Swann DVR4-5000 Operating Instructions Manual

Brand: Swann

Model: DVR4-5000

Category: Digital Video Recorders (DVR)

Type: Operating Instructions Manual

DVR4-5000™

4 Channel Digital Video Recorder

with Built-In 10.2” LCD Screen

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Operating Instructions

FCC Veriﬁcation:

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for

Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de-

signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residen-

tial installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may

cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be deter-

mined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

· Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

· Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected

· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

(1) These devices may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) These devices must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Prohibition against eavesdropping

Except for the operations of law enforcement ofﬁcers conducted under lawful

authority, no person shall use, either directly or indirectly, a device operated pursu-

ant to the provisions of this Part for the purpose of overhearing or recording the

private conversations of others unless such use is authorized by all of the parties

engaging in the conversation.

WARNING: Modiﬁcations not approved by the party responsible for compliance

could void user’s authority to operate the equipment.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:

· Make sure product is ﬁxed correctly and stable if fastened in place

· Do not operate if wires and terminals are exposed

· Do not cover vents on the side or back of the DVR and allow adequate space for

ventilation

Before You Begin

DEFAULT PASSWORD INFORMATION

· This DVR is password protected.

· To unlock the DVR for the ﬁrst time, the default password is “111111”.

· To ensure your ongoing privacy, we strongly recommend changing the password

as soon as possible. Choose something that you’ll remember, but that others

would be unlikely to guess.

· If you do manage to lock yourself out of the DVR, you’ll need to contact us at the

Swann Technical Support Telephone Helpdesk - the number is on the back cover.

Contents

Before You Begin 2

Contents 3

Package Contents 4

Overview 4

DVR Layout 5-6

Connections & Installation

Connecting Cameras and Power Adapter 7

Connecting and Using the Mouse 8

Turning the DVR On/Off and Auto Recovery 8

Menu Operation 9

Accessing and Navigating the Menu System 9

Setting DVR Time 9

Image Display 10

Single Camera View 10

Multi Camera View 10

Camera Menu 11

Record Menu 11-12

Screen Menu 12

Motion Detection Menu 13

Alarm Menu 13

Audio Menu 14

System Menu 14-15

Time Search 15

Language Menu 16

Exit Menu 16

Starting the DVR With a New Hard Drive 16

Changing the Hard Drive 17

Backing Up Footage to PC 18

Viewing Backup Footage on a PC 19

Using the VVFPlayer software 19

VVFPlayer Interface 19

Extract footage from a larger video clip 20

Exporting an AVI ﬁle 20

Troubleshooting Guide 21

Technical Speciﬁcations 22

Warranty Information 23

Technical Support Details Back cover

Package Contents

DVR4-5000™ 10.2” LCD Digital Video Recorder

320GB Hard Drive (already installed)

Remote Control (with Batteries)

PS2 Mouse

Power Adapter with Cable

Security Stickers (4 Pack)

Software CD

Operating Instructions

Easy Setup Guide

If you are missing any of the

components above, contact

Swann Communications for

assistance.

Overview

Congratulations on your ﬁne choice in stand-alone video monitoring systems!

The DVR4-5000 is a reliable, cost-effective digital video recorder with the

added convenience of a built-in LCD screen. It will, when properly conﬁgured,

autonomously work around the clock, recording incidents as they happen to its

built in hard drive.

The DVR4-5000 is also easy to use: we’ve included a PS2 mouse which makes

navigating through the menus a breeze. There’s also a remote control for added

convenience.

The DVR4-5000 can monitor up to four cameras simultaneously - so, if you need

to upgrade your system in the future, there’s room for you to do so.

Oh, and the stylish appearance of the unit doesn’t actually affect its performance,

but it does look really cool. Which always helps.

The default password to unlock the DVR is “111111”.

1. Quad & Channels 1 to 4

Changes the viewing mode on

the DVR. Channels 1 through 4

will display that channel. Quad

will display a split-screen view

divided into four windows.

When viewing the menu, the

Channel buttons are used for

navigation.

