AXIS M7011 Video Encoder
Video
Video
It is possible to congure the following video features in your Axis product:
• Video stream. See page 17.
• Stream proles. See page 18.
• Camera settings. See page 19.
• Overlay image. See page 20.
• Privacy mask. See page 2
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Set Up Video Streams
To set up the product’s video streams, go to Video > Video Stream.
The video stream settings are divided into the following tabs:
• Image. See page 17.
• H.264. See page 18.
• MJPEG. See page 18.
Pixel Counter
The pixel counter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image. The pixel counter is useful in situations where there is a
requirement that the image is a certain size, for example in face recognition.
The pixel counter can be accessed from:
• Video > Video Stream. Under Preview, click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle
in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height
elds and click Apply.
• The Live View page in Internet Explorer with AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Windows. Right-click in the image and select
Pixel counter. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle.
Image
The default image settings can be congured under Video> Video Stream. Select the Image tab.
The following settings are available:
• Resolution. Select the default resolution.
• Select Aspect ratio correction to improve the appearance of images in the browser when the video stream has a different
aspect ratio. Pixels comprising the image are rearranged so as to provide a more accurate representation of the image.
• Compression. The compression level affects the image quality, bandwidth and le size of saved images; the lower the
compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements and larger le sizes.
• Mirror image. If required, the image can be mirrored.
• Rotate image. If required, the image can be rotated.
• Color setting. Select either Color or Black & White. Black & White uses less bandwidth than Color.
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