Canon WebView LivescopeMV- Manuals

6 Features ■ Easy transmission of live images to the Internet or an Intranet Uses HTTP protocol in addition to the unique (WebView-TCP) transmission protocol. Image data can be sent through a firewall without changing network administration settings. ■ Transmission and reception of high-resolution v...

8 Camera server Web server (FTP server) Video and image data sent Settings su angle and z VC-C4 VC-C4 COMMUNICATIO N CAMERA f:4-64mm 1:1 .4-2.8 VC-C4 COMMUNICATIO N CAMERA f:4-64mm 1:1.4 -2.8 V i d e o i m a g e s e n d e r I N T E R N E T Camera server WWW interface HTTP conversion server Windows N...

10 VC-C4 COMMUNICATIO N CAMERA f:4-64mm 1:1.4 -2.8 Information Sending Side Web Server The web server is the computer that runs the web server software. When accessed from a web browser, this server sends HTML data to the browser. WebView Livescope Camera Server This server is made up of a camera an...

Introduction 11 Viewer Software Function Java viewer Helper viewer ■ Viewer Software Types and Functions The Java viewer allows images from the Camera Server to be viewed on a web browser that is capable of running Java applets.Because the Java viewer is downloaded automatically, it does not need to...

12 System Requirement Java Viewer Ver. 3.10 c Caution The WebView Livescope Ver. 1.21, 2.01 or 3.0 helper viewer and plug-in viewer can also be used, but some functions differ. On Macintosh computers, some of the functions of the WebView Livescope Ver. 1.20 helper viewer are restricted. Computer IBM...

Chapter 1 Installation This chapter describes how to install and check the operation of the WebView Livescope camera server, manager and helper software.

14 Installation Procedure Before you begin the installation If there is web server software already installed on the PC to be used for installation, you must avoid conflicting the port number of WebView Livescope HTTP server and web server. To ensure that the WebView Livescope HTTP server can penetr...

Installation 1 15 Uninstalling old versions and reusing settings If there is an older version of WebView Livescope installed on the machine used for this installation, a dialog box appears asking you whether you want to uninstall the earlier version. If the previous software is uninstalled, you can ...

20 Installing the Manager (for remote management) 1 Click the [Install Manager] button in the main screen to launch the manager installer. Then click the [Next] button. 2 Specify the destination folder for the installation and click the [Next] button. 3 Specify the menu names to be registered in the...

Installation 1 21 Installation Procedure Installing the Viewer 1 Click the [Install Viewer] button in the main screen to launch the viewer installer. Then click the [Next] button. 2 A dialog box appears asking you to agree to the software licensing agreement. Click the [Yes] button. If an older vers...

22 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Camera Server Starting Up the Camera Server When you switch on the computer on which the camera server software was installed, the camera server is automatically launched and the service begins. Shutting Down the Camera Server Press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete] and log ...

Installation 1 23 Checking Camera Server Operation After installation is completed, first check that the camera server is running normally. The simplest way to check this is by using a sample page. Checking Procedure 1 2 3 Switch on the connected VC-C4 camera and the computer on which the camera ser...

24 Notes on Using the Software This section provides some points to note and items to refer to when you are using WebView Livescope camera server software. Connection distance between the camera server and thecamera (VC-C4/VC-C4R/VC-C3/VC-C1 MK-II) Use a cable no longer than 15 meters, as stipulated...

Chapter 2 Camera Server Setting This chapter describes how to specify the settings for the WebView Livescope camera server and how to manage the server and monitor its status.

26 Camera Server Setting The camera server settings can be specified either on the computer on which the camera server software was installed (local maintenance) or by from a computer connected to the network (remote maintenance). Using the Remote Maintenance Function to Set Up the Camera Ser ver Th...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 27 Setting Up the Camera Server The settings for the camera server are specified from the WebView Livescope manager. The WebView Livescope manager software is used to modify the WebView Livescope camera server settings and to view the log. The WebView Livescope manager can...

28 Starting the Administrative Viewer In the same way as the ordinary users views video, the manager viewer in the camera server can be used to view the camera video and to adjust the camera presets and video. The manager viewer can also be used to control the camera when ordinary users are forbidde...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 29 Setting Up the Camera Server 1 2 In "Camera Server Setting", you can specify a range of camera control settings as well as settings for the video capture card and logs. However, additional cameras, changes to the video capture card type and remote maintenance se...

30 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Setting the Limits for Connection to the Camera Server Setting the connection limits In the "Connection Limitation" setup window, click the "Connection Limit" tab. Item Max connect Time 10 Details Default Value Specifies the number of minutes for which v...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 31 Setting Up the Camera Server Selecting the Settings 1 Setting the Limits for Connection to the Camera Server Setting the client access limitation In the "Connection Limitation" setup window, click the "IP Restriction" tab. Item Apply same restriction to ...

