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Product documentationOmnicast includes the following documentation:• Omnicast Release Notes. Describes the Omnicast release in detail, including new features, fixed issues,

and known issues.• Omnicast Installation and Upgrade Guide. Describes the prerequisites for installing Omnicast and pro-

vides instructions for installing and upgrading Omnicast on your system.• Omnicast Administrator Guide. Provides all the instructions and conceptual information you’ll need to

set up, configure, and administer your Omnicast system.• Omnicast Live Viewer User Guide. The Live Viewer is the control and monitoring center of your entire

security system. This manual teaches you how to perform your every day monitoring functions.• Omnicast Archive Player User Guide. The Archive Player is Omnicast’s investigative tool. This manual

explains how to perform intelligent archive database queries based on date, time, camera, event type, motion, complex metadata tags, bookmarks, and past alarms.

• Omnicast Video Unit Configuration Guide. Provides the pre-configuration instructions for integrating video units into Omnicast, and any configuration steps required for some video unit features to work.

• Omnicast Portable Archive Player User Guide. Explains how to use the Portable Archive Player to view exported video files.

Where can I find the product documentation?• Product DVD. The documentation is available on the product DVD in the Documentation folder. Release

notes and installation guides include a direct link to the latest version of the document.• Genetec Technical Assistance Portal (GTAP). The latest version of the documentation is available from

GTAP. Note, you’ll need a username and password to log on to GTAP.• Online help. Omnicast client applications include online help, which explain how the product works and

provide instructions on how to use the product features. To access the online help, click Help or press F1 in the different client applications.

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Contents

Product documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiTechnical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Chapter 1: Omnicast 4.8 SR1 Release NotesWhat’s new in Omnicast 4.8 SR1? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

General enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Arecont enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Axis enhancements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Bosch enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Canon VB-C60 and VB-C500D support . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Interlogix VisioWave driver support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Panasonic auto-pan feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Sanyo motion detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

New supported hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Where to find more information about supported video units . . . . . . . 6

Resolved issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Software resolved issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Hardware resolved issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Known issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Software known issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Hardware known issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Software limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Hardware limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Supported languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Supported documentation languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

About the documentation in this release . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Documents added . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Documents updated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Omnicast 4.8 SR1 Release NotesOmnicast 4.8 SR1 is a service release that improves the performance and quality of the product. This document describes the release in detail, and provides late-breaking or other information that supplements the Genetec Omnicast documentation.

This document includes the following topics:

• "What’s new in Omnicast 4.8 SR1?" on page 2• "New supported hardware" on page 4• "Resolved issues" on page 7• "Known issues" on page 8• "Limitations" on page 11• "Supported languages" on page 22• "About the documentation in this release" on page 23

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What’s new in Omnicast 4.8 SR1?


Omnicast 4.8 SR1 includes the following new features and enhancements.

This section includes the following topics:

• "General enhancements" on page 2• "Arecont enhancements" on page 2• "Axis enhancements" on page 3• "Bosch enhancements" on page 3• "Canon VB-C60 and VB-C500D support" on page 3• "Interlogix VisioWave driver support" on page 3• "Panasonic auto-pan feature" on page 3• "Sanyo motion detection" on page 3

General enhancements• H.264 CABAC streaming. Software motion detection is now supported using H.264 CABAC

streaming.• H.264 motion detection enhancements. H.264 video streaming has been enhanced (for exam-

ple, H.264 streams now support main and high video profiles, interlaced video, lossless video, and 8x8/4x4 block-size transform coding). To take advantage of these enhancements, you need to reconfigure the advanced motion detection settings for H.264 units already on your system if you are upgrading to Omnicast 4.8 SR1. For more information about how to configure the advanced motion detection settings, see “Advanced H.264 Motion Detection” in the Omnicast Administrator Guide.

Arecont enhancements• New exposure settings. There are new exposure settings available for Arecont cameras in the

Config Tool: Sharpness, exposure reference, illumination mode, blue, red, day/night settings, and low light modes.

• Flicker control. The flicker control option is now supported for Arecont units, which prevents flicker caused by lightning power line frequency.

• Image rotation. Arecont camera orientation can now be changed in Config Tool.For more information about configuring these Arecont unit and camera settings, see the Omnicast Video Unit Configuration Guide.

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Axis enhancements• Profile selection. Axis H.264 cameras now support main and baseline profile selection. For

more information, see the Omnicast Video Unit Configuration Guide.• Edge storage 2.0 support. The edge storage 2.0 feature is now supported on Axis units with

firmware 5.40.4 and later.• Video quality and resolution enhancements. In Video Quality tab of the Config Tool, the

default resolution for Axis H.264 cameras was changed to 2560x1920, and the default video quality was changed to 70%.

