Motion search question

[Nonyaz]

Does the motion search area have to be in the original motion search area used to record?

I have a video with a busy street in the top half of the video, and I have that area highlighted to record motion. The bottom half is my yard with no motion. While watching the recording I noticed a cat in my yard and wanted to do a search on it. I selected the area I know the cat was and it search really fast and with no results. Is this because the bottom half was not in the original search area?

[XeoMax]

You need to set the motion detection area on your yard and increase the sensitivity, then xeoma will catch your cat when it moves again in your yard.
Xeoma does a wonderful job in search for motion and it is the fastest software i've ever seen.

[Admin_P]

Hello! Yes, in order to do a motion search within a certain area, this area has to be within the motion detector's range. You can set a single detector to watch several different spots on a single camera, if you so desire.