User guide

Viz Engine Administrator’s Guide

5 Configuring Viz

Viz Configuration is the configuration interface for Viz Engine and other applications

that integrate with Viz Engine.

The user interface is divided in two; sections on the left and settings on the right.

Various parameters regarding the program functionality can be set in the configuration;

however, additional and more advanced settings can be set using the configuration file

(not recommended).

Viz is mainly configured using Viz Configuration; however, all configuration settings

are stored in a file found under the Viz install directory. The configuration file

uniquely identifies the machine Viz is installed on by using its hostname (e.g. Viz-

<hostname>-0-0.cfg).

Any changes to the hostname will affect the configuration of Viz. If a hostname is

changed, a new configuration file is created with a default setup. The old configuration

file is not deleted, but left unused. It is possible to reassign the old configuration file

using the Viz command -g <config file>.

Caution: Make sure that any changes are saved before Viz Configuration is

closed. Changes are not saved and will not take effect until Viz Artist has been

closed and started again.

This section contains information on the following topics:

• Working with the Configuration

• Audio Settings

• Authentication

• Camera

• Communication

• Clock Formats