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Viewer Software
User's Manual
Ver. 3.20
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ENGLISH
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Contents Introduction Important....................................................................................... 4 Copyright Information ................................................................... 4 Trademark Information ................................................................. 4 Conventions .................................................................................. 4 Overview ................................................................................... 5 Viewe
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Using the Helper Viewer ......................................................... 30 "Helper Viewer" Screens ............................................................ 30 Panorama Window ................................................................................ 31 Starting Camera Control............................................................. 32 Controlling the Camera .............................................................. 33 Changing the Camera Angle ........................
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Introduction This manual describes how to use the WebView Livescope Ver. 3.20 Viewer software. The two types of viewer are Java viewers and the Helper Viewer, 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 the vi
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Introduction Overview WebView Livescope is the system that allows camera control and live video distribution from a remote location. The system is configured of a camera server and viewer software. The camera server distributes live videos taken by the video camera to the Internet or an Intranet. The viewer software can display those videos and remotely control the camera. The WebView Livescope system can be used in a wide range of applications such as distributing live videos from a Web s
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➤ Viewer Overview There are two types of WebView Livescope Viewer Software: the Java Viewer and the Helper Viewer. Java Viewers These are viewers written using Java. These viewers allow the camera server 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, but there is no need to pre-install the viewer on your computer. The Java Viewer provide
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Introduction ➤ Helper Viewer This is a viewer that runs as a helper application. This viewer provides video display and camera control functions and appears in a separate window at startup. While the Helper Viewer 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 There are two types of Helper Viewers: the Helper Viewer that is packaged c with the VB101 network camera ser
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Operating Environment Java Viewer Ver. 3.20 A Web browser that runs Java. Web Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later recommended. Netscape Navigator or Communicator 4.78 or later recommended. (excluding 6.01 and 6.1) Computer IBM PC/AT Conpatible Operating Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 (requires IE 4.01 or later), Windows 2000, Windows XP System * This viewer is installed in the camera server and automatically downloads to the client when accessed. * Operation
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Chapter 1 Java Viewers This chapter describes the preparations required for using the WebView Livescope Java viewers and explains how to use the viewers.
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Preparations for Using the Java Viewer The Java Viewer 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 "View" menu, select "Internet Options" and click the "Advanced" tab. Then set "Java JIT compiler enab
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Java Viewers When You are Connected to a LAN e Note 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 1 Using Inte
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➤ Starting Up the Java Viewer The Java Viewer 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 Chapter 5 of the User's Manual for the camera server. When the "Using Java Viewer" button in the Web Browser that displayed the Web page for distributing videos is clicked, the Java Viewer starts up and connects to the camera server. Click 12
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Java Viewers Using "LiveApplet" "LiveApplet" is a viewer with a GUI that allows the user to change the camera angle, zoom ratio and backlight adjustment settings. "LiveApplet" Screens The functions of the GUI displayed on the Web browser are briefly described below. 1 1 2 3 4 5 11 10 9 8 7 6 Reduce resolution button and Increase resolution button 1 The right-hand button makes the displayed video source one level smoother, while the left-hand button makes it one level coarser. Making the image co
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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. Presets 9 Allows you to control the camera by selecting preset camera positions registered beforehand on the
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Java Viewers Using "LiveApplet" 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.
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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 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. By clicking a point on the video, you can move the center of the camera to that point. Tilt scroll bar This scroll bar changes the camera's tilt (up or d
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Java Viewers Using "LiveApplet" Changing the Camera Zoom Ratio Procedure Move the scroll bar button up or down. The camera zooms in or out to match the position of the zoom bar button. 1 Zoom scroll bar Move the button up to zoom in (telephoto) Move the button down to zoom out (wide-angle) Changing the Zoom Ratio in the Panorama Window By dragging When you drag the edge of yellow frame in the panorama window to change the frame size, the zoom ratio changes accordingly. If you click outside the
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Selecting the Camera Procedure When multiple cameras are installed on the camera server, you can switch between cameras. Click in the Camera selection bar to view the list of cameras. When you select a camera from the list of names, the display changes to show the video from that camera. Camera selection bar Using Presets Procedure You can control the camera by selecting preset camera positions (presets) registered on the camera server. Click in the Presets selection bar to view the list of pres
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Java Viewers Using "LiveApplet" Adjustment of Backlight Procedure Backlight adjustment is useful when the video is dark due to backlighting. When you click the [Backlight adjustment] button, video darkened by backlighting become brighter. Click the button again to cancel. 1 Backlight adjustment button 19
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Taking a Snapshot of the Video Procedure This function allows you to take a snapshot (still picture) of a particular live video. When you take snapshot, it appears in a new window of your browser. When you click on the camera icon, the still picture at the time you took the snapshot appears in a new window. Because a new still picture is captured when you click the camera icon, the c still picture displayed may be fractionally later than the moment you clicked Note the icon. Printing and Saving
