Hi-Res Alert Images vs Database Ony

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EatonB
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Hi-Res Alert Images vs Database Ony

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I don't understand Alert Images and how people use them. On the trigger tab, "when triggered add to alerts list" has several options. What are the pros and cons of selecting Hi-res JPEG files versus Database only? Is there a reason to create alert images when triggered? What happens if you choose "No"?
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YrbkMgr
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Re: Hi-Res Alert Images vs Database Ony

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Very good question.
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For me, I must have "physical" jpg images created because I use those as thumbnails for a web page that I programmatically create every 24 hours. The web page shows me what happened overnight with thumbnails that are clickable links to exported mp4 videos.
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That, is an excellent use case.
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