VIEW® Pro PANORAMA™ User Manual

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PANORAMA User Manual

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Contents
Notices............................................................................................................................... 2

Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................................... 4
What Is PANORAMA?......................................................................................................................... 5
System Requirements..........................................................................................................................5
Downloading & Installing PANORAMA................................................................................................6
About the PANORAMA Interface.........................................................................................................6

Chapter 2: Settings....................................................................................11
Preferences........................................................................................................................................ 12
Languages..........................................................................................................................................12
Admin................................................................................................................................................. 13

Chapter 3: Video and Audio Layouts...................................................... 16

Creating a Video Layout....................................................................................................................17
Adding an Overlay to a Stream.........................................................................................................26
Removing an Overlay........................................................................................................................ 31
Rotating A Layout.............................................................................................................................. 31
Locking a Layout............................................................................................................................... 32
Creating an Audio Mapping Layout...................................................................................................32
Active Audio Streams........................................................................................................................ 36
Source Select.....................................................................................................................................37
Saving a Layout................................................................................................................................. 39
Opening a Layout.............................................................................................................................. 40
Deleting a Saved Layout................................................................................................................... 40
Deleting an Unsaved Layout............................................................................................................. 41
Changing Preset Configuration List Orders...................................................................................... 41
Refreshing the Device List................................................................................................................ 41
Turning Legacy Devices On and Off.................................................................................................41
Turning On Removable Media...........................................................................................................43
Contact Information....................................................................................................... 44

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Topics: This chapter contains some basic concepts and tasks important to
understanding and using the PANORAMA® application.
• What Is PANORAMA?
• System Requirements
• Downloading & Installing
PANORAMA
• About the PANORAMA Interface

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What Is PANORAMA?
ClearOne’s VIEW® Pro PANORAMA™ is a video-composition and video-wall layout configuration software
license for the VIEW Pro network media streaming system. PANORAMA is a tool for creating custom video
compositions and video wall layouts that can be displayed on individual display units or video wall arrays.
The PANORAMA graphical user interface (GUI) lets you easily select and manipulate many video sources,
or streams, and arrange them within a composition (for a single display) or a video wall layout (for an array
of displays). You can move them, resize them, or even crop them, treating the entire video display area
as one canvas. You can create video streams from images, and you can also add text overlays to your
streams.

System Requirements
Before you can install a VIEW or VIEW Pro system and download the VIEW CONSOLE, please note the
prerequisites outlined in this section.

VIEW Pro Devices

PANORAMA works with VIEW Pro encoders (E110, E120) and decoders (D110 and D210). The previous
generation of VIEW products doesn’t support PANORAMA.

VIEW CONSOLE
PANORAMA uses video sources and outputs defined in the VIEW CONSOLE software. You must have
VIEW CONSOLE version 1.1.XX or above, and you must have already used the VIEW CONSOLE
software to define the video streams (encoders) and display devices (decoders) used by PANORAMA.
Note:
You must first apply and send to all devices any configuration created with the VIEW CONSOLE
tool first and before you start to use and send layouts with PANORAMA. If you send a configuration
file to your devices after using PANORAMA, the device will erase any previously sent video layout,
overlay or audio mapping files and these will need to be re-sent once a new configuration has been
sent to your devices.

VIEW Virtual Matrix

Once you have defined and configured video encoder and decoder sources within the VIEW CONSOLE
application, you can use either the PANORAMA Source Select feature or the VIEW Virtual Matrix (VVM)
software application to specify which encoders are available to which decoders for possible use within
PANORAMA. Using the VIEW Virtual Matrix application is optional.

PC Requirements
The minimum requirements for the Windows version of PANORAMA are:
• Windows 7 or greater operating system
• 2GB RAM or greater
• 1.6GHz processor or greater

MAC Requirements
The minimum requirements for the Mac version of PANORAMA are:
• OSX 10.9 or greater (while PANORAMA has been tested on versions 10.9 and later, it may work on
earlier versions of OSX)
• 2GB RAM or greater

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Licensing
In order to use PANORAMA features, the corresponding VIEW Pro encoders and decoders must have the
proper licenses.

Downloading & Installing PANORAMA

Before you can start using PANORAMA, you must download and install the software.
The latest version of PANORAMA is available on the ClearOne web site at the following address:
http://www.clearone.com/products_view_pro_panorama
To install PANORAMA, run the PANORAMA installer application and follow the installation prompts.
Note:
Consult the VIEW CONSOLE documentation for information about configuring the video sources
(both encoders and decoders) used by PANORAMA.
If you have the VIEW CONSOLE software installed, the PANORAMA software has been installed
as part of the VIEW CONSOLE software suite already. You can launch PANORAMA from the VIEW
CONSOLE Tools menu in the top menu bar.

