VBrick Systems StreamPlayer v4.4, User Manual

StreamPlayer User Guide

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Chapter 4

Play/Edit Saved Files

Playing Saved Files

StreamPlayer Plus can play most MPEG and Windows Media files, and video can be played 
directly on a PC after recording a stream to disk. Select the Archive button on StreamPlayer 
to open the video file location. A file browser makes it possible to select, open and play a file. 
Recorded MPEG and Windows Media video files placed on a file server are available for on-
demand viewing using StreamPlayer software. Files can also be transferred to a VBrick Video 
on Demand server (for MPEG files) or a Windows Media video on demand server (for 
Windows Media files) providing additional functionality.  The default storage location for 
archived files is 

C:\Program Files\VBrick\StreamPlayer Plus\Video

. Once a video is 

selected, it can be played, edited (StreamPlayer Plus only), and/or transferred via FTP 
(StreamPlayer Plus only). While playing video, use 

Seek

, the slider bar at the bottom of 

Windows Media Player, to control the location in the file.

Playing Batch Files

It is possible to play either a single recording or batch files. If there are multiple batch files 
recorded during the same batch record session or if the batch files recorded during different 
sessions are the same type and were recorded at the same bit rate, they can be seamlessly 
viewed by holding down the <shift> key. To select non-contiguous files, select each file with 
the right mouse button while holding down the <control> key and selecting 

Open

.

Edit/FTP

StreamPlayer Plus only

.  After you select the file to be played, the Edit/FTP dialog box 

appears in StreamPlayer Plus for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files. Selecting No brings up the 
Windows Media Player and the file or files will automatically load and play. Selecting Yes for 
brings up the Edit Clip dialog box. Edit and FTP are supported for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 
video files. 

MPEG-4 and Windows Media files cannot be edited or FTPed.

 An error results if 

an attempt is made to edit or FTP multiple saved files that were not created as in the same 
batch recording. To edit Windows Media files, use Microsoft Windows Movie Maker or a 
similar product.

Note

Playing multiple batch files is supported for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. MPEG-4 and 
Windows Media files can be highlighted and played individually but not as a group.