Viz Mosart Administrator Guide

Version 3.9 | Published November 04, 2019 ©

Overlay Graphics Types

The following Graphics Types are currently supported.

VIZRT

Graphic Type = Vizrt (Vizrt via Media Sequencer [shortname: MSE])

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Vizrt properties:

Properties In addition to Common Graphic Controller Properties:

  • Media Sequencer:

    • Apply channel name to new elements: Assigns automatically channel name to new graphics elements.

    • Host: hostname or IP address to the Media Sequencer

    • Port: IP-port to the Media Sequencer. Normally 8594 (Media Sequencer TreeTalk protocol) or 8580 (REST protocol).

  • Media Sequencer Backup: For an optional backup MSE. Same properties as for Media Sequencer. Note that the "Apply channel name to new elements" property is common for both main and backup MSE’s.

  • Playlist:

    • MOS playlist: Name of playlist in MSE where graphics elements are stored.

    • Use concept override: Enables use of concept override. If concept override is enabled the currently selected graphics concept will override any concept defined within the graphice element. Use the Graphics Profile tab to define the various graphics concepts.
      Vizrt engine:

  • Configuration:

    • Host: Hostname or IP address of the Viz Engine.

    • Port: Tcp/ip port of the Viz Engine.

CHYRON

Graphic Type = Chyron (Chyron Lyric)

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Chyron properties:

The properties are the same as described in Common Graphic Controller Properties.

Chyron engine:

The properties are the same as described in Common Graphic Engine Properties.

DEKO

Graphic Type = Deko

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Deko properties:

The properties are the same as described in Common Graphic Controller Properties.

Deko engine:

In addition to Common Graphic Engine Properties, are the following:

  • Connection:

    • COM port: Defines the serial port connected to the Deko engine

    • Machine ID: Digit 0-9. May be used for multi-drop. Multi-drop allows to specify different field or layer (TypeDeko) when more than one TypeDeko is connected to the Deko host. Set equal to 1 if there is only one.

ORAD

Graphic Type = Orad (Orad Maestro)

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Orad properties:

The properties are the same as described in Common Graphic Controller Properties.

Orad engine:

The properties are the same as described in Common Graphic Engine Properties.

PIXEL POWER CC

Graphic Type = Pixel Power CC (Pixel Power Control Center)

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Pixel Power Control Center properties:

The properties are mostly the same as described in Common Graphic Controller Properties.

Pixel Power CC engine:

The properties are the same as described in Common Graphic Engine Properties.

Configuration:

  • Channels: Use to specify the Pixel Power channels associated with the Pixel Power engine. Specify as a comma separated list of integers.

XPRESSION

Graphic Type = Xpression (Ross Xpression)

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XPression properties:

The properties are the same as described in Common Graphic Controller Properties.

XPression engine:

The properties are the same as described in Common Graphic Engine Properties.

BIGVIZ

Graphic Type BigViz is a BBC developed system that integrates with ENPS, Vizrt graphics, IBIS Playout, and Autoscript.

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BigViz properties:

Controller connection properties are not used. All connectivity to BigViz is configured as part of the Engine configuration.

BigViz engine:

The following properties are used. All other properties related to Viz Graphics configuration are not used by BigViz

  • Host Hostname or ip-address of BigViz service

  • Port TCP/IP port of remote BigViz service. Default port is 8165

  • Client ID- Identifies the Mosart server. Must match the corresponding BigViz configuration. Default: mosart.