VBrick Systems VBrick EtherneTV Media Control Server Version 2.0.0 User's Manual
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1. 15 FEBRUARY 13 2004 7 i m HELP INFO 3 e MUTE SELECT T voL Lat CHANNEL FULL SCREEN P TW wir von 1 2 a a 5 a T E a 4 RECORD 0 VBrick SYSIPTTIS in 1 Video On Demand Controls allow you to Stop Play Pause Rewind and Fast Forward just like you would on a DVD Player or VCR 2 Mouse Controls can be used to navigate and select any of the buttons that you see on the Screen 3 On Screen Display Navigation Buttons Arrow Up Down buttons will scroll through the content screens one full page at a time These buttons can also be used to scroll on the MCS Home page and Menu selections Channel Up Down button will scroll through the content screens one title at a time Full Screen button will make your preview video go to full screen mode Once in full screen mode simply hit the button again to return back to the menu TV button will take you to the live television menu WWW brings up a web browser that will allow you to navigate the World Wide Web This requires the use of the optional wireless keyboard or a keyboard directly attached to the Set Top Box VOD button will take you the Video On Demand menu Record if you have permissions will allow you to record the channel live only that you are tuned into Menu Allows the user to navigate to all available MCS pages including Add Record Video Status page2. criteria are entered in the MCS server administration section Itis possible to search by All Title Keyword NOTE Press the Enter key or the Go button to execute the search The results of the search are displayed in the program listings area To return to the entire listing select Watch TV from the MENU Selection To select a video to preview position the cursor button over the desired entry and use the left mouse button to select Scroll Up and Scroll Down The scroll bar on the right of the table of available videos allows the user to scroll up or down through the entries Users can also scroll up or down through the entries by using a mouse wheel or standard keyboard keys such as Page Up and Page Down Preview Window To select a video to preview position the cursor button over the desired entry and use the left mouse button to select When an entry is selected it appears in the Preview Window Note In certain instances where the video link is to a non MPEG video an external player such as Windows Media Player Real Player or QuickTime Player may launch Control Buttons The icons the bottom of the Preview Window control the video note these buttons are for the Windows based player Mac users will see the familiar QuickTime Player buttons M MESSAGES LAUNCH EXTERNAL PLAYER Play Starts the video stream if has been previously stopped Stop Stops the video Record Records the video to
3. downloads these components to the desktop the first time the server is accessed with user permission No download is necessary for subsequent access If this is a new installation it is necessary to answer Yes to security requests to download components The EtherneTV MCS may require the installation of up to five components If the box is checked Always trust content from VBrick Systems Incorporated the user only answers one time and content will be automatically downloaded NOTE It is not necessary to restart the computer after each download Watch Television MCS Version 2 0 gt Live broadcast seorch M Cc T i 1 3 5 4 00 52 bart i BSB Wakelield peg vo Demo MP1 2MBPS 1 505 VCR Demo MP2 Smbps rM TL ITITTETUT Demo MP4 1MBPS Demo MPd 1MBPS Demo MP4 1MBPS itia ga edo Demo MP4 300k Demoroom VBStar Plasma ElabStreamer Program 1 MENU The Watch Television page enables a user to view live streams available on the network The list of available streams are either live streams from a VBrick or another encoder or stored files that are multicast from an EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand or other Video on Demand server The administrator can assign a channel number to a live video stream in the administration section The channel appears as a number in a column to the left of the entries Search Search Channels by Title or Keyword Search
