Matrix (explained)

Matrix is a feature that lets you send or receive video from any surveillance system camera to any monitor (known as a Matrix-recipient) on a network. A typical Matrix configuration automatically presents live video on the required Matrix-recipient when a defined event occurs, for example, when motion is detected or when another user wants to share important live video. Provided Matrix has been configured on the surveillance system server, you can include Matrix content in your XProtect Smart Client views. When a particular event occurs, or another user wants to share video with you, live video will automatically appear in your Matrix views.

Viewing Matrix content

The event or the camera used in the Matrix setup depends entirely on the Matrix configuration on the surveillance system server or on what other users want to share with you. You cannot control this in XProtect Smart Client. However, you can add Matrix content to as many positions in the view as required, so you can watch live video from several Matrix-triggered sources at the same time.

A Matrix position is displayed with a Matrix icon on the toolbar: . You can maximize a Matrix by double-clicking it.

A view can contain several Matrix positions. This lets you watch live video from several Matrix-triggered sources at the same time. If your view contains several Matrix positions, the positions are always ranked—one of the positions will be the primary Matrix position, another the secondary, and so on. When the first Matrix-triggered live video stream is received, it is automatically presented in the primary Matrix position. When the next Matrix-triggered video stream is received, a first-in-first-out principle applies: the previously received video stream is transferred to your view's secondary Matrix position, and the newest video stream is presented in your primary Matrix position, and so on. The Matrix positions’ ranking is applied automatically: the first Matrix position you add is the primary Matrix position, the next one you add is the secondary one, and so on. You can change this ranking in setup mode, see Matrix properties.

On the Playback tab, Matrix positions display video from the cameras with which the Matrix positions were last used on the Live tab. You can, of course, play back this video using the Playback tab's navigation features.