ASUS Video Security On-Line Help


Introduction

Limitations

System Requirement

Warning

Features

Getting Started

Installing ASUS Video Security

Setup Wizard

Main Feature

Sensibility

Error Processing Procedure

Detecting Region and Rate

Define Tracing Procedure

Stop Detecting

Video Capture Setting

E-Mail Setting

Phone Call Setting

Execute specified program setting

How to run

Basic Concept and Operation

Setup

Shot key Mapping

Q & A

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Introduction

Video Security is a very powerful video stream comparing and detecting software that help users to find any potential errors at specific time interval by using video capture device. (E.g. CCD, V8, digital Hi-8 ...etc.) You can use Video Security to do the following:

If Video Security detected any variation, it might be an error or not, but no matter what Video Security will record:

Note: This log file is saved as "History.Log" and the ACCESS database file is saved as "WDog.mdb", they are put at working directory.

Besides data processing, Video Security allow user to set the error processing procedure while detecting any unusual condition, now they are four options to select, see error processing procedure to detail.

Limitations:

Under the limitation of hardware sensibility, the Video Security may not completely detect all possible errors. Before you execute Video Security, there are some limitations you have to understand in order that you can appropriately use it.

Video Security is designed for all possible environments and to avoid all possible error conditions, therefore you have to tune the parameters in Video Security Setup Wizard to get the best detecting result.

System Requirement:

Software:

Hardware:

Warning:

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Getting Started

Install ASUS Video Security :

  1. Insert the INSTALL CDROM or get the installed file from internet, Use File Explorer or other programs to start the setup program "setup.exe".
  2. In the install window, follow the install program instruction; it will copy the Video Security main program and other components to the destination directory.
  3. After installation, restart Windows.
  4. When you restart Windows, you must run Setup Wizard before you execute Video Security.

Setup Wizard

Whenever executing Setup Wizard, you can press <Cancel> to exit or press <Finish> to save the current setting or <Help> to get on-line help. Setup Wizard will indicate how to set ASUS Video Security step by step.

Main Feature:

Video Security running style :

There are three options for selecting, Normal Window, Always On Top and Minimize On Tray.

Normal Window is the default option. If you select this option, Video Security will work as a general window program.

Minimize On Tray is a good option when you want to hide the main Video Security window, (because you don't want anybody to know you are monitoring) it will shrink as an icon and put on task bar. Whenever Video Security detects any problem, it will pop up. You may also click this icon to pop up main window anytime.

Always On Top is like normal window, but the main window and control panel is shown always on top. You may click mouse right button to enable/disable "Always On Top" function at main window anytime.

Working Directory :

Working directory is a most important parameter for storing the Video Security's temporal work files and log files. The default directory is "c:\VideoSec". You can input any directory you like, but you must make sure that the directory you assigned is valid and existing. If the working directory you input does not exist, Setup Wizard will ask you to create it, If you don't fix this problem, Setup Wizard will use "c:\VideoSec" as default automatically. When you execute Video Security, it will automatically create a sub- working directory with current date and time, (like "1999.9.30_12.30.20", it means that Video Security was started at 1999/9/30 12:30:20), and all this sub- working directory

Note : You should not change working directory while Video Security is executing, this will result in a serious run time error.

Auto-Execute whenever Windows start:

Enabling this item, Video Security will auto-execute whenever Windows starts. This option is helpful when you use remote control for your computer.

Enable warning sound:

Enabling warning sound, Video Security will alarm user when Video Security detects any unusual condition. But before you use this option, you must make sure your PC has properly installed a soundcard.

Use Schedule:

Use schedule is a very helpful option let user decide when to start Video Security watchdog function, you may select how much time delay from now on or at today's specific time to start it. The best use is when you decide to start Video Security, but you don't want Video Security detect you left, you may use this function.

Detecting Region and Rate

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Video Security Detecting region:

There are two options for selecting, one is Normal Window, and the other is User Define Detecting Region.

If you select Normal Window, Video Security will detect all visible area while watchdog function is executing.

