Searching Video in Ella

Searching Video in Ella

Open your video history and enter a query. You can either type your query or click the buttons on the Search panel.

For example, to see people approaching your walkway from your camera named outdoor, you type (as in this video) the query:'

'people approaching walkway''

You can also use natural language for simple dates and times like:

Times:

• 9:30 am
• 3 pm yesterday 
• 4 pm Monday
• 12/24 11 pm
• 2 am PST 3 days ago

Colors:

• Red
• White
• Black
• Brown
• Blue

You can also search for cars and people along with the direction of movement like approaching or departing.

It doesn't matter whether you type your search or click the Search panel buttons. For example, rather than type "brown", you can click the color instead:

You can pin your favorite searches to the top of your Search History by clicking on the thumbtack icon to the left of a recent search:

Even without typing a specific search, Ella shows you only the important Events by default ("Top" Events is the default search). To see everything recorded, regardless of whether it was deemed interesting to you, include "all" in your search or click the "All" button at the top of your screen, to the right of the search bar.