Canon recording software RM9 V10 User Manual

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Introduction
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Configuration Example 2: Storage Server and Viewers Installed on Multiple Networked 
Computers
You can install Storage Servers and Viewers on multiple computers on the network.
Configuration Example 3: Viewers Installed on Multiple Networked Computers
By setting up more than one Viewer, you can simultaneously view a video at more than one location.
Storage Server Group
Viewer
Network
Images from the cameras
Recorded images
Viewer 1
Network
Images from the cameras
Recorded images
Viewer 2
Storage Server Group
Viewer 6 
						

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Determining the Capacity of the Storage Server
You must determine the configuration of your Storage Server based on the recording and playback data volume per second 
and the required hard disk capacity.
„Recording / playback data volume per second and the audio data volume
If the volume per second of recording and playback data handled by one Storage Server is 80 Mbps or greater, you should 
review your recording requirements to ensure system stability. The following shows an estimate of the recording and 
playback data volume per second for various video formats.
*The JPEG video frame rate is based on an [Image Quality] setting of [3].
Audio data requires a Storage Server of 64 Kbps, regardless of the type of camera.
Hint
See “System Information” (p. 109) for details on the recording/playback data volume per second during operation.
System Design
Important
The operating performance of this software varies depending on factors such as the usage conditions and the hardware specifications of 
the Storage Server. Use the figures below only for reference.
320 x 240640 x 480
JPEG* 580 fps 190 fps
MPEG-4
80 Mbps
H.264
Important
Depending on the hard disk and/or RAID card on your server, the disk write performance may be lower than the above estimates. 
						

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Introduction
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„Hard disk capacity requirements
It is assumed that you use continuous recording at a fixed frame rate (number of images per second), image size and 
quality. The size of the recording file varies depending on how the camera is configured (the settings for image quality and 
size) and the complexity of actual scene.
Follow these steps to determine the required hard disk capacity.
The higher the image quality setting, the higher the image quality and resulting data volume.
For general security purposes, you can use 1 to 2 fps. Higher frame rates require more hard disk space.
We recommend that you add 10 to 20% more space to the calculated hard disk capacity.
Sample calculations for each video format are shown below, assuming 1000 Kbps = 1 Mbps for the network bandwidth, 
and 1024 KB = 1 MB for the disk capacity.
Example 1: JPEG recording
 Image recording from 16 cameras (VB-C60)
 Image size is 320 x 240 and image quality is 3 (data size per frame: 12.5 KB)
 Recording frame rate is 2 fps
 Data size per second is approximately 25 KB (= 12.5 KB x 2 fps)
Although the actual recording file size depends on the objects recorded by each camera, this calculation assumes the 
typical sizes given above.
 Audio is recorded from 2 cameras
If JPEG images from 16 cameras are recorded at 2 frames per second in continuous recording mode, the required hard 
disk space is approximately 33 GB per day (= 25 KB x 16 cameras x 60 seconds x 60 minutes x 24 hours = 34,560,000 KB).
If audio data is recorded using 2 cameras, the required hard disk space is approximately 1.3 GB per day (= 8 KB x 
2 cameras x 60 seconds x 60 minutes x 24 hours = 1,382,400 KB).
Example 2: MPEG-4 recording
 Image recording from 8 cameras (VB-C60).
 Image size is 320 x 240 and image quality is 3.
 Recording frame rate is 30 fps.
 Data size per second is approximately 150 KB.
Although the actual recording file size depends on the objects recorded by each camera, this calculation assumes the 
typical sizes given above.
If MPEG-4 images from 8 cameras are recorded at 30 frames per second in continuous recording mode, the required hard 
disk space is approximately 99 GB per day (= 150 KB x 8 cameras x 60 seconds x 60 minutes x 24 hours = 10,368,000 KB).
1Decide on the number of cameras and the image size for recording.
2Decide on the image quality for each camera.
3Decide on the frame rate required for recording.
4Decide on the number of hours per day to record and the number of days to store the recorded data.
5After deciding on the above parameters, calculate the required hard disk capacity based on the recording file size (in KB).
6If you will also record audio, be sure to calculate the additional amount of hard disk space required for the audio. 
						

