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- Configuring and Testing the Client
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- Once you've installed the Oracle Video Client, configure and test it to make sure
- it works properly.
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- Note: In order to configure your default video server, you need the following information:
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- * Video server host name or IP address
- * Port on video server (default is 5000)
- * Preferred network protocol (either UDP or TCP)
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- If you don't know this information, ask your system or video server administrator.
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- 1. Configure the default video server.
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- To open an Oracle Video Server stream, you need to specify which server you want
- to access. Configuring a default video server lets you specify video or audio file
- names without explicitly specifying the server name. The Oracle Video Client
- automatically uses the default server name when you don't specify one. You can
- still access content on other servers by specifying the server's name.
-
- a. Choose Start | Programs | Oracle Video Client | Oracle Video Client Settings.
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- b. In the Enter Server Address box, enter the default video server name and port
- separated by a colon (:). For example, if your default video server name is
- server and the port is 5000, type: server:5000
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- c. Select the preferred network protocol using the Protocol radio buttons.
-
- d. Click OK.
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- 2. Start the Oracle Video Player (Start | Programs | Oracle Video Client | Oracle
- Video Player) and play a locally stored video file. This tests whether your
- client installation can properly open and display video.
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- See "Opening a Local File" for more information. The VC30\DEMO\CONTENT subdirectory
- of ORACLE_HOME (the directory where you installed the client) contains sample content
- files. If there is a problem, see "Troubleshooting." You can find more information
- on the player in "Using the Oracle Video Player."
-
- 3. Play a video file stored on the Oracle Video Server. This tests whether your
- client installation can handle and display a network video stream.
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- See "Opening a Server File" for more information. If there is a problem, see
- "Troubleshooting." You can find more information on the player in "Using the
- Oracle Video Player."
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- Troubleshooting
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- Having trouble getting your client working? Look through here and find out why.
-
- If your problem isn't listed here, or for more in-depth technical information, you can
- check the Oracle Video Web Site at:
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- http://www.oracle.com/products/asd/video/video.html
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- The installation procedure failed
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- Make sure you have enough hard disk space for the Oracle Video Client. The full
- installation requires 12 MB of free space.
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- I've installed the Oracle Video Client, but I can't play a local video file
-
- Try playing an MPEG video file using the Windows Media Player (this application is
- typically launched by double-clicking on the MPEG file). If the file does not play,
- make sure the following items are properly installed:
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- * Microsoft ActiveMovie
- * Latest audio and video drivers
- * Required codecs
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- I can play a local file, but I can't stream a video file from my Oracle Video Server
-
- Make sure that the Oracle Video Server is up and running. You can use the following
- 'ping' command from the MSDOS prompt to check if the server and network are functioning
- properly:
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- ping -l 8000 server
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- where 'server' is the name of your Oracle Video Server. If the server does not respond
- to your ping, contact your system administrator. If the server responds to your ping,
- choose Preferences | Network Settings and check that your server address setting is correct.
-
- I can hear audio, but I don't see anything
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- You are playing an audio-only file. Select another media file for playback. If the file
- is an OSF video file, check that your video codec is installed correctly.
-
- I can see video, but I don't hear anything
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- Display the player controls and adjust the volume slider to increase the volume level.
- Also check the volume level for your desktop. If the volume level is set correctly and
- you still don't hear any audio, then:
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- * If the video file is an MPEG file, follow the same procedure as described in
- "I've installed the Oracle Video Client, but I can't play a local video file."
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- * If the video file is an OSF file, check that both your audio codec and audio
- driver are installed correctly.
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- Using the Oracle Video Player
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- You can use the Oracle Video Player to play video and audio streams either from
- local storage or from an Oracle Video Server stream. You can use the player to
- test specific files, check your network connection, and the validity of servers
- and media file specifiers.
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- Starting the Player
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- To start the Oracle Video Player:
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- Choose Start | Programs |Oracle Video Client | Oracle Video Player.
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- The player starts, automatically opening the Load Movie dialog box.
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- You can also start the player by double-clicking an Oracle Video Player video alias
- icon on the desktop or in the Windows Explorer. See "Saving an Oracle Video Alias"
- for information on creating video aliases.
-
- Opening a Local File
-
- You can open a video or audio file stored on your local disk:
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- 1. In the Oracle Video Player, choose File | Load Movie, or press Alt+L.
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- 2. In the Load Movie dialog box, select Local Disk.
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- 3. In the Enter Movie URL/Asset Cookie box, type the full path and file name for
- the media file you want to load. You can also browse to the file by clicking
- the Browse button. The sample content is located in the VC30\DEMO\CONTENT
- subdirectory of ORACLE_HOME.
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- 4. Choose OK.
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- Opening a Server File
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- To open a video or audio file stored on the Oracle Video Server:
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- 1. In the Oracle Video Player, choose File | Load Movie, or press Alt+L.
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- 2. In the Load Movie dialog box, select Server.
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- 3. Specify the file you want to load. There are two ways you can do this:
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- * Select Browse. Select a file from the list that appears in the Video Server
- List dialog box.
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- * Type the full media file specifier for the file you want to load in the Enter
- Movie URL/Asset Cookie box. See the Oracle Video Client Developer's Guide for
- more on media file specifiers.
