PRIMAVIEW™
USER GUIDE
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Title: PrimaView™ User Guide
Document Version: 1.5
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Table of Contents
Overview 4
Setup 5
Login and Passwords 6
Search for Video 7
Results 8
View Video 10
Exporting Media 12
View Downloads 13
Conguration 14
Software Licensing Agreement 21
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Requirements
Supported Devices
SV-PRIMAFACIE; SV-PRIMAFACE32E; SV-PRIMAFACE32G
Minimum Software
Requirements
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
Windows 7 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64bit
Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows Server 2008 /R2
Windows Server 2012 /R2
Minimum Hardware
Requirements
Intel® dual core processor or equivalent, 4 GB RAM,
80 GB storage space, 10/100 Ethernet connection,
USB 2.0 port
Overview
PrimaView is an advanced Video Management System (VMS)
for the Prima Facie® body-worn camera.
Video, pictures, and audio clips are initially downloaded
to the PrimaView server from a Prima Facie unit using the
Transfer Agent or Local Agent software.
Once downloaded to the server, the PrimaView client soft
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ware can be used to quickly and easily search for and locate
specic media, categorize it, and maintain it.
PrimaView includes advanced functionality including man
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aging dierent level user access, automatic le retention
policies, and quick and easy export options.
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Setup
PrimaView includes both server and client components.
After installation of the server software, the Transfer Agent
or Local Agent software must be directed to download
media to the specied PrimaView server location.
1. Access the Settings window of Transfer Agent
or Local Agent.
Refer to the Prima Facie User Guide for more
information about using Transfer Agent.
2. Under Prima Facie Transfer Agent Settings,
select Transfer to le location: under When
“Import Files” button is clicked: and enter
the following location:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\PrimaView\
Sync
3. Select the Once le transfer is complete, ap-
pend extension: eld and enter .pf_import.
4. Click Save Changes.
The Transfer Agent or Local Agent software is now
congured to download video, pictures, and audio
clips to the PrimaView server, and the PrimaView
client software is used to view and manage them.
In PrimaView client, select Change IP from the Server menu.
If the client is installed on the same PC as the server, enter
localhost and click Change. To access a dierent server on a
network, enter the server’s IP address.
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Login and Passwords
The PrimaView login screen appears when PrimaView client
software is started, or when the Switch User or Logout
options are selected from the Task menu. Enter your
Username/Email and Password in their respective elds
and click Login.
Passwords and user privileges are setup in the Manage Users
window.
Change Password
After logging in, select the Change Password
option from the Tasks menu to display the Change
Password window. Enter your new password in the
New Password eld, conrm it in the Conrm New
Password eld, and click Change.
The Change Password window also appears
automatically for new users with the default password
upon rst login.
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Note: Categories and Case Numbers can be
assigned to media once they have been down
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loaded and viewed.
Search for Video
Upon login into PrimaView, the Search by Criteria screen is
displayed.
Use the rst drop-down menu to select a specic Prima
Facie’s media to search for, or select the “Any Body Cam” op
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tion to search media from all units.
Use the second drop-down menu to search for media in
specic categories. Categories are setup in the Manage
Categories window.
Enter a specic case number in the Case Number eld to
search for assigned media. To search all case numbers, enter
an asterisk (*). The asterisk can also be used as a wild card
character.
Use the Recorded Time elds to search a specic date
range. Click on the calendar icons and enter the starting
date in the rst eld and the ending date in the second eld.
Finally select to search All media, or just Video, Sound (au
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dio clips), or Picture (still images).
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Results
Click the Find button in the Search by Criteria screen to
display the results.
Video and still images appear with a representative
thumbnail. Audio clips appear with a microphone icon.
Right-click any result and select Media Properties to display
the Media Properties window. This allows you to enter a
category, case number, comments, and make it protected
without opening and viewing the media. After entering any
media properties, click Save.
Right-click any result and select Export File to export the le
to a location of your choice.
Click the Export All button at the top of the screen to export
all displayed results at once into a new or previously created
folder.
