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Hello: I am helping local law enforcement pull video off of a DVR. They have brought me the file only, along with a photo of the actual DVR unit. The DVR is very generic, and I can not find any software to play back my file. The DVR has stamped right on the front "Mpeg4/H.264". I have located a picture of the DVR, and I am wondering if anyone can tell me how I can get software to play back this (encrypted?) file. It ends in .adat, and I have tried VLC with no luck. Below is a link to what the DVR looks like. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, http://sabercctv.en.made-in-china.com/product/ZqTQBpdjrihz/China-Saber-H-264-DVRs-Intelligent-8-16-Channel-Wide-Real-Time-Video-A8508V-ED-A8516V-ED-.html

Thanks. I tried it, and renamed my .adat file to .umv, and it was not able to do anything with it. Just says "Failed Convert(Invalid format). Thank you for the try anyway.

There are a couple of manufactures out there that have that photo as a product. Of course none of them are in the USA... all China. So I called one in China, and they said "sorry, we don't support USA". Another one sent me a link to a player that did not recognize the file. I emailed them back, and no response. This DVR gives new meaning to the word GENERIC. Thanks for the help anyway. I may have to settle for an analog out capture. Matt

Hello: A local CCTV place went out of business, and I got a call to fix some of their cameras. I can not get into the DVR system. It is a Honeywell Rapid Eye HRM20CD500. When it powers up, it goes to a full screen view of 9 cameras. I have a mouse and keyboard plugged in, but I can not access any menus to make changes. Any idea how I can get to a menu? The mouse options won't let me leave the full screen mode. Just gives me some view options. Any help is appreciated.

Do be advised that if a manufacture quotes a certain distance that their IR lights can reach, you will want to cut that in half to get a realistic figure for a USABLE amount of light. Then, don't forget that that is only in a certain range / angle of view. They may have a pretty narrow beam, thereby allowing for a longer throw.

Might want to consider attic temp. in summer before doing that!

I don't have an answer for you on new features, as I only have one ExacqVision in the field, and I have not upgraded it in two years. But I find it interesting the you find the search slow as well. I never used them again after my first install with them... as I could not believe how long it took to search through video. AverMedia is my favorite for being able to scrub video very fast. I could never figure out why ExacqVision can't work on that search speed. It was great software in every other way. Sorry... I drifted...

Another good reason to use IP video over Analog cameras. If you use IP, you don't have a bunch of big fat coax cables all going to a central box that screams DVR. With IP, you can terminate to a small switch some where, much easier to hide. Then you can run a CAT 5 or 6 to your router, and then any computer in the house... or one burried in a corner of the basement, can be the server.

I'm doing a project right now where we are capturing one frame per second for a 6-month deconstruction project. This will be turned into a time lapse when it is done. The project also involves streaming the video live over the internet. That part is kind of low resolution, because we are limited to using NTSC input. See http://www.dteenergy.com/dteEnergyCompany/community/monroeStacks.html The real stills look much nicer, as they are 2mp resolution. We are using a Vivotek 8162. http://www.vivotek.com/products/model.php?network_camera=ip8162p I'm recording the 1fps using Vivotek's free software. I wish I could do the 1 frame per hour like Soundy is going, but I don't have the option, so I will have a lot of data to discard. The actual image you see on the link above is for the live streaming, and is coming from the composite out of a Panasonic WV-SW395. But as a back up, this camera is capturing one frame per twenty seconds. I set up a FTP server using Filezilla server (free), and the camera sends a .jpg to it every 20 seconds. The, afterward, I can use a compiler to put the jpgs into a video. Matt

At 200m, Infrared lighting is not much of a realistic option. Best to get a good quality day night, and hope for some ambient light from some existing lighting fixtures in the park. Are you going IP or Analog? I have a Vivotek sd7313 in the field right now, and it is awesome at night, just moon light is all it needs to get a image. The PTZ part does not work well with Avermedia, but it is OK with it's own web interface.

I just built up a system for a 6480 express, and I built it with below equipment from Newegg. Pretty inexpensive, and it's been in the field a week without any problems. I went big on the power supply, because I have 6 under the hood. I also used a geforce 8400 card i had in stock. i hadn't built up a system in awhile, and went with the 1156 chip/motherboard because someone on this site said the 1155 was a problem. Just check the recent posts, and you will see a discussion for it. BIOSTAR H55A+ LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI ATX Intel Motherboard Intel Core i3-540 Clarkdale 3.06GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80616I3540 Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply Seagate Barracuda ST3250312AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBNT Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM HITACHI Deskstar 0S03230 3TB 5400 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Matt

Does anyone know what kind of quality I can expect on an NTSC out that is mainly used for focusing a IP camera. I am looking at two IP PTZ cameras: Panasonic WV-SW395 and Vivotek SD-7313. I want to be able to use the NTSC out to do livestreaming of a construction site, but also want to record the h.264 stream to make a time lapse video when it is all done. I know the intended use for the NTSC is just focus... but I want it to be somewhat decent in quality.

