This section provides general recommendations on storage and use of control room and newsroom configuration data:

• Viz Pilot Data
• Media Sequencer Data

Viz Pilot Data

In addition to information stored on Media Sequencer and in Viz Pilot’s database, it is important to back up the Viz Pilot system’s INI files and playlists when required. INI files are used for local configurations for the application itself, third party integrations, and overrides of database settings. All Viz Pilot system playlists, both local and newsroom playlists, can be exported and imported for backup and transfer to other Viz Pilot system installations.

Media Sequencer Data

The file default.xml is a Media Sequencer file. The file contains a copy of information stored in the memory, control application client settings, user data for graphics templates, references to scenes on the database, stills in the still store and video clips.

For backup, it is recommended to first set up the system, then save a copy of the _default.xml_ remotely, to more easily set up a new build of a similar machine in the event of a system failure.

The default.xml file stores all persistent data. At regular intervals the Media Sequencer creates a backup file named default.xml.1, which is replaced in turn by the file default.xml.2. In a failure situation where default.xml may be corrupted, default.xml.1 is used to create a new instance of default.xml. If default.xml.1 is also corrupted, default.xml.2 will be attempted.

Microsoft Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Vizrt\Media Sequencer.