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1. INL Fie tame paste Comment Storme cmi Width NL Tag Mame The editorial tabs are used for displaying information that does not fit the additional columns model date and location combination of Viz Weather Examples for such information are storm warnings tides etc This tool enables the user to retrieve data from a predefined file and then copy and paste the data into graphic text objects used in the scene See also how The top part of the window is used for editing Tab properties The lower part of the window is used for defining fields that will be displayed under the selected tab To add or modify editorial tabs configuration 1 From the Configuration menu select Editorial Tabs Configuration Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 2 Enter the password and the Editorial Tabs Configuration window will open 3 Add a new tab and set the following parameters Tab Name is the name displayed on the tab in the Editorial tabs window For each tab defined a tab is added to the Editorial tabs window XML File Name is the path file name of an XML file containing the information for that tab The path should be relative to the xm1FolderPath defined in the Fetch Parameters Initialization File If no xm1FolderPath is defined the default value is xml FolderPath THE LOCAL FCST Record Prefix is a path of XML tags hierarchy in the file to the level of the tag that contains the information to be used 4 Toretrieve informati
2. Init Selected Lines Fetch Data Fetches all the weather points used in the selected lines and initializes the selected lines in the playlist All data elements in the selected lines from all layers will be loaded to Viz Fetch Selected Lines Fetches all the weather points used in the selected lines All data elements in these lines from all layers will be fetched Update Selected Lines Sends all weather data in the selected lines to the playlist All data elements in these lines from all layers will be updated Init Changed Lines Initializes data elements changed by a remote Viz Weather client or by the current user This menu item will only be enabled if the playlist is initialized and one or more of the data elements included in the playlist were modified by a running Viz Weather client All data elements in the selected lines from all layers will be reloaded to Viz Init Selected Lines Fetch Data Fetches all the weather points used in the changed lines and initializes the lines changed by a Viz Weather client after the playlist was initialized All data elements in the selected lines from all layers will be reloaded to Viz Prepare Ahead Triggers a Prepare Ahead operation This menu item is enabled if the playlist has a Prepare Ahead property set The Prepare Ahead is preformed if the playlist is initialized Send Data Element to Air Ctrl A Loads and plays the selected data element in the renderer If the playlist is in
3. See Also Viz Weather tutorial for more information on using radar and satellite images in a scene Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization 43 5 10 44 Satellite Images CURRENTLY PARTLY CLOUDY Mond PAST 5 HOURS There are several meteorological satellites in orbit around Earth taking pictures of the atmosphere The received images show a specific geographical area at different time stamps The meteorological information shown in these images is clouds storms etc When the images are displayed as a sequence they show the observed weather conditions showing clouds movement winds storm progress etc Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization 5 11 Storm Tracking 6 SPB ber 2005 Typhoons and Hurricanes The above examples show options for displaying storm paths both observed and forecast paths 5 12 Weather Point A weather point is an object containing text objects images and 3D objects displaying meteorological data about a specific geographical place point at a specific time Designs vary according to the information displayed Weather points can be used over a map with geographical referencing in a table or as graph points This following sections contain examples on typical weather point designs Weather Points Table Weather Points over a Flat Map with Geographical Referencing Points over a Globe Weekly Forecast Graph Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization 45 46
4. optimise gt skyline_ i skylines y Y nyc_ok age pans gt IMAGE Vi2z_22 image weather skylines prague_ok 1 Double click an image in the image editor to open the Choose Image window 140 Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 2 Select one of the following options Viz images VIDEO source From file on disk or a Clip When selecting Viz images you will be able to browse the Viz image tree to select an image When selecting VIDEO you will be able to choose between the 4 output channels When selecting From file you will be able to browse the local and mapped directories to select an image from disk When selecting Clip you will be able to browse the local and mapped directories to select a clip 3 When done click OK 10 3 9 Lightning Editor FebtchDatainewLight ing Properties and Parameters Lightning layer visible Defines if the lightning data will be visible in the graphics If unchecked all lightning information will be hidden in the graphics Area Select the area of the lightning data The drop down menu options are Viz Weather defaults or defined in the Lightning tab in Fetch Parameters configuration window History Size The time range in minutes between the actual lightning events until the lightning object in the render window disappears At every moment the lightnings of the last History Size minutes will still be visible Number of Colors T
5. 13 1 2 View Show Log TCP Commands Show Profiles Fix Profiles Weather Gateway Show Log Opens the fetch log window displaying the fetch log data log and data on disk tabs Note For additional information about the fetch log refer to Using Viz Weather chapter View gt Show Log menu item description TCP Commands Opens the TCP command window displaying all incoming TCP command Note For additional information about the fetch log refer to Using Viz Weather chapter View gt Show TCP Commands menu item description 114002410 17 25 34 Show Profiles Displays a list of the saved fetch profiles The list enables the user to configure automatic fetch of the profiles and use multiple fetch profiles Profile name Displays the profile name as saved in the FetchProfiles xml Last Fetch Displays the time and date of the last fetch executed Chapter 13 Fetch Application 161 Standard Advanced Standard Advanced Sec Range 0 59 Day Of Month Range Sunday Monday ff Tuesday Wednesday Month Range Sd Thursday yl Friday Sd Saturday Day Of Week Range oc E Time Pattern Sets an automatic schedule for fetching the profile When opened for editing the Time Match window will open The Standard tab set a time interval or a specific time for performing the fetch Select the week days that the fetch will occur The Advanced tab enables the user to set a more specific t
6. Locks an entire point in the table one row Empty all points data Resets and delete all the data from all the points 13 2 2 Fetch wr P a ret ti N ml 1 0 0 Noes File View Tools Next Automatic Fetch At 21 00 00 Points Data Fetch Points List cs 5 a S reten Done o O O The Fetch tab is used for defining the data that will be fetched and to configure the automatic fetch options Fetch Points Defines if the application will fetch the defined weather points The application will fetch the selected points type or all point types Automatic Fetch When checked automatic fetch mechanism will be activated and additional fields will be enabled Every Select this radio button when fixed fetch intervals are used Select the time interval from the drop down list Specified Hours Type the specific time for the automatic fetch Time format is HH MM Multiple time values can be used separated by a semicolon 164 Chapter 13 Fetch Application 13 2 3 Points Next Automatic Fetch At 22 00 00 Points Data Fetch Points List weatherPint sc 73 75667 Netherlands 4 893195 52 37312 Andorra 1 51667 42 5167 Turkey 32 8641667 39 935 USA 76 4925 38 97833 Greece 23 7333333 37 9833333 USA 84 38806 33 74889 USA 69 78 44 31056 USA 97 74278 30 26694 Azarbayjan 49 8933333 40 3711111 114 9333333 4 8833333 Thailand 100 5166667 13 75 Spain 2 1833333 41 3833333 USA 91 15444 30 45056 China 116 3
7. Note Use absolute time range when describing an unusual storm or other unusual weather phenomena that occurred on a specific date Camera Selection Editor Visual Properties E Cameras The camera selection editor allows the user to change the camera view in Viz Selecting a camera from the editor will change the view of the graphics to the selected camera in Viz The camera point of view is saved with the graphic template in Viz Debugging a Data Element When experiencing a problem with data element behavior a debug option is available in Viz Weather This section contains information on the following topics To enable debug logging using the Viz Weather UI To enable debug logging using the initialization file To enable debug logging using the Viz Weather UI 1 Add the following entry to the Viz Weather Initialization File MISC show_debug_info y 2 Start Viz Weather and click View and select Debug Window from the appearing menu 3 In the debug menu at the bottom of the Debug Messages tab select the options to record the playlist and or the data Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements When the options are checked from the UI or from the INI file files will be created in the viz_weather folder InitCommands_On air txt Commands that were send to On air machine InitCommands_Preview txt Commands that were send to Preview machine Commands_DbIClick_Data txt Commands that were send during opening
8. The fronts editor can display add and modify weather fronts The front is animated by changing its position and shape and setting key frames in the different positions The date time range for the data element must be declared in order to add keyframes to the animation Selecting a row in the weather front table will select the weather front object in the render window and vice versa selecting the weather front in the render window will highlight the row in the text editor This section contains information on the following topics Properties and Parameters Columns To create a front To animate a front To delete a front To add a key frame To delete a key frame Properties and Parameters Add front Adds a new front to the scene Delete front Deletes the selected front from in the scene Fronts layer visible Defines if the fronts layer will be displayed in the graphics When unchecked al fronts will be hidden Add Update front key frame adding new key frame or updating an existing key frame of the front The key frames create an animation of the front object The animation is time dependent and the keyframes are displayed in the Front forecast time area Delete front key frame Deletes the selected key frame gu Vertical Flip Flips the selected front vertically 5 Horizontal Flip Flips the selected front horizontally EE Mirror Mirrors the selected front texture 533 Reset Resets values of the selec
9. conductor close_scene y Defines if a scene will be closed when initializing an optimized playlist Enabling this flag can lead to better memory usage but will slow the init process of a playlist If omitted or empty default value is n PREPARE_AHEA D GroupsPath data viz conductor groups GroupsPath defines the path in the Media Sequencer tree where the conductor group is created If omitted or empty default value is config queue_groups Chapter 14 Appendix 169 Section Parameter Description CONFIG use_prepare_ah ead_tcp use_prepare_ahead_tcp defines if the prepare ahead process will use the local fetch application to fetch the needed data If yes then Viz Weather will launch and kill the fetch_application If omitted or empty default value is n show_confirm_o n_exit y show_confirm_on_exit defines if viz Weather should confirm with the user before exit the application If omitted or empty default value is y Password Password for using configuration editors in the configuration menu Default password is admin If an empty password is specified no password dialog will be displayed MISC tcp_log_file_aut o_save Auto save interval of TCP IP commands to viz_weather TCP IP commands are sent to viz in News system integration Time is in minutes If omitted default value is 2 minutes show_host_nam e n show_host_name
10. save tines Recived Command When selected Viz Weather will open a window displaying all incoming TCP messaged from external applications The configuration of the TCP port number is done in the Media Sequencer Default TCP port is 6112 used by the fetch application Port number for communicating with Viz Weather is 6111 Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather Weather Gateway a Viz Weather Gateway cog 1 1 2 2 18 10 17 24 02 10 Weather Gateway CTRL G displays information about the tasks performed by the Viz Weather Gateway To see the gateway window a Viz Weather Gateway must be running and defined in Viz Weather Initialization File When opened on a gateway manager the window will display the client machines and indicate the machine status green for ready red for disconnected The window has three tabs Waiting Lists Viz Weather Gateway tasks that are waiting in queue to be executed In Progress Lists Viz Weather Gateway tasks that are currently being executed Done Lists Viz Weather Gateway tasks that are completed The list also indicates if a task was successfully performed or not Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 57 58 Debug Window 3 DebugForm Que Debug Messages PLAY UDP messag MOS Listener Prepare Ahead 14 39 NEWS MOS playlistsVdomTreeWasClick Launch 14 38 16 312 14 38 16 437 124 Connecting To MSE 14 38 16 468 31 Read ini File 14 38 16 468 0 Checking MSE Server
11. see Working with Meteorological Data and the Fetch Application Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 65 66 When a fetch operation is performed the files will be downloaded from the FTP to the local folder The Misc Info tab is used to configure different miscellaneous information sources to be used in the system using the following parameters Display Name is the name that will appear in the Area drop down list Local Folder is the location of the information files on the disk The name defined in the Local Folder parameter will be used to create a sub folder under lt fetch Dest folder gt 1NewMiscinfoPath FTP Folder is the location of the information on the FTP The entry can be a full path to a folder including the ftp address or a folder name under lt ftp_root gt lt ftp_root gt is defined in the fetch_parameters ini file If the ini file and the FTP folder column include an ftp path the Fetch Configuration overrides the ini file settings Note A local folder name full or relative path can be used if the files are stored on a local or network drive Each added entry will show as an item in the Area drop down list in the Data Import pane see Working with Meteorological Data and the Fetch Application When a fetch operation is performed the files will be downloaded from the FTP folder to the local folder Changes will take effect after Viz Weather is restarted Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather The Storm Pa
12. selection of the check boxes If fetch is selected the required data will be fetched during execution of the playlist If update is selected the required data will be sent to the following data elements Enable Prepare Ahead for When checked the prepare Ahead feature will be activated for the current Playlist and the numeric text box will be enabled The text box value defines the number of data elements that will be updated during playlist playback Prepare Ahead Offset Defines the offset from the current playing data element of the first data element that will be prepared If a Playlist contains 7 data elements and Prepare Ahead is enabled with Prepare Ahead Elements set to 3 and offset is 2 the following behavior is expected 1 After initializing the Playlist elements 1 5 will be updated with the Prepare Ahead mechanism at time intervals defined in the System Configuration s Playlists Default tab This action will loop until the playlist is played 2 When the first data element is triggered elements 3 5 will be updated and again at the defined time interval until the second element is triggered 3 When the second element is triggered elements 4 6 will be updated and again at the defined time interval until the third data element is triggered 4 When the third data element is triggered elements 5 7 will be fetched and again at the defined time interval until the fourth data element is triggered 5 When the fourth data el
13. 2007 15 42 To 26 08 2007 21 26 rent 26 08 2007 09 45 When checking image data Radar and Satellite for each radar or satellite the display will show the following The left side area displays the radar satellite data name and time range of all existing images The right side area shows a time bar upper part with lines and a scroll bar lower part marked with light blue The time bar shows a blue line for each image and a black line representing a day switch When pointing the mouse curser at one of the lines the date and time of the image will be displayed in the left area Current To modify the display use the context menu Change view range sets the time range to displayed in the time bar View all range shows all existing data on the time bar Note that when viewing the full range the scroll bar will be disabled Zoom to selected fits the selected range to the time bar To select a range click and drag the mouse and then release The segment will be colored and the begin and end time of the range will be displayed on the time bar Export selected range exports the image in the selected time range to a file Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 53 54 Note The light blue slider at the bottom of each radar satellite represents the viewed range currently displayed in the time bar Machine Configuration opens the Server Clients window displaying the current status of the system in terms of machines connect
14. A group of plug ins and a client ActiveX used to retrieve maps from a network Viz World Server The plug ins are required for running geographical oriented graphics even if not using the Viz World Client Server option Extra Viz Plug ins Viz Engine plug ins enabling communication and data transfer between UI applications Viz Trio Viz Weather Viz Content Pilot etc and Viz Engine These plug ins are added to Viz Engine during the installation Python Viz Weather data fetching mechanism uses python scripts for downloading data from the data suppliers Python has to be installed or the scripts will not work Oracle Client An oracle client version 10 2 or higher should be installed on all Viz Weather machines The Oracle client enables Viz Weather to connect to the Oracle server where the weather point data is stored Oracle Server One Oracle server should be installed in the system The Oracle server stores all weather points data Installing Viz Weather Download the entire version folder locally maintaining the folders hierarchy from Vizrt s FTP site Install the recommended Viz version supplied in the top folder Note All plug ins and Viz Engine dll s are installed to Viz installation folders Viz Weather installer will automatically detect the path of the latest installed Viz and use it to install the required files A general installer for Viz Weather is used to automatically launch all the required software package
