Viz Mosart User Guide
Version 3.9 | Published November 04, 2019 ©
Media Pool
This panel has four tabs:
Assets Tab
The Assets Tab shows the various assets for a story as received from the NCS. Note that any content added to the story from the Viz Mosart GUI will not be part of the assets. This tab lists the story elements available in the selected story or group. From the Asset window, these elements can be used in several ways.
Elements can be dragged directly from the asset window and into the rundown window to add and edit the currently loaded rundown. All elements are added at the point at which they are released - primary elements like lives or packages are inserted before or after another primary element, and secondary elements like lower thirds are added to the primary element they are dropped onto. The elements will be added to the rundown with the template type that it is entered in the NCS. Any modification to the rundown will disappear on the next Reload or when the story is changed in the NCS, unless the story is locked.
Elements can be dragged to a shortcut button in the shortcut keys window, to be recalled later with a single keystroke. See Keyboard Shortcuts.
Elements can be dragged to the Favorites Tab to be stored for easy access.
The legends corresponding to the various template types and are customizable, see User Interface - Assets.
Context Menu
Right-clicking an element in the assets window will display, a context menu as in the illustration below.
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Clicking Directtake takes the element to air immediately.
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For secondary elements with a duration Directtake OUT takes them off air again.
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Clicking Preview adds the clicked primary element as the next story element in the rundown.
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Clicking Continue will take an element continue point.
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Recue > Recue will recue the video content of a template with video content that has been previously played. Recue > Recue and Preview will also add the template to the timeline in the next position.
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In the Show Templatetypes context menu the operator can choose which Viz Mosart types will be visible in the Assets window. i.e CAM, PACKAGE, VO, LIVE, GRAPHICS, DVE, TELEPHONE, FLOAT, LOWERTHIRD, SOUND, ACCESSORY.
Other actions:
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The Assets can be sorted by selecting the Sort option in the menu. Sorting by Template will display the assets in order by Template. The None option will show the assets in the same order as in the story.
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Hovering the cursor over an item in the Assets window will display more information about the item, including any secondary elements attached to it.
Search Tab
The Search (ClipSearch) tab will search for clips on connected video servers. These can then be dragged onto shortcut buttons which have been predefined with a template designed to contain a video file. The search field is case sensitive.
Example:
Create a shortcut key for a Package type template which allows drop of content (for details see Keyboard Shortcuts). Then use the Search window to find another video file, and drag it onto the same button. The video file will now be executed within the template assigned to the button.
Additionally, elements can be dragged directly from the search window to shortcut keys and to the Media Pool and Rundown windows.
By default:
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Dragging will drop the file as a Adlibpix type with variant default
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SHIFT+drag will drop it as a Package type with variant default
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CTRL+drag will drop it as a Voiceover type with variant default.
See General Settings for more information on setting up this feature.
Favorites Tab
The Favorites Tab (*) can be used to gather primary and secondary elements from several stories in the rundown, creating a temporary toolbox for the operator. The Favorites Tab has similar functionality to the Assets window. To add elements to the Favorites Tab, select the story containing them in the rundown window, then drag the desired elements into the Favorites Tab. From here, they can be dragged to the rundown, to shortcut keys, Direct Take to air or to Preview, or Removed through a right click context menu.
To remove all collected elements from the Favorites Tab, right click on the tab and select Clear Pool.
By right-clicking an element in the Favorites window, a context menu appears. Clicking Directtake takes the element straight to air immediately. Clicking Preview adds the clicked primary element as the next story element in the rundown. Clicking Remove removes the item from the Favorites Tab.
Hovering the cursor over an item in the Favorites Tab will display more information about the item, including secondary elements attached to it.
Right clicking the Favorites Tab brings up a context menu which allows the user to clear the pool of all content.
Quick Access Tab
The Quick Access Tab (QAT) gives the user yet another way to interact with the rundown, it displays all the elements in the entire rundown.
The QAT is an enhancement of the Quick Access Panel and shares the filter functionality. Any filters applied to one of them will immediately be applied to the other. It is possible to filter by type, status (on air, preview, aired etc.), slug, story title, available, unavailable.
Elements can be dragged anywhere in the rundown, and they will then be attached to that story or item. It is also possible to drag secondary elements directly into any primary element.
Elements can be dragged to the Favorites Tab to be stored for easy access. They can also be dragged onto a Keyboard Shortcuts button in the shortcut keys window.
The context menu that appears when right-clicking on an element provides the same functionalities as in the Assets Tab tab.
Operation
The QAT can be operated with keyboard and mouse. The configurable keyboard shortcuts mentioned above should be used. The mouse or keyboard can be used to select multiple items. By holding CTRL while using the mouse the item can be set as group-selected/unselected. By using the NEXT_GROUP_ITEM keyboard command Viz Mosart will step through the selected items.
The items can be grouped by story, or listed without showing the stories. In this example only the lower thirds are visible.
Story, item and sub-item on-air indication:
Lowerthirds can be taken both to air and off air. While they are on air the on air indication will be visible. All items in the list can be drag-and-dropped directly to the favorites tab, wall items, timeline or keyboard shortcuts. It is possible to show and control all kinds of Viz Mosart elements in this view.
