Using ThiefAware


The ThiefAware GUI

ThiefAware doesn't have menus or toolbars because it doesn't need them. The two main features of the GUI are the tabs and the status bar. The Tabs allow you to select which mode you are working in. The record tab enables record mode, which monitors motion and records whatever it sees. The Review tab enables review mode, which allows you to review the footage recorded in record mode. Note that in review mode, no recording can take place. The status bar tells you what ThiefAware is currently doing. For example, when it detects motion it will say "Motion Detected".

The Record Tab

The record tab puts the application into record mode. In this mode the application monitors motion and records footage. You can see what the camera is seeing in the preview box. When monitoring motion, clicking the record button will start recording immediately and turn the record button into a stop button. Clicking the stop button stops the recording and turns it back into a record button. The configure button is used to configure the recording. Clicking this button accesses the configuration dialog boxes.

The Review Tab

The review tab puts the system into review mode. In this mode you can review the footage recorded in record mode. On the left on the window is a list of buttons and scrollbar. Each button represents a piece of footage recorded by the application. If you hover the mouse over a button you will get a tool tip containing the date and time the footage was taken. You can use the scroll bar to scroll through the footage. Clicking a button will open up that piece of footage in the player, enabling the player controls.

The player provides several methods to play back your footage. You can move the speed track bar to select a suitable speed, then hit the play button to play through the footage automatically. The play button becomes a stop button while playing and the position track bar is disabled. Clicking the stop button stops on the current frame and re enables the position track bar. You can move back and forward single frames by clicking the previous and next buttons. You can also do this by moving focus to the position track bar and using the arrow keys on your keyboard. Finally, you can drag the position track bar to any position to rapidly jump to a particular frame and you can use the rewind and fast forward buttons to instantly rewind and fast-forward the player.

Once you have found the most incriminating frame, you can click the save picture button to save a copy of the frame as a bitmap image file. There is a checkbox on the save as dialog box that allows you to select whether or not to stamp the image with the date and time that the picture was taken. If the footage turns out to be a false alarm, you can delete it with the delete button.

Related Links

Welcome
Quick Setup
Configure Dialog Box