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16. Double click a map or select and click the OK button to change the map in the graphic template Note The root of the images in Viz image tree is defined by the parameter images_dir in the Viz Weather Initialization File Default is the images root The images with the globe icon are geographically referenced images that enable the use of the geographic data to position weather points at their actual geographic location relative to the image From Server When selecting the From Server radio button a Viz Curious Maps Editor will open The radio button From Server i e Viz Curious Maps Server is only enabled if the following conditions are met a Viz Curious Maps Client is installed on the Viz Weather machine b Viz Curious Maps Server is enabled and configured in Viz Config c Viz Curious Maps is enabled and configured in Viz Weather Initialization File Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements Map Editor vant Grep Sosie a senim FPEF GE Souch Explor Streets Inages Find 64 C Vabe Tor fr Naved I a a Ada lt A Tree Nene Y j Map Delads amw O som bor estersqina A Fai Ba e Curious Mape Chent 8 2 Apah S Ve Curious Mape Server Zoom Tod Hold down CTRL ce ALT to 20041 cut Hold doan SHIFT for fine control The Viz Curious Maps Editor allows you to create a map on the fly Creating a will change the map in the graphic template to
17. Environment 193 1 Introduction This is the user s guide for Viz Weather version 2 1 1 About the Guide This Viz Weather User s Guide is designed to fit people with no or little experience in using Viz Weather The purpose of this document is to help new users of Viz Weather become familiar with the system 1 1 1 Document Structure Chapters 1 and 2 introduce the manual and Viz Weather Chapter 3 describes the software requirements and installation procedures for Viz Weather and additional components Chapter 4 describes how to administer the weather points database using the Viz Weather DBA tool Chapter 5 describes a number of common meteorological data visualizations Chapter 6 7 8 9 and 10 all describe the Viz Weather client and all aspects of the user interface and how to operate it Chapters 11 and 12 describe alternative modes of running Viz Weather that are tailored for pre production and playout situations Chapter 13 describes the Fetch application that is used for configuring and administrating the fetch options for the weather data Chapter 14 gives more information on minute details such as parameters for configuring Viz Weather and weather data suppliers Chapter 15 is a troubleshooting guide that covers the most common issues when operating a Viz Weather system 1 1 2 Related Documents 1 Viz Artist User s Guide How to be creative in 3D space 2 Viz Content Pilot User s Guide How to create
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19. Octa The above weather point design shows the temperature weather conditions symbol and date This graphic template also uses the MinMax feature which normalizes the graph according to the temperature s minimal and maximal values 5 13 Weather Special Objects CHICAGO 7 20 29 J NEW YORK ta 20 31 ATLANTA GA 16 27 HUMIDITY Andrews SC Weather related phenomena such as sand storms blizzards fire etc are shown in the example above 48 Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization 6 Using Viz Weather Viz Weather is a production tool used by meteorologists to create update and display weather conditions in real time 3D graphics Viz Weather enables the production of various media formats making it an essential tool for distributing weather related information This section contains information on the following topics User Interface Layout Main Menu 6 1 User Interface Layout Y Viz Weather T je NAB2010 xm diting Dat imsterdam_5d Ele yew Configzraton Wie QataGement Playtist WestherElements tep Points Data WentherPoint Show All Amsterdam Neth N A Amsterdam Neth N A Amsterdam Neth N A 11 06 2010 SCENE 02_GFX VizWeather 10 20 Flatworld Five_day_forecast 11 04 2010 18 02 6 1 1 Meteorology Data Area Handling of the meteorological data is done in the Data Import section of the Ul viewing data editing data and fetching new data See Also Working with Meteorolo
20. Point List Fields Point Data Fields Forecasts To edit a point type Gg Point Types Quay WeatherPoint WeatherPoint 1 Click the Edit button next to the Point Type list to open the Point Type editor 2 Select a point type and click Remove to delete the point type from the system 3 Select a point type and click the Modify button to change an existing point type parameter 4 Click the Add button to open the Point Type Details Editor Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 23 Point Type Details Ey No Expiration y lv AA 5 Enter a point type name or modify the existing name to create a new point type The DataPool name field will be populated with the same name defined in the Point Type Name field Modify the DataPool name if required DataPool Name Defines a DataPool structure name to be used by Viz Weather when sending the point data to Viz Note that on any point s fields change a new config dp file has to be exported and copied into the Viz folder When using a DataTable or a flat DataObjects list the DataPool name will be the prefix of the data structure Note If a change was made to the point s fields a popup message prompting the user to export the config dp file will appear when exiting the WD_Admin 6 Select whether or not to enable automatic field lock Enable Automatic Field Lock When checked any manual change to a point data field in Viz Weather will automatically lock
21. Snaps the current screen layout from the Ul and add it as a new screen layout in the list Delete Removes the selected screen layout from the list Playlist Defines the playlist cursor position when running a playlist The default behavior is that the cursor advances to the bottom of the playlist window and then when advancing the playlist the data elements will advance and the playlist cursor will remain at the bottom of the playlist area When User Defined playlist cursor is checked the playlist cursor will advance to the position in the playlist area which is defined by the percentage from the playlist area height and continue advancing the playlist elements in the playlist area while keeping the same position 72 Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather External Triggering vidcohub 10_ 211 3__ 34_ 106 0 PILOT INEWS2 Al PILOT PILOT VIZRTDB PILOT The MOS configuration tab is used to define connection to Viz Gateway and to a Viz Content Pilot Database when Working in Integrated Environments After defining the database parameters click the Apply button to start the connection and save the settings After defining the Viz Gateway parameters click the start button to initialize the connection Note The MOS configuration tab is enabled only if the viz_weather ini file contains a MOS section and MOS is enabled A Database section in the viz_weather ini file is required as well See the
22. Special Objects Flaws Texts Export Weather Element Opens the Export Weather Elements window Select the elements to export by checking the check box next to each element Browse to select a folder and type a file name in the text area Click Export to finish the operation or Cancel to exit When the exporting is done a confirmation message will appear Create Weather Points Report Generates an html report file containing weather point data Select the report type from the sub menu Selected Points or All Points 6 2 8 Help viz Weather Help Fi About The Help menu provides general information about Viz Weather s version Viz Weather Help F1 Opens Viz Weather manual About Display information about the installed version 86 Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 7 Working with Meteorological Data The Data Import area is used to manage incoming meteorological data in the system It defines what type of data will be fetched downloaded from the data supplier s server and the time range of the fetched data This section contains information on the following topics Points List List Fetch Points Data 7 1 Points List Data Import Points Data Fetch Points List WeatherPoint Show All Show All _ Point Name Location SearchID Longitude Latitude Height USA 73 75667 42 6525 Amsterdam Netherlands 4 893195 ras pl _ Andorra la Vella Andorra 1 51667 42 5167 By Ankara Turkey 32 8641
23. Transition E Insert Yideohub Clip 1 Insert Clip O Insert Stop Next 14 Insert Playlist amp Disable Element 115 UI STC CTT OTTO Modified 14 04 2010 16 02 14 04 2010 11 53 12 04 2010 11 26 14 04 2010 11 55 15 04 2010 09 18 11 04 2010 14 33 11 04 2010 15 52 12 04 2010 12 26 12 04 2010 10 25 04 04 2010 16 09 11 04 2010 12 10 01 04 2010 21 55 Take Out Time E 14 04 2010 11 50 8 Additional editing of the Playlist can be done using the context menu options Copy Copies the selected data elements to the clipboard Ctrl c Paste Inserts a data element from the clipboard selected line Ctrl v Delete Deletes the selected data elements Del to the Playlist before the Chapter 9 Working with Playlists Post Time Remarks Customize Columns View or hide columns in the Playlist content area A window will open displaying all the hidden columns Drag a column from the list to the columns headers in the playlist content area to view its content or drag a column back to the hidden columns window Columns Auto Width Fits the width of all the header columns in the playlist content area to the playlist width and hides the scroll bar Show Grid Displays a grid of rows and columns in the playlist content area Init Selected Lines Ctrl I Initializes the selected lines in the playlist All data elements in the selected lines from all layers will be loaded to Viz
24. Types Conversions view Points List Points Data Tools Database The Export Import tab enables the user to add data to the system from external files and to export information to be used by Viz and Viz Weather Import Points When clicked a file browser will open that will allow you to browse and select a valid Viz Weather XML file By selecting a point type from the list displayed the weather points from the Viz Weather XML file will be imported to the selected Points Type Import Forecast Types When clicked a file browser will open that will allow you to browse and select a valid forecast type XML file The forecast types from the XML file will be imported to the database Import CSV This option enables you to import points from a comma separated file When clicked a file browser will open that will allow you to select the CSV file to import SEARCHID name ID1 Name1 ID2 Name2 IMPORTANT The column headers of the file must use the same name as defined in the system and should also be comma separated Export Config dp When clicked a file browser will open that will allow you to browse to the Viz folder in use A DataPool configuration file will be created at the designated path containing all the point type fields structure The exported file should be copied or exported again to all Viz Engine machines used by Viz Weather 34 Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database The file structure represents the additio
25. Viz 3 x The installer will automatically determine which Viz version was installed last and install the required files To upgrade Viz Weather 1 Run the installer and select one of the following options Upgrade and keep user configuration Upgrades Viz Weather software and keeps existing configuration files Upgrade and re install configuration Upgrade Viz Weather software creates a backup of existing configuration files and installs new default configuration files Change installed components Displays a list of Viz Weather components currently installed that allows you to change select deselect installed components Uninstall Viz Weather Removes Viz Weather software configuration files are not removed during an uninstall Chapter 3 Installation 13 3 4 1 2 Optional Upgrade other software packages included in the Installers folder for the upgraded version of Viz Weather See Also Installing Viz Weather Folder Structure Viz Weather files and folders are installed under the default path 3SystemDrive Program Files vizrt vizWeather2 or under a custom path set by the user during the installation The application files exe and configuration files ini are also installed under this folder The installation folder contains the following sub folders Backup XML a folder containing backup XML files The files are copied by Viz Weather during startup Note If Viz Weather is unable to launch copy the l
26. Weather Points Table A weather point table displays a number of points without geographic referencing The displayed data shows a number of forecast times referring to the same weather point or a number of weather points referring to one forecast time Amsterdam Five Day Forecast The above example shows a temperature forecast for a European capital Weather Points over a Flat Map with Geographical Referencing Display any point related information over a map where the point is place at its geographical location on the map The above weather point design includes the point s name temperature weather conditions icon and a pointer orange dot on the map indicating the city location Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization Winds forecast first line of other information concerning weather matters local national The above scene example displays the weather point s name temperature wind direction indicator and a weather vane for showing wind speed Points over a Globe Display any point related information over a Globe where the point is placed at its geographical location World Temperatures United States Weekly Forecast Graph The graph display type is similar to the points table display with the addition of using a graph to display data variation The temperature values are used to control the graph points Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization 47 prio April Apri2 Apri3 Apris Oct 24
27. When working in a multiple client environment every client can modify a data element or a playlist on the server The changes will be updated on the server and visible to the other clients after the modifications were saved E If a data element was updated and saved by one client and another client is using the same data element in an initialized playlist an icon in the Init column will change to indicate that the data element was modified The user can continue playing the initialized version of the data element or from the context menu select Init Changed Lines to reinitialize the modified data element If a data element is edited by one client and another client tries to open the same data element for editing a message will appear warning the user that the data element is used and cannot be updated See Also Working with Playlists Working with Data Elements 14 7 2 Locked Playlist A locking mechanism is implemented to prevent two clients from editing the same playlist When a playlist is locked by one client other clients can access this playlist only in read mode and will not be able to save any changes in the playlist A red frame around the playlist area will indicate that the playlist is locked and cannot be edited A locked playlist can be modified and saved as another playlist A client can unlock a locked playlist by right clicking the playlist name and from the appearing context menu select Unlock Playlist A confi
28. a data to edit To enable debug logging using the initialization file Add the following entries to the Viz Weather Initialization File MISC record _init_command y record data_command y These entries will record init commands sent to Viz by Viz Weather and data commands sent to Viz See Also Debug Window Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 153 11 Pre production Mode viz weather Concept_1 TestScenes font B geom Globe_Design E image H VizCuriousMaps SCENEDO1 ha Data Name Icon Modified Scene Name PointTypes 6414 2010 3 53 SCENE scenef viz weatherf Testicene s Pr Point_Types IsoBarsGFS 6 14 2010 3 53 SCENE scene vir weather TestScenes a omer PM IsoFlat Is oPrecipGFs 6 14 2010 3 54 SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Ml Pm PracipFlat IsoThermsGFS 6 14 2010 3 59 SCENE scena viz weather Testscenas ht PM Therms Flat MultilsoGrid 142010 5 19 SCENE scenes viz weatherf Test3cene s lg Pri MultilsoGridFlat Sat 6 14 2010 7 25 SCENE scene vizr weather TestScenes i PIA SatandRadar Radar ndsat_24H Gi Eei 7 23 SCENE scene viz weather Testscenas Pm Sat ndRadar RadarToP recip g 10 3 50 SCENE scenes viz weatherf TestScenes A Pr RadarToP recip Wind EC 6 24 2010 6 43 SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Winds pm Athens te 10 3 19 9 SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Bl Pr Point_Typas Amsterdam Miro 3 20 SCENE scenef viz weather Testscen
29. and manage playlists integrate to newsroom systems setup a standalone VCP database and more 3 Viz Curious Maps Client and Server User s Guide How to create maps on the fly and manage map servers 4 Viz Engine Administrator s Guide How to setup and configure Viz Engine hardware and software 5 Viz Template Wizard User s Guide How to create and organize templates Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 1 3 Conventions The following typographic conventions are used in this document Bold Text Bold is used to indicate emphasized text Italic Text talic is used to indicate text that should be typed or variables that should be entered Italic is also used to refer to related documents Cross References The color blue is used to indicate cross references Numbered Paragraphs Numbered paragraphs are used to indicate tasks that need to be carried out Text in paragraphs without numbering represent ordinary information 1 2 Contact Vizrt We encourage your suggestions and feedback regarding the products and this documentation Our support e mail address is support vizrt com You are also welcome to use the web based support at www vizrt com or to contact your local Vizrt support person by telephone 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 2 2 1 2 2 Viz Weather Viz Weather is a complete 3D real time weather solution It features a broad range of advanced visualization possibilities in both HD and SD Viz Weather integrates wit
