Q: What is a .CAR file?

|| Question What is a .CAR file? | Answer The .CAR file format is specifically used when storing the Cathexis archived recorded footage from the software. Archived recordings stored in .CAR retain their authenticity and can be verified as authentic(unaltered) on replay,making them suitable for use in courts of law. To play a .CAR file on your PC, you are required to have a media player that does so. This media player can be exported using the Cathexis software or will be available on any machine that has the Cathexis software installed. Should you not have access to the archive viewer please chat to the administrator of the Cathexis software. To download the full operators manual click on the link below: ||| https://downloads.cathexisvideo.com/download/faq-cathexisvision-operators-manual/ Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below: ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/videos/ ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/documents/

Q: How do I know what version of CathexisVision is installed on this server?

|| Question How do I know what version of CathexisVision is installed on my main server? <hr /> | Answer On the server where CathexisVision is installed, the user can click on “HELP” and then “ABOUT” to get the information on the version of CathexisVision, the license identification number, the current build identification number, as well as the architecture installed. Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below: ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/resources/videos/ ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/resources/brochures-manuals/

Q: What is the maximum number of camera licenses that I can purchase for each CathexisVision base package?

|| Question What is the maximum number of camera licenses that I can purchase for each CathexisVision base package? | Answer CathexisVision Lite includes bundled camera licenses (4/8/12/16/48). For CathexisVision Core, Professional &amp; Premium, a customer can purchase camera licenses as per the site requirements and base package maximum IP cameras per site. Below is a link that describes the different packages as well as a brochure with all the licenese information available : ||| https://downloads.cathexisvideo.com/download/faq-cathexisvision-software-product-description-and-license-document/ ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/download/cathexisvision-licensing-brochure/ Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below: ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/videos/ ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/documents/

Q: How can I archive recorded footage and save it in MP4 format?

|| Question How can I archive recorded footage and save it in MP4 format? <hr /> | Answer 1) A .CAR format archive file will need to be first generated within CathexisVision and saved with the relevant permissions to be converted to mp4. <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ff874573b15c1800/image_uxbs80.png" alt="" /> The make archive exportable feature allows the conversion to MP4 ,this permission must be selected. <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ff874573b15c1800/image_ix2gwo.png" alt="" /> Achieve files that have a password or a watermark are not allowed to be converted to MP4 Once this permission is active on the .CAR file it can be converted to MP4. 2) Open the CathexisVision Archive viewer and archive a second time but a new option will appear allowing the converision to MP4 <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ff874573b15c1800/image_5dk1yl.png" alt="" /> <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ff874573b15c1800/image_7keou7.png" alt="" /> To download the full operators manual click on the link below: ||| https://downloads.cathexisvideo.com/download/faq-cathexisvision-operators-manual/ Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below: ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/videos/ ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/documents/

Q: What is the difference between using TCP and UDP in video surveillance?

|| Question What is the difference between using TCP and UDP? | Answer Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) are widely used network protocols. Video is sent using either RTP over UDP or RTP over TCP as part of the underlying transmission protocol. • Both TCP and UDP are part of the IP4 protocol stack. • Both break down data into frames and packets for transmission via ethernet. • Most IP cameras support both TCP and UDP but generally it is not user controllable. • VMSes vary significantly in what configuration or control they support for TCP or UDP. • There are minimal latency differences between TCP and UDP on a dedicated network. • In IP video, TCP and UDP may perform similarly in dedicated surveillance networks, as error correction and its associated overhead are less likely to come into play. There are differences between TCP and UDP which make each more or less suitable to certain purposes. Some key differences are outlined below. <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ff874573b15c1800/image_15uweqi.png" alt="" /> <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ff874573b15c1800/image_vpo710.png" alt="" /> <hr /> Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below: ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/videos/ ||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/documents/

Question 1

I have video in a .CAR file, how do I review it?

Accepted Answer

|| Question I have video in a .CAR file, how do I review it?

| Answer

To play a Cathexis archive file on your PC, you are required to have a media player that does so.Below is the link to download the archive player

||| https://downloads.cathexisvideo.com/software/cathexisvision-video-archive-player/

This media player can also be exported using the Cathexis software or will be available on any machine that has the Cathexis software installed.

