Release notes: Alta Video 6.2.3 beta

The Avigilon Alta H6SL cloud native cameras are undergoing development, and are having incremental updates to improve the feature set and function of these dome and bullet cameras.

See:
Cameras for Alta Video
Avigilon Alta H6SL bullet camera installation information
Avigilon Alta H6SL dome camera installation information

You can now develop and use integrations between point-of-sale (POS) systems and devices and Aware. These integrations allow you to add POS devices to your system, view logs from them, and associate them with cameras. You can search video footage and create rules and alarms for POS events. Aware stores POS data according to your metadata retention settings.

See:
Developing point-of-sale integrations
Using point-of-sale integrations
Map view
View the point-of-sale information layer in Video view
Create rules for point-of-sale devices
Search for point-of-sale events
Configure metadata retention

Point of sale support in Alta Video is still under development. Some features may not work as expected.

Alta Aware now includes both light and dark color schemes for the user interface, to suit your personal preference.

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With the expansion of our camera portfolio to included Avigilon Alta H6SL, we now identify cameras with a unique Alta Key. We have updated Alta Video and Alta camera software to reflect this change. For all Avigilon Ava cameras, the Alta Key is the same as the serial number. Future Avigilon Ava cameras will be supplied with a clearly marked Alta Key. When Alta Video requires an Alta Key for an Avigilon Ava camera without a clearly marked Alta Key, use its serial number instead.

For updated information on adding Avigilon Ava cameras to Alta Video, see:
Add Alta cameras using IP address or Alta Key
Add cameras by QR code or Alta Key

When adding generic sensors to Alta Video, you can now define them as motion sensors and use motion to trigger rules.

See:
Add generic sensors to Alta Video.
Create rules for sensors

Issue: Line crossing and area of interest inconsistencies when rotating the camera view.

• For Aware versions prior to and including 6.0.8 — detections for line crossing or area of interest may have issues if the camera is subsequently rotated.
• For Aware versions after 6.0.8, up to and including 6.2.2 beta/6.1.6 stable:
  • For previously configured line crossing and areas of interest, the user interface shows the line crossing lines and areas of interest incorrectly, but the analytics work correctly.
  • For new line crossing or area of interest settings, the analytics do not trigger correctly.
• For Aware version 6.2.3:
  • Any line crossing and areas of interest settings made prior to version 6.0.8 function and display correctly.
  • Any line crossing and areas of interest settings made in versions up to 6.2.2 beta/6.1.6 stable should be manually corrected.

Issue: As the localized text in the Alta Video user interface is added, there may be instances where some English terms still appear in the translated versions, or where the translated text might not correctly fit or align within the user interface design.

Email AwareBeta@motorolasolutions.com if you can suggest any improvements for the translations.

Issue: If the Flex LED brightness is turned up, and the camera is placed close to a reflective surface, then the camera may oscillate between day and night mode.

Workaround: Either reposition the camera, or reduce the LED brightness.

Issue: When adding third-party cameras to Alta Video using the Automatic protocol option, Alta Video might not be able to successfully add the camera.

Workaround: If a third-party camera fails to be added correctly, try again using the Onvif protocol option.

• Users of the Alta Video mobile app for Android version 2.9.0 and earlier will hear the audio recorded from Alta Video 5.0.3 and later at a higher volume than before.
• Users of the Alta Video mobile app for Android version 2.9.1 and later will hear the audio recorded from Alta Video 4.9.7 and earlier at a lower volume than before.