Enable basic object counting in Video view

Last modified: Tuesday September 19, 2023.

You can enable basic object counting in Video view. When enabled, each camera view displays the current number of people and vehicles detected by Alta Video video analytics.

The Alta Video object counting features are not guaranteed to be accurate, providing an indicative measure only. Do not rely on object counts for safety-critical applications.

Task — Enable object count

  1. Choose Tools Tools > Video view Video view.
  2. Select Layers Layers.
  3. Choose Object count Object count.

When enabled, each camera view shows a live count for the number of people People and vehicles Vehicle identified in each camera view by Alta Video video analytics.

Object counts in Alta Video depend on Alta Video video analytics running on each camera. If a camera is offline, the object counts are shown as 0. Disconnected Alta cameras continue to record count data and send it to Alta Video when reconnected.