Viz Mosart Administrator Guide

Version 5.7 | Published July 22, 2024 ©

Template Device Functions

This section lists a selection of device properties:

Working with Device Functions

Right-click inside the device function area to open a menu containing the following options:

  • Enable: These commands are described in more detail below.

  • Template properties: Opens the current template's properties page, see Template Properties in section Working with Templates.

  • Clear devices: Removes all devices from the device function menu, after confirming in a pop-up message window.

  • Apply device settings to all sets: Applies all the device settings to all templates of same type and variant throughout all template sets.

To Enable Device Functions

  1. Right-click in the device's Function area (black row).

  2. Select the device to configure from the Enable menu.
    This opens the edit box for the selected device.
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    Note: Depending on the protocol chosen, the caption EMEM Recall may alternatively be:

    • Emem Recall

    • Dmem Recall

    • Snapshot Recall

    • Memory Recall

To Modify Device Functions

  1. Right-click in the device's Function area (black row).

  2. Select Device properties. See the topics below for listings of properties for each device.

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Note: Depending on the Protocol chosen, the caption Macro Recall may alternatively be:

  • Custom Control

To Remove Device Functions

  1. Right click in the Device function area

  2. De-select it from the Enable menu.

Linking Device Properties and Newsroom Tags

To Make a Device Property Editable from the NRCS

  • Right-click over Property and select Add newsroom tag.
    The property is then reassigned to the value supplied from the newsroom system.

If several device properties are given to a newsroom tag with the same name in a template, all devices use the value given in the NRCS.

See also: Newsroom Tags.

Testing a Template

You can test the behavior of your template by simulating a Preview (cue) followed by a Take.

To Test a Template

  • Press the Take button to the right of the template heading.

This cues the template in Preview, and then five seconds later takes it to Program with the selected transition.

Video Switcher Crosspoint

The video switcher crosspoint enables switching on the video switcher. The A or B bus assignment of the mixer effect (PP/MEx) is automatically handled by the automation.

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Guidelines for Video Switcher Crosspoint Configuration

Item

Description

Mix Effect

Selects which Mix Effect (ME) bank on your vision mixer that you are currently handling.
Note : Newsroom tag available.

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Crosspoint

Crosspoint on the video switcher. Default value: none

  • Enter a text value (shall be same as in the list of available x-points for Video configurations).

    Note: Newsroom tag available.

Audio link

Default value: none

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Crosspoint PP

If another Mix Effect (ME) than PP is selected, then you can select a crosspoint for program by writing the crosspoint name in the field.

Set ME in PP

If another Mix Effect (ME) than PP is selected, check this box to make that ME the crosspoint for PP. (Checking this box disables XPOINT PP).

Cross Point Hold

Keeps the crosspoint on the selected Mix Effect.

Mix Delay

Offset, in frames, of when to perform the transition.

Mix Delay Out

Delay, in frames, of when to perform the next transition.

Transition Only

Only delay the switcher transition (sub items will perform).

DSK Off

Turns off the Downstream Keyer (DSK) on the video switcher when the template is active in program.
The keyer selected as DSK in the switcher device property (Devices > Properties > Vision Mixer > selected DSKNr ), will be used.

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DSK 2 On, ...,
DSK 8 On

Downstream Keyer (DSK) 2-8 on. Turns on the DSK 2-8 (PP key 2-8) on the video switcher when the template is active in program.

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Off delay

Delay in frames to set the DSK 2-8 off.

Video Switcher Transition

The transition device is only available when video Switcher crosspoint is enabled.

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To Define Video Switcher Transitions

This procedure is based on the example in the screenshot.

  1. Click on MIX/WIPE/EFFECT to cycle through these three transition types.
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  2. Click directly on the selected value (in the screenshot above, this is either 0 or 1).

  3. Enter

    1. The default duration (in frames) for the Mix/Wipe transition, or

    2. The effect number for the effect transition.

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The transition is performed with the auto-transition functionality in the video switcher.

Usage and Tips

  • To do a cut, use a MIX transition with 0 frames duration.

  • To add a mix delay, right-click on the device ( MIX/WIPE/EFFECT ), select the number (below Disable), and enter another number (in frames) .
    Adding a mix delay delays the start of the transition, compared to other device commands, when the template goes On Air.

  • To disable the transition, right-click over the device and select Disable.