Bosch enhancements• Firmware 5.0 support. Bosch firmware 5.0 is now supported in Omnicast.• AAC audio support. The AAC audio format is now supported on Bosch units with firmware 5.0

and later.• VRM version 2.2. Bosch VRM version 2.2 is now supported in Omnicast.• Maximum bit rate value increased. In the Video Quality tab of Config Tool, the maximum bit

rate slider value for Bosch cameras was changed to 10, 000 kbps.

Canon VB-C60 and VB-C500D supportCanon VB-C60 and VB-C500D units are now supported in Omnicast. Additional configuration is required to use these units in Omnicast, and to control the PTZ of VB-C60 units. For more information, see the Omnicast Video Unit Configuration Guide.

Interlogix VisioWave driver supportThe Interlogix VisioWave driver, which can control multiple Interlogix VisioWave encoders, is now supported in Omnicast. VisioWave encoders support PTZ controls and the Wavelet video format in Omnicast. This integration also enables support for multiple PTZ motors in the Generic Plus extension. For more information about configuring Interlogix units controlled by the VisioWave driver, see the Omnicast Video Unit Configuration Guide.

Panasonic auto-pan featurePanasonic WV-SW395 (DG-SW395) and WV-SW396 (DG-SW396) units now support the auto-pan feature in the Live Viewer and Archive Player. For information about configuring this feature, see the Omnicast Video Unit Configuration Guide.

Sanyo motion detectionSanyo units now support software motion detection in Omnicast.



New supported hardware


This section lists the new supported video units for Omnicast 4.8 SR1. For each unit model, the Archiver extension and certification level is listed.

There are three levels of integration certification:

• Certified. The Omnicast integration with this device model has been tested and validated by Genetec.

• Supported by design. The device model shares the same API as an existing certified device unit, but has not been tested or validated by Genetec.

• Tested by partner. The Omnicast integration with this camera model has been tested by the partner and has not been certified by Genetec.

Manufacturer Unit Models Extension Certification

Arecont • AV20185 Arecont Certified

Axis • M7014• P3367-V• P3367-VE• P7214• Q1602• Q1602-E

Axis Certified

Bosch • NBN-832 Bosch Certified

• Autodome Junior HD Fixed• G5 AutoDome 700• NDN-832• VOT-320V

Bosch Supported by design

Canon • VB-C60• VB-C500D

Generic Certified




FLIR (ONVIF) • D-313 • D-324• D-334 • D-348 • D-618 • D-645 • F-112 • F-117 • F-124 • F-304 • F-307 • F-313 • F-324 • F-334• F-606 • F-610 • F-612• F-618 • F-625 • F-645• PT-112 • PT-117 • PT-124 • PT-304 • PT-307 • PT-313• PT-324 • PT-348• PT-606 • PT-606 • PT-606 • PT-606 • PT-610 • PT-612 • PT-618 • PT-625 • PT-645

Generic Plus (ONVIF) Supported by design

• D-625 • F-348• PT-334

Generic Plus (ONVIF) Tested by Partner

Interlogix • VisioWave Discovery 300• VisioWave Evolution

HD2809

Generic Plus Certified





Where to find more information about supported video units• Video unit compatibility. For details such as firmware and certification status of the video units

supported by Omnicast, see the Supported Devices list on Genetec's Technical Assistance Portal (GTAP), https://gtap.genetec.com. You’ll need a username and password to log on to GTAP.

• Video unit configuration. Some of the supported video units require additional configuration before they can be added in Omnicast, or for their unit features to work in Omnicast. For more information about these configuration steps, see the Omnicast Video Unit Configuration Guide. Click here for the most recent version of this document.

Panasonic • WV-SF132• WV-SF135 • WV-SW155 • WV-SW152 • WV-SW396

Panasonic Certified

• DG-SF135• DG-SW155• DG-SW152• WV-SC386

Panasonic Supported by design

Pelco • Sarix ESTI3 series Pelco Certified

• Sarix TI3 series Pelco Supported by design

Sony • SNC-EP550• SNC-ER550

Sony Certified

Siqura • C-60 Genetec Certified



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Resolved issues


Resolved issues

This section lists the resolved issues in Omnicast 4.8 SR1.


• "Software resolved issues" on page 7• "Hardware resolved issues" on page 7

Software resolved issuesThe following software issues were resolved in Omnicast 4.8 SR1.

Hardware resolved issuesThe following video unit hardware issues were resolved in Omnicast 4.8 SR1. This lists is categorized by manufacturer and/or extension.

Issue Description

29661 Software motion detection is not supported on units using H.264 CABAC streaming.

53571 If you log on to Omnicast using windows credentials as a user that is part of an imported Active Directory user group named Administrator, that user will automatically be added to the built-in Omnicast Administrator group, and be given Administrator privileges. As a workaround, do not import user groups with the name Administrator.

