Viz Mosart is delivered as a software package comprising various server and client applications, used for connecting to studio devices and managing the NRCS rundown, imported into Viz Mosart.

Viz Mosart Installer Files

Obtain the latest version of Viz Mosart at Vizrt's customer FTP:

  1. Authenticate to Vizrt's FTP at https://download.vizrt.com/
  2. Navigate to products/VizMosart/Latest Version/

Some of the installations files are available both as .msi and .exe.

Installer

Machine Role

Description

VizMosartActiveX

NRCS Client

Legacy installer containing the ActiveX utility, for displaying Viz Mosart template data in the NRCS client.
Is superseded with the web application, NRCS Plugin. See WebApplications.

VizMosartAudioPanel

Audio Client (GUI or standalone PC)

Installer containing the Audio Panel, an application for controlling audio faders, both on air and in preview.

VizMosartAudioPlayer

Viz Mosart Server or Audio Client

Installer containing the Audio Player, typically installed on a computer, or Viz Mosart Server, attached to the newsroom audio mixer.

Note: Audio Player is a replacement for the discontinued Soundfile Player.

VizMosartGUI

Viz Mosart GUI Client

Installer containing the Viz Mosart UI application, which is the Viz Mosart user interface. 

VizMosartINEWSTimer

iNews Client

Installer containing the iNews Timer, an application used to create accurate timing of the production in iNews.

VizMosartLogViewer

Viz Mosart Server

Installer containing the Log Viewer, an application used to simplify reading of Viz Mosart logs.

VizMosartMediaRouter

Viz Mosart Database Server

Installer containing the Media Router. For more details, see Media Router and Mosart Template Database Administrator Guide.

VizMosartOmnibusController

Viz Mosart Server

Installer containing the Omnibus Controller, an application used for Omnibus Server control.

VizMosartServer

Viz Mosart Server

Installer containing the various Viz Mosart Server components: Manus Administrator, Media Administrator, AV Automation, and Overlay Graphics Interface.

VizMosartSNMPService

Viz Mosart Server

Installer containing the SNMP Service, used for monitoring the Viz Mosart Server suite via SNMP.

VizMosartTestSuite

Viz Mosart Server

Installer containing the Test Suite, test utilities used when installing Viz Mosart.

VizMosartTimingDisplay

Timing Client

Installer containing the Timing Display, used to provide timing information to the studio control room and studio floor.
Is superseded with the web application, Timing Display. See WebApplications.

Additional Mosart Files

Obtain the latest version of additional Viz Mosart software at Vizrt's customer FTP:

  1. Authenticate to Vizrt's FTP at https://download.vizrt.com/
  2. Navigate to products/VizMosart/Latest Version/

Installer Location

Machine Role

Description

WebApplications

Viz Mosart Server

Installer containing a Configuration tool and all Mosart Web Applications. Mosart Web Applications are described here.

WebApplications\MosartDashboard

Viz Mosart Server + Clients

Directory containing both backend service MosartDashboardService-n.n.n.n.msi and frontend service MosartDashboardUIService-n.n.n.n.msi
Details here.

Engine Switcher Scenes 

Viz Engine Server

Directory containing sample scenes for Engine Switcher. Located at /products/VizMosart/Engine Switcher Scenes.
See also section Viz Engine as a Switcher.

Installation and Upgrade

Installing or upgrading Viz Mosart preserves any stored settings and configurations. Run the Viz Mosart Installer Files manually from Windows Explorer, as presented in To Install Viz Mosart.

Backing-up Viz Mosart

The locations are:

All files in the following folders:

  • C:\channeltemplates
  • %localappdata%\Mosart_Medialab
  • %programdata%\Mosart Medialab\ConfigurationFiles
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mosart Medialab\<Mosart application>\ConfigurationFiles
  • All files with extension .exe.config in folders
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Mosart Medialab\<Mosart application>\
    where <Mosart application> is the relevant Viz Mosart application, for example, Mosart Server, Mosart GUI.

Windows registry settings for 

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\[Wow6432Node\]Mosart Medialab
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[Wow6432Node\]Mosart Medialab

Installation

To Install Viz Mosart

  1. Download all relevant Viz Mosart Installation Files to your preferred location.
  2. If you are upgrading from an earlier Viz Mosart version it is recommended to take a backup of your current installation settings before you start the installation of the new version. See Backing-up Viz Mosart above.
  3. Double-click the installation files (msi or exe).
  4. Follow the prompts to complete installation.

  5. When installing the main file VizMosartServer-n.n.n.nnnnn.exe, you can specify NRCS type.

    Note: All three (MOS, iNEWS and Combined) Viz Mosart Manus Administrator entities are always installed. The selection made with the NRCS Type drop-down decides which of these three, the Manus Administrator shortcut shall point to.

Version Numbering

Installation folders are named with the Viz Mosart version number. All files inside that folder also have the corresponding version number attached to the filename.

Version numbers have the following syntax:

  • Major.Minor.Revision.Build (for example 5.4.5.12345)

    Where:
    • Major.Minor.Revision denotes the Viz Mosart Version Number
    • Build denotes a patch number

Example: Installers\5.4.5.12345\VizMosartServer-5.4.5.12345.msi

In this example, the computer has a folder for the Viz Mosart 5.4.5.12345 release, containing associated installers.
Every significant code change of Viz Mosart results in a change to the Viz Mosart version number. This increases either the major, minor, or revision number.

Patches are identified by having a higher build number than the remainder of the files.