トピック： MxPEG Viewer

MxPEG Viewer

When you set the MxPEG parameter in the JPEG Settings dialog to enable, the camera creates a stream using MOBOTIX video encoding. MxPEG allows for large-format live videos at extremely low network load (1% at 100 Mbps).

For viewing and storing the stream, you need MxPEG Viewer for Windows. You can download the application directly from this camera.

Find the latest version of MxPEG Viewer on the MOBOTIX homepage.

Defining and Displaying Cameras

Enter one or several IP addresses or symbolic names of cameras in one line of the text box. Separate the individual IP addresses using commas.

Click on the Start button to display the camera images.

Notes:

The last five lines are stored in the list.
If necessary, you can also enter a port with the IP address. Use a colon to separate the port.
Example: 192.188.155.44:3131

Selecting Cameras

In order to modify a camera or to control a rotor head, select the desired camera.

When you click on the camera image, the image will get a yellow frame.

Setting Image Parameters

You can modify the following parameters for the selected camera:

View	Select the image sensor
Quality	Controls the image quality.
Brightness	Controls the image brightness.
Exp-Field	Select the exposure window
Framerate	Selects the frame rate.
Sharpness	Controls the image sharpness.
Size	Selects the image size.

Status Information

The following information is displayed for the selected camera:

MxF/s	Display image rate while displaying the MxPEG video stream
F/s	Display image rate while displaying individual images
kbps	Used bandwidth

General Controls

The player's controls have been to match those of the camera' player shown in the browser.

Option

Description

all

Selects all cameras displayed in order to switch all cameras to Live mode at once, for example.

Live

Switches one or more camera to Live mode.

Switches one or more cameras to Event Recorder mode which displays all events stored by the selected camera(s).

Switches one or more cameras to Local Recorder mode which displays all events stored in the local computer's RAM.

Displays the camera information in the browser.

Displays the Image Search dialog.

Note:	This feature has not yet been implemented.

Switches the camera to Listen audio mode.

+
-

Sets the speaker loudness of the selected camera(s).

Note:	This feature has not yet been implemented.

Switches the camera to Speak audio mode.

The signal output of the selected camera is closed (high).

The signal output of the selected camera is open (low).

The Door Opener function closes the signal output for two seconds (high).

Opens the standard browser.

Stores the content of the Local Recorder from the RAM in a file.

Loads the content of a file into the Local Recorder.

Options

Click on the Options button to modify the global MxPEG Viewer options and the local options of the individual cameras.

The first tab of the Options dialog of the MxPEG Viewer is the Global tab. MxPEG Viewer will display a tab with the name and IP address of each camera in the viewer, so you can make individual adjustments.

Global Options

The global options affect all cameras, provided that no special settings have been defined for individual cameras (e.g. authentication, Multi View, etc.).

Option

Description

Camera default user name

Enter the user name that is used for all cameras for authentication purposes.

Camera default password

Enter the password that is used for all cameras for authentication purposes.

Port for remote control

The MxPEG Viewer can be controlled either from a remote computer or by a camera sending network (IP) messages.

Enter the port for MxPEG Viewer to listen for IP messages.
See also Remote-Controlling MxPEG Viewer.

Log File

Select if and where you would like to store the log file.

Mouse-Over

Select the action that will be performed when you hold the mouse over an image.

off	Mouse-over is deactivated.
on	Mouse-over is active.
by Multi View	Copies the camera's Multi View configuration.

Copy definitions

Multi View	Copies the selected camera's Multi View screen.
Soft buttons	Copies the list of soft buttons from the selected camera's Multi View screen.

Local Options

The local options only affect the camera named in the tab so you can enter settings specific to this camera.

Option

Description

HTTP port

HTTP port of the camera's web server
Default setting: 80

Pan/tilt head

You can use the camera with a pan/tilt head. The pan/tilt head is controlled by the MxPEG Viewer. Select one of the supported models from the list.

Local Recorder size

Configure the amount of RAM to be reserved for the Local Recorder.

Username

User name sent to the camera for authentication purposes.
Only required when the camera's user or guest access levels are password-protected.

Password

Password sent to the camera for authentication purposes.
Only required when the camera's user or guest access levels are password-protected.

Save password

Stores the authentication data you have entered for the next start of the viewer.

Display strategy

minimum delay	Images are displayed with minimum delay.
smooth display	Images are displayed smoothly.

Note:	When the camera's user or guest access levels are password-protected and you enter the user name and password for the guest level in the local options, you will not be able to modify any image parameters. The guest access level is not authorized to do so.

Remote-Controlling MxPEG Viewer

You can control some of the MxPEG Viewer's parameters from another camera or computer using HTTP commands. See the list below for a complete description of these parameters.

Syntax:

http://<ip-address-computer>[:<portnumber>]/ip=<camera-ip>&quality=40&size=320x240&camera=left

Description of Parameters

Parameters Description

Defines the IP address of the camera(s) displayed in the Viewer. Separate multiple IP addresses using commas.

When a camera sends an IP message to MxPEG Viewer, it can transfer its own IP address as a value:

	In this case, use the following syntax for the ip parameter: `GET ip=ownip`

quality Image quality in %

size Selects the image size.
Values: 160x120, 320x240, 640x480

camera Select the image sensor
Values: left, right, both, RiL, LiR

port The port number to which MxPEG Viewer listens.

Value Description

Value	Description
<ip-address-computer>	Enter the IP address of the computer on which MxPEG Viewer is installed.
<portnummer>	Enter the port number to which MxPEG Viewer listens, provided that standard port 80 is not used. If this is the case, you do not need to enter a port number.
<camera-ip>	Enter the IP address of the camera you would like to display.