32 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Setting the Limits for Connection to the Camera Server Setting the ports Item Video port 65310 Details Default Value Sets the service port for the WebView-TCP video transmission protocol. Camera control port 65311 Sets the service port for the WebView-TCP camera control...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 33 Setting Up the Camera Server Selecting the Settings 1 2 Setting the Limits for Connection to the Camera Server Setting the Remote Maintenance Usage Conditions Item Enable remote maintenance OFF Details Default Value Specifies whether maintenance functions from a remote ...

34 e Note Selecting the Settings 1 2 Setting the Video Parameters Under "Video parameters" you can set the quality and size of the image provided to clients. Display the "[server name] (Local Server) Setup" window and double-click "Video parameters". The "Video Parameters...

36 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Dynamic Video Parameter Modification Under "Dynamic change of Video Parameters", you can check and modify the video image quality while viewing live video without restarting the camera server. The video can be checked using the administrative viewer. WebView In ...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 37 Setting Up the Camera Server Selecting the Settings 1 2 Changing the Capture Card Settings This option allows you to change the settings for your video capture card. If you display the "[server name] (Local Server) Setup" window and double-click "Capture Car...

38 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Changing the Camera Settings Under "Camera", you can specify the camera settings, video source settings, panorama settings and the field of view limits. Use the tabs to switch between the different. Display the "[server name] (Local Server) Setup" window...

40 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Changing the Camera Settings Changing the image source You can set the type of video input port and signal. Display the setup screen for the camera being used and click the "Video Source Setting" tab. ■ "Video Source Setting" settings Item Details Defaul...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 41 e Note Setting Up the Camera Server Adding Cameras In WebView Livescope, one camera server can control 4 cameras. (Changes can only be specified as part of local maintenance.) Display the "[server name] (Local Server) Setup" window, select "Camera" and c...

42 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Changing the Camera Settings Selecting Panorama Images The procedure below describes how to photograph a panorama image and how to specify the settings for panorama photography. Display the setup screen for the camera being used and click the "Panorama Setting" ...

44 Item Explanation Default Setting You can restrict the angles to which the camera can pan left and right.The angles to which camera movement is restricted vary depending on whether or not the wide-angle lens is being used. Pan OFF Visibility range limitation On Specify whether or not to limit the ...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 45 e Note Restricted field of view Range of camera movement Area photographed. Camera When you set limits on the field of view, the range of camera movement is automatically restricted. When wide-angle is selected, the field of view will be exceeded if the camera's range o...

46 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Changing the Camera Control Settings Use the procedure below to set the camera control privileges and preset positions. Display the "[server name] (Local Server) Setup" window and double-click "Camera Control Setting". The "Camera Control" setup ...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 47 Setting Up the Camera Server Selecting the Settings 1 2 Item Details Default Value 5 Sets the number of people who hold the camera control privileges granted when clients control the camera. This parameter can be set to any number between 0 and 20. Camera Control Queue ...

48 Changing the Camera Control Settings Setting Camera Display Positions (Preset Positions) Camera positions can be specified and stored in a catalog format. Simply by selecting the specified preset position data, a client can view the video image intended by the sender. Because any name can be assi...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 49 Setting Up the Camera Server The preset data appears on the list. You can reorder the presets using the [Up] and [Down] buttons. Up to 10 preset positions can be stored at one time. To set the home position Use the procedure below to set the position to which the camera...

50 e Note To set a preset position while viewing the video You can launch the viewer and specify preset position while you are watching the actual video image. In the "Camera Control" setup window, click the "Preset View" tab. When you double-click the name of the preset you want to ...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 51 Setting Up the Camera Server When you click the [Adminstrative Viewer] button, the administrative viewer window appears. The position and zoom settings of the camera used for monitoring by the viewer can be used as a preset position. Click the [Start Control] button to ...

52 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Setting the WWW server function Under "HTTP", you can set the web server functions. Display the "[server name] (Local Server) Setup" window and double-click "HTTP Setting". The "HTTP Setting" setup window appears. To change the download f...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 53 e Note Setting Up the Camera Server Item Details Default Value <WebView installation path\Download Root>* Sets the directory path used to store Java applets, etc. This folder stores the Java viewer and other original Java applets and sample pages. Download Root ON...

54 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Changing the Log File Settings Use the procedure below to collect the "TCP video", HTTP video", "Camera control" and "Remote maintenance server" access logs. Display the "[server name] (Local Server) Setup" window and double-click ...

