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Features

Live Streaming

Click a camera in the preview strip or press the ▶ button in the status bar to start streaming. The main view shows the live video feed with a ● Live badge.

  • Audio — Click the speaker icon to unmute. Use the volume slider to adjust. The app remembers your volume level when toggling mute.
  • Fullscreen — Click the fullscreen button on the video to enter fullscreen mode.
  • Multiple cameras — All cameras can stream simultaneously. Click different previews to switch the main view.

When a stream is stopped or the camera goes offline, the last captured snapshot is shown as a fallback.

Camera Previews

The preview strip shows thumbnail snapshots of all your cameras, updating every few seconds. Click a preview to select that camera in the main view.

Preview Position

Change where the preview strip appears via View → Preview Position:

  • Left (sidebar)
  • Right (sidebar, default)
  • Top (horizontal bar)
  • Bottom (horizontal bar)

You can hide the preview strip entirely via View → Previews.

Recording Playback

The timeline shows a full day of recording availability for the selected camera.

Using the Timeline

  1. Make sure the timeline is visible (View → Timeline)
  2. Select a camera — the app loads that day's recording segments
  3. Colored blocks on the timeline indicate recorded time periods
  4. Click anywhere on the timeline to jump to that time, or drag the scrubber handle to seek
  5. The recording downloads and plays back in the main viewer with a Playback badge

Date Navigation

  • ◀ / ▶ buttons navigate to previous/next day
  • Go to today jumps back to the current date
  • The date label shows (Today) when viewing the current day
  • The ▶ button is disabled when already on today

Returning to Live

Click the ● Live badge or seek near the current time to switch back to the live stream.

UI Layout Options

All layout preferences are saved and restored on restart.

Menu Item What It Does
View → Previews Show/hide the camera preview strip
View → Timeline Show/hide the recording timeline
View → Statusbar Show/hide the top status bar with stream controls
View → Preview Position Move previews to left, right, top, or bottom
View → Video Debug Overlay Show real-time video stats (see below)

Zoom

Use the View menu or keyboard shortcuts to adjust the UI zoom level:

Action Shortcut
Reset Zoom Ctrl+0
Zoom In Ctrl++
Zoom Out Ctrl+-

Video Debug Overlay

Enable via View → Video Debug Overlay to show a real-time stats overlay in the top-right corner of the video:

  • Resolution — e.g. 2304×1296
  • Codec — e.g. h.264, h.265
  • FPS — Current frames per second
  • Bitrate — Current bitrate in kbps

This is a session-only setting and resets to off when you restart the app.

Language

Change the UI language via View → Language:

  • System default — Uses your OS language (if supported)
  • English
  • Deutsch (German)

The menu bar and all UI text update immediately.

Auto-Updates

Vigilatus checks for updates automatically on startup (NSIS installer version only — portable builds do not auto-update).

  • When an update is found, a dialog notifies you and the download starts in the background
  • Once downloaded, you can choose Restart Now to apply immediately or Later to install on next quit
  • You can also manually check via Help → Check for Updates…

Status Bar

The status bar at the top (toggle via View → Statusbar) shows controls for the selected camera:

  • ▶ / ⏹ — Start / stop stream
  • ✎ — Edit camera settings
  • ✕ — Remove camera

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