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Example 3: H.264 recording
 Image recording from 8 cameras (VB-M40).
 Image size is 320 x 240 and image quality is 3.
 Recording frame rate is 30 fps.
 Data size per second is approximately 84 KB.
Although the actual recording file size depends on the objects recorded by each camera, this calculation assumes the 
typical sizes given above.
If H.264 images from 8 cameras are recorded at 30 frames per second in continuous recording mode, the required hard 
disk space is approximately 55 GB per day (= 84 KB x 8 cameras x 60 seconds x 60 minutes x 24 hours = 58,060,800 KB).
Note that the actual recording file size may be different from the size in the table, depending on the weather conditions and 
the complexity of the scene. For example, images of an empty corridor, would typically result in values smaller than the 
above values. Conversely, complex scenes, such as a crowded shopping mall, would result in larger values.
The following tables shows typical data sizes per frame (in KB) for various combinations of image quality and size settings.
Example of the Data Size for the VB-M700F/VB-M600D/VB-M600VE/VB-M40 (JPEG)
(Units: KB)
Example of the Bit Rate for the VB-M700F/VB-M600D/VB-M600VE/VB-M40 (H.264)
(Units: Mbps)
Image 
QualityImage Size
160 × 120320 × 240640 × 4801280 × 960
1 2.0 5.2 16.0 51.6
2 3.0 8.3 25.8 83.3
3 3.7 10.4 32.5 110.0
4 4.7 13.6 43.2 152.6
5 7.4 22.9 78.1 280.9
Image 
Quality
Image Size and Frame Rate
10 fps15 fps30 fps
320 × 240640 × 4801280 × 960320 × 240640 × 4801280 × 960320 × 240640 × 4801280 × 960
1 0.10 0.33 1.04 0.14 0.44 1.47 0.22 0.74 2.47
2 0.17 0.55 1.66 0.24 0.73 2.31 0.38 1.22 3.55
3 0.30 0.95 2.82 0.41 1.26 3.38 0.67 2.08 5.12
4 0.41 1.33 3.74 0.57 1.82 4.51 0.92 2.91 5.96
5 0.55 1.85 4.70 0.76 2.50 5.84 1.27 3.89 5.34 
						

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Example of the Data Size for the VB-C500VD/VB-C500D/VB-C60 (JPEG)
(Unit: KB)
Example of the Bit Rate for the VB-C500VD/VB-C500D/VB-C60 (MPEG-4)
(Units: Mbps)
Note
The data size for MPEG-4 images may increase when recording images with quick movements.
Example of the Data Size for the VB-C300 (JPEG)
(Units: KB)
Image 
QualityImage Size
160 × 120320 × 240640 × 480
1 3.5 9.6 27.5
2 4.0 11.0 31.7
3 4.4 12.5 35.8
4 5.6 16.4 47.8
5 15.8 52.7 171.4
Image 
Quality
Image Size and Frame Rate
10 fps15 fps30 fps
320 × 240640 × 480320 × 240640 × 480320 × 240640 × 480
1 0.28 0.76 0.35 0.94 0.54 1.43
2 0.39 1.08 0.50 1.30 0.78 2.02
3 0.60 1.67 0.75 2.02 1.20 3.31
4 0.69 1.93 0.91 2.43 1.38 3.98
5 0.81 2.31 1.05 2.87 1.68 4.86
Image 
QualityImage Size
160 × 120320 × 240640 × 480
1 3.2 8.8 24.2
2 3.7 10.2 28.3
3 4.1 11.5 32.0
4 5.3 15.4 43.2
5 15.5 52.8 170.6 
						

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Example of the Data Size for the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR/VB-C50FSi (JPEG)
(Units: KB)
Note that the data size may increase significantly when the image quality is set to [100].
Select [View] > [Video Information] in the Viewer bundled with the camera to display the data size per frame.
Sensor Recording, Motion Detection Recording, Intelligent Function Recording and 
Volume Detection Recording
„Notes on Using Sensor Recording, Motion Detection Recording, Intelligent Function Recording 
and Volume Detection Recording
When an event occurs, data is saved in the Storage Server as an operation record. As the number of operation records 
increases, operation during event detection and the search and Viewer response speeds may be affected.
„Notes on Using Motion Detection Recording / Intelligent Function Recording
 The motion detection feature notifies you there is motion in an area when motion is not ordinarily expected. Do not use 
this feature for busy areas where motion detection may be triggered frequently.
 Configure motion detection on the camera side. If you configure motion detection on the Storage Server side, the load on 
the Storage Server may increase, resulting in decreased recording performance.
Use intelligent function recording instead of motion detection recording.
You cannot set motion detection on the camera.
Image 
QualityImage Size
160 × 120320 × 240640 × 480
30 3.1 8.2 24.7
40 3.6 9.7 29.8
50 4.1 10.9 34.2
60 4.6 12.5 40.3
70 5.3 14.8 49.7
80 6.5 18.8 64.9
90 9.4 28.4 106.4
Important
The actual data size may increase or decrease depending on the objects being recorded. Make sure to confirm the data size for the 
actual system environment before starting operation. 
						

