4.0 First Impressions
So far it seems to be nice. A couple things I have noticed:
Passwords for the cameras can be seen instead of ••••••
I can no longer click on a camera in a window and control the PTZ with the arrow keys, +, - ?
I understand how to use the new PTZ "window". I have a feeling this is going to confuse people. Also, I now have to leave "room" for the window to pop out the side of the main window. Normally I have the main camera window set to take up the entire monitor.
No longer have a network map window?
How do we now set the order of the cameras in the main window?
I use SS to view a remote site, and when I open the camera info window, there are no cameras listed.
Very much like the new pref window / area. Much better having it all in one area. Thank you for the TLS minimum requirement!
Keep up the great work guys! Will pay for the upgrade soon if my main SS computer will support it.
Passwords for the cameras can be seen instead of ••••••
I can no longer click on a camera in a window and control the PTZ with the arrow keys, +, - ?
I understand how to use the new PTZ "window". I have a feeling this is going to confuse people. Also, I now have to leave "room" for the window to pop out the side of the main window. Normally I have the main camera window set to take up the entire monitor.
No longer have a network map window?
How do we now set the order of the cameras in the main window?
I use SS to view a remote site, and when I open the camera info window, there are no cameras listed.
Very much like the new pref window / area. Much better having it all in one area. Thank you for the TLS minimum requirement!
Keep up the great work guys! Will pay for the upgrade soon if my main SS computer will support it.
Comments
The camera passwords being displayed was a frequently-requested feature, with many users forgetting the passwords and requesting that SecuritySpy display them. So this was an intentional change in 4.0. If users don't like this, we'll add an option to turn on/off plain-text display of passwords, this should suit everyone.
If you click on a camera in a window, you can hold the shift key and use the numeric keypad or arrow keys to control the camera's PTZ.
We'll see how well-liked the new PTZ drawer turns out to be. The problem before was that it got far too messy and cluttered with one PTZ window per camera.
There is no "device map" window. All this information is now displayed in the Camera Info window.
As for viewing from a remote site, there is no particular reason why this shouldn't work. If you can email us screenshots of your setup we'll be able to help you troubleshot. It's probably a simple settings issue.
Maybe make the PTZ window a separate window (not attached to the camera window), maybe with a drop down list at the top, where the camera name is, so you can select the camera to control OR clicking on the camera video.
Shift and arrows works, thanks!
The remote view is working fine, I just don't see how to arrange the camera order in the main window.
Looks like I need a 32bit version or a new Mac. Apple really screwed me with this Mac Pro. Dual Xeons 2.66Ghz, but stuck in 32bit mode...
You can change the camera order by dragging cameras up and down in the list in the Cameras section in the Preferences window.
Yes it's really unfortunate that those original Mac Pros are 32-bit only and therefore can't be upgraded beyond OS X 10.7.
I'm having a problem with the web server. I'm getting flashes of gray across the images that were not there under the same settings in 3.X. I reduced the frame rates for all cameras and now there is less flash. I'd say 1 camera is flashing every second.
I'm running this on a 2014 MacMini - El Capitan - everything is up to date. Plenty of disk space available.
I've followed your suggestions in the FAQ to improve performance.
What do you suggest?
Thanks and congratulations again. Obviously a lot of hard work has gone into this release.
Wayne
I have Foscam H264 cameras. they are all on the same router. and the frame rate is set to 10 frames per second in the software. I am not sure if it is that in the hardware. I can go into each camera and change that. Should I to make the camera and the software sync on the same frame rate?
I have a FireWire camera and extra view USB, so I'm using the 32-bit Version. Apparently I have to use the 32-bit Version on a remote computer to view those cameras as well?
And I'm not seeing any cameras listed in the camera info window on Main or remote computers.
Suggestions:
It would be helpful to see the live motion indicator and the sensitivity slide on the same screen where you draw to omit sections from motion detection.
In the preference pane, how about a save button to complete a refresh of changes without having to close the window..
Glad you like the new software! Yes we'll add an option to obscure the camera password in the nest update (out soon).
You're right that you'll need the 32-bit version on the Mac with the FireWire camera. However, for the other Mac that's viewing the streams (I presume obtaining the streams from the other SecuritySpy instance), you can run the 64-bit version if you want to.
The Camera Info window is probably just too small; click and drag the bottom to enlarge it. The next version will impose a larger minimum size for this window.
Good suggestion about the motion bar, I'll see if we can do this for the next version.
While in the Preferences window you can use the Save item in the File menu (or command-S on the keyboard) to save the preferences while still in the window.
I just installed the new version and it is looking good! The browser window is a huge improvement. However, as I record continuously, I'd love for the browser to be able to bypass the scanning (I also do motion capture) and quickly let me see the window and then have the option to scan to see the individual files. Any plans for something like this? Scanning if I select 5 cameras is quite slow.
I'll be purchasing the upgrade this weekend when I get some more time to play with it.
Thanks!
If you'd like I'd be happy to set up an account for you to view my cameras directly. Send me a private email (you have it in my registration - or tell me where to email the details to here) and I'll set it up for you. I only ask that you not mess with the PTZ on the Panasonics.
Thanks, Ben.
Wayne
PS - our company does s/w development and know very well the post-release mysterious issues. Your acknowledgement of the problem and the mystery speaks to your professionalism.