"Picture In Pucture" configuration dialog

This dialog allows to enable / disable "Picture In Picture" operations for each video panel and set parameters of "Picture In Picture" operations.

"Enable "Picture In Picture"" check box

Enable / disable "Picture In Picture" operations for the selected video panel.

"Insert picture from the video port" edit and spin boxes

These control boxes allow you to specifying a video port where inserted picture is taken from.

"PIP rectangle: origin and size, pixels" group box

Controls in this group box allow you to specify position and size of "Picture In Picture" rectange in "pixel" units.

"Position relative to the video panel" radio button

If this radio button is checked then "Picture In Picture" rectangle, its left top corner namely, will be positioned relative to the left top corner of the video panel.

Values of "X Pos", "Y Pos", "Width" and "Height" are used as position and size of PIP rectangle.

"Position relative to the base picture" radio button

If this radio button is checked then "Picture In Picture" rectangle, its left top corner namely, will be positioned relative to the left top corner of the base picture (picture where PIP rectangle is inserted into).

Values of "X Pos", "Y Pos", "Width" and "Height" are used as position and size of PIP rectangle.

"X Pos" ans "Y Pos" edit and spin boxes

These control boxes allow you to specify X and Y position of PIP rectangle in pixel units.

If "Position relative to the video panel" radio button is checked then PIP rectangle is positioned relative to the video panel. If "Position relative to the base picture" radio button is checked then PIP rectangle is positioned relative to the base picture.

"Width" and "Height" edit and spin boxes

These control boxes allow you to specify width and height of PIP rectangle in pixel units.

"Source picture rectangle (inserted picture)" group box

Controls in this group box allow you to specify parameter of the source picture rectangle where inserted picture is taken from.

"Entire picture" radio button

If this radio button is checked then entire source picture is inserted into the "Picture In Picture" rectangle.

If this radio button is checked then values of "X Pos", "Y Pos", "Width" and "Height" defined in this group box are ignored.

"Crop rectangle: origin and size, pixels" radio button

If this radio button is checked then inserted picture is taken from the "crop rectangle" of the source image. Crop rectangle, its left top corner namely, will be positioned relative to the left top corner of the source image (image where crop rectangle is taken from).

If this radio button is checked then values of "X Pos", "Y Pos", "Width" and "Height" are used as position and size of the crop rectangle.

"X Pos" and "Y Pos" edit and spin boxes

These control boxes allow you specify X and Y position of crop rectangle, its left top corner namely, in pixel units. Position is defined relative to the left top corner of the source image.

These values are taken in account only if "Crop rectangle: origin and size, pixels" radio button is checked.

"Width" and "Height" edit and spin boxes

These control boxes allow you to specify width and height of crop rectangle in pixel units.

These values are taken in account only if "Crop rectangle: origin and size, pixels" radio button is checked.

"Remarks

"Picture and Picture" source image can be taken from any of 4 available video ports and inserted in any video panel.

If video port is receiving data from the stopped or paused channel then inserted picture is static (presents no motion). If video port is receiving data from the playing channel then inserted picture is dynamic (presents video motion).

Turning On and Off PIP operations can be done in the described here options dialog "Picture In Picture". But faster way to do that is to use buttons "Enable/Disable 'Picture In Picture" buttons in the "View" toolbar or in the "View" menu.

Direct access to the "Picture In Picture" options dialog is provided by the "PIP (Picture In Picture) Options..." command in the "View" menu .


There are two groups of controls in "Video panel" dialog, upper group and lower group. Upper group is associated with the primary video panel, and lower group is associated with the assistant video panel.