User guide

SiraView User Guide
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About SiraView
SiraView gives police officers straightforward access to a wide range of digital CCTV video.
Developed in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office, it is specifically
designed to make the task of viewing such video simple and accurate. Although useful to video
experts, SiraView is designed for police officers who need to use CCTV video for crime prevention
and detection without becoming experts themselves – it allows them to concentrate on their key
tasks without the need to first understand the technology.
SiraView is not a wrapper over the viewers provided by the CCTV manufacturers, so the user
interface is not limited to the functionality of those viewers. It gives precise control over the video
position and displays ALL of the video information. In particular:
 It displays all video images in the files – some viewers fail to show all the images present.
 It displays the whole of the images – some viewers crop the edges of the images.
 It does not overwrite the images with text.
 It does not drop frames when playing the video.
 Provides the simultaneous playback of audio (only available in SiraView+)
The functionality provided by SiraView is complementary to the services provided by police video
laboratories. It can give rapid access to collected video helping to ensuring that no video is missed.
SiraView also enables the exporting of video frames as standard image files and the printing of
images.
Starting SiraView
Start SiraView by double clicking on the desktop shortcut, or by going to :
Start -> All Programs -> Sira Defence & Security -> SiraView -> SiraView