4. thumbnail If you don t like it the fist time you can keep trying e Delete the existing thumbnail Upload your own thumbnail VBRICK ETHERNETV MCS USERS GUIDE VERSION 2 0 0 Add Video If given permission you have the ability to Add Video to the Etherne TV NXG Video on Demand server The folders to which you can Add Video to are configured by your Administrator The folder list that you can Add Video to may be different from the folders from which you may view content If you have MPEG 1 2 or 4 video saved on to your PC which may be acquired by recording with StreamPlayer Plus or a VBrick VBSTAR then you can publish this to the on demand server by using the Add Video page Add Video Source File Destnation w Video Name Keyword Description Source File Browse to the folder on your PC or a network drive that have the video you wish to add Destination choose a folder that you would like to publish the video too Only the folders to which you have permission to publish will display Video Name Define that name that you would like the video to display on the MCS interface There can be no spaces in the name Keyboard Assign keywords that can be used to search for the video later Description Define a brief description of the video This is displayed in the messages area of the EtherneTV user interface when the video is played COPYRIGHT VBRICK SYSTEMS PAGE
5. EtherneTV MEDIA CONTROL SERVER MPEG 1 2 amp 4 VBrick EtherneTV Media Control Server Users Guide Version 2 0 0 August 19 2004 4410 0097 0001 VBrick Systems Inc Telephone 1 203 265 0044 12 Beaumont Road Toll Free USA Only 1 866 VBrick 1 Wallingford Connecticut 06492 www VBrick com VBrick Systems Inc copyrights this manual with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual may not be reproduced in any form in whole or in part without the prior written permission of VBrick Systems Inc VBrick Systems Inc 2004 VBrick Systems Inc has reviewed this manual to insure it is an easy to use guide All statements technical information and recommendations in this manual and in any guides or related documents are believed to be reliable but accuracy and completeness thereof are not guaranteed or warranted and they are not intended to be nor should they be understood to be representations or warrants concerning the products described VBrick reserves the right to make changes in the specifications of the product without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such changes VBrick VBrick Systems StreamPlayer II StreamPlayer Plus and StreamPlayer Plus are registered trademarks of VBrick Systems Inc Other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners 2 me 2 TEADENMARSRSLA tee cee
6. e MCS provides a simple interface to easily locate available media assets from Windows PCs Macs and Set Top Boxes Upon accessing the main portal page users can navigate or search for specific videos select the video and immediately begin viewing television quality video For on demand videos users can Fast Forward Rewind and Seek to specific points in the video Details on the specific functionality are provided below The Media Control Server can be accessed by Windows base PCs Macs or by the EtherneTV Set Top Box STB For the most part the operation of the MCS from a Windows based PC Mac or STB is the same however there are some subtle differences The majority of this document is written from a PC perspective so certain screen shots may be slightly different for Macs or STBs For example the Mac client uses QuickTime Player to display the video so the player window will look different from the screen shots provided here NOTE The interface pages on the MCS were designed to be viewed with a screen resolution of 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 Screen resolutions lower or higher than this may not display appropriately Windows 98 2000 XP 300 MHz Pentium II processor for MPEG 1 streams 500 MHz Pentium III processor for MPEG 2 streams 500 MHz minimum 750 MHz Pentium III processor recommended for MPEG 4 streams 128 MB RAM SVGA video card 640x480 256 colors video card acceleration recommended Windows compatible so
7. gec Keys boats racing BoatMPEG2 6m mpdg 1min 30gec Keys boats racing Lar Rh I PECL Ae Pu BoatMPEG4 1m mp4 QUod mindset Mec M i r BoatMPEG4 2m mp4 2min 25gec Keys boats racing If the MCS installation includes an EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand server the Video on Demand link on the Home Page displays a list of content stored in folders and files on the server Title The title of the video clip is displayed after the symbol indicating it is a video clip or a thumbnail which provides a visual preview as to what is in the clip Search Search Channels by Title or Keyword It is possible to search by All Title Keyword NOTE Press the Enter key or the Go button to execute the search The results of the search are displayed in the program listings area To return to the entire listing select Video on Demand from MENU Folders This information is obtained from EtherneTV NXG server The folders are listed in alphabetical order by default Folders may contain subfolders Files The Video on Demand folders contain files that can be requested and played Each listing displays either a file icon or a thumbnail image of the clip as well as information about the clip such as Duration and Key Words Folder Up When inside a folder the top row displays the folder up icon Selecting this allows the user to move up a folder level Scroll Up and Scroll Down The scrol
