beautypg.com

Configure the video window layout, Create a layout, P. 65 – Canon RM-Software User Manual

Page 65

background image

65

Viewer

S

et

tin

g

s

4

You can save the size and position of a video window in

the Viewer as a layout.

Configure a layout using the following procedure:

The following special layouts are also provided:

• Dynamic layouts

Specify criteria, such as camera tags and events, to

only display video windows that meet the criteria. You

can also select a pre-defined dynamic layout.

• Layout Sequences

Sequence through multiple layouts you have created at

a certain time interval.

Note

When the Viewer starts, it displays the layout that was being

displayed when the program last ended. A new layout with the

name “Untitled1” is opened the first time the Viewer is started.
You can save the layout with a name after you place a video

window.

Create a Layout

Specify the layout name, layout background and the video

window display conditions and open it as a new layout.

➀ [Layout Name]

Enter the name of the layout.

➁ [Background]

Specify the background of the layout. Click [Browse] to

specify an image (a .bmp file or JPEG file) to be used

for the background.

➂ [Playback Options]

Specify how the video windows are displayed when the

layout is opened.

• [View Live Video]

Display the live view from the camera.

• [Remember playhead positions]

Play back recordings starting from the positions that

were playing when the program last ended.

• [Start at specific time]

Play back a recording starting at a specific time.

• [Start at offset before live]

Start playback from a position a specific amount of

time in the past.

➃ [OK] and [Cancel]

Close the dialog box.

Configure the Video Window Layout

1. Create a layout

2. Place a video window

3. Save the layout

1

Click [Layouts] > [New Layout] to display the [New
Layout] dialog box.

2

Configure each item.