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| | American Dynamics HDVR | American Dynamics Intellex | American Dynamics VideoEdge NVR | Avigilon Control Center | Digifort NVR | DVTel® Latitude | Genetec Omnicast | Genetec Security Center | Milestone XProtect | OnSSI Ocularis | Pelco Video Servers –
Endura, Digital Sentry, DX | Salient Systems CompleteView™ | Xtralis FastTrace 2 |
| Live Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text Overlay | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (name, time, live/archive & recording status) | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Pre-recorded Video Playback | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connection Status of Recorder | No | Yes | Yes, Also alarm on Failover, Hard Drive Fail, Raid Degrade, Rebooted. | Yes | N/A | Recording, motion, alarm (pin) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Exports to AVI | AVI and PS | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes – export according to user selected encoder | No | No | No | No | Yes – Endura/Digital Sentry;
No – DX | Yes | No |
| Time Synchronization | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, Manual | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Manual | Yes | No (Cannot implement) |
| Record Start (On Demand) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes. Only journal entry is guaranteed. Record starts only on motion as set up in Milestone system | Yes | Yes – Endura; Only Bookmarking – DX/Digital Sentry | Yes | No |
| Record Stop (On Demand) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No –Supported in Latitude | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes – Endura; Only Bookmarking – DX/Digital Sentry | Yes | No |
| Frame-Rate Adjustment | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| PTZ (Domes Only) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes + Onscreen PTZ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video Alarms | Only Motion and Video Loss | Yes | Dry Contact, UserAlarm, Motion and On/Offline | Yes | Yes | Yes (alarm, analytics, motion) | Yes | Yes | Yes – video loss, motion, and recording events only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video Tour | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Video View Up to 16 Cameras | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Presets and Patterns | Presets Only | Yes | Both | Yes | Presets Only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Only Presets) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Presets only |
| View Live and Recorded Video from Multiple Cameras via Pop-Up Window | Yes | Yes | Only live Video in Pop-up | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PTZ Presets and Patterns Based on Event, Alarm Input, or Video Tour | Presets Only | Yes | Both | Yes | Presets Only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Only Presets) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Replay Up to Four Cameras for Same Time Interval | No | Yes | 16 Cameras | Yes | Yes | Yes – multiple recorded videos can be requested for the same startup (no synchronized playback) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Toggle Video Window Size from 1X to 4X | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes – resizing the window | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Display Up to Four Live Video Windows Based on Event | 16 Cameras | Yes | 16 Cameras | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Unalterable Recorded Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes – if exported to DVTel format | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Play Live Video and Recorded Video in One Window | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes – in video view | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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