Hidden settings

The MyVMS client application, Observer, must be closed before making changes to the client-config.cfg file.

The location of the MyVMS 8.x configuration file:

• Windows: C:\Users\"user"\AppData\Local\observer\client-config.cfg
• Linux: ~/.config/observer/client-config.cfg
• macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/observer/client-config.cfg

client-config.cfg content

{
    "auto-expand-video" : true,
    "show-fps" : false,
    "show-resolution" : false,
    "cameras-text-shadow" : true,
    "minimize-to-tray" : false,
    "keep-frame-ratio" : true,
    "pause-sound-when-minimized" : false,
    "fullscreen-substream" : false,
    "hash" : null,
    "emap-monitor-configure" : true,
    "topmost" : false,
    "alrmon-update-timeout" : 20000,
    "alrmon-cell-position-timeout" : 5000,
    "alrmon-mstream-cameras" : 1
}

Parameters

"allow-parallel-decoding" : false

Enables parallel video decoding. Default value: false.

"auto-expand-video" : true

Automatically expands the Audio and Video device tree lists in the Manage window. Default value: true. Available values: false, true.

"show-fps" : false

Shows the frame rate received from the camera and the bit rate in camera cells. Default value: false. Available values: false, true.

"show-resolution" : false

Shows the true frame resolution in camera cells. Default value: false. Available values: false, true.

"cameras-text-shadow" : true

Enables the camera OSD text background colour. Default value: true. Available values: false, true.

"minimize-to-tray" : false

Places Observer in the tray when minimized. Default value: false. Available values: false, true.

"keep-frame-ratio" : true

Keeps the frame ratio. Default value: true. Available values: false, true.

"pause-sound-when-minimized" : false

Stops sound playback when the main window is minimized. Default value: false. Available values: false, true.

"fullscreen-substream" : false

Opens the substream in fullscreen mode. Default value: false. Available values: false, true.

"hash" : null

Hash of the password used to access Observer → Manage → Client settings. Default value: null, meaning that the password is not set.

"emap-monitor-configure" : true

Allows changing E-map monitor settings. Default value: true. Available values: false, true.

"topmost" : false

Displays Observer on top of all windows. Default value: false. Available values: false, true.

"alrmon-update-timeout" : 20000

Alarm monitor screen division update time. Default value: 20000 milliseconds.

"alrmon-cell-position-timeout" : 5000

Time during which the cell retains its position after closing. Default value: 5000 milliseconds.

"alrmon-mstream-cameras" : 1

Defines how many cameras with the main stream are displayed on the alarm monitor. Default value: 1 camera.