Video Switcher Register/Timeline Recall

Video Switcher Register/Timeline Recall (EMEM Recall/Emem Recall/Dmem Recall/Snapshot Recall/Memory Recall) will recall a register and/or timeline in the video switcher.

To Open the Video Switcher Register/Timeline Recall

This procedure is based on the example in the screenshot.

  1. Open Template Editor.

  2. Right-click over ememnr_pr

  3. Select Enable > EMEM Recall
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  4. Enter or select required values

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Note: If a Register recall is paired with the video switcher key bus delegation and/or auxiliary bus delegation, the key/aux bus delegation should be disabled in the Video Switcher Register to prevent a conflict between the stored delegation and the Viz Mosart-assigned delegation.

Guidelines for Video Switcher Register/Timeline Recall Configuration

Item

Description

NAME

Name of Register/Timeline.

DESCRIPTION

Description of Register/Timeline.

MIXEFFECT

Select the MIXEFFECT (ME) from where the Register/Timeline should be recalled.

Drop-down menu values are PP (Program), ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, and Master. Default value: Master.
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To dynamically choose ME1 or ME2, values M_RIP and M_OTH are available.

Note: Newsroom tag available

EMEMNR PREVIEW

Register/Timeline on the video switcher that will be recalled when the template is cued in Preview.

EMEMNR PROGRAM

Register/Timeline on the video switcher that will be recalled when the template is taken to Program.

LOAD TIME

Delay time (in frames) between when the mixer register is recalled (in Program or Preview) and when all other template instructions are executed.

OPEN VS FADER

When selected, Viz Mosart opens the fader specified in Audio effect server, defined in the Audio tab of Device Properties in AV Automation.

Macro Recall

Macro Recall is available when the following vision mixer protocols (as selected in the configuration menu Vision Mixer):

  • Ross Acuity

  • Ross Carbonite

  • GV CPL

  • GV KAHUNA (Kahuna/Kula)

  • SONY SERIAL TALLY

  • VIZRT-IPS (NewTek/Vizrt Group IP series mixers (for example, Viz Vectar Plus, TriCaster, VMC1).

To Open a Macro Recall

  1. Open Template Editor.

  2. Navigate to Enable > Macro Recall
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  3. Enter or select required values.

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Guidelines for Macro Recall Configuration

Item

General description

Drop-down

Text field

Recall preview

Action to be taken when entering preview mode.

See below

See below

Recall program

Action to be taken when entering program mode.

See below

See below

Drop-down Menu Alternatives

Drop-down option

Description

None

No action.

Recall

Macro is prepared (or cued).

Take

Macro is taken.

Recall and Take

Macro is prepared and taken.

Load project

Project is loaded (Kahuna/Kula only).

Warning: Load Project could affect the performance of the switcher. Use with caution during a running show.

The format of the text fields depends on the mixer chosen:

Mixer

Text field

Remark

Acuity

One bank character and two macro characters.
Example: 102 (recall custom control 02 on bank 1)

Recall (and Recall and take) only.
Take does nothing.

Note that Device is named Custom Control instead of Macro Recall.

Carbonite

One bank character and two macro characters.
Example: 215 (recall custom control 15 on bank 2)

Recall (and Recall and take) only.
Take does nothing.

Note that Device is named Custom Control instead of Macro Recall.

GV CPL

Macro number (integer) in the range 1-999.

Recall (and Recall and take) only.
Take just takes macro already recalled.

Kahuna/Kula

The meaning and format of the text fields depend on the selected drop-down option:

Drop-down option

Description

Recall

Two-digit project number and three-digit macro number in the format pp.mmm.

Take

As for Recall above, or three-digit macro number (mmm).

Recall and Take

As for Take above (if mmm only, the Recall is omitted).

Load project

Project number in the range 0-100 (100 meaning no project).

SONY SERIAL TALLY

Macro number (integer) in the range 1-250.

Recall (and Recall and take) only.
Take just takes macro already recalled.

VIZRT-IPS

Plays a macro having the name provided

Take only

Note: Some Tricaster drivers use a non-standard macro in which the argument is the macro text itself. However, this does not apply the driver currently used by Viz Mosart.

Video Switcher Auxiliary Bus Delegation

Auxiliary bus delegation enables routing of internal video switcher signals to the auxiliary outputs of your video switcher.

Note: VIZRT-IPS: Video switchers supporting VIZRT-IPS use NDI outputs, not auxiliaries. So on the template, the Auxiliaries device is instead named NDI Router Output .

