5  Playback & Search

Search for and play back video recordings using Lorex Client 13 .

5.1  Search for Recordings

To search for recordings:
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  1. Click Playback in the top-right corner of the window.
  2. Select a day on the calendar to search for recordings from. Days with recordings appear with a red underline.
  3. Select the recording type and video quality for your search. Select All to search for all recording types.
  4. Check the channels you would like to search for recordings from. Check Synchronous playback to play all channels at once.
  5. Click Search.
  6. Recordings that fit your search will be displayed in the timeline (continuous recording represented by green, motion by yellow, and events which trigger both PIR and video motion detection by purple). Click a section of video where you would like to begin playback and click the icon button. See 5.2 Playback Controls for a full overview of playback controls in Lorex Client 13 .

5.2  Playback Controls

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  1. Calendar: Select a day to search for video from.
  2. Video Filters: Filter recordings by type and quality, or select All to search through all recordings.
  3. Playback Channels: Check channels you would like to search for video from. Check Synchronous playback to play all channels at once.
  4. Search: Click to search for recordings based on your criteria.
  5. Timeline: Recordings that fit your search will be displayed in the timeline.
    • Use the icon / icon buttons to increase or decrease the timeframe of recordings shown on the timeline.
  6. Playback Area: Double-click a channel to view in full-screen.
  7. Play/Pause Playback
  8. Stop Playback
  9. Go Forward One Frame: Move frame-by-frame through playback when paused.
  10. Record: Click to start/stop recording. Videos are saved to a folder on your computer that you specify. For details, see 6 Local Settings Menu — Set Download Location and File Type .
  11. Capture: Click to capture a snapshot. Snapshots are saved to a folder on your computer that you specify. For details, see 6 Local Settings Menu — Set Download Location and File Type .
  12. Download: Opens the Download menu, which allows you to download several video recordings at once. For details, see 5.3 Using Video Download .
  13. Playback Speed
  14. Play All Channels
  15. Stop All Channels
  16. Mute/Unmute: Audio-enabled cameras required.
  17. Digital Zoom: Click-and-drag on a channel to zoom in. Click again to return to normal viewing.
  18. Original Proportions: Video playback will use the original proportions of its recording resolution.
  19. Stretch: Video playback will be stretched to fill the full space available for each channel.
  20. Full Screen: Current playback view is shown in full screen. Press ESC on the keyboard to return.

5.3  Using Video Download

  1. From playback, click icon .
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  2. Video files available for download during your current playback period are shown in the pop-up window.
    • Check any video files you would like to download to your computer.
    • You can see the start time, end time and file size of each video before downloading.
  3. Use the navigation controls to determine how many files appear on each page and to move between pages of video downloads.
  4. Once you have made at least one selection, click Start Download to download the file(s) to your computer.