ParaView Streaming Plugin
This Access Grid Plugin allows the ParaView render area to be streamed to remote receivers as video. The remote receivers see the ParaView user's interactions with ParaView in near real-time (25 frames per second) at native resolution, and need not have ParaView installed. The Access Grid Plugin simplifies the use of the ParaView Streaming Plugin by negotiating the stream destination address for you.
The streaming plugin currently uses a modified version of the h261 codec, called h261as ("arbitrary size"). This codec is used in the Access Grid for generalized screen sharing.
Installing the Access Grid Plugin
Prerequisites
AccessGrid 3.1 + (download)
Installation
- Download the Access Grid plugin package:
Linux
MacOSX (intel)
Windows - Install the package: agpm3.py -z ParaViewPlugin.zip
Use
- When in an Access Grid Venue, click the 'ParaView Streaming' button on the Venue Client toolbar
- Other people in the Venue will see the ParaView render area alongside the other video streams.
Installing the ParaView Plugin for standalone use
Prerequisites
ParaView 3.x (download)
Installation
- Download the plugin that corresponds to your ParaView version:
Linux
MacOSX (intel)
Windows - Start ParaView
- Select Tools->Manage Plugins...
- Under "Client", select "Load", then locate the plugin file
Use
- Click the Stream button
- To change the stream destination address, click the "Configure" button
enter a new address, and press Ok. - To stop streaming, click the Stop button
Receiving the Streamed Visualization during standalone use
Prerequisites
vic 2.8ucl1.3 (download)
Use
- Launch vic against the target multicast address:
vic 224.2.2.2/22222
(or whatever address you used in ParaView above)