Issue Manufacturer Description

60872 Panasonic DG-SF334, DG-SW395: You cannot stream video at 12 frames per second in H.264 or MPEG-4.

52039 Sony SNC-EP520, SNC-EP580, SNC-ER520, SNC-ER580: MJPEG video streams may become corrupted if the Image quality is set to a high value in Config Tool. As a workaround, decrease the Image quality value.

45984 Vivotek (ONVIF)

VS8102: When viewing live video in the Config Tool, there may be a slight delay before the video starts.


IP8362: Motion events in H.264 are not detected.


Vivotek units use a non-standard rtp implementation. Because of this, archived video plays back three times as fast, and still and playback alarms are not supported.


Known issues

Known issues

This section lists the known issues in Omnicast 4.8 SR1.


• "Software known issues" on page 8• "Hardware known issues" on page 8

Software known issuesOmnicast 4.8 SR1 includes the following known software issues.

Hardware known issuesOmnicast 4.8 SR1 includes the following known video unit hardware issues. This list is categorized by manufacturer and/or extension.

Issue Description

63013 When viewing playback H.264 or MPEG-4 video from G64 files queried in the Archive Player File Browser, the video may become corrupted.

54681 With Arecont and Sony cameras, the Live Viewer may stop working when running a guard tour and streaming video in H.264. This may affect other manufacturers as well.

61896 If you are upgrading from Omnicast 4.6 SR1 to 4.8 SR1 and your Gateway is connected to a Directory, you must re-configure the Gateway settings in the Server Admin. In the General tab, set the Gateway Connection Type to Directory, and enter the Directory address and port number.


45681 ACTi ACTi units may reboot when you change the resolution.

51548 ACTi Supported frame rates for ACTi units depend on the unit capabilities and settings. As a result, ACTi units might not follow the requested frame rate if the value set in Omnicast is not supported by the unit using its current settings.

45736 Axis When using a P7701 decoder, any changes you make to the Video quality settings in the Config Tool will not be reflected on your viewing monitor.

45757 Axis P7701: The decoder may not use the compression format that was specified in the Config tool for the connection to the Archiver.

59799 Axis M7014, P7214: In the Live Viewer, Signal lost camera events do not display the correct camera source.



Known issues

61863 Axis Q1755, Q1910, Q1921: The external pan-tilt module, YP3040, is not supported.

63664 Axis P7214: Audio alarm events sent from audio input 2 are not received in Omnicast.

55160 Canon (ONVIF) VB-M40, VB-M600VE, VB-M700F: You cannot watch H.264 video in multicast. Workaround: Select Unicast, RTSP over TCP, or RTSP over HTTP, view the camera in the Live Viewer, and then change the network connection type to Multicast.

55427 Canon (ONVIF) VB-M40: You cannot view four VB-M40 MJPEG streams in multicast simultaneously.

45715 Checkpoint Checkpoint Clarity PTZ: The PTZ commands may continue to work after you release your mouse button or keyboard keys.

51020 IQinVision IQA32N: Hardware unit motion detection events are triggered anywhere in the video image, not just inside the created zones.

51169 IQinVision IQ832N and IQA3xN units: Input pins do not work.

45638 JVC On JVC VN-685U units, a PTZ preset cannot be saved when using the unit's digital zoom.

45840 OTN MVIDIPv4: Modifications to the video attributes and video quality parameters have no visible effect on the video stream.

45841 OTN MVIDIPv4: When video streams are started/stopped, a signal recovered/lost message is sent to the event stream.

46073 Samsung (ONVIF)

SPE-400: When changing the video stream configuration, such as the resolution, or switching between MPEG-4 and MJPEG streams, the stream becomes unstable.


SNB-5000, SND-5080, SNV-5010, SNV-5080: To use MPEG-4 streaming at 1 fps, the key frame interval must be set to 1 in the Config Tool.


SNZ-5200: Pan/tilt features are not supported.

45886 Sanyo (ONVIF) When the multicast UDP connection is selected, units do not stream audio to the correct multicast IP and port.

45896 Sanyo (ONVIF) Running the GetAudioSources command does not return a list of audio sources. As a result, audio is not supported in Omnicast.

45887 Sanyo (ONVIF) VCC-HD4600: The unit is lost when virtual PTZ is activated.

45889 Sanyo (ONVIF) VCC-HD4600, VCC-HD5400: The frame rate is inconsistent when playing a 30fps H.264 recording in the Archive Player.




Known issues


IP8161: You cannot add IP8161 units using a username and password. As a workaround, disable the authentication from the unit’s Web page.


IP8161, VS8102: The Subnet mask displayed in the Config Tool is not valid.


IP8161, VS8102: Changing the state of output pins (open/close) has no effect.


IP8161: Only 176x144 resolutions are supported on IP8161 units. Changing the resolution has no effect.