2. REC (Record)

The REC button will engage

manual recording mode. The

record icon will be displayed

onscreen whilst the DVR is re-

cording.

3. STOP

Stops playback.

4. PLAY

Once an event has been record-

ed, use PLAY to enter playback

mode. You will be taken directly

to the time-search interface.

5. FWD (Fast-Forward)

Press to speed up playback. The

more FWD is pressed, the faster

the footage will play (choose

from x2, x3 and x4 speeds).

6. REW (Rewind)

When playing back, press REW

to play footage backwards. The

speed and quality of rewind-

ing footage will depend on the

quality settings when it was re-

corded.

7. PAUSE

Pauses playback.

8. MENU / ESC

Opens the DVR menu when in

live viewing or playback modes.

When in a menu, this button

will take you back to the pre-

vious screen or menu you were

in.

9. UP / DOWN

Used for navigation and to

change values in the menus.

10. SELECT / EDIT

Selects and conﬁrms value

changes in the menu.

11. LEDS / IR SENSOR

The red LED lights up whilst in

record or playback mode. The

green LED is lit whilst the unit

is supplied with power and

turned on. The IR sensor is for

the infrared remote control.

12. PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom)

Press PTZ to enter Pan, Tilt,

Zoom control mode.

Layout of DVR

Front Panel

Top Panel and Side USB port

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1. MENU / POWER

Press quickly to display the LCD

conﬁguration menu or move

the cursor to the right. Press

and hold for a few seconds to

turn the screen (not the DVR it-

self) on or off.

2. DOWN

Move the parameter prompt in

the LCD menu downwards.

3. UP

Move the parameter prompt in

the LCD menu upwards.

4. & 5. + / -

Increases/decreases the volume

of the built-in speakers when

not in the LCD menu. When in

the LCD menu, these buttons

alters the selected value.

6. SIDE USB PORT

Used for attaching a compatible

USB ﬂash drive, for backing up

footage.

Note: Do not connect the DVR

to a computer, or to any device

other than a USB ﬂash drive.

Other devices may be harmed,

or harm the DVR.

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1. VIDEO INPUT

Where you connect your cameras, using BNC

connectors. If any of your cameras use RCA

connectors, you’ll need to use an RCA to BNC

adaptor.

2. VIDEO OUTPUT

A composite video output. You can use this to

connect the DVR to another monitor (such as a

television). The additional monitor will display the

same image(s) as the incorporated monitor.

3. AUDIO INPUT

You can connect two audio sources to the DVR.

The audio sources may be microphones from your

cameras, or separate audio sources.

4. AUDIO OUTPUT

A line-level audio output. Can be connected to a

television, ampliﬁer or external recording device.

Will output the same signal as heard on the built-

in speakers.

5. PS2 MOUSE

To attach a PS2 compatible mouse (included).

6. DC 12V

Connect the included power supply to this

connection.

7. MASTER POWER SWITCH

Turns the DVR on and off. Overrides the button

on the top of the unit.

8. RS485 / ALARM / SENSOR

SENSOR: For connecting up to four external

sensors to the DVR.

ALARM: To connect an alarm output to the DVR.

RS485: These two ports are RS485 asynchronous

serial connectors. Typically, these are used to

control PTZ capable systems.

Note: These are advanced features of the DVR,

and are recommended for experienced users and/

or professional installations.

Rear Panel

DVR Layout (cont)

Remote Control

1 5 6

2 4

1. Channel 1 - 4, Quad

2. Rew

3. Play

4. Fwd

5. REC

6. Pause

7. Stop

8. PTZ

9. Menu/Esc

10. Select/Enter

11. Up

12.Down

Functions:

All buttons on the remote control operate

in exactly the same manner as their

namesake on the front panel of the DVR.

In fact, the remote control is essentially

an exact copy of the front interface of the

DVR, somewhat rearranged.

Thus, it does not matter at all whether you

use the front panel or the remote control -

the remote is simply for your convenience.

