Viz Trio 4.6.0

Release Date: 2026-06-03

These are the release notes for Viz Trio version 4.6.0. This document describes the user-visible changes to the software since version 4.5.2.

New Features

  • Now possible to add Viz Pilot Edge elements into a directory playlist (TRIO-6707).

  • Ability to Create, Delete and Rename external playlists (TRIO-6692, TRIO-6685).

  • Support for Viz Multiplay presets when dropped-in from Viz Pilot Edge (TRIO-6630).

  • Support usage of VAM, including adaptable readable concept name (TRIO-6541).

Improvements

  • Thumbnails are no longer loaded from Preview Server if the Thumbnail column is hidden in the playlist (TRIO-6542).

  • Logging is reworked - there are no longer numbered levels, instead simplified named levels of Minimal / Default / Full (TRIO-6854, TRIO-6860).

  • Template list now has an optional column named Script, indicating when a template has a script associated with it (TRIO-6883).

  • Enhanced script logging now displays script loading and unloading, begin and end of running functions, use of keyboard shortcuts and more (TRIO-6882).

Fixed Issues

  • Under some conditions running TrioCmd(“page: read NNNN”) from a script could end up in a wait-state seemingly freezing the UI (TRIO-6748).

  • Layer(s) column for Templates panel now properly holds all alternatives after Scene import (TRIO-6686).

  • Clicking sorting of Tabfields should no longer raise an access violation exception (TRIO-6704).

  • In Snapshot, text selection could unexpectedly select all existing text when user presses Backspace (TRIO-6594).

  • The starting-page number for Save As, now starts at 1000 (TRIO-5752).

  • Operator no longer needs to double-click on the Confirmation button in the VTW confirmation dialog to close it (TRIO-5502).

  • Trio command page:get_layers now properly returns all TL layers for Combo pages (TRIO-6694).

  • Scene Browser in Import Scene section now has a font size that matches the rest of the UI (TRIO-6564).

  • After a page has been edited, the thumbnail is now properly refreshed in the playlist (TRIO-6674).

  • A Character Limit set on a page imported from Pilot Edge, is now properly respected (TRIO-6566).

  • If ControlText has the option Upper Case selected the existing text would be replaced instead of added to it (TRIO-6839).

  • Corrected Trio Configuration → User Interface → General that had misaligned settings that overlapped (TRIO-6798).

  • The startup parameter -vizdb is no longer ignored if local Viz Engine has Graphic Hub auto-login set to true (TRIO-6855).

  • Text controls will now only show warning for character limit being hit if the value is set to a positive value (TRIO-6863).

  • Tab Field value for Image Control could under a specific condition be incorrectly stored (TRIO-6790).

  • The correct Thumbnails are now rendered for Pilot Edge Templates in a MOS playlist according to Variant (TRIO-6729).

  • Merging a show could lead to the client crashing (TRIO-6864).

  • Entering a leading zero into Page callup edit box and executing a READ would cause local preview to not show the newly entered data, until a READ callback timeout occurred (TRIO-6664, TRIO-6835).

  • When using a Still Preview playout engine configured for Playout Devices the configuration may de-select the Still Preview option (TRIO-6913).

  • Local preview of usage of Viz One Video clips no longer results in a black frame (TRIO-6823).

  • Control Field values appear blank in local preview of a MOS rundown (TRIO-6914).

Licensing

Viz Trio 4.6.0 requires a WIBU software license.

Installation and Upgrade

Hardware Requirements

In general, Viz Trio hardware requirements should match the hardware requirements for a preview version of the Viz Engine.
See the Viz Engine Release Notes for supported hardware. 

Software Requirements

For Database connectivity with Excel files (.xls, .xlsm, .xlsb and .xlsx), if Microsoft Office is not installed on the machine, you may need to install:

Supported Versions

Operating Systems

  • Windows 10, with .NET 8

  • Windows 11 24H2, with .NET 8

Server

  • Windows Server 2019

  • Windows Server 2022.

Software 

  • Viz Engine 5.4.1

  • Viz One 7.3.2

  • Graphic Hub 3.9.2 (optional with Graphic Hub REST 2.9.2)

  • Media Sequencer 5.8.0

  • Pilot Data Server 9.2.0

  • Viz Pilot Edge 3.3.0

  • Viz Maps 21, 22, 23 and 24.

If a single version is listed it means this and newer versions. Multiple listed versions means explicitly those versions.

Installation

The latest software is always available at Vizrt’s FTP.
Refer to the Installation section of the Viz Trio User Guide.

Upgrade

Updating Viz Trio 4.x

Always back up the Media Sequencer file default.xml file before upgrading.
Refer to the Installation and Upgrade section of the Viz Trio User Guide.

Upgrading from Viz Trio 3.x

Customers with Viz Trio 3.x must allocate sufficient resources for thorough testing of all workflows, with specific attention to local or customized configurations.
There are also critical steps that must be followed when migrating VTW templates that use Borland Database Engine.
Refer to the Installation and Upgrade section of the Viz Trio User Guide.

Previous Versions

In accordance with the Vizrt Global Support Handbook section Software Lifecycle, support for older versions ends 24 months after a subsequent minor or major version is released.

With this release, the previous version before this of Viz Trio will no longer be supported after 2027-11-28.

Support for Viz Trio 4.1.0 ended on 2026-04-02.

Documentation

Documentation for Viz Trio is available at the Vizrt Documentation Center:

Support

Support is available at the Vizrt Support Portal.