30. defines if to display the hostname when running Viz Weather in playout mode If omitted or empty default value is n show_debug_inf o This parameter is used to monitor commands sent to viz_weather from the Viz PLAY mechanism Values are y or n If omitted default value is n connect_to_local _MSE y relevant only when viz Weather works with a remote Media Sequencer as the main Media Sequencer connect_to_local_MSE defines if to also connect to local Media Sequencer for getting GPI BBOX triggers if configured If omitted or empty default value is y MOS Enabled Define if MOS support is enabled or not If MOS is enabled the MOS tab will be enabled in the System Configuration window CURIOUS 170 Chapter 14 Appendix Section Parameter Description cwm_enabled Enable the usage of Curious world map server from Viz Weather A CWM client must be installed on the machine if this option is enabled simplified Affects the GUI of the maps client ActiveX When disabled an extended Ul is displayed Values are Y N FETCH_APPLICA TION Machinel This parameter defines a machines list for Machine2 the fetch application Whenever new data is fetched it will be sent data to all the Machine3 machines on the list Auto_reconnect y Machines_timeo ut 20 This parameter defines if the fetch application will try to reconnect to the machines on th
31. done once and might be repeated every time a new ook to the show is required Chapter 2 Viz Weather Note For additional information about graphic template design refer to the Viz Weather Scene Design Tutorial documentation 2 When the design stage is done the graphic templates are filled with data and saved as data elements The data elements are then added to a playlist to create the sequential structure of the weather show This step is repeated every time the weather show editor wants to change the show s flow 3 The station s meteorologist fetches the meteorological information and checks it Manual correction of data and other fine tuning is possible This step is done daily 4 The operator loads the Playlist to the Viz Engine before the show and operates the Playlist controls during the show Chapter 2 Viz Weather 5 3 3 1 3 1 1 Installation This chapter describes the installation procedure and how to configure the Viz Weather working environment IMPORTANT When installing or upgrading Viz Weather please follow the latest documentation supplied with the installation files If no special instructions are given follow the instructions in this user guide System Requirements This section contains information on the following topics Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Software Component Descriptions Hardware Requirements The following list is an extract of the current and most import
32. for saving Viz Weather data elements WD_SERVER Databasekind 1 always use 1 ConnectionStrin g Provider Ora OLEDB Oracle Pa ssword WEATH ER Persist Security Info True User ID WEATHER Da ta Source lt machi neName gt lt DatabaseName gt Defines the connection string to the points table space and tables GATEWAY Machinel Machine2 Machine3 This parameter defines a machines list of Viz Weather Gateway Slaves The Viz Weather Gateway manager will divide the render tasks between the available slaves log_file_lines 1 00 log_file_history 7 This parameter defines the maximum lines displayed in the gateway log This parameter defines the number of backup log files saved in the system If the log files number exceeds this value files will be overwritten with newer files gateway_timeou t 60 This parameter defines the time that the gateway manager will wait for a reply from the gateway slave 172 Chapter 14 Appendix Section Parameter Description auto_select n This parameter defines if Viz Weather will automatically select the monitor options according to the enabled editors of the data element when saving Default value is y 14 1 2 Fetch Parameters Initialization File Fetch is the term used in Viz Weather application for downloading meteorological information from a data supplier The fetchParameters ini file contai
33. hop to another Stop Type Defines the animation behavior when arriving at a hop If Stop is selected the animation will stop and wait for a continue command to animate to the next hop If Pause is selected the animation will pause for the number of seconds defined in the edit box at the hop location 10 3 17 Time Range Editor he O Today 12 00 E The time range editor defines the time range for meteorological data that will be used in the data element If existing data does not cover the entire time range selected a warning message will pop displaying the difference between existing data and requested time range Properties and Parameters he Check Existing Data When clicked the time range values will be filled automatically according to the existing data in the selected data folder Relative Date Define time range relative to today Where today is day zero tomorrow is day one etc When defining a relative range the data used will be updated in the data element automatically with new data fetched from the data supplier Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 151 10 3 18 10 4 152 Note Use relative time range when creating data elements used in daily shows for displaying a fixed forecast today until tomorrow Absolute Date Set an absolute time range i e define the time range using fixed dates when creating data elements for reuse The same data will be loaded to the data element when it is used
34. in front of other applications and type commands to console Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather Hide Command Hides Viz Command console Show Performance Shows the Viz performance meter in the render window Hide Performance Hides the Viz performance meter in the render window Relaunch Viz Restarts Viz Engine on the local machine Redraw Viz Window Refreshes the renderer window on Preview and Program machines This option is enabled only when running Viz 3 x Clear Viz Memory Removes all loaded fonts textures and scenes from Viz memory All initialized items will be cleared Enable Disable Resize of Viz window Enables you to change the size of the Viz window Set Window to video size This option is enabled only when resize of Viz window is enabled If during work the size of the render window was changed the command will reset the render window to the size of video format defined in the Viz Weather Initialization File in the pa _ntsc entry Save Scene in Viz Saves the loaded graphics back to Viz scene tree This operation is not recommended because it will change add the graphic template Import Viz archive This option is used to import Viz archives to the Viz data using Viz Weather UI Show Bounding box Shows the bounding boxes in the render window Hide Bounding box Hides the bounding boxes in the render window Half Height On If the Viz scene was saved with half height option enabled then the render window will switch to
35. ini playout 5 Click Apply and close the Properties window Double click the shortcut to run Viz Weather in playout mode Note The flag is used when running viz_weather exe from a command shell a batch script file or by configuring a windows shortcut Editing a playlist in playout mode 1 To delete a data element from a playlist use the context menu gt delete or press del on the keyboard 2 To add a data element to the playlist open the Saved Data Elements window by selecting the Saved Data Elements menu item from the View menu Chapter 12 Playout Mode 157 158 Choose Data Element PointTypes IsoBarsGFS IsoPrecipGFS IsoThermsGFS MultilsoGrid at Radar ndSat_24H RadarToPrecip Wind EC Athens Amsterdarn Bonn FixedPoints1 FixedPoints2 AllFlat exit See Also Playlist Control 6 14 2010 3 53 PM 6 14 2010 3 53 PM 6 14 2010 3 54 PM 6 14 2010 3 54 PM 6 14 2010 5 18 PM 6 14 2010 7 25 PM 6 14 2010 7 28 PM 6 15 2010 3 50 PM 6 24 2010 6 43 PM 6 27 2010 3 19 PM 6 27 2010 3 20 PM 6 27 2010 3 20 PM 6 27 2010 3 45 PM 6 27 2010 3 46 PM 6 29 2010 7 23 PM TestScenes A y SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Point_Types SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes IsoFlat SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes PrecipFlat SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes ThermsFlat SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes MultilsoGridFlat SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Sat
36. it as an entry to the file XMLConfigFiles gt FetchProfiles xml Fetch profiles can later be used for retrieving data when called via external command triggering Enable and Disable Preview The Enable and Disable Preview options refer to the program and preview PGM PVW configuration where Viz Weather is running on one machine preview and the graphics are rendered on another machine program The flag defines if the preview machine will run a preview of the graphics during a playout When preview is enabled the playlist will be initialized on both machines and during playback the preview machine will show the next data element in the playlist while the current data element is running on the program machine When preview is disabled only the program machine will be initialized and no preview will be displayed during playback The initial state of this flag is defined in the 14 1 1 Viz Weather Initialization File These options allow you to change the configuration while Viz Weather is running Viz Show Command YES Hide Command ES Show Performance E Hide Performance Relaunch viz Redraw viz Window Clear Yiz Memory gt f Disable Resize of Viz Window Set Window to Video Size Save Scene in Viz g Import viz Archive O Show Bounding Box Xx Hide Bounding Box Ctrl A 2 Half Height On Ctrl H O Half Height off Ctri Alt H Fy Clear Front Layer Ctrl F EJ Clear Back Layer Ctrl B Show Command Displays the Viz command console
37. khjdgjkhad viz_weather 2 18 2010 4 34 GRAF_MINMAX_3 viz_weather 2 18 2010 4 05 GRAF_MINMAX_2 viz_weather 2 18 2010 4 05 GRAF_MINMAX viz_weather 2 18 2010 3 46 z Insert VCP Element This menu item is enabled when Working in Integrated Environments with a database shared with Viz Content Pilot VCP When the Insert VCP Element is selected a window with a list of all data elements in the VCP database will open Selecting a data element will insert it into the playlist before the selected line A special icon indicating that the inserted line is a VCP element will appear in the playlist s icon column Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 117 118 Ws AllPlaylistsList m OE Name Modified New Playlist_2 31 01 2010 13 51 54 J TEST_POINTS 16 02 2010 13 03 42 _Test_HopIT 21 01 2010 18 25 49 New Playlist_1 20 01 2010 15 36 13 New Playlist_0 26 01 2010 17 07 27 IsoGrid_Test 15 02 2010 19 49 25 123 11 02 2010 15 33 00 New Playlist 16 02 2010 15 07 28 Test_HopIT_1 16 02 2010 14 34 54 Insert Playlist A window with a list of the saved playlists in the system will open Select one of the playlists and click OK The playlist content will be added to the playlist before the currently selected item Disable Element Enable Element This menu item will toggle a data element mode between Disabled Enabled The enabled mode is the normal mode where a data element is initialized played fetched etc with all other data elements in
38. map view will change accordingly Place from cities database Click the Search City button next to the Longitude Latitude parameters to open the Search Place window Select a country and then search for the name of the place When the OK button is clicked the Longitude and Latitude parameters will be updated with the selected place values and the map will jump to show the selected location Adjust the Distance and fine tune the Longitude and Latitude values Interactive Click the mouse button and the render window will switch to interactive mode By clicking and dragging the map the location is changed Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements and by using the mouse roller the map distance will change Set the required location and click the update button to confirm When the update button is clicked the Longitude Latitude and Distance parameters will be updated according to the selected location center of the render window Adjust the Pan Tilt and Zoom parameters to fine tune the hop location Note When using a graphic template with the CWMClient and pyramid plug ins and changing the hop location the pyramid will be rebuilt only if the hop type is set to Map and the map is selected from the Viz Curious Maps server In any other case the base map resolution will be the highest resolution available and the pyramid de Common Parameters are used for all the defined hops Jump Time Defines the animation length of the motion between one
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40. server Parse the file and get the data for the requested point 3 If the data for the point was found update the database with the new values This section contains information on the following topics Required Files XML File Format XML File Tokens Symbols Required Files The date file is a file with the date of the XML file The reason for this file is that the date on the FTP might sometime be wrong or there might be many files on the FTP which will make it slow to check the date The XML file is the file with the weather information Chapter 14 Appendix XML File Format The format in the XML is as follows lt xml version 1 0 encoding iso 8859 1 gt lt countries gt lt country name spain gt lt location_id name 1001 gt lt lon gt 10 lt lon gt lt lat gt 20 lt lat gt lt forecasts gt lt forecast gt lt datetime gt 20031129120000 lt datetime gt lt temperature gt 2 lt temperature gt lt winddirection gt 223 lt winddirection gt lt windspeedms gt 9 lt windspeedms gt lt precipitationmm gt 1 2 lt precipitationmm gt lt symbol gt 17 lt symbol gt lt forecast gt lt forecasts gt lt location_id gt lt country gt lt countries gt XML File Tokens 1 7 8 9 lt Countries gt In case that there are few countries or states or regions in the same XML lt Country name spain gt Current country state region in the XML with name attribute lt loc
41. should also be mapped on all machines Note The Viz Graphic Hub database and the Viz 2 x data root directory is configured in the Viz Config tool Chapter 3 Installation To define the path of the Fetch folder and the Images database folder System Configuration E External Triggering videohub ZAFetchData E Z2 IMAGES_DB E 1 Start Viz Weather 2 From the main menu select Configuration and from the appearing menu select System Configuration 3 Enter the password default is admin in the appearing password confirmation dialog box and click OK 4 Open Windows Explorer on the Viz Engine program PGM machine and create a shared folder and under that folder create the FetchData and IMAGES_DB folders 5 Map the share folder using the same drive letter on all control and render machines 6 In the System Configuration window select the Fetch tab and set the destination folders for the fetch and image data 7 When done click OK Note Viz Weather sends the path of the images and the fetch data to both Viz Engine preview and program machines during the initialization process if one machine does not have the correct path the images data will not be visible Chapter 3 Installation 21 4 Administrating the Points Database o Points Configuration Point List Fields Point Data Fields Forecasts General Configuration Regions Forecast Types Conversions view Points List Points Data Too
42. the Viz Weather initialization file To configure the database Since Viz Weather is using the Viz Content Pilot database schema initial configuration of the database is required Chapter 14 Appendix 1 Install Oracle client on the Viz Weather UI machine Oracle client or Borland Database Engine BDE 2 Configure the Oracle client s network connection or the BDE entry for the database connection 3 Test the database connection 4 From a Viz Content Pilot machine connected to the same database run Viz Template Wizard 5 Create a new concept called viz_weather2 Create a blank template and save it under the name viz_weather2 and assign it to the viz_weather2 concept 7 Run Viz Template Wizard s Template Manager and check that the viz_weather2 template appears in the viz_weather2 concept and that a default variant was created 8 Close Viz Template Wizard To convert the XML The following steps are required when converting a running standard Viz Weather XML environment to work with Viz Content Pilot database 1 On the Viz Weather machine make a backup copy of the XML file you want to convert 2 Start the XML Conversion Tool 3 Configure the database settings database name username and password Database user and password are by default pilot 4 Click the Check Connection button If a connection is established the indicator will turn green if no connection is made the indicator will tur
43. the changed field Locked fields will not be updated by a fetch operation until the lock is manually released or the lock expires according to the expiration time set for the point type 7 Select one of the options to set an automatic lock expiration Lock Expiration Kind No Expiration data fields lock will not expire only manually On System Day Switch all data fields lock will expire when the system date changes On Specific Time all data fields lock will expire when the system clock reaches the specified time Last Unlock Was At Displays the time and date that the last automatic unlock occurred 8 Select the type of default fields that should be defined for the new point type Add Default Fields Po nt fields define the point attributes long lat etc and Po nt Data fields define the data values that will be available for the each point 9 Click OK to add the new point type to the list 24 Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 4 1 1 Point List Fields Weather Database Administration Tool Schema Version 1 1 Points Configuration fwesthereont Edi Point Data Fields Forecasts General Configuration Regions Forecast Types Conversions View Points List height Points Data viz ID Tools Export Import Database The Point List Fields option defines the fields associated with the point properties i e Longitude Latitude Height etc of the selected Point Type When creat
44. the data files on the server Example ftp user pass ftp storm no tmp point_data xml xmlPath Full or relative path to the downloaded XML file containing the weather points data Example E Projects weather XMLFile File xml Chapter 14 Appendix 175 Note For using a local forecast file place the local file under xmlPath and leave the xmlUrl parameter empty FtpUser User name FtpPasswd User password In the dataFetchXML dll tags for basic data types may be defined to override the default tag name Us the following parameters to affect the tags to be used XML xmlDateTag fecha XML xmlKeyTag nombre ciudad XML xmlTemperatureTag temperatura media XML xmlTemperatureMinTag temperatura_minima XML xmlTemperatureMaxTag temperatura_maxima XML xmlPrecipitationTag precipitacion XML xmlWindDirTag vientodirecion XML xmlWindSpeedTag vientovelocidad XML xmlSymbolTag simbolo If no tags are defined the values are xmlDateTimeTag datetime xmlKeyTag name xmlTemperatureTag temperature xmlTemperatureMinTag temperaturemin xmlTemperatureMaxTag temperaturemax xmlPrecipitationTag precipitationmm xmlWindDirTag winddirection xmlWindSpeedTag windspeedms xmlSymbolTag symbol 176 Chapter 14 Appendix 14 4 XML Conversion Tool Viz Weather Convert Weather x Fie Database Tools Help C Program Files vizrt vizWeather2 xml weather_empty xml Making backup file