About the PANORAMA Interface

The PANORAMA interface has been designed to make sending multiple video streams/zones and
composing multiple streams for a single display (including multi-display video walls) intuitive and easy.

Workspace
The workspace is where you make changes to features. The contents of the interface screen change
depending on what you select in the surrounding panels and the shortcuts toolbar at the top of the
workspace.

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The shortcuts toolbar gives you easy access to features and settings most commonly used in creating and
modifying layouts in the navigation panel, as well as functions specifically for controlling the workspace:

Button Description

In a video wall layout, this scrolls you to the next screen to the left in the array.
Note:
For more information about creating a video wall layout, see Creating a Video Layout.

In a video wall layout, this scrolls you to the next screen to the right in the array.
Note:
For more information about creating a video wall layout, see Creating a Video Layout.

In a video wall layout, this scrolls you to the next screen above in the array.
Note:
For more information about creating a video wall layout, see Creating a Video Layout.

In a video wall layout, this scrolls you to the next screen below in the array.
Note:
For more information about creating a video wall layout, see Creating a Video Layout.

In a video array layout, this scrolls you to the center screen of the array.
Note:
For more information about creating a video wall layout, see Creating a Video Layout.

Add a video stream.

Note:
For more information about adding a video stream, see Creating a Video Layout.

Remove a video source.

Note:
For more information about deleting a video source, see Creating a Video Layout.

Add an image.
Note:
For more information about adding an image to a stream, see Creating a Video
Layout.

Add a crop.
Note:
For more information about adding a crop to a stream, see Creating a Video Layout.

Clone a stream.
Note:
For more information about cloning a stream, see Creating a Video Layout.

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Button Description
Maintain the aspect ratio of an object.
Note:
For more information about maintaining the aspect ratio of an object in a stream, see
Creating a Video Layout.

Remove a video stream.

Note:
For more information about deleting a video stream, see Creating a Video Layout.

Remove a crop.
Note:
For more information about removing a crop in a stream, see Creating a Video
Layout.

Add a text overlay.

Note:
For more information about adding a text overlay to a stream, see Adding an Overlay
to a Stream.

Add a date overlay.

Note:
For more information about adding a date overlay to a stream, see Adding an Overlay
to a Stream.

Add a time overlay.

Note:
For more information about adding a time overlay to a stream, see Adding an Overlay
to a Stream.

Add an IP address overlay.

Note:
For more information about adding an IP address overlay to a stream, see Adding an
Overlay to a Stream.

Add a MAC address overlay.

Note:
For more information about adding a MAC address overlay to a stream, see Adding
an Overlay to a Stream.

Add a volume bar.

Note:
For more information about adding a volume bar overlay to a stream, see Adding an
Overlay to a Stream.

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Button Description
Delete an overlay.
Note:
For more information about deleting a text overlay to a stream, see Removing an
Overlay.

Apply the 1x1 video size and arrangement configuration.

Note:
For more information about applying a 1x1 video size and arrangement, see Creating
a Video Layout.

Apply the 2x2 video size and arrangement configuration.

Note:
For more information about applying a 2x2 video size and arrangement, see Creating
a Video Layout.

Apply the 3x3 video size and arrangement configuration.

Note:
For more information about applying a 3x3 video size and arrangement, see Creating
a Video Layout.

Apply the 4x4 video size and arrangement configuration.

Note:
For more information about applying a 4x4 video size and arrangement, see Creating
a Video Layout.

Apply the 3x2 video size and arrangement configuration.

Note:
For more information about applying a 3x2 video size and arrangement, see Creating
a Video Layout.

Open preference settings.

Note:
For more information about configuring preference settings, see Preferences.

Refresh the selected video stream.

Save the current layout configuration in the workspace temporarily and quickly, for the
duration of the session only.
Note:
To save layout configurations offline, see Saving a Layout.

Restore the last temporarily saved layout configuration in the workspace.

Note:
To open layout configurations that have been saved offline, see Opening a Layout.

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Expand the workspace to a full screen.

Layout Panel
The layout panel lists saved layout configuration presets. You can perform the following actions in this
panel:
• Saving a Layout
• Opening a Layout
• Deleting a Saved Layout
• Deleting an Unsaved Layout
• Changing Preset Configuration List Orders

Device Panel
The device panel lists system devices in your connected VIEW Pro network. Select the device, stream,
and/or device type here that you want to modify. You can also refresh the list of connected devices.

