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Bookmarks created by the operator during or after an event allow for a more detailed view of what is happening at the protected facility. When you view the archive, bookmarks are displayed on the timeline as special marks (see The Timeline). Users with the appropriate access level settings in the Working with bookmarks parameter can create, edit, and delete bookmarks (see Roles).

Create a bookmark

You can create a bookmark in two ways:

1. The standard method involves creating a bookmark in the archive mode. To do this:

   1. Open the required layout (see Selection and Slideshow of Layouts).

   2. Go to the archive mode (see Switching to the Archive mode).

   3. Click the Timeline panel button.

   4. Select the bookmark interval on the timeline:

      1. Place the timeline pointer at the beginning of the interval.
      2. Click the button.
      3. Scroll the timeline and place the pointer at the end of the interval.
      4. Click the button.
   5. Click the button.
   6. In the window that opens, click Add bookmark.
      
      
   7. A window opens in which you must set the bookmark parameters specified in the table:
      

      Parameter	Value	Description
      Add bookmark
      From	[date], [month], [year], [hours], [minutes], [seconds]	Specify the date and time interval for which you want to create a bookmark. By default, the limit on bookmark length is two hours. If you want to change the time limit, go to the Options tab → the Bookmark parameters item (see Bookmark parameters) Note title Attention! If the specified time interval exceeds the set limit, the message text is displayed in red and the Save button becomes inactive.  When you create a quick bookmark, the date and time are selected from the moment of the freeze frame in the surveillance window. When you change the time range in the timeline or in the advanced navigation panel, the date and time values are updated automatically in the opened dialog window.
      To
      Selected cameras	[Short camera name].[Camera name]	Select a specific camera or all cameras of the current layout. You can also add cameras from a different layout, the bookmark will automatically appear on them. Note title Attention! When you create a bookmark for the selected camera, you cannot deselect the camera. To select all cameras of the current layout, click the All from current layout button.
      Category		From the drop-down list, select one or more bookmark categories. Categories are used to group bookmarks by themes. You can create a category on the Optionstab (see Bookmark parameters). When you select a category, specifying a comment is optional
      Comment		Enter a comment if necessary. The visible field contains four lines Info title Note If the comment contains many characters, the expanded bookmark will occupy no more than 80% of the surveillance window space.
      Highlight area	Point area	If necessary, select an area of interest on the frame. To do this: Click the corresponding button (see the Value column). Click any place on the frame. The selected element is displayed. Move the element to the required area of ​​the frame. To do this, left-click the element and move the cursor without releasing it. Set the size of the element by stretching the anchor points. With the help of an elliptical and rectangular mask area, you can hide certain parts of the image. This ensures confidentiality and protection of personal data Info title Note You cannot set a mask area in real time (see Switching to Live mode). For a single bookmark, you can set either an area of ​​interest or a mask area. The mask area is displayed only in the main client. In the Web client and mobile client, there is no mask area on the video image. Only the users in the role settings of which the Yes value is set for the Show mask video in archive parameter can hide the masked area when viewing and exporting the archive (see Roles).
      	Ellips area
      	Rectangle area
      	Ellips mask area
      	Rectangle mask area
      Advanced area settings
      Saved positions		You can set several positions on different frames to display the same bookmark. To do this, go to another frame, move the element on it to the required area, and click the Add button. To delete a position, click . As a result, one bookmark is displayed for all added positions
      Add bookmark
      Protect archive from deletion		By default, an archive isn't protected from deletion (the checkbox is cleared). If you need to have mandatory archive protection from deletion, set the checkbox. During archive FIFO overwriting, the protected bookmark isn’t deleted (see Configuring recording to an archive) Note title Attention! If you set the Mandatory archive protection from deletion checkbox on the Options tab →in the Bookmark parameters item, then the Protect archive from deletion parameter and the Indefinitely,For -+days switches will be unavailable for editing in the bookmark creation window (see Bookmark parameters). Protection of archive from deletion is available only for object archives.
      Indefinitely		Select Indefinitely or For +- days. By default, the bookmark storage period is 30 days. If necessary, you can change it. The maximum storage period is 1095 days Note title Attention! The option buttons are available for selection only if the Protect archive from deletion checkbox is set.
      For +- days
      Confidential bookmark		By default, the bookmark doesn't have confidential protection (the checkbox is clear). If you want to make the bookmark confidential, set the checkbox

      
      
   8. Click the Save button.
2. You can create a quick bookmark at any time. To do this:
   

   Note
   title Attention!
   The time interval of the quick bookmark will depend on pressing the Add bookmark button before pressing the Save button.

   1. Open the required layout (see Selection and Slideshow of Layouts).
   2. Click the button in the camera surveillance window.
   3. A window opens in which you must set the bookmark parameters specified in the table:
      

      Parameter	Value	Description
      Selected cameras	[Short camera name].[Camera name]	Select a specific camera or all cameras of the current layout. You can also add cameras from a different layout, the bookmark will automatically appear on them. Note title Attention! When you create a bookmark for the selected camera, you cannot deselect the camera. To select all cameras of the current layout, click the All from current layout button.
      Category		From the drop-down list, select one or more bookmark categories. Categories are used to group bookmarks by themes. You can create a category on the Optionstab (see Bookmark parameters). When you select a category, specifying a comment is optional
      Comment		Enter a comment if necessary. The visible field contains four lines
      Highlight area	Point area	If necessary, select an area of interest on the frame. To do this: Click the corresponding button (see the Value column). Click any place on the frame. The selected element is displayed. Move the element to the required area of ​​the frame. To do this, left-click the element and move the cursor without releasing it. Set the size of the element by stretching the anchor points
      	Ellips area
      	Rectangle area
      Confidential bookmark		By default, the bookmark doesn't have confidential protection (the checkbox is clear). If you want to make the bookmark confidential, set the checkbox

   4. Click the Save button.

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