45. the map created by Viz Curious Maps See Also Viz Curious Maps Client and Server manual 10 3 7 Pressures Editor Extremes 0 050000 100 0 Co nemprTEST_R ywwe The Pressures editor can display add and modify pressures objects The pressure editor is used for manually adding pressure sign objects to the graphic template and animating the added objects Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 137 138 Note Selecting a row in the pressures table will select the pressure node in the Viz scene and vice versa selecting the pressure node in the render window will select the row in the pressures editor This section contains information on the following topics Properties and Parameters Columns To create a pressure sign To animate a pressure sign To add key frame To delete a key frame To delete a pressure sign Properties and Parameters m Add high pressure sign H Adding a new high pressure object to the graphic template E Add low pressure sign L Adding a new low pressure object to the graphic template Delete pressure sign Delete the selected pressure object Pressure layer visible when checked all pressure objects will be visible to the user When unchecked pressure objects layer will be turned off and will not show in the render window Add Update pressure sign keyframe Adding new keyframe or updating an existing keyframe of the front Delete pressure sign keyframe Delete the selected keyfra
46. to a folder where the Data Elements icons are saved EXAMPLES icons_path E projects scenelcons icons_path scenelcons weather_symbol s_path Relative or full path to a folder where the graphic symbols representing weather conditions are saved rain symbol snow symbol cloudy etc If empty default symbols will be used EXAMPLES weather_symbols_path E projects symb ols ANIMATIONS pal_ntsc Defines the system s video mode PAL or NTSC transitions_enab led y transitions_enabled is a flag for enabling disabling the usage of scene transitions in Viz Weather If the flag is enabled valid transition scenes must reside under the folder defined in transitions_dir parameter If omitted default value is y transitions_dir SCENE transitio ns transitions_dir is the path to a folder in viz Data Root Directory containing the transition scenes NOTE use character when path is more than one level folders If omitted default value is SCENE transitions VDOM file defines a relative or full path to an XML file containing the Viz Weather configuration and data This file will be loaded to the media sequencer when Viz Weather is started EXAMPLE file xml weather_XML xml backup_folder Define a folder name for saving the XML backups done by Viz Weather This folder will replace the default vizweather BACKUP folder backup_interval Intervals between bac
47. to the required key frame location Choose the required flow in the Viz scene or in the editor Change the flow location and shape and click the Add flow keyframe button To move the flow in the render window interactively use the options in the following table n dh uN Left mouse MOVE Middle mouse ROTATE Right mouse SCALE default mode Moves 1 point Rotate around Scale all shape point SHIFT Move all points relative mode according to selected point 6 Another option for moving the flow is to change any of X1 x6 or Y1 Y6 values in the Ul 7 To see the X Y columns in the editor right click the column titles area 8 Select View Columns to see all the X Y values or select Hide Columns to hide the X y columns To add a key frame Add the key frame to the flow by clicking the Add Update flow key frame button To delete a key frame Choose the key frame by clicking the key frame button then click the Delete flow key frame button To delete a flow Choose a flow and click the Delete flow button 10 3 13 Clouds Editor 146 Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements The clouds editor is used for displaying cloud forecast 3 levels of clouds are available for display Properties and Parameters Clouds layer visible when checked all clouds images will be visible to the user When unchecked clouds images layer will be turned off and will not show i
48. viz_weaher ini chapter for additional details 73 PlayList Defaults Post amp Snap Calendar Screen On This Playlist Defaults tab defines default properties that will be assigned to newly created playlists Transition has the following properties and parameters Default Transition Defines a default transition that will be used to transform from one data element to the other while playing the playlist When clicking the transition icon the transitions window will open Select a transition from the list and click OK to confirm From the drop down select how the transition duration will be calculated Set in scene Sets the transition duration to be the duration of the animation in the transition scene Automatic after X seconds Manually set the duration for the default transition by typing a value into the Time field Prepare Ahead has the following properties and parameters Enable prepare ahead Defines if the prepare ahead mechanism will be used when initializing and playing the playlist When enabled set the number of elements to be prepared in the numeric text field Activate Timer Defines the time intervals between fetch operations when using the Prepare Ahead feature Default value is 180 seconds 3 min When checked the time interval will be set to the value in the numeric field Note The timer for prepare ahead intervals is used when a playlist is initialized or played and the time since the l
49. will be saved in a sub folder under the defined Default Directory Select the name format of the sub folder that will be created by Viz Weather or select None to save the clips under the Default Directory If Custom is selected an additional text field will be enabled Define a custom format for the sub folder name using constant characters and special tags click the 7 button next to the text field for additional syntax information Name Defines a name format for the rendered clips If Custom is selected an additional text field will be enabled Define a custom format for the sub folder name using constant characters and special tags click the button next to the text field for additional syntax information Snap Parameters has the following properties and parameters Default Directory Sets the default path to in which the rendered images will be saved After Image Command Defines a system command that will be executed after the image was created The command can be any program or script including launch flags click the 7 button next to the text field for additional syntax information Viz Weather will launch the given application and continue without waiting for the application to end Sub Folder When a Playlist is snapped the images will be saved in a sub folder under the defined Default Directory Select the name format of the sub folder that will be created by Viz Weather or select None to save t
50. with an asterisk are used by the fetch_viz_weather application as well See Also Viz Weather Initialization File Pre production Mode Viz Weather Setup Overview When Viz Weather is launched it will run Viz Engine and connect to the Media Sequencer service as a server machine or a client machine depending on the Command Line Options setting Viz Weather s XML file is loaded to the Media Sequencer by the Viz Weather server instance and used by all Viz Weather clients connected to the same server The Viz Weather user interface controls the graphics through a set of commands sent to Viz Engine adding the defined meteorological data to the basic scenes graphic templates Chapter 3 Installation Note The Viz Weather XML files is located in the following directory SystemDrive Program Files vizrt VizWeather2 lt version gt xml This section contains information on the following topics Standalone Machine On air and Control Machines Standalone Machine A Standalone machine is a single PC machine with a video card running both the Viz Weather UI and the Viz Engine renderer producing an SD or HD video output signal Video out dptional Viz Engine l viz commands a Meteorological Data Viz Weather Lasa 67 77 a a Viz Media Sequencer Engine Control Machine Points database On air and Control Machines The On air and Control machines are two machines conn
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52. 38 16 609 141 Creating MSE Gateway data module 38 16 609 0 Launching viz 39 29 328 72718 Reading configuration files 39 29 328 0 Creating XML backup 39 29 375 46 Initializing Main Editors 39 32 046 2670 Initializing Post Rendering 39 32 171 124 Initializing Secondary Editors 39 32 765 594 Connecting to Local viz 39 32 765 0 Connecting to MediaSequencer Service 39 32 765 0 Loading XML File 39 34 906 2141 Processing XML File 39 35 625 719 Remove Old Weather Data From MSE 39 35 625 0 Set Weather Data to MSE 39 35 625 O Set System Data to MSE 39 36 750 1125 Set Handlers Data to MSE 39 36 875 124 Delete And Create Temporary areas 39 36 968 92 Refresh Vdom Tree Path 39 37 078 110 Checking device definition 14 39 37 078 O Reading Preferences 39 37 609 531 Initializing MOS Listener 39 37 625 15 Connectin To MSE DB 39 37 625 0 Loading FetchData Dlls 39 37 640 15 Checking preview machine type 39 37 640 0 Populate All Datas List 39 38 343 702 Checking ale machine type 39 50 625 12281 Initializing Total 94 14 39 NEWS MOS playlistsVdomTreeWasClick 14 39 NEWS MOS gt Name conceptl 14 47 NEWS MOS playlistsVdomTreeWasClick 14 47 NEWS MOS gt Name New Playlist_0 14 47 NEWS MOS playlistsVdomTreeWasClick Debug Window displays a list of messages sent from Viz Weather to from Viz play
53. 4ndRadar SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Sat ndRadar SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes RadarToPrecip SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Winds SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Point_Types SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Point_Types SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Point_Types SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes InScenePaints SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes InScenePoints SCENE scene viz weather Flat_AllEditors 3 Select the required data elements and drag them to the playlist click Close to Chapter 12 Playout Mode E 13 Fetch Application W a ret a XI 1 0 0 Noe File View Tools Next Automatic Fetch At 21 00 00 Points Data Fetch Points List y reten Done o The Fetch Application is a standalone application installed with the Viz Weather package and is used to fetch data manually or automatically The application is used to fetch data from the data supplier as configured in the Fetch Parameters Initialization File and according to the fetch profile defined in Viz Weather s XML A common use of the Fetch Application is to define an automatic fetch at fixed intervals or at a specific time of day making sure all data is updated periodically Loading fetch profiles using TCP commands enables the system to perform different fetch type or different fetch operations while the application is running without the need to manually configure the app
54. 667 39 935 _ Annapolis USA 76 4925 38 97833 9 _ Athens Greece Zomodagda 37 9833333 215 Atlanta USA 84 38806 33 74889 279 ae cam 2 Selected Point s All Selected The PointsList tab is used to define and manage a list of weather points defined in the system A weather point is a geographic location represented by the point s attributes name longitude and latitude The points list is stored in the Viz Weather points database It is recommended that all point list operations will be performed using the WD_Admin tool however simple tasks like adding editing or deleting a point can be done from the Points List tab The system uses the points list to download and display meteorological forecast and information Points that are not defined in the system cannot be used to display forecast information retrieved from the data supplier This section contains information on the following topics To add a weather point from the database To manually add a weather point To fetch weather point data Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data 87 To add a weather point from the database Right click the list and from the appearing context menu select New Point A Search Place dialog will open Search Point o o Jericho 90 226774 35 235895 Jericho VT 72 995915 44 505532 United Sates M Mo X cancel There are two options to search for a point from the web Yahoo web site or from lo
55. 8833 39 92889 Northern Ireland 5 934939 54 595805 Serbia 20 464145 44 811877 The Points tab displays a table of the defined points in the selected Point Type Other dropdown list options filter the displayed points table New Point Delete Point s New Point From Database Refresh Points Change Category Select All Points New Point Manually add a point to the list An empty line will be opened above the selected line Delete Points Deletes the selected points from the system New Point From Database Adds a new point from local cities list files or from the web Refresh Points Reloads the table values from the database Change Category Sets a category for the selected lines cities Select All Points Selects all lines in the table Chapter 13 Fetch Application 165 14 Appendix This section contains information on the following topics Initialization Files Date File Format Weather Data Suppliers XML Conversion Tool Using XML Formatted Data in Viz Weather Working in Integrated Environments Using Multiple Viz Weather Clients Additional Columns 14 1 Initialization Files This section contains information on the following topics Viz Weather Initialization File Fetch Parameters Initialization File 166 Chapter 14 Appendix 14 1 1 Viz Weather Initialization File Section Parameter Description ICONS icons_path The full or relative path
56. Ctrl F Show Grid Select Unused Data Elements Copy Ctrl C Copies the selected data element to the clipboard Delete Del Deletes the selected data element Find Ctrl F Searches for a data element When selected the Find Toolbar will appear Prepare Element by Gateway Sends the data element to the Viz Weather Gateway queue to be rendered Show Grid Displays a grid over Data Elements search bar as if it was triggered the data elements list ering Y Next a Previous L Case Sensitive Exact When typing the text to look for in the text field the first occurrence of the typed text in the data elements list will be selected the selection will change as the text is typed in the text field If the typed string is not found the text field will become red The Next and Previous buttons jumps between the data elements Case Sensitive Check box to filter letter casing Exact Check box to filter results that are not the exact string in the text field X Closes the Find Toolbar This section contains information on the following topics To create a data element To delete a data element To edit a data element Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements To create a data element 1 Load a graphic template to Viz Weather 2 In the Data Element menu select Save As or click the Save As button on the right top side of the screen 3 Select a concept type a name and click OK to save To delete a data eleme
57. E viz weather 3 15 PM testing PGS TEST_snap_good_piloti a Playlist Folder Playlists are organized in folders the folders are defined in the System Configuration window under the Concepts amp Folders tab To add folders to the list click the Add button To delete a folder click the Delete button Note One default folder named pool_1 is used in the system and is defined by Viz Weather 102 Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 9 1 1 This section contains information on the following topics Context Menu To create a playlist To copy a playlist To delete a playlist Context Menu New Ctrl 4 Save Save 4s Copy Ctrl C Delete Del Sort Playlists Show Grid Init All Data Elements Clear All Init All Data Elements Make Playlist Post Clips Make Playlist Snap Images Make Playlist Snap Images amp Clips Fetch Playlist Weather Points Fetch Playlist Data Update Playlist Data Export To Yiz Conductor Group Properties New Creates a new empty playlist Save Saves the selected playlist Save As Saves a copy of the selected playlist using a new name Copy Copies the selected playlist to the clipboard Paste Pastes the playlist above the selected playlist If the playlist name exists the new playlist will be renamed e g lt p aylist name_0 gt Delete Deletes the selected Playlist Sort Playlists A toggle menu item for sorting unsorting the playlists list Show Grid A to
58. Initialization File If the configuration changes are not saved a dialog box asking for changes to be saved will appear when the Viz Weather DBA tool is closed 36 Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 5 5 1 Meteorological Data Visualization This section contains information on the following topics Bands IsoTherms Clouds Forecast Extremes or H and L s Filled IsoPrecip Flows Fronts Lightning Lines IsoBars Radar Data Satellite Images Storm Tracking Weather Point Weather Special Objects Bands IsoTherms Isotherms vzn Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization This section describes some of the options to visualize meteorological data in Viz Weather Most of the examples are taken from Viz Weather graphic design tutorial and from demo scenes Bands are used to graphically describe temperature levels IsoTherms and other types of data as segments of color or texture The forecast is supplied for a requested time period at fixed intervals and the bands are drawn for each interval and played sequentially creating an animation of the colored segments 37 5 2 Clouds Forecast Clouds forecast data are a set of B amp W images The images are used in a graphic template to create a 3D graphic representation of clouds using particles 5 3 Extremes or H and L s H and L represent High and Low pressure areas Extremes will be used over an air pressure levels map
