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Wanted to verify if I store videos locally on a microSD card I can read them as long as they are NOT encrypted
Wanted to verify if I store videos locally on a microSD card in the alarm pro base station NOT encrypted, then I can pull that microSD card out and view them on any other device that can allow you to view a mIcroSD card. I have been told that you can't read them if they have been encrypted and just wanted to verify that if they are NOT encrypted then there should be nothing to prevent me from viewing the videos. Or is there something else that will come into play?Don
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12-09-2024 03:51:11
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Thank you so much for your reply. And so now the file format compatibility appears the next item I have to address to make sure this is all doable. I was hoping to access the microSD card through some sort of microSD to USB or similar adapter to transfer the mp4's (I assume they are like those video
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12-09-2024 21:28:31
UI did downloads (all 34 cameras) for a period of about 2 hours tonight using the ring website download option on the History tab. I did sets of 25 and it took 108 downloads to get about 1 day (26 hrs) of videos. There were some dups, bad videos, etc I believe and the last zip file had less than 25 b
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13-09-2024 04:21:07
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Found these 2 comments by the same person on YouTube: The microSD card format is for linux. Also even if you choose for videos to not be encrypted, they still are. Please make a video that shows how you can take out the microSD card and recover the videos. No one in the Ring company knows how to do this.---------------------------- does anyone know how to do local computer playback from the microsd card when the videos are said to be not encrypted? I would like to see a how-to video as well -- on how to get the data off the alarm pro base station onto a PC HDD/SSD. As I pointed out I have 34 sec cams and from what I tested yesterday these 34 combined produce 2,678 video files (about 10GB of data) in about a day (26 hrs for this particular download because it took over 2 hours to process and download 108 separate zip files and I kept picking up the latest videos captured while I was downloading). Don
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13-09-2024 20:56:47
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Hello,Yes, you are right. If the video is stored on the microSD card without encryption, you can: Remove the microSD card from the Alarm Pro base station. microSD card Insert a compatible microSD card reader (such as a computer, tablet, or smartphone) into another device. Watch videos on that device As long as the video file format is supported by the device No encryption means no competition for video data. So you should be able to access and play videos on supported devices. However, consider the following. File format compatibility: Make sure the device you use to view the video supports the file format used by the Alarm Pro base station. Formatting the card: If the microSD card has been formatted specifically for the Alarm Pro Base Station, it may not be readable by other devices. Copyright Protection or DRM: Even if you say it's not encrypted. Some videos may still be protected by copyright or DRM (digital rights management) schemes, which restrict playback health insurance florida on certain devices... In general, unencrypted videos on a microSD card should be accessible on multiple devices.
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12-09-2024 05:47:54
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