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  • Type or select relevant values.

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Guidelines for Auxiliary Bus Delegation Configuration

Item

Description

BUS

Selects the auxiliary to assign a new source.

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Note: Newsroom tag available.

XPOINT

Crosspoint on the video switcher.

Note: Newsroom tag available.

AUDIOLINK

Assigns a link group to this delegation. Please refer to Audio and Video Setup for the use of this feature.

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SET DELAY

Set the delay in frames of the key delegation when taking the template to Program. If the field is left blank, the key is set in Preview

TRANS DUR

If the vision mixer has the ability to mix on the AUX channels, this is where the mix rate is set, 0 is a cut

Configuring an NDI Router (Viz Vectar Plus or Tricaster VMC)

Note: For NDI output crosspoints, you must refer to actual crosspoint names recognized by VMC1 (and not any user-friendly names that would be mapped to the physical inputs).
These default naming on the NDI router side is typically:
- INPUTn
- DDRn
- BFRn
- MIX n.
The same naming must be used on the Viz Mosart side.

In AV Automation > Devices > A/V Setup > Video Config > Mixer name column, you must provide the hardcoded name associated with the user-friendly name of the crosspoint.
This name is found on the switcher side.

In the example below, the value of the literal crosspoint name is the router output found in the switcher's Macro Configuration > Macro Editor menu and added to AV Automation:

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There is a new setting UseOutputCrosspointNames in the IP-protocol config VizrtIpSystemsVideoSwitcherConfig.xml set by default to expect the crosspoint name, instead of the Viz Mosart standard of using physical input naming .

Keyfill: Video Switcher Key Bus Delegation

Video switcher key bus delegation enables routing of internal video switcher signals to the keyers on the different mixer effects of the switcher.

Note: VIZRT-IPS: For video switchers supporting M/E effects with 4 layers, the device is named Key/Layer.

To Enable Keyfill by Bus Delegation

  1. Open Template Editor.

  2. Navigate to Enable > Keyfill > [Keyfill index]
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  3. Enter or select required values.

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To Enable Keyfill by Bus Delegation for M/E effects with 4 layers

Devices like Viz Vectar Plus or VMC1 let you configure M/Es with effects supporting up to 4 primary sources/input layers (along with Key layers), called A, B, C and D buses.
Viz Mosart can control these buses from a template or keyboard shortcut when VIZRT-IPS is used for a vision mixer.

  1. Open Template Editor.

  2. Navigate to Enable > KeyLayer > [KeyLayer index]
    The Key/Layer device on a template can be used for VMC1 vision mixer to either set the crosspoint for a Key bus or to set the crosspoint for A, B, C and D buses of a M/E effect with 4 layers.

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  3. Right-click > Device properties.
    Select from the BUS drop-down menu:

    1. If the device is used for setting the crosspoint for a key bus, set the BUS drop-down menu to a number between 1 and 8 on the Key/Layer device properties.

    2. If the device is used for setting the crosspoint for a layer of a M/E effect with 4 layers, then choose one of the letters A, B, C and D from the BUS drop-down menu.

Guidelines for Keyfill Configuration

Item

Description

BUS

Selects the key bus on the selected ME.

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If the video switcher supports M/Es with 4 layers (e.g. VIZRT-IPS), 4 more buses are available corresponding to each layer, A, B, C and D:

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Note: Newsroom tag available.

XPOINT

Crosspoint on the video switcher. Default value: none

Note: Newsroom tag available.

AUDIOLINK

Assigns a link group to this delegation. Please refer to Audio and Video Setup (previously Linking video and audio sources) for the use of this feature.

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MIXEFFECT

Select the ME where the key crosspoint should be set.

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Note: Newsroom tag available.

KEY SET DELAY

Set the delay in frames of the key delegation when taking the template to a program. If the field is left blank the key is set in preview.

KEY ENABLE

Key enable drop-down menu.

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Note: Newsroom tag available.

Video Server

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Guidelines for Video Server Configuration

Setting

Description

SERVERCHANNEL

The Mosart video port / port group where the clip is to be played out /recorded.

For recording the corresponding video port has to be part of the “Rec” port group.

Port groups are created as part of the video server configuration in menu AvAutomation > Devices > Preferences.
Configurations are described in Video Servers, section Working with Mosart Port Configurations.
Notably, the defined virtual ports are among the available options.

