Handler Status

The status of the handlers is shown by their icons. The status is refreshed when the Media Sequencer needs to refresh them or when the user opens a handler editor. Hover over a handler to display the error message.

Configuring Channels

Content can be played out on multiple channels, with as many outputs as desired. Typically, each channel has multiple outputs and each output is a single Viz Engine. In a typical video wall setup, Viz Multiplay creates one main channel with one Viz Engine output to the default Viz Engine port (6100) and a number of channels with one Viz Engine output for graphics starting on port 55000, and one Viz Engine output for video.

Elements that are assigned to the [PROGRAM] channel will be displayed in the channel set to viz/video program in the active profile in Viz Multiplay, regardless of the channel’s name.

Adding Custom Labels to Video Wall Channels

When adding a video wall to a profile, the different areas of the video wall are represented as channels. These are prefixed CH or GFX, for instance CH1, CH2, CH3 etc. In the different parts of the GUI, these channels are equivalent to their numbers, for instance in a video wall preset - the channel CH1 is just shown as the number 1 in the thumbnail where it appears. Though, it is possible to assign custom labels to the different video wall channels. When filling in content into the presets, it may be easier for the operator to identify the channels by names instead of number:

To assign labels to different video wall channels, go to Settings > Profiles, click a profile and modify the labels in the Channels column:

Create a New Workspace

1. In the Workspaces pane on the left, click Add (+), and give your new workspace a name.

2. In the Hidden Channels pane on the right, click Add (+) and type the name of the channel that you want to be hidden in this workspace.

   Tip: Hide multiple channels with a single click. See Hide channel context menu below.

3. Set the active workspace for this user by clicking the Activate button.

Sharing Armed and Program Status with Workspaces

The status of the Armed column is shared according to the workspace - users with the same workspace will see the same armed content.

In contrast, the Program column is a global resource, which always shows what is currently on air in each channel. All Multiplay clients have a synchronized view of what is playing on air, independent of which user triggers playout.

Hiding the Channel Context Menu

The Hidden Channels panel contains a context menu that allows you to hide multiple channels. Hide channels based on their type (GFX or Main channels) or on the video walls they are associated with.

Setting Keyboard Shortcuts for Workspaces

Switch workspaces with a custom keyboard shortcut. This allows you to switch workspaces without opening the Settings panel.

First, assign a keyboard shortcut using the following procedure:

1. Open the Settings window.

2. Click the Workspaces tab.

3. Enter a shortcut in the field in the middle:

   

4. Click away from the field to confirm your choice.

   Tip: Do not press ENTER to confirm your shortcut choice. Pressing ENTER will assign ENTER as a shortcut.

5. Click OK.

Using the Pilot Data Server

If a Pilot Data Server is configured, you can access the Viz Pilot workflow. Access Viz Pilot concepts and templates by dragging templates from the Templates Tab to your channels.

Server Connection Icons

Icons next to the URL input boxes show the status of the connection to the server.

Select Profiles and Walls

Load the wall you want to edit:

• Select the Profile and Wall from the drop-down menus:

  

Map Outputs to Monitors

Map outputs (1) to cubes (2). This is usually only done once.

By cubes is meant the physical screens on your video wall. Drag outputs onto cubes to map them. For the sake of organization, the cube layout should ideally match the layout of the actual video wall.

The easiest way to match outputs with screens is to load a white scene.

1. Click Adjust color -> Take white scene. All monitors on your video wall now display white.

   

2. Click an output.

   

3. The video wall screen matching the output turns red. Below, the bottom left screen corresponds to output four:

   

4. Then drag the output to the same position in the editor to map.
   

   Note: Remember that graphics channels feed content to the screens. Channels are mapped to screens in the output. In the video wall above, output four is mapped to screen four, which could be receiving content from any GFX channel.

5. Map output 1.
   

   Note: The output turns green and a check mark appears when it's successfully mapped to a monitor.

   Tip: Unmap an output by hovering the mouse over a mapped cube and clicking the red icon.

   

Create a Preset

Create a color correction preset. This is useful in the case of multiple shows where each requires screens with different color intensity. A blue border appears around selected presets.

1. Click the Adjust colors button.

   

2. Click the Add new color preset button.

   

3. Give it a name and press ENTER.

Adjust Colors and Other Options

Adjust screen color on a monitor-by-monitor basis.

• Click a cube or screen to adjust its color:

  

• Adjust colors in the menu below.

• Click OK to save the values for the selected preset.

1. Take white scene: Take a completely white scene in the renderer.

2. Select a color: Alter the background color of the current screen.

   Note: The Take white scene button must be clicked to expose the color picker.

3. Refresh: Sent the configuration of entire preset (all monitors) to air.

   Note: You can also send presets to air using commands in the media sequencer.

4. Off: Removes all currently-applied color corrections for the video wall.

5. RGB sliders: Click or drag along the slider to adjust the screen’s RGB intensity. Select a value between 50 and 150 %, where 100% is default. For example, a 50% setting for red will deprive media in that screen of red.

   Note: The luminosity in the color block next to the slider brightens or dims to reflect changes in luminosity. View the monitor on the physical video wall to see the changes in real time.

Grouping Screens

Apply the same color correction edits to multiple screens.

1. In Adjust colors view, hold down CTRL and click the screens you want to group together.

   

2. Right-click a screen and select Group.

Delaying Playout

Delay the playout in a Viz Engine:

1. Double-click an item in Viz Engines (1) or or expand a channel and double click an Output (2).

   

2. Enter a value in the Delay box.

   

Playout is delayed for the specified number of seconds, which could include fractions of seconds.