VBrick Systems ENTERPRISE MEDIA SYSTEM V5.0 - Manual (Page 27)

Live Media
VEMS Portal Server User Guide 21
Viewing Multiple Streams
The video player can be configured by an administrator so that you can view
multiple streams in separate windows. Click on any live or recorded stream and then click the
Pop-Up
button below the preview window. If this feature is enabled, you can repeat this step
to launch multiple streams in separate windows. This feature is particularly useful in security
and surveillance applications. Note that the number of streams you can view display depends
on the resources of your computer. Note also that when multiple windows are displayed,
recording and bookmarking on the external windows is disabled. You can only record the stream
currently displayed in the preview window.
Player Controls The icons at the bottom of the preview window control the video. (Note that the
controls here are different from those used for stored media, for example, there is a Record
button for live media.) Mouseover each button to see the title. The buttons shown
are for the Windows-based player. (Macintosh users may see the QuickTime
Player buttons.)
Play
– starts the video stream if it was previously stopped.
Pause
– greyed out and not used with live streams.
Stop
– stops the video from playing. Does not stop recording.
Record
– records the video to the VOD server. Depending on
your user permissions you may not have the ability to record.
Press once to start recording; press again to stop recording. A
message will indicate a recording is in progress.
– black icon indicates no recording in progress.
– green icon indicates recording in progress. Go to More
Tools > Status for information about a recording in progress.
Full Screen
– click to display stream at full size. Press Esc to exit.
You can also double-click on any video to go full screen.
Volume
– use slider to adjust volume. If necessary, adjust the
volume setting on your computer.
Mute
– click or unclick to mute volume.
Toggle CC On
– turn closed captions on or off. See Viewing
Closed Captions on page 16.
Pop-Up
– Launches the player in a pop-up window along with
the control buttons. Once the window is launched, subsequent
selections will play in the external player. The launched window
can be moved or resized. Closing the main VEMS Portal Server
window leaves the smaller player on the screen. The viewer may
be resized after launch by dragging from the corners or from any
side. If enabled by an administrator, you may be able to launch
multiple pop-up windows.
Time Counter The time counter displays the amount of time elapsed since the viewer began
running the currently selected video.
Show|Hide Info Show or hide error messages and other system information.