Playing a Video File Using SMART Video Player




You can play video files using SMART Video Player. You can play files that are stored on your computer or you can access files on a website or network.

NOTES

If you connect your computer to a SMART interactive product and a video hardware source, such as a VCR or DVD player, you can also play video files from the video hardware source on the interactive screen.

You can also create playlists.




To play a video file




Press File > Open in SMART Video Player, browse to and select the video file that you want to play, and then press Open.




OR




Press File > Open URL in SMART Video Player, type the address of the website or the network path in the Open box and then press OK.




The video file opens and plays in SMART Video Player.




To pause the video




Press Pause VPPause.png.




To start the video




Press Play VPPlay.png.




To stop the video




Press Stop VPStop.png.




To change the playback speed




Select Settings > Playback Speed and then select a playback speed from the list.

NOTE: To play the video continuously, press Repeat VPRepeat.png. To stop playing the video continuously, press Repeat VPRepeatAgain.pngagain.




To write notes over the video frame in digital ink

  1. Press Pen Tool VPPenTool.png and then write on the interactive screen.

TIP: You can configure SMART Video Player to pause the video when you select Pen Tool.

  1. To change the colour of the digital ink, press Pen Colour VPPenColor.png and then select a colour from the palette.

  2. To change the width of the digital ink, press Pen Width VPPenWidth.png and then select a width in the list.

  3. Once you have finished writing, press Select VPSelect.png.




To clear your notes




Press Clear the Notes VPClearNotes.png.




To take a screen capture of the current video frame




Press Capture to Notebook VPCapture.png.




To expand the video display




Select Full Screen View VPFullScreen.png.




The video display expands to the largest possible area and the Video Player toolbar appears. This toolbar enables you to play and pause videos, take screen captures of the current video frame, write notes over the video frame in digital ink and clear your notes.




To exit Full Screen view, press Normal View VPNormalView.png.

NOTE: If your computer's video card does not support hardware acceleration, you are unable to change the view to 200% or Full Screen.




To change the volume




To change the volume, move the slider VPVolume.png.




To mute the volume, press Mute Video VPMuteVideo.png.




To restore the volume, press Mute Video VPMuteVideo.pngagain.




To close SMART Video Player




Press the Close button VPClose.png in SMART Video Player.