Connecting Cameras and Power Adapters

Connect the 1. Power and BNC ends of the

MaxiBright Camera to an Extension

Cable.

Connect the end of the 2. BNC Extension

Cable to a Video Input on the back of

the DVR.

Connect the 3. Power Connector of the

Extension Cable to the Power Splitters.

Connect the 4. Power Splitter to the Cam-

era Power Adapter.

Plug in the 5. Camera Power Adapter and

the DVR Power Adapter to mains power

outlets.

Tips and Tricks

Connecting the cameras and the DVR is relatively

straight forward. However, there are a couple of

things that can go amiss, particularly if you’re not

familiar with connecting A/V equipment. Here’s a

couple of points to watch out for:

Double check if your plugging a cable into an 1.

input or an output. Plugging a camera into an

output will not yield any useful results, like-

wise attaching a TV to an input won’t display

anything.

When installing cables, avoid placing cables 2.

too near mains electrical cables. AC power

generates an electromagnetic ﬁeld which will

interfere with information being transmitted

along the cable.

For best results, avoid joining cables together. 3.

Joining cables reduces signal integrity - if you

really need a longer cable, we suggest pur-

chasing a longer extension cable.

Using the Mouse

Powering the DVR On/Off

To turn on your DVR connect the Power Adapter to the DC 12V input on the back

of the unit. Turn the master power switch on the back of the DVR on. This will

power on the DVR itself.

If the screen does not turn on, press and hold the power button on the top of the

DVR.

To turn the screen off, press and hold the power button on the top panel. To com-

pletely turn off the DVR, use the master power switch on the rear panel.

Auto-Recovery Feature

The DVR4-5000™ is equipped with an Auto-Recovery feature. Should a power

outage occur while you are recording the DVR will automatically resume recording

once power is restored.

Turning the DVR On/Off and Auto Recovery

Attaching the Mouse

Plug the PS2 connector for the

mouse into the PS2 port on the back

of the DVR.

Note that the USB port on the side of

the DVR does not support a mouse

being connected. The DVR is com-

patible with a PS2 mouse only.

Using the PS2 Mouse

When a mouse is connected, a cursor will be displayed on the screen which can be

moved by moving the mouse, much like the mouse cursor on a computer.

Click the left mouse button to select an item or to change a setting in a menu.

Additionally, in quad-view, click a channel to enlarge it to full-screen.

When in the menu system, use the right mouse button to go up one level. When

in the live viewing or playback mode, right clicking the screen will bring up a quick-

task bar, containing playback controls and a menu icon. These operate in the same

manner as the physical buttons they represent.

Menu Operation

Accessing and Navigating the Menu System

The main Setup Menu can be accessed by pressing the MENU/ESC Button

To navigate the menus, you can use the UP arrow or CH1 to move UP,

and the DOWN arrow or CH2 to move DOWN. CH3 will move LEFT and

CH4 will move RIGHT.

To select the highlighted option press the SEL/EDIT button. To return to

the previous menu press the MENU/ESC button.

Alternately, you can use the mouse to

navigate the menus.

Left click on the item you wish to

access. Use Right click to go back a

step or, when in live viewing mode, to

open the quickstart menu.

Main Setup Menu

Setting DVR Time

To change the DVR time, go into the SYSTEM

menu and select TIME SET.

With TIME SET highlighted press the SEL/EDIT

button to display the selection arrows.

Use the CH3 & CH4 buttons to select between

the date (year, month, day) and time (hour,

minute, seconds) or select them with the

mouse.

Using the UP (or CH1) & DOWN (or CH2)

buttons change the selected option, or click

the red arrow icons with the mouse.

Note: The menu cannot be accessed while in playback or backup mode.

Return to the main camera view before entering the menu.

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Single Camera View

Multi Camera View

1. Current Camera Channel

2. Motion Detection Icon

3. Recording Icon

4. Main Display

5. Current Date & Time

6. Mute Audio

7. No Camera Signal Icon

Multi Camera View with 4 Cameras Multi Camera View with No Cameras

MUTE

Image Display

Camera Menu

The Camera menu allows you to

change visual attributes on each of the

camera channels.

