Record of video from computer monitor is performed to control operator actions. Video from computer monitor can be transmitted to the C-Werk software package by general protocols using external programs, for example:
- By RTSP protocol using the VLC Media Player included into the software package.
- By ONVIF protocol using the ScreenOnvif program which can be got in the http://screenonvif.com/en web-site.
Example of the VLC Media Player configuring for transmitting video from computer monitor to the C-Werk by the RTSP protocol is presented in this section. Configuring of the C-Werk software package to receive and record this video stream is performed by standard means as described in the Configuring an RTSP Server and Binding a camera to an archive sections.
Configuring the VLC Media Player for transmitting video from computer monitor to the C-Werk software package by the RTSP protocol is performed the following way:
- Run the VLC Media Player.
- Select the Open Network Stream item... in the Media menu.
- In the opened window go to the Capture Device tab.
- In the Capture mode drop-down list select the Desktop value.
- Set the desired frame rate for the capture in the corresponding field.
- In the Play list select the Stream value. As a result the Stream Output window will open.
- Click the Next button.
- In the opened window select the RTSP value in the New destination drop-down list and click Add button.
- Go to the RTSP tab.
- Specify port and path to the stream if it's required.
- Click Next button.
- Specify parameters of video transcoding and click Next button.
- Click Stream button in the opened window.
After that configure receiving of the RTSP stream and its record to the archive in the C-Werk software package – see Configuring connection of video cameras via RTSP and Binding a camera to an archive sections.
Configuring of the VLC Media Player for transmitting video from computer monitor by the RTSP protocol to the C-Werk software package is completed.