Manage real-time analysis cameras (Preview)

The Camera management page shows all cameras linked to your extension. For each camera, you can view and edit the following information:

• Streaming - Shows streaming status. If the camera is streaming, you can view the stream in the VI live player. It might take a few minutes for the stream to appear in the live player.
• Recording - Shows recording status. When it’s recording, the camera stream is stored and playable in the VI video on demand (VOD) player.
• Retention policy - Choose how long you want to keep the camera's recording files. The default setting is 100 days. You can change it to any value between 1 and 999 days. To retain files indefinitely, select Never delete my files.
  • If you select only streaming, the video isn't retained and isn't playable after one hour. You can select both live and VOD streaming for a camera. In this scenario, you can play the camera in both live and VOD players.
• Applied preset - If you apply an AI preset to the camera, the preset name appears. Otherwise, the Add preset option appears with a dropdown list of available presets.
  • You can't apply an AI preset in the portal when both VOD and live streaming are set to Off. Configure it by using the Live Video Analysis API.
• Pin camera - Indicates whether the camera appears on the gallery page. You can only select Yes for cameras with live streaming.
• Status - The camera displays:
  • Updating when camera management tasks such as preset changes, streaming modifications, and recording adjustments are in progress.
  • Queued when no configured GPU instance has enough remaining capacity. Video Indexer admits the camera automatically when capacity becomes available. To make capacity available, add GPU capacity or remove camera load.

Create a preset

To use Azure AI Video Indexer in real time, create a preset and then apply it to your camera. A preset is a set of AI insights, either VI 1P insights or custom insights. For more information, see Real-time AI insights catalog.

To create a preset in the VI portal:

1. Go to your VI extension > Manage AI insights.
2. Select the Presets tab.
3. Select + Create preset.
4. Enter the preset name.
5. Select the AI insights that you want to add to the preset from the available list. To create a new custom insight, see Create a custom insight. Selecting AI insights from the same model saves GPU resources.
6. Review and select Create preset.

Here’s an example screenshot in the VI portal:

Selecting more than one AI insight with the same model name doesn't increase runtime or GPU processing resources when you apply the preset to a camera.

To view all created presets in your Arc extension, select Manage AI insights in the upper-right corner, and then select the Presets tab. To edit a preset, select the ellipsis (...) in the preset row, and then select Edit preset. Changing the insights in a preset updates the insights for all cameras that use that preset. To duplicate a preset, select Duplicate preset. This action creates a new preset that is identical to the one you selected. This action doesn't affect the preset applied to any camera. Apply the new preset to cameras manually.

Apply a preset to a camera

After you create a preset, apply it to the camera to get real-time insights. A camera can have only one preset applied at a time, which you can change instantly. Applying a preset can take a few minutes.

The preset insights run on the camera even when it isn't streaming or recording. To access insights, see the Get Live Insights by DateTime API.

Apply from the pinned cameras tab

1. Go to the VI extension > Pinned cameras tab.
2. Select the ellipsis (…) in the lower-right corner of the camera view > + Apply preset.
3. The Apply preset on camera window opens. Select a preset from the list and then select Apply preset.

Apply from the camera live player

1. Navigate to the live player of one of the cameras.
2. On the right side of the screen, select Apply preset.
3. The Apply preset on camera window opens. Select a preset from the list and then select Apply preset.

Apply from the camera management tab

1. Go to the VI extension > Camera management tab.
2. In the Applied preset column, select + Apply preset. If no preset is applied to the camera, you see the + Apply preset button. Otherwise, you see the name of the applied preset.
3. The Apply preset on camera window opens. Select a preset from the list, and then select Apply preset.

Change the camera preset

If a preset was applied to the camera, you can update it as needed. Changing the applied preset on the camera might take some time. During this process, the camera status changes to Updating.

Change from the pinned cameras tab

1. Go to your VI extension > Pinned cameras tab.
2. Select Change preset at the bottom of the camera view.
3. The Change preset window opens. Select a preset from the list and then select Apply preset.

Change from the camera live player

1. Navigate to the live player of one of the cameras.
2. On the right side of the screen, above the insight timeline, find Applied preset, and then select the preset name.
3. The Change preset window opens. Select a preset from the list and then select Apply preset.

Change from the camera management tab

1. Go to the VI extension > Camera management tab.
2. In the Applied preset column, select View preset.
3. The Change preset window opens. Select a preset from the list and then select Apply preset.

Add a camera description

Use the camera description to provide details about the camera view. It helps the system capture the main events in your footage more effectively when generating a summary. Here are some best practices for writing the camera description:

Keep the description short and include the location type. For example:

• "Grocery Shop"
• "Store"
• "Parking Lot"
• "Garage"
• "Street"
• "Bus Station"
• "Factory Production Floor -2"

1. Go to a camera page.
2. In the upper-right corner of the screen, select Camera properties.
3. Enter a description and apply the change.

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• Create custom insights