Software "homewatchcam" player – Brinno MAC100 User Manual

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Software

"HomeWatchCam" Player

Double click on the icon
"HomeWatchCam Player" to
start the program.

HomeWatchCam Player:

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HomeWatchCam

Player

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HomeWatchCam player is designed for use with the Brinno’s HomeWatchCam.
The AVI file format produced by the HomeWatchCam is a Motion JPEG-encoded AVI in a standard format
recognized by Microsoft’s Windows Media Player and most other Generic Video Players.

1.1. Menu Functions
1.1.1. File – Open
“File Open” lets you select an AVI file for loading

and displaying. Multiple files can be selected,
and will be added to the play list.

1.1.2. File – Save Current
“File Save” .The currently-displayed frame can be

saved as a JPEG file.

1.1.3. File – Exit
This exits the application. The standard Windows

close application commands will also function.

Statistics display

Key statistics for the video
sequence are shown in a
statistics box, displayed in
the upper-right corner of the
application window.
Elapsed Time: This is the
amount of time elapsed
since the beginning of the
sequence.

Date/Time: Assuming that the correct date and
time have been set in the camera’s real time clock,
this is the time and date at which the
currently-displayed frame were captured.

1.2. Drag and Drop Interface
In addition to the standard menu commands,

HomeWatchCam Player supports a “drag-
and-drop” interface. If the application is open,
dragging and dropping a file or group of files
can add them to the selected files to the playlist.

• The HomeWatchCam Player is NOT a general-purpose media player. It is a dedicated

Player designed specifically to play AVI’s produced by the HomeWatchCam. AVI’s NOT
generated by Brinno’s HomeWatchCam will not play properly with this player

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