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Introduction
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„Notes on Storage Server Operation
We recommend that you dedicate the Storage Server computer exclusively to running this software.
Be sure to avoid the following on the Storage Server computer:
 Running Web server software on the computer
You cannot operate the Storage Server on a computer where Web server software such as Windows standard IIS 
(Internet Information Server) or Apache is already installed.
The Storage Server uses HTTP protocol to communicate with cameras. Therefore, the Storage Server may not work 
normally if other Web service applications exist on the same computer.
The HTTP port used by this software is 80 and cannot be changed.
 Running database server software (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle) on the computer
Database processing can place a load on the hard disk that may affect recording performance. Conversely, this 
software may affect database server performance when it performs tasks that place a load on the hard disk.
 Using the computer as a file server
The hard disk is frequently accessed when the computer is used as a file server, and this may affect recording 
performance. In addition, the Storage Server is more likely to run out of disk capacity if the computer is operated as a file 
server.
 Running other applications on the computer
The additional processing load from running applications other than this software may affect recording performance.
This software uses the TCP port numbers 80, 443, 11080 and 2380. These ports should not be used by other 
applications.
Calculating Network Bandwidth
You need to consider the network bandwidth if you want to use a network camera for both recording and live view.
You must calculate the network bandwidth both for the Storage Server and the Viewer.
When using the VB-M40 for example, calculate the bandwidth as follows if you use one Storage Server (320 x 240 1 fps) 
and two Viewers (320 x 240 5 fps):
 Bandwidth for recording
10.4 (KB/frame) x 1 (frames/sec.) x 8 (bits) = 83.2 Kbps
 Bandwidth for live view (per Viewer)
10.4 (KB/frame) x 5 (frames/sec.) x 8 (bits) = 416 Kbps
Therefore, the required network bandwidth is calculated as follows:
83.2 Kbps x 1 + 416 Kbps x 2 = 915.2 Kbps (approx. 0.9 Mbps) 
						

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RM-Lite is a simpler version of this software that is bundled with the camera. RM-Lite provides the same basic features as 
the RM-64/25/9 product versions, but some of the functionality has be limited, as described below:
„Functional limitations for RM-Lite
 You can add a maximum of four cameras.
 You can display a maximum of eight video windows in the Viewer. A warning message is displayed if you display nine or 
more video windows.
 The maximum frame rate is as follows:
Recording 5 fps or lower (JPEG)
Record Now 5 fps
 The frame rate adjustment feature is always enabled under high load.
 The maximum file size is 1 GB (max. 24 hours).
 You cannot change the [Background] property in the [Layout] properties, and live view is the only playback option.
 You cannot configure the “Organize Layouts” [Each Tag], [All Cameras] and [Recording Cameras].
 AXIS Q7404/Q7401 is not supported.
„Features that cannot be used in RM-Lite
Storage Server
 MPEG-4 and H.264 recording
 Motion detection recording
 Sensor recording
 Intelligent function recording
 Volume detection recording
 Special Day schedule recording
 Sending e-mail when an event occurs
 Customizing event priority
 Adding user groups and configuring access permissions
Viewer
 Multiple display support
 Layout sequences
 Display of multiple tabs

 Dynamic layouts
 Searching using camera tags
 Advanced search feature of Event Search
 Event Notification - Operator Notification, Acknowledge Event
 Display of a video window when an event occurs.
RM-Lite is not bundled with the camera.
About RM-Lite
Important
 You cannot install RM-Lite and RM-64/25/9 onto the same computer. Settings also cannot be transferred between the applications. You 
will need to redo the settings after an install.
 Files recorded with RM-Lite cannot be played back with RM-64/25/9. Similarly, files recorded with RM-64/25/9 cannot be played back 
with RM-Lite.
 An RM-Lite viewer cannot connect to an RM-64/25/9 Storage Server. Similarly, An RM-64/25/9 viewer cannot connect to an RM-Lite 
Storage Server. 
						

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Introduction
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„Specification comparison for RM-64/25/9 and RM-Lite
*1 The operational limits depend on factors, such as the number of cameras, Storage Server performance, hard disk 
capacity, and network load.
*2 The layout sequence feature is a function for changing Viewer layouts at a specified interval.
FeaturesRM-64/25/9RM-Lite
Connection to camera Max. number of cameras 64/25/9 4
Supported cameras VB-M700F, VB-M600D, 
VB-M600VE, VB-M40, VB-C500VD, 
VB-C500D, VB-C60, VB-C300, 
VB-C50Fi, VB-C50FSi, VB-C50i, 
VB-C50iR, AXIS Q7404/Q7401VB-M700F, VB-M600D, 
VB-M600VE, VB-M40, VB-C500VD, 
VB-C500D, VB-C60, VB-C300, 
VB-C50Fi, VB-C50FSi, VB-C50i, 
VB-C50iR
Automatic camera search Yes
Storage Server Recording formats JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264 JPEG only
Max. recording frame rate 30 fps *
15 fps
Recording schedule Weekly schedule recording
Special Day schedule recordingWeekly schedule recording
Recording mode Continuous recording
Sensor recording
Motion detection recording
Intelligent function recording
Volume detection recording
Manual recording (Record Now)Continuous recording
Manual recording (Record Now)
Max. file size setting Configurable 512 or 1024 MB, 1 to 
24 hours (default: 1024 MB)Fixed 1 GB (1024 MB), 24 hours
Max. storage period 99 weeks 90 days (12 weeks)
Others — The following features are not 
supported:
 Sending e-mail when an event 
occurs
 Customizing event priority
Viewer Supported live view formats JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264
Max. display frame rate 30 fps *
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Multiple display support Yes No
Number of simultaneous video 
windows32 or fewer per layout 8 or less is recommended.
Audio recording/playback Yes
Layout sequence feature *
2Yes No 
						

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