Using The Output From Video Hardware - Smart Technologies Smart Board User Manual

Using the Output from Video Hardware

SMART Video Player is compatible with a wide array of video hardware including video
cameras, projectors, scanners and document cameras.
To select the video hardware:
When you connect a video hardware device to your system, SMART Video Player detects
the device and adds it to the File menu. If after connecting the device, it fails to appear in the
File menu, try reconnecting the device.
To view video hardware input in SMART Video Player, select the device under the File or
File > Select Video Hardware menu. You can also set an option to automatically select the
video hardware source last used (see above).
To select a video format:
1 From the Options menu, select Video Source Settings.
The Video Source Settings Panel dialog box will appear.
2 Select the video format from the Video Standard drop-down list. The selections
available depend on the video hardware that is currently selected.
3 Select the frame rate from the Frame Rate box.
You'll need to balance your expectations for video quality against the limitations of your
computer system. The higher the Frame Rate, the greater the demands placed upon
your system. A frame rate of 15 frames per second is adequate under most
circumstances.
4 Select the output size from the Output Size drop-down list.
5 Press OK.
To use on-screen TV tuner controls:
From the Options menu, select TV Settings. The TV Settings Properties dialog box will
appear, enabling you to select a TV channel, video standard and other settings related to
your TV or VCR.
To play and freeze the output from video hardware:
To play video hardware output, press the Play button.
To pause the output, press the Freeze button.
NOTE: If you turn off the Show Controls Toolbar option, these buttons will not be available.
Use the commands available from the Controls menu instead.
Follow these tips when using the output from video hardware:
1 If you're using a slower computer system, freeze the video before annotating and clear
your annotations before resuming as this requires less system resources.
2 Freeze the video at the hardware source as well as in the SMART Video Player
window. If you neglect to freeze the video at the hardware source, it will continue to
play underneath the frozen image in SMART Video Player.
3 You'll need to balance your expectations for video quality against the limitations of your
computer system. The higher the Frame Rate, the greater the demands placed upon
your system. A frame rate of 15 frames per second is adequate under most
circumstances.
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