Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking settings

Overview

Setting Description

Analysis Resolution

Set the resolution for the camera on which the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic is active.

Automatically Select Resolution Based on Calibration

Select to automatically set the analysis resolution based on the settings in the Calibration section.

Analysis FPS

Set the frames per second for the camera on which the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic is active.

Simple Mode

Select whether to hide or display the advanced settings.

Processing mask

Setting Description

Drawing Mode

Select whether the paintbrush marks areas in the processing mask image to include (Analyze) or exclude (Ignore).

Size

Select the size of the paintbrush that you use in the processing mask image.

Calibration

Setting Description

Type

Select the type of calibration. Manual allows you to set the camera position. Automatic allows the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic to set the camera position and field of view. Uncalibrated runs the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic without camera position and field of view information.

Zoom In

Click to make the calibration diagram larger.

Zoom Out

Click to make the calibration smaller.

Field of view (degrees)

Define the horizontal field of view (in degrees) for the camera.

Pan (degrees)

Define the rotation around the vertical axis of the camera in relation to the scene.

Twist (degrees)

Define the rotation around the horizontal axis of the camera in relation to the scene.

Height (meters)

Define the vertical distance from the camera to the ground.

Distance (meters)

Define the horizontal distance from the camera to the center of the scene.

Sensitivity

The sensitivity settings are visible when the simple mode is on.

Setting Description

Object Contrast

Use the slider to set how sensitive the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic is to differences between objects and the background.

Object Motion

Use the slider to set how sensitive the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic is to foreground motion when detecting objects.

Background Motion

Use the slider to set how sensitive the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic is to background motion when detecting objects.

Shadow Suppression (Simple)
Select to use simple shadow suppression. Simple shadow suppression is effective where there are light shadows in the scene.
CAUTION: Do not use shadow suppression with thermal cameras.

Shadow Suppression (Complex)
Select to use complex shadow suppression. Complex shadow suppression in effective when there are dark shadows in the scene.
CAUTION: Do not use shadow suppression with thermal cameras.

Snow Suppression

Select to have the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic ignore the motion of snow in the scene.

Dynamic Background

Select to have the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic ignore periodic movement in the scene. This setting is effective for outdoor scenes where weather can cause motion in the background.

Detect Distant Objects

Select to have the Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking video analytic attempt to detect objects in the distance.