Navigation Panel
The navigation panel is where you access all features and functions for creating and modifying all of your
different layouts:
• Creating a Video Layout
• Adding a stream
• Adding an Overlay to a Stream
• Removing an Overlay
• Rotating A Layout
• Locking a Layout
• Creating an Audio Mapping Layout
• Turning Legacy Devices On and Off
• Turning On Removable Media
• Changing Layout Commands from Control Systems
Additional features of the software are accessed from this panel:
• Adjust SoftwareSettings
• Preferences
• Languages
• Admin
• Sign out
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Settings

Topics: This chapter outlines how to adjust the software display and
functionality controls in the Settings menu.
• Preferences
• Languages
• Admin
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Preferences
You can adjust Network Adapter settings under Preferences.
All of your network adapters are visible under this section. The default selection is Use All NIC Cards, but
you can select a specific network adapter if necessary.
Select the Network Interface Card (NIC) that has the StreamNet devices you intend to use to enable
PANORAMA to detect the devices.
1. Click Settings.

2. Click Preferences, and select the applicable NIC from the drop-down menu.
• Alternatively, you can use the Preferences button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

If you do not see the network adapter for the correct devices listed, troubleshoot your network issues,
and click Refresh.

3. Click Apply All Changes.

The devices in the network you are connected to should populate in the lower left pane.

Languages
You can change the display language of the GUI.
To change the GUI language,
1. Click Settings.
2. Click Languages, and select a language from the submenu.

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The GUI language changes immediately.

Admin
You can manage user access and environment settings under Admin.
Admin privileges allow you to:
• Create new users
• Manage user profiles
• See the list of current users
• Change access levels of any user
• Change the password of any user
• Remove users
• Control the session timeout setting (by hours)
• Modify current device layouts
• Apply layouts to devices
Admin features are only visible to admin level users.
Regular user access is limited to creating and saving new layouts.
1. Click Settings.
2. Click Admin.

The Admin Panel displays.

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New tab
3. The New (Users) tab displays when the Admin Panel opens. You can edit admin settings on three
different tabs:
Tab Function
New Create new users:
1. Click on the New tab, if not on the New screen.
2. Enter the User ID, Password, and specify user access level.
3. Click Add.
A message in the Admin Panel will verify that the new user has been registered.

Update Manage user profiles:

1. Click on the Update tab.
The Update screen displays.

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Tab Function

2. Update or Remove user profiles as needed.

Settings Adjust the session timeout period (by hours) as needed, and click Save.
Note:
Session timeout specifies the number of hours that a session can remain idle
before the server terminates it automatically.

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Chapter 3

Video and Audio Layouts

Topics: This chapter outlines how to create, edit, save, and manage your video
and audio layouts.
• Creating a Video Layout
• Adding an Overlay to a Stream
• Removing an Overlay
• Rotating A Layout
• Locking a Layout
• Creating an Audio Mapping
Layout
• Active Audio Streams
• Source Select
• Saving a Layout
• Opening a Layout
• Deleting a Saved Layout
• Deleting an Unsaved Layout
• Changing Preset Configuration
List Orders
• Refreshing the Device List
• Turning Legacy Devices On and
Off
• Turning On Removable Media

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Creating a Video Layout

A composition can be applied to either a decoder or an encoder. If you create a a video composition layout
(one or more video sources along with overlays to be shown on one screen) or a video wall layout (one or
more video sources along with overlays to be shown on multiple screens) and apply it to an encoder, you
can then use that custom encoder stream in other layouts as well.
Section Overview:
1. Start PANORAMA
2. Create a Layout
a. Choose Array Size and Arrangement
b. Arrange Device Order (optional)
c. Add a Video Stream
d. Add Stream Image (optional)
e. Resize a Stream (optional)
f. Crop a Stream (optional)
g. Clone a Video Stream (optional)
h. Remove a Video Stream (optional)
i. Maintain an Object’s Aspect Ratio (optional)
j. Choose a Video Stream Source
k. Remove a Video Stream Source (optional)
l. Arrange Layer Order (optional)
m. Zoom In or Out (optional)
n. Turn Bezel On or Off (optional)
o. Add Additional Streams (optional)
p. Add an Overlay to Streams (optional)
3. Apply Layout (for Admin level users only)
To create a new layout:

Start PANORAMA
1. Open the PANORAMA application.
If you have the VIEW CONSOLE software installed, the PANORAMA software has been installed
as part of the VIEW CONSOLE software suite already. You can launch PANORAMA from the VIEW
CONSOLE Tools menu in the top menu bar. PANORAMA is also available and can be opened as a
standalone application.
2. Sign in.

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Both the default User ID and Password are “admin”.