In addition, the non-empty groups (groups with at least one port) are available.
If a group has the same name as one of its ports (as may be the case for the Rec and P groups, if defined), the group as such is not available, but the port is.

CLIP HIRESPATH

The (default) clip ID or name.

Note: Newsroom tag available, meaning that a value from the NRCS will override the value specified here.

CLIP DESCRIPT

You can enter a Clip description, however a clip description from the NRCS or video server overrides this value.

Note: Newsroom tag available.

TRIGGER START

Enables the Trigger start function from control commands, a shortcut or continue point could be set to PLAY the Clip.

RECUE CLIP

In an A/B roll situation, when several Adlibs are played back-to-back, this setting determines how a clip will be restarted after it has been paused.
For example, if Clip A is paused when Clip B is taken On Air, then next time Clip A is taken on the same channel, it can either be played from where it was paused, or be re-cued (played from the beginning).
This is only used for AdlibPix templates.

LOOP

Sets the server port to loop the clip. Beware! Not all video servers can loop.

CUE ONLY

Cues only the clip when the template is in Preview. The template will not start playing the clip when the template is taken.

Graphics

The Graphics device enables recall of graphic elements.

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  • Graphic elements are cued (loaded) in Preview and played (started) when taken to Program.

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Guidelines for Graphics Configuration

Engine images/download/thumbnails/145918392/image2018-5-14_13-18-58.png

Selects the engine to operate on when using this template, based on your configuration.
See section Graphics.

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  • dataconnection: Use content from the attached graphics database (only available when Vizrt graphics are used)

  • newsroom: Use content from the attached NRCS.

  • none: Use content written into the template.

Send Continue on DVE FORWARD

If selected, a continue command is sent together with a DVE Forward command.

Use VizContentPilot

Enable to run this element through a Viz Pilot client. This allows for OnLiveUpdate events in Viz Pilot data elements.

Scene Name

The default scene name is used, if not overridden by the NRCS.

Note: Newsroom tag available.

Scene Text

The default scene text will be used, if not overridden by the NRCS.

Note: Newsroom tag available.

Is database Index


Use take Out Command

If selected, a take-out command is sent when the template status changes from On Air to Off Air.

Take Out Delay

Delay of sending takeout command after template status changes from On Air to Off Air.

Translate Cue for Transition Logic elements

If active, this setting overrides the global setting with same name set in AV Automation > Devices > Properties > Graphics > General > [VIZRT] > Miscellaneous.

This setting only applies to transition logic for Vizrt full screen graphics. The Media Sequencer ignores standard cue command for these items.

  • No translate: Send cue command to the Media Sequencer (on Media Sequencer versions below 1.20 no cue will be performed).

  • Take: Use a Take command when cuing.

  • Take out: Use a Take out command when cuing.

Video Wall Register Recall

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Setting

Description

NAME

Internal name of the shot.

RECALL PREVIE

For WATCHOUT, see notes below. For the other brands, this is the number of the recall to be taken when the template is cued in Preview.

EMEMNR

For WATCHOUT, see notes below. For the other brands, this is the number of the preset to take when the template is taken in Program.

  • The fields RECALL PREVIE and EMEMNR should contain the command or sequence of commands to be sent when the template comes in Preview or Program, respectively.

  • The general format is: [load "show"] [resetrun "timeline"]

  • Both load and run are optional, however at least one of them must be present. The show and timeline parameters may not contain double quotes.

  • The reset value is optional. For more information see the connection string property ResetAnyway, described in the section Video Wall Connection Strings.

  • In most cases, RECALL PREVIE contains load "show", and EMEMNR contains run "timeline".

Audio Player

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  • LEVEL: This value does not affect the level. Instead, a value > -90 (the value must be an integer) starts playout, whereas a value <= -90 stops the playout.

  • AUDIO FILE: Optionally, enter an audio file name here. If a newsroom tag is added, and a value is provided by the NRCS, that value is used.

  • OUTPUT: (Viz Mosart Audio Player only) Choose the output on the Audio Player to be used, if nothing is inserted, the first port is used. This value is overwritten by values coming from the NRCS.
    Outputs are displayed on the Audio Player UI (see the Audio Player section at AV Automation Devices > Audio).
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    Note: Newsroom tags available for both AUDIO FILE and OUTPUT.