IP8161, VS8102: Changing the Image Quality setting has no effect.


IP8161, VS8102: RTSP over HTTP streaming not supported.


IP8362: Audio is not supported.


The IP configuration of Vivotek cameras cannot be changed in the Config Tool. As a workaround, perform all IP configuration changes in the unit’s Web page.


IP8161, VS8102: Audio inputs are not supported.


IP8161, IP8362: Motion software detection does not work.


IP8161, VS8102: When running the guard tour in multicast, unit lost and unit discovered events may occur.




Limitations

Limitations

This section lists the known limitations in Omnicast 4.8 SR1.


• "Software limitations" on page 11• "Hardware limitations" on page 12

Software limitationsOmnicast 4.8 SR1 includes the following known software limitations.

Issue Description

299 No event is displayed in the event pane of the Webclient.

499 Exporting a sequence with audio in ASF will only work if the audio sampling rate is 8Khz.

541 Virtual PTZ from a Hardware Matrix does not work after a Virtual Matrix failover. PTZ needs to be recreated.

1362 With IP Filtering on, when a connection is refused, no other connection through another Gateway will be attempted after a failover.

1695 Two different versions of a client plugin cannot co-exist on the same machine.

1748 When the system generates more than 200 events per second, the filter "show all event" in the Live Viewer should be turned off.

1828 Playback alarms do not resume after an Archiver failover.

5026 The WebClient does not work when the Omnicast Server is installed on Vista 64-bit SP1 and IIS running in 64-bit mode. Workaround is to set IIS to run in 32-bit mode.

5602 Video playback does not work when it is being redirected by more than two Omnicast Gateways.

6197 Federating speaker entities is not supported.

9587 The Media Gateway always displays video as a CIF resolution regardless of the resolution you selected in the Video data format tab.

20643 The audio encoder and audio decoder may not work properly on federated units.

23298 When using the Single-Click Archive Player, the Language Tool does not work.

22758 When changing the settings on the Network tab of a federated unit, the wrong message is displayed. It is not the unit itself that needs to be restarted but the Federation server.

24366 No alarms or motion events are triggered for units that are configured for software motion detection and to record on the edge. As a workaround use hardware motion detection.



Limitations

Hardware limitationsOmnicast 4.8 SR1 includes the following known video unit hardware limitations. This list is categorized by manufacturer and/or extension.

24905 The following is not supported in Config Tool with the Generic extension: Audio, serial ports, firmware upgrades, input and output pins, video attributes, multi-streaming on the same codec, and video configuration.

47684 When viewing live video from a federated camera, it streams according to the archiving stream configuration, even if it is set to use a different video stream.

Issue Description


1396 ACTi ACTi CAM65xx/66xx: Some Pelco D and Pelco P commands are not working (ex. Menu, Flip and Record Patterns).

24663 ACTi Standby Archiver is not supported on multi-port units.

24665 ACTi Unit motion detection is too sensitive when using small detection zones.

26698 ACTi ACM-7411: After every “Transmission lost” message, the Archiver sends a “Receiving RTP packets from multiple sources” message. The unit does send multiple UDP streams to the Archiver, but only for a few minutes.

29414 ACTi ACM-1511, ACM-3511: Software motion detection is not supported on the highest resolutions (1280x1024) in MPEG-4.

24678 American Dynamics

MPEG-4 streaming over HTTP is not supported for the IP MiniDome and the IP Box Camera.

24687 Arecont Multicast is not supported for MJPEG and H.264 streams. As a workaround, use multicast by Archiver.

24688 Arecont When using an H.264 stream: Keyframe interval compression settings are not supported. They are set by the unit.

29423 Arecont The Arecont cropped field of view sizes are limited.• The size of the cropped field of view must be at least 128x128 in full

resolution, or 64x64 in half resolution.• The top-left pixel and the down-right pixel of the cropped field of view

must be divisible by 16.

37181 Arecont Arecont units have larger motion detection grids than the ones used in Omnicast. As a result, the motion detection zones configured in Omnicast will be larger on the unit.



Limitations

37182 Arecont Arecont units do not automatically send motion events, so Omnicast must explicitly request the event stream every second. The information returned only describes if there is currently motion; therefore, motion that occurred between two requests will not be detected, and no motion event will be generated.

29515 ATEME Creating a password for a camera when adding it to the Archiver in the Config Tool will cause connection issues when requesting a stream. As a workaround, do no enter a password.

29418 ATEME Software motion detection is not supported on ATEME units.

18639 Axis 241Q, 241QA: 30 fps is not maintained when using MPEG-4 streaming at a resolution other than CIF, and performing unit motion detection at the same time.

18648 Axis When streaming both MJPEG and MPEG-4 on the AXIS 241Q, the MPEG-4 stops streaming. It is recommended to use either the MJPEG or MPEG-4 encoder, but not both at the same time.

