To Configure a Single Source Viz Ticker Feed

  1. Click Start > All Programs > Vizrt > Viz Ticker > Ticker Feed > Open Settings Folder. This opens the folder where the default.ini file is located.

    The default.ini file must be created under %ProgramData%\Vizrt\Viz Ticker\Ticker Feed. The file can be manually copied from the Viz Ticker Feed installation folder, where it is called default.ini example, and then renamed to default.ini. Alternatively, start Viz Ticker Feed once, and the system automatically performs the copying/renaming operation.

  2. Open the default.ini file.

  3. Define the Media Sequencer Hostname.

Example: mseq-hostname=localhost

  1. Define the Source XML file that should feed data elements to the Viz Ticker System.

Example: source=ftp://user:pass@ftp.localserver.com/newsfeed.xml

  1. Define the Transformation.

Example: transformation=feedcomp:rss20,xsl:filters\rss20_to_TickerFeedExample.xsl

To Configure a Multi-source Viz Ticker Feed

Note: To set up a multi-source Viz Ticker Feed configuration, it is necessary to launch one Viz Ticker Feed instance for each source. Each source must also have a separate INI file.

  1. Click Start > All Programs > Vizrt > Viz Ticker > Ticker Feed > Open Settings Folder. This opens the folder where the default.ini file is located. The default.ini file must be created under: %ProgramData%\Vizrt\Viz Ticker\Ticker Feed. The file can be manually copied from the Viz Ticker Feed installation folder, called default.ini.example, and then renamed to default.ini. Alternatively, start Viz Ticker Feed once, and the system automatically performs the copying/renaming operation.

  2. Save the default.ini file with a new descriptive name, for example internal.ini and place it in the same folder.

  3. Create a shortcut of the TickerFeed.exe file in the installation directory of Ticker Feed. See Installation Directories.

  4. In the Viz Ticker Feed Properties text box, type --inifile=internal.ini (if the example file name above has been used).

  5. Define the Media Sequencer Hostname.

Example: mseq-hostname=localhost

  1. Define the Source XML file that should feed data elements to the Viz Ticker system.

Example: source=ftp://user:pass@ftp.localserver.com/newsfeed.xml

  1. Define the Transformation.

Example: transformation=feedcomp:rss20,xsl:filters\rss20_to_TickerFeedExample.xsl

For all additional sources, repeat the steps in this procedure so that one Viz Ticker Feed instance with a separate INI file can be launched for each source. Make sure to name the INI file and instance parameter differently for each source.

To Start Viz Ticker Feed

Note: The correct INI file settings must be entered before the program is started. For more information, see To Configure a Single Source Viz Ticker Feed.

  • Click Start > All Programs > Vizrt > Ticker Feed > Ticker Feed. When launched, the program starts to monitor a URL and send data to the Media Sequencer.