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Performing a smart search
You can use a smart search to search for occurrences of motion in specific areas of a camera’s viewpoint. You can only perform a smart search in 1x1 video panel layout.

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- Search window features
- Performing a timeline search
  A timeline search can search cameras, groups, maps, views, audio, or events within a specified time range.
- Performing a thumbnail search
  A thumbnail search scans video from a single camera and captures thumbnail images from a specific interval of time. You can use a thumbnail search to search cameras, and cameras in groups and maps.
- Performing a list search
  In a list search, you define the search criteria, such as the time period or event type, to create a list of cameras, devices, and events.
- Video playback
- Video playback and Point of Sale
- Identifying event motion in video playback
- Searching for recordings archived on cloud drive
  Use the search feature to search and retrieve recordings that are in cold storage on Cloud Drive.
- Performing a smart search
  You can use a smart search to search for occurrences of motion in specific areas of a camera’s viewpoint. You can only perform a smart search in 1x1 video panel layout.
- Performing a map search
  You can use a map search to find video in cameras associated with a map. For information on how to upload a map image and create a custom map, see Maps window.
- Completing a view search
  You can use a view search to search video from a custom view.
- Performing an event search
  You can use an event search to narrow the search to a specific event that you previously configured in the event linking window. You can also use an event search to find video and audio that is associated with an event.
- Sending video using VideoPush in the search window
  In the search window, you can search for recorded video and send it to another exacqVision client using the VideoPush feature.
- Bookmarks
- Creating a bookmark in the search window
- Performing a bookmark search
- Performing a case search
- Performing a serial search
  You can perform a serial search to search devices for events that are linked to keywords or rules. For information on how to create a keyword or rule, see Creating a rule for serial data string searches.
- Performing a keyword search
  You can use a keyword search to search devices on a server for a keyword. This feature is only available for servers that support security integrations.
- Analytic search
- Performing an analytic metadata search
- Facial matching options in the search window menu
  When you right-click, a search result generates a pop up menu with several options including properties, save image, and print image. Depending on the contents of the selected analytics, additional menu options may be available:
- Search using the keyword analytic filters
- Exporting video files
  You can export files from up to 16 cameras with a Professional or Enterprise license. You can choose to export video files immediately or schedule future exports.
- Export players
- Report mode in the search window
  You can use the Report Mode to display information to help your organization analyse data stored from recordings, event linkages, and analytic data.
- Running and exporting a report
- Saving and burning files to a CD or DVD
  You can use the Burn Disc window to burn files to a CD or DVD.
- File manager window
  In the File Manager window, you can view, open, save and delete content that you export from a file directory. This feature is useful for system users that have access restrictions, and for computers that do not have suitable media drives to burn discs.
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Performing a smart search

You can use a smart search to search for occurrences of motion in specific areas of a camera’s viewpoint. You can only perform a smart search in 1x1 video panel layout.

From the toolbar, click the Smart Search icon.
For the Smart Search icon to be active, check that you select only one camera and that the video is downloading.
Left-click the video panel and drag the cursor until you have drawn a box over the area you want to search.
To adjust the motion sensitivity in the Smart Search window move the Sensitivity slider to the right.
Some cameras and server hardware also support a Use Embedded Data option. This option can increase the speed of smart searches by obtaining and using motion values when video is recording.
Click OK, and then click OK to view the frames in the timeline. When the smart search is complete, the system displays the number of frames that contain motion from the selected area.
The smart search frames display in orange in the timeline. When you play back the video, the video only plays the smart search frames.