How to auto enable showing info on video items in Desktop Client

This article describes how to automatically enable the information overlay on video items in Nx Witness Client v3.2.0.29151 or higher (for both Windows and Linux platforms).

If enabled, all video items within the client will open up with the Info button enabled by default:

There are two configuration parameters to control the behavior of this option:

All configuration parameters must be modified while the Nx Witness Client is stopped, otherwise, the configuration will be overwritten with the previous version.

Note: Enabling these options will significantly affect the graphical performance of the Nx Witness Client application and will slow down the rendering of visuals.

In Windows

1. Close the Nx Witness Client.
2. Start the regedit.exe program.
3. Go to the

   Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Network Optix\Network Optix HD Witness Client

4. Find the showFullInfo (or showInfoByDefault) key and double click it. In the Value data field type “true”. Click the OK button to save your updated value. 
5. If necessary, repeat steps 3-4 for the showInfoByDefault key.
6. Close the regedit.exe program.
7. StartNx Witness Client.

In Linux

1. Close the Nx Witness Client.
2. Open the following file with your desired editor:

   ~/.config/Network Optix/Network Optix HD Witness Client.conf

3. Find the string showFullInfo. Change the value to “true”. 
4. Save the file and close the text editor.
5. Start Nx Witness Client.

Questions

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