Support / Video Surveillance

Exporting Video
from EZStation.

A step-by-step guide to finding camera recordings, exporting video footage, and locating the files saved to your computer.

EZStationPlayback & ExportQuick Reference Guide
Before you begin

This guide assumes that EZStation is already installed on your computer and that the recording device has already been added to the EZStation device list.

01

Access Playback

From the EZStation Control Panel, select the Playback tab to open the playback section.

Choose Playback from the EZStation Control Panel.
Figure 1. Choose Playback from the EZStation Control Panel.
02

Select Camera & Date

In the Playback section, click the + next to the NVR/DVR in the left-hand panel to expand its camera list. Select the camera whose footage you want to play back and export.

After you select a camera, the calendar should display colored dots showing the recording types available for each day:

Blue — Normal
Red — Event
Purple — VCA

Select the desired day, then click the Search icon beneath the calendar.

03

Export Recorded Footage

Select the Download icon, then open the By Time tab. Enter the time frame of the footage you want to export.

Once you have entered the time frame, select the Download icon to start exporting the footage.

EZStation interface shown in the export guide.
Figure 2. EZStation interface shown in the export guide.
Tip: Choose the correct camera, date, and time range before starting the download.
04

Find Your Saved Video

To locate the footage after it has been exported, select Download Progress at the bottom of EZStation.

Download Progress button at the bottom of EZStation, highlighted in red.
Figure 3. Download Progress button at the bottom of EZStation, highlighted in red.

NextOpen the download folder

A popup window will appear. Click the folder icon in that window to open the saved file location on your computer.

Click the folder icon in the download progress window to open the file path.
Figure 4. Click the folder icon in the download progress window to open the file path.
05

Change the File Path

To change where exported footage is saved, return to the EZStation Control Panel, select System Configuration, and then open the Recording tab.

System Configuration → Recording, showing the downloaded recording path settings.
Figure 5. System Configuration → Recording, showing the downloaded recording path settings.
Note: The Recording settings screen contains the downloaded recording path used to locate or change the destination for exported files.