For further details, including third party audio players, see section Audio Players.

Virtual Set

You can specify the camera to take in a virtual set.

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  • Insert the camera number in the virtual set that is to be taken when the template is taken to Program.

    Note: For Vizrt's virtual set manager, Viz Arc, please refer to section Viz Arc AR Support in a Mosart Show.

Robotic Camera Control

The camera control device allows for recalling camera shots (and pre-programmed moves) when the template is cued in preview or aired in program. The device editor supports salvo recalls of shots by adding multiple lines for each shot recall.

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The Template Device Functions are described below, as well as exceptions for specific camera types:

Guidelines for Standard Robotic Camera Control Configuration

Shot Name

Not used.

Camera number

  • -1 : Shot is sent to all cameras that are not in standby.

  • >=0 : Shot is sent to the camera with the same number. The number refers to those given in the Cameras fields in Camera Robotics.



Preview

The exact meaning and format of the Preview fields depend on the type of camera robotics. (See the sections below.) These following three fields govern what happens when the template is taken in preview.

Page Preview

This field (together with Template Device Functions) determines the shot/move.

Preset Preview

This field (together with Template Device Functions) determines the shot/move.

Time preview

This field (together with Template Device Functions and Template Device Functions) determines the duration of a move.

Delay preview

Not used.



Program

The exact meaning and format of the Program fields depend on the type of camera robotics. (See the sections below.) These following three fields govern what happens when the template is taken to air.

Page program

This field (together with Template Device Functions) together determine the shot/move.

Preset program

This field (together with Template Device Functions) together determine the shot/move.

Fade time Program

This field determines the duration of a move.

Delay program

Delay of move in Program (frames).

Note: Only available for Vinten robotics systems



Protect onair source

Protected video switcher cross-point. If the video switcher cross-point is On Air, the shot/move recall will be ignored.
For Technodolly, this protection can be confined to Preview and/or Program, and to Cuts and/or Moves.

Cambotics Properties

  • Camera Number: Set camera number to 1.

  • Page Preview/ Page program: Robotic camera number.

  • Preset Preview/ Preset program: Shot number.

  • Time preview/ Fade time Program: [Optional] Duration for move in deciseconds (10 deciseconds = 1 second).

    Note: All parameters not defined specifically, must be set to -1.

Camerobot Properties

  • Page Preview/ Page program: Name of shot’s matrix in preview/program.

  • Preset Preview/ Preset program: Shot’s cell number in the selected matrix - the shot is adjustable from NRCS and GUI.

  • Time preview/ Fade time Program: 0 ~ cut (fastest move) to position, ?0 ~ programmed move speed (adjustable from NRCS and GUI).

Cinneo System Properties

  • Page Preview/ Page program: Name of the camera to recall.

  • Preset Preview/ Preset program: Name of shot to recall - adjustable from NRCS/GUI.

  • Time preview/ Fade time Program: Desired moving time (seconds).

Fx-Motion Properties

  • Page Preview/ Page program: Identifies the camera to recall (identical to Camera Number > 0), optionally followed by :category for temporary overriding any NRCS or GUI settings.

  • Preset Preview/ Preset program: Name of shot or move to recall.

  • Time preview/ Fade time Program: =0 cut, <0 ~ default time to shot, >0 ~ wanted time (frames).

Panasonic Properties

  • Camera Number: Identifies the Controller that the command is linked to.

  • Page Preview/ Page program: Identifies the Camera Number to be controlled in Preview/Program.

  • Preset Preview/ Preset program: Identifies the Preset Stored Move in Preview/Program.

  • Time preview/ Fade time Program: Sets the Timed Delay in Preview/Program. Has no effect for Panasonic TCP.

Technodolly Properties

  • Page Preview/ Page program: Identifies the camera, identical to Camera Number when >0.

  • Preset Preview/ Preset program: Name of the move to recall.

  • Time preview/ Fade time Program: =0 ~ go to start of move, ?0 ~ move.

Shotoku TR_T Properties

  • Page Preview/ Page program: Page of shot to recall.

Telemetrics Properties

  • Page Preview/ Page program: Preset page number to recall.

  • Preset Preview/ Preset program: Preset number to recall.

  • Time preview/ Fade time Program: =0 cut, <0 ~ default time to shot, >0 ~ wanted time (seconds).

Vinten 200 Properties

  • Page Preview/ Page program: Name of the show to recall.

