Use EdgeVis Media Manager to review and extract recordings from EdgeVis Mobile Encoder, EVVR hardware encoders and EVVR Container. Sequential segments can be viewed together and exported for review outside EdgeVis.
Before you start
Keep the original CSX/CSXS recordings and associated folders.
Separate recordings from different encoders.
Have the recording password available for encrypted CSXS files.
Allow enough free space for the export.
Export a recording period
Open the recording source in Media Manager: a recording disk, media folder, local media store or complete copied recording database, as appropriate.
For downloaded files, group by encoder and open the group on its timeline.
Select the camera input and check the displayed time zone.
Review the footage and mark the required start and end points.
Choose Extract. To extract the entire available timeline, clear the range markers first.
Open the resulting file and check the selected period, camera and playback.
Does export change video quality?
Media Manager extracts the original encoded audio and video streams without transcoding. Repackaging supported streams into a standard container, such as MP4, is called remuxing. It avoids additional compression loss but does not improve the original image or fill recording gaps.
Check integrity and retain metadata
Validate available watermarks and investigate any failure before relying on the footage. Keep native recordings and verification results with the export record. Do not assume an exported MP4 retains all native integrity information.
The command-line exporter creates an XML sidecar with each MP4. It records UTC start/end times, duration, channel and codec details, and watermark status/results. Retain this XML alongside its matching export.
Automated export
The command-line application supports file or directory input. Its -w option prevents export of a file that fails watermark validation. Check exit codes and output for each run; producing a playable MP4 alone does not establish that integrity checks passed.