Regions

Regions make up the different parts of a Viewer's display, and show a single media source at any time. The combination of regions configured on the canvas creates layouts for your Viewers called scenes. See Scenes. Use Viewer Editor to configure regions and build scenes for your Viewers.

Adding Regions

Regions are different types of media that are displayed in Viewers. Available options include:

• Streams - Use streams to play video from a live source.

• Video - Use videos to play pre-recorded videos.

• Audio - Use audio regions to play audio recordings.

• Images - Use images to display still images.

• UDP - Use UDP regions to playback a UDP stream to an external source.

• Placeholder - Use the available placeholder sources (Video, Audio, UDP) to arrange content for scene layouts. See Open as Layout.

• Text - Use text to display custom written content.

  Setting	Description
  	Use to make font bold.
  	Use to make font italic.
  	Use to underline text.
  	Use to select a font color.
  	Use to select a font type.
  	Use to change the font size.
  	Use to fill the text region's background.

To add a region to the Canvas:

Prerequisite

You must select a Viewer before you can add regions to the Canvas.

1. Navigate to Main Menu > Viewer Editor.

2. In the menu bar, select the Home tab.

3. In the Region ribbon, select the type of region to add.

4. In the resulting dialog, select a source, then select Add.

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   Double-click on a folder to access the items inside it.

   Result: The selected source displays in the Canvas.

5. (Optional) Click and drag the edges of the source to resize and move it around the Canvas.

6. Continue to add regions to the Canvas as desired.

7. Press Play to display the scene in Viewer.

Result: The selected Viewer displays the objects as configured on the Canvas.

Editing Regions

Viewer Editor provides several options to configure regions on the Canvas.

To edit a region:

1. Select a region in the Canvas.

2. In the menu bar, select the Home tab.

3. Configure the following options from the Region Properties ribbon:

   Setting	Description
   Change Source	Select to change the media source for a region.
   Mute	Select to mute or unmute a region.
   Show/Hide Name	Select to show or hide the name of a source. The label displays the name as follows: Live sources = Sender: Stream Files = Filename Note: This setting can only be saved in a scene.
   UDP Destination	Select to update the UDP destination. Note: This option is only available for UDP regions.
   Aspect	Select options from the drop down to change the aspect ratio of a region.
   Rotate	Select options from the drop down to rotate the region left or right.
   Arrange	Select options from the drop down to move regions forward and backward on the Canvas.

4. (Optional) To move or resize a region, click and drag the edges of the region to the desired location.

Result: The updates apply to the selected region.