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Graphics Plugin Administrator Guide

Version 2.1 | Published October 06, 2017 ©

Software Requirements

This section gives an overview of the Vizrt software and NLE systems supported by the Graphics Plugin.

For full details, see the Graphics Plugin Release Notes.

This section contains information on the following topics:

Client Software Requirements

The Graphics Plugin has been tested with the following software:

Graphics Plugin for Adobe 2.1.0

  • Graphics Plugin for Adobe on Windows:

    • Microsoft Windows 7, 64-bit

    • Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014

    • Viz Pilot 6.0.0

  • Graphics Plugin for Adobe on Mac:

    • Apple OSX 10.10.3 on Intel Hardware.

    • Adobe Premier Pro CC 2014

Graphics Plugin for Final Cut 2.0.0

  • Final Cut Pro 7

  • Apple OSX 10.10.3 on Intel Hardware.

Graphics Plugin for Avid 2.0.0

  • Graphics Plugin for Avid on Windows

    • Microsoft Window 7, 64-bit

    • Avid Media Composer 8.1

    • Viz Pilot 6.0.0

  • Graphics Plugin for Avid on Mac

    • Avid Media Composer 8.1

    • Apple OSX 10.10.3 on Intel Hardware

Server Software Requirements

The server components used by Graphics Plugin have different system requirements. A summary is provided here, but refer to the individual release notes and manuals for details. Please note that it is not recommended to install all components on a single server.

  • Connection Broker 4.0

    • Optional, it is still possible to specify a specific Viz Engine directly.

    • Requires Microsoft .NET 4.5.

    • It can be installed on the same server as a Media Sequencer or a Viz Engine, or on a separate computer.

    • Connection Broker 1.0.0 can be used, but some of the new features in Viz Engine 3.5 will not work. This may impact performance.

    • Connection Broker 1.1 can be used but some of the new features in Viz Engine 3.7 will not work.

  • Media Sequencer 2.0.3 and 3.0.0

    • Requires Microsoft .NET 4.0.

    • Connecting multiple Graphics Plugin workstations to the same Media Sequencer makes it easier to share graphics elements between Graphics Plugin clients.

    • Elements saved to an MSE from Viz Trio on Windows can be used from the Graphics Plugin Editor for Mac OS X, and vice versa.

    • Installing it on a Viz Engine server is not recommended since high memory usage can interfere with Viz Engine performance.

  • Viz Pilot 6.0.0, Pilot Data Server 6.0.0

    • Used by Graphics Plugin Editor (the Mac OS X editor) as a source for images to be used in graphics.

    • The components are optional. If they are not used, Graphics Plugin Editor can still use images from the Viz Engine.

  • Viz Engine 3 / Viz Artist 3

    • Viz Engine 3.7.0 and 3.8.0.

    • If you need to use older versions the recommended versions are 3.2.8, 3.3.1 and 3.5.1

    • Viz Engine 3.7 or newer is required to take advantage of the new aspect independent frame fetching.

    • Viz Engine 3.5 or newer is required to take advantage of the new custom resolution frame fetching and anti-aliasing.

    • Viz Engine 3.5.0, 3.3.0, and 3.2.7 or earlier, have some known issues that can cause (rare) rendering artifacts when multiple NLE clients are using the same engine. We recommend Viz Engine 3.2.8, 3.3.1 and 3.5.1 or newer.

    • It is highly recommended to have a fast (Gigabit) network connection between each NLE workstation and Viz Engine.

    • This version of Graphics Plugin only supports UTF-8 encoding for the Viz Engine.