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The MxViewer

When you set the MxPEG (named MxPEG Viewer before) parameter in the JPEG Settings dialog to enable, the camera creates a combined audio/video stream using MOBOTIX video encoding. MxPEG allows for large-format live video and audio streaming (audio only if supported by the camera model) at extremely low network load (1% at 100 Mbps).

For viewing and storing the stream, you need MxViewer for Windows. You can download the application from the MOBOTIX website. For using MxPEG with the browser-based user interface, refer to The MxPEG ActiveX Plug-in for Internet Explorer.

MxViewer also provides voice transport in both directions via network connections (Voice over IP or VoIP), provided that adequate bandwidth is available.

Find the latest version of MxViewer on the MOBOTIX website.

Notes: When fast movements occur in the image, you may see tiles in the image when MxPEG is activated. If you prefer better image quality, you should deactivate MxPEG as described in The Live Screen under High Resolution and Quality.
  This help page describes the basic features of MxViewer. For more detailed information, read the MxViewer Help, that is available for downloading on the MOBOTIX website.
  For further information on the MxPEG ActiveX Plug-in for Internet Explorer, see The Live Screen.

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:


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 Selects the image sensor
Quality Controls the image quality
Brightness Controls the image brightness
Exp-Field Selects 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 designed to match those of the camera player when accessed using a 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 cameras 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.
i 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).
IE 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 MxViewer options and the local options of the individual cameras.

The first tab of the Options dialog of MxViewer is the Global tab. MxViewer will display a tab with the name and IP address of each camera in the viewer, allowing you to 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

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

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

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.
Softbuttons Copies the list of softbuttons 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 MxViewer. 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 MxViewer

You can control some of MxViewer'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
ip

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 MxViewer, 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 Selects the image sensor
Values: left, right, both, RiL, LiR
port The port number to which MxViewer listens.

Value Description

Value Description
<ip-address-computer> Enter the IP address of the computer on which MxViewer is installed.
<portnumber> Enter the port number to which MxViewer 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.

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