8. hat are multicast from an EtherneTV NXG Video on Demand or other Video on Demand server To access the Scheduled Programs page select Scheduled Programs from the Home page or select the Menu button from any page and select Scheduled Programs Scheduled programs that are currently playing will display a Now Playing message and can be played directly from the Scheduled Programs page NOTE Programs in the process of being played are also displayed in the Live Video selection viewing Watch Video on Demand scheduled Programs Create Thumbnail Add Yideo LogoutLogin MENU or StreamPlayer Plus Select the Menu button to switch between choices Home Return to the Home Page Watch Television View live streams available on the network Video on Demand View pre recorded content available from the EtherneTV NXG server Scheduled Programs View content scheduled at a particular date and time Create Thumbnail If you have publishing permissions you can assign a thumbnail to that content If you do not have publishing permissions this button will not appear Add Video If you have publishing permissions you can publish an MPEG video that you recorded using a VBStar Status Check the record and publishing status of the videos you are recording or publishing from the MCS user interface Options Turn Closed Captioning on or off work with the Windows 98 operating system NOTE Closed Ca
9. l play in the external player The launched window can be moved or resized Closing the main EtherneTV MCS window leaves the smaller player on the screen MCS Version 2 0 uri ka IT ET Folder Up HarleyMPEG1 2m mpg 2min 32sec Keys harley motor HarleyMPEG2 12m mpg 35sec Keys harley motor E T 2e mgA Micmselt laeran HarleyMPEG2 4m mpqg 2min 28sec Keys harley motor HarleyMPEG2 6m mpg 1min Keys harley motor HarleyMPEG4 1m mp4 Amin 59 Keys harley motor HarleyMPEG4 2m mp4 Amin 58sec Keys harley motor HarleyMPEG4 300k mp4 Amin 43sec Keys motor NOTE The viewer may be resized after launch by dragging from the corners or from any side Message Board The Message Board area serves two purposes for Video on Demand Displays by default any Global Message entered by the administrator Displays the name of the selected video being played Scheduled Programs MCS Version 7 0 Fi scorch 7 Rocks MPEG 2 2200 te 335 Pending Phonics MPEG 4 2 40 to 2 44 Pending Harley MPEG 2 2 30 te 2 31 Pending Marley MPEG 2 MEAL Scheduled Programs displays content scheduled to be shown at a particular date and time The list of available streams are either live streams from a VBrick or another encoder or stored files t
10. l bar on the right of the table of available videos allows the user to scroll up or down through the entries Users can also scroll up or down through the entries by using a mouse wheel or standard keyboard keys such as Page Up and Page Down Preview Window To select a video to preview position the cursor button over the desired entry and use the left mouse button to select When an entry is selected it appears in the Preview Window Note In certain instances where the video link is to a non MPEG video an external player such as Windows Media Player Real Player or QuickTime Player may launch Control Buttons The icons on the bottom of the Preview Window control the video There is also a long slider bar that controls Seek and a short slider bar that controls volume and a time counter that displays the total length of the video and the elapsed time 0 00 1 20 PROP MESSAGES LAUNCH EXTERNAL PLAYER NOTE Fast Forward and Rewind are supported for MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 The Scroll bar is used to seek through MPEG 4 content Full Screen Full Screen Mode Selecting this icon changes the view to Full screen Exit Full Screen Mode To Exit Full Screen use the Escape key the keyboard Volume Control Controls the audio volume with the slider bar Launch External Viewer Launches the player in another browser window along with the control buttons Once the window is launched subsequent selections wil
