Calculating The Length Of The Video Archive; Rapid Eye Storage Estimator - Honeywell Rapid Eye System Administration Manual

Enhancing Video

Calculating the Length of the Video Archive

Rapid Eye Storage Estimator

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Storing Video, Audio, Data
Recordings of video, audio and data are not permanent. When a unit's storage fills, the
oldest recorded video, audio and data are replaced with more recent recordings. The
amount of time that recordings are available is known as the length of video storage.
What to Watch Out For
Adding cameras and using high recording rates (such as high resolution and quality
settings for continuous recording) contribute to shorten the storage on a unit. Combining
high settings and many cameras, can shorten a unit's storage capacity from many weeks
to a few days (see 7-9). If a Rapid Eye unit's video storage capacity is too short for
Table
your needs, try lowering the resolution and frame rates for continuous recording (see
Recording Video with Continuous Recording Settings
Scheduling Cameras can also lengthen the video storage capacity.
Estimates
To make storage length estimates, use Honeywell's Rapid Eye Storage Estimator that is
installed with the Rapid Eye software. To compare and understand the effect of different
factors on storage, see the tables for Number of Cameras, Audio, Scheduling Cameras,
Frame Rate for Continuous Recording, Quality, and Resolution, in the following sections.
Estimate from a Unit's Statistics
If a Multi-Media System Administrator (Multi SA) only needs to know roughly how far back
in time video can be obtained, that data is available when running a
• Recording tab. Estimated Storage Capacity is displayed in days, see
on page 82.
Storage Capacity
• Daily Usage Rate. Is averaged over the last 7 days of activity. See
on page 138.
Storage Statistics
The Storage Estimator is installed along with Rapid Eye Admin and View software. To
launch the Estimator:
1. Select the Start menu
2. Click Storage Estimator.
3. Click OK on the About Storage Estimator window that appears.
4. Change the recording options in the Estimator, as needed, and click Apply Options
to obtain an estimate of your system's storage capacity (see
on page
 
All Programs Rapid Eye Multi-Media 9.0.
for more information).
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Maintenance Session:
Estimating
Multi-Media Unit
Figure 7-14).