Description
The Cloudvue Gateway video file storage structure is as follows:
Product
- Cloudvue Gateway
Solution
/smartvue/video/MAC/YYYY-MM-DD/EPOCHTIME.mp4
MAC (The MAC address of a connected camera)
YYYY (Year such as 2023)
MM (Month such as 03 for March)
DD (Date such as 30 for the 30th)
Note: The folders Year, Month Date are UTC/GMT not the local time zone of the Cloudvue Gateway.
Within each directory, video is stored in files. Each video device has its own directory and files.
Example
/smartvue/video/0050F9627E62/2023-03-30/1680140457.mp4
At first glance it would appear the video for the camera with MAC address 0050F9627E62 was recorded on March 30th, 2023. However, there is only one Unix time, and it is created using the UTC/GMT time zone. A check of the epoch time 1680140457 shows the local recording time was Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 9:40:57 PM.
Use a converter like https://www.epochconverter.com/ to convert the epoch time to show the human readable GMT and local time.
1680140457
GMT: Thursday, March 30, 2023, 1:40:57 AM
Your time zone: Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 9:40:57 PM GMT-04:00 DST