3. If you are connected to more than one network, PANORAMA may not detect the specific devices you
want to create layouts for.
If PANORAMA does not detect the devices you are creating the layouts for, you will see this message at
the beginning of startup of the software.

4. Click OK.
The Preferences window displays.

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5. Select the applicable NIC from the drop-down menu and click Apply All Changes.
If you do not see the network adapter for the correct devices listed, troubleshoot your network issues,
and click Refresh.
The devices in the network you are connected to should populate in the lower left pane.
Create a Layout
6. From the home screen, you have two options:
• To create a composition that you want to apply to an encoder, select that encoder in the Devices
pane on the left.
• To create either a composition or a video wall layout that you want to apply to one or more decoders,
select a decoder in the Devices pane on the left.
Note:
Selecting an encoder or decoder device lets you create a new layout. If you want to make
changes to an existing layout, select the layout from the Video Layout list that appears in the
Device pane beneath a particular device.
7. From the Layout Config tab, choose Video from the drop-down menu in the upper-left corner of the
PANORAMA GUI.

Choose Array Size and Arrangement

8. Specify the size of the video array (i.e., the size and arrangement of the display devices) using the array
values in the drop-down menus in the upper-left corner of the PANORAMA GUI. You can type in values
or use the increment/decrement arrows just to the right of each number to change the size:

9.
Click .
• Alternatively, you can click the down-arrow next to the Create button and choose an array size from
the drop-down menu:

• You can also choose array sizes from the workspace shortcut toolbar.

PANORAMA creates a layout of the specified size and populates it with all recognized decoders (i.e.,
display devices), as shown here:

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Note:
The names of the available decoders are defined in the VIEW CONSOLE application. If the
devices have not been configured with names using VIEW CONSOLE, the IP address of the
device appears here instead.
Arrange Device Order
10.(Optional) If the arrangement of the devices as populated doesn’t match the physical arrangement of
the devices, perform the following steps to indicate the correct device arrangement:
a)

Click .
b) Drag the devices as shown in the GUI to their correct positions, to match the physical arrangement.
c)

Click .

Add a Video Stream

11.To add a video stream to the layout, click Manage Stream, and from the drop-down menu that appears,
choose Add Stream.
• Alternatively, you can use the Add Video Stream button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

A video stream window appears as a colored layer in the GUI, as shown here:

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By default, the stream is sized to cover the entire layout.

Note:
• Each new stream is assigned a different color, to make it easier to distinguish between the
stream windows.
• When you select a stream, the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the stream are shown
in the bottom right of the PANORAMA GUI.
An example of a layout with multiple streams:

Add Stream Image

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12.(Optional) If you want to add an image stream (a stream based on a still image), click Manage Stream,
and from the drop-down menu, choose Add Image.
• Alternatively, you can use the Add Image button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

A file selection dialog box appears to let you choose the image that will appear in the stream.

Resize a Stream
13.(Optional) If you don’t want a stream to cover the entire array, resize it by selecting the stream and then
dragging any of the green handles on the edges or corners of the stream window, as shown here:

If the stream window is smaller than the composition space, you can drag it by clicking anywhere within
the stream window and dragging the window to position it.

Crop a Stream
14.(Optional) You can crop a stream if desired.
a) Select the stream you want to crop.
b) Choose Add Crop from the Manage Stream menu, or use the Add Crop button located in the

workspace shortcut toolbar.

c) Drag any of the handles to change the crop size, as shown below:

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Cropping limits the portion of the stream that is shown.

• To remove a crop you have created, selected the crop area and choose Remove Crop from the
Manage Stream menu.
Note:
Alternatively, you can use the Remove Crop button located in the workspace shortcut
toolbar.

Clone a Video Stream

15.(Optional) To clone a stream, select the stream and then choose Clone Stream from the Manage
Stream menu.
• Alternatively, you can use the Clone Stream button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

Remove a Video Stream

16.(Optional) To delete a stream you have added, select the stream and then choose Delete Stream from
the Manage Stream menu.
• Alternatively, you can use the Remove Video Stream button located in the workspace shortcut
toolbar.

Maintain an Object’s Aspect Ratio

17.(Optional) When you add a stream, you can resize it as you wish, which may result in losing the original
aspect ratio of the stream. To adjust a stream to its original aspect ratio, select the stream you want to
adjust and then choose Maintain Aspect Ratio from the Manage Stream menu.

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• Alternatively, you can use the Maintain Aspect Ratio button located in the workspace shortcut
toolbar.

The height of the stream is automatically adjusted relative to the width to maintain the original aspect
ratio of the stream.