11. ptioning does not Logout Login Allows you to logout or login to the server NOTE Closed Captioning does not work with the Windows 98 operating system Captions menu turns captions off and on NOTES Captions are supported for MPEG 1 and MP EG 2 video Closed Captioning is not supported for the Windows 98 Operating System Add Modify Thumbnail MGS Version 2 0 Create Thumbnail scorch uo Folder BoatMPEGi 2m mpg imin 27sec Key Words boats racing cigarette BoatMPEG2 12m mpg 3isec Key Words boats racing cigarette BoatMPEG2 4m mpzg imin 20sec Key Words boats racing cigarette power BoatMPEGZ2 6m mpdg imin 30sec Key Words boats racing cigarette BostMPEG4 im mp4 amin 450 Key Words boats racing cigarette power BoatMPEG4 2m mp4 amin 29sec Hey Words boats racing cigarette power BoatMPEG4 300k mp4 amin 25sec Key Words boats racing cigarette power If given permission you have the ability to replace the generic video clip icon with a snapshot of the video or your own image The folders to which you can upload thumbnails to are configured by your Administrator The folder list that you can upload thumbnails to may be different from the folders from which you may view content Simply click the video you would like to create a thumbnail for You can then e Click Take a Snapshot at anytime in the video to capture that frame this will automatically replace the existing
12. ree ae ean ELEM 2 TABLE OF CONTENTO MT DN 4 oo 3 OPERATION 5 sin de J 4 E EEE EEE 4 PETA ON Pr ene ene 4 DESKTOP REQUIREMENTS RTT TTE 4 Windows based CRT er enirn E iaaa Er aar i r a eS 4 5 alea Y MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMENEENEENEENENNNNNNNNNNNNMMMNMMMMMMNMNMWNMWWWWWUuuJ JJ 6 DOWNLOAD COMPONENTS WINDOWS BASED PCS 6 ATOR VISION MERERETUR 7 VIDEOON DNO 9 SCHEDULED PROGRAMS CPRNRTNRNRTTRRE 12 ate tea 13 OP TION 13 AoD TONEN NR 14 ADDA IDE oS 15 STB REMOTE 16 The VBrick EtherneTV Media Control Server MCS is a web based Portal for accessing Live and On Demand audio and video files A key component of VBrick s EtherneTV Media Distribution System th
13. the On Demand Server Depending on your user permissions your may not have the ability to record Full Screen Selecting the icon changes the view to Full Screen Exit Full Screen Mode To Exit Full Screen use the Escape key on the keyboard Volume Control Controls the audio volume with a slider bar Launch External Viewer Launches the player in another browser window along with the control buttons Once the window is launched subsequent selections will play in the external player The launched window can be moved or resized Closing the main EtherneTV MCS window leaves the smaller player on the screen NOTE The viewer may be resized after launch by dragging from the corners or from any side Time Counter The time counter displays the amount of time elapsed since the viewer began viewing the currently selected video Message Board The Message Board area serves three purposes Displays by default any Global Message entered by the administrator Displays the name of the selected video being played Displays additional information about the selected video if text is entered in the MCS administration configuration Cars Cartoons Finance Harley BE KasennaTrgo52004 Phonics MENU E Rocks i Folder Up BoatMPEG1 2m mpdg 1min 27sec Keys boats racing BoatMPEG2 12m mpg 2min Keys boats racing BoatMPEG2 4m mpg 1min 20
14. und device Minimum 10 MB hard disk space for installation Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher Windows Media Player Version 6 4 7 1 or 9 DirectX Media Version 8 1 and higher Windows XP operating systems Service Pack 1 For Mac users the MCS uses the QuickTime player to display the video The QuickTime player supports MPEG 4 video therefore Mac users can only view MPEG 4 video and MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 videos on the system will not display for Mac users Mac OS 9 with Internet Explorer for 5 1 7 and QuickTime Player 6 0 3 Mac OS X with Safari 1 0 or higher or Internet Explorer for Mac 5 2 3 QuickTime Player 6 0 or higher MCS Version 2 0 ES Etherne V Watch Television Video on Demand TTL Ct aes Scheduled Programs Access to the server is through the address bar on Internet Explorer browser Open an Internet Explorer browser Enter the EtherneTV MCS host name or IP address for example http mcsservername This directs a user to the EtherneTV MCS Home where the choices available are Watch Television View live streams available on the network Video on Demand View pre recorded content available from the EtherneTV NXG Server Scheduled Viewing View scheduled programs Download Components Windows based PCs only For Windows based PC users VBrick uses StreamPlayer software based components to decode streams on the desktop The EtherneTV MCS
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