When reviewing your cameras video files through a computer, it can be confusing to know which file is the one you are looking for and what the file name means. Files are best viewed through the BlackVue Viewer program for simplicity and which can be downloaded here.
The name of each video file will be in the following format:
YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_[Recording Type][Recording Direction][Other].mp4
For example: 20250722_110221_NF.mp4 was recorded on 22/07/2025 at 11:02:21 in Normal (N) mode from the Front (F) camera at original resolution (blank).
Refer to the tables below for the Recording Type, Recording Direction and Other:
Recording Type | ||
Code |
Recording Type |
Remarks |
N |
Normal |
Normal recording |
P |
Parking Motion / Parking Time-lapse |
Motion detection / Time-lapse in Parking Mode |
M |
Manual |
Manual recording |
E |
Driving Impact |
Event recording while driving |
I |
Parking Impact |
Event recording in Parking Mode |
O |
Overspeed |
Event when Driving Speed exceeds Speed Limit value |
A |
Acceleration |
Event when Hard acceleration is detected |
T |
Hard Cornering |
Even when hard cornering is detected |
B |
Hard Braking |
Event when hard braking is detected |
R |
Geofence - Enter |
Event when vehicle enters a geofence (Fleet only) |
X |
Geofence - Exit |
Event when vehicle exits a geofence (Fleet only) |
G |
Geofence - Pass |
Event when vehicle passes through a polyline geofence (Fleet only) |
D |
Drowsiness |
Event when DMS camera detects drowsiness (DMS only) |
L |
Distraction |
Event when DMS camera detects distraction (DMS only) |
Y |
Seatbelt |
Event when DMS camera cannot detect seatbelt (DMS only) |
F |
Undetected |
Event when DMS camera cannot detect driver (DMS only) |
Recording Direction | ||
Code |
Recording Direction |
Remarks |
F |
Front Camera |
Front camera recording |
R |
Rear camera / Truck Camera |
Regular rear / truck camera recording (Excluding DR770X Box Pro) |
I |
IR Camera |
IR camera recording |
R |
Rear camera / Truck Camera / IR Camera |
Regular rear / truck rear / IR camera recording when connected to Rear port of DR770X Box Pro |
O |
Optional Camera (DR770X Box Pro) |
Regular rear / truck rear / IR / DMS camera recording when connected to Option port of DR770X Box Pro |
Other | ||
Code |
Type |
Remarks |
(blank) |
Original resolution file |
Nothing is added at the end of the file name |
S |
Low resolution file |
S is added at the end of the file name |
L |
Live-Event Upload File |
L is added at the end of the file name |