Viz Artist User Guide

Version 3.14 | Published October 30, 2020 ©

Working with Video Items

There are several types of Media Assets that allow input sources to scenes as video clips, live video, video stream, graphics channels, image channels or super channels to be added.

Channel

Channel Folder Media Assets represent the rendered background and foreground graphics on the DVE Compositor. There are two channels, Background and Foreground, that can be used simultaneously.

Clip Channel

Clip Channels are used for displaying video clips. There are 16 Clip Channels available that can be used simultaneously.

GFX Channel

Graphics (GFX) Channels allow a designer to compose several independent scenes into a new scene. There are 16 Graphic Channels available that can be used simultaneously.

Image Channel

Image Channels are mainly used in conjunction with Viz Multiplay for creating video wall layouts, but can also be used to add images to a 2D environment in DVE mode. There are 16 Image Channels available that can be used simultaneously.

Live

Live Channels are used to display Live Video feeds. There are eight Live Channels available that can be used simultaneously.

Super Channel

Super Channels provide a generic tool to create and group transitions between various types of assets in Viz Artist. There are eight Super Channels available that can be used simultaneously.

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