User`s guide

Chapter 1: Introduction 1
1Introduction
This is the user’s guide for Viz Content Pilot version 5.5.
This section contains information on the following topics:
• About the Guide
• Words and Expressions
• Contact Vizrt
See Also
•About Viz Content Pilot
1.1 About the Guide
This Viz Content Pilot User’s Guide is designed to fit people with no or little
experience in using Viz Content Pilot. The purpose of this document is to help
new users of Viz Content Pilot become familiar with the system.
This section contains information on the following topics:
• Document Structure
• Related Documents
• Conventions
1.1.1 Document Structure
The Introduction and Viz Content Pilot introduce the manual and Viz Content
Pilot’s work flow and latest features.
The Requirements section describes the software requirements for Viz Content
Pilot and some of the most common integration points (e.g. Media Sequencer and
Viz Engine).
The Storage and Backup Recommendations section gives some generic
recommendation on storage and backup.
The Installation and Configuration sections describe the installation and
configuration options and procedures, while the Getting Started section describes
how to get started with Viz Content Pilot.
The Main Menu, Status Bars, Resource Panel and Playlist Window sections describe
the user interface and also provides procedures on how to perform specific tasks
such as searching for media content and creating a play list and populating it with
data elements.
The Newsroom Integration, Thumbnail Generation, Database Administration, Data
Server and Preview Server sections are stand-alone sections that describe how to
configure and use Viz Content Pilot’s integrated components. For information on
Viz Template Wizard and Viz Object Store, see separate user guides.