ASUS Video Security On-Line Help
Getting started
How to run
Q & A
Video Security is a very powerful video stream comparing and detecting software that help user to find any potenial error at a specific time interval by video capture device. (eg. CCD, V8 , digital Hi-8 ...etc.) You may use Video Security :
If Video Security detect any change or error, it will record
Limitation:
But before you execute Video Security, there are something you should know:
1. Video Security is not 100%
This is not all Video Security error,
2. You may set any detect sensibility to find out the pro
Video Security is designed to fit all user's environment to
The Video Security can not exactly detect all . The reasons are as below.
(1)The Limitation of The CCD. Due to changable temperature, the captured image of some CCDs will be twisted. And this will induce the wrong result.
(2)If the features (color) of the object are (is) much familiar to that of background, the object may not dectected.
(3)The CCD can not capture the object clearly and immediately when the object moves too fast.
System Requirement:
Software:
Hardware:
Warning:
Feature:
Installing ASUS Video Security :
When you run Setup Wizard, you may anytime press <Cancel> to exit or press <Finish> to save the current setting or <Help> to get on-line help.Setup Wizard will guide user how to set ASUS Video Security controled parameters step by step.
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.
Always on top is similar to Normal Window, the only difference is while Video Security is executeing, the main window is always on top.
Minimize on tray is a good option when you want to hide the main Video Security window, (because you don't want anybody knows you are iwatching him) it will shrink as an icon and put on working tray. Whenever Video Security find any improperness, it will popup. You may click this icon to popup main window anytime.
Always on top is like nomal window, but the main control pannel and is always on top. You may enable/disable always on top funtion at main window and click mouse right button.
Minimize on tray is designed while Video Security is executing, if you don't want anybody find, please select this, you may find Video security is shrink to a small icon into task bar
Working Directory :
Working directory is a very very important parameter for storeing the Video Security's temporal work files and log files. The default setting is "c:\VideoSec". You may input another home directory you like, but you must make sure this directory you assigned is valid and existing. Everytime you execute Video security,it will auto-create a sub-directory 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 ),
if the working directory you input is not existing, setup wizard will ask you to create it or not, if you don't fix this problem, Setup Wizard will use "c:\VideoSec" as default automatically.
Note:you can't reset your working directory Video security in process, this may cause error that the new location is not found
Run Everytime when Windows Start:
This option is make sure everytime you restart windows, it will also start Video Security automatically. It is helpful when you use remote-control for this PC.
Enable warning sound
Enable warning sound will alarm when Video Security detect any improperness. But before you use this option, you must make sure your PC has installed soundcard.
Use Schedule
Use schedule is very helpful when you want to Video Security start watchdog function, you may select or today's specific time to start it. The best use when you start Video Security to guard , but you don't let Video Security detect you left, you may use this function.
Detect region:
Video Security now is only suported 352*240 (NTSC) or 352*288 (PAL) resolution, if your capture driver is set another resolution , Video Security will ask you to adjust to the destine resolution by capture driver.
Detecting rate:
Detecting rate is Video Security detecting scanning rate, it has 4 options, 1 frams/sec,2 frams/sec, 3 frams/sec,4 frams/sec, the more scanning rate you selected, the more accuracy you get, but the more CPU useage you needed,Iif you want to use Video Sceurity and other Applications (like Office, network) execute simulatiously, you had better to low down scanning rate to get more CPU useage for other Applications.
Note: This issue is by your CPU, if you use high level CPU like Penitium III, you may also ignored these problems above.
Password protection:
This is a very strict function to use this, if you are the first user who install Video Security, you may get the power to set the password protection for Video Security, when you set password protection function, everytime you enter Video Security prompt you password verfication, and stop Video Security watchdog function will ask you , too, this is strongly protect
Note:if you want to be the only user who use Video security , you should set password protection when you install, but one thing you must know, when you set password protection , the protection will not be released until you disable the protecton, even you uninstall then re-install Video Security.
Image processing type
They have only one option is Gray level,
Detecting sensibility:
Detecting sensibility is a very important parameter for Video Security, in fact it is a very to control . We must know all the viewport you want to watch and guard is various, it means all picture you , you must try yourself to get a best you want, Video Security now only develop this parameter for user to adjust, as it says, when you
Default image processing program:
Once Video security get the error image (Bitmap format), it stores at the working directoy whose name is today's date and time, you may use some image processing program to use it (like compress, edit or anything you want), you may assign a given image processing program here when this bitmap file associated to
When Video security detect any potential error, Video security will save the error bitmap file with a contract mode , name errorX.bmp (X represents a number), this bitmap files will not remove from the harddisk by Video security until user want to delete them, so you may refer them anytime.but when error is occur, you may
Capture following actions to an AVI files
Sending an warning E-Mail to a given user
Make a phonecall to a given user
Execute a specific program
When you enable anyone of these items, setup wizard will show the setting menu for these items.See next
Video Security is not only detect error, it may trace invalider , now it has three options:
1. Trace motion object(s) manual by user : This is default mode, when user is prompt there is an error occured, Video security will tyr to trace motion object(s), but while traceing there are another object is
2.