  • Preset Preview/ Preset program: Name of shot or move to recall.

  • Time preview: <0 ~ go to end position of a move, = 0 ~ cut to shot, >0 ~ go to start position of a move, or move to a shot (frames).

  • Fade time Program: For moves, move forward or backward according to Time preview. For shots, = 0 ~ cut to shot, ?0 ~ move to shot (frames).

Electric Friends Robotic Camera

For Preview use:

  • Page Preview: Show and Robotic camera name separated with a colon (e.g.: ShowName:Cam 1).

  • Preset Preview [Optional]: Shot name. Shot attributes: prepare, prepareplay and loop. Separated with a colon (for example, prepare:ShotName and prepareplay:ShotName).

  • Time Preview [Optional]: Duration for move in frames. The time is rounded up to the nearest second.

For Program use:

  • Page Program: Show and Robotic camera name separated with a colon (e.g.: ShowName:Cam 1).

  • Preset Program [Optional]: Shot name. Shot attributes: prepare, prepareplay and loop. Separated with colon (for example, prepare:ShotName and prepareplay:ShotName).

  • Fade time Program [Optional]: Duration for move in frames. The time is rounded up to the nearest second.

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GPO

The GPO editor is used for sending GPOs to external equipment.

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  • The editor supports multiple GPO sends.
    Add a new line in the editor for multiple GPO sends.

    Tip: For GPO values, refer to section GPIO.

    • gpo_preview: GPO to send when a template is cued in Preview.

    • gpo_program: GPO to send when a template is taken in Program.

Light Control

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Note: The commands to use are driver-dependent and may vary.

Guidelines for Light Control Configuration

Option

Description

PREVIEW COMMAND

Command to use for the light mixer cue to be recalled when template is cued in Preview.

Note: Newsroom tag available.

PREVIEW VALUE

Light mixer cue to use when template is cued in Preview.

Note: Newsroom tag available.

PROGRAM COMMAND

Command to use for the light mixer cue to be recalled when a template is taken in Program.

Note: Newsroom tag available.

PROGRAM VALUE

Light mixer cue to use when a template is taken in Program.

Note: Newsroom tag available.

Preview Command and Program Command options are available from the drop-down list:

Command

Parameter count

AllOff

<none>. For details, see Set below.

Fire

1.For details, see Set below.

Go

cue number. For details, see Set below.

GoOff

cue number. For details, see Set below.

Load

cue number. For details, see Set below.

NoteOff

numeric note # (Std. MIDI command). For details, see Set below.

NoteOn

numeric note # (Std. MIDI command). For details, see Set below.

Reset

<none>. For details, see Set below.

Restore

<none>. For details, see Set below.

Resume

variable. For details, see Set below.

Set

The value of SET is presented below in the context of Midi Show Control Specifications
(RP-002-014_v1-1-1_MIDI_Show_Control_Specification_96-1-4.pdf available at https://midi.org/specifications/midi1-specifications/midi-show-control-2)

Hex value

Command

Number of data bytes

Recommended minimum sets

00

reserved for extensions



01

GO

variable

1 2 3

02

STOP

variable

1 2 3

03

RESUME

variable

1 2 3

04

TIMED_GO

variable

2 3

05

LOAD

variable

2 3

06

SET

4 or 9

2 3

07

FIRE

1

2 3

08

ALL_OFF

0

2 3

09

RESTORE

0

2 3

0A

RESET

0

2 3

0B

GO_OFF

variable

2 3

Note: You can include an optional time value ( key/value [/time]), in the form: key=value@hh:mm:ss:ff

If unexpected program conditions occur, use a (dummy) time parameter.
For example, 511=22@00:00:00:00, meaning set key 511 to the value 22 at time (hh:mm:ss) 23:59:59, frame 24.

Stop

cue number. For details, see Set above.

Custom

SysEx bytesSend multiple custom SysEx bytes in the format \xnn where nn is a numeric value (0-255).
The global prefix and postfix set in the device config is used in the message
(for example, abc\x20def will send seven bytes as a SysEx message).
For details, see Set above.

TimedGo

- (unsupported). For details, see Set above.

Router Control

The router control device allows setting crosspoints for source/destination pairs when the template is both cued in Preview and aired in Program.

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  • Add new lines in the router device editor to support setting multiple crosspoints.

Guidelines for Router Control Configuration

Item

Description

Source preview

Source to route when a template is cued in Preview.

