User guide

Viz Engine Administrator’s Guide

This section contains information on the following topics:

• Configure Viz Engine

• Install Transfer and Monitor Services on Viz Engine

• Configure Local Preview of Video Files

See Also

• Prerequisites

• Viz One Administrator’s Guide

3.5.1 Configure Viz Engine

Viz Engine must be configured for the transfer and playing-out video clips from Viz One.

To Configure the Viz Engine

1. Open the Viz Configuration:

• In Viz Artist click on the Config button, or

• Open the Viz Config window from the desktop icon.

2. Click on Output Format.

3. Select the correct output format as used in Viz One.

4. Click on Video Board.

5. Set the Viz Link option to On.

6. Click on Video Input.

7. Make sure that at least one Clip Channel is active.

8. Click Save.

9. Restart Viz.

3.5.2 Install Transfer and Monitor Services on Viz Engine

To transfer and monitor files to and from Viz One and the Viz Engine video disk (i.e. the

V:\ drive) the Mediaftp (file transfer) and Fsmon (file system monitor) Services must

be installed.

These Services are required so that Viz One and the Media Sequencer can successfully

connect to the Viz Engine.

IMPORTANT! For the Fsmon service, the Viz Engine hostname must be the same

string that was entered in Viz One as hostname for the Viz Engine. It must be the

exact same string as seen beside Host on the Servers page.

IMPORTANT! The Mediaftp Service must be installed with the User which was

set when Viz Engine was added as a video server to Viz One. After the service is

installed it will list, in the Command Prompt Window, the username it is setup to

use.

Note: There is a 64bit and a 32bit version of the Mediaftp Service. Make sure to

install the correct version.