To remove the decoder: 3. Open the C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files folder. 4. Right-click the file CAxMP4Dec Class and select Remove.

  • Page 11: Installing Windows Media Format Runtime

    Installing Windows Media Format Runtime Windows Media Format Runtime (WMFR) is used to create a high-definition Windows Media Video files. This is the file format AMC uses to store recorded video. For more information see the Recording Tab. If WMFR is not already installed on your computer when you install AMC, you will be prompted to install it.

  • Page 12: Toolbar Controls

    Toolbar Controls The AMC toolbar, visible below the video image in the Live View page of an Axis camera or video server, will have general controls for playing or stopping the media stream. The Live View page may also have other controls depending on the Axis product and how it has been configured in the Setup page.

  • Page 13: Pan/Tilt/Zoom Controls

    Pan/Tilt/Zoom Controls Center Mode The default setting for PTZ is the Center Mode. When in Center Mode, click on any part of the image other than its exact center and the camera will move so that the point you clicked on becomes the new center of the image.

  • Page 14: Amc Control Panel

    Note: If you are using a simpler Axis camera, not all of the tabs shown below will be visible. If you then log into a camera with greater functionality, the necessary software will also be installed for use with that camera. If you later go back to the simpler camera, while not usable, the additional tabs will still be visible.

  • Page 15: Network Tab

    The Multicast Network Interface is the interface that AMC will use to connect to the multicast stream sent from the Axis camera or video server. Windows will use the default interface (see the figure abve), unless you specify a specific interface listed in the drop down menu IP address of multicast interface.

  • Page 16: Mpeg-4 Connection Order

    MPEG-4 connection order AMC will use one of the protocols listed above depending on your network environment. It will try each protocol in the order you specify and use the one that works best. The default setting is shown in the figure above, but you can either deselect a protocol or change the order AMC uses to select a protocol, by highlighting a protocol and clicking Move Up and Move Down.

  • Page 17: Recording Tab

    (Click View > Refresh). Recording Folder Specify the recording folder where recordings will be stored when the recording button is clicked. The My Documents\AXIS Media Control – Recordings default recording folder is . This folder will be created if it does not already exist.

  • Page 18: Limit Recording

    Limit Recording You can select to not record audio, and to limit the amount of time of your recording. Choose Stop recording after and set the number of minutes, or seconds for your recording. Or to conserve storage space, you can limit your recording to a specific size measured in megabytes. Windows Media Format Runtime If you have not already installed WMFR, you will not be able to record and the Recording tab will appear as the example below.

  • Page 19: Snapshot Tab

    Snapshot folder Specify the snapshot folder where snapshot images will be stored (when the Snapshot button is clicked). The default snapshot folder is My Documents\AXIS Media Control - Snapshots. This folder will be created if it does not already exist.

  • Page 20: Audio Tab

    Talk Button Option Push-to-talk – If you have configured you Axis camera to be in half duplex mode, select this option to speak by clicking and holding down the microphone button. Let go of the microphone button to be able to hear.

  • Page 21: Mpeg-2 Tab

    De-interlacing helps eliminate unwanted image effects when viewing rapidly moving objects if you use an Axis video server or Dome camera that uses interlaced display, but not if you use a video server or Dome camera that uses progressive display. The default is to not apply de-interlacing.

  • Page 22: Mpeg-4 Tab

    Rendering check box. This feature will also need to be enabled if you want to use client side overlays in emulated joystick mode with MPEG-4. By default, AXIS Media Control decodes as many MPEG-4 video frames as possible given the capabilities and performance of the computer. To decrease the amount of CPU capacity used for video processing, it is possible to only decode I or I and P frames.

  • Page 23: Ptz Tab

    USB port and after you restart the AMC Control Panel. Flip Tilt Axis – The default setting for AMC is for the camera to tilt up if you pull your joystick arm...

  • Page 24: Miscellaneous

    Check Flip Tilt Axis if you would like to reverse how your camera tilts. In other words, the camera will now tilt down if you pull the joystick arm backwards and tilt up if you push your joystick arm forward.

  • Page 25: Axis 295 Video Surveillance Joystick

    10 Configurable Buttons Base An optional device that can be used with AMC is the Axis 295 Surveillance Joystick. It is specifically designed for responsive and accurate control of Pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) and dome cameras. This joystick has 2 configurable buttons on its arm and 10 configurable buttons on its base.

  • Page 26: Joystick Button Configuration

    Joystick Button Configuration Using Your Mouse Follow the steps below to configure one or more of the 12 joystick buttons: 1. Click once with your left mouse button to highlight one of the actions such as Toggle play/stop listed in the menu under Actions, 2.

  • Page 27: Using The Axis 295 Video Surveillance Joystick

    Using the Axis 295 Video Surveillance Joystick Follow the steps below to configure your joystick buttons using your Axis 295 Video Surveillance Joystick: 1. Click once with your left mouse button to highlight one of the actions such as Toggle play/stop listed in the menu under Actions, 2.

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