Exported les appear in the View Downloads window.
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1 - Date and Time
2 - Prima Facie Unit ID
3 - Duration and File Size
4- File Name
5 - Case Number
6 - Category
7 - Media Type
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View Video
Double-click any media from the Results screen to review it
in the View screen.
Use the Pause/Play button to stop and start playback of
video and audio clips. Once paused, the Step buttons can
be used to review video clips frame-by-frame. The Playback
Speed buttons adjust the playback speed to x0.25, x0.50,
x1.00, x2.00, or x4.00. Click the Rewind button to reverse
ve seconds automatically.
Right-click the display to adjust the picture or export a single
frame. Select the Rotate... or Flip... options to rotate or ip
the image respectively. The Maintain Aspect Ratio option
must be unselected rst to allow the image to be rotated 90°
or 270°. Select the Go Full Screen to display the media in
full screen mode. Press the Esc key to exit full screen mode.
To export a single frame of video, rst pause the video on
the frame you want to export. The right-click the display
and select Export Frame.
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Expand the Media Properties menu by clicking on the small arrow icon at the bottom left of the screen. Enter the following:
Category: Select a Category. Categories are agency-dened and are setup in the Manage Categories window.
Case Number: Enter a case number. Case numbers are agency-dened.
Protected: Select the Protected option to ensure this le can only be deleted by an administrator.
Comments: Enter a comment about this particular piece of media.
Click the History button at the
top right of the screen to view the
actions involving this media within
PrimaView.
Time: Time the action occurred.
User: User that performed the
action.
Camera: Prima Facie Unit ID of the
unit that recorded this media.
Action: The action taken.
Media: The media’s le name.
Info: Network name of the PC the
action was performed on.
Click the Export Data button on
the bottom right of the Media
History window to save the history
data in a .csv le.
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Exporting Media
There are three methods of exporting media from
PrimaView.
From the Results screen
Click the Export All button at
the top of the screen to export all
displayed results at once into a new
or previously created folder.
Althernatively, right-click any result
and select Export File to export
the le to a location of your choice.
Select the Redact option for a 25% full-screen blur. Select
the No audio option to export video without any recorded
audio. When nished, click the Export button.
While Reviewing Video
Click the Export button at the top right of the review screen
to export a specic clip of a video or audio le. Use the
sliders in the Export Selected Interval to select the specic
start and end time of the clip. Select the Redact option for
a 25% full-screen blur. Select the No audio option to export
video without any recorded audio. When nished, click the
Export button.
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View Downloads
Exported media appears in the View
Downloads window. The View Down
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loads window appears automatically
when an export option is selected, or
it can be displayed by selecting View
Downloads from the Tasks menu.
Progress of the media export appears
as a green bar. Once the download is
complete, the bar displays blue.
Right-click a download and select the
Open Containing Folder option to
navigate to the le’s location automati
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cally.
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Conguration
The conguration windows can only be accessed by an
administrator with an administrator login. For help with
administrator logins, contact Safety Vision Technical
Support.
Manage Users
Select the Manage Users option
from the Tasks menu to display
the Manage Users window. Click
the Add New User button to
add a new user, or select an
existing user from the list to edit
their properties.
Email: The email of the user.
This can also be a generic
alphanumeric user name.
Camera: Select the Prima Facie
unit assigned to this user, or
alternatively, select the All
Cameras option to allow this
user the ability to search media
from all available units.
Allow Export: Select this option
to allow the user the ability to
export media and access the
View Downloads window.
Once a user has been added with access to at least one
assigned camera (Prima Facie unit), additional cameras can
be assigned by rst selecting the
user, then clicking the Add button
and selecting the camera from the
drop-down menu. Delete access
to cameras by rst selecting the
camera from the list and clicking the
Remove button.
View all of the actions taken by a
specic user by rst selecting a
user, then clicking the View History
button.
When a user is rst added, he
is automatically assigned the
password changethis. When the user logs in for the rst
time using this password, the Change Password window is
automatically displayed. Select a user and click the Reset
Password button to revert a user’s password to changethis.
