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Video Integration With Andover Continuum
Looking for Assistance Please
I need a VMS solution that will accept an output door alarm event from a Continuum access control system, create and export via email a video clip of the alarm activity associated with the named door alarm incident. I was lead to believe that Honeywell may have this capability. I checked with Schneider Electric and they said Digital Sentry was not capable of performing the function and that they knew of no VMS that would.
Thank you
Frank,
I am not familiar with Continuum access control but if the system can send serial commands on an event then you could integrate it into any VMS system that accepts serial commands. I know Exacq could do this and i almost sure Genetec can however I have never done it with Genetec.
Wait, so Schneider Electric's Andover Continuum access control line does not integrate with Schneider Electric's Digital Sentry recorders? :)
Here's Andover Continuum's third party support list, which has various integrations with chillers, pumps and elevators but no recorders that I can find.
Brian, can you look into this?
I do not have a current list, but I know I have seen Genetec Omnicast, DVTel Latitude.
I use the word Export because DS would have to change the format from its native to something a cellphone could display prior to sending the E-mail.
I would also be curious, if there is a door propped open for a weekend in front of a 5 megapixel camera how an E-mail server / Cellphone would feel about receiving such a large file.??
I would guess (not sure if anyone does things like this) the proper way to do it would be to include a link to a webserver / Cellphone app that would then stream the video from the server. I would then be able to attach alarm information to that page / app as well...

I know VideoIQ cameras have I/O terminals on them. They do not email clips, per se, but email a link that plays back a clip of video associated with an event that resides on the camera.
Frank - I didn't mean specifically in this instance, but any VMS not capable of transcoding video. Its a trending issue right now where the access client isn't capable of displaying high res video.
Just to be sure, you know there is a feature in Digital Sentry that allows you to display a list of alarms and their associated video correct? As far as exporting video, I really thought this was a Continuum function (I'm on the pelco side). I thought it had to do with the media player in Continuum not playing the DS Native format. Continuum adds a ton of function to DS, thought this was one of them.
?Basically, you get an E-mail with a picture of what caused the alarm. Then the video associated with that alarm is in a nice list inside of DS. You click the alarm and you are watching video. Its also in the Continuum alarm list.
If you want, E-mail me your location Chris.Lobozzo@Schneider-Electric.com as well as the name of the Partner and I'll get someone in touch with you tomorrow to explain the features a bit better (I know we do not have the best documentation for some of the DS Features)
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