TVT app for cloud video surveillance – see what you’ve been missing.
Videoloft is a cloud-based video surveillance platform that is fully compatible with TVT cameras, recorders and TVT OEMs, including InVid and Epcom. Whether you’re looking for an easy and quick way to access your TVT camera footage, or you’re looking to add cloud backup to your security system, the Videoloft mobile app for TVT cameras is the perfect solution.
You might have already tried the native TVT app – SuperLive Plus – but it didn’t live up to your expectations, or have the features you need. That’s where Videoloft comes in.
Videoloft is a cloud video storage and mobile app for TVT cameras – available for both iOS and Android devices, and there’s also a browser-based desktop version.
Videoloft can instantly upgrade your TVT security system and transform it into a cloud-based VMS by adding the following additional features:
- Remote viewing of live and upto 4k recorded video
- Multi-site access for an unlimited number of users
- Multi-camera event playback
- Unlimited motion alerts, personalized AI powered alerts and camera status alerts
- Recording scheduling and alert scheduling
- Analytics
- And more!
Read on to find out more about Videoloft’s features and how to set them up for your TVT cameras.
Set up the Videoloft TVT mobile app
If you haven’t connected your TVT cameras to the Videoloft cloud yet, then follow this step-by-step guide to complete the camera app setup.
If you already have a Videoloft account, download the app on your iPhone or Android mobile phone, log in and get started!
App setup: Remote viewing of live and up to 4K recorded video
The Videoloft mobile app gives you 24/7 remote access to your TVT camera live streams and recorded video at up to 4K resolution.
By default, Videoloft records on motion only, but offers continuous recording as well. When motion is detected on one of your TVT cameras, Videoloft will save that footage to the cloud. It will store it for the duration of the cloud recording subscription plan (e.g. 7, 30, 40 days).
- To view your TVT cameras’ live video in the mobile app, from the main menu screen tap ‘Viewer’
- Search for a particular motion event by tapping the calendar icon
- Choose the date you are interested in looking at
- To view a particular motion event, tap on the event you want to watch
- Each recorded event can be:
- Replayed
- Shared it with anyone as a video or as a picture
- Downloaded it to your phone
- Permanently deleted
App setup: TVT camera motion detection
With the Videoloft mobile app you can remotely control your TVT cameras and set up detection zones. To adjust these settings, simply follow the steps outlined below.
- Choose the camera you want to adjust the motion detection settings for by tapping the cog icon
- Scroll down to ‘MOTION DETECTION’ section
- To adjust camera sensitivity tap ‘Sensitivity Threshold’ and choose a value between 1 and 10.
- The sensitivity will depend on your camera’s location as well as the likelihood of movement: the lower the value you choose the higher the camera’s sensitivity is.
- To set up or adjust camera detection zones tap ‘Detection Zones’
- Using your finger draw to mask the area you don’t want to monitor
App setup: Alerts for TVT cameras
Motion alerts
With the Videoloft mobile app you can choose to be notified when something happens on your TVT cameras with unlimited motion activated alerting. To adjust these settings, simply follow the steps outlined below.
- Choose the camera you want to adjust the motion detection alerts for by tapping the cog icon
- Scroll down to ‘ALERTS – Motion / Analytics’ section
- To switch the motion detection alerts on simply use the toggle button
- You can also choose the type of alerts you will receive when motion is detected
- If alerting is switched on, but you don’t want to receive them for every motion event you can set a minimum gap between alerts. The minimum gaps for push notifications and emails need to be set up individually. To set up the minimum gap between alerts, tap on ‘Min Gap Between Notifications’ or ‘Min Gap Between Emails’
- For push notification alerts choose minimum gap from 1 minute up to 2 hours
- For email alerts choose minimum gap from 10 minutes up to 24 hours
Camera status alerts
With the Videoloft mobile app you can get notified if your TVT cameras go offline or come back online. Please note you’ll have to set this up for each camera individually. To adjust these settings for other cameras, simply follow the same steps as outlined below.
- Choose the camera you want to adjust the motion detection settings for by tapping the cog icon
- Scroll down to ‘ALERTS – Camera Status’ section
- To switch the camera status alerts on simply use the toggle buttons for push notifications and/or email alerts
Smart alerts
You can also use the Videoloft mobile app to configure personalized and smart AI powered alerts for your TVT cameras. Please note Videoloft’s video analytics is available as an add-on feature. To build personalized alerts based on object detection or text recognition via the mobile app follow the steps in this setup guide.
App setup: Scheduling for TVT cameras
Schedule when your TVT cameras record and you receive alerts. Configure these schedules for specific cameras and/or time periods.
Camera scheduling
With the Videoloft mobile app you can set up a cloud recording schedule for your CCTV cameras and apply it to all cameras.
- Choose a camera you want to adjust the cloud recording schedule for by tapping the cog icon
- Tap on ‘Camera Schedule’
- Tap on a day you want to set the schedule for, then tap ‘Add schedule event’
- Set the start and stop time(s) as required
- Click ‘Save’
Alert scheduling
With the Videoloft mobile app you can set up an alert schedule for your TVT cameras and apply it to all cameras.
- Choose a camera you want to adjust the cloud recording schedule for for by tapping the cog icon
- Scroll down to ‘ALERTS – Motion / Analytics’ section
- Tap on ‘Alert Schedule’
- Tap on a day you want to set the schedule for, then tap ‘Add schedule event’
- Set the start and stop time(s) as required
- Click ‘Save’
App setup: Remote PTZ controls for TVT cameras
With the Videoloft mobile app you can remotely control TVT PTZ cameras.
- You’ll first need to enable PTZ controls from the camera’s settings screen
- Choose a camera you want to enable the PTZ controls for by tapping the cog icon
- To switch the PTZ controls on simply use the toggle button
- Once you’ve enabled the PTZ control, simply tap on the PTZ icon to remotely control the camera
- Use arrows to pan and tilt the camera, and + and – icons to zoom in and out
- If you use the ‘Continuous’ toggle button that will continue moving the camera indefinitely
Why is Videoloft the best mobile app for TVT cameras?
Adding cloud to your security system provides peace of mind that if the worst was to happen and your local storage failed, then your footage was still safe in the cloud. For more benefits of cloud storage check out one of our recent guides.
As well as adding cloud back-up to your local TVT NVR or DVR, the Videoloft platform can also remove the need for local storage altogether and record directly to the cloud from your IP cameras – saving space on site and reducing maintenance costs.
Videoloft is a scalable and flexible solution, and it’s easy to add more cameras as your security system grows. To get started all you need is a Videoloft Cloud Adapter and a cloud plan.