If you select User Define Detecting Region, Video Security will only detect the specific region you set while watchdog function is executing, but the setup work will be done when Video Security starts up next time.

Note: Video Security now only support 352*240 (NTSC) or 352*288 (PAL) resolution, If your capture driver is set to another resolution, Video Security will ask you to adjust to the default resolution.

Video Security Detecting Rate:

Detecting rate is Video Security detecting scan rate. There are four options, 1 frame/sec, 2 frame/sec, 3 frame/sec, and 4 frame/sec. The default is 2 frames/sec. The more scan rate you select, the more accuracy you get, but the more CPU usage you need. If you want to use Video Security and other Applications (like Office, network) execute simultaneously, you had better to decrease scan rate to get more CPU usage for other Applications.

Note: This issue is dependent on your CPU. If you use high level CPU like Pentium III, you can ignore these problems above.

Enable Password protection:

Video Security is a very safe application. If you are the first user who installed Video Security, you can get the authorized right to enable this function. Once you enable password protection, no one can change the settings under Setup Wizard besides you, and it will check password whenever you start or stop Video Security watchdog function, in addition you input the correct password.

Note: If you want to be the only user of Video security, you must set password protection when installing, but one thing you must know, when you set password protection, the protection will not be released until you disable the protection, even you uninstall and then re-install Video Security.

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Sensibility:

Video Security Image processing type:

There is only one option "Gray Level (8-bit)" now.

Note : Once Video Security detected any unusual condition, it will save the last two video stream snapshot as an one combined error bitmap file, and it names "errorX.bmp" (X=1,2,3 represents the current detected number), and store this bitmap files into the current working directory. Video Security won't remove these files from HD until user really wants to delete them, so you may refer them anytime you want.

Video Security Detecting sensibility:

Detecting sensibility is a very important parameter for Video Security. Since environment is so changeable, but we only care something change. You must know all the view port you want to watch and guard, therefore, you can tune a suitable sensibility to detect the variation you want.

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Define Tracing Procedure:

Video Security is not only detect problem, it may trace the moving invader. There are three options for tracing procedure.

  1. Trace motion object(s) manually by user : This is the default setting. When user is acknowledged there is an error occurred, Video Security tries to trace the motion object(s). In the mean time, Video Security will prompt a Tracing Menu, you may decide when to stop tracing or do the error processing procedure by your self while tracing. Video Security won't stop tracing until you press <Stop Tracing>
  2. Trace motion object(s) automatically by system. : This is the same as 1, but the difference is that when to stop tracing motion objects and execute error processing procedure are by Video Security, this is very suitable for batch or background work.
  3. No object(s) tracing, back to system immediately : No tracing procedure is needed, when all error processing procedure is done, it will back to Video Security main control panel immediately.

(Tracing Menu)

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Note: If you use Trace motion object(s) manually by user option, all the video snapshot or capture file is saved at the current working witch names "ManualX.Bmp" or "ManualX.Avi"

Error Processing Procedure:

Now there are four options for error processing procedure.

  1. Capture the following video data to an AVI file. Once Video Security detected any problem, you can capture the following video stream as an AVI file and play this file to see what happened.
  2. Send a warning e-mail to the specified user. Video Security may inform the user by sending E-mail, which includes errorX.bmp.
  3. Make a phone call to the specified user. Video Security will give a warning message call to a specified number.
  4. Execute a specified program. It is very helpful for user to start other program when Video Security detected any problem.

When you enable any of these items, Setup Wizard will show the setting menu for these items. See next.

Note : For phone call or E-Mail setting, user should take care that whether the unusual situation frequently happens. If yes, it will make the telephone line busy (phone call) or overuse the bandwidth of network. (sending e-mail) Of course, it is not what we desire.

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Stop Detecting Setting :

There are three options to stop Video Security watchdog function

  1. Stop Video security immediately: This is the default option. If any unusual condition is detected, Video Security stops watchdog function immediately.
  2. Never stop until user press <Stop>.
  3. Stop when error amount is in excess of a specified number.

