Viz Mosart Administrator Guide
Version 5.6 | Published July 22, 2024 ©
Viz Mosart Installation Files
Viz Mosart is delivered as a software package comprising various server and client applications, used for connecting to studio devices and managing the NRCS rundown, imported into Viz Mosart.
Viz Mosart Installer Files
Obtain the latest version of Viz Mosart at Vizrt's customer FTP:
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Authenticate to Vizrt's FTP at https://download.vizrt.com/
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Navigate to products/VizMosart/Latest Version/
Some of the installations files are available both as .msi and .exe.
Installer |
Machine Role |
Description |
VizMosartActiveX |
NRCS Client |
Legacy installer containing the ActiveX utility, for displaying Viz Mosart template data in the NRCS client. |
VizMosartAudioPanel |
Audio Client (GUI or standalone PC) |
Installer containing the Audio Panel, an application for controlling audio faders, both on air and in preview. |
VizMosartAudioPlayer |
Viz Mosart Server or Audio Client |
Installer containing the Audio Player, typically installed on a computer, or Viz Mosart Server, attached to the newsroom audio mixer. Note: Audio Player is a replacement for the discontinued Soundfile Player. |
VizMosartGUI |
Viz Mosart GUI Client |
Installer containing the Viz Mosart UI application, which is the Viz Mosart user interface. |
VizMosartINEWSTimer |
iNews Client |
Installer containing the iNews Timer, an application used to create accurate timing of the production in iNews. |
VizMosartLogViewer |
Viz Mosart Server |
Installer containing the Log Viewer, an application used to simplify reading of Viz Mosart logs. |
VizMosartMediaRouter |
Viz Mosart Database Server |
Installer containing the Media Router. For more details, see Media Router and Mosart Template Database Administrator Guide. |
VizMosartOmnibusController |
Viz Mosart Server |
Installer containing the Omnibus Controller, an application used for Omnibus Server control. |
VizMosartServer |
Viz Mosart Server |
Installer containing the various Viz Mosart Server components: Manus Administrator, Media Administrator, AV Automation, and Overlay Graphics Interface. |
VizMosartSNMPService |
Viz Mosart Server |
Installer containing the SNMP Service, used for monitoring the Viz Mosart Server suite via SNMP. |
VizMosartTestSuite |
Viz Mosart Server |
Installer containing the Test Suite, test utilities used when installing Viz Mosart. |
VizMosartTimingDisplay |
Timing Client |
Installer containing the Timing Display, used to provide timing information to the studio control room and studio floor. |
Additional Mosart Files
Obtain the latest version of additional Viz Mosart software at Vizrt's customer FTP:
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Authenticate to Vizrt's FTP at https://download.vizrt.com/
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Navigate to products/VizMosart/Latest Version/
Installer Location |
Machine Role |
Description |
WebApplications |
Viz Mosart Server |
Installer containing a Configuration tool and all Mosart Web Applications. Mosart Web Applications are described here. |
WebApplications\MosartDashboard |
Viz Mosart Server + Clients |
Directory containing both
backend service
MosartDashboardService-n.n.n.n.msi and frontend service
MosartDashboardUIService-n.n.n.n.msi |
Engine Switcher Scenes |
Viz Engine Server |
Directory containing sample scenes for Engine Switcher. Located at /products/VizMosart/Engine Switcher Scenes. |
Installation and Upgrade
Installing or upgrading Viz Mosart preserves any stored settings and configurations. Run the Viz Mosart Installer Files manually from Windows Explorer, as presented in To Install Viz Mosart.
Backing-up Viz Mosart
The locations are:
All files in the following folders:
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C:\channeltemplates
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%localappdata%\Mosart_Medialab
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%programdata%\Mosart Medialab\ConfigurationFiles
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mosart Medialab\<Mosart application>\ConfigurationFiles
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All files with extension .exe.config in folders
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mosart Medialab\<Mosart application>\
where <Mosart application> is the relevant Viz Mosart application, for example, Mosart Server, Mosart GUI.
Windows registry settings for
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\[Wow6432Node\]Mosart Medialab
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[Wow6432Node\]Mosart Medialab
Installation
To Install Viz Mosart
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Download all relevant Viz Mosart Installation Files to your preferred location.
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If you are upgrading from an earlier Viz Mosart version it is recommended to take a backup of your current installation settings before you start the installation of the new version. See Backing-up Viz Mosart above.
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Double-click the installation files (msi or exe).
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Follow the prompts to complete installation.
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When installing the main file VizMosartServer-n.n.n.nnnnn.exe, you can specify NRCS type.
Note: All three (MOS, iNEWS and Combined) Viz Mosart Manus Administrator entities are always installed. The selection made with the NRCS Type drop-down decides which of these three, the Manus Administrator shortcut shall point to.
Version Numbering
Installation folders are named with the Viz Mosart version number. All files inside that folder also have the corresponding version number attached to the filename.
Version numbers have the following syntax:
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Major.Minor.Revision.Build (for example 5.4.5.12345)
Where:
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Major.Minor.Revision denotes the Viz Mosart Version Number
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Build denotes a patch number
Example: Installers\5.4.5.12345\VizMosartServer-5.4.5.12345.msi
In this example, the computer has a folder for the Viz Mosart 5.4.5.12345 release, containing associated installers.
Every significant code change of Viz Mosart results in a change to the Viz Mosart version number. This increases either the major, minor, or revision number.
Patches are identified by having a higher build number than the remainder of the files.