You can impose a privacy mask on video to hide parts of the frame from the user in live video.
In this case, the mask is not superimposed on recorded video.
To configure privacy masking, do the following:
Select the Object Tracker object and click the button.
Note
For your convenience, you can click the button and configure the mask on a still frame / snapshot. To undo, click this button again.
In the FoV, set the nodes of the closed area you want to obscure.
Note
When the area is being constructed, the nodes are connected by a two-color dotted line which outlines the area's borders.
Action
Result
Click in the viewing tile
Creates a new area node
Right-click on a created node
Deletes the area node
Position the cursor on a node and hold down the left mouse button while you move the mouse
Moves the area node
Click the button.
Deletes the area
- You can specify several areas.
- Click the Apply button.
Mask configuration is complete. When you view video from this camera, the selected area will be hidden.