Customising client

The ExacqVision Desktop Client software has the ability to alert users with audio when using Event Monitoring. See the Client Help file, press F1, to learn how to set up Event Monitoring, or watch the Event Monitoring training video.

Using audio alerts is a good way to bring attention to system operators when events of importance occur. This is useful for things such as when someone enters a doorway or if motion is detected in protected areas, among others. The Client comes with built in sound files but you are not limited to these.

To add sound files you must use .WAV files. When opting to use custom sound files you will need to be sure the sound file exists in the correct directory on each workstation you wish to hear the sound from.

Place these files in the following file directory:

Windows:
C:\Program Files\exacqVision\Client\sounds\

Ubuntu Linux:
/usr/local/exacq/client/sounds/

Close and restart your ExacqVision Client window to make the new sound files available in Event Monitoring.

NOTE: .WAV files must use PCM U8 encoding

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Themes

The ExacqVision Desktop Client added support for Themes in version 8.4. Since version 20.03, the Client will default to the Light theme upon installation.

The Theme may be selected by navigating to the Client node from the left-hand navigation panel.

Changing the selected theme will prompt you to restart the Client to display the new theme.

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Alternative Methods

Prior to Client version 8.4 the Client configuration page in ExacqVision allowed you to change certain aspects of the ExacqVision Client software, such as the color of recording indication borders. However, the background color in ExacqVision Client was based on operating system settings.

To change the overall appearance of ExacqVision, complete the following steps in Windows (steps and options might vary slightly between Windows 7 and Windows 8):

Open Control Panel.
Select the Personalization option, and then Change the Theme.
Select Windows 7 as the theme group, and then Windows 7 Basic as the theme.
Select Windows Color.

In the Window Color and Appearance dialog, select colors as desired.

In the following example, the background has been changed to dark grey using Windows. The motion recording border has been changed to dark blue and the borders between video windows have been hidden using ExacqVision Client.

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