VBrick Systems v4.4 Play/Edit Saved Files, Playing Saved Files, Edit/FTP, Playing Batch Files

Chapter 4

Play/Edit Saved Files

Playing Saved Files

StreamPlayer Plus can play most MPEG and Windows Media files, and video can be played directly on a PC after recording a stream to disk. Select the Archive button on StreamPlayer to open the video file location. A file browser makes it possible to select, open and play a file. Recorded MPEG and Windows Media video files placed on a file server are available for on- demand viewing using StreamPlayer software. Files can also be transferred to a VBrick Video on Demand server (for MPEG files) or a Windows Media video on demand server (for Windows Media files) providing additional functionality. The default storage location for

archived files is C:\Program Files\VBrick\StreamPlayer Plus\Video. Once a video is

selected, it can be played, edited (StreamPlayer Plus only), and/or transferred via FTP (StreamPlayer Plus only). While playing video, use Seek, the slider bar at the bottom of Windows Media Player, to control the location in the file.

Playing Batch Files

It is possible to play either a single recording or batch files. If there are multiple batch files recorded during the same batch record session or if the batch files recorded during different sessions are the same type and were recorded at the same bit rate, they can be seamlessly viewed by holding down the <shift> key. To select non-contiguous files, select each file with the right mouse button while holding down the <control> key and selecting Open.

Note Playing multiple batch files is supported for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. MPEG-4 and Windows Media files can be highlighted and played individually but not as a group.

Edit/FTP

StreamPlayer Plus only. After you select the file to be played, the Edit/FTP dialog box appears in StreamPlayer Plus for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files. Selecting No brings up the Windows Media Player and the file or files will automatically load and play. Selecting Yes for brings up the Edit Clip dialog box. Edit and FTP are supported for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video files. MPEG-4 and Windows Media files cannot be edited or FTPed. An error results if an attempt is made to edit or FTP multiple saved files that were not created as in the same batch recording. To edit Windows Media files, use Microsoft Windows Movie Maker or a similar product.

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