Save and share alarm video

Last modified: Thursday July 31, 2025.

You can save and share video footage of alarm incidents using the Clips tool.

Share or save alarm video

  1. Open an menu bar alarm icon alarm notification or open the Alarms tool and select and an alarm.
  2. Hover over the video thumbnail and maximise video button maximize the clip.
  3. Click share or save button Share or save.
  4. Select the required method:
    1. Export: Download video in .mp4 format.
    2. Create external link: Share video with someone who is not an Alta Protect user.
    3. Bookmark: Share video with other Protect users.
  5. Enter the required time frame or drag the timeline sliders. Click play button to preview the clip.
  6. If available, you can add footage from additional devices by clicking add device button Add device.
  7. Configure the clip:
    1. Export: Set a file name, video format, audio inclusion, and password.
    2. Create external link: Set a name, description, availability duration, download availability, audio inclusion, and password.
    3. Bookmark: Set a name, description, and availability duration. Choose the user or user groups who can access the clip.
  8. Click Save.

To learn more, see the Alta Video documentation:

Retention of saved and shared video clips

Video footage shared by external links and bookmarks is saved on the recording device and not automatically deleted by the retention policy set by the configuration profile of the device. For more information, see Create Configuration profiles for your devices and Alta camera bandwidth usage, video quality, and video storage.