This page describes the ViewStation's HDS Movie Video
client manual page.
HDS Movie Manual Page
NAME
hdsmovie - view audio/video interleaved files
SYNOPSIS
hdsmovie [ -f filename ] [ -loop ] [
-playvol (0 to 100) ] [ -invol (1 to 100) ] [ -brightness (-30 to 30) ]
[ -contrast (-30 to 30) ] [ -saturation (-30 to 30) ] [ -audio (Mono
or Stereo) ] [ -output audiooutputtype ] [ -nobuttons ] [ -noaudio ] [
-noloop ] [ -toolkitOption ... ]
DESCRIPTION
hdsmovie plays audio/video interleaved files. The video can be raw
or compressed with the Indeo compression algorithm. Version 3.2 of Indeo
is supported.
The audio will be played on the ViewStation's internal
speaker, on external headphones or speakers attached to the
ViewStation's AUDIO OUT connector. Volume levels should be set in the
Audio Controls option dialog.
By default, the program will create a main driver panel called
HDS Movie.
The Movie File item should be filled with a ViewStation file
path. This should usually begin with the /hostname prefix. Note that
video files usually require a fast Access Protocol such as FTP in order
to read the file quickly enough for rapid display. The usual default of
TFTP is not sufficient. You may need to update the Remote Hosts entries
for the host in the ViewStation Setup screen.
The Play Movie
button causes the movie file to be played once.
The Loop
Movie button causes the movie file to played continuously in a loop.
The Clear File button simply clears the current filename entry
to allow a new one to be entered. It does not affect the file contents
in any way.
When the video file playing is started, a second window is
created. This window has the video file name as its title. The movie
window offers several buttons and a volume slider.
The Freeze button can be used to freeze the current image. It
affects only the video window in which it is pressed. Pressing the
button again cancels the freeze.
The Mute button will mute the ViewStation audio output.
Pressing the button again cancels the mute.
The SnapShot button will create a new window containing a
still of the current image. The snapshot window contents can be easily
captured to a file using common X image manipulations tools such as
xwd(1) and xv. Note that if there are not enough free color entries
available in the ViewStation's colormap, the snapshot window may not
appear to have the correct colors. If this occurs, select the snapshot
window with the window manager to see the correct colors. This can
generally be avoided if at least 128 colors are available when the first
snapshot is taken.
The Restart button causes the current movie to restart from
the beginning.
The Done button terminates the movie window.
The Play Volume slider controls the output volume of the
ViewStation. Note that the settings of other items in the Audio
Controls panel can also have an important affect on the overall audio
volume. Changes to this slider are reflected in all the hdsmovie
windows.
The main HDS Movie panel also contains an Options menu which
offers access to two other control dialogs, Video Controls and Audio
Controls.
The Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation sliders control the
video characteristics of the video window.
The Output Device item indicates the type of device attached
to the ViewStation's AUDIO OUT connector. This value must be set
properly or the ViewStation's audio will not operate correctly. The
initial value for the output device comes from the ViewStation's Setup
client. It is better to make any changes to this value in the Setup
menu "Setup Options/User Preferences/Audio Device Settings/ Audio Out
Device" and save the value for the future. NOTE: It is important to
change this value whenever you change the audio device attached to the
ViewStation. Otherwise, the ViewStation will not know what type of
device is attached and severe audio quality problems will result. The
output device can be set to "HDS Internal Speaker", "External
Speakers", "HDS Headset", or "CallPort Spkr/ Mic".
OPTIONS
In addition to the usual Xt and Motif options, hdsmovie supports
the following application-specific options.
-f
filename
Gives the ViewStation path to the movie file to play. If
specified, this file will be played automatically when the hdsmovie
program is started.
-loop
Indicates that the
file playback should be restarted when finished.
-playvol(0
to 100)
Set the initial play volume.
-brightness
(-30 to 30)
Set the initial video window brightness.
-contrast
(-30 to 30)
Set the initial video window contrast.
-saturation
(-30 to 30)
Set the initial video window saturation.
-output
audiooutputtype
Select the audio output type. audiooutputtype can be either Speaker
or Head phones. See the DESCRIPTION section for more information.
-nobuttons
This option removes the control panels from the movie window.
-noaudio
This option brings up hdsmovie without using the ViewStation audio
capabilities. This allows other programs to control the audio and
avoids conflicts with other audio programs.
X RESOURCES
In addition to the usual Xt and Motif resources, the hdsmovie
supports the following application specific resources. The values and
defaults are the same as the corresponding command line options.
HDSvid.filename: (0 to 4)
HDSvid.loop: Yes | No
HDSvid.brightness:
(-30 to 30)
HDSvid.contrast: (-30 to 30)
HDSvid.saturation:
(-30 to 30)
HDSvid.outputType: audiooutputtype
HDSvid.showButtons:
Yes | No
HDSvid.doAudio: Yes | No
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1995, HDS Network Systems, Inc.
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