Viz Artist User Guide
Version 3.13 | Published March 28, 2019 ©
Live Feed from a Video Stream
Video from a video stream can be applied through either DVE or Texture. To play a Video Stream, make sure that a Stream channel is active (see the Video Input page in the Configuring Viz section of the Viz Engine Administrator Guide).
This section details the following procedures:
To Feed a Video Stream as Texture
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Click on Built Ins.
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Click on Media Assets (MA).
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Right click on a Stream Channel, and select Add Stream<1> as Texture (1).
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A new container is created in the Scene Tree and the Stream Channel is added to it as a property
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The Texture button in the Media Asset Manager (Scene Tree panel) is automatically selected (2)
Tip: The Stream<1> Channel can also be dragged to the Scene Tree, where it is added as a Texture in a new Container.
Tip: The Stream<1> Channel can be made active or inactive. Toggle the active/ inactive button (3).
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Click on Stream<1> Channel, in the Media Asset Manager (Scene Tree panel) Texture view, to open its properties panel.
Tip: Also Right click the Stream<1> icon in its Container. Select Show settings of Stream<1> to show its properties at any time.
Tip: Click the
icon on the top of the Scene Tree to view Media Asset properties at any time -
Select the required Keying Mode.
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Enter the stream URL.
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Click on Load.
Note: To load a new Video Stream, enter the new URL in the URL box. This automatically clears the old Video Stream.
To Feed a Video Stream as DVE
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Click on Built Ins.
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Click on Media Assets (MA).
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Right click on the required Stream Channel.
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Select Add Stream<1> as DVE.
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The DVE button in the Media Asset Manager (Scene Tree panel) is automatically selected.
Tip: The Stream<1> Channel can be made active or inactive. Toggle the active/ inactive button (1).
The Scene Editor shows a blue rectangle, which shows that the live input channel is correctly configured for live video.
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Click on Stream<1> Channel, in the Media Asset Manager (Scene Tree panel) DVE view, to open its properties panel.
Tip: Click the
icon on the top of the Scene Tree to view Video settings, at any time -
Adjust the parameters in the DVE control panel, as required.
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Enter the stream URL.
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Click on Load.
To Remove a Video Stream
Click on the Clear button (1).