Channel: Display the attributes of currently selected camera 1-4.

Display: Turn the selected camera On or Off in the main display.

Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation: Using the mouse or the UP & DOWN

buttons highlight the display option you want to change. Use the FAST FOWARD

button to increase the settings and the REWIND button to decrease them, or left

click the red arrows with the mouse.

The Record Menu adjusts recording

quality, timers and schedules.

You may individually set the Record

Speed of each camera. The total

number of frames used can not exceed

60 for NTSC systems or 50 for PAL

systems. Setting lower frame rates will

consume less hard drive space.

Record Speed: Set the recording frame rate per camera. Higher frame rates

provide smoother recordings, but use up more hard drive space.

Record Menu

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The Record Schedule allows you to set the recording mode for each hour of the day

based on a 24 hour clock. Use the Channel buttons to change the schedule, or use

the mouse.

No Record: Will not record at all, unless manual recording is engaged by pressing

the REC button.

Time Record: Will record everything in the time speciﬁed.

Motion Record: will only record when motion is detected, using your motion

detection settings.

Important: To enable Motion Recording you must set the hour to Motion

Record (green) AND set the Sensitivity and Motion Area in the Motion

Detection menu.

Record Quality: Set the image quality of the recordings from Normal, High or

Highest. Note: higher image quality settings use more hard drive space is taken

up by recordings.

Record Schedule: Set different recording modes depending on the time of day.

Record Menu (cont)

The Screen menu adjusts the display of

cameras in the main camera view.

Border: Applies a border between the cameras in multi camera view.

Video Adjustment: Adjust the display to ﬁt on your TV monitor.

Auto Switching: When active, in live view mode, the DVR will automatically

switch between camera channels in full screen mode. Set the delay from 1-10

seconds between changes or Off.

Screen Menu

The Motion Detection menu allows you

to set motion options for each camera.

It is located in the Alarm menu.

Note: The DVR detects motion based

on the level of change in the picture.

The Alarm Menu lets you custom-

ize the behavior of the DVR when it

detects motion or is triggered by an

external sensor.

Channel: Select which camera attributes to change from camera 1-4.

Sensitivity: Set the amount of movement necessary before motion detection

triggers recording. Set from 1 (most sensitive) to 4 (least sensitive), default Off.

Note: this feature must be set from 1-4 to enable motion recording.

Motion Area: Select the area of the Camera to detect motion. Motion

occurring outside this designated area will not trigger a recording.

Alarm Duration: Set the length of time the alarm will sound when motion is de-

tected. Set to Off, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 seconds or Continuous. Note: If the Alarm

Duration is set to Continuous the alarm will continue until this setting is changed.

Buzzer Duration: You can set the legnth of time the buzzer in the DVR will

sound. This is useful if you want a long alarm duration, but don’t want the con-

tinual noise (or vice versa, having a short alarm but a long buzzer).

Event REC Duration: The time that the DVR will record after an alarm event.

The measurement is in seconds.

Sensor: Opens the Sensor submenu. If you have external sensors attached to the

DVR, you’ll need to select whether they are Open or Closed sensors here.

Use the mouse or the CH1-CH4 buttons to move the

cursor. Press the SEL/EDIT button to begin to draw

the motion detection area. Using the mouse or arrow

buttons draw your desired motion area and press the

SEL/EDIT button again once complete.

In the example to the left, the blue motion box is

drawn over the door. Only motion occurring in this

area will trigger recording (i.e. the door opening).

Important: To enable Motion Recording you must set the Sensitivity, Motion

Area for each camera AND set Motion Record in the Record Schedule menu.

Motion Detection Menu

Alarm Menu

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The Audio menu sets the audio

recording and volume options.

Note: You must have a camera with

audio or a powered microphone to

record or monitor audio.

Record: Set to ON to record audio from the Audio Input on the back of the DVR.

Channel: You can use either channel 1 or 2, both at once or none at all.

