How to Cut and Backup Recordings on Reolink NVRs

You can follow the steps below to cut and download recordings from Reolink NVRs.

Applies to: RLN8-410, RLN16-410, RLN36

Here we will instruct you to cut and backup recordings on Reolink NVRs.

Note: Reolink NVRs have two kinds of the user interface, you can confirm the user interface of your NVR according to the hardware version, refer to Introduction to Hardware Versions of Reolink NVRs.

For NVRs with Old UI:

Step 1. Insert a properly-functioning USB flash drive to the NVR USB port.

Step 2. Log in to your Reolink PoE NVR on the monitor, go to Menu > Search to find the recordings you need. You can refer to How to Search Recordings via Reolink PoE NVR for more details.

Step 3. Click the grid to enter the Playback page. Then activate Cut  and click on the playback bar to create the start time and the end time of the video clip.

Step 4. After selecting the video clip, click Backup  to download it to your USB flash drive.

For NVRs with New UI:

There are two methods to back up the recordings on Reolink NVRs with new user interface.

Method 1. Backup the entire recordings.

Step 1. Insert a properly-functioning USB flash drive to the NVR USB port.

Step 2. Right-click on the Live View interface, and then click the Backup button to enter the backup page.

Step 3. Choose the Cameras, the Video Type, the Start and End Time, click Search to search for the recordings you want.

Step 4. Tick the recordings you want, click Backup to proceed.

Step 5. If you want to back up MP4 files, tick Back Up MP4 File(s), or the recordings will be saved in H.264/H.265 format. Then Click Start to start the backup process.

Method 2. Cut and backup the video footage.

Step 1. Insert a properly-functioning USB flash drive to the NVR USB port.

Step 2. Right-click on the Live View interface, and then click the Playback button to enter the playback page.

Step 3. Choose the Camera Channel and select the Date to search for the recordings you want.  Click the Cut button to cut the recording.

Step 4. Move your mouse on the timeline to customize the start time and end time of the footage, click Save to proceed.

Step 5. If you want to back up MP4 files, tick Back Up MP4 File(s), or the recordings will be saved in H.264/H.265 format. Then Click Start to start the backup process.