Allows to view live or stored video frames from a video input operator

Video Viewer

Overview

The Video Viewer is used to view live videos as well as recorded videos. If a stored video stream is connected to the viewer, a scrollbar is displayed below the video.

Operator ports

Input video In: Specific sample type, see below.

Paired User Interface Object

This operator is loaded simultaneously with a user interface object. The user interface object can be moved to another page, and would normally be displayed in the end-user application. The operator and this user interface object can never be separated. If you delete the operator, the user interface is deleted automatically as well. Note that you cannot delete the user interface, only the operator symbol!

Properties

Find more information about changing properties here: "Properties Viewer"

ScrollbarVisible

type: True or False
Set to true if the scrollbar should be visible below the video viewer, or false to always hide the scrollbar.

Select one of those presets:
True or False
True may also be read like 'yes' and false like 'no'

Stretched

type: True or False
Set to True if the video image should be stretched to the size of the view box, or False if the original aspect ratio should be used.

Select one of those presets:
True or False
True may also be read like 'yes' and false like 'no'

SyncID

type: See description
Synchronization code to synchronize the frame cursor with other viewers

Caption

type: Word or phrase
The name of the object in the project. This name must not contain '.', '$' nor '@' characters.

For more information about the rules and usage of the Caption property, please refer to "Caption property - background and usage".

Documentation

type: See description
Optional documentation of this object. If this object is an operator, the Documentation text is displayed below the operator symbol.

Variable Parameters

Find more information about Variable Parameters here: "Variable Parameters"

TimeSyncOffset

type: See description
The time offset of the data cursor for this viewer. If you link multiple data review components together (using a SyncID), then this viewer may show a time offset. The time is expressed in hour:minute:second, or in seconds, and can also be negative.

FrameTime

type: See description
The time of the frame that is currently shown in the viewer. The time is displayed in time format and has a maximal resolution of 1 millisecond.

FrameTimeSeconds

type: See description
The time of the frame that is currently shown in the viewer. The time is displayed in seconds and has a maximal resolution of 1 millisecond.

Details

Limitations

Note that the same video can only be shown once on screen. If you would connect two Video Viewers to the same video source (which is also allowed for signal viewers), then only one of both will show the video.
However, if both viewers are put on different pages, then on both pages the video will show. So, as long as you do not want to see the same video twice on screen, you can connect as many video viewers to a video source as you want.

Note that it is possible to show two different video sources simultaniously on one screen.

User Interface Object on Printable Pages

The user interface of this component will be printed on a report, if it is put on a Printable Page (see "Page").

Behaviour in relation to the data cursor in reviewed data

This object reacts on a change of the central Data Cursor of a group of synchronized objects. This means that if this object has the same SyncID as the object that changes the Data Cursor, then this object will change its state accordingly. For more information see also: "Data Cursor and the use of SyncID".