Note: Newsroom tag available.

Dest preview

Destination of routing when a template is cued in Preview.

Source program

Source to route when a template is aired in Program.

Dest program

Destination to route when a template is aired in Program.

matrix

If the router system supports multiple matrices, select the matrix to use here.

level

  • 0: route on all levels.

  • 1: video routing only.

  • 2: audio routing only.

  • 3: GPI/O routing only

program_delay

Delay, in frames after the template has been taken to the air, for ‘program’ routing to happen.

salvo_preview

Salvo name to recall when a template is cued in Preview.

salvo_program

Salvo name to recall when a template is aired in Program.

Audio Faders

Adding, removing and configuring audio faders

To Add Audio Faders

  1. Add audio faders to the template by right-clicking in an empty part (large grey area to the left) of the audio fader area and selecting Add fader.

  2. Set the audio mixer crosspoint from the drop-down menu by clicking the label at the top of the fader.

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Note: Clicking Apply audio settings to all a pplies all the changes to all templates of the same type and variant throughout all template sets.

To Set Audio Fader Level

  • The main level for the fader is set by dragging the notch or clicking the arrows.
    The default fader level when adding a new fader is 0 dB.

  • To set level 2 of the fader press SHIFT while dragging.
    A tool-tip opens to signal the editing of the level 2 fader level.

  • To set level 3 of the fader press SHIFT+CTRL while dragging.
    A tool-tip opens to signal the editing of level 3 fader level.
    Level 3 is the mute level of the audio fader.

To Remove a Fader

  • Right-click over the fader and select Remove fader.

To Configure a Fader

  • Right-click over the fader to open the context menu and follow the Guidelines below.

Guidelines for Audio Fader Configuration

Remove Fader

Removes the fader from the template.

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Order

Re-arranging the order:

  • Move Left

  • Move Right

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Fader type

Action: When a fader control is set as an action fader, the controls define whether the fader is enabled or disabled.

Level: For normal operation.

  • Action

  • Level

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Link

Assigns a video/audio link group to this fader.

  • none

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

  • 7

  • 8

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Keep level

Keeps the fader level until manually changed.
Enabled to let the automation open the audio fader, leaving it open until is is closed from another template, or the Viz Mosart client operator closes it with the FADE_OUT_KEEPS control command (recalled from an Audio keyboard shortcut).

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Fade up in preview

Fades up the audio in preview, when camera is in program.
To let the audio fader open when the template is cued in program, set to enabled. images/download/thumbnails/145918392/image2018-5-4_14-55-12.png

Enabling this functionality only works with specific template combinations, as shown below:

Program

Preview (with Fade up in preview enabled)

Result

CAMERA

LIVE

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DVE

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TELEPHONEINTERVIEW

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PACKAGE

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Other Templates

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Other Templates

PACKAGE

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Other Templates

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Input device

Sets the type of the audio fader.
The setting is used in combination with primary template type and On Air status to identify which fader should be treated as secondary audio.
This special handling is applied to the types below:

  • none: No special treatment.
    -------------------------------------

  • Video server: The fader controls a video server channel audio output.

  • Video server Ch2: The fader controls a second video server channel audio output.

  • Graphics: The fader controls audio output from the Graphics Engine.

  • External source: The fader controls an external audio source.

  • Mic: The fader controls a studio microphone.

  • Telephone: The fader controls a telephone hybrid.

  • Soundplayer: The fader controls the Mosart Audio Player output.

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Crossfade time

Sets the in and out crossfade time for the fader.

  • In

  • Out

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Manual close

Select to ignore sending Close-level commands to audio mixer.
When selected, sending the Take out for the fader at the end of the element is ignored; The fader has to be manually taken down.

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Mode

Only for Studer Vista and Lawo!

Sends the chosen value to the mixer board for the audio fader.

  • Stereo (not for LAWO EMBER+)

  • Mono (not for LAWO EMBER+)

  • Left (LAWO EMBER+: Stereo faders only)

  • Right (LAWO EMBER+: Stereo faders only)

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Delay

Only for Studer Vista and non-Ember+ Lawo!

Gives a delay value for that audio fader that will be sent to the audio board.

  • Mixer delay. Default: 0

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Loudness

Sends chosen recall value to send to the Junger audio processor.

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

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Generic REST commands

See Controlling a REST-based Driver.