59. Jjus_ny radar_US_NY us_ 75_40_ 70_45 _ US_GEORGIA radar_US_GEORGIA us_ 85_30_ 80_35 _us_CHICAGO radar_US_CHICAGO us_ 90_39_ 85_44 JUS_NEBRASKA radar_US_MNEBRASK 106_38_ 94_45 US_OKLAHOMA radar_US_OKLAHOM 104_32_ 94_39 The Radar tab configures radar image sources using the following parameters Add Adds a new radar entry to the list Delete Deletes an entry from the list Type Always use Geographic Reference This parameter is used for backward compatibility Display Name is the name that will appear in the Area drop down list Local Folder is the location of the radar images on the disk under the image_database defined in the viz_weaher ini FTP Folder is the location of the images on the FTP The entry can be a full path to a folder including the ftp address or a folder name under lt ftp_root gt radar lt ftp_root gt is defined in the fetch_parameters ini file If the ini file and the FTP folder column include an ftp path the Fetch Configuration overrides the ini file settings VGR File displays the Viz geographical reference file This file contains the projection information of the radar images Viz uses this information to place the image over the map terrain correctly The column VGR defines which VGR file is used by Viz to display the image on a map If no file is defined then Viz will use the VGR files from the folder containing the radar images If a file is defined Viz will use the projection in that file to pla
60. M NAB_OSS radar 22 04 200 SCENE v vx 10 44 P NAD OS rader_part 30 USA 17 04 200 SCENE wiz vx TIBD PM Comcept_l W_JDPorts fiy span 24 04 200 SCENE wa w f 10115 AM NAB_O5 Ay _through ital p watert 18 04 200 SCENE wa we 3 06 AN MAB_O05 j Ay_through_w localhost Dane A Playlist is a sequence of data elements clips Viz scenes and external Viz commands that will be executed during production Usually the list will be executed in the same order it was created organized playing line by line manually or automatically This section contains information on the following topics e Playlists Playlist Properties Playlist Content Area Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 101 Playlist Control 9 1 Playlists Play al Jalala Name Modified ayer A pool_1 temporary remote playlist 5 30 2010 2 34 PM MIDDLE New Playlist_1 5 30 2010 1 35 PM MIDDLE New Playlist 5 30 2010 3 57 PM MIDDLE 5 30 2010 3 57 PM MIDDLE 6 9 2010 4 05 PM MIDDLE ha Data Name Icon Modified Scene Name Take Time Good3 Pees 5 30 2010 SCENE viz weather gt a 3 10 PM testing PGS gt ita TEST_tt_snap_good StromSnapBadi 5 30 2010 SCENE viz weather 3 18 PM testing PGS TEST_storm_snap_bad a 22222 5 30 2010 SCENE viz weather 3 08 PM testing PGS TEST_map_snap_bad hhhhh 5 27 2010 SCENE viz weather 4 31 PM PointsTest Control_Points a TestPilot1 5 30 2010 SCEN
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62. OK Reading file OK Viz Weather uses an XML file to store information and trigger actions via the Media Sequencer The XML file uses a version number as the file format changes between Viz Weather versions If the file version was changed thee conversion tool should be used to update the existing user XML file The viz_weather_xml_convert exe is a utility for converting XML files from one Viz Weather format to another Chapter 14 Appendix 177 Note The conversion tool will create a backup of the file before the conversion but it is good practice to create a copy of your XML folder before beginning the conversion process Once the Database connection is established the following options are enabled in the user interface Regular XML to Database XML file Converts a Viz Weather XML file to a database format Viz Weather XML file During the conversion data elements will be inserted into the database tables and the XML file will be saved using the new format Database XML to regular XML Reads data elements from the database and saves the new XML file using a regular Viz Weather format This XML tool has the following menu options File Database Tools Help File Load XML Save Conversion Log Exit Load XML When selecting this menu item a file browser will open Select a valid Viz Weather XML file to be converted When the file is opened successfully the conversion options will be enabled Old format t
63. Parameter A Display Name Local Folder FTP Folder The Clouds Forecast tab configures the different clouds data sources using four parameters Display Name is the name that will appear in the Area drop down list Local Folder is the location of the cloud files on the disk FTP Folder is the location of the images on the FTP The entry can be a full path to a folder including the ftp address or a folder name under lt ftp_root gt lt ftp_root gt is defined in the fetch_parameters ini file If the ini file and the FTP folder column include an ftp path the Fetch Configuration overrides the ini file settings Plug in Index is the button number in the 3Dclouds plug in in Viz Each button represents a clouds projection on the scene accordingly VGR File displays the Viz geographical reference file This file contains the projection and geographic information of the cloud images Viz uses this information to place the image over the map terrain correctly The column VGR defines which VGR file is used by Viz to display the image on a map If no file is defined then Viz will use the VGR files from the folder containing the cloud images If a file is defined Viz will use the projection in that file to place the images over the maps and terrains Note The VGR information is used when the images do not have any geographical data Each added entry will show as an item in the Area drop down list in the Data Import pane
64. Save the Playlist Chapter 9 Working with Playlists To delete a playlist Select a Playlist from the list and Press the Delete key or right click the selected Playlist and select Delete from the context menu 9 2 Playlist Properties Right click a playlist in the playlist area and select Properties from the context menu The Playlist Properties menu will open This section contains information on the following topics General Layers 9 2 1 General General Layers E i Playlist Lancet Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 105 106 This section contains information on the following topics Transitions Prepare Ahead DataPool Actions Length Initialization Iteration Transitions Default Transition The default transition check box defines if Viz Weather will use a transition when switching between data elements in the playlist during playout If Default Transition is unchecked data elements will go on air using a simple cut transition unless a specific transition line is included in the playlist If Default Transition is checked the transition editors will be enabled Clicking the stop icon will open the transition selection window Select a transition from the list and click OK Note The transitions list is defined by the transitions_dir parameter in viz_weather ini file The content of the transitions folder is displayed in the transitions window Transition Duration Defines if the tra
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66. VCP element see Working in Integrated Environments 9 3 2 Columns Data Name Icon Mo Scene Namel Take Tin Front Back Layeri Init ae rt Ss ae aE ies era TA Init Displays an icon when the data element is initialized in Viz Data Name Displays the data element name Icon Displays an icon representing the data element that will be loaded to the main layer defined in the playlist properties window or a command icon or a transition icon Modified Displays the date that the data element was saved Scene Name Displays the name of the graphic template Viz scene that the data element uses Take Out Displays an icon describing the data element exit mode o gt WD Manual radio button Allows the operator to manually advance the data element by pressing the Enter key Automatically at scene end play button Allows the playlist to automatically advance to the next data element when the animation reaches its end Note that in scenes where looped animation is used the playlist will not advance until all the loop cycles are finished Automatically after X seconds play and clock button Allows the playlist to automatically advance to the next data element after the number of seconds defined in the Time column have ended Time Displays the number of seconds that the data element will run when Take Out column is set to Automatically after X Seconds This field is disabled when Take Out is se
67. VIz The transitions folder is defined in Viz Weather ini file inthetransitions_dir parameter default is set to SCENE transitions folder Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 115 isuto_elephant oshik1 auto_elephant mxf Insert Video Hub Clip Inserts a clip from the configured Viz Video Hub into the playlist When selected the Viz Video Hub clip browser will open Select a clip and close the window Insert Clip Inserts a play clip command into the playlist The clip will be played out like any rendered data element This option is used when using scenes that are not running in real time Rendering the data elements and playing the clips will solve this problem The command will open a file browser enabling the user to select an avi dif or dv clip Insert Stop Next Inserts a Stop Next command into the playlist before the selected line The stop next command will load the following data element in the playlist to the renderer and stop the animation on the first frame of the scene The next play or continue command will start the animation Chapter 9 Working with Playlists xxb viz_weather 3 2 2010 7 43 F Globe_MixedPointsTest viz_weather 3 2 2010 5 32 F MIXED_POINTS_WP_Clviz_weather 3 2 2010 5 07 F ControlDP viz_weather 3 2 2010 4 28 I aaa viz_weather 2 28 2010 3 31 aaa viz_weather 2 24 2010 7 06 TEST viz_weather 2 23 2010 5 49 ghadhgdhsofis viz_weather 2 23 2010 5 26 ParticlesSnap_test viz_weather 2 18 2010 6 21
68. Viz Weather vizrt Viz Weather User s Guide Product Version 2 1 November 27 2013 Vizrt 2008 Vizrt Ltd All rights reserved vizrt Copyright O 2013 Vizrt All rights reserved No part of this software documentation or publication may be reproduced transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any language computer language or transmitted in any form or by any means electronically mechanically magnetically optically chemically photocopied manually or otherwise without prior written permission from Vizrt Vizrt specifically retains title to all Vizrt software This software is supplied under a license agreement and may only be installed used or copied in accordance to that agreement Disclaimer Vizrt provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied This publication may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document to ensure that it contains accurate and up to date information the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in this document Vizrt s policy is one of continual development so the content of this document is periodically subject to be modified without notice These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publicat
69. aSuppliersD11s dataFetchStorm dll dll _logic_name STORM NEW _WOD Make sure that the priorities are properly defined and that the same alias defined in the dll_logic_name parameter is used in the parameters section typing errors No model data isobars etc fetch check the lt weather_folder gt fetch_scripts log txt file for errors and other messages Cannot access Storm server Check the web browser connection to the following link http storm1 storm no viz_data you will be prompted for a user name and password Enter the user amp password as defined in fetchParameters ini Note Use the default Vizrt test connection if the defined user password combination in the fetchParameters ini file does not work URIUser viz URIPasswd HYPErg8 if this link does NOT work contact your system administrator to fix the connection to the Storm server if the web browser connection is good but Viz Weather is unable to connect check the parameters in the fetchParameters ini file for typing errors wrong parameters usage etc Wrong parameters sent to fetch script Check this line in Fetch Parameters Initialization File isoScriptParams WHWOD storml storm no viz data GFS lt userName gt lt Password gt Check user password and check the folder name No Satellite Cloud Forecast or Radar images are fetched Perform the General connection tests Check this link in explorer http storml storm no viz_data satimg You will be promp
70. ameters are set For each meteorological data type define the data type and the time range to be fetched This section contains information on the following topics To set the time range Satellite Images Model Data Forecast Radar Misc Information Clouds Forecast Storm Path Lightning To set the time range 1 Click the Calendar button to change the Date Time Range Absolute Date Sets a fixed date and time Relative Date Sets a relative date and time relates to today 2 Set the start and end date and time for the required data Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data 91 7 2 1 Satellite Images E3 ES D2 europe D2D3 e JE El US_ALL US_NY y GMS East Asia Oc I IODC West and C E3 E europe e amp Es SOUTH_AMERICA Australia 7 2 J EUROPE Furope SD In the Area drop down list a list of configured satellites see Fetch Parameters Satellite tab can be selected To select a satellite area check the check box next to the required satellites For each satellite images can be fetched with land no alpha or with alpha displaying only the clouds in the image clouds with alpha The Available satellites list will vary depending on your data supplier and the entries configured Note Time setting for satellite images should be in the past since it is not a forecast but a set of images taken by satellite 92 Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data Figur
71. and indicate the high and low pressure areas 38 Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization 5 4 Filled IsoPrecip Isoprecip zn Color or texture filled areas are used to graphically describe precipitation levels IsoPrecip and other types of data The forecast is supplied for a requested time period at fixed intervals and the filled areas are drawn for each interval and played sequentially creating an animation of the filled areas Another option is to display precipitation levels by using particles A combination of data can be used in a graphic template up to seven data types in one graphic template depending on performance issues Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization 39 The above example combines pressure data and precipitation data in the same graphic template 5 5 Flows Winds forecast first line of other information concerning weather matters local national Flows are objects used for displaying animated movement of meteorological phenomena Flows are commonly used to display winds or water currents 40 Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization 5 6 Fronts A meteorological front is defined as the transition zone between two air masses of different density In Viz Weather a Front is the graphical representation of a meteorological front 5 7 Lightning xl gt a PAST 5 HOURS pr Y A Lightning information describes lightning occurrences over a m
72. ant hardware requirements needed in order to operate a Viz Weather system Control Machine Design Machine Render Machine Note For a complete overview of hardware configuration options and requirements contact your local Vizrt representative Control Machine Viz Weather is used for controlling the graphics playout and for generating and previewing templates and data elements but does not require video output The Z400 is the typical control PC for Viz applications such as Viz Trio Viz Content Pilot Viz Weather and Viz Multichannel HP Z400 or newer 3 GB Ram NVidia Quadro FX1800 768 MB Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit When using complex scenes with a lot of textures you can replace the FX1800 with a FX3800 or FX4800 to get better performance Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 2 Design Machine Viz Artist is used for design of graphic scenes and does not require video output Note that the HP Z400 can also be used as a Viz Engine without video inputs and codec support HP Z400 or newer 3 GB Ram NVidia Quadro FX1800 768 MB Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit When using complex scenes with a lot of textures you can replace the FX1800 with a FX3800 or FX4800 to get better performance Render Machine Viz Engine is used for rendering the graphics and does require video output The HP Z800 is currently the default configuration for a HD SD Viz Engine and Viz Artist HP Z800 or newer 6 GB RAM NVidia Quad
73. ap Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization 41 5 8 5 9 42 Lines IsoBars Isobars vize Lines are used to graphically describe pressure levels Isobars and other types of data as curved lines similar to a topographic map The forecast is supplied for a requested time period at fixed intervals The lines are drawn for each interval and played sequentially creating an animation of the lines Labels and extreme values can be added automatically to the animated lines Radar Data CURRENTI SLEET SHOWERS PAST 5 HOURS Observed precipitation quantities are often displayed as a sequence of images taken by radar The images describe precipitation as colored dots on a black background with Alpha The color of the dots indicates the type amount of precipitation in that area The above example shows a radar frame over a map Chapter 5 Meteorological Data Visualization The example below shows the same information in another graphic template converted to particles showing clouds and rain HUMIDITY 30 GEORGIA ISO information is used for displaying a forecast while radar and satellite images are used for displaying observed data Since the time range of the information displayed is set in the Viz Weather UI It is advised not to use ISO information with radar satellite information Using both in the same scene will produce time range warnings when loading the graphic template data element to the UI
74. apply the smoothing parameter to all data frames Show Values When checked pressure level values will be displayed next to the contours This option requires a label design in the graphic template Show L H When checked extreme areas of pressure levels will be marked using a low pressure or high pressure symbols This option requires a low pressure and a high pressure designs in the graphic template Latest Use the latest downloaded information The path to the latest downloaded information is defined in the Data Import window under the Fetch tab From Directory Choose a directory containing the information to be displayed Use the browser or type the path in the text field When browsing select a model folder and go down to a folder named hours Note If no information is found or if some data is missing from the time range set for the data element a popup message will appear Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 133 10 3 5 10 3 6 134 Satellite Editor a DBA Satellites Properties and Parameters Satellite layer visible When checked all Satellite information will be visible to the user When unchecked Satellite layer will be turned off and will not show in the render window Area select the satellite from which the images were taken The list of satellites is derived from the satellites defined in the fetch parameters configuration Alpha min threshold Sets a minimum threshold of an alpha value O black 255 w