Choose a Video Stream Source

18.For video streams, to choose a source for the stream, choose an option from the “Choose a stream”
drop-down menu:

Rather than specifying a source for a video stream within PANORAMA, you can leave the stream
with no source, make the stream a legacy device (see Turning Legacy Devices On and Off for more
information), and then use the Source Select feature or the View Virtual Matrix application to specify
the source for the legacy device (see the StreamNet-Enabled Devices/View Virtual Matrix Control
and Installation Guide for more information). This method lets you change the source for a stream “on
the fly,” without needing to update and apply a PANORAMA layout to the relevant decoders. Legacy
configuration does not apply to encoders.
19.Click the stream window to which you want to apply that source.
The source name appears on the video icon at the center of the stream window, as shown here:

Remove a Video Stream Source

20.(Optional) To remove a video stream source, click Manage Stream, and from the drop-down menu that
appears, choose Remove Stream.
• Alternatively, you can use the Remove Video Stream button located in the workspace shortcut
toolbar.

Arrange Layer Order

21.(Optional) Each stream window is placed into its own layer, and the layers are stacked. To adjust the
order of any particular layer, select the Stream Config tab, select a stream window and then click one
of the layer adjustment icons in Stream Config tab:

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The table below describes the functionality of each tool:

Tool Description
Move up. Click to move the selected stream window one layer up in the order.

Move down. Click to move the selected stream window one layer down in the order.

Move to front. Click to move the selected stream window to the front of the order.

Move to back. Click to move the selected stream window to the back of the order.

Zoom In or Out
22.(Optional) To zoom in or zoom out within the workspace area of Panorama, use the Zoom slider on the
Layout Config tab, sliding it to the right to zoom in or to the left to zoom out.

Turn Bezel On or Off

23.

(Optional) To turn on the Bezel feature, click the Bezel toggle button.
Turning Bezel on lets you either remove or duplicate a certain amount of the video stream at the edges
of each display device, in consideration of the fact that most video display devices have some solid
material around the edges of the screen. This compensates for video distortion that can result from
having the video stream span multiple displays.
When you turn on the Bezel feature, dotted lines appear in each stream window to represent the bezel
amount. You can click and drag any of these dotted lines to adjust the bezel amount.
Note:
You can adjust the bezel in one of two ways:
1. Choose to duplicate some pixels from the edges of adjacent streams across the display bezel
2. Or you can choose to remove some pixels from the edges of adjacent streams across
the display bezel (to create the illusion that the bezel area is like a picture frame covering
portions of one giant video screen).
To remove pixels, drag the bezel lines toward the center of its display area. When doing this,
the bezel indicator is a black dashed line. to duplicate pixels, drag the bezel lines away from
the center of its display, across the display boundaries. When doing this, the bezel indicator
becomes a red dashed line.
The following is an example of the bezel feature being used to remove pixels:

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Add Additional Streams

24.(Optional) To add additional streams, repeat steps 11-24.

Add an Overlay to Streams

25.(Optional) You can add overlays. For more information, see Adding an Overlay to a Stream.

Apply Layout
26.When you are done creating a layout, click Apply Layout to apply the defined layout to the relevant
encoders and decoders.
Only Admin level users can apply layouts to devices.

Adding an Overlay to a Stream

Overlays are text or images that are superimposed on a display. Overlays can be added to encoder or
decoder streams.
You can add a variety of overlays, as described below.
Section Overview:
Add an overlay of...
1. Text
2. Date
3. Time
4. IP Address
5. MAC Address
6. Volume Bar
Overlays can be added only at certain locations. The possible locations are relative to both the stream and
whatever decoder spaces it overlaps. Within the portion of a stream that falls inside a particular decoder
area, you can position an overlay in one of nine locations: in the very center, at the center of each edge,
or at each of the corners. If a stream overlaps more than one decoder area, then there are nine possible
overlay locations for the portion of the stream area that overlaps each decoder area. Therefore, if a stream

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overlaps four decoder areas, then there are 36 possible locations for an overlay within that stream area:
nine for each stream/decoder overlap area, as shown by the circled areas below:

1. To add an overlay, click Manage Overlay and add an overlay type from the drop-down menu.
Each overlay type is described below.

Text Overlay
2. Adding a Text Overlay to the layout:
Use this option to create an overlay where you specify what text you want to appear.
a) Select the stream where you want the overlay to appear.
b) Choose Text Overlay from the Manage Overlay menu:

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Alternatively, you can use the Add Text button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

c) Type the text you want to appear on the Stream Config tab in the Input box.

d) You can change the format of the text using the Color, Font Size, and Font Family controls in the
Stream Config tab.
e) You can drag the overlay text to any of the possible locations within the stream.