-
- 4. Choose OK.
-
- Controlling Video Playback
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- This section describes how to perform many common functions of the Oracle Video Player.
-
- If you want to... Then...
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- Turn playback controls off and on Choose Preferences | Show Controller.
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- Turn status bar off and on Choose Preferences | Show Status.
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- Change the default Oracle Video Server Choose Preferences | Network Settings. Enter
- the new server address and protocol and choose OK.
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- Play the currently loaded stream * Choose Playback | Play.
- * Click the display window.
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- Pause * Choose Playback | Pause.
- * Click the display window.
-
- Set the playback volume * Choose Playback |Volume, then choose Volume Off,
- Volume Low, or Volume High.
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- * Adjust the volume slider; the slider appears
- when you turn on the controls.
-
- Change the size of the video screen * Choose Playback | Video Size, then choose one
- of the four options for video size:
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- - Normal displays the video at its native size.
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- - Double displays the video at twice native size.
-
- - Maximized enlarges the player to the size of
- the display, keeping the menu and title bar.
-
- - Fullscreen enlarges the player to the size of
- the display with no menu, title bar, or other
- controls
-
- * Press Alt+Enter to put the player in full-
- screen mode. Press Esc to return from full-
- screen mode.
-
- Saving an Oracle Video Alias
-
- Aliases allow you to quickly access video and audio files whether they're stored locally
- or on a server. Just double-click an alias icon on the desktop or in the Windows Explorer
- to start the player and automatically open the aliased file. You can also open an alias
- just as you would a locally stored file.
-
- To create and save an alias:
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- 1. In the Oracle Video Player, open the file for which you want to create an alias.
-
- 2. Choose File | Save Video Alias As.
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- 3. In the Save Video Alias dialog box, browse to the folder in which you want to save
- the alias. To save the alias on the Windows desktop, you can browse up the directory
- hierarchy.
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- 4. Enter the name for the alias. The save process automatically appends .OVC to the name.
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- 5. Choose Save.
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- To start the video again, just double-click the video alias icon.
-
- Installing Other Products
-
- The Oracle Video Client CD-ROM contains a number of products from other vendors, which
- are installed automatically by the "Typical" and "Compact" installations. If you used
- the "Custom" installation option, you may later wish to install these products on their
- own. This section describes how to install:
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- * Microsoft ActiveMovie
- * Adobe Acrobat Reader
- * Iterated Systems ClearVideo
- * Voxware MetaSound
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- To install any of these products:
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- 1. Insert the Oracle Video Client 3.0 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
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- 2. From the Windows Start Menu, choose Run.
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- 3. If your CD-ROM is your D: drive, type one of the following commands in the Open box:
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- To install... Type...
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- Microsoft ActiveMovie D:\DPROD\AMOVIE.EXE
- Adobe Acrobat Reader D:\DPROD\ACROREAD\SETUP.EXE
- Iterated Systems ClearVideo D:\DPROD\CLEARVIDEO\SETUP.EXE
- Voxware MetaSound D:\DPROD\VOXWARE\SETUP.EXE
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- If your CD-ROM drive uses another drive letter, substitute that in place of D: here.
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- 4. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
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- Reading the Online Documentation
-
- The Oracle Video Client provides online documentation in two formats, text and Adobe
- Acrobat (PDF).
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- * To read the text files, use any standard text viewer or editor.
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- * To read the PDF files, use the Adobe Acrobat Reader. See "Installing Other Products"
- for instructions on installing the Reader. Once the Acrobat Reader is installed, you
- can read any Oracle Video Client Acrobat PDF document on the CD-ROM or on your hard
- drive by double-clicking it in the Windows Explorer.
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- If you installed the documentation files, they are in the subdirectory VC30\DOCS of your
- ORACLE_HOME (where you installed the Oracle Video Client). If you didn't install the
- documentation, you can still find the files on your CD-ROM in the root directory and
- in the \Docs directory. Oracle Video Client comes with the following online documents:
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- File Name Contains
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- Readme.txt Last-minute information that didn't make it into the documentation
- and version-specific notes.
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- Install.txt Installation instructions for the Oracle Video Client.
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- ovcnote.pdf Oracle Video Client Release Notes. Contains information specific
- to this release of the Oracle Video Client, including compatibility
- issues, known limitations, and so on.
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- ovcdev.pdf Oracle Video Client Developer's Guide. Describes the Oracle Video
- Client and its client interfaces, as well as a wide range of
- development tasks.
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- cag.pdf Oracle Video Server Content Administrator's Guide. Describes the
- primary tasks for the content administrator.
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- ovcinstl.pdf Oracle Video Client CD Insert. Contains information about
- installing, configuring, and testing the Oracle Video Client,
- along with troubleshooting tips.
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- You can access the latest version of the Oracle Video Client documentation, as well as
- technical notes and other useful information, at:
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- http://www.oracle.com/products/asd/video/video.html.
-
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- Copyright Oracle Corporation 1998
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- All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
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- is provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and
- is also protected by copyright law. Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited.
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- Oracle Video Server, Oracle Video Client, Oracle Media Net, and Oracle Power Objects are
- trademarks of Oracle Corporation. Oracle, Oracle Media Server, and Oracle Media Objects
- are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation.
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- are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered
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