CIF Camera Window

The CIF Camera Window tool allows the user to capture the image of a screen/program that is running on the desktop in order to display it within the CIF Viewer. This image will display as live feed so any changes made within the captured program will change automatically within the CIF Viewer until the user stops the live feed. This can be useful for remote demonstrations or for presentations.  

Using the CIF Camera Window Tool

In order to begin using the CIF Camera Window tool the user must first drag and drop the image from the ROTCam to the ROTMain, save the workspace, and restart Automation Manager.
This will allow the tool to be accessable from the Camera Toolbar.
camera toolbarThis is how the Camera Toolbar will appear. The third option in is where the CIF Camera Window is located. Every time the user will left-click on the image it will scroll through the other camera tools. When the user right-clicks it will bring up the tool's property pages.



Right Click on the CIF Cam Window tool either in the toolbar or in the ROTMain to bring up the tool's property pages.
Properties page
 The Camera Properties page allows the user to choose which program to display.
 Source: use the dropdown menu to choose from the list of programs that are currently running
 Playback Speed: set the speed in milliseconds for how quickly the image will update within the CIF Viewer
Capture From Desktop: if checked it will capture the area in which the program was running. This is useful for certain applications that will not return an  image if the image is not captured from the desktop. If this box is left un-checked the captured image will be the program window. The difference between  the two options is that if the box is checked and the user moves the program being captured they can actually move it out of the screen area. If the box is  un-checked the captured image is the program so it can be moved without dropping it from the screen.

To Run the Program

Once the above options have been chosen the tool is ready to capture the image.
Make sure that the CIF CamWindow is within the Camera Toolbar.
Select "Live" from the Camera Toolbar.
As long as the live button is running the image will be captured in real time, changing as the information within the program is changing.
If the live button is selected again it will stop the live feed from the image and just deliver a still shot of the program.

This is how the program would appear within the CIF Window.
Example of use