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NEW IN VIDEOMANAGER 16.0

VideoManager 16.0 introduces new features for digital media handling, body-worn camera management and in-car video system management.

M500 IN-CAR VIDEO SYSTEM SUPPORT

VideoManager now supports the Motorola Solutions M500 in-car video system. Please note - this integration is currently not supported in North America.

This means you can configure your M500s, and view the footage they record, natively on VideoManager. For more information on setting up your M500s within VideoManager, please see the M500 and VideoManager Explained technical paper on the Learning Experience Portal.

PASSWORD-PROTECTED INCIDENT LINKS 

You can now add an extra level of security to your incident links (including custom links) by setting a password which the recipient of the link must enter in order to view the incident.

To add a password to an incident link:

  1. Navigate to the Incidents tab.

  2. Click View incident next to the incident which will be shared.

  3. In the Links section, click Create new link. 

  4. Enter the relevant information. In the Password (optional) field, enter the password for this incident link.

  5. Click Confirm. 

💡 VideoManager will show you the password for a link when you click Show link to copy. However, the password is not included in the default email message to your recipient; you must send it in a separate email.

DOCKCONTROLLER OFFLOAD GROUPS

You can now configure a DockController so that the owner of all footage it sends to VideoManager is automatically set to a nominated group or user. This may be useful if you have a distributed site architecture, and certain users should be able to view all footage uploaded to their instance of VideoManager (but only their instance of VideoManager). 

To configure a DockController offload group for a DockController:

  1. Navigate to the Devices tab.

  2. Select the DockControllers pane, and filter the DockControllers as necessary.

  3. Click View details next to the relevant DockController.

  4. Scroll down to the Device settings section.

  5. In the Auto change owner field, enter the name of a user or group. 

    💡 VideoManager will suggest names which match the name entered in this field. If no names are suggested, the user or group does not exist.

    💡 This does not affect the operator who recorded the video; it only changes the owner once the video has been uploaded to VideoManager.

  6. Click Save settings. 

vb400 wifi wpa2/eap authentication 

Recent revisions of the VB400 now support WiFi authentication using WPA2/PEAP-MSCHAPv2.

NEW IN VIDEOMANAGER 15.3

VideoManager 15.3 introduces the ability to put your VB400 into safety mode automatically, shortly after it has been undocked. 

SAFETY MODE UPON UNDOCKING

Since VideoManager 15.0, it has been possible to manually put a VB400 into safety mode using a preconfigured gesture. While in safety mode, VB400s will not respond to any button presses until they are prompted to exit safety mode using another preconfigured gesture. This mode saves battery life; it is ideal if the operator knows their VB400 will not be needed at short notice, or if the way you use the VB400 means that it might be stored for a period after being assigned.

Now, it is possible to configure a VB400 ahead of time, so it will enter safety mode automatically after it has been undocked - this means that the operator does not need to remember to manually trigger safety mode. 

 

To turn on safety mode upon undocking:

  1. Navigate to the Admin tab.

  2. Select the Devices pane.

  3. Click the Device Profiles section.

  4. Click Go to profile next to the relevant profile.

  5. Scroll down to the Power Management section.

  6. Set Enter safety mode if idle after undocking to On. 

  7. In the Controls section, ensure that there is a gesture which will prompt the VB400s in this profile to exit safety mode.

 ⚠ If a gesture to exit safety mode is not configured, VB400s in this profile will be completely inert and unable to record footage.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             8.Click Save settings.

⚠ The VB400 does not enter safety mode instantly on undocking; If the VB400 starts recording (e.g. by gesture, or peer-assisted-recording) within 10 seconds after it has been undocked, or is configured to pre-record immediately after being undocked, then it will not enter safety mode.

 

 

NEW IN VIDEOMANAGER 15.2

VideoManager 15.2 introduces new features for both digital media handling and body-worn camera management.

TRANSCRIPTION

For ease of review, you can edit captions for videos within the incident editor itself, instead of having to create and import an external .VTT file. For more information about using transcription, please see this document.

