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Videos

IRIS+ Professional uses both live and recorded (historic) videos as its inputs. The videos can be added from RTSP streams or uploaded from your local storage. The videos are then processed by the Indexer, which extracts the necessary information from the video stream. The extracted information is then used by the queries to generate alerts.

Manage videos

Make sure to first consult the video requirements.

Videos are grouped into folders. On first login, your Workspace will be displayed, which acts as the root folder for all videos and queries - videos are registered here by default. You can create subfolders to organize your videos and queries better.

Videos can be filtered by their status (e.g., Indexing, Uploading, Error) or by the folder they are in.

Videos encoded in H.264 and H.265 formats are presented in live playback mode when HTTPS is enabled during installation, whereas thumbnails for other supported formats are refreshed every 5 seconds.

Add multiple videos

Cameras

You can add multiple cameras at once either by providing a list in .csv format or by manually entering the details of each camera.

  1. On the left sidebar, navigate to the folder where you would like to add videos.

  2. Click the +Add button in the upper right corner of the screen select Add Multiple Cameras from the dropdown menu.

  3. Fill in your camera details. Add a new camera row by clicking Add New. Type a name for the camera.

  • RTSP URL: The RTSP URL of your camera.
  • Name: A name identifying your camera.
  • Technical name (optional): A unique identifier for the camera, used in third-party integrations.
  • Description (optional): Describe the camera here.
  • Retention (in days, 1 by default): The retention time for videos, after which their data will be deleted.
  • Allow UDP / Multicast: Tick this box to enable receiving video streams over UDP or multicast networks.

Note that UDP may cause frame drops - streaming over TCP is recommeded.

  1. Click Test All to check if the cameras meet all requirements. If the test is successful, a thumbnail preview of the stream will be displayed on the right, together with metadata, such as the resolution, frame rate, and codec of your stream.

  1. Set the Analysis parameters for all currently listed cameras.

  2. Click Add Cameras to register the cameras and start indexing.

Videos

Multiple videos can be uploaded at once; follow the instructions below.

  1. On the left sidebar, navigate to the folder where you would like to add videos.

  2. Click the +Add button in the upper right corner of the screen select Upload Multiple Videos from the dropdown menu.

  3. Click Browse videos and select the video files from your local storage or drag-and-drop them into the designated area.

  1. Fill in the details:
  • Name: A name identifying your video, auto-filled by default.
  • Technical name: A unique identifier for the video, used in third-party integrations.
  • Description (optional): Describe the video here.
  • Start date and time: The value set here is used for event timestamp generation. Type it or select one by clicking the calendar icon. The current date and time is used by default.

  1. Set the Analysis parameters for all currently listed videos.

  2. Click Upload Videos. Your videos will begin uploading one by one, indicated by their status icon on the list.

Next steps

Once you have added your videos, you can proceed to running queries.