20588 Axis When viewing an H.264 stream that has a resolution of 1920x1080 on an Axis Q1755-E unit, your video may periodically freeze.

24734 Axis The connection type between the Archiver and Axis H.264 cameras with firmware prior to version 5.20 is limited to unicast.

24735 Axis Rotated video streams are not rotated in Motion Detection setup.

24737 Axis Software motion detection is only supported for currently supported ARTPEC–A type units. The list of cameras that use ARTPEC chipset is provided at the following link: http://www.axis.com/techsup/cam_servers/dev/product_interface_guide.htm

25005 Axis P7701, 292: Only live video can be viewed. Video sequences, playback streams, still frame alarms, stream redirection (i.e. multiple-LAN support), and instant replay are not supported.

26331 Axis Q7401: When the unit is added to a failover Archiver, its serial mode changes to RS422. Workaround: In the Physical View in the Config Tool, select the serial port to configure. From the Mode drop-down list in the Properties tab, switch the video mode, and click Apply. Repeat the procedure and switch back to the original mode, then click Apply.

26944 Axis Axis H.264 (firmware 5.20, 5.20.1, and 5.5): Some features based on keyframe detection are not working properly, such as silent alarms, high speed playback, and camera switching.

29421 Axis Axis Multi-view feature: After deleting a view area encoder from Omnicast and reconnecting to the unit, the view area remains visible in the offline state.

29422 Axis Axis Multi-view feature: Hardware motion detection is only supported with the first encoder, not for the additional view areas.




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Limitations

24744 Basler Software Motion Detection is supported for MJPEG streams only.

24746 Basler Changing video streams can cause delays of up to ten seconds.

1298 Bosch Bosch VJ10/VIP10/VIP1000: software motion detection may not work correctly using 2CIF, 4CIF, or “All Lines” resolutions.

2013 Bosch When Bosch units are recording (either locally or on the edge), you cannot change some of the video configuration settings.

20754 Bosch Bosch VIP X1600: Switching between M4S mode and M2S mode is not supported. As a workaround, remove the unit from the Archiver, and add the unit again.

22552 Bosch When using an MPEG-4 stream on a Bosch unit, enabling software motion detection uses a lot of memory.

24770 Bosch When you change a live MPEG-4 stream to H.264 and vice versa using the Specific Settings tab in the Config Tool, your stream will need to be restarted.

24781 Bosch Bosch VRM: Omnicast communicates with the first VRM that responds in the VRM list created in the Bosch extension, and maintains communication with that VRM even if a higher-priority VRM becomes available.

20481 Bosch Bosch 1600XFMD: When using an H.264 stream, still-frame alarms cannot be viewed on an analog monitor.

27925 Bosch VIP X1 XF encoder: When streaming H.264 4-CIF video, interlacing occurs. As a workaround, in the Live Viewer or Config Tool, click Tools > Options > Display, and enable the De-interlacing filter.

28938 Bosch Autodome 300 H.264, VIP X1 XF: When the video unit is streaming in H.264 at its highest resolution (4CIF) and frame rate (30 fps), key frame-related functions (such as still alarms, high-speed playback, and key frame recording) do not work.

29425 Bosch Bosch HD units have some stream dependencies. For example, video stream 2 is dependent on the configuration of stream 1. For more information, refer to the manufacturer’s documentation.

56661 Bosch Flexidome NDN-498-P: Switching between video data formats in MJPEG does not change the resolution.

57783 Bosch In the Archive Player, you cannot query a video sequence if the camera is password-protected.

55145 Canon (ONVIF) VB-M40, VB-M600VE, VB-M700F: If you change the H.264 video stream settings, the camera restarts.

25018 Comtex When compression settings are changed, the stream must be restarted. You may also need to remove the unit and add it to the Archiver again.




Limitations

24790 DigiSensory AVista-100: Cannot use RTSP streaming as this unit supports multicast streaming only.

17628 Hikvision When using the qcif video data format for an MPEG-4 or H.264 stream on a DS-2CD892 unit, you may see a band of garbage video at the bottom of your footage.

17776 Hikvision You may have problems viewing an H.264 stream on DS-2CD852 and DS-2CD892 units.

17881 Hikvision When using the DS-2CD852MF-E unit, the resolution you see does not match the resolution that was set.

19230 Hikvision When using a DS-2CD852 or DS-2CD892 unit, the motion detection zones are not respected.

1894 Interlogix Video export with audio in ASF with Interlogix MPEG-4 units is not supported.

6814 Interlogix Interlogix SymDec 16: Only one serial port is shown in Omnicast.

15489 Interlogix Multicast transmission does not work with SymNet and DVMRe units. Units must be configured in Unicast in order to receive video in Omnicast.

