Analyze hosted video layers

You can analyze a hosted video layer in the canvas in ArcGIS Excalibur. By default, videos open in the canvas in a split view, which allows you to work with videos and view their geospatial context side by side.

Note:

ArcGIS Excalibur requires an add-on license and additional installation. To learn more, see the ArcGIS Excalibur system requirements.

Focus Panel view

Hosted video layers open in the Focus Panel view of the canvas. The Focus Panel view offers several controls to work with video layers, and you can expand the panel to give yourself more room to interact with videos.

Expand the Focus Panel view

To expand the size of the Focus Panel view, complete the following steps:

1. Click Expand Focus Panel in the upper right corner of the panel.

   The Focus Panel view expands to cover the entire canvas.

2. Click Reset to Split View to revert to a split view.

Map Panel view

By default, the Map Panel view opens next to the Focus Panel view in the canvas. The Map Panel view allows you to visualize the metadata of the video open in the Focus Panel view.

Work with hosted video layers

Once a hosted video layer is published, you can open and work with it in the Focus Panel view.

1. Click Play video to play the video.
2. Click Pause video to pause the video.
3. If the video has sound, you can turn the sound on or off.
   • To turn on the sound, click Turn on sound .
   • To turn off the sound, click Turn off the sound
4. You can navigate the video using the following options:
   • Click Jump backwards 10 seconds to go back 10 seconds.
   • Click Jump forward 10 seconds to skip 10 seconds.
   • Click Jump to the start to go back to the start.
   • Click Jump to the end to skip to the end.
5. Click Update video layer graphics and do any of the following to update the graphics on the map:

   Note:

   These options are only available if the video layer contains the required metadata.

   • Choose a layer color.
   • Click Sensor Location to show or hide the sensor's location.
   • Click Sensor Trail to show or hide the sensor's trail.
   • Click Sensor Sight Line to show or hide the sensor's line of sight.
   • Click Frame Outline to show or hide the outline of the frame extent.
   • Click Frame Center to show or hide the center of the frame extent.
6. By default, the graphics on the map follow the extent of the frame and sensor. To change this behavior, click Follow Video and do any of the following:

   Note:

   These option are only available if the video layer contains the required metadata.

   • Click Follow Sensor to make the graphics follow the sensor's location.
   • Click Follow Frame to make the graphics follow the frame extent.
7. Click Change the playback rate and choose a playback speed.
8. Click More playback settings and do any of the following:
   • Click Display video metadata to display the video layer's metadata.
   • Click Use precision time to show milliseconds in the video playtime.
   • Click Loop playback to loop the video.
   • Click Fullscreen playback mode to expand the Focus Panel view to cover the entire canvas.