This document is applicable to users who have installed the FineVis Data Visualization plugin to learn operations related to FVS dashboard.

Version

Function Description

In the surveillance video component, the live surveillance video can be displayed.

Note:

This document introduces only the unique functions of the surveillance video component.

The surveillance video component does not support FVS Component Interaction Attribute.

Function Entry

Choose Media > Surveillance Video in the component area and drag the component to the canvas. Set the surveillance address and other items in the Content configuration panel on the right side.

Function Description

Surveillance Address

Directly enter the surveillance video URL. In the plugin V1.16.1 and later versions, formulas can be inserted in the URL for dynamic surveillance videos.

In the plugin of versions earlier than V1.17.0, the surveillance address only supports HLS streaming protocol in http://XXX.m3u8 format.

In the plugin V1.17.0 and later versions, three types of streaming protocols are supported: HLS, RTSP, and RTMP. You need to select the corresponding Video Type to parse videos using different protocols.

Video Type

HLS, RTSP, or RTMP can be selected as Video Type. If RTSP or RTMP is selected, you need to install the FVS streaming media processing dependency plugin.

If the plugin is not installed, you are prompted to install it. Click To install to jump to the plugin management page.

·       To download the plugin, click FVS streaming processing dependency plugin.

·       For details about installing plugins in the designer, see Designer Plugin Management.

·       For details about installing plugins on the server, see Server Plugin Management.

If the FVS streaming processing dependency plugin is not installed, an error message is displayed, indicating that no compatible source for this video was found if you preview a template with a RTSP or RTMP surveillance video.

Note:

 After the surveillance address is set, the live surveillance video is not displayed on canvas. You need to preview the template to view it.

Toolbar

In the plugin V1.17.0 and later versions, you can set whether to display the video toolbar, which is not displayed by default.

Initial Volume

The volume of the surveillance video can be set, which is set to 0 by default.

The following sections introduce how to display different surveillance videos through a dropdown box widget.

Creating a Template

Choose File > New FVS Report. Then you can create a blank dashboard and customize its name and size. 

Setting the Dropdown Box Widget

1. Drag a Dropdown Box widget to the canvas and rename it as a (the parameter), which is used to set the surveillance address and link the surveillance video component.

2. Set the widget's Data Dictionary to Custom, input the surveillance address as the actual value, and customize the display value. After the setting, set the default value to one of the inputted surveillance addresses.

Setting the Surveillance Video Component

Choose Media > Surveillance Video to add a surveillance video component on the page, click Insert Formula in the surveillance address, and enter $a.

Note:

If only part of the URL is different, you can replace the different part with a formula. For example, https://gctxyc.liveplay.myqcloud.com/gc/formula1.m3u8.

Demonstration

Click Save in the top right corner, and then click Preview.

Note:

This function is not supported on mobile terminals.

Click to download the template.

Dynamic Display of Surveillance Video.fvs