56 1 2 3 e Note Selecting the Settings Viewing the Event Log Use the procedure below to view the event log of the computer running the camera server. Viewing this log shows you the status of the computer running the camera server. Select [Start]-[Programs]-[WebView Livescope]-[Camera server setting]...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 57 Setting Up the Camera Server 1 2 3 e Note Selecting the Settings Viewing the Video Frame Rate Use the procedure below to view the frame rate for video received by connected clients. You can select and view the WebView-HTTP protocol (Java viewer and helper viewer) or Web...

58 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Automatically Updating or Saving the Displayed Data The "Video Capture Rate Monitor" window appears. Select [File]-[Config]. ■ "Setup Frame rate monitor" settings Item Details Display DNS Hostname Save to File Auto Update Default Value OFF OFF OFF Saves ...

Camer a Ser v er Setting 2 59 Setting Up the Camera Server Selecting the Settings 1 2 Saving the Frame Rate Monitor Details to a File The "Video Capture Rate Monitor" window appears. Click "View" and select the viewer to be displayed. 3 4 Tick the "Save to file" checkbox and ...

Chapter 3 Access Log Analysis Tools This chapter describes how to set up and view the access log analysis tools that are used to analyze how users utilize the information distributed using WebView Livescope.

Access Log Analysis T ools 3 63 Using the Access Log Analysis Tools Accessing the Access Log Analysis Tools Access from the WebView Livescope manager 1 2 From the WebView Livescope manager window, click the [View Access Statistics] button. The web browser starts up and the page for viewing the acces...

74 c Caution If you select "Print" in the Netscape browser, graphs sometimes may not be printed as they appear on the screen. In Internet Explorer also, the "Number of Concurrent Connections" graphs other than "outline" may not be printed as they appear on the screen. If you ...

Chapter 4 Creating Web Pages This chapter describes how to use WebView Livescope to transmit information. Video can be transmitted in a number of ways, including displaying video or still images on a web page and displaying multiple images.

76 V i d e o s e n d e r Creates a web page for sending video images. Java viewer Web browser Helper viewer Netscape Navigator or Communicator 4.5 or later or Internet Explorer 4.01 or later I N T E R N E T Live video & still images Web browser Netscape Navigator or Communicator 4.5 or later or ...

Creating W eb P ages 4 77 e Note Viewer Functions LiveApplet ➀ Displays live video images from the camera server. ➁ Allows camera control. ➂ Allows displays to be overlaid or superimposed in the video screen. Glimpse ➀ Allows video capture time intervals to be specified. ➁ Small and quick to downloa...

Creating W eb P ages 4 79 The Sender's Web Page Features of the Helper Viewer The helper viewer is an application started from a web browser. Unlike the Java viewers, the helper viewer must be pre-installed on the client's computer. The features of the helper viewer are outlined below. While the hel...

80 Viewing Sample Pages A number of sample web pages for video transmission are provided with the WebView Livescope camera server. These sample pages can be viewed using the procedure given below. Refer to these pages when you create your own web page. From the [Start] menu, select [Programs]-[WebVi...

Creating W eb P ages 4 81 This is a LiveApplet sample page that sends live images as video and allows the user to control the camera. This is a LiveApplet sample page that positions a panorama image in the browser window. This is a sample page showing 4 tiled still images. This is an applet sample p...

82 Using Java Viewers to Send Information This section describes how to use a Java viewer to supply video images and provides examples of applications. When you use a Java viewer, the viewer applet used must be embedded in the web page provided to the client. However, this is not especially difficul...

Creating W eb P ages 4 83 Using Netscape Navigator Netscape Navigator supports uncompressed standard ZIP files. WebView Livescope provides the LiveApplet.zip, Glimpse.zip and PanoramaSnap.zip files in the folder used for applet installation. These files should be coded inside the applet tags and spe...

84 Example of Creating a Web Page that Uses a Java Viewer This section describes an example of web page creation for a page that uses a Java viewer. Use the example shown here as a guideline for creating your own completely original web page. Displaying Text in a Separate Frame Embedded in the Java ...

86 Using Glimpse and LiveApplet Together This section describes the creation of a web page that allows the user to use Glimpse, which downloads quickly, to view live video at a slow frame rate, and then use LiveApplet to view the video at a faster rate and to operate the camera when an image of part...

88 Using PanoramaSnap This section describes the creation of a web page that displays a panorama image. When the user specifies an area in the panorama image to be photographed as a still image and clicks the Shoot button, the latest image of that area is appears in a frame in the lower half of the ...