Mute: Turns Audio output on or off when viewing or recording cameras.

Alternatively, press the Mute button to turn Audio on or off while viewing your

cameras.

Input Volume: Move the slider to change the volume of the audio recorded.

Output Volume: Move the slider to change the volume of audio playback.

Audio Menu

System Menu

The System menu provides general

setup options such as hard disk

information, time, date and ﬁrmware

settings.

Hard Disk Setup: Display information about the installed hard disk including

total size and memory usage.

Overwrite Enable: If activated, when the hard disk is full the DVR will overwrite

the oldest footage automatically. Default: Yes.

Format HDD: This option will permanently delete all data on the hard disk. The

password must be correctly entered to format the hard disk.

Account: Choose this submenu to alter/custiomise your user account settings.

You can set up to four (4) user accounts, each with varying levels of access. A

“guest” account will have minimal access, whilst an “operator” will be able to ac-

cess most areas but not reset other user’s passwords or delete events. Full control

is only available in the “admin” account (which can be renamed).

Note: The default account is “admin”, and the password is “111111”.

Use the arrow buttons to select and

playback the highlighted Event. Press

Stop to exit playback mode.

Hint: You can also access the Event List

by pressing the Play button while view-

ing your cameras.

Loss Alarm: When enabled an audible alarm will sound indicating the DVR has

lost the camera signal or a camera has been unplugged.

PTZ Setup: Here you can conﬁgure a PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) camera system.

F/W Upgrade: Displays the current ﬁrmware version and allows future upgrades

via a USB Flash Drive. Do not remove the Flash Drive while the ﬁrmware is updat-

ing as it may damage the DVR. Only use updates authorized by Swann. When

complete, remove the Flash Drive and restart the DVR.

Recording

Number

Date & Time

Recording

Type

Start / Stop

Event

System Menu (cont)

Event List: Displays a list of recorded events from the most recent recording to

the oldest. Use the Time Search feature for older events not in list.

Keypad Tone: Turns the “beep” when a button is pressed on or off.

Time Search allows you to quickly jump

to a speciﬁc time and date to view a

recording.

Start time: This is the date and time of the oldest recording on the DVR.

Stop time: This is the date and time of the ﬁnal recording on the DVR.

Use the CH1 & Ch2 buttons or the mouse to select each digit in the time/date.

Change the value of each digit by using CH3 & Ch4, or clicking the red arrow

with the mouse.

Enter a time between the Start and End time and press the Play button to view

a recording. Use the Fast Forward and Rewind buttons to quickly scan through

recordings, press multiple times to speed up playback dramatically.

Press the Stop button to exit playback mode.

Time Search

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Save, Exit or Load Setup Defaults from the

Exit menu.

Press SET to select the highlighted option.

Save & Exit: Use this option to save all settings that have been changed in the

DVR menus. All changes made will be lost if you do not choose this option.

Exit Without Saving: Select to disregard any changes that have been made

and return to camera view.

Load Setup Default: Reset all settings on the DVR to factory defaults.

Exit Menu

Language

With the Language option selected push the SEL/EDIT button to switch between

English and Chinese.

When starting the DVR4-5000™ for the ﬁrst time or starting the DVR after

changing to a new hard drive, the DVR will conﬁgure the hard drive for use. Fol-

low the on screen prompts to conﬁgure the hard drive.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If format is chosen all existing data on the hard drive will

be deleted and unrecoverable.

1. After the DVR recognizes the new

hard drive press PLAY to conﬁgure for

use.

2. When the hard drive is conﬁgured

you will be asked to format or cancel.

Press PLAY to conﬁrm the format.

Starting the DVR With a New Hard Drive

5. Locate the screws holding the hard

drive in the chassis, and remove.

4. Remove the combination Power/

SATA cable from the hard drive.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following instructions are for installing or changing the

hard drive. If your DVR4-5000™ already has a hard drive pre-installed, and you

don’t want to change it, disregard these steps.

