If you change settings in the All cameras section of the Player menu, these settings affect all cameras.

Force live view

All cameras will switch to live view.

Force select all

All cameras will be selected, no camera can be deselected.

Select all

All cameras will be selected, but cameras can be deselected by clicking on the camera view with <Ctrl> key depressed.

Clear all cameras

All camera views will be removed.

Show timeline

Show/ hide timeline

Show markers

With the use of markers, video sections can be protected, locked or exported. See chapter Protect or lock videos.

Properties

Open properties dialog, see section below.

A blue background indicates that a setting is enabled: . Clicking the command icon toggles the setting.

Properties

You can also make settings in the Properties dialog. You open the dialog by opening the context menu in a camera view with the right mouse button and selecting Properties.

The "Properties" dialog is structured in four sections:

  • Camera information

  • View

  • Replay speed

  • Live

  • Notifications
Camera information

By setting / removing a checkmark you can show/hide the camera information items (similar to the context menu) in the camera window (see chapter Camera info menu):

  • Name

  • Play mode

  • Play speed

  • Time stamp

  • Key frames only

  • Recording mode

  • Image adjustment sliders
View

  • Uncheck the option “Show toolbar” if you want to hide the replay toolbar in the camera view. This option is only relevant, when a toolbar is available, e.g. when ibaCapture Player is used in ibaPDA or ibaQPanel.

  • Check "Select all cameras" to select and lock all camera views. This state corresponds with the button (force select all) in the ribbon.

  • Check “Dock timeline in view” to display the video timeline on the bottom of the camera view window. Specify the update time in the “Refresh interval” input field. Do not set the update time too low in order to avoid unnecessary network load. For more information refer to chapter The camera timeline.

  • If the option “Anchor markers on X-axis” is disabled then the markers will remain at the same position on the screen when the timeline is moved, e. g. by dragging or panning. As a result the markers will be positioned on a different timestamp after moving the timeline. If the option is enabled then the markers will remain at the same timestamp. So if the X-axis is moved then the markers move with the X-axis.

  • Show key frames only The “Key frames only” setting is explained in chapter Camera info menu.

  • Navigation keys By entering values given in seconds for the arrow keys and the keys <Page up>/<Page down>, you can define short pitch and long pitch setting when using these keys for navigation on the timeline.

  • Automatically zoom out after ... s of inactivity If there is no more activity in the camera view after enlarging a camera view, all cameras can be automatically zoomed out after a defined time. Enable this option and specify a time in [s].
Replay speed

In the "Replay speed" section, the replay speed of the video recordings can be set with the option "Replay speed after time jump". If you additionally enable the "Select all cameras" option under "View", the preset replay speed applies to all cameras.

The second setting Replay speed when previous / next image button pressed defines the replay speed in images per second. This replay speed is applied if the mentioned buttons and are pressed and held down.

Check the option Switch to live mode when replay catches up with the live video to switch automatically to live mode, when replay catches up with the live video.
Live

The live streaming settings apply to the streaming protocols between ibaCapture Server and client. Clients can be ibaCapture Manager (camera view), ibaPDA camera view or ibaQPanel camera view.

For setting up the best streaming protocol you can choose between the following options:

Auto (default setting)

In Auto mode, the system initially uses the unicast UDP protocol which is usually the first choice. If too many frames get lost, the system switches automatically to TCP mode. This could happen, for instance, when the server is running in a Gigabit network while the client is connected over a 100 Mbit network.

Unicast UDP

Recommended streaming protocol

TCP

Recommended streaming protocol if UDP does not work satisfactorily.

TCP Active

When a certain port for streaming live video has to be set in ibaCapture Server, this stream mode has to be used. For more information refer to chapter Streaming ports.

Switch to live mode after ... s of inactivity

If no more activity is detected in the camera view in playback mode, all cameras can be automatically switched back to live mode after a defined time. Enable this option and specify a time in [s].

Notifications

If the Show warning on camera removal option is enabled, a warning message is displayed when you remove a camera from view.