75. arameters and click Next If the connection to the database succeeded Viz Weather configuration settings will be displayed Welcome to database creation wizard this wizard will guide you through to help create a new database Progress Creating new tablespace WEATHER 3 Click Next to create the WHEATER tablespaces Select Create clean tables default and click Next 5 Optional Select Create from Dump file if you have a dump file from an existing database For additional details contact your systems administrator 6 Optional Save the database preferences to a Viz Weather Initialization File 12 Chapter 3 Installation 7 When the process is finished close the application Note Creating a shortcut to WD_Wizard and running it with the custom flag in the target path will enable you to skip stages and configure default parameters during the installation 3 4 Upgrading Viz Weather Vizrt Viz Weather 2 Setup Setup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Select the features you want to install and deselect the features you do not want to install Click Next to continue Upgrade and keep user configuration Uparade and re install configuration Change installed components Uninstall Vizweather Viz Weather upgrades are installed using the Viz Weather installer The Viz Weather installer utilizes one installer for Viz Weather running on Viz 2 x and
76. ast backup XML to the xml folder rename it and try running Viz Weather again DataSuppliersDlls a folder containing the fetch dll s These dll s manage the download of meteorological data Docs Viz Weather documents are copied to this folder during installation Fetch_scripts Python scripts for downloading grid data and creating IsoBars IsoPrecip and IsoTherms data files Sat calibration images The folder contains sample sat images from different satellites The images have a bold mark along the coastline to help calibrate the satellite images to maps These sample images are geo referenced and can be used when a non geotiff map is used Placing the referenced image on top of the non referenced map will emulate geographic referencing when used by Viz Weather to place Wpoints Scenelcons Icons of the saved data elements are saved in this folder SimpleCityData Text files containing geographic data of cities longitude latitude values of cities The files are accessed from Viz Weather UI when selecting the add points from database option Symbols sample symbols for weather conditions rainy cloudy etc vizrtDef This folder contains structured information used by the Viz Weather application WD_Wizard this folder contains the database wizard application The application is launched after Viz Weather is installed for the first time or it can be launched manually by the user The wizard is used to create a table space in the database and de
77. ast play action is larger the timer value Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather Prepare Ahead Offset When prepare ahead is used this parameter defines the first data element that will be prepared counting from the currently played data element Minimal value is 2 Prepare ahead Specific Features This section is used to define which features in the playlist will be fetched updated when prepare ahead operation is performed Select Points if weather points in the playlist should be fetched and updated Select Images if images in the playlist radar or satellite should be fetched or updated Select Live update this option is enabled only if Update is checked if the playlist should update in real time i e every time a new image is fetched it will be loaded to the playlist even if the current data element will update while playing Select Model Data will force rebuild of model data frames when playing the playlist Initialization has the following properties and parameters Optimize Defines if the playlist will be optimized during initialization Auto update Data Elements In a multiple client environment if one client modified a data element used in a playlist that is played by another client the data element will be automatically updated when it is played This option is used only in an optimized playlist with optimized data elements using in scene points Iteration has the following properties and parameters Iterate Defines if
78. ate forecast data for the selected point s 1 Select one or several points from the Points List 32 Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 2 Select the required options in the drop down combo boxes at the bottom of the Points List pane 3 Click Fetch 4 3 2 Points Data Points Configuration Point List Fields Point Data Fields Forecasts Albany 18 8 18 3 27 5 o EubO0artataaBEanantaL General Configuration Regions Amsterdam 55 46 65 Forecast Types Conversions Andorra la Vella 61 49 73 vi 72 pm ew gt an Points List a Lock selected field 78 Lock whole record Tools 71 Empty all points data Export Import Database 76 63 85 72 o pa o u The Points Data pane displays the defined points and the available data fields for each forecast time When performing a fetch for all points the table is filled with the available data Required point types and the specific forecasts can be selected from the drop down combo boxes at the top left side of the pane Note The table columns are the selected additional fields defined for each forecast and point type 4 4 Tools This section contains information on the following topics Export Import Database Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 33 4 4 1 Export Import Points Configuration Point List Fields Point Data Fields Export C topar Simalasiz gata Gupak Euros Forecasts General Configuration Regions Forecast
79. ation_id name 1011 gt Unique name for the location like city name or unique id This field is not used currently so you can just put the city name there or a unique id lt lon gt 10 lt lon gt The longitude of the city It is not in use so you can put a dummy value there or omit it for a while lt lat gt 10 lt lat gt The latitude of the city Not in use now and might be omitted as well lt forecasts gt The beginning token for all the forecasts of the given city For example the first forecast might be for today the second one might be for tomorrow and so on lt forecast gt The token for a single weather forecast lt datetime gt 20031128120000 lt datetime gt The date for the current forecast lt winddirection gt 180 lt winddirection gt Wind direction is measured from the north clockwise 10 lt windspeedms gt 12 lt windspeedms gt Wind speed in meter second 11 lt precipitationmm gt 1 2 lt precipitationmm gt precipitation in millimeters 12 lt symbol gt 17 lt symbol gt The symbol of the weather like stormy or rainy Symbols DEE CE bbl EES Symbol 1 Clear sunny Symbol 2 Almost clear Symbol 3 Partly cloudy Symbol 4 Mostly cloudy Chapter 14 Appendix 181 14 6 182 Symbol 5 Rain showers Symbol 6 Rain showers with thunder Symbol 7 Sleet showers Symbol 8 Snow showers Symbol 9 light rain Symbol 10 rain Symbol 11 rain and thunder Symbol 12 sleet Symbol 13 snow Symbol 14 snow an
80. ature is useful mainly when using the same graphic template in many data elements within a playlist A major improvement in initialization time is obtained in this case Optimize defines if the playlist will use the optimization feature when initialized Auto Update Data Elements defines the update mode of optimized data elements when the playlist is initialized When working in a multiple client environment one client can modify a data element while it is being used in an initialized playlist played by another client When the data element is saved with changes the icon next to the modified data element in the initialized playlist will change The user may decide to reinitialize the changed data element or continue playing the initialized version When Auto update changed is selected the changed data elements will be updated automatically by Viz Weather when changed by another client Auto update limitations are Only Viz Weather optimized data elements including weather points texts and image excluding weather objects Viz Content Pilot data elements when working in DB configuration Chapter 9 Working with Playlists Iteration Iterate defines if a Playlist will run once and end at the last data element or loop to the beginning after the last data element is played Layers General Layers ES 3 SCENE viz weather Virtual_Weather vi m Engine Machine Lo me T machine Studio1_Engine machine2 This section con
81. c Custom Allows you to manually select software components to be installed Engine Machine Installs all Viz Engine related packages required for loading and displaying Viz Weather graphics no user interface Server Machine Installs all the required software packages to run a Viz Weather server i e fetch new meteorological data allow Viz Weather clients to connect to the local Media Sequencer and so on 3 In the list of the software packages add or remove software components to customize the installation or click Next to keep the default selection Chapter 3 Installation 9 Default selection is based upon the installation type selected in the previous screen Figure 2 Viz Weather page installer installation list Viz Weather installation page InstallShield Wizard Vizrt Yiz Weather Combined installer Select the SW components you want to install on your system Please follow each installer instructions Viz Media Sequencer Viz Weather Viz Additional Plugins Python Viz DataPool Viz Curious Maps Client Wdom config Wiz Scroller plugin From package version 1 9 0 48893 4 Follow the instructions in each of the individual installers If a machine restart message is displayed continue with the installation without restarting the machine until all the installers are finished The selected software installers will run sequentially in the correct order until the installatio
82. cal files of cities lists To search a point from the web 1 in the Point Search text field type the name of the city to look for Click the search button A list of cities matching the search string will appear in the Result field 2 Select one of the results The Name Country Region and Sub Region fields will be populated automatically 3 Click OK to add the city to the points database ar Cancel to close the Search Point window without adding the point 4 Verify that the longitude and latitude values of the added points are correct 88 Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data To search a point from the local files Search Point AA z 33 3666667 35 1666667 Nicosia cyprus CEE Bone l Yo X cancel i Select a country from the countries drop down list The City drop down list will be populated with a list of cities from the selected country Type a sub string for narrowing the Cities list or type the city name in the City field 3 Select a city from the drop down list The longitude latitude name and country edit boxes will automatically be filled with data 4 Click OK The point will be added to the list 5 Verify that the longitude and latitude values of the added points are correct N To manually add a weather point 1 Right click the list and from the appearing context menu select New Point Blank A new city entry row with default longitude and latitude will be added 2 C
83. casted weather development The shape and movement of clouds can be visualized in 3D and broadcast showing the true speed of the various cloud layers Weather data such as temperature wind speed and direction weather symbols 3D maps and radar maps are displayed automatically with corresponding graphic elements in real time using the pre made templates A template based solution Being fully based on templates results in an easy to use application and an efficient workflow The predefined templates allow meteorologists weather presenters and graphic designers to focus on weather conditions and present it in the best possible way without compromising the consistency with the channel s branding Viz Weather s template based approach combined with advanced playlist capabilities allows automated weather shows and the re use of data for cross platform distribution Viz Weather playlists can be turned into a set of images for mobile phones web sites etc Workflow When using Viz Weather to produce a weather show the following steps are to be followed 1 The graphic designer and the weather department create a storyboard of the show which includes graphic guidelines and meteorological content to be presented The graphic designer designs the graphic scenes graphic templates in Viz Artist The designer must follow some guidelines and use special weather plug ins when creating graphic templates for Viz Weather The design process is
84. ce string in Viz Engine Selected model type in the editor doesn t match the map displayed Change the map to a world map and see if the data is displayed Browse button in isoGrid does not open the file browser the defined path is not found Change the path string to a valid path C or any other valid path and click the Browse button again 15 4 Mixed Environment The following relates to mixed environment related issues e g Viz Trio Viz Ticker 3D and Viz Weather Make sure all applications use the same Media Sequencer server The XML file may not match between different applications Close all applications and stop the Media Sequencer Re launch the Media Sequencer and run the applications again The Media Sequencer will not load if the default xml file is corrupted delete the default xml file and restart Media Sequencer the default xml file is found in C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Vizrt Media Sequencer 15 5 DataBase Integrated Environment The following issues relate to Viz Weather working in an integrated environment with Viz Content Pilot database Degrees sign is not correct in editable texts Check the following configuration The client registry value HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE ORACLE KEY OraClient10g home1 NLS_ LANG should be as the database was configured Usually the value should be AMERICAN AMERICA AL32UTF8 Data elements are missing from the list Run the Viz Conten
85. ce the images over the maps and terrains Pre Process when checked defines if the radar images will be processed by an external application before sent to Viz to be displayed This column is valid only if the external application is defined in the Pre Processing Cmd field If the check box is checked next to a radar type Viz Weather will use the pre processing command when loading graphics using the specified radar note that in order to use this column changes in the graphic template are required Each added entry will show as an item in the Area drop down list in the Data Import pane see Working with Meteorological Data and the Fetch Application When a fetch operation is performed the images will be downloaded from the FTP folder to the local folder Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather Ws Fetch Parameter Lightning Clouds Display Name _ D2 europe 92 _ D3 e europe and w asia D3 D3 _D2D3 europe e eurape w asia D2D3 D2D3 Mp4 D4 D4 DS w africa D5 D5 D6 e africa D6 D6 D7 D7 D7 The Satellite tab configures the different satellite images sources using the following parameters Add Adds a new satellite entry to the list Delete Deletes a satellite entry from the list Type Always use Geographic Reference type Display Name is the name that will appear in the Area drop down list Local Folder is the location of the satellite images on the disk FTP Folder is the location of the images on th
86. ch actions that the points of the selected point type will be updated That is if a point was fetched it will not be fetched again until the expiration time value has past 4 Click OK 30 Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 4 2 3 Conversions Weather Database Administration Tool Schema Version 1 1 We Points Configuration Point List Fields Point Data Fields Nome Prev Pram Forecasts Fahrenheit to Celsius 0 5555556 Celsius to Fahrenheit 1 8 General Configuration Maters Sec to Km Hour 3 6 Regions Meters Sec to Miles Hours 2 2369363 Fi T e O Km Hour to Miles Mours 0 6213712 0 2777778 view Points List Points Data Tools Export Import Database 1 79999995231628 Po2 The conversion option is used to define conversion formulas for converting incoming data All conversions are of the following format Field Data Incoming data value A B The Add Modify and Remove buttons can be used to add new modify and remove entries To add a conversion formula 1 Click the Add button to add a conversion formula 2 Set the conversion name 3 Set the first parameter A 4 Set the second parameter B 5 Click OK 4 3 View This section contains information on the following topics e Points List Points Data Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 31 4 3 1 Points List Points Configuration Point List Fields Point Data Fields NA ju F Forecasts lalbany 73 75667 42 6525 General Co
87. changes that requires re saving of all data elements Properties Opens the Playlist Properties window Weather Elements Import Weather Elements 42 Export Weather Elements Create Weather Points Report gt The weather elements menu relates to Viz Weather elements fronts pressure symbols special objects and flows When used in a data element these elements are set manually shape position and animation to represent meteorological data The export import option enables using these elements for other data elements graphic template without having to repeat the manual process The elements are exported with geographic referenced objects and when imported to another data element the objects will keep the geographic orientation Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather Another use of this feature is moving objects from data suppliers to customers as part of the meteorological information Note The same design with the same name must exist in the importing scene so the imported data will work correctly ecial Objects Flows Import Weather Element Opens the Import Weather Elements window Select the file to import An import window will open where the importable objects are enabled and checked Check Uncheck the elements to import and click the Import button Note If the importable objects are not available in the loaded graphic template they will be disabled in the import window Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 85
88. command line option to the target path weatherclient MSE lt machine_name gt 3 Click OK To configure Viz Weather to run as a server 1 Right click the Viz Weather2 Vizx x shortcut and from the appearing context menu select Properties 2 Select the Shortcut tab and add the following command line option to the target path MSE lt machine_name gt Note When running a Viz Weather sever with the local Media Sequencer these flags are omitted 3 Click OK To configure Viz Weather to use Viz 3 x 1 Open the Viz Weather Initialization File for Viz 3 x located in the Viz Weather program folder SystemDrive lProgram Files vizrt VizWeather2 viz3 weather ini 2 Locate the vIZ category and set the Viz version parameter VIZ viz version 3 3 Save and close the INI file Chapter 3 Installation 15 Viz Weather2 Viz 3 x Properties General Shortcut Compatibility Security Viz Weather2 Viz 3 x Target type Application Target location vizWeather2 Target feather2 viz_weather exe inifile viz3_weather ir Start in C Program Files Vizrt vizWeather2 Shortcut key None Run Normal window Comment Right click the Viz Weather2 Viz3 x shortcut and from the appearing context menu select Properties Select the Shortcut tab and add the following command line option to the target path inifile viz3_weather ini Click OK To configure Viz W