18640 Interlogix Interlogix: “Signal lost” and “Signal recovered” events are not sent by the unit.

24866 Interlogix Playback on decoder is not supported.

24867 Interlogix Standby Archiver is not supported on units supporting edge recording.

24868 Interlogix Interlogix Camplus IP: unit motion detection can be too sensitive when using small detection zones.

24869 Interlogix Interlogix CamPlus IP: WAN port must be used to connect the unit on the network.

24870 Interlogix Audio IN only is supported on SymDec, SymSafe and SymSafe Pro units.

24871 Interlogix The number of playback streams is limited to 15 for SymDec16, SymSafe16 and SymSafe Pro 16 units.

24872 Interlogix Serial ports are not supported on DVMRe CT units.

45322 Interlogix Interlogix SymDec16, SymSafe and SymSafe Pro: Unit motion detection is very sensitive.

45323 Interlogix After changing SymNet from encoder to decoder (or vice-versa), it will need to be rediscovered by all Archivers in a failover setup.

45376 Interlogix Input pin events are not triggered on SymDec16, SymSafe and SymSafe Pro units




Limitations

45383 Interlogix SymDec4 inputs 2, 3, and 4 do not send a notification event when they are closed.

24915 IQinVision Input pins: IQinVision units support I/O notification events for either ‘on close’ or ‘on open’. You can choose which event will be active using the Config Tool.

24917 IQinVision The Pro-line cameras cannot have their HTTP port discovered.

24918 IQinVision For units that support down sampling, the maximum ratio that can be used is eight.

24920 IQinVision IQinVision does not support the insertion of keyframes on-demand for H.264 video streams.

50798 IQinVision IQD3xx, IQM3xx, IQA3xx, and IQ832x units: When viewing video in H.264 or MJPEG, the frame rate received from the camera may be different than what was requested.

14003 JVC When adding the unit on a Failover Archiver, the Video quality settings will temporarily switch to the default settings.

14074 JVC When setting the brightness value to a very low value (for example, -80, -100), the video stream brightness will fluctuate between completely black to normal clear.

14105 JVC JVC: Export to ASF changes the resolution to 320x240.

24898 JVC You cannot set the HTTP port and IP address settings at the same time.

24900 JVC MJPEG multicast streaming is not supported. The Archiver is capable of redirecting the unicast stream in multicast.

24901 JVC Software Motion Detection is only supported for MJPEG streams.

24903 JVC The JVC Megapixel camera MJPEG and MPEG–4 video stream settings are incompatible when one stream is set to 640x480 and the other to 320x240. For example, if the MJPEG video stream is set to 640x480 and the MPEG–4 video stream is set to 320x240, then an “Invalid configuration in unit” event notification is sent.

14770 Mango DSP When using an MPEG-4 stream on a Condor or Raven unit, no video is streamed if you specify a very high bit rate in conjunction with a very low frame rate. To avoid this problem, use a bit rate of 2058 kbps or lower if your frame rate is 15 fps or lower.

14776 Mango DSP The Raven M unit may drop frames if you increase the video quality beyond 94 when streaming multiple MJPEG streams with a 4 cif format and a frame rate of 30 fps.

14787 Mango DSP Mango units have a default port of 80 and this port cannot be configured.




Limitations

14938 Mango DSP Input pins are not supported on Mango DSP Raven units.

15140 Mango DSP Condor units have a delay of ten to fourteen seconds before sending the “Input Pin closing” event.

15767 Mango DSP For Pegasus M units, setting the contrast values higher than 90 will have no effect.

15840 Mango DSP The serial ports on Condor units do not work in RS-485 mode.

16066 Mango DSP When using an H.264 stream on a Condor VS-8 unit, the stream will not show the first time you start it in the Config Tool.

16095 Mango DSP If mango units are added to more than 2 archivers, some input pin events will be lost. To support the input pins events on 2 archivers, a special configuration needs to me made on the 2nd Archiver.

16384 Mango DSP When changing video attributes such a brightness or hue, your video may freeze for a few seconds before the changes take effect.

20487 Mango DSP When working with an MJPEG stream at 30 fps, your video may freeze, contain blocks, or appear choppy. As a workaround, set the Image quality to seventy-five percent or lower using the Video quality tab of the Config Tool.

25024 Mango DSP Software motion detection in MPEG-4 is not supported.

25028 Mavix Mavix Media Racer: Motion detection is not supported.

26037 ONVIF Input pins are not supported with ONVIF compliant units.

6637 Panasonic Software motion detection for Panasonic H.264 and MPEG-4 units uses special metadata. Therefore, the sensitivity button cannot be configured in the Motion detection tab in Omnicast.

6653 Panasonic Motion detection stops working for ten seconds after controlling the PTZ.

8791 Panasonic Panasonic NT304: Four cameras will always appear in Omnicast when adding the unit, regardless of whether any have been disabled via the unit’s own Web page.

