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C O N T E N T S Preface ix Document Objective ix Audience x Document Organization x Document Conventions xi Command Syntax Conventions xi Using Online Help xii Obtaining Documentation xii Cisco.
Contents New Features in IP/TV Version 3.
Contents Using Popup Menus 3-5 Setting IP/TV Viewer Options 3-6 Assigning Content Managers 3-6 Using SDP Listener 3-9 Setting Window Display Options 3-10 Entering User Information 3-11 Configuring a Multihomed Host 3-13 CHAPTER 4 Using IP/TV Viewer 4-1 Displaying Program Information 4-2 Program Description Information 4-2 Video, Audio, and SlideCast Information 4-4 Question Manager Information 4-6 Setting Maximum Bandwidth 4-7 SDP File Information 4-7 Schedule and Subscription Information 4-8 Playing a
Contents Playing a SlideCast Program 4-23 Playing a ScreenCaster Program 4-25 Subscribing to a Program 4-25 Assigning Favorite Programs 4-26 Creating a Favorites List 4-26 Creating an On-Demand Playlist 4-27 Searching for a Program 4-28 Using Question Manager 4-32 Accessing Question Manager from IP/TV Viewer 4-33 Web-Based Question Manager 4-34 Advanced Topics 4-35 CHAPTER 5 Customizing the User Interface 5-1 About Panes 5-1 Moving Panes 5-3 Displaying or Hiding Panes 5-3 About Toolbars 5-3 Built-In Too
Contents Using QuickTime as a Plug-In 6-5 Accessing Question Manager from the QuickTime Plug-In 6-5 Limitations for the QuickTime Player 6-6 Web-Based Program Guide 6-6 Using IP/TV Viewer as a Helper Application 6-7 Launching the Helper Application 6-7 Running the Helper Application 6-7 APPENDIX A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference A-1 IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Options A-1 IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Icons A-4 IP/TV Viewer Window Menu Bar Options A-7 IP/TV Viewer Window Tools and Icons A-9
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Preface This preface discusses the objective, intended audience, and organization of the Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide and defines the conventions used to convey instructions and information. It also discusses how to access online help and obtain documentation on Cisco.com and the Documentation CD-ROM.
Preface Audience Audience This guide is for users who need instructions about how to install and set up IP/TV Viewer, and play multimedia programs. Document Organization This guide is organized into the following chapters: Chapter Title Description Chapter 1 Product Overview Provides an overview of the IP/TV application. Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Describes the procedures for installing IP/TV Viewer.
Preface Document Conventions Document Conventions The IP/TV documentation set uses the following conventions: Convention Description > Indicates movement through menu options, for example: Choose Start > Run. bold Indicates a button that you are instructed to click, for example: Click Next. screen Shows an example of information displayed on the screen. boldface screen Shows an example of information that you must enter.
Preface Using Online Help The following conventions are used to attract the attention of the reader: Note Caution Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual. Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. Using Online Help IP/TV Viewer offers online help for menu items, toolbar items, specific tasks, and more.
Preface Obtaining Documentation Cisco.com You can access the most current Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm You can access the Cisco website at this URL: http://www.cisco.com International Cisco websites can be accessed from this URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/countries_languages.
Preface Obtaining Technical Assistance Ordering Documentation You can find instructions for ordering documentation at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/es_inpck/pdi.htm You can order Cisco documentation in these ways: • Registered Cisco.com users (Cisco direct customers) can order Cisco product documentation from the Networking Products MarketPlace: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/index.shtml • Nonregistered Cisco.
Preface Obtaining Technical Assistance Cisco TAC Website The Cisco TAC website (http://www.cisco.com/tac) provides online documents and tools for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues with Cisco products and technologies. The Cisco TAC website is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Accessing all the tools on the Cisco TAC website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. If you have a valid service contract but do not have a login ID or password, register at this URL: http://tools.cisco.
Preface Obtaining Additional Publications and Information TAC Case Priority Definitions To ensure that all cases are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established case priority definitions. Priority 1 (P1)—Your network is “down” or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.
Preface Obtaining Additional Publications and Information • Packet magazine is the Cisco quarterly publication that provides the latest networking trends, technology breakthroughs, and Cisco products and solutions to help industry professionals get the most from their networking investment. Included are networking deployment and troubleshooting tips, configuration examples, customer case studies, tutorials and training, certification information, and links to numerous in-depth online resources.
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C H A P T E R 1 Product Overview This chapter introduces the IP/TV product and IP/TV Viewer application and lists the new features in IP/TV Version 3.5. This chapter contains the following sections: • About IP/TV, page 1-1 • IP/TV Components, page 1-2 • New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5, page 1-3 About IP/TV IP/TV is a network-based application that delivers live or prerecorded, on-demand or scheduled programs to an unlimited number of users over any IP-based localor wide-area network.
