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Screwdriver
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What do you mean "clean up"?
Sharpness, brightness contrast, that sort of thing?
VLC will do that. https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
You can even use it to chop out little sections of longer video tracks.
Sharpness, brightness contrast, that sort of thing?
VLC will do that. https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
You can even use it to chop out little sections of longer video tracks.
Basically yes, i think.... That and ability to zoom in a bit.
Trying to gather usable evidence so any clarity improvement will be beneficial
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unless its in hd vlc will do it to a degree
using the cctv's own software would be better
certain older video programs would allow play of the cctv file but not all of them
it all depends on how the file has been recorded or has been reduced in size by the encoding process most nowadays are mp4 divx and xvid codecs
using the cctv's own software would be better
certain older video programs would allow play of the cctv file but not all of them
it all depends on how the file has been recorded or has been reduced in size by the encoding process most nowadays are mp4 divx and xvid codecs
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VLC then...
Lots of words i have no idea about there.
It is one of the chinese security cameras with an sd card in it and viewed via an app on a phone.
I have managed to view the footage on the pc after emailing myself, yes that is the level of knowledge we're dealing with.
My phone is pretty old hence wanting to try the pc route
This is it
reolink.com
RLC-410W - 2K Security Camera with Dual-Band WiFi
Reolink RLC-410W is a 2K 4MP 2.4/5GHz WiFi camera featuring person/vehicle detection, excellent night vision, audio recording, remote access, etc. Works perfectly indoors and outdoors.
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it also depends on your settings that you set or you used the default settings determines the quality of the image even with a zoom used
time of record settings
support.reolink.com
but vlc should beable to play it no problem and zoom in really well
time of record settings
How Long Can the Micro SD Card in Reolink Cameras Record
This article will show you how to calculate the SD card capacity so that you can choose a proper SD card for your camera. Applies to: Reolink cameras with micro SD card or micro SD card slot. Note:...
but vlc should beable to play it no problem and zoom in really well
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It’s what we used at my last employer for most cctv work.
Anything too technical was sent to the specialist, they probably used VLC, but were better trained
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If you do have cctv spend some tome looking at the recording settings and do a few test recordings, by default many are not set to the best quality, on some old cctv like hikvision apollo they used their own mp4 and you had to get the player from their website although some adobe video software played it.
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When I was at the BBC, I was that guy.
The OP already has a video file and, as anyone with their own CCTV will know, when you come to rely on it, you discover you need a better version of it! Every once in a while my system will pick up suspicious activity, a "human detection" that is not actually a squirrel. My heart sinks when I see some dodgy bloke poking around the sheds only to discover of course, it was me!
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I watched a guy playing his cctv back after i installed it and the new system was so good he thought it was a live picture, suddenly he ran from the room into his garage which was empty on playback thinking his car had been stolen, he looked a bit sheepish when he came backWhen I was at the BBC, I was that guy.
The OP already has a video file and, as anyone with their own CCTV will know, when you come to rely on it, you discover you need a better version of it! Every once in a while my system will pick up suspicious activity, a "human detection" that is not actually a squirrel. My heart sinks when I see some dodgy bloke poking around the sheds only to discover of course, it was me!