Date
3. Add a Date overlay:
Use this option to create an overlay with the current time and date. The date format is EEE, MMM d,
yyyy. Example: Tue, Mar 15, 2016.
a) Select the stream where you want the overlay to appear.
b) Choose Date from the Manage Overlay menu:

Alternatively, you can use the Add Date button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

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c) You can drag the overlay to any of the possible locations within the stream.

Time
4. Add a Time overlay:
Use this option to create an overlay with the current time. The time format is HH:mm:ss (using a 24-
hour clock). Example: 17:35:12.
a) Select the stream where you want the overlay to appear.
b) Choose Time from the Manage Overlay menu:

Alternatively, you can use the Add Time button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

c) You can drag the overlay to any of the possible locations within the stream.

IP Address
5. Add an IP Address overlay:
Use this option to create an overlay with the IP address of the encoder being used as the source for the
decoder area where the overlay appears.
a) Select the stream where you want the overlay to appear.
b) Choose IP Address from the Manage Overlay menu:

Alternatively, you can use the Add IP Address button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

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c) You can drag the overlay to any of the possible locations within the stream.

MAC Address
6. Add a MAC Address overlay:
Use this option to create an overlay with the MAC address of the encoder being used as the source of
the decoder area where the overlay appears.
a) Select the stream where you want the overlay to appear.
b) Choose MAC Address from the Manage Overlay menu:

Alternatively, you can use the Add MAC Address button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

c) You can drag the overlay to any of the possible locations within the stream.

Volume Bar
7. Add a Volume Bar overlay:
Use this option to show a volume bar for the encoder being used as the source of the decoder area
where the overlay appears.
Note:
A volume bar on a stream that crosses multiple decoders is placed at the left or right of the
decoder space, not the stream space.
a) Select the stream where you want the overlay to appear.
b) Choose Volume Bar from the Manage Overlay menu:

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Alternatively, you can use the Add Volume Bar button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

c) You can drag the volume bar to any of the possible locations within the stream.

Removing an Overlay
You can remove an overlay you have added.
To remove an overlay,
1. Select the overlay you want to remove.
2. Choose Delete Overlay from the Manage Overlay menu.
• Alternatively, you can use the Delete Overlay button located in the workspace shortcut toolbar.

Rotating A Layout
You can rotate a layout.
To rotate a layout,
1. Create a layout (see Creating a Video Layout).
2. On the navigation panel, choose an option from the Orientation menu.
Option Description
Landscape Landscape is the default option, for displays that are positioned with the longest
edge horizontally and in a rightside-up position.
Portrait Portrait is for displays that are positioned with the longest edge vertically and the
“top” of the display units at the right (e.g., all displays have been turned clockwise
90°).
Reverse Reverse Landscape is for displays that are positioned with the longest edge
Landscape horizontally but are in an upside-down position.
Reverse Portrait Reverse Portrait is for displays that are positioned with the longest edge vertically
and the “top” of the display units at the left (e.g., all displays have been turned
counter-clockwise 90°).

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Locking a Layout
To prevent accidental changes to a layout you have created, you can lock a layout.
To lock a layout,

Click .

Once you have locked a layout, it cannot be changed unless you click .

Creating an Audio Mapping Layout

Independently of video layouts, PANORAMA lets you map the audio inputs and outputs for both encoders
and decoders. A group of such mappings for a particular set of devices is called an audio mapping layout.
Just as with video layouts, audio mapping layouts can be saved for later use.
Note:
Audio layouts and Video layouts operate independently of one another.
Section Overview:
1. Navigate to Audio Mapping
2. Create an Audio Mapping Layout
3. Create an Audio Mapping File
4. Map Additional Audio Layouts
5. Apply Layout
6. Save Layout
To create an audio mapping layout,

Navigate to Audio Mapping

1. From the Layout config tab, choose Audio in the upper-left corner of the PANORAMA GUI.

Create an Audio Mapping File (Create Mode)

2. (optional) Select an encoder or decoder, and click Switch to Create Mode.

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Audio Mapping is in Create Mode, allowing you to create and save different Audio Mapping Layouts that
can be applied in Apply Mode.

Matrix Options (both encoders and decoders):

• Active OutputStreamAudioMappingName indicates the output stream of the selected device.
• The Audio Mapping Files form field is where you enter the name you want to assign to your new
audio mapping file.
• The Edit Layout field is where you click to Create a layout.
• Stereo inputs and outputs each have a Left and Right channel to transmit to or from.

