Viz Trio User Guide
Version 4.1 | Published September 25, 2023 ©
Main Menu
The main menu at the top of the main window provides easy access to functions and workflows:
A brief description of the main menu sections is listed below. For certain menu items, a more detailed explanation can be found later in this chapter.
File
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Option |
Function |
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Open Show... |
Show a directory panel to open a TrioShow. |
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Open External Playlist... |
Show a directory panel to open an external playlist. |
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New Page View... |
Add a new pageview. |
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New Show Playlist... |
Add a new playlist. |
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Configuration |
Show the Configuration window where you configure Trio. |
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Show Properties |
View and configure properties for a TrioShow. |
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Import Viz Engine Archive... |
Import Viz Engine Archive (.via) files from disk and re-import any affected templates in the current show. |
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Import Show Archive... |
Import a TrioShow(.trioshow file) from disk. |
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Export Show Archive... |
Export Show to disk as .trioshow file. |
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Export Selected Pages Archive... |
Export Show with only selected pages including associated items, see Export Selected Pages Archive. |
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Slave Mode |
Set Trio in Slave Mode, see Slave Mode. |
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Quit |
Quit Trio. |
Page
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Option |
Function |
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Save |
Save the current page you're working on. |
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Save As... |
Save the current page you're working on with a new name. |
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Rename... |
Rename the current page you're working on. |
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Change Template... |
Change the template for a page. |
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Refresh Linked Data |
Asynchronously refresh the data for a page linked to a feed. |
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Reimport |
Reimport the template design for a page. |
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Delete |
Delete the currently selected page. You will be asked for confirmation. |
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Delete All |
Delete all pages. You'll be asked to confirm. |
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Save to XML... |
Save page to an XML-file on disk. |
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Load from XML... |
Load page from an XML-file on disk. |
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Print/Save Snapshot... |
Take a Snapshot, which can be printed or saved to disk. |
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Move to Number... |
Move page to a specific number. |
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Move with Offset... |
Move page with offset. |
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Copy to Number... |
Copy page to a specific number. |
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Copy with Offset... |
Copy page with offset. |
Playout
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Option |
Function |
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Take |
Performs a direct take on the selected page. |
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Pause |
Pauses the current element. |
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Continue |
Continues the animation on the selected page, or any page that is loaded in the same transition logic layer as the selected page. |
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Out |
Takes out the selected page, or any page that is loaded in the same transition logic layer as the selected page. Hard cut. |
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Cue |
Prepares the clip for playout so the first frame is ready in the player. |
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Cue Append |
Prepares the clip for playout. The clip will start automatically when the current clip ends. |
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Take and Read Next |
Takes the current element and reads the next one. |
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Cleanup Channels |
Cleans up the renderers (Viz Engines) currently in use by the open show. Asks for confirmation. This frees up renderer memory and realtime capacity. See Cleanup Channels. |
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Initialize Show on Channels |
Loads the selected show on the program and preview renderers. See Initialize Channels. |
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Initialize Show on Local Preview |
Loads the selected show on the Preview renderers. See Initialize Channels. |
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Update on Program |
Updates on Program renderer without reloading or rerunning animations. Only for Transition Logic scenes. |
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Update on External Preview |
Updates on External Preview renderer without reloading or rerunning animations. Only for Transition Logic scenes. |
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Clear Program |
Takes out the scene on Program renderer, but does not clean up the renderer (scenes will remain in memory). |
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Clear external Preview |
Takes out the scene on Preview renderer, but does not clean up the renderer (scenes will remain in memory). |
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Start Scroll |
See Scroll Control. |
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Stop Scroll |
See Scroll Control. |
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Continue Scroll |
See Scroll Control. |
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Arm Current |
See Arm and Fire. |
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Arm Selected |
See Arm and Fire. |
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Unarm Current |
See Arm and Fire. |
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Unarm All |
See Arm and Fire. |
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Fire All |
See Arm and Fire. |
View
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Option |
Function |
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Export Mode |
Toggle. Enable Trio to operate in export mode. |
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Tabfields |
Toggle. Enable tabfields. |
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Commands |
Show the command window. In this window you can execute Viz Trio macros and commands using a command-line (cli) interface. |
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Errors |
Show the error message window. |
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Running Carousels |
Show the task window where all running tasks in the active profile will be displayed. |
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Refresh Thumbnails |
Force refresh of all thumbnails. |
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Restore Default Layout |
Stacks and docks the main windows (Templates, Page List and Tab Fields) and cascades all other window in undocked mode. |
Tools
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Option |
Function |
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Viz Artist |
Switch to Viz Artist. Trio will keep running. While in Artist, click the Trio button to return to Trio again. See Viz Artist Mode. |
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TimeCode Monitor |
Start the TimeCode Monitor. See TimeCode Monitor. |
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Datacenter |
Start the Datacenter application. See Datacenter in Viz Trio. |
Help
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Option |
Function |
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View Help |
Show help and documentation. |
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Legal Notices |
Information about third-party code libraries. |
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Trio Licensing |
Opens the Trio license dialog box. |
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About... |
Displays which Viz Trio version and build that has been installed on your machine (essential information to attach when reporting issues to Vizrt), Credits and Legal Notices. |