## Video Recipes Short, step-by-step guides for the most common things people do with the Video widget. Each one starts from a page in **edit mode**: tap the edit button (pen) to unlock the page, then tap an empty grid space and choose **Add Widget** → **Video**. For the full reference, see **The Video Widget** help page. > Recipes that use a **camera** or **uploaded video** need the free **SK Video** add-on installed on > your boat's Signal K server. Recipes that use a **web address (URL)** work with no add-on. --- ### Watch the foredeck while sailing **You'll get:** the view from a bow or mast camera, right on a sailing page. 1. Add a **Video** widget to your page. 2. Open its settings and set **Source** to **Camera**. 3. Tap **Scan network**. When your foredeck camera appears, tap it to fill in its details. (No camera found? Add it by hand under **Add a camera** — see the recipe below.) 4. If the camera asks for a login, type the **Username** and **Password**. 5. Tap **Add camera**, then leave **Delivery** on **Standard (HLS)**. 6. Set **Quality & Latency** to **Balanced** and save. A foredeck camera on a sailing page **Tip:** Put this widget on its own "Underway" page so it only runs when you're looking at it — that saves battery and keeps your device cool. --- ### Set up a docking camera with almost no delay **You'll get:** a near-instant camera view for close-quarters maneuvering, with on-screen steering if the camera can move. 1. Add a **Video** widget and set **Source** to **Camera**. 2. Pick your stern or dock camera from the list (or scan/add it). 3. Set **Delivery** to **Low latency (WebRTC)**. 4. Set **Quality & Latency** to **Live**. 5. Save. If the camera supports it, the **pan/tilt/zoom** pad appears over the picture. On-screen pan, tilt and zoom controls **Tip:** Press and hold the arrows to move; let go to stop. Use the **bookmark** button to jump to a saved "looking at the dock" position. --- ### Add a camera by hand **You'll get:** a working camera even if it doesn't show up in a scan. 1. In the Video widget settings, set **Source** to **Camera**. 2. Under **Add a camera**, fill in: - **Name** — for example "Stern". - **Stream type** — usually **rtsp**. - **Address** — the camera's address on your boat network, like `192.168.1.50`. - **Port / Path** — only if your camera's manual says so (many cameras don't need them). - **Username / Password** — only if the camera requires a login. 3. Tap **Add camera**. It's saved and selected. The Add a camera form **Tip:** Not sure of the address or path? Check the camera's manual or its phone app — look for the "RTSP URL". The part after the address (like `/stream1` or `/h264`) is the **Path**. --- ### Save a photo of a hazard — with its GPS position **You'll get:** a photo of something in the water that quietly remembers exactly where the boat was. 1. While the camera is showing, open the widget settings and the **Snapshot** section. 2. Turn on **Embed location (GPS)** and **Embed other telemetry**. Save. 3. Back on the video, hover (or tap) to show the buttons, and press the **snapshot** button. 4. Use the small arrow beside it to **Download** or **Share** the photo. Snapshot settings with location and telemetry toggles > ⚠️ **Privacy:** a photo with location turned on reveals where your boat was when you share or export > it. Turn **Embed location (GPS)** off if you don't want that. --- ### Show a stream from a web address **You'll get:** any browser-playable video on your page, with no add-on. 1. Add a **Video** widget and set **Source** to **URL**. 2. Paste the address of a video file (`.mp4`/`.webm`), an HLS stream (`.m3u8`), or an MJPEG feed. 3. Leave **Stream type** on **Auto-detect**. If nothing shows, pick the type by hand. **Tip:** A regular `rtsp://` IP camera address will **not** work here — use a **Camera** source for those. --- ### Store a video on the boat and watch it anywhere **You'll get:** a clip kept on the Signal K server that plays on any device, with a scrub bar. 1. Add a **Video** widget and set **Source** to **Uploaded**. 2. Tap **Upload a video** and choose a file (MP4, WebM or MOV). 3. When it finishes, it's selected automatically. Pick it again any time from the list. The uploaded-video list and Upload button **Tip:** Uploaded videos are shared from the boat's server, so every phone and tablet on board can play the same clip — no copying files around. --- ### Use one camera on several pages **You'll get:** the same camera in more than one place, set up only once. 1. Add the camera once using any recipe above. It's now a **saved camera**. 2. On another page, add a **Video** widget, set **Source** to **Camera**, and just **pick it from the list** — no need to re-enter the address or login. **Tip:** Saved cameras live on the Signal K server, so they're available to every device on the boat. --- ### Watch several cameras at once **You'll get:** a "camera wall" view. 1. Add **one Video widget per camera** to the same page. 2. Arrange and size them on the grid however you like. **Tip:** Each video uses power and warms up the device. On phones and tablets, keep it to a handful at a time, and let pages you're not looking at pause themselves.