Thanks you for that heads up! I didn't even think about those restrictions... that could have been a mess. I'll check carefully before buying. I just tested a Vivotek cameras, and it looks like it puts out out 15fps, but that's OK for web streaming and time lapse. Thanks again. Matt

You might be thinking of the EXPORT option (not back up) where you have a choice between .avi or .mpg, but there still is not choice between "native" or ".dvr" wrapper.

Hello All: I have two questions I hoping I can get help on. 1. When I put IP cameras on my NV6480e system, the software saves it as a .DVR file. What exactly is the codec for that, considering that some cameras are sending H.264, and others .. say mjpeg or something? Is the .dvr just some kind of a wrapper? I have need to do some time-lapse of a construction site, so I'm wondering what I'll be recording in, so that I can determine how to get it into a video editor for post. 2. If I need a 16 camera IP system, what is the practical difference between ordering a 6480e hardware board, or a 16-ch licensing key? Does the hardware board just act as a licensing key and not do any work when you are putting only IP cameras on it? Thanks! Matt

Where in the software do I have this choice? I have options for MPEG4 ADVANCED & H.264 with analog cameras, and with IP cameras I can save as its native codec, or "re-encode", but no matter which I choose on these choices, it always comes out of the oven with a .dvr file. But your indicating the .dvr file is a "choice" I can make, like I can choose between mpeg4 or .dvr? At the end of the day, I would not mind a .dvr file, but I have an application where I want to do time-lapse, and I can't seem to do anything useful with the .DVR file when it comes to a video editor. I need to get it into a video editor in order to speed it up. If you can clairfy, or have any suggestions, I would appreciate it. Thanks. Matt

You can try renaming the .dvr files to .mpg, and playing them in something like VLC player. I just tried it (from my AverMedia NV6480), and they played, although the speed was super fast. I haven't had time to explore that. Possibly they could be put into a video editor program, and you have more options at that point.

The "quicker snappier" drive is not really needed for CCTV analog applications, as your program is really taking little hard drive usage to operate. But if you are running a bunch of other stuff on your computer that you access everyday, than I guess a SSD might be fine. BUt if you are having problems accessing standard D1 video from a 7200 RPM drive, than something else is wrong. I have multiple systems running on 7200 drives, and it is pretty snappy getting around.

Just curious, what CCTV hardware/software are you using on this system? I don't think a SSD is really useful in this application. You don't need HD access speed. A basic 7200 RPM drive would be fine. And Raid 0 is also not needed for most situation... unless you are trying to capture a 128 cameras on this. Perhaps some more details....

Just curious if anyone knows of a system that exports video to DVD (not as data, but as DVD video for playback in a consumer DVD player). I find it amazing that all the big players do not have this feature. I often prep evidence for my local law enforcement agencies, and they all want it on DVD, because prosecutors HATE the little applications that often come with the video files, and the video files often have special codecs that can't play by itself. I am glad that at least some manufactures allow for more common .avi with common codecs. But NOTHING beats a plain old DVD that can be played in any courtroom in the USA. Anyone know of any manufacture looking at this feature?

Has anyone tried any AverMedia card or software with the new Intel i7 chip? Thanks

1. Not sure why you can not access the DVR. I have never used their DVRs, only the cards installed in Windows XP. You could check your firewall. I am assuming you can ping the IP address of the DVR, correct? You certainly don't need a router between the two. You might try to just use a switch only, just to make sure that the Router is not messing things up. Ultimately, you will need the router if you plan on hooking up to the internet, or intranet. Have you tried the ping command from the windows command prompt? I purchased my system from http://dvrsystems.net/, and they are very helpful. I think it would be a long time before I used netvision products again, hoping that they improve, but my support with the folks at http://dvrsystems.net/ has been very good. Unfortunately, that won't help you at this point, but it might help make decisions easier in the future for you if you continue to use Hikvision.

Thanks for the heads up. When I get a chance, I'm going to see if I can get my hands on the 5.38 from my distributor. I only have 5.36 right now. Funny thing though, the way I have it set up now, I don't think my client will even bother, because they have gotten so used to the alternative method I have created for them. I installed a VGA card that has S-Video NTSC out. That goes to a Panasonic consumer DVD recorder, and I have a NTSC composite monitor hooked up to the DVD recorder. What they do now is they find the spot they want to start recording, and go full screen playback while hitting the record button on the DVD-R. It really is amazing simple, and the quality coming out of the SVHS out is very good (which surprised me). The bottom line is, they don't have to export to AVI, and then use another DVD-R authoring program. Now they just hit RECORD, and then STOP. Finalize the DVD and give it to the prosecutor. With the .avi export, I will still have to have them learn another program to get it to a true DVD, which is what everybody seems to want for easy viewing.

I would think it would be a nightmare to run in Geov in a virtual box. DVR apps are just too demanding and picky for that sort of thing. My Win 7 64 Bit system has been running for a couple of months now without complaints form the manufacture. One thing I do recommend is to build your own computers. I have had a lot less problem since building my own stuff... and it seems like you can never really get rid of all the bloatware Dell throws into stuff. Still, you should not being getting BSOD. I would copy down the codes from the BSOD screen and see if you can do some searches on the error codes. Also check your windows system log for any clues on crashes. http://www.windows7update.com/Windows7-Event-Viewer.html matt