90 Providing LiveApplet without Camera Control This section describes the creation of a web page that does not provide a camera control GUI. You can use this sort of page in situations where camera control is not permitted. <applet... omitted ... width=320,height=240> <param name=video_size...

Creating W eb P ages 4 91 Changing the Startup Screen and Disconnection Screen You can change the screens displayed at startup and disconnection to an image file (JPEG or GIF format). Default screens ■ Startup screen ■ Disconnection screen Custom screens ■ Startup screen (example) ■ Disconnection sc...

Creating W eb P ages 4 93 Displaying Bitmap Images on the Video Image Transparent GIF sample <param name=superimpose value="newlogo.gif,x,y*"> Specifying the Background Color <html> <body bgcolor=#cccccc> <applet codebase=http://...code="LiveApplet.class" width=4...

94 Parameter Description Can be set Yes Used to set the background color for the applet. The specification format is "#RRGGBB". (A value from 0 to 255 can be specified in hexadecimal format for each component color.)Eg. White: "#FFFFFF", gray: "#AAAAAA", green: "#00FF00&#...

98 Using the Helper Viewer to Send Information This section describes how to use the helper viewer to supply video images and provides examples of applications. If the client is using the helper viewer to receive video images, the person sending the video images must set up the web server and create...

Creating W eb P ages 4 99 Creating wvh Files This section describes how to create the wvh files needed to launch the helper viewer application. 192.168.100.10 65310 192.168.100.10 65311 #WebView V3.0 wvh extension wvhttp:192.168.100.10 80 ● The first line is the IP address (or host name) of the comp...

100 Click the link to launch the helper application. 1 The launched and displayed helper application Example of Creating a Web Page that Uses the Helper Viewer This section describes an example of the creation of a web page that uses the helper viewer.

Creating W eb P ages 4 101 e Note Using the Automatic Sample Generation Function to Create a Web Page By using the Automatic Sample Generation Function provided in the HTTPconversion server in the camera server, you can create a web page that usesthe helper view without having to set up the web serv...

102 Using a Browser Alone to Send Video The WebView-HTTP protocol can be used to provide video images directly from the camera to a browser. This section describes an example in which the protocol is used in this way. Displaying Live Video as Still Images During Access Images shot by the camera can ...

Creating W eb P ages 4 103 c Caution Displaying Live Video from a Specified Angle as Still Images By specifying the camera angle as a parameter in the HTML code beforehand, you can view the image at a specified camera angle. The example below displays a still image shot with the camera panned right ...

Chapter 5 Still Image Recording Service This chapter describes how to set up a still image storage service that uses the upload server functions.

106 Upload Server Features Captures (stores) still images according to a photography schedule set beforehand. Automatically creates HTML pages for image display simultaneously with image collection. The collected still images and HTML pages are automatically uploaded to the web server running the FT...

Still Image Recording Ser vice 5 107 Setting Up the Still Image Recording Service 1 2 The "Still Image service" settings in "Setup Server Configuration" can be used to specify parameters such as "Schedule" "Destination" and "Log". These settings can be modifie...

108 Selecting the Settings 1 2 Setting and Registering Reservations Under "Schedule", you can specify the "Name (schedule name)", "Time", "Upload" and "Capture" settings. Use the tabs to switch between the settings. Display the "[Local Server] Setup" w...

Still Image Recording Ser vice 5 109 Setting Up the Still Image Service Selecting the Settings 1 Setting and Registering Reservations Setting the Schedule In the "Schedule Setting" setup window, click the "Time" tab. Item Mode Time Details Default Value Selects specification by time ...

110 Selecting the Settings 1 Setting and Registering Reservations Specifying the Upload Settings Item Upload timing Immediately after video capture Details Default Value The "Immediately after video capture" setting uploads the file each time an image is captured. If you select "Immediat...

112 Selecting the Settings 1 Setting and Registering Reservations Setting the Shooting Position 2 The "Capture scene" window appears. Specify the shooting entry name and each of the settings. Besides entering numerical values or using the up ▲ and down ▼ arrows to specify the pan, tilt and z...

114 3 ■ "Upload To" settings After you have changed the settings, click the [OK] button. To discard the changes, click the [Cancel] button. Item Local directory setting Details Default Value Specifies the basic folder when "Local" is specified as the connection type. If "LAN"...

Still Image Recording Ser vice 5 115 Setting Up the Still Image Service c Caution If "Dialup" is selected in the "Connection type" parameter, you must select the "Dialup settings" setting in Windows. Select Dial-Up Networking and check that it is working properly before setti...

116 Setting Up the Still Image Service Selecting the Settings 1 2 Setting the Log Display the "[Local Server] Setup" window and double-click "Log". The "Log" settings screen appears. To collect the log, tick the "Enable logging" checkbox. After you have changed the se...

