User guide

Viz Engine Administrator’s Guide

6 On Air Mode

The On Air interface may vary, depending on the software and hardware configuration

used. In Viz Artist, designers can click the On Air button on the main menu to switch Viz

Artist from a modeling tool to a render engine. The application will then wait for control

commands; however, scene animations can also be rendered by the use of the Control

Buttons (top-left corner).

The top left of the On Air screen shows a set of Control Buttons, On Air Editor Buttons,

as well as a Performance Bar button. All License Information is displayed at the top

right of the screen.

Depending on the software and hardware settings, additional buttons and information

is available. For example in design mode, the scene will be shown in an output window

(lower right).

Note: Be sure to keep Viz Artist running in the foreground as not to disturb the

broadcast. Furthermore make sure no window is displayed to overlap the Scene

Editor as this would interfere with the broadcast.

All script events that are added to a scene or to single containers will be executed in

On Air mode. To learn more about scripting see the script documentation.

This section contains information on the following topics:

• Director Control Panel