24987 Panasonic NT304, NT314, NP1000, and NP1004 units: MPEG–4 software motion detection is not supported.

24995 Panasonic If your video compression settings are refused by the camera, an Invalid configuration in unit event will be triggered in the Live Viewer.

25029 Panasonic If you change the aspect ratio or image mode using the unit’s Web Page. The unit must be restarted for Omnicast to retrieve the new settings.

20256 Panasonic When using a GXE500 encoder, the unit may momentarily go offline after adjusting the Boost quality settings. To avoid this, ensure that your Video quality and Boost quality settings do not exceed the unit’s capabilities.




Limitations

40143 Panasonic GXE500: When configuring multiple MPEG-4 streams in Config Tool, the Quality settings of stream 2 overwrite the settings of stream 1.

41847 Panasonic WV-SW355: A frame rate of 30 fps in MPEG is not supported.

64217 Panasonic For some Panasonic units, the secondary video stream may be disabled depending on the image capture mode selected on the unit’s Web page.

2089 Pelco Pelco 9760 Matrix units can become unstable when using 0 as the input or output ID.

6295 Pelco NET5301T: Specific PTZ commands do not work.

15814 Pelco When using an OV Ready compliant unit, you may lose any rules you have created when you change the Video quality settings in the Config Tool.

17019 Pelco Software motion detection is limited for MPEG-4 units when the key frame interval is set to a high value.

21564 Pelco When using firmware later than version 1.3.7, output pins cannot be enabled on Sarix units.

22137 Pelco When working with NET5308T encoders, the unit always reports the maximum amount of output and input pins regardless of what is connected. Therefore, the number of outputs and inputs reflected in the Config Tool may not be correct.

22530 Pelco When using Sarix units, events are not received by the failover Archiver when the main Archiver and failover Archiver are not on the same subnet.

22851 Pelco When using low quality settings on a Pelco IP3701 unit, the video quality of the secondary stream degrades over time.

23049 Pelco Enabling motion detection on a unit may not always work. As a workaround, lower the video quality settings in the Config Tool and try again. Once the motion detection is enabled, you can adjust the video quality settings.

24963 Pelco The Custom video quality preset is disabled for Pelco IP series units. The default quality preset and other quality presets have been modified to accommodate dual-streaming.

24966 Pelco Audio is not supported.

24968 Pelco Signal lost/recovered events are not supported.

24969 Pelco Network settings are not supported.

24970 Pelco Firmware upgrade is not supported.

25033 Pelco Software motion detection is limited for H.264 streams.

25034 Pelco When using Sarix units, H.264 Hardware Motion detection is only supported on the primary stream.




Limitations

25035 Pelco When using Sarix units, motion detection settings depend on the resolution of the primary stream. If the resolution is changed, the Archiver will resend the motion detection settings to the unit.

25036 Pelco When using Sarix units, the “Motion off ” threshold setting has no effect, as this setting does not exist for Pelco Sarix units.

25038 Pelco When using Sarix units, Hardware motion detection is not supported on streams with a resolution of 640x512.

25040 Pelco When using dual streams on Sarix units, the unit resources are shared between the streams and the primary stream has priority over the secondary stream.

26775 Pelco When using dual video streams on IE30DN and IDE20DN units, the Video Quality setting only keeps the primary stream configuration. As a workaround, the primary stream must always have a higher Video Quality setting than the other streams.

26923 Pelco When using dual streams on Sarix units, the video settings of the second stream cannot be changed without first setting the primary stream video settings to the desired values.

29417 Promelit Software motion detection is not supported on Promelit units.

24892 SightLogix When using a SightSensor unit, any changes you make to the frame rate will not be automatically updated in a Live Viewer tile or in the Config Tool Live video window.

24893 SightLogix The SightTracker unit does not support motion detection.

19907 Siqura BC24 and FD22 units: When working with MPEG-4 software motion detection, additional motion blocks may appear below the region where motion occurs.

20166 Siqura Motion detection in MPEG-4 is not supported.

24936 Siqura S-50: The TCP server setting must be enabled in the unit’s Web page to use analog PTZ control over the RS-485/422 or RS-232 serial port.

58332 Siqura C-60E: The Motion on threshold setting in Omnicast is not supported on the unit. Therefore, you may receive motion on events from values that differ from the motion blocks you specified.

536 Sony RZ-50 and CS-50 units are lost when switching from Multicast to Unicast. As a workaround, set the unit to Multicast or Unicast only.

16238 Sony Your video stream may freeze for one second when motion on recording is triggered on the first channel of an EX104 encoder.




Limitations

24834 Sony Edge analytics is supported on the following Sony units:• Sony 2nd Generation units only support unit motion detection in

MPEG–4. • Sony 3rd Generation units support built-in Unattended Object Motion and

Moving Object Detection. • Sony 4th Generation units support built-in Moving Object detection only.• Sony 5th Generation supports VMF object search, which appear as “Video

analytics” events in Omnicast, and are described as VMF events.