Should you not have access to the archive viewer please chat to the administrator of the Cathexis software.

To download the full operators manual click on the link below:

||| https://downloads.cathexisvideo.com/download/faq-cathexisvision-operators-manual/

Download link to the CathexisVsion Software:

||| https://downloads.cathexisvideo.com

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Question 2

What is a .CAR file?

Accepted Answer

|| Question What is a .CAR file?

| Answer

The .CAR file format is specifically used when storing the Cathexis archived recorded footage from the software.

Archived recordings stored in .CAR retain their authenticity and can be verified as authentic(unaltered) on replay,making them suitable for use in courts of law.

To play a .CAR file on your PC, you are required to have a media player that does so.

This media player can be exported using the Cathexis software or will be available on any machine that has the Cathexis software installed.

Should you not have access to the archive viewer please chat to the administrator of the Cathexis software.

To download the full operators manual click on the link below:

||| https://downloads.cathexisvideo.com/download/faq-cathexisvision-operators-manual/

Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below:

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/videos/

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/documents/

Question 3

How do I know what version of CathexisVision is installed on this server?

Accepted Answer

|| Question How do I know what version of CathexisVision is installed on my main server?

| Answer On the server where CathexisVision is installed, the user can click on “HELP” and then “ABOUT” to get the information on the version of CathexisVision, the license identification number, the current build identification number, as well as the architecture installed.

Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below:

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/resources/videos/

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/resources/brochures-manuals/

Question 4

What is the maximum number of camera licenses that I can purchase for each CathexisVision base package?

Accepted Answer

|| Question What is the maximum number of camera licenses that I can purchase for each CathexisVision base package?

| Answer CathexisVision Lite includes bundled camera licenses (4/8/12/16/48).

For CathexisVision Core, Professional & Premium, a customer can purchase camera licenses as per the site requirements and base package maximum IP cameras per site.

Below is a link that describes the different packages as well as a brochure with all the licenese information available :

||| https://downloads.cathexisvideo.com/download/faq-cathexisvision-software-product-description-and-license-document/

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/download/cathexisvision-licensing-brochure/

Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below:

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/videos/

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/documents/

Question 5

How can I archive recorded footage and save it in MP4 format?

Accepted Answer

|| Question How can I archive recorded footage and save it in MP4 format?

| Answer 1) A .CAR format archive file will need to be first generated within CathexisVision and saved with the relevant permissions to be converted to mp4.

The make archive exportable feature allows the conversion to MP4 ,this permission must be selected.

Achieve files that have a password or a watermark are not allowed to be converted to MP4

Once this permission is active on the .CAR file it can be converted to MP4.

2) Open the CathexisVision Archive viewer and archive a second time but a new option will appear allowing the converision to MP4

To download the full operators manual click on the link below:

||| https://downloads.cathexisvideo.com/download/faq-cathexisvision-operators-manual/

Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below:

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/videos/

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/documents/

Question 6

What is the difference between using TCP and UDP in video surveillance?

Accepted Answer

|| Question What is the difference between using TCP and UDP?

| Answer

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) are widely used network protocols. Video is sent using either RTP over UDP or RTP over TCP as part of the underlying transmission protocol.

• Both TCP and UDP are part of the IP4 protocol stack. • Both break down data into frames and packets for transmission via ethernet. • Most IP cameras support both TCP and UDP but generally it is not user controllable. • VMSes vary significantly in what configuration or control they support for TCP or UDP. • There are minimal latency differences between TCP and UDP on a dedicated network. • In IP video, TCP and UDP may perform similarly in dedicated surveillance networks, as error correction and its associated overhead are less likely to come into play. There are differences between TCP and UDP which make each more or less suitable to certain purposes. Some key differences are outlined below.

Browse through our useful tutorial videos and manual resources that can be found using the links below:

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/videos/

||| https://cathexisvideo.com/support/documents/

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