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Viewer Software
User’s Manual
Ver. 3.6
E
ENGLISH
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Contents Introduction Important ....................................................................................... 4 Copyright Information ................................................................... 4 Usage Notice of Audio .................................................................. 4 Trademark Information ................................................................. 4 Conventions .................................................................................. 4 WebView
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Using the Viewer for PC ......................................................... 31 “Viewer for PC” Screen .............................................................. 31 Panorama Window ................................................................................ 32 Starting Camera Control............................................................. 33 Controlling the Camera .............................................................. 34 Changing the Camera Angle .......................
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Introduction This manual describes how to use the WebView Livescope Ver. 3.6 Viewer Software. There are two types of viewers, Viewer for Java and the Viewer for PC, and the video sender can use one or the other as required. Both types provide the same basic functions for viewing videos, but differ in terms of other features and functions. The preparations for using the two viewer types and the required operating environment also differ depending on the computer hardware and software used to run
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Introduction WebView Livescope Overview ■ WebView Livescope is the system that allows camera control and live video distribution from a remote location. ■ The system is configured for a camera server and viewer software. The camera server distributes live video taken by the video camera to the Internet or an Intranet. The viewer software can display the video and remotely control the camera. ■ The WebView Livescope system can be used in a wide range of applications such as distributing live vide
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➤ Viewer Overview There are two types of WebView Livescope Viewer Software: the Viewer for Java and the Viewer for PC. Viewer for Java This is a viewer written using Java. This viewer allows the camera server’s videos to be viewed on any computer with a Web browser that runs Java, regardless of the platform. Because the Java applet is downloaded when the viewer starts up, the first video takes some time to appear. The Viewer for Java provides two types of viewers: LiveApplet containing video dis
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Introduction ➤ Viewer for PC This is a viewer that runs as an application. This viewer provides video display and camera control functions and appears in a separate window at startup. While the Viewer for PC has to be pre-installed, it offers the advantage of displaying the first video quickly. At present, only a Windows version of this viewer is available. Click Panorama picture ● The Viewer for PC is provided on the CD-ROMs supplied with the Network c Camera Server VB150, the Network Camera VB
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Operating Environment For the latest information, please refer to our WebView Product web page: http://www.canon.com/webview Viewer for Java Ver. 3.6 Operating System Windows 2000 (SP4)/ Windows XP (SP1a or SP2) Netscape 7.1 or 7.2, Web Browser or Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or SP2) MSVM Release 5.0.0.3810 (Java VM provided by Microsoft) Java VM Java Plug-in 1.4.2 (Java VM provided by Sun Microsystems) * This viewer is installed in the camera server and automatically downloaded when it
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Chapter 1 Viewer for Java This chapter describes the preparations required for using the Viewer for Java and explains how to use the viewer.
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Preparations for Using the Viewer for Java The Viewer for Java is automatically downloaded from the camera server. There is no need to install it in advance. However, depending on the type of Web browser you are using and your software settings, you must change your Web browser settings. Using Internet Explorer Internet Explorer has a setting that specifies whether the use of Java is permitted. From the “Tools” menu, select “Internet Options” and click the “Advanced” tab. Then set “JIT compiler
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Viewer for Java Using Netscape Netscape also has a setting that specifies whether the use of Java is permitted. Select “Preferences” from the “Edit” menu, click “Advanced” and then click in the “Enable Java” checkbox. * For Netscape 7.1 1 The settings for the Web browser vary depending on the version used. Refer c to the settings given here and check your browser version. Note 11
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When You are Connected to a LAN e Tip If the camera server is used via an Intranet and you specify the Web browser proxy setting manually, videos are distributed via the proxy. This can result in a slower frame rate and proxy server overload. Use the procedure shown below to set up a “No proxy” connection. Note that if you are accessing a camera server that is located outside a firewall on the internet, registration is not required for the camera server. Setup Examples Using Internet Explorer Sp
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Viewer for Java Preparations for Using the Viewer for Java ● Use a proxy server for your LAN 1 From the “Tools” menu, select “Internet Options” and click the “Connections” tab. 2 Click “LAN settings” to open the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box. 3 Tick “Use a proxy server for your LAN” in “Proxy server” and click “Advanced”. 4 In the “Exceptions” field, enter “Camera server IP address: HTTP conversion server service port”. If there are multiple settings, use a semicolon (;) as the se
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Preparations for Using the Viewer for Java ● Manual proxy configuration 1 From the “Edit” menu, select “Preferences”. 2 Select “Proxies” in “Advanced” and select “Manual proxy configuration”. 3 In the “No Proxy for” field, enter “Camera server IP address:HTTP conversion server service port”. If there are multiple settings, use a semicolon (;) as the separator (e.g. 192.168.100.1:80;192.168.0.20:80). 4 Click “OK” to close the Preferences dialog box. * For Netscape 7.1 14
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Viewer for Java ➤ Starting Up the Viewer for Java The Viewer for Java is started up from the Web browser that displayed the Web page for distributing videos. To create a Web page for distributing videos, refer to the user’s manual of the camera server you are using. When the “Using Viewer for Java” button in the Web Browser that displayed the Web page for distributing videos is clicked, the Viewer for Java starts up and connects to the camera server. Click 1 15
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Using the Viewer for Java “LiveApplet” Screen There are two types of Viewer for Java (→ p.6). The following is a description of “LiveApplet”. “LiveApplet” is a viewer with a GUI that allows the user to change the camera angle, zoom ratio and backlight adjustment settings. The functions of the GUI displayed on the Web browser are briefly described below. Viewer for Java LiveApplet 1 2 3 4 5 11 10 9 8 7 6 Video Source Size Change Buttons 1 The right-hand button makes the displayed video source one
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Viewer for Java Camera Control Status Window 6 Used to display camera control information (“Camera controllable”, “Camera not controllable”, “Awaiting turn”, “Remaining camera control time”). Start Control Button 7 Used to acquire camera control privileges. Backlight Adjustment Button 8 Compensates for backlighting. Useful when the video appears dark due to backlighting. Click the button again to cancel. Preset Selection Box 9 Allows you to control the camera by selecting preset camera positions
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Starting Camera Control Although multiple clients can simultaneously connect to the camera server, multiple clients cannot simultaneously control the camera. Consequently, “control privileges” has been introduced by which only the client who currently holds the control privileges can control the camera. Backlight adjustment and presets can also only be used when you have control privileges. Procedure Click the [Start Control] button to acquire control privileges. Camera Control Status Window Sho
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Viewer for Java Using the Viewer for Java Controlling the Camera Once you have been granted camera control privileges, you have complete control over the camera angle, the zoom ratio and the backlight adjustment setting. Changing the Camera Angle * Not available with the VB-C50Fi. Procedure Move the button on the Pan Scroll Bar or Tilt Scroll Bar. The camera angle changes to match the position of the scroll bar buttons. 1 By clicking a point on the video, you can move the center of the came
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Changing the Camera Zoom Ratio Procedure Move the Zoom Scroll Bar button up or down. The camera zooms in or out to match the position of the zoom bar button. Zoom Scroll Bar Move the button up to zoom in (telephoto). Move the button down to zoom out (wide-angle). ■ Changing the Zoom Ratio on the Panorama Window * Not available with the VB-C50Fi. By dragging When you drag the edge of yellow frame on the panorama window to change the frame size, the zoom ratio changes accordingly. If you click
