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The Web Player

The Enterprise TV Web Player is a simple interface that provides video playback and clipping through your web browser.

The first time you click a Play link in the web interface (for example, from the home page, the library or from a search result) you may see this message:

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See Installing the Web Player for instructions.

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For information on playback controls, see Playing recordings in the web player.

Notes

•	The Web Player installer is downloaded from the SnapStream appliance, not the internet. No internet access is required for the installation process.

•	System requirements and software prerequisites for the Web Player can be found in the SnapStream knowledgebase.

•	Web Player installation does not require administrator privileges, although installation of the software prerequisites does.

•	The Windows Web Player is supported in Internet Explorer 10 and above, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. The Mac Web Player is supported in Firefox 8 and above and Safari 5. For full system requirements, see our knowledgebase.

•	The aspect ratio of the playback window will always be 16:9, regardless of the format of the content being displayed. SD content will display black bars on either side of the picture. HD content will fit to the window.

•	The apparent aspect ratio of the picture will always be the native aspect ratio of the recording (4:3 for SD content, 16:9 for HD)

•	The Web Player does allow for the playback of multiple videos in different browser windows or browser tabs. However, this can have a negative impact on performance if too many playback sessions are running simultaneously.

•	The Web Player supports in-progress playback of MPEG-2 program (MPG) and transport stream (TP) and H.264 transport stream formats. Pre-recorded playback is available for MPG, TP, Windows Media (WMV), H.264/MPEG-4, and DivX formats.

•	The Mac Web Player supports in-progress and pre-recorded playback of MPEG-2 transport stream (TP) and H.264 transport stream formats. Pre-recorded playback is available for MPEG-2 program stream (MPG), TP and H.264/MPEG-4 formats.

•	The Web Player will be installed only for the user who is currently logged in. If another user logs in, they will need to install the plug-in again.