The Graphics Plugin supports two operating systems; Microsoft Windows and Apple Macs using OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, or later. The basic setup is in principle the same; however, there are some differences in how they are used, and what software is used in addition to the plugin.

Both setups need a Viz Engine for graphics rendering, and a database that stores the data for each graphics template or data element. The “database” can either be a Media Sequencer or a Viz Pilot database. The Viz Pilot database can only be used by Windows-based Graphics Plugins in conjunction with Viz Pilot.

The main components used with the Graphics Plugin are:

• Viz Engine is a real-time graphics renderer, and at the core of the Vizrt graphics workflow.

• Connection Broker performs connection broking, providing all Graphics Plugin system users with a single connection point for graphics rendering.

• Media Sequencer is a framework for defining and executing media elements on a Viz Engine. The media elements are defined in a tree-based schedule that the Media Sequencer interprets, but for the Graphics Plugin, it is simply used as a storage solution for Viz Trio, which is used by the Graphics Plugin Editor.

• Viz Pilot database is an Oracle 10g or 11g database that stores template data and references to the template graphics. The Viz Pilot database is mainly used in conjunction with Viz Pilot.