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Matrix Options (encoders only):

• Output Stream indicates the renderers, or displays that content will stream to.
Matrix Options (decoders only):
• Enabling Legacy Audio Mode allows you to configure an audio-only stream from PANORAMA.
• The Renderer Name field indicates the name of the decoder you are creating an audio layout for.
• Source channels are listed directly under the Channel column.
3. Click the boxes in the audio matrix that correspond to the desired inputs and outputs.

4. Click Create.

Create an Audio Mapping Layout (Apply Mode)

5. From the Devices list at the left of the PANORAMA GUI, select an encoder or a decoder.
The Audio Mapping Apply Mode matrix appears by default. You can apply existing audio mapping files,
and/or make changes to the corresponding audio inputs and outputs for those audio layouts in Apply
Mode. The stereo inputs and outputs each have a Left and Right channel.
Note:
For encoders, the inputs are hardware-based audio connections and the outputs are stream
channels.

Matrix Options (both encoders and decoders):

• Active OutputStreamAudioMappingName indicates the output stream of the selected device.
• The Audio Mapping Files form field is where you select a created audio mapping file to assign to
your output stream.
• The Edit Layout field is where you click to Apply a layout.
• Stereo inputs and outputs each have a Left and Right channel to transmit to or from.
Matrix Options (encoders only):

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• Output Stream indicates the renderers, or displays that content will stream to.
Matrix Options (decoders only):
• Enabling Legacy Audio Mode allows you to configure an audio-only stream from PANORAMA.
• The Renderer Name field indicates the name of the decoder you are creating an audio layout for.
• Source channels are listed directly under the Channel column.

6. Click the boxes in the audio matrix that correspond to the desired inputs and outputs for that device, or
select a previously configured and saved Audio Mapping File to apply to the device or channel.

7. Click Apply.

Map Additional Audio Layouts

8. Repeat steps 5-7 for each audio device you want to map.

Apply Layout
9. When you are done creating the audio layout, click Apply Layout to apply the defined audio mapping
layout to the relevant encoders and decoders.
Only Admin level users can apply layouts to devices.

Save a Layout
10.(Optional) You may also save the layout. See Saving a Layout.

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Active Audio Streams

The Active Audio icon allows you to enable or disable active audio on a selected stream.
In a decoder composition or video wall layout with four streams (for example), all four streams cannot send
audio at the same time, so one stream is selected to output audio.
You can identify which stream has active audio by looking at stream info in the upper left of the stream
window. The audio state appears as the last item in the stream state info.

To enable or disable active audio on a stream,

1. From the Advanced config tab, select the Advanced Config tab in the Navigation Panel.
2. Select a video stream that you want to disable or enable audio for.
3. If the audio icon is OFF, it is not active on the selected stream.

4. If the audio icon is ON, it is active on the selected stream.

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Source Select
The Source Select feature functions just like the ClearOne VIEW Virtual Matrix, giving you a simple view of
your VIEW Pro system on a single page.
This PANORAMA feature gives you easy access to simple source and destination selection options, and
control options for your VIEW Pro encoders and decoders.
You may use Source Select if you have created legacy devices, and want to change the source “on the fly”
without needing to update and apply a PANORAMA layout to the relevant decoders. Legacy configuration
does not apply to encoders.
See Creating a Video Layout and Turning Legacy Devices On and Off for more information.
Section Overview:
1. Navigate to Source Select
2. Stream Mode (enables you to match sources to individual renderers at one time)
3. Group Layout Mode (enables you to match sources to groups of layouts)

Navigate to Source Select

1. From the Layout config tab, choose Source Select in the upper-left corner of the PANORAMA GUI.

A matrix displays all renderers (decoders) and available sources (encoders) in the Source Select
Stream mode matrix by default.

Stream Mode
2. Match sources to individual or all renderers as needed.

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3. Click Take.

If changes are not reflected after clicking Take, click to refresh and reflect changes.

Group Layout
4. If you want to switch to a group layout, click Switch To Group Layout.
Group Layout mode enables you to change the source for multiple layouts at one time.
The Group Layout matrix displays all renderers and available sources.

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5. Match sources to grouped layouts you have created.

Assign Group Names on the Advanced Config tab. Group names you create and assign here appear in
Source Select Group Layout mode (above).
See Turning Legacy Devices On and Off for more information.

6. Click Take.

If changes are not reflected after clicking Take, click to refresh and reflect changes.

Saving a Layout
You can save:
• Video Wall Layouts - Save layouts created for video arrays.
• Composition Layouts - Save layouts created for one display.

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• Audio Mapping Layouts - Save as configuration presets for future use.

