uWatchIt1.70.0.164

uWatchIt is a lightweight software application designed specifically for helping you monitor and record multiple network IP cameras. It comes with support for motion detection so you can record video streams only when movement is detected.

User interface

The utility lets you preview the monitored cameras using tiles. You can adjust the size of the tiles and drag and drop each preview panel to the desired position in the video environment.Individual buttons are implemented in each tile so you can easily turn on or off the monitoring process, recording task, as well as motion detection mode.The same set of features can be applied for controlling all cameras at the same time. Additionally, you are allowed to change the camera header view.

Built-in video player and quick trackback mode

You can use the built-in player for watching the recordings, play or stop the current selection, adjust the volume, seek for a position in the video streams, and go to the next or previous clip.The tool lets you sort the videos by camera location, recording date, and time. In addition, you can set an external video player, such as VLC media player or Windows Media Player. The recordings are exported to MPEG file format.The quick trackback feature can be used for freezing the current frame and viewing the recent events frame by frame without interruptions.

Camera configuration settings and other tweaks

uWatchIt lets you set up a new camera by providing details about the location, IP address, model, resolution, frame rate, username, and password. Plus, you can adjust the motion sensitivity level, stretch the image, use location, date and time overlay, as well as connect through proxy.General options allow you to select the video codec, alter the text displayed in the videos (font, font style, size, and color), select the saving directories for video files and still images, stop the recording if the free space on the disk drops below a custom value, and limit the maximum number of files for still pictures.Another useful feature implemented in the program helps you send motion detected images via email or upload the photos via FTP connections.

Bottom line

All in all, uWatchIt integrates a handy suite of options for recording multiple network IP cameras. On the downside, it hasn’t been updated for a while, so you can make use of its capabilities especially if you are the owner of an operating system like Windows XP, Vista or 7.