Recording profiles

2026-08-04Last updated

A recording profile is a configuration for multiple cameras with predefined camera settings, such as retention period, storage location, resolution, frame rate, and bit rate. Recording profiles help you quickly apply a standardized configuration across multiple cameras.

Recording profile types

Security Center SaaS provides three recording profile types that determine where video is recorded and which recording options are available.

Cloud recording profile
Defines the camera configuration when recording video to the cloud. If your cameras support edge recording, you can configure the profile to have cameras record to an SD card if the cloud connection is lost. After restoring the connection, video is uploaded to the cloud and cleared from the card.
Note:
Video is not available for playback until it has been uploaded to the cloud.
Appliance recording profile
Defines the camera configuration when recording to a Genetec Cloudlink™ appliance.
Edge recording profile
Defines the camera configuration when recording to a local SD card. For more information, see Edge recording.

Default recording profiles

Security Center SaaS provides default profiles for cloud, appliance, and edge recording. You can modify these profiles or create custom recording profiles to meet specific recording requirements.

If a camera does not support a recording profile, that profile is unavailable for selection. If a camera does not support a specific setting included in a profile, the nearest supported value is used.

Managing recording profiles for multisensor cameras

If you have a multisensor camera, you can manage recording profiles in one of the following ways:
  • Apply a single recording profile to all camera sensors from the camera's Settings page.
  • Apply sensor-specific profiles to individual camera sensors from the camera's Sensors page.

    When you modify a sensor's recording profile, the camera's Settings page updates to show that sensor-specific profiles are now in use.

Custom camera settings

Custom camera settings allow you to configure camera options that are not available through recording profiles. After custom camera settings are applied, the camera is no longer associated with a recording profile.

Note:
Custom camera settings can only be configured after the camera has been added to Security Center SaaS. Custom settings are configured by selecting the Custom recording profile and making changes from the camera's Settings page.

Using custom camera settings on multisensor cameras

For multisensor cameras, custom settings can be configured in one of the following ways:
  • Configure custom settings to apply to all of a camera's sensors from the camera's Settings page.
  • Configure sensor-specific custom settings that apply to individual sensors from the camera's Sensors page.