Still Image Recording Ser vice 5 117 Using the Still Image Recording Service to Send Information When the Still Image Recording Service is used to provide video images, image are shot according to the specified schedule and those images are then uploaded to the web server. When this occurs, successi...

118 Automatically Generated Pages There are 2 types of automatically generated page: successively updated HTML files and newly created or added HTML files. The samples below illustrate the structures of these 2 types. 1 2 3 The left frame displays links to stored images. The right frame displays the...

122 Applet Sample 1: Link List Applet Samples Sample pages that include applets designed for viewing images and observing the results are provided with the WebView camera server. To reduce the time involved in searching a large number of images for the image you want to view, this sample applet allo...

Still Image Recording Ser vice 5 125 3 When the user selects one of the items in the list displayed in area , the stored image is displayed in area . The image display HTML file for displaying the stored image in area is automatically created by the upload server. e Note To use the image display HTM...

128 1 index.html <HTML> <HEAD> <FRAMESET COLS="180,*"> <FRAME name="appletFrame" src="applet.template.html"> <FRAME name="targetFrame" src="dummy.html"> </FRAMESET> </HEAD> </HTML> First, the "Selected list&#...

132 Troubleshooting I cannot access the camera server from a network. Camera server ● Restart the PC on which the camera server is running. ● Check the Windows NT "Network" settings.Check that the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server settings are enteredcorrectly. Always restar t ...

134 Error Messages Message Problem Solution Failed to start WebView Livescope Service Control Manager. The camera server cannot be launched. This is probably caused by one of the following:1. The TCP/IP service is not running.2. There was a problem with the camera server installation. 1. Open the &#...

Appendix 135 Message Problem Solution Failed to start WebView Livescope Http Server. The camera server web server function cannot be used. This is probably caused by a problem during camera server installation. 1. Restart the machine.2. If step 1 does not resolve the problem, re-install the camera s...

138 Message Problem Solution Your log file is too large. Your log messages will therefore be moved into the back-up file <file name>. (Eg. Your log file is too large. Your log messages will therefore be moved into the back-up file C:\Program Files\Canon\WebView\Sys\log\http.log.bak) The log fi...

Appendix 139 Error Messages Message Problem Solution VC-C1 does not respond. There is no response from the VC-C1 camera. Check that the camera is switched on. Alternatively, check the RS cable connections on both the PC and the camera. Message Problem Solution Camera driver load failed. Loading of t...

140 Message Problem Solution WebView Livescope Http Server delected a fatal error. Restarting httpserve.exe. A problem occurred on the WebView Livescope HTTP server. The server is automatically restarted. However, if problems with the camera server persist for some time in subsequent operation, rest...

Appendix 141 Error Messages Message Problem Solution WebView Livescope manager timed out and was disconnected. The WebView Livescope manager was disconnected from the remote maintenance server. Restart the WebView Livescope manager. Message Problem Solution WebView Camera Server detected an error in...

142 Message Problem Solution <ERROR 001001 Dialup> failed to open the modem port. ACCESS_POINT=<dial-up connection name> The modem may not be properly connected or there may be an error in the modem settings. 1. Check that the RS cable is correctly connected between the modem and TA.2. C...

Appendix 143 Error Messages Message Problem Solution <ERROR 002001 ImageCapture> failed to connect to the camera control server. SERVER=<IP address>:<port number> PRIVILEGE=<Upload> Connection to the camera control server failed. There may be a problem on the camera control s...

Appendix 147 Error Messages Message Problem Solution <ERROR 004004 Cgi> received error from the CGI command. CGI_URL=<URL of CGI> <Additional information> The activated CGI caused an error. Check for a problem in the activated CGI program. Message Problem Solution <ERROR 005001 ...

148 Message Problem Solution Stopped browsing log, because there were lot of wrong lines. Processing for access log viewing was cancelled because the log file format is incorrect (has too many lines). The log file is an older version or the log file contains an error. Back up the log file for safety...

150 A Access count 63 Access duration 70 Access limitation 31 Access log analysis tools 62 Access ranking 66 Address mask 31,33 Administrative viewer 11,28,51,113 Application types and functions 11 Automatically generated page 118,120 Automatically updating or saving the displayed data 58 B Backligh...

152 Tips Before you begin the installation 14 Uninstalling old versions and reusing settings 15 Administrator's Privileges 28 Using the Osprey-100 37 Changing the type of card used to capture video 37 Types of video input port 40 Adding Cameras 41 Changing the Camera Used 41 View Restrictions 45 To ...