.. _player_root:

Player
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Each player instance can be independently configured, played, and recorded from using the following controls.

.. _player_config:

Player configuration
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.. image:: ../images/guide/empty_player.png

For a given player, one must first select the type of camera that will be used by the player. In the player bar click the camera type dropdown menu.

.. image:: ../images/guide/player_selection_highlight.png

This will list the available camera types. This example will use a WebCam!

.. image:: ../images/guide/player_selection.png

To configure the selected player, click the settings button. That will open the selected player’s settings.

.. image:: ../images/guide/player_settings_highlight.png

This specific player, supports either playing from a WebCam or replaying a video file. We'll select the WebCam option.

.. image:: ../images/guide/usb_player_640.png

The player's settings can also be pinned to the window.

.. image:: ../images/guide/pin_settings.png

This will make it easier to configure and preview the camera.

.. image:: ../images/guide/pinned_settings.png

Player control
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Once configured, to start playing and previewing images from the camera, just press the play button.

.. image:: ../images/guide/play_highlight.png


Camera images will now be streamed and displayed on the preview screen.

.. raw:: html

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/f2LDUvpm3Is" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

If the picture needs to be re-oriented such as when the video camera is rotated, press the rotate button to visually rotate the picture in ninety degrees increments.

.. image:: ../images/guide/rotate_pic_highlight.png

This will only rotate the image on the preview screen, but does not rotate the recorded video images, however.

.. image:: ../images/guide/player_playing_rotation.png

.. image:: ../images/guide/player_playing_rotation2.png

When you're done with playing the camera's video, press the stop button to stop and close the camera.

.. image:: ../images/guide/stop_playing_highlight.png

The last camera image will remain on screen.

.. image:: ../images/guide/player_stopped.png