1. Stop Video security immediately:
If any error detected, Video Security stop detecting immediately, this is default option.
2. Never stop, until user press stop:
This option is very useful for user want to batch detecting, if you leave you want to detect
3. Stop when total error amount is over a
You may assign a value , if Video Security is the limit, it will stop detecting.
Video Capture Setting :
The maximum Video Capture time interval is the video recording time, the default value is 2 sec, you may adjust this value.
Note:
EMail Setting
EMail Setting is very simple, all you have to to is fill the EMail Address field with a proper and really existing email address. The Carbon Copy EMail Address and Mail Body are optional.
Phone call setting :
You must fill a valid format for phone number,
Warning wave file is the when user receive this warning call. You should gurneety this wave file is existing and a valid wave file.The default wave file is "warning.wav" bundle , and it message content is spoken by English "
The maximum dial count is the maximum when Video Security dial but no answer
Execute specific program setting:
If you want to execute a specific program immediately when Video Security detected any improperness, ( maybe another control program) you may setup this
End user can
How to execute Video Security :
To start Video Security is very easy, it only click 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 more than three times, sorry, Video Security will close. If you forget the wrong password, sorry too, you may not enter Video Security no more.
Whenever you enter Video Security, it will show a main control panel and
In the control panel, it is very easy to use, you may find a message box and two button, one is <Start/Stop> and another is <Setup>, click Start then Video Security will start detecting, when detecting any error, the error log diaglox will show up, you may click any item you want to see the detecting result.
Video Security always combine the last two error into a bitmap file,
Video Security has three states, they are Standby, WatchDog and Traceing.
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,
Traceing:
Traceing state is only exist when you enable Traceing function (see Setup Wizard ), when Video Security is in traceing state , it try to catch the motion object(s) which make Video Security detect error.
Setup
Video Security has three setup module : 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 is exist the same directory with Video Security main program (VideoSecurity.exe) , otherwise you will get the "Error Executeing Setup Wizard..." error message. You may not run Setup Wizard while Video Security is in watchdog state or traceing state, and you must finish Setup Wizard to get the before you start watchdog.
Set Region:
The view port may not be your desire, you can use this this option to define a region , Video Security will prompt you use mouse to drag a region you want to detect (bypass other )
Video source control:
Video source control is a utility to adjust the video source parameters like brightness,contrast, saturation and hue, or change the Video connector type, change the Video satndard.
Error Log
Once Video Security detect any abnormal situation, it will record detecting date, time and other information and store them at Error Log , and then prompt an error log dialog box to let user to watch the detecting result ( show in Error Log Window). You may watch the error image , capture video ( if you have enabled Video Capture at Setup Wizard)
You may press Shortcut key <F4> to show this dialog box if Video Security detected at least one error.
Before Video Security exit, it will prompt a dialog box to confirm user , if you have installed ACCESS 97 or above under your WINDOWS, please select <Yes> to translate error log to ACCESS database, otherwise press <No> to skip this, the error log will save to in your Video Security working directory.
Shortcut keys mapping
Keystroke | Actions | |
---|---|---|
ESC | Exit from Video Security | |
F1 | On Line Help | |
F2 | Switch Video Security Start/Stop watchdog function | |
F3 | Speed decrease current control value | |
F4 | Show Error Log Window |
Q&A
Dose Video Security support USB CCD or IEEE 1394 CCD?
Ans: Sorry, Video Security now is only support S-Video or Composite CCD, and it must connect to ASUS Video Card
Why Video Security is not for detecting
Ans: You may adjust sensibility to tune the detecting , but before you , you should take care
(1) Video Security is suit for
Why can I execute
Ans: You must install ODBC driver for ACCESS
Is Video Security
Ans: Sorry, you may not run ASUS Live with Video Security simu, becasue these two application use hardware overlay function, that is, any application use hardware overlay can not run simulataous also.
Before you use phone call, you must , Video Security will not detect Modem you install in your PC is properly or not,
.I wnat to check these image
Video Security
.Dose Video Security check disk space while
Ans: This is a very important issue when you decide use Video Security with never stop , you must be aware your harddsik free space for in working directory.
.Dose Video Sceurity
Ans: Sorry, Video Security is only support WINDOWS 95/98 only.
. Is Video Security is
Ans:
. If I forget the password, how do I remove the password protection?
Ans: In fact, the only way to release password protection is recall the original password you assign. The password protection is still active even you uninstall Video Security, but we provide a solution for
Suggestions
Email Jeasy_Huang@asus.com.tw suggestions for future versions of Video Security. We cannot guarantee replies to all suggestions, but we will carefully consider all ideas. We appreciate your input.