 

 

VB400 AUDIO MUTE & UNMUTE

To conform to local laws and regulations, you can configure whether audio is muted by default. VB400s can be also prompted to start and stop capturing audio based on specific gestures configured in their device profile. Audio is independent of video, so VB400s will continue recording video even when audio is muted.

To mute audio by default:

  1. Navigate to the Admin tab.

  2. Select the Devices pane.

  3. Click the Device Profiles section.

  4. Click Go to profile next to the profile which will include audio mute and unmute gestures.

  5. Scroll down to the Recording Behaviour section.

  6. If Audio initially muted is set to Yes, then VB400s will be muted by default when they are first undocked. Operators must then manually enable audio recording.

  7. Click Save settings.

 

To configure which gestures mute and unmute audio:

  1. Navigate to the Admin tab.

  2. Select the Devices pane.

  3. Click the Device Profiles section.

  4. Click Go to profile next to the profile which will include audio mute and unmute gestures.

  5. Scroll down to the Controls section.

  6. Next to the relevant button and gesture, select one of the following options from the dropdown:

    1. Unmute audio: the VB400 will start recording audio. If it was already recording audio, this gesture will do nothing.

    2. Mute audio: the VB400 will stop recording audio. If it was not already recording audio, this gesture will do nothing.

    3. Toggle mute audio: the VB400’s audio recording state will change. If it was already recording audio, it will stop. If it was not already recording audio, it will start.

  7. Add as many gestures as necessary.

  8. Click Save settings.

 

⚠ If your VB400s are not configured to record audio, neither of these settings will have any effect.

 

 

VB400 AUDIO PROFILES

To improve the audio quality in evidential footage, VB400s can have an “indoor” or “outdoor” audio configuration, as dictated by their device profile. An “outdoor” configuration will maintain the normal recording volume level, while an “indoor” configuration will increase it. By default, device profiles use the “outdoor” profile.

To use this feature:

  1. Navigate to the Admin tab.

  2. Select the Devices pane.

  3. Click the Device Profiles section.

  4. Click Go to profile next to the profile which will include audio mute and unmute gestures.

  5. Scroll down to the Audio Settings section.

  6. From the Audio Profiles dropdown, select the relevant option.

  7. Click Save settings. 

 

If your VB400s are not configured to record audio, neither of these profiles will have any effect

 

VB COMPANION: UPDATES TO STREAMING & LOCATION

Using VB Companion, you can now stream footage from your VB400s to VideoManager directly over your phone’s internet connection. This makes it even easier to configure live streams, because you do not need to create a WiFi profile or configure a hotspot. 

You can also use your phone as a proxy for your VB400’s location, for a more accurate GPS location when viewing a live location on the Tactical VideoManager map. 

To enable either feature:

  1. Navigate to the Admin tab.

  2. Select the Devices pane.

  3. Click the Device Profiles section.

  4. Click Go to profile next to the profile which will include audio mute and unmute gestures.

  5. Scroll down to the VB Companion Settings section.

  6. Set Enable location reporting and/or Enable streaming via app to On. 

  7. Click Save settings. 

 

 

MEDIA FIELD VISIBILITY

You can configure which media fields (both built-in and user-defined) are visible from the Media tab’s search results pane when it is in List mode. To do so: 

  1. Navigate to the Admin tab.

  2. Select the Policies pane.

  3. Click the User-defined Media Fields section.

  4. Click ⏐⏐ Field Layouts in the top right-hand corner.

  5. Click ➕ to add media fields to the Small (phone), Medium (tablet) or Large (PC) tables.

 

 

PLAY ALL FUNCTION

You can view multiple pieces of media one after another without needing to start playing each one manually. To do so:

  1. Navigate to the Media tab.

  2. Filter the media as necessary, and click Find media. 

  3. In the top right-hand corner, ensure List has been selected.

  4. Click Play all. 

 

TERMINOLOGY: VIDEO > MEDIA

The Videos tab has been renamed to Media, to better reflect the types of files that VideoManager can process.