Video Stream

This state allows you to play an IP stream. All networked players can play streaming video. See this FAQ to learn more about supported video formats and codecs for IP streaming.

• State Name: Specify a unique name for the stream state.

• URL for video stream: Enter a valid URL for the stream. The URL can also include a number of optional parameters:

  • Specify a User Variable to replace all or part of the URL. To include the value of the variable in the URL, enter the variable name between two sets of dollar signs (e.g. "http://www.example.com/streams/$$my_URLvar$$").

  • Append the "latency" and "jitter" parameters to modify the default latency (see this FAQ for more details).

  • Append the "buffersize", "vcdbsize", and "acdbsize" parameters to modify the default streaming buffer size (see this How-to… for more details).

  • Append the "lowlatency" parameter to reduce the default latency.

• Time on screen: Specify the duration (in seconds) that the stream will be played. This option is only available in non-interactive presentations. To customize the duration of a stream in an interactive presentation, use a Timeout or Media End event.