89. cs When used in a graph scene supporting this feature the graph points will be interpolated according to the minimal and maximal values Columns Category Select a point category to filter the points list Only points from the selected category will be displayed in the Point ID column 128 Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements Point ID Displays the name of the weather point city name The options in the dropdown list are the list defined in Requested Points Tab in the Data Import section Points are filtered according to the selected category Style Displays the available styles design of the weather point node The options in the drop down list are the exported weather point designs in the graphic template Selecting a style will create a copy of the design and insert the data from the line in the table into the corresponding fields creating a weather point object in the renderer see graphic Design export weather point design Pos X position of the point on the X axis of the screen Viz values or an offset used to move a point from its geographical location Pos Y position of the point on the Y axis of the screen Viz values or an offset used to move a point from its geographical location Day time of the weather forecast displayed Options for the drop down menu are either the default values or the values defined in the configuration menu Configuration gt Fetch Parameters gt Forecast Time Geo if checked the weathe
90. d not be connected After the connection succeeded click the OK button and the Database menu items will become enabled Delete Weather Elements from DB Removes all the stored data elements from the database Note A database connection must be defined before performing the XML conversion from regular xml to database xml file Tools Get XML Icons Get XML Icons Assigns the Viz scene icons to the data elements in the XML When clicked a folder browser window will open Chapter 14 Appendix 179 14 5 180 To get XML icons cox Get Scene Icons l R ole 1 Type the a folder path or use the folder browser to select a folder containing Viz scene icons 2 Click OK The icons will be imported to the XML and used as icons for the saved data elements Help This option provides information about the current conversion tool Using XML Formatted Data in Viz Weather Viz Weather point data is retrieved from the data supplier s server or from local files The files storing the point information are XML files read by Viz Weather and inserted into the Points database The process of retrieving data and storing it in the database is called fetch When the data for one or more of the weather points defined in the system is required the following process occurs 1 Check when the last update of the requested point s data took place 2 If the data expiration time was exceeded download the XML file from the
91. d thunder Symbol 15 fog Symbol 16 clear sun below horizon polar night Symbol 17 partly cloudy sun below horizon polar night Symbol 18 rain showers sun below horizon polar night Symbol 19 snow showers sun below horizon polar night Working in Integrated Environments When working in a complex environment using newsroom and automation software integration between systems is required Viz Weather is able to work with a shared database used by other Vizrt software utilizing the database for saving data elements Vizrt s Viz Content Pilot is a newsroom and control software using an Oracle database for storing data of template based graphics Control room automation systems use a Viz Content Pilot Newsroom Component to fill data into the graphics and to add the data elements to news stories and playlists aka rundowns and running orders Viz Weather data elements stored in the database are added via the Newsroom Component in the same manner using a special template for identifying the data elements Note Viz Weather is using the same database with Viz Content Pilot 5 0 schemas and later Note To use Viz Weather with the database a conversion of the XML file is required since the file structure is different from the XML file used by Viz Weather without a database This following sections contain information on how to integrate the two environments To configure the database To convert the XML To configure
92. d to it Note When loading scenes that were not designed as Viz Weather graphic templates a warning message will appear while loading IMPORTANT The Viz data root folder displayed in Viz Weather is defined by the parameter dir in the Viz Weather Initialization File To save a graphic template as a new graphic template to Viz If a graphic template is edited and you want to replace it or save it as another graphic template select Save Scene in Viz from the Viz menu Chapter 8 Working with Graphic Templates 99 See Also Using Viz Weather Working with Playlists Working with Data Elements Viz Weather tutorial scenes for detailed information and examples Viz DataPool tutorial scenes for supplement information on the DataPool plug ins 100 Chapter 8 Working with Graphic Templates 9 Working with Playlists bie Viz Weather XML file weather XML vizrtml No Data in Editing Ele Wow Configuston Ye utaElement Balet weather Elements eb Names Modified Lerer Eoncepts naboS 00 04 2005 2 53 PM tranckion test 09 04 2008 6 17 PM MIDDLE i nen stuft 08 04 2008 MIDDLE Virtus Room short 08 04 2006 2 Board Init Data Name c3 7days bris amp Modified Scene Name Take Out Time 30 08 200 SCENE 2 4 PE 11 41 AM NAS OS 7_days a c3 sstMop 8 22 05 1200 SCENE viz we E s o7 pm Nas osr sat_propByCe 084041200 SCENE yie we 3 10PM NAB OSS 5_dars 12 04 200 SCENE wiz we 2 41P
93. defined layer within the scene during execution of the playlist The resulting effect is of a graphic scene running within another graphic scene Texture Layers consist of dynamic images added to the Playlist properties and used by the data elements in the Playlist Enabled layers are selected Viz layers that will be used in the Playlist For every layer selected a column will be added in the Playlist editing area enabling the user to add data elements or scenes to these layers All data elements and scenes in all the enabled layers will be loaded to Viz during Playlist initialization When a line is triggered all the data elements in the line will run Main layer behavior is unchanged when a line is triggered the data element is loaded to Viz and the animation is started Other enabled layers will be affected only if the triggered line contains a data element or a scene in these layers This way the layers are separated during play out enabling richer graphic effects on screen Icon Modi Scene Nan Take Out Time Front Back LayerA Studiol_Engine Studio2_Engine SCENE viz 1 26 SCENE viz ce We JON gt 4 26 Concepti PM W_IsoBars Channels The Channels property enhances the capabilities of Viz Weather s Playlist by enabling control of additional Viz Engines during playlist run When a channel is defined in the playlist properties a column in the playlist area will be added Chapter 9 Working with Playli
94. dia Sequencer Default value is localhost The following flags define the connection type used by Viz Weather to connect to the Media Sequencer Use only one of the flags socket Connects to the Media Sequencer using socket Protocol ctSocket This is the default value if no connection type is defined dcom Connects to the Media Sequencer using CacheDCOM Protocol ctCacheDCOM This is the type of connection used in previous versions usecache Connects to the Media Sequencer using CacheDCOM Protocol ctCacheDCOM This is the type of connection used in previous versions nocache Connects to the Media Sequencer using DCOM Protocol ctDCOM Ch weather_machine lt machine name gt Defines the On air machine Viz Weather will connect to nogui Launches Viz Weather without the GUI This option is used in integrated newsroom systems environments Chapter 3 Installation 17 3 5 2 showlog Used with conjunction with nogui flag The showlog flag will open a Viz Weather log window when running without the GUI xml_file lt xml file name gt Defines the weather xml file name that will be loaded to the Media Sequencer when Viz Weather is launched as server or stand alone machine lang lt language name gt Defines the Ul language that Viz Weather will load Default language is English Language name is the name of a sub directory containing the language definition file for Viz Weather hd Ru
95. e 3 Satellites D1 to D9 D1 Figure 4 Satellites GEOS and MeteoSat GOES 10 GOES 12 MeteoSat 7 MeteoSat 5 GOES 09 Se gt a Banos DN tgs rv Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data 93 Table 1 Available satellites Satellite Description D1 D2 Europe D3 East Europe and west Asia D4 North of south America D5 West Africa D6 East Africa D7 South east of south America D8 D9 GOES W West USA west Canada and the Pacific Ocean GOES E North and south Americas GMS East Asia Oceania IODC West and central Asia and east Africa D2D3 Europe and west Asia US_ALL US_WEST US_EAST SOUTH_AMERICA EUROPE AUSTRALIA WORLD 7 2 2 Model Data Forecast MM5_italy MMS_italy_6km Eroe B 94 Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data The Model data selection area supports Iso parameters selection time range and model type for fetch From the drop down select the required data type Type name is defined in the Fetch Parameters configuration window To set the model parameters 1 Click the ellipse button to open the Fetch Profile window The Fetch Profile window displays the configured model types and the available data for each type 2 Select the data to be fetched Lines pressure Bands temperature Filled precipitation Zones or Winds and click OK to confirm the selection 3 Set t
96. e FTP The entry can be a full path to a folder including the ftp address or a folder name under lt ftp_root gt satellite lt ftp_root gt is defined in the fetch_parameters ini file If the ini file and the FTP folder column include an ftp path the Fetch Configuration overrides the ini file settings Index is column is visible only when Type is set to Satellite ID Always use the Geographic Reference type VGR File displays the Viz geographical reference file This file contains the projection information of the radar images Viz uses this information to place the image over the map terrain correctly The column VGR defines which VGR file is used by Viz to display the image on a map If no file is defined then Viz will use the VGR files from the folder containing the radar images If a file is defined Viz will use the projection in that file to place the images over the maps and terrains Each added entry will show as an item in the Area drop down list in the Data Import pane see Working with Meteorological Data and the Fetch Application When a fetch operation is performed the images will be downloaded from the FTP folder to the local folder Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 63 64 Satellite Lightning Clouds Forecast A The Iso tab defines the source type of the grid information files Type The supported data files are of two types Geometry files contain data representing the pressure levels temperatures precipitati
97. e Playlist Snap Images amp Clips Initialize All Initialize All Silent Mode Fetch Playlist Weather Points Fetch Playlist Data Update Playlist Data Show Playlist Buttons Panel Refresh PLAY device MSE MOS Playlists Resave Playlist items Properties The Playlist menu is for the Viz Weather playlists A Playlist is a sequential list of data elements and Viz commands New Opens a new empty Playlist Save Saves the currently selected Playlist Save As Saves a new created Playlist or save an opened Playlist under a new name Make Playlist Post Clips Starts post rendering the data elements in the playlist to clips using the parameters from System Configuration gt Post renderer The playlist must be initialized before using the render clips option and Post time values for every data element in the Playlist must be defined Make Playlist Snap Images Creates a series of snapshots from the data elements in the Playlist The playlist must be initialized before selecting this Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 83 6 2 7 84 option The snapshots rendered are of the first frame of every data element unless a special tag is defined in the graphic template s animation called pilot1 If such a tag is defined the snapshot will be rendered at that point of the animation Make Playlist Snap Images amp Clips Creates post rendered clips of the initialized playlist and snapshot images of the playlist as explained in the two m
98. e list if the connection was broken This parameter defines the time out duration for the reconnect attempts when auto reconnect is set to y connect_to_local _MSE y relevant only when viz Weather works with a remote Media Sequencer as the main Media Sequencer connect_to_local_MSE defines if to also connect to local Media Sequencer for getting GPI BBOX triggers if configured If omitted or empty default value is y schema User schema name VDCP enabled n defines if to configure special vdcp handler in Media Sequencer If omitted or empty default values is n port COM4 handler_name and port configuration includes the listening port of VDCP handler and the handler name created If omitted or empty default values are COM4 and vdcp_client handler_name vdcp_client DATABASE Chapter 14 Appendix use_database n This parameter defines if working in an integrated environment with Viz Content Pilot database Default is n Section Parameter Description login pilot user name for login to database password pilot name vizrtdb password for the user login Database entry name in the TNSNAMES ora file or BDE alias name schema PILOT schema name in the database default_concept viz_weather2 defines the default concept name in the database for saving Viz Weather data elements default_templat e viz_weather2 defines the default template
99. e render window Values are set in the UI by or by changing the position of the object in the render window dragging the node in Viz Geo Defines if the position of the text object Pos X Pos Y will be displayed as Longitude Latitude or Viz units where 0 0 is the center of the render window Visible Sets a visibility switch for each of the text objects When checked the text will be visible in the rendered output To create a new text object Add a text node to the graphic template using the Add text button Change the text in the editor to the required string Select a style Place the text node in the render window by changing the Pos X Pos Y column or by dragging the node in the Viz scene 5 Save the created data by selecting Save As under the Data Element menu or by clicking the Save As button next to the Saved Data Elements window bb un Note Selecting a row in the text table will select the text object in the render window and vice versa selecting the text node in the render window will highlight the row in the text editor Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 127 10 3 2 Weather Points Editor Point Type Point Nome Style PosX PosY Geo Visible Orig Amsterd sm SimpleTemp 0 0 0 0 Y Y O WeatherPoint Athens SimpleName 0 0 0 0 waatherPo int Berlin Cogwheea 0 0 0 0 The Weather Points editor can display add and modify weather points in the data element A Weather point is an object tha
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101. eather to use Viz Worlds Maps Client 1 Open the Viz Weather Initialization File for Viz 3 x located in the Viz Weather program folder SystemDrive Program Files vizrt VizWeather2 viz3 weather ini Locate the CURIOUS category and enable the Viz Curious Maps Client CMC CURIOUS cwm_enabled y Save and close the INI file To configure Viz 3 x 1 Start Viz Config 3 x 2 Select the Database category and enable Auto Login Yes Chapter 3 Installation Show Auto Login No Auto Login Yes 3 Optional Select the Viz Artist 2 x section to enable Use 2 x Mode for demo scenes and materials 4 Select the Maps category and configure the Viz World map database settings Cache Active Cache Directory i Memory Images ee On disk Days is aha 5 Set the Cache Directory to a shared folder between the control machine Viz Weather and the output machine Viz Engine 6 Click Save and close Viz Config See Also Viz Weather Setup Overview Viz World Client and Server User s Guide 3 5 1 Command Line Options Viz Weather can make use of command line options flags that will enable you to use various shortcut configurations The flags are added to the shortcut s target path or used when running Viz Weather from a command shell Note All command line options will override the configuration made in the Viz Weather Initialization File mse lt hostname gt Sets the name of the computer running the Me
102. ected via network The Control machine runs the Ul and sends commands and data to the On air machine All editing and data manipulation is done on this machine The control machine is running Viz Engine for editing and can be used as a preview machine during production showing the next item in the Playlist The On air machine is either a PC or Onyx that runs Viz Engine and that produces an SDI or HD video signal The On air machine is controlled by the control machine during production sending commands and weather data to create the weather show In the Viz Weather Initialization File configure the on air machine parameter to indicate the On air machine being used and the on air preview disable parameter Chapter 3 Installation 19 3 5 3 20 Video out oe A a Viz Viz Engine commands E r Meteorological j On Air Machine Data Viz Weather Viz Engine Un ieee ais tg eo me we XML 1 PA ia Viz Media Sequencer Control Machine Points database Note When using a program PGM preview PVW configuration some additional Network Configurations must be made See Also Network Configuration Network Configuration When using an On air Control configuration or in an environment with a few Viz Engine installations all machines should all be connected to the same Viz Graphics Hub for Viz 3 x or data root for Viz 2 x versions A shared fetch folder and image folders
