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Viz Engine Administrator’s Guide
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8 IP Streaming
This section gives an overview on how to install, configure and test IP input and output
streaming to and from Viz Engine.
This section contains information on the following topics:
• Installation
• Configuration
• Input Stream Formats
• Output Stream Formats
• Example
8.1 Installation
The following describes the installation requirements and procedure required to use Viz
Engine’s Streaming Channels.
Requirements
Before installing Viz Engine’s Streaming Services make sure you have done the
following:
• uninstall any previous version of the Streaming Services
• download the latest Streaming Services installer from Vizrt’s FTP server: ftp://
download.vizrt.com/
To install the Viz Streaming Services
• Run the installer and follow the instructions given by the installation wizard
To check if the Viz Streaming Services were successfully installed, open the Windows
Services window (services.msc) and look for the services named “Vizrt Streaming
Output” and “Vizrt Streaming Input”.
See Also
• Configuration
• Viz Artist User’s Guide on use of Stream texture sources
8.2 Configuration
The Viz Engine can be configured to ingest an input and outgest an output stream.
Once configured, Viz Engine will always try to start the streaming services during
startup.
Note: Output streaming can only be enabled if a Matrox card is present.