24836 Sony Signal lost and Signal recovered events are not supported on Sony units.

24837 Sony Audio IN is only supported in unicast for 2nd Generation and 3rd Generation units.

24838 Sony The following 1st Generation units do not support input pins: SNC-RZ30N, SNC-RZ30P, SNC-Z20N, and SNC-Z20P.

24839 Sony In order for the output pins to work, certain units such as the SNC-RZ25N may need to be rebooted after being added in Omnicast.

24840 Sony When using a Sony unit for edge analytics, no events are received if the unit’s Web page is open.

24841 Sony When using a Sony unit for edge analytics: Configuring your unit will trigger a reboot.

24846 Sony Sony 5th Generation: Only two streams of each video format (H.264, MPEG-4, and MJPEG) are supported by Omnicast.

24848 Sony Sony 5th Generation: The minimum PTZ Get Position is three seconds regardless of the value specified.

24849 Sony Sony 5th Generation: Using the “free look” in the PTZ controls may be slow if you have the “Automatic refresh” option enabled.

24850 Sony Sony 5th Generation: When using the Absolute Zoom position, you only have access to the Optical Zoom range. If you want to have access to the Digital Zoom range, you need to use the “free look” PTZ control.

24851 Sony Sony 5th Generation: Only the first codec listed in the unit’s video codec web page can use Multicast. Any other codecs listed can only use Unicast or TCP.

24853 Sony Sony 5th Generation: Changing video streams can cause delays of up to four seconds. This is problematic when working with a sequence that has short intervals.

24854 Sony Sony 5th Generation: When using an SNT-EX104 or SNT-EX154 encoder, only the first of the four channels supports input and output pins. However, all four channels support audio input and output pins.




Limitations

24855 Sony Sony 5th Generation: The PTZ Absolute tilt values have a limited range of -15 degrees to 90 degrees regardless of what your unit supports.

24856 Sony Sony 5th Generation: When dual streaming, compression settings that use a lot of bandwidth may cause the secondary stream to be disabled by the unit.

53271 Sony SNC-CH240, SNC-DH240: Resolutions 1600x1200 and 1920x1440 are not supported in Omnicast.

25046 Toshiba Software motion detection is not supported for MPEG-4 streams.

25047 Toshiba M-JPEG streams are not supported in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

24717 UDP Software Motion Detection is supported for MJPEG streams only.

18641 Verint S1000W: Changing the resolution only takes effect after the unit reboots.

18642 Verint The hue settings do not work correctly for PAL cameras.

18643 Verint Video cannot be displayed on more than one output of a 1504Rx.

19042 Verint The frame rate is not preserved when changing the analog format from PAL to NTSC.

19043 Verint S1704, S1708, S1712, S1724, S1950 and S1970: You cannot perform a firmware upgrade directly from Omnicast. As a workaround, use the corresponding SConfigurator for upgrading the firmware.

19044 Verint S1708, S1712, S1724, S1950, and S1970: Software motion detection does not work when using MPEG–4 ISO with the firmware listed in the compatibility matrix.

19047 Verint When dragging a live video over a Playback sequence on a decoder, the live video is not displayed correctly.

21171 Verint Modifying the Bit rate in the Video quality tab of the Config Tool has no effect on video in H.264.

25048 Verint In order to receive hardware motion detection events, it is recommended that you use the primary H.264 stream as your recording stream.

28246 Verint S1808e-A, S1816e-A: Changing the analog format from NTSC to PAL on one of the channels automatically changes all the channels.





Supported languages

Supported languages

Omnicast 4.8 SR1 software is available in the following languages:

• Arabic• Czech• Dutch• English• French• German• Italian• Japanese• Korean• Persian• Polish• Portuguese• Russian• Simplified and Traditional Chinese• Slovak• Spanish• Thai

Supported documentation languagesOmnicast 4.8 SR1 documentation is available in the following languages:

• All documentation is available in English.• The Omnicast Live Viewer User Guide and Omnicast Archive Player User Guide are also available

in French and Portuguese.


About the documentation in this release


About the documentation in this release

This section describes the documents that were added, updated, or replaced in Omnicast 4.8 SR1.

Documents addedNo documents were added in this release.

Documents updatedThe following documents were updated in this release:

• Video Unit Configuration Guide. New sections were added to the guide for the following man-ufacturers: ACTi, Arecont, Axis, Canon, Interlogix, Panasonic, Sony, and Vivotek.

• Installation and Upgrade Guide. The Server Admin Configuration Wizard was updated for easier use.

• Administrator Guide. A section describing the different types of video analytics supported in Omnicast was added to Section 3, “System Concepts”.


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