Installing / Changing a Hard Drive in the DVR4-5000™

1. Ensure the DVR4-5000™ is unplugged and removed from mains power.

2. Locate and remove the 4 screws on

the back of the DVR.

Installing or Changing a Hard Drive

6. Screw in the hard drive to the bottom of the case as in step 5.

7. Replace the Hard Drive and plug in the Power/SATA cable as shown in step 4.

8. Replace the Hard Drive chassis, as shown in step 3.

9. Replace the screws removed in step 2.

Remove

3. Pull up the hard drive chassis on

the back of the DVR.

Power/SATA

Cable

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Backing Up Footage to PC

The DVR4-5000™ has a backup feature via the USB port on the back of the DVR.

The DVR accepts most ﬂash drives or thumbdrives. The ﬂash drive / thumbdrive

must be formatted to the FAT32 ﬁle system. Please see your ﬂash drive’s / thumb-

drive’s instructions regarding formatting. Follow the steps below to backup foot-

age:

Insert a USB ﬂash drive into the USB port on the side of the DVR.•

Enter Playback Mode. It does not matter what footage you are playing back, •

so long as you know the start and end times of the footage you wish to

backup.

Open the backup menu by pressing MENU/ESC, or right click the screen with •

the mouse and select the menu icon from the quickstart menu.

Enter a Start Time and End Time for the backup (selected the same way as in •

Time Search mode).

Be sure you are using a USB ﬂash drive large enough to store the events •

between the start and end times.

Select / Click USB Copy to begin the copying procedure.•

Do not turn the DVR off during the copying process. Whilst copying ﬁles, the •

other functions of the DVR are temporarily suspended, and new events may

not be registered.

NOTE: USB back up can take up to the same amount of time as playing

back the video on screen. Eg. 1 hour play back may take up to 1 hour to

back up.

WARNING: Do not connect the DVR directly to a computer. Do not remove

the USB Flash Drive while the DVR is copying footage. Damage may occur

to attached devices if used improperly.

VVFPlayer Interface

View backed up footage from the DVR4-5000™ with the included VVFPlayer

software located on the CD.

1. Put the CD in the CD drive. If it does not open automatically, click START open

MY COMPUTER and Double click the CD drive.

2. Copy the VVFPlayer_V2_6_4B software from the CD to your computer.

3. Double click to open the VVFPlayer software.

4. Click the File Folder (4) to bring up the open screen. Navigate to the video

you want to view and press Open. The backup ﬁle will have a .VVF extension.

5. Use the controls to view the video footage.

Viewing Backup Footage on a PC

Using the VVFPlayer software

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1. File name

2. Date & time of recording

3. Current play state

4. Open File

5. Fast Reverse (16x, 32x, 64x)

6. Reverse (1x)

7. Previous frame

8. Pause

9. Next frame

10. Play

11. Fast Forward (16x, 32x, 64x)

12. Photo snapshot

13. Single Camera View

14. Split screen view

15. Timeline slider

16. Sound / Mute

17. Volume

18. Camera view

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Viewing Backup Footage on a PC (cont)

Exporting an AVI ﬁle

Extract footage from a larger video clip

To view video footage on another computer create an AVI ﬁle using the built in

export ability.

Right-click the main Camera view and click Export > AVI 1.

Click “Browse...” next to Input File and select the video you want to convert.2.

Click “Browse...” next to Output File to select a location to export.3.

Choose your preferred compression method by clicking Select... If you are 4.

unsure which method to use, select the default uncompressed mode.

Click OK to export the ﬁle.5.

Playback the ﬁle in your preferred media player.6.

When dealing with larger backup ﬁles it may be necessary to extract smaller clips.

The following describes how to extract footage and export to a new .VVF ﬁle.

Open and play the clip to extract from.1.

Pause the clip where you want to start the extraction.2.

Right-click the camera view and select Capture > Mark In3.

Find and Pause the clip at the end of the extraction.4.

Right-click the camera view and select Capture > Mark Out5.

Right-click the camera view and select Capture > Export and save the ﬁle 6.

name and location. Note this export is in .VVF format.

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