Smart Motion

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Reduce false alerts and increase your days of recorded video using Smart Motion, OpenEye’s analytics-enabled motion detection. Using analytics to detect motion patterns associated with persons and vehicles, Smart Motion ignores reflections, shadows, trees and other objects in the environment which cause false motion events. Best of all, Smart Motion is enabled on the recorder and therefore will work with existing cameras, eliminating the need for a costly camera upgrade.

NOTE: Not recommended for use on fisheye cameras or lenses.

NOTE: Smart Motion should be used strategically, specifically for cameras that may produce several false motion events due to elements such as wind or shadows, as the number of channels that can be enabled for Smart Motion is limited to the recorder and processor.

Configure a Smart Motion Area

From the Analytics tab, check the Motion Detected.
Select Smart from the Analytics Mode dropdown.
Click Setup under the Configuration column.
Click Add Area, then click and drag the capture square to create or delete the area.

NOTE: Left click, release, and move to draw a custom polygonal shape one line at a time. Draw and click the last line to the starting point to complete the Area.

NOTE: Motion Areas can be subtracted to disable motion detection for specific areas of the video stream and motion grids can be drawn over each other.

NOTE: Resize the area of interest by dragging the bottom right-hand corner of the camera confirmation pane.

Continue modifying Motion Areas as desired using the tools below the camera frame and the Confidence Threshold.

Motion and Motion Region Options

Confidence Threshold – Used to determine when an object meets an acceptable definition of a person or vehicle. All objects are classified with a percentage likelihood that the object is legitimate from 0% - 100%. To help set the Confidence Threshold, a visual red outline will appear in the motion region when Smart Motion is detected. See Smart Motion Best Practices for more details.

Pre Motion Recording – Time when recording starts from a motion event.
Image Offset – Offset when an image is captured from a motion event.
Record on event detection – Remove the check to disable events from being recorded on the event stream.
Reset Defaults – Resets motion sensitivity and noise sensitivity back to default values.
Select – Allows motion detection grids to be moved.
Select All – Draws a full motion detection grid over the image.
Add Area – Draw individual motion detection grids.
Remove Area – Allows removal of motion detection grid areas within a grid.
Clear All – Reset all customized options back to original camera default settings.

Click Save.

Delete a Smart Motion Area

Click to select the desired Motion Area.
Click Remove Area to delete the selected area.

Hardware Configuration

NOTE: The number of channels that can be enabled for Smart Motion is limited based on the processor, processor generation, and amount of memory in the recorder. You can find this information using the OWS Inventory Report.

NOTE: The number of supported channels of OpenEye Web Services (OWS) AI analytics will vary depending on both hardware configuration and the analytics or other features enabled. Achieving the specified performance metrics necessitates configuring the OWS AI analytics to utilize a low-resolution stream set at 640x480 or lower. Failure to adhere to this resolution setting will result in the channel count being cut to 1/3 of its capacity. Additionally, due to technical limitations in querying the resolution of RTSP streams, these will be defaulted to 1/3 of the maximum channel count.

Additionally, to ensure optimal performance, we recommend using the system metric tools provided in the OWS Server Software Setup. To view the system metric tools, go to Setup > Cameras under General Configuration and click on the specific camera, then click on the Analytics tab.

The table below displays the estimated maximum number of channels that would be supported when deploying a specific analytic type. This does not account for a combination of OWS AI analytics and Smart Motion channels running concurrently or other features that may be running on the device (e.g. local console or spot monitor).

		OWS AI Analytics*		Smart Motion
		OWS AI Analytics*		Smart Motion
CPU	MEMORY	Linux (SSA)	Windows (SSA)	Linux (SM)	Windows (SM)
J1900	4GB¹	-	-	2	-
J3455/J3455e	4GB¹	-	-	8	-
N97	8GB¹	-	-	24	-
i3-4xxx	8GB¹	-	-	16	-
i3-6xxx	8GB²	-	-	16	-
i3-6xxx	16GB¹	-	-	16	-
i3-7xxx	8GB²	-	-	16	-
i3-7xxx	16GB¹	-	-	32	-
i3-8xxx	8GB²	10	-	32	-
i3-8xxx	16GB¹	10	-	32	-
i3-12xxx	16GB³	20	-	32	-
i3-12xxx	32GB¹	20	-	32	-
i5-4xxx	8GB¹	-	-	32	32
i5-6xxx	8GB²	-	-	32	32
i5-6xxx	16GB¹	-	-	48	48
i5-7xxx	8GB²	-	-	32	32
i5-7xxx	16GB¹	-	-	48	48
i5-8xxx	8GB²	10	-	32	32
i5-8xxx	16GB¹	10	10	48	32
i5-10xxx	8GB²	10	-	32	-
i5-10xxx	16GB¹	10	10	48	48
i5-12xxx	16GB³	20	-	48	-
i5-12xxx	32GB¹	20	20	48	48
i7-9xxx	8GB²	10	-	32	-
i7-9xxx	16GB¹	10	10	64	64
i7-10xxx	8GB²	10	-	32	-
i7-10xxx	16GB¹	10	10	64	64
i7-12xxx	16GB³	20	-	64	-
i7-12xxx	32GB¹	20	20	64	64

1 - Max supported memory

2 - 8GB Upgrade available - OE-ZPERFUPRAM-8

3 - 16GB Upgrade available - OE-ZPERFUPRAM-16

NOTE: Live View in Console and Local Spot Monitor are disabled once Smart Motion is enabled for J1900 and J3455 CPUs in order to reserve resources.

NOTE: To achieve maximum channel count for OWS AI analytics on all Linux models, unplug the monitor from the device to disable the local console.

* Supported OWS AI Analytic types are Person Detected, Vehicle Detected, Line Crossing Detected, Loitering, and Intrusion.

Best Practices

Configure Cameras for Optimal Use

Use cameras with Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) for outdoor scenes to reduce the impact of sunlight and shadows.
Adjust camera contrast to make the image look more like the real-world scene.
Reduce the Slowest Shutter setting for OpenEye cameras to better detect motion in low-light environments.
Don't forget to clean camera domes for optimal contrast.
Smart Motion is not recommended for use on fisheye cameras or lenses at this time.

Setting up Smart Motion in OWS

Mask out anything that may make the scene overly complex. This includes bodies of water as well as trees and bushes that aren't needed.
Ensure there is a low stream available (1MP or lower) to record continuously as backup. This can also be used for analyzing video.
If experiencing missed events from people or vehicles of interest, lower the confidence level by 10 points at a time until you find the ideal setting. Avoid setting the confidence level too low as this can cause false positives.
Use the red outline in the Motion Region pane in camera setup to verify Smart Motion detection.
The number of channels that can be enabled for Smart Motion is limited to the recorder and processor. See Hardware Configuration for more details.

Keep in Mind

A person or vehicle must be in the scene for a couple seconds to be identified.
Smart Motion is not person and vehicle detection. It is analytics-enabled motion detection that helps reduce false alerts and increase days of recorded video.

Additional Requirements

Smart Motion requires specific OWS License Types.

Configure a Smart Motion Area

Delete a Smart Motion Area

Hardware Configuration

Best Practices

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