Chapter 1 Product Overview IP/TV Components IP/TV Version 3.5 supports a wide variety of audio and video formats, including Moving Picture Experts Group-1 (MPEG-1), MPEG-2, Microsoft MPEG-4, ISO MPEG-4, Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding-Low Complexity (AAC-LC), and H.261. To view a 7-minute video that describes IP/TV capabilities, click Introduction Video on the Cisco IP/TV Installer CD.
Chapter 1 Product Overview New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5 IP/TV Content Manager IP/TV Content Manager is accessed from a browser and is used by the system administrator or broadcast administrator to set up and manage IP/TV scheduled or on-demand programs, channels, recordings, and file transfers among IP/TV servers. IP/TV Content Manager runs on Windows 2000 Server and Windows NT 4.0. You can access the Content Manager from Netscape 4.5x or 4.7x, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or later.
Chapter 1 Product Overview New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5 • Web-Based Question Manager • MPEG-4 Codec for SlideCast • Improved Streaming MPEG-4 AAC-LC IP/TV Version 3.5 supports MPEG-4 AAC-LC, which makes it compatible with ISMA standards. MPEG-4 AAC-LC support enables IP/TV to archive and stream high-quality audio content over low-bandwidth Internet links. IP/TV Version 3.
Chapter 1 Product Overview New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5 Support for Different Viewers IP/TV Server Version 3.5 and IP/TV Content Manager Version 3.5 support both the QuickTime Player and IP/TV Viewer. Users can use either IP/TV Viewer or the QuickTime plug-in to watch a program. Only the QuickTime plug-in—and not the QuickTime standalone client—is supported by this feature. Web-Based Question Manager IP/TV Version 3.5 introduces a web-based Question Manager.
Chapter 1 Product Overview New Features in IP/TV Version 3.
Chapter 1 Product Overview New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5 Playing Media Clips Before a Scheduled Event This new feature of IP/TV Version 3.5 helps program administrators create a set of programs that plays before the scheduled broadcast of a live program. The programs are created with the same attributes as those of the live program and start playing at the time set by the administrator and stop when the live program starts.
Chapter 1 Product Overview New Features in IP/TV Version 3.
C H A P T E R 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer This chapter lists hardware and software requirements for running Cisco IP/TV Viewer and describes the procedures for installing it.
Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware and Software Requirements The following list contains the recommended minimum configuration for a computer running IP/TV Viewer. • 200-MHz Pentium processor for non-MPEG-2 streams (233-MHz Pentium processor for Windows XP). 300-MHz Pentium processor for MPEG-2 at 3 Mbps, 400-MHz for MPEG-2 at 6 Mbps. 400-MHz Pentium for MPEG-4.
Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Hardware and Software Requirements Windows XP Patches for Update If IP/TV Viewer is running on Windows XP with Service Pack 1, you must update the Windows XP operating system on that device for the proper functioning of IP/TV Viewer Version 3.5. Table 2-1 lists the Windows XP patches required for the upgrade.
Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Before You Begin Before You Begin IP/TV Viewer product files are provided on a CD-ROM or to your system administrator for network installation. Before you install IP/TV Viewer, perform the following tasks: • Verify that your system meets the requirements described in the “Hardware and Software Requirements” section. • Verify which TCP/IP protocol stack you will use. For Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP, the Microsoft TCP/IP stack is recommended.
Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Installation Procedure Step 3 Step 4 The Cisco IP/TV Installer window appears. Click Next. • If you already have a version of IP/TV Viewer installed, follow Step 4 and Step 5. • If you do not have IP/TV Viewer installed, go to Step 6. In the Install Wizard window, choose the Remove radio button and click Next. The Install Wizard uninstalls the previous version. Step 5 In the Cisco IP/TV folder, click setup.exe. Step 6 The Cisco IP/TV Installer window appears.
Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer IP/TV Viewer Demo Installation IP/TV Viewer Demo Installation Cisco offers demonstration versions of IP/TV Viewer and the MPEG-2 decoder and also IP/TV Server and IP/TV Content Manager. The IP/TV Viewer and MPEG-2 decoder demo, together with the IP/TV Server and IP/TV Content Manager demo, permits a customer to see the capabilities of IP/TV.
Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer IP/TV Viewer Demo Installation Step 6 The Software License Agreement window appears. If you agree to the license terms, choose the corresponding button and click Next. Step 7 In the User Information window, enter your name, your company name, and whether you are installing the application for all users of the local machine or only for a particular user. Click Next to continue.
Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Incremental Installer for IP/TV Viewer Incremental Installer for IP/TV Viewer The incremental installer feature allows you to upgrade IP/TV Viewer by updating only those files that have changed from the version already installed. You can click update.exe from the product CD to automatically update IP/TV Version 3.x installations to IP/TV Version 3.5. Uninstalling IP/TV Viewer We recommend that you close IP/TV Viewer before uninstalling it.