103. ed and not set as the main layer in the playlist properties window Playlist Control ileak a el folie Before a playlist can be played out it has to be initialized by loading all graphic templates to the Viz Engine and settings all meteorological data The playlist tool bar is used to perform the required actions This section contains information on the following topics Initialization Running a Playlist Initialization The initialization stage is necessary to run the Playlist with minimal response time when switching between data elements while running the Playlist Initialization takes a few seconds up to a couple of minutes to complete depending on the number and type of elements in a playlist During the initialization process all the information stored in the Playlist is loaded to Viz All data elements in all layers clips and scenes Chapter 9 Working with Playlists Eg HO b Init Data Name Icon l Modified Scene Name Take Tir 22222 4 13 2010 SCENE viz weather 3 17 PM GlobeDew StormOnGlobew gt amp o When initializing a playlist which is by default done in silent mode no warning messages will be displayed during the initialization process However ifa problem occurred during the initialization the data elements that were not initialized successfully will have a warning icon next to the initialized icon If you want to get the warning messages during the ini
104. ed clip files properties summary Check the clip s width amp height Make sure they match your video output size PAL NTSC etc Clip does not show black scene is displayed e Clip file does not exist on the disk Check for the path in windows explorer amp check that the clip file exists amp plays in windows media Codec of clip not supported by Softclip Open Viz Artist Load scene weatherPost Browse in softClip editor to the clip on the disk See if the Softclip manages to load the clip If not select another codec in the render_disk device 15 3 Viz Engine The following paragraphs describe potential problems with the Viz Engine real time graphics rendering machine Satellite Radar Shields animation not running ImageClip animation was not defined correctly Check the animation of the ImageClip container Make sure the animation is defined Check that the names of the keyframes in the animation are start_key and end_key Data was not found Select the menu item Show Commands from the Viz menu in Viz Weather Change the dates of the data element to force reloading of images Check the messages in viz console Fetch folders in the System Configuration window Check that the fetch folders point to where the data is or perform a new fetch and check that data was stored on disk at the specified folder Ina multiple users environment check that all applications use the same conf
105. ed data before it is used by the IsoGrid plug in to create the iso objects Loaded images Displays the number of frames generated by the IsoGrid plug in Model Name Select the model to be displayed Iso information is used in different meteorological models used by different data suppliers The list of models is derived from the ServerConfig xml file located under the XMLConfigFiles folder Note The selected data type has to be fetched from the data supplier If no data exists for the defined time range a time range warning message will appear Time Step min Defines the time gap between the Iso frames If the time step is set to 15 minutes four frames per hour will be created Default is 30 minutes The smaller the time step is the smoother the animation between the iso frames will be but the larger the number of images will be Using a small time step will slow down the system and will decrease the performance of the renderer Smoothing When the check box is checked the smoothing editor will be enabled The smoothing parameter defines the interpolation performed on the model data to reduce the jagged edges of the displayed data The higher the smoothing is the less jagged the displayed iso information will be Note that a high smoothing value also reduces the accuracy of the information When setting a smoothing parameter it is applied only to the currently displayed frame When reaching the desired effect click the Apply button to
106. ed to the Media Sequencer The window displays the following information Local machine name Name of the machine that is running the Viz Weather as a client MSE machine name Name of the machine that is running Media Sequencer that the application is connected to Viz Weather Server Name of the machine that is running Viz Weather as a server Registered Clients Names of the clients connected to the Viz Weather server machine Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather Editorial tabs XML File Name Storrns xml Comment Storm Thunder Storm Clear Third If a tab is defined in the Editorial Tabs Configuration tool the Editorial Tabs option is added to the view menu Editorial Tabs are used to read data from an XML file and display it in the user interface in a formatted way The user can define which fields of the data will be displayed using the Editorial Tabs Configuration tool Use copy and paste to easily add free text elements to the weather data element Fetch File will only fetch the data for the selected tab Fetch All Files will fetch the data for all tabs at once Note An entry using the dataFetchXML dll should be configured in the Fetch Parameters Initialization File to enable fetching editorial tabs data Saved Data Elements Saved Data Elements displays the data elements list Is only enabled when running Viz Weather in Playout Mode Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 55 56 TCP Commands _D clean tines fa
107. ement is triggered elements 6 7 will be fetched and again at the defined time interval until the fifth element is triggered 6 When the fifth data element is triggered element 7 will be fetched and again at the defined time interval until the sixth element is triggered DataPool Actions When Show DataPool Action Column is checked a DPAction column will be displayed in the Playlist editing area This column is intended for sending commands to the DataPool plug in in the scene when the line is triggered Currently only one use of DPAction is implemented setting the REAL scene name of the current data element to a DataPool variable Viz Weather makes a temporary copy of the graphic template with the modified values assigned by the Viz Weather UI during initialization The temporary name of the saved copy is generated by Viz Weather and it might be required by DataPool commands used in the scene To avoid the dependency of commands on a specific scene name a DataPool variable is used and the scene name is assigned to it The same variable used in the scene is then used in the DPAction column When a variable name is found in the DPAction column when the line is triggered Viz Weather will generate the following command and send it to Viz RENDERER FUNCTION DataPool Data SET lt variable name gt SCENE vizweather temporary lt TempSceneName gt Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 107 108 This functionality is currently used to i
108. enu item will trigger a fetch operation for all data satellite radar and points used in the playlist Update Playlist Data This menu item update all weather elements in the playlist displaying Iso data satellite radar and weather points Export to Viz Conductor Group This menu item will send the playlist information to be cued in a defined Viz Conductor as a group Viz Conductor will render the playlist into clips Properties Opens the Playlist properties window of the selected Playlist To create a playlist 1 Click the New Playlist button next to the Play lists editor or select New from the Playlist menu at the top of the Viz Weather menu or right click the Playlist area and select New from the context menu A new Playlist will be added to the playlists 2 Rename the Playlist Drag data elements to the temporary area 4 Save the Playlist by selecting Save from the Playlist menu or by clicking the Save button left of the Playlist editor or by right clicking the Playlist area and selecting Save from the context menu Ww To copy a playlist 1 Click the Save As button next to the playlist area or select Save As from the Playlist menu from the main menu and in the appearing Save dialog enter a new name and click Save or 2 Right click a playlist and select Copy from the context menu then right click and Paste the playlist The playlist will be automatically renamed as lt p aylist name_0 gt 3 Rename and
109. enu options above Note A render device must be defined in Viz and the path for storing the rendered images must be defined in Viz Weather Initialize All Loads the Playlist items to the renderer Initialize All Silent Mode Loads the Playlist items to the renderer without displaying user dialogs and messages After the initialization is done all warning error messages are displayed in the initialization log and the info icon will blink Fetch Playlist Weather Points Fetches the data for all weather points used in the playlist only point data Fetch Playlist Data Fetches all the data including points grid data images etc for all the data elements used in the playlist Update Playlist Data Sends all data to the playlist updating all data elements using radar images satellite images and weather points b gt a Show Playlist Buttons Panel Hide Playlist Buttons Panel Opens hides a button control panel for activating Playlist commands during production Refresh PLAY Device Refreshes the Viz play device information MSE MOS Playlists This option is enabled only when the MOS connection is defined and connected When selecting this menu item a window displaying a list of the available playlists sent by the newsroom automation system When a playlist is selected it can be loaded to Viz Weather Resave Playlist Items Opens each data element in the playlist and saves them This allows you to perform data element structure
110. eout connection loss to the preview machine in seconds before popping an error message about connection timeout If omitted default value is 300 seconds Sminutes 168 Chapter 14 Appendix Section Parameter Description on_air_preview_ disable machinel machine2 machine3 In a program preview setup using two computers defines if the preview machine will render the preview scenes saves time when loading a Playlist Name of the program machine The names of the machines will appear in a drop down list when changing a machine from the configuration menu force_UTF8 n Force the Viz machine program and preview to use UTF8 encoding Values y or n If omitted default value is n launch_flags Define additional flags for running viz Current flags un configurable used by Viz Weather when launching viz are n M P W Q The defined flags will be added to these flags use_load_scene device n use_load_scene_device defines whether a LoadScene device is defined in Viz and used in the data elements Values y or n If omitted default value is n aspect_ratio Define render window aspect ratio If omitted default value is used 1 33 custom_height User defined renderer height in pixels Default values are derived from PAL NTSC definition custom_width User defined renderer width in pixels Default values are derived from PAL NTSC definition
111. er returns the map and additional information about the selections made by the user Layers The layers are different types of information added to the map like borders roads railways etc When using a graphic template that is designed to support this information it will appear in the layers area The user can switch on or off any layer exposed in the graphic template by checking the visibility check boxes of the layers Note The relation between Map Layer Visible parameter and the Map Layers parameter is derived from the graphic template s design If the layers are placed under the map container then Map Layer Visible will affect the map layers Map Params from file When checked additional parameters specified in the defined file will affect the map This file is a Viz Traffic data file and contains zoom information for the map Map Parameters When the map icon in the editor is clicked the map browser window will open Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 135 Map Browser weather borrasce comatt chinaweather ome flags fronts globe himmal images_nesther imgover keren apoint korenz kids_soene lanss lighting maps 06 coepti africa asis csntral_amenca mideast north america pacific south_america corcept2 concept3_nstural 4 concepts _highignt 4 concepts_blueish globs_sarth_textur bd namd er x Viz Images Browse the Viz image folder tree on the left side of the window
112. es Pr Point_Trpes Bonn mae 10 3 20 SCENE scenes viz weatherf TestScenes 2 Pra Point_Types Fixe dPoints1 6 27 2010 3 45 SCENE scenef vir weather TestScenes Bl Pr InScenePoints FixedPoints2 6 27 2010 3 46 SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes B Pm Inscena Points AllFlat Senad 10 7 23 SCENE scena viz weather Flat_AllEditors StormTest FHI 20 20 10 1 00 SCENE scene s viz weatherf WeatherTutorial hi PM SCENED17 WindEC 7 1 2010 2 31 PM SCENE scene viz weather TestScenes Winds Fixe dPoints3 7 5 2010 4 56 PM SCENE scenef vir weather TestScenes InScene Points Blrind next a Previous C The Viz Weather Lite is a limited and simplified mode of running Viz Weather It is intended for preparing and editing data elements in the pre production stage The pre production mode does not require a full Viz Weather license and it will run with a weather plug ins license When running Viz Weather Lite all playlists and configuration related menus and menu items are disabled 154 Chapter 11 Pre production Mode Only the data elements and the graphic templates areas are enabled in the UI Playlists and Fetch windows are disabled The Playlist related menus and menu items are disabled as well Data elements are created and edited using the same tools and editors as with a normal Viz Weather client however there are some limitations Only the text editor weather points editor Map editor and image editor are enabled for edit
113. fine the required database element for hosting weather points in the system xml A folder containing XML file s with all the saved information of the Viz Weather GUI This file is loaded by the media sequencer when Viz Weather launches The name of the loaded file is defined in the viz_weather ini file XMLConfigFiles Ul configuration files These files contain user settings configured by the Configuration menu items Chapter 3 Installation 3 5 Configuring Viz Weather Viz Weather is not a standalone product hence it must be configured to work with other Vizrt products such as the Media Sequencer and Viz Engine before it can be started When installing Viz Weather desktop shortcuts for running Viz Weather with Viz 3 x and Viz 2 x will be created Plug ins and configuration files for the installed Viz version will be installed Viz Weather connects to the Media Sequencer service as a server machine or as a client machine depending on the Command Line Options configuration This section contains information on the following topics To configure Viz Weather to run as a client To configure Viz Weather to run as a server To configure Viz Weather to use Viz 3 x To configure Viz Weather to use Viz Worlds Maps Client To configure Viz 3 x To configure Viz Weather to run as a client 1 Right click the Viz Weather2 Vizx x shortcut and from the appearing context menu select Properties 2 Select the Shortcut tab and add the following
114. g file for errors and connection messages File is found under the defined fetch data folder see System Configuration Server is not reachable Proxy used Check the following link in your web browser http www storm no vizrt WOD aspx la 60 amp lo 5 amp date today if the above link does not work contact your system administrator to make storm server reachable If the above link works from the web browser but does not work from Viz Weather check your internet browser s Proxy settings and compare it to the setting in the Fetch Parameters Initialization File HttpProxy ip port Firewall preventing connection to server Contact your system administrator to setup a web browser connection to the following link http www storm no vizrt WOD aspx la 60 amp lo 5 amp date today Note If using a data supplier other than Storm use your supplier http address to test the connection Chapter 15 Troubleshooting Guide 187 15 1 2 188 Entry in fetechParameter ini file has no effect Check the Fetch Parameters Initialization File for commented lines A line that begins with a sign is commented out If the parameter is required for fetching the data remove the sign to enable the setting Storm Weather points data fetch not working no data is received Perform the General connection tests Fetch dll is not defined properly Check the Fetch Parameters Initialization File configuration PRIORITY2 dll _path dat
115. ggle menu item for displaying grid lines in the playlists area Init All Data Elements Loads all data elements in the playlist to Viz and prepares it for playout Clear All Init All Data Elements Clear Viz memory and then loads all data elements in the playlist to Viz and prepares it for playout Make Playlist Post Clips Renders the data elements in the Playlist to disk using Viz Engine s render to disk option The output clips will be saved to the path Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 103 104 set by the Post amp Snap post rendering configuration tab in the System Configuration window using the sub folder and naming convention defined Note Post rendering will not work unless a render to disk device is defined in Viz the playlist is fully initialized and Post Time is set for each data elements defining the clip length in seconds Make Playlist Snap Images Create a sequence of snap shots from the data elements in the Playlist The first frame of the data element will be used as the snap shot or a tag stop point named pilot1 Note The path for saving the snapshots is the same path defined in the System Configuration window under the Post Render tab Make Playlist Snap Images amp Clips Create a sequence of snap shots and rendered clips from the data elements in the Playlist Fetch Playlist Weather Points Select and fetch the weather points used in the data elements in the Playlist Fetch Playlist Data This m
116. gical Data Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 49 6 1 2 6 1 3 6 1 4 6 2 50 Editing Area The Editor area top right section of the UI is used for editing the selected property of data elements Editors are selected from the row of editor buttons enabling the user to set the specific meteorological data in each Viz Weather data element See Also Data Editors Animation Control Area The Preview area above the render window is used to control the data element animation using play buttons sliders and director selection controls Graphic Display Area This area displays the rendered graphic elements Main Menu File View Configuration viz Data Element Playlist Weather Elements Help This section describes all menu options available from Viz Weather s main menu File View Configuration Viz Data Element Playlist Weather Elements Help Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 6 2 1 File 35 Load Xml File E Save xml File E Save xml File As Import Playlist 42 Export Selected Playlist Import Data Element 42 Export Selected Data Element Exit amp Keep viz Running Shift Ctrl F4 Exit Ctrl F4 Load XML File Load a new XML file to the Media Sequencer The file contains all the data and configuration parameters used by Viz Weather Save XML File Save the current data from the