Felenasoft

This Christmas we released the new Beta version Xeoma 14.12.25. Xeoma has been much improved since the last version:

Archive player now features search for motion. You can select an area to search for motion in and get to play the motion episodes found in that particular area. Also, archive player now has the option to select and irreversibly delete selected intervals, and a button for fast jump to the end of the archive.

While on the preview screens (both Multi- and Single camera view screens), you will be able to track moving objects with the new visualization of movement (motion tracking) feature. Square brackets will appear on moving objects. And - spoiler ahead! – in one of the future versions you will be able to see the “tail” the moving object has left in course of its movement.

If you already thought Xeoma’s scheme building algorithm was flexible, wait until you try its new possibility to build more complicated schemes by connecting several filters to the input pin of a following module. It means that you can now use several conditions, for example, several motion detectors with different zones selected, for video to get to the same archive. Plus, a new filter was added and its name speaks for itself - “Image Rotate”.

Next, the so long waited for Device List is now available for easy management of cameras and groups. Find it in the Main Menu.

Work with Xeoma is now more convenient for security departments and operators. You can do instant screenshots in Single camera view mode. Also, users setup dialog now offers 15 different levels of access rights – when an upstream user views a camera, PTZ controls for this camera will be blocked for all downstream users, which is essential in large corporations. Interactive tips will let you know when one of the modules is not connected, if the module in question passes the video stream on to the following modules or blocks it, if camera is set up wrong, etc.

New localization will extend Xeoma’s geography adding Croatian speakers to the list of lucky users who can enjoy Xeoma in their own language.


FelenaSoft wishes you all the best for Christmas & New Year and hopes that you will like its present - the new Beta version Xeoma 14.12.25. Go ahead and unwrap it right now – it’s already available for download!

I just downloaded and purchased this beta version because I really want the motion tracking feature. Problem is, I don't see anywhere how to implement it. Can you please tell me how to set it up?

Thanks,
Lisa

Hi Lisa,

Here's how you get the motion tracking on: go to Layouts menu, select Turn on visualization of movement and you'll see green square brackets around a moving object:


Did it work for you?

Actually, the feature's on by default so plase make sure that you are using the latest beta on both the server and the client sides.

I'm sorry, I guess I misunderstood. I thought by motion tracking you meant that the software makes the camera that has a PTZ be able to move and follow the motion that it detects.

In an open source program I was using, I was able to program the camera to automatically pan/tilt/zoom in on the area of detected motion. Reason I am looking for this feature is, I have my camera aimed at my front gate, but without auto-tracking, by the time they go down the path to my front door, they are out of camera range. With the auto-tracking feature, the camera follows the person all the way to my front door. By that time, they are really close and I can get a real clear view of them. So for me, it's really a very important feature. However, they didn't have a Mac version, and my PC couldn't handle the load, so I went looking elsewhere.

I tried other Mac security systems, but found them limited, until I stumbled on yours. However, I ran into some major bugs that made the program completely unusable, and I had almost gave up on it when I remembered that I had indeed downloaded & installed the beta version (because of wanting the tracking feature). Deleted it and installed the stable version, and all the errors disappeared, the software is now working perfectly.

All that said, I absolutely love your software. It's the very best out there. And I like the fact that you are diligently and actively developing it to be even better. I am really hoping that the auto-tracking I described is one of the features you have on your roadmap. If not, would you consider adding it?

Lisaweb Wrote:I'm sorry, I guess I misunderstood. I thought by motion tracking you meant that the software makes the camera that has a PTZ be able to move and follow the motion that it detects.

In an open source program I was using, I was able to program the camera to automatically pan/tilt/zoom in on the area of detected motion. Reason I am looking for this feature is, I have my camera aimed at my front gate, but without auto-tracking, by the time they go down the path to my front door, they are out of camera range. With the auto-tracking feature, the camera follows the person all the way to my front door. By that time, they are really close and I can get a real clear view of them. So for me, it's really a very important feature. However, they didn't have a Mac version, and my PC couldn't handle the load, so I went looking elsewhere.

I tried other Mac security systems, but found them limited, until I stumbled on yours. However, I ran into some major bugs that made the program completely unusable, and I had almost gave up on it when I remembered that I had indeed downloaded & installed the beta version (because of wanting the tracking feature). Deleted it and installed the stable version, and all the errors disappeared, the software is now working perfectly.

All that said, I absolutely love your software. It's the very best out there. And I like the fact that you are diligently and actively developing it to be even better. I am really hoping that the auto-tracking I described is one of the features you have on your roadmap. If not, would you consider adding it?

We are planning to add this feature. So please help us to understand your request better and answer few questions.
Please describe a little bit more - how do you see the work of the program? How does this feature work in other programs that you used before? For example - first general view, then when motion is detected - max zoom and movement tracking (following the moving object) and then, let's say, every 10 seconds camera gets back to the general view for 4 (?) seconds, and so on. What would be the desirable scheme?

The PTZ tracking module is available starting from the version Xeoma 15.6.10. Download the latest version of Xeoma from our site