Viz Mosart Administrator Guide

Version 4.1 | Published October 29, 2021 ©

Manus Administrator Commands

These console commands are only intended for advanced users, and principally for troubleshooting. They shall never be used on a live system.

Warning: Use of these commands may adversely affect system performance. Unauthorized use of these commands may invalidate a contracted Vizrt Support agreement.

  • DUMPNCSRUNDOWN DNR /p[destination filepath]: Dumps the current rundown in the native NSML format

  • DUMPNCSSTORY, DNS [storyname] /p[destination filepath]: Dumps a story in native NSML format

  • -FILEWATCHER -FW: Starts the application in file watcher mode

  • Go to next story

  • HIDELOG: Hide logging elements

  • INEWSDEFAULTRUNDOWN: Sets the defaultShowpath

  • INEWSFTPSERVER [servername] [username] [pathword] Sets the ftp connection to inews FTP server. You must restart GTS or G

  • INEWSWORKINGDIRECTORY: Sets the working directory

  • INIFILEPATH Sets the ini file

  • LISTCLIPS: List all items in media cache

  • LM, LOADMANUS [filename]: Loads manus from file

  • LOG: Collect logs for all connections

  • LOG [filename]: Write current log to file

  • NEWSROOMSETTINGS,NS: Show settings dialog for newsroomsettings

  • NEWT: Send Mosart templates to NCS as MOS objects with status NEW (T emplates which are not marked “Send to NCS” in the Template properties, will not be sent to NCS)

  • NONEAUTOS: List non-auto lowerthirds

  • PARSENATIVESTORY,PNS: Parses a native NCS file to Mosart XMLPS [0] [0]

  • pcol: Print col1

  • PRINTRUNDOWNS: Print newsroom rundowns

  • PST: Print states

  • PRINTSTORY: Print story or story item

  • R: Release Background

  • READSPEED [0]: Set read speed in words per minute

  • RELOADMANUS, RL, RELOAD: Reload current manus

  • RELOADTEMPLATES, RT: Reload ChannelTemplates

  • RESYNC-resync: Resync rundown with NCS

  • S: Skip next story

  • SAVE [path]: Save the rundown as a file.

  • SAVEASSEQUENCE [sequencename as string]: Save the rundown as a sequence

  • setManusDirectory: Set the directory in which manus are stored

  • setrundown, SR, CD [name]: Set a new rundown

  • SETTINGS: Show settings dialog

  • SHOWLOG: Show logging elements

  • SS, STUDIOSETUP: Set the current studiosetup

  • START: Start or stop the timeline

  • STEST: Start a series of automatic tests. Y to start, N to stop. (millisec).

  • TESTUPDATE: Start test timer

  • tmpPrint: Print the manus

  • TRACE: Activate/deactive the trace listener

  • UPDT: Send Mosart templates to NCS as MOS objects with status UPDATED (Templates which are not marked “Send to NCS” in the Template properties, will not be sent to NCS)

  • VERSION: Print the current version

  • WQ: Write queue list