
Viz Trio User Guide
Version 3.2 | Published October 08, 2019 ©
Main menu
The main menu is located at the top in the main window which gives easy access to many functions and workflows:
The main menu sections are shortly explained below. For some menu items, a more detailed explanation can be found later in this chapter.
Menu option File
File |
Meaning |
Open Show... |
Show a directory panel to open a TrioShow. |
Open External Playlist... |
Show a directory panel to open an external playlist. |
New Page View... |
Add a new pageview. |
New Show Playlist... |
Add a new playlist. |
Configuration |
Show the Configuration window where you configure Trio. |
Show Properties |
View and configure properties for a TrioShow. |
Import Viz Engine Archive... |
Import Viz Engine Archive(.via) files from disk and re-import any affected templates in the current show, see Import Viz Engine Archive. |
Import Show Archive... |
Import a TrioShow(.trioshow file) from disk. |
Export Show Archive... |
Export Show to disk as .trioshow file. |
Export Selected Pages Archive... |
Export Show with only selected pages including associated items, see Export Selected Pages Archive. |
Slave Mode |
Set Trio in Slave Mode, see Slave Mode. |
Quit |
To quit Trio. |
Menu option Page
Page |
Meaning |
Save |
Save the current page you are working on. |
Save As... |
Save the current page you are working on with a new name. |
Rename... |
Rename the current page you are working on. |
Change Template... |
Change the template for a page. |
Refresh Linked Data |
Will asynchronously refresh the data for a page linked to a feed. |
Reimport |
Reimport the template design for a page. |
Delete |
Delete the currently selected page. You will be asked for confirmation. |
Delete All |
Delete all pages. You will be asked for confirmation. |
Save to XML... |
Save page to an XML-file on disk. |
Load from XML... |
Load page from an XML-file on disk. |
Print/Save Snapshot... |
Take a Snapshot. The snapshot can be printed or saved to disk. |
Move to Number... |
Move page to a specific number. |
Move with Offset... |
Move page with offset. |
Copy to Number... |
Copy page to a specific number. |
Copy with Offset... |
Copy page with offset. |
Menu option Playout
Playout |
Meaning |
Take |
Performs a direct take on the selected page. |
Pause |
Pause the current element. |
Continue |
Continues the animation on the selected page, or any that is loaded in the same transition logic layer as the selected page. |
Out |
Takes out the selected page, or any that is loaded in the same transition logic layer as the selected page. Hard cut. |
Cue |
Prepare the clip for playout so the first frame is ready in the player. |
Cue Append |
Prepare the clip for playout. The clip will start automatically when the current clip ends. |
Take and Read Next |
Takes current element and reads next. |
Cleanup Channels |
Will clean up the renderers (Viz Engines) currently in use by the open show. Asks for confirmation. This will free up renderer memory and realtime capacity. See Cleanup Channels. |
Initialize Show on Channels |
Loads the selected show on the program and preview renderers. See Initialize Channels. |
Initialize Show on Local Preview |
Loads the selected show on the Preview renderers. See Initialize Channels. |
Update on Program |
Update on Program renderer without reloading or rerunning animations. Only for Transition Logic scenes. |
Update on External Preview |
Update on Preview renderer without reloading or rerunning animations. Only for Transition Logic scenes. |
Clear Program |
Takes out the scene on Program renderer, but will not clean up the renderer (scenes will remain in memory). |
Clear external Preview |
Takes out the scene on Preview renderer, but will not clean up the renderer (scenes will remain in memory). |
Start Scroll |
Start Scroll. See Scroll Control. |
Stop Scroll |
Stop Scroll. See Scroll Control. |
Continue Scroll |
Continue Scroll. See Scroll Control. |
Arm Current |
Arm Current. See Arm and Fire. |
Arm Selected |
Arm Selected. See Arm and Fire. |
Unarm Current |
Unarm Current. See Arm and Fire. |
Unarm All |
Unarm of All. See Arm and Fire. |
Fire All |
Fire All Armed. See Arm and Fire. |
Menu option View
View |
Meaning |
Export Mode |
Toggle. Enable Trio to operate in export mode. |
Tabfields |
Toggle. Enable tabfields. |
Commands |
Show the command window. In this window you can execute Viz Trio macros and commands using a command-line (cli) interface. |
Errors |
Show the error message window. |
Running Carousels |
Show the task window where all running tasks in the active profile will be displayed. |
Refresh Thumbnails |
Force refresh off all thumbnails. |
Menu option Tools
Tools |
Meaning |
Viz Artist |
Switch over to Viz Artist. Trio will keep running. While in Artist, click the Trio button to return to Trio again. See Viz Artist Mode. |
TimeCode Monitor |
Start the TimeCode Monitor. See TimeCode Monitor. |
FeedStreamer |
Start the Feedstreamer moderation tool. See Field Linking and Feed Browsing in Viz Trio. |
Trio Designer |
Start the Design Tool. See Various Modes. |
Menu option Help
Help |
Meaning |
View Help |
Show help and documentation. |
Legal Notices |
Information about third-party codelibs and Viz Trio licensing. |
About... |
Displays which Viz Trio version and build that has been installed on your machine (essential information to attach when reporting issues to Vizrt), Credits and Legal Notices. |