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4.4 Casting
'Casting', also referred to as Streaming, is sending the image from any one of the four video sources to remote
viewers through a network, such and an Intranet or the Internet. It is possible to cast live video from connected
cameras or video from selected files. The casting monitor window of the Streamproducer desktop displays the
current cast image. The [Casting] sign turns blue while casting.
4.4.1
Start casting
Click the [Casting] button in any one of the display windows that is showing
camera output or a clip file to start casting the video from that display
window. You can also start casting by choosing [Start Casting] from the
[Menu] pull-down.
When selected for casting, the window border will turn blue, indicating the
active window, and (after a few seconds) the image will appear in the
casting window. Casting starts.
The casting monitor window displays the casting image and, the [Casting]
sign turns blue while the casting is in progress.
4.4.2
Controlling the casting image
You can control the casting image by using the buttons over the casting monitor window. These buttons are
independent from any function buttons in the other windows.
[ Casting ]
This button is highlighted automatically when a casting button is clicked in any other window.
When it is highlighted, clients can connect to Streamproducer using Windows Media Player and
see the cast video.
[ Pause ]
This button pauses casting of the video, which is replaced by the Streamproducer logo. When
casting is paused, the recording of the cast is also paused. Click the [Casting] button on the
Video display window to resume casting. It is also possible to pause by choosing [Pause Casting]
from the [Menu] pull-down of Casting monitor window. When paused, the [Pause] button is
highlighted.
[ Disconnect ]
Click [ Disconnect ] button to stop casting.
[ Sound ]
Clicking this button or choosing [Output Sound] from the [Menu] pull down of the casting monitor
window turns on the monitoring of the sound of the cast video. When sound monitoring is
activated, the button will be highlighted.
Click again to mute the sound. When muted, the button will not be highlighted.
The sound function enables monitoring of the audio being cast along with the video. It does not
affect the stream casting audio. Streamproducer outputs the sound of the streaming image even
if [Output Sound] is off.
[ Size ]Choose [Small], [Medium] or [Large] from [Size] button to change the size of casting
monitor window. You can also change the size by choosing [Display Size] from the casting
preview window [Menu] pull-down.
All currently displayed windows will resize when the casting view window is resized.
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4.5 Capturing images
In addition to saving the streams from any or all connected cameras, you can save the cast images
automatically.
To automatically save the cast video stream:, from the 'Options' dialog (see Section 6.2) check the 'Capture
casting contents simultaneously' check box. When this option is selected, all cast video streams will also be
saved to the location specified in the Options dialog box.
Note: You can only set these functions when not connected to a camera or file.
When capturing the cast video, the red S-REC flag will be highlighted along with the blue Casting flag.
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