Export Backup
To create a backup of your recordings select the viewer that displays the media channel that you want to back up. Right clicking on the selected viewer opens the associated pop-up menu. Under Export, click Save backup file to open the backup dialog.
Export Options
Format Selection
The formats GBF (G-Core Backup File), MP4 and MPEG4CCTV / H.264 raw/ H.265 raw are available for the export. Depending on the selection, different options are available in the tab Advanced Options. The tab Export Options is the same for all formats.
In addition, backup files can be exported directly to CD/DVD activating the Directly write to CD/DVD button. More information can be found here.
Range
Three options are available for selecting the range to be exported:
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Option |
Description |
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Complete |
Selects all saved pictures of the selected channel. |
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Current selection |
If a selection has already been created, it can be selected here. |
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Select range |
If no selection has been made, it can be specified here. To do so, the range must be defined using time and date. |
Media channels
Under Media Channels you can select which media channels should be exported. Choose between All channels, Only current channel or Selected channels. For the latter, you can select the media channels from the field next to it.
Advanced Options
Depending on the selected file format, different options are available in the tab Advanced Options.
File Options
File Options sets: the size of the backup file and whether to split it if the playback media is smaller than the backup file. The following options are available:
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Option |
Description |
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No limitation |
A very large file may be copied to the hard disk (in the next step), which would then not fit on a medium to be passed on. |
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4100 MB |
Suitable for a DVD |
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640 MB |
Suitable for a CD |
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Customized |
The size can be freely selected in Mega Byte (MB). |
If split file with max. file size is marked, the backup file will be split according to the set size.
In some special cases, the export files are split automatically:
- Only files up to a size of 4 GB can be written.
- For MPEG export with audio, the files can be up to 2 GB in size.
- When exporting a cut list, for the MPEG/VideoDVD export, for each switch between audio/not audio or vice versa, a new file is started.
Other options of the Advanced options tab vary according to format:
GBF Format
Under Backup Options, the bandwidth limit can be set and the file can be reduced with the Shrink mode.
By selecting the option Include viewer in backup the installation of various media players is activated and will be done with exporting the backup. Activate this option to guaranteed that on all machines from and after XP/Vista all backup files can be played. This includes especially the MP4 files, which can be played with VLC32.exe without installed codec!
In addition an automatic playback can be activated marking the option Create AutoRun information.
In case of high security requirements, the backup can be encrypted with the selection of an encryption key of up to 128 characters. This is not just password protection, which could possibly be hacked quite easily, but a genuine full encryption of the file. If you want to open the saved file again, you must provide the key.
IMPORTANT: If you forget or loose the key, the file cannot be deciphered again.
Export Comment
The Export Comment option is only available for GBF format.
You also have the option of saving a comment together with the video sequences. This comment can later be displayed via G-View -> File -> Show export information.
Open the Export comment tab in order to save a comment.
MP4 Format
For MP4 format exports, the viewer is integrated into the export by default. This is important because due to licensing issues, Microsoft does not provide a suitable viewer, meaning it would otherwise be necessary to install additional programs for playback.
The following settings can be made:
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Target resolution |
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First image |
The resolution of the first image determines the resolution of the backup file. |
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Split |
The resolution of the first image determines the resolution of the backup file. If the resolution changes in the selected time frame, for example due to an event recording with higher resolution, the backup file is split each time the resolution is changed. |
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UHD |
UHD size |
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FullHD |
FullHD size |
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HD |
HD size |
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4CIF |
4CIF size |
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CIF |
CIF size |
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Optional text overlay |
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Do not insert text |
Text is not exported |
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Insert text (burn into image) |
Test is “burnt” into image |
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Insert text as SRT embedded |
Text is shown as subtitle |
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Insert text as separate SRT file |
Text is inserted as separate subtitle file (SRT) |
Click on the Edit text settings button to open a further dialog for setting the text insertion.
Enabling AutoFontResize adjusts the text according to the resolution of the images.
MPEG4CCTV / H.264 RAW / H.265 RAW Format
After selecting this format the only format specific options are options for inserting text. Available are:
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Insert Text Options |
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Do not export video text with RAW-format |
Text is not exported |
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Non transcoded MP4 embedded text |
Text is embedded |
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Non transcoded MP4 separate SRT |
Test is exported as separate subtitle file (SRT) |
Saving the Backup
Once all settings have been made, click OK to open the dialog to select the storage location. After clicking Save, the backup starts. The storage process is shown in a separate window and can be canceled prematurely by clicking on Abort.
Once the backup is complete, you receive a message that you can use to see the storage location and file names again. The file name is composed of the channel number, the channel name and the time and date of the selection. When you confirm the successful backup by clicking OK, the backup is complete.
After completion of the save operation, the backup file, together with the viewers and the auto start program are found at the specified location.