To save a layout,
1. Create the layout (using the instructions under Creating a Video Layout or Creating an Audio Mapping
Layout earlier in this manual).
2.
Click to save the current layout.
A Save dialog box appears to let you choose the name and location of the file.
3. Choose the name and the location of the file, then click Save.
Regardless of what file location you choose to save the layout file, if you are saving a layout for a video
array (i.e., more than one decoder), it will be shown within the PANORAMA GUI in the Video Wall
folder; if you are saving a layout for a single display, it will be shown within the PANORAMA GUI in the
Composition folder; if you are saving an audio mapping layout, it will be shown within the PANORAMA
GUI in the Audio Mapping folder.

Opening a Layout
You can open previously saved layout configuration presets.
To open a layout,
1.
Click to open a previously saved layout.
An Open dialog box appears to let you choose the layout file you want to open.
2. Choose a layout file you have previously saved.
3. Click Open.
The specified layout is loaded into PANORAMA.

Deleting a Saved Layout

You can delete previously saved layout configuration presets so they no longer appear in the PANORAMA
GUI.
Deleting a layout from within the Panorama GUI is not the same thing as deleting the layout from any
encoders/decoders to which you have previously applied a layout. Once you have applied a PANORAMA
layout, which sends the layout to the relevant encoders/decoders, to remove that layout from the encoders/
decoders, you must reset the firmware for each encoder/decoder. You can do this from a browser by
navigating to the reset address for each encoder/decoder. Example: http://192.168.5.50/factoryreset
(where 192.168.5.50 is the IP address for the encoder/decoder you want to reset).
To delete a layout,
1. From the Preset Configuration list at the left of the PANORAMA GUI, select a saved layout.
You may need to open the relevant folder (Video Wall, Composition, or Audio Mapping) to see the
layouts in that category.

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2.
Click to delete the selected layout.
When you click the Delete button, the layout is deleted immediately, and no confirmation dialog box is
shown.

Deleting an Unsaved Layout

You can delete a layout currently in progress.
To delete a layout currently in progress,
Choose Delete Layout from the Apply Layout menu.
This command is available only if you have specified a source for at least one stream.

Changing Preset Configuration List Orders

You can change the order in which saved layout preset configurations appear in the PANORAMA GUI.
To change the layout preset configuration order,
1. Select a preset configuration.
2.
Click to move that configuration up in the list.
3.
Click to move that configuration down in the list.

Refreshing the Device List

If you make changes to the encoder and decoder devices, either by adding, modifying, or removing
devices, or by changing the device configurations using PANORAMA, you can refresh the device list in
PANORAMA, to let you see any changes without having to re-open the application.
Only devices that are on the same network are visible to PANORAMA.
To refresh the device list,

In the device list, to the left of the PANORAMA GUI, click .

PANORAMA refreshes the list of available encoder and decoder devices.

Turning Legacy Devices On and Off

When you create a layout in PANORAMA, you are creating a definition for a software-defined virtual
video “device.” You can have PANORAMA broadcast these virtual devices as if they were hardware
devices, making them available under Source Select, and to VIEW Pro applications like the View Virtual
Matrix.admin
There are two main reasons you may use a legacy device:
• You can select the source “on the fly”, instead of needing to "hardwire" the source, or update and apply
a PANORAMA layout to the relevant decoders. Legacy configuration does not apply to encoders.
• You can use removable media as a video source rather than streaming media.
See Creating a Video Layout and Turning On Removable Media for more information.
To turn legacy devices on or off,

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Turn on Legacy Devices.

1. Select a video stream from the device panel.
2. Select a decoder device in the Devices tree at the left of the PANORAMA GUI.
3.

From the Advanced Config tab, click the gear icon to turn the specified stream and source into a
legacy service.
4. PANORAMA gives the service a name, based on the decoder name. You can change the name in the
Service Name box, and assign a Group Name:
Group Names created and assigned here are added under group layout mode in VIEW Virtual Matrix
and the Source Select screen, where you can apply sources to multiple layouts at one time.

Note:
View Virtual Matrix and the Source Select function sorts device names alphanumerically, so if
you want the devices to appear there in a particular order, name them here accordingly.

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Turn Off Legacy Devices

5.

From the Advanced Config tab, click the gear icon to turn the specified legacy service off.

Turning On Removable Media

Instead of using a streaming video source, you can have PANORAMA play videos found on removable
media (such as flash drives and portable hard drives) that are attached to decoders via their USB ports.
To play videos found on removable media as a video source,
1. Create a legacy service (see Turning Legacy Devices On and Off).
2. Click the Removable Media button to turn on removable media for that service:

3. Add removable media to a decoder that is touched by the stream you selected in step 1.
Note:
Local media plays back only on the decoder to which it is connected. If you have multiple
decoders, the local media from one decoder will not play on any of the other decoders, even if
they are part of your layout.

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