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Video Capture Setting :

The maximum Video Capture time interval is the video recording time and the default value is 2 seconds, you may adjust this value.

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E-Mail Setting:

E-Mail Setting is very simple; all you have to do is fill in the E-Mail Address field with a proper and really existing e-mail address. The Carbon Copy E-Mail Address and Mail Body are optional.

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Phone call setting :

Phone Number:

You must fill Phone Number field with a valid format (all digital number), users had better test before using it.

Warning Wave File Name:

Warning wave file is played when user receives this warning call. You should make sure the valid wave file is existing. The default wave file is "warning.wav" bundle, and its message content is spoken by English.

Maximum count for redial number:

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Execute specified program setting:

If you want to execute a specified program immediately when Video Security detected any unusual condition, (like another control program) you may set this option. You must fill a valid execution program filename, otherwise you will get an error message.

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How to execute Video Security

Basic Concepts and Operation

To start Video Security, it only clicks the Video Security icon on the Video Security folder. But if you have set password protection, it will prompt you input the valid password. If you give a wrong password over three times. Sorry, Video Security will close. If you forget the wrong password, sorry too, you may not enter Video Security any more.

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Whenever you enter Video Security, it will show a main control panel.(see below.)

In the control panel, it is very easy to use, you may find a message box and two buttons, one is <Start/Stop> and another is <Setup>. Click Start, Video Security will start detecting. When detecting any error, the error log dialog will show up, you may click any item you want to see the detecting results.

Video Security always combines the last two errors into a bitmap file,

Video Security has three states; they are Standby, Watchdog and Tracing.

StandBy:

When Video Security is in Standby State, it is waiting for your command. You may press <Start> to begin detecting or press <Setup> to set configuration about Video Security.

WatchDog:

When Video Security is in watchdog state it means Video Security is detecting any potential error, you may not use Setup function while Video Security is in watchdog state,

Tracing:

Tracing state only exists when you enable Tracing function (see Setup Wizard). If Video Security is in tracing state, it tries to catch the motion object(s), which make Video Security detect error.

Setup

Video Security has three setup modules: Setup Wizard, Set Region and Video Source.

Setup Wizard :

It will call the Setup Wizard program (wsetup.exe), so you must make sure wsetup.exe exist in the same directory with Video Security program (VideoSecurity.exe), otherwise you will get the error message. You can't run Setup Wizard while Video Security is executing watchdog or tracing function, and you must exit Setup Wizard to get the newest current setting before you start watchdog function.

Set Region:

Video Security allows users to define any view port on Video Security main window for detecting, you may use mouse to drag a rectangular region you want to detect (bypass outside the rectangle).

Video source control:

Video source control is a utility to adjust the video source parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, change the Video connector type, or the Video standard.

Error Log

When Video Security detects any abnormal situation, it records detecting date, time and other information. Then, store them at file "History.Log". By the way, it prompts an error log dialog box to let user to watch the detecting result.

You may press Shortcut key <F4> to show this dialog box if Video Security detected at least one error.

Shortcut keys mapping

Keystroke

Actions

ESC Exit from Video Security
F1 On Line Help
F2 Switch Video Security Start/Stop watchdog function
F3 Setup Menu
F4 Show Error Log Window

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Q&A

Q1: Does Video Security support USB CCD or IEEE 1394 CCD?

Ans: Sorry, Video Security now only support S-Video or Composite CCDs, and they must connect to ASUS Video Card.

Q2: Dose Video Security check disk space while detecting?

Ans: This is a very important issue when you decide use Video Security with never stop option, you must be aware of whether the free space of your HD is enough for storing temporal files in current working directory. If HD space is exhausted, Video Security won't store any information and give you a warning message.

Q3: If I forget the password, how do I remove the password protection?

Ans: In fact, the only way to release password protection is to recall the original password you assign. The password protection is still active even you uninstall Video Security.

Suggestions

E-Mail to Jeasy_Huang@asus.com.tw Suggest for future versions of Video Security. We cannot guarantee to reply all suggestions, but we will carefully consider all ideas. We sincerely appreciate your input.