Select a user and click the Remove User button to delete
the user from the PrimaView system.
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Manage Storage
Select the Manage Storage option from the Task menu to
display the Manage Storage window. The Manage Storage
window allows you to selectively delete video to eectively
manage storage space on the PrimaView server.
Under the Storage tab, in the Older
Than eld, enter the number of days
old a video must be. Select a Camera,
Category, and Case Number similar to
the Search by Criteria screen, and then
select Unprotected or Protected. Click
the Find button to display matching
video.
Review the displayed media by selecting
it from the list to display a thumbnail and
meta-data on the bottom of the screen.
Select les individually, or click the
Select All option, and click the Delete
Selected button to delete the media
and move it media to the Trash tab.
Under the Trash tab, previously
deleted media is displayed. Select
les individually, or click the Select All
option, and click the Restore Selected
button to undelete the media and
move it back to the Storage tab. Click the Delete Selected
button to permanently delete the media from the PrimaView
system.
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Manage Storage (cont.)
Changing the Storage Root
The root directory in which PrimaView stores data on the
host server can be changed.
1. On the bottom left of the screen, click
the small down arrow icon next to the
Storage Info display.
The Storage Root is displayed.
2. Click the Change button.
The Choose Storage Root window ap
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pears.
3. Navigate to and select the directory
in which you want PrimaView to store
data.
4. Click the Change button.
The storage root directory is changed.
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Manage Categories
Select the Manage Categories option from the Tasks menu
to display the Manage Categories window. The Manage
Categories allows you to add or remove the available
categories that users can select to label media when
reviewing.
To add a category, click the “+” button. Enter the name of
the category in the Category eld, and click Add Category.
To delete a category, select it from the list and click the “-”
button.
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Manage Retention
Select the Manage Retention option from the Tasks menu
to display the Manage Retention window.
The Manage Retention feature allows you
to set up policies that automatically delete
media (move it to the Trash tab under
Manage Storage) instead of performing
the action manually. Multiple policies can
be set at once.
Click the “+” button to display the Add
Retention Policy window and enter the
following:
Older Than: Enter the number of days old
after which the media is deleted.
Category: Select the specic media
category this policy
applies to.
Case Number: Select
a specic case number
this policy applies to.
Click the Add Policy
button to add the
policy.
To delete a policy,
rst select it from the
list and click the “-”
button.
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Review Activity Logs
Select the Review Activity Logs option from the Tasks
menu to display the Review Activity Logs window. Select a
specic device ID in the Camera eld or select Any Camera.
Select a specic user in the User eld or select Any User. In
the Kind eld, select from the following activities:
• View
• Export
• Trash
• Delete Trash
• Restore Trash
• Add (le added to the database)
• Join (when the system combines several smaller les)
• Category Change
• Case Number Change
• Keywords Change
• Comments Change
• Never Delete Change
• Lockdown Change
• Uploaded to S3 (in development)
Click on the calendar icons and enter the starting date in
the rst eld and the ending date in the second eld. When
complete, click Review to view any found activity logs.
Click the Export Data button on the bottom right of the
Media History window to save the history data in a .csv le.
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PrimaView Syncer
Double-click the Safety Vision icon in the Windows system
tray to open PrimaView Syncer.
PrimaView Syncer displays the progress of
les in the PrimaView sync folder as they are
ingested into the database.
Furthermore, you can manually upload
.mp4, .wav, and .jpeg format les into the
database manually.
1. On the bottom left of the screen, click
the small down arrow icon next to the
text “Manual Media Import”.
The Add Files and Add Folder buttons are
displayed.
2. Click the Add Files button to add
individual media les, or alternatively,
click the Add Folder button to add an
entire folder of media les.
The Open or Browse Folders window ap
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pears.
3. Navigate to and select the le(s) or
folder you want to upload to the
database.
Hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple
media les.
4. Click the Open button.
The upload appears in the PrimaView Syncer window.
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