C H A P T E R 3 Getting Started This chapter describes the procedures for launching IP/TV Viewer, navigating in the IP/TV Viewer main window, and setting IP/TV Viewer options. This chapter contains the following sections: Note • Launching IP/TV Viewer, page 3-1 • Navigating in IP/TV Viewer, page 3-2 To customize the IP/TV Viewer main window interface including the toolbars, see Chapter 5, “Customizing the User Interface.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer As a Standard Application You can launch IP/TV Viewer as a standard application. Choose Start > Programs > Cisco IPTV Viewer > IPTV Viewer. The IP/TV Viewer main window appears. (See Figure 3-1.) In most cases, IP/TV Viewer is installed in this location. If you specified another location during installation, review the information that you entered in Step 9 of the “Installation Procedure” section in Chapter 2.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Figure 3-1 IP/TV Viewer Main Window Program Categories Pane From the Program Categories pane, you can choose the program category you want to view in the Program Listings pane. Scheduled program listings from all IP/TV Content Managers are grouped in the Scheduled Programs folder. On-demand programs listings are listed in a separate folder for each IP/TV Content Manager, defined individually by the IP/TV Content Manager administrator.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer To display on-demand program listings, double-click the particular OnDemand Videos folder. Or click the plus sign (+) to the left of the OnDemand Videos folder to display subfolders or categories, if present. Click a category to display the listings in the Program Listings pane. To manually refresh the program listings at any time, click the Refresh Listings button.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer the Subscriptions window. You can drag the program to which you want to subscribe from the Program Listings pane to the Subscriptions window, or use the Subscribe command. See the “Subscribing to a Program” section on page 4-25. OnDemand Playlist Window Click the OnDemand Playlist button to display the OnDemand Playlist window. This window lists on-demand programs by name and length that will play back to back.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Setting IP/TV Viewer Options This section describes how to set up the following IP/TV Viewer options: • Assigning Content Managers • Using SDP Listener • Setting Window Display Options • Entering User Information • Configuring a Multihomed Host Assigning Content Managers Each time you start IP/TV Viewer, a new copy of the program listing is downloaded from one or more IP/TV Content Managers.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Figure 3-2 Options Dialog Box—Content Managers Tab To add a new IP/TV Content Manager, click Add Content Manager to display the Content Manager Settings dialog box. (See Figure 3-3.) If desired, you can configure content information from a file by clicking From File. The file must have an .sdf extension. You can also edit an existing IP/TV Content Manager by choosing the server name and then clicking Edit.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Figure 3-3 Content Manager Settings Dialog Box In the Primary Server Name field, enter the IP address or name of the IP/TV Content Manager whose program listing you want downloaded to IP/TV Viewer. In Figure 3-3, the name of IP/TV Content Manager is iptvcm. The default IP/TV Content Manager name is iptvhost. The default port number for most HTTP servers is 80. For security purposes you can set it to some number other than 80.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Figure 3-4 Note Advanced HTTP Properties Dialog Box Consult with your system administrator for the proxy server information. Using SDP Listener Typically, IP/TV Viewer obtains its programming information from the IP/TV Content Managers of your company. However, IP/TV Viewer can use the Cisco SDP Listener to obtain programming information.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Setting Window Display Options The Options dialog box lets you customize the Program Listings pane and viewer window interface. Open the Options dialog box by choosing Settings > Window Options from the IP/TV Viewer main window. (See Figure 3-5.) Figure 3-5 Options Dialog Box—Window Options Tab Choose the desired options and then click OK. Table 3-1 describes these options.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Table 3-1 Window Options (continued) Option Description Pre-Launch Seconds Number of seconds the viewer window is opened before a subscribed program begins. This option prevents you from missing the beginning of a scheduled program in the event that the clock of your computer is not set to the exact same time as the server clock. Auto-watch last Program If checked, the last program you watched is initially displayed in the video window.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Figure 3-6 Options Dialog Box—User Info Tab Choose the desired options and then click OK. Table 3-2 describes these options. Table 3-2 User Information Options Field Description Name Name of the user. Resets the registry information for the user and company from the IP/TV Viewer installation. You can change this information if needed. Location Business address of the user. Contact Info Telephone and e-mail address.
Chapter 3 Getting Started Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Configuring a Multihomed Host If you have more than one network interface card in your system, you need to specify which IP host address you wish to use in order to receive multicast scheduled programs. You can do this by adding the following instructions to the iptv.ini file: [rtp_spec] ... ... ; Multihomed support on an IP/TV Viewer LocalInterface=w.x.y.z ; where w.x.y.z is the IP address of the interface which will ; be receiving multicast data. ...
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C H A P T E R 4 Using IP/TV Viewer This chapter describes how to use IP/TV Viewer.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Displaying Program Information You can display scheduled programs by the current day, week, or month menu item or by clicking column headers. Program information includes the following: program description and administrator information, associated web files, schedule and subscription information, and video, audio, SlideCast, Question Manager, diagnostic, and SDP information.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Figure 4-1 Description Tab in Program Information Window Click More to display more detailed information about the program. The detailed Description tab (see Figure 4-2) displays information such as the name, phone number, and e-mail address of the program administrator, if available. Click the button to the right of the Admin Email field to send e-mail to the address displayed in the e-mail field.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Figure 4-2 Detailed Description Tab in Program Information Window Video, Audio, and SlideCast Information System administrators who want to view program video, audio, and SlideCast information can click Advanced (see Figure 4-2) located in the detailed Description tab window. The Advanced Information window appears with the Video tab on top. (See Figure 4-3.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Figure 4-3 Video Tab in Advanced Information Window Video, audio, and SlideCast information is described in Table 4-1. Table 4-1 Video and Audio Program Information Field Description Src IP IP address of the media server. Src Port Port number of the media server. Dest IP Multicast IP address to which the media is sent. Dest Port Port number associated with the destination IP address. TTL Time To Live value.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Figure 4-4 Audio Tab in Advanced Information Window Question Manager Information If a program has Question Manager enabled, click the Question Mgr tab in the Advanced Information window to view Question Manager information. (See Figure 4-5.) The Moderator field contains the web page address of the moderator.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Setting Maximum Bandwidth The system administrator enters the maximum bit rate value while creating the program using IP/TV Content Manager. IP/TV Server uses this value as the upper limit of the network resources it is permitted to use for the total combined streams associated with the program. Types of streams include video, audio, and SlideCast bandwidth resources.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Figure 4-7 SDP Tab in Advanced Information Window Schedule and Subscription Information You can view schedule and subscription information about a scheduled program. Do this by clicking the Schedule tab in the Program Information window. (See Figure 4-8.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Figure 4-8 Schedule Tab in Program Information Window Schedule and subscription information is described in Table 4-2. See the “Subscribing to a Program” section on page 4-25 for information about how to subscribe to scheduled programs. Table 4-2 Schedule and Program Subscription Information Field Description Current Time Current system time. Previous Start Time Previous time the program was scheduled to begin.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Table 4-2 Schedule and Program Subscription Information (continued) Field Description Final Start Time Last time the program will play. Subscription Current subscription of the user to this program. Values are None, All, or a specific date and time. Playing a Program You can play a scheduled program by selecting it from the Program Listings pane or subscribing to it.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Figure 4-9 Scheduled Program Playing Note, however, that the program windows have different Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) controls. VCR controls let you stop or play the program, control the audio, and in the case of on-demand programs, set the position of the video. See the “Controlling Audio and Video” section on page 4-12 for more information on VCR controls.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Figure 4-10 On-Demand Program Playing Controlling Audio and Video You can control the audio and video portions of a program while it is playing by using the VCR controls located at the bottom of the viewer window. You can also control the media streams that are received by the program; however, you must select them before playing the program.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Controlling and Setting the Video Position Control the position of the video for an on-demand program while you are watching it by using the following on-demand VCR controls: • Jump To Beginning button • Jump Back button • Jump Forward button • Jump To End button • Position Control slider bar • Change Play Position option The Jump To Beginning button positions the video back to its beginning with a time offset of zero.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Note There is a slight delay, typically 2 to 3 seconds, in the video when you change position until IP/TV Server and IP/TV Viewer resynchronize through the network. Network traffic may also affect response time. To set the position of the video in terms of time, click Select Position to display the Change Play Position dialog box. (See Figure 4-11.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program To choose the media streams for a program, choose the program whose streams you want to set. Choose View > Select Stream in IP/TV Viewer main window. The Select Stream dialog box appears. (See Figure 4-13.) Figure 4-13 Select Stream Dialog Box Check the Audio check box to enable audio. Check the Video check box to enable video.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Monitoring Quality The IP/TV viewer window toolbar contains quality indicators to help you monitor the quality of video distribution to the user. There are two Quality of Service (QoS) indicators and two reception quality indicators. QoS For higher-quality transmission, IP/TV supports QoS using Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). When QoS is enabled, two QoS indicators are present on the Reception toolbar in the viewer window. (See Table 4-3.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program • Controlled Load (C)—Traffic will receive nonguaranteed priority treatment similar to a network with no load. • Qualitative (Q)—Traffic will receive nonguaranteed priority treatment. Refer to the Cisco IP/TV Content Manager User Guide for information on how to enable and configure QoS parameters. Reception Quality Two reception quality indicators, located on the Reception toolbar in the viewer window, indicate reception quality levels. (See Table 4-4.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Table 4-5 Indicator Colors (continued) Color Meaning Red Reception quality is poor. Video may be very jerky and audio may not be clear. Gray Insufficient data has been reported for IP/TV to display quality levels. This indicator turns gray for a few seconds after a video window is opened, or if transmission is interrupted.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Viewing Modes You can watch a program in one of three viewing modes: normal view, minimal view, and full-screen view. Normal View The first time a program is selected, the program appears in a viewer window that is in normal view mode. This viewer window includes the system menu icon in the upper left corner, menu bar, toolbar, VCR controls (on-demand programs only), an increase/decrease control, and status bar, along with the video image area.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Figure 4-14 Minimal View Mode In this mode, the system menu icon contains additional commands that are only accessible through the menu bar, toolbar, and VCR control bar. To return to normal view mode, click the system menu icon and then choose Restore Controls, or press the PgUp keyboard key. Full-Screen View To watch a program in full-screen view, choose View > Full Screen or press the Ctrl-PgUp keys. The window borders will disappear.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Program Up to four viewer windows that are open at the same time are supported. However, IP/TV does not limit the number of viewer windows you can open at one time. If you have subscribed to more than four programs that run simultaneously, you will only receive four programs at one time. When one program ends and you close that viewer window, another program will begin playing.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Web Presenter Program Playing a Web Presenter Program When you play a program that contains a web presentation, the viewer window launches and plays the audio or video file. The Presenter Client window, which displays web pages, also appears at the same time. The web-based slides are HTML pages that are flipped in a designated sequence and at a designated time.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a SlideCast Program Playing a SlideCast Program IP/TV Viewer lets you play SlideCast presentations, which perform the following functions: • Display an IP/TV Viewer with both audio and video together with a SlideCast presentation. • Display an IP/TV Viewer with SlideCast and audio. • Display an IP/TV Viewer with audio, and alternating video and SlideCast images. Figure 4-16 shows an IP/TV Viewer with both audio and video.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a SlideCast Program Figure 4-17 IP/TV Viewer with SlideCast and Audio Figure 4-18 shows IP/TV Viewer with audio and alternating video SlideCast. Figure 4-18 IP/TV Viewer with Audio and Alternating Video SlideCast The SlideCast window contains two toolbar buttons: the Stop/Play toggle button and the Pause/Restore toggle button. Their functions are identical to those of the viewer window toolbar buttons. Note SlideCast does not support full-screen mode.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a ScreenCaster Program Playing a ScreenCaster Program With ScreenCaster you can: • Add dynamically captured screen shots to a Web Presenter broadcast from various applications running in real time. • Include screen shots of any size, up to the full desktop. • Broadcast a web-based version of a PowerPoint presentation without preprocessing. • Broadcast a PowerPoint presentation in “native” format, including animation and transition effects.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Assigning Favorite Programs To learn whether the program has scheduled repeated showings and to subscribe to one or more of the repeated showings, follow these steps: Step 1 Choose the scheduled program that you want to subscribe to in the Program Listings pane. Step 2 Click Program Information to display the Schedule tab. (See Figure 4-8.) In the Repeat Schedule section of this tab are the date and times the program is scheduled to play.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Assigning Favorite Programs Figure 4-19 Favorites Window with Sample Programs Step 3 To remove a program from the list, choose the program you want to remove and click Remove. Creating an On-Demand Playlist To create a list of on-demand programs that you want to play in succession, follow these steps: Step 1 From the IP/TV Viewer main window, click the OnDemand Playlist button. The OnDemand Playlist window appears.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Searching for a Program Figure 4-20 OnDemand Playlist Window with Sample Programs Step 4 Choose the program that you want to watch and click Watch Now. Only programs that appear below the selected program on the list will play in succession. Use the up and down arrows to change the order of the programs in the list. Step 5 To remove a program from the list, choose the program that you want to remove and click Remove.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Searching for a Program To search for a scheduled or on-demand program listing, follow these steps: Step 1 From the IP/TV Viewer main window, choose Edit > Find. The Search Programs dialog box appears with the What, Where tab on top. (See Figure 4-21.) Figure 4-21 Search Programs Dialog Box—What, Where Tab Step 2 Enter a string in the Find What field. Note Step 3 A string can be a word, phrase, or number against which the contents of a program listing are matched.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Searching for a Program Figure 4-22 Select Programs Dialog Box Step 4 Choose the Fields tab. Choose the fields you want to search for a matching string. All field information originated at the time the program was created in IP/TV Content Manager. (See Figure 4-23.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Searching for a Program Figure 4-23 Search Programs Dialog Box—Fields Tab Table 4-6 • Click Check All to select all fields. • Click Clear All to clear all fields. Table 4-6 describes the fields. Field Types Field Description Session Name Program name as set up in IP/TV Content Manager. Session Description Description of the program as set up in IP/TV Content Manager. Session Keywords Session keyword as set up in IP/TV Content Manager.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Using Question Manager Step 5 Choose the Advanced tab. (See Figure 4-24.) • Check the Match case check box if you want to match a string with specific capitalization. • Check the Match whole word only check box to match the whole string and not a subset. Figure 4-24 Search Programs Dialog Box—Advanced Tab Step 6 Click Search Now. All programs that match the string are listed by name, media type, and description.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Using Question Manager The moderator can view the questions that apply to the program over the intranet, sort the questions, answer the questions as part of the presentation, export the questions to be stored, or delete the questions after the presentation. To use Question Manager while viewing a program, Question Manager must be enabled. The Ask a Question toolbar button is active when enabled, and grayed out when disabled.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Using Question Manager Figure 4-25 Question Manager Dialog Box Web-Based Question Manager With IP/TV Version 3.5, users can access Question Manager from the browser plug-ins. Users can click the Click Here to Ask a Question to the Speaker link in the plug-in window to open the Question Manager popup window. The questions typed in this window are sent to the Question Manager daemon on IP/TV Content Manager.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Advanced Topics Step 2 Enter your topic in the Subject field and your question in the Question field. Step 3 Click Submit. When you click Submit, your question will go to the moderator along with the username and e-mail address you entered in the IP/TV Viewer User Info dialog box (accessed through Settings > User Information in the IP/TV Viewer main window). If no e-mail address or user name was provided, the moderator will receive the question from “anonymous.
Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Advanced Topics • MPEG Audio Decoder This property window allows you to adjust the sound quality and stereo or mono settings. Lower-quality audio settings allow the CPU to spend less time processing audio and more time processing video, resulting in improved video quality. For best overall performance on most computers, we recommend setting audio to AM radio/mono.
C H A P T E R 5 Customizing the User Interface This chapter describes the procedures for moving and hiding panes, and customizing and creating new toolbars. IP/TV Viewer allows you to change the appearance of the main and viewer windows. You can display or hide panes and toolbars, and you can create new toolbars.
Chapter 5 Customizing the User Interface About Panes Figure 5-1 Docked Panes A floating pane is not attached to the edge of the window. You can resize a floating pane and move it anywhere on your screen. (See Figure 5-2.
Chapter 5 Customizing the User Interface About Toolbars Moving Panes You can move the Program Categories pane or adjust the width of the Program Listings pane by dragging the middle gripper bar to the left or right. When moving the Program Categories pane, turn on the Allow Docking command when you want to dock this pane and turn off the Allow Docking command when you want to float this pane.
Chapter 5 Customizing the User Interface About Toolbars Figure 5-3 Docked Toolbars A floating toolbar is not attached to the edge of the window. You can resize a floating toolbar and move it anywhere in your screen. (See Figure 5-4.
Chapter 5 Customizing the User Interface About Toolbars Figure 5-4 Floating Toolbars Built-In Toolbars IP/TV Viewer comes with several built-in toolbars. You can add or remove command buttons from built-in toolbars, but you cannot delete them. You can, however, delete toolbars that you create.
Chapter 5 Customizing the User Interface About Toolbars Displaying and Hiding Toolbars To display or a hide a toolbar, follow these steps: Step 1 From IP/TV Viewer main window or viewer window, choose Edit > Customize Toolbars. The Customize dialog box appears with the Toolbars tab on top. Step 2 To display a toolbar, check the check box for the toolbar name that you want to display. To hide a toolbar, uncheck the toolbar name check box to clear it. To show the tooltips of a toolbar, click it.
Chapter 5 Customizing the User Interface About Toolbars Creating a Custom Toolbar To create your own custom toolbar, follow these steps: Step 1 In the Customize dialog box, click the Toolbars tab. Step 2 Click New. The New Toolbar dialog box appears. Step 3 Enter the name of the new toolbar in the Toolbar Name field and click OK. The toolbar name now appears in the list on the Toolbars tab. The new toolbar also appears as a floating toolbar in the program listings or viewer window.
Chapter 5 Customizing the User Interface About Toolbars Adding and Removing Buttons on Toolbars To add buttons to a built-in toolbar or a toolbar you created, follow these steps: Step 1 Make sure that the toolbar is visible in the Program Listings pane or viewer window. Step 2 In the Customize dialog box, click the Commands tab. In the Categories pane, click a category to display the available command buttons. Step 3 Drag the command button you want from the Buttons pane to the desired toolbar.
C H A P T E R 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser IP/TV can be incorporated into a web browser as either a plug-in or a helper application. This chapter describes the procedures for using IP/TV Viewer and the QuickTime Player as browser plug-ins and helper applications. This chapter includes the following sections: • Using IP/TV as a Plug-In, page 6-2 • Using QuickTime as a Plug-In, page 6-5 • Web-Based Program Guide, page 6-6 • Using IP/TV Viewer as a Helper Application, page 6-7 IP/TV Version 3.
Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Using IP/TV as a Plug-In Table 6-1 Relationship of Plug-Ins to Programs IP/TV Plug-In Installed1 QuickTime Plug-In Installed Plug-In Used X X Program is played using the IP/TV plug-in. X — Program is played using the IP/TV plug-in. — X Program is played using the QuickTime plug-in.2 — — Program is not played, and you are prompted to install the QuickTime plug-in from the Apple website.2 1.
Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Using IP/TV as a Plug-In Refer to the Cisco IP/TV Administration and Configuration Guide for detailed information on how to create and customize an IP/TV plug-in or helper application. The following sections describe how to launch and run an IP/TV plug-in, and how to access the IP/TV sample plug-in. Launching the Plug-In To launch IP/TV Viewer as a plug-in, open your browser and enter the URL of the plug-in.
Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Using IP/TV as a Plug-In Figure 6-1 IP/TV as a Plug-In—On-Demand Program The VCR controls for an on-demand program include Stop/Play, positioning buttons, Position Control slider, Mute button, and volume control. For a scheduled program, the VCR controls include Stop/Play, Mute button, and volume control. See Appendix A, “Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference,” for a complete listing of viewer plug-in toolbar buttons and icons.
Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Using QuickTime as a Plug-In Using the IP/TV Sample Plug-In If desired, you can use the sample plug-in that comes with IP/TV, which is useful if you want to launch and run IP/TV Viewer solely from a browser without any customization. To launch IP/TV sample plug-in, follow these steps: Step 1 Open your browser. Step 2 In your browser enter the following URL: http://mywebserver/iptvfiles/iptv.htm where mywebserver is the name of your IP/TV Content Manager.
Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Web-Based Program Guide Question Manager opens in a new browser window. You can type your questions in the Question Manager window. The questions are sent to the Question Manager daemon on IP/TV Content Manager. For more information on Question Manager, see the “Using Question Manager” section on page 4-32. Limitations for the QuickTime Player The Apple QuickTime Player can play most standard-based formats that IP/TV Version 3.5 supports.
Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Using IP/TV Viewer as a Helper Application Using IP/TV Viewer as a Helper Application You can set up IP/TV Viewer to be used as a helper application. The following sections describe how to launch and run the IP/TV helper application. Note To create a helper application, IP/TV Content Manager must be running in your network and IP/TV Viewer must be installed.
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A P P E N D I X A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference This appendix lists and describes the menu options and toolbar buttons in both the IP/TV Viewer main and viewer windows. IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Options Table A-1 lists and describes the IP/TV Viewer main window menu bar options. Table A-1 IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Options Accelerator Keys Menu Option File Print Setup Configures the printer.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Options Table A-1 IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Options (continued) Accelerator Keys Menu Option View Program Information Ctrl-I Displays program description and schedule information for the selected program. You can also subscribe to a program using this command. Watch Program Ctrl-W Opens a viewer window for the selected program. If the program is currently active, IP/TV plays the program.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Options Table A-1 IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Options (continued) Accelerator Keys Menu Option Settings Content Managers Displays the Options dialog box with the Content Managers tab on top. You can add or delete IP/TV Content Managers. Window Options Displays the Options dialog box with the Window Options tab on top. You can control IP/TV Viewer window settings.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Icons IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Icons Table A-2 lists the tools and icons available in the IP/TV Viewer main window. If you place your mouse cursor over any of the tools and hold it there for a few seconds, a small box (a tooltip) appears with a brief description of the tool, if the Tooltip option is selected in the Options dialog box.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Icons Table A-2 Icon IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Icons (continued) Name Description Show This Week’s Listings button Displays program listings for today and current week only. Show This Month’s Listings button Displays program listings for current month only. Show This Year’s Listings button Displays program listings for current year only.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Icons Table A-2 Icon IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Icons (continued) Name Description OnDemand Playlist button Opens and closes the OnDemand Playlist window. Personal Favorites button Opens and closes the Favorites window. Status bar Displays information about current program activity.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Window Menu Bar Options Table A-2 Icon IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Icons (continued) Name Description SlideCast icon Indicates that a SlideCast stream is present in the program. This icon is located in the Media column in the Program Listings pane. Web Presenter icon Indicates that a web presentation stream is present in the program. This icon is located in the Media column in the Program Listings pane.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Window Menu Bar Options Table A-3 Menu Viewer Window Menu Options (continued) Option Accelerator Keys Video Sources Window Settings Help Description Lets you toggle additional video sources on or off (if present). Full Screen Ctrl-Pg Up Lets you display a full-screen viewer window (if present). Always on Top Ctrl-T If checked, always places the viewer window on top.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Window Tools and Icons IP/TV Viewer Window Tools and Icons Table A-4 lists the tools and icons available on both the scheduled and on-demand viewer windows. Table A-4 Icon Viewer Window Tools and Icons Name Description Change Program list Displays a list of favorite programs. Use this list to locate a favorite program. Selecting a different program in the list discontinues the current program and changes to the selected program.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Window Tools and Icons Table A-4 Icon Viewer Window Tools and Icons (continued) Name Description Copy Image button Captures a screen shot of the current video frame and saves it to the clipboard.1 Stop button Stops the current program (both audio and video) and freezes the video image. Only present if the program is playing. Play button Resumes the current program and displays the Stop button. Only present if the program is stopped.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Window Tools and Icons Table A-4 Icon Viewer Window Tools and Icons (continued) Name Description Volume Adjustment slider bar Turns the audio volume up or down. Note that the control and mute function native to your computer overrides this function. Reception quality indicators See the “Monitoring Quality” section in Chapter 4 for information on how to interpret these indicators.
Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Window Tools and Icons Table A-4 Icon Viewer Window Tools and Icons (continued) Name Description QoS video indicator Indicates the type of QoS video that is enabled for a given transmission. See the “Monitoring Quality” section in Chapter 4 for information on how to interpret these indicators. QoS audio indicator Indicates the type of QoS audio that is enabled for a given transmission.
I N D EX Symbols browser plug-in Apple QuickTime 6-5 .asf file and markers 4-14 .
Index customizing F toolbars 5-3 user interface 5-1 to 5-8 favorite programs assigning 4-26 creating a list 4-26 D Favorites default browser plug-in 6-5 button A-6 demo installation 2-6 window 3-5 diagnostic information 4-7 Find option A-1 different types of viewers FlashWare source filter 4-36 support for 1-5 floating panes (figure) 5-2 Display Help button A-4 floating toolbars (figure) 5-5 displaying frame rate A-11 full-screen view mode 4-20 panes 5-3 program information 4-2 to 4-10
Index help xii IP/TV browser plug-in Help Contents option A-3 launching 6-3 helper application running 6-3 launching 6-7 IP/TV Content Managers assigning 3-6 running 6-7 hiding description 1-3 panes 5-3 options A-3 toolbars 5-6 Options dialog box A-3 overview 1-3 IP/TV Server 1-3 I IP/TV Viewer as helper application 6-7 icons program listing window A-4 to A-6 as plug-in 6-2 viewer window A-9 to A-12 description 1-2 installing 2-1 incremental installer 2-8 indicators QoS A-12 reception q
Index media clips N playing before a scheduled event 1-7 media position 4-13 native PowerPoint format 4-25 media streams navigating in main window 3-2 selecting 4-19 network installation 2-8 minimal view mode 4-19 normal view mode 4-19 monitoring notes usage in text xii quality 4-16 moving panes 5-3 toolbars 5-6 MPEG 1-2 O OnDemand Playlist button A-6 MPEG-2 decoder Mediamatics 2-2 Optibase 2-2 MPEG-4 window 3-5 on-demand playlist 4-27 online help xii SlideCast support 1-5 MPEG-4 Audio (AAC
Index playing programs Program Listing Update Results button A-6 audio and video 4-12 program schedule 4-8 in IP/TV Viewer 4-10 proxy server settings 3-8 ScreenCaster 4-25 SlideCast 4-23 Web Presenter 4-22 plug-in Q QoS IP/TV as 6-2 enabled 4-10 QuickTime 6-2, 6-5 indicators A-12 relationship to programs 6-2 levels 4-16 sample IP/TV 6-5 popup menus 3-5 qualitative QoS 4-17 quality Position Control slider bar A-10 monitoring 4-16 PowerPoint presentation 4-25 reception 4-17 Print Setup op
Index Send Mail R button 4-3 reception quality option A-1 indicators 4-17, A-11 session description A-1 interpreting 4-18 setting Refresh All Listings Now option A-2 IP/TV Viewer options 3-6 Refresh Listings button A-4 maximum bandwidth 4-7 requirements personal selections 3-4 hardware and software 2-2 Resource Reservation Protocol.
Index Status Bar option A-2 using Stop button A-10 IP/TV in a web browser 6-1 streaming support 1-5 IP/TV sample plug-in 6-5 subscribing to a program 4-8, 4-25 subscription information 4-8 Subscriptions V window 3-4 VCR control buttons A-10 window button A-5 VCR controls 4-12 surfing for programs 4-10, 4-26 Version 3.
Index Web Presenter icon A-7 playing a program 4-22 window display options 3-10 Window Options option A-3 Windows Media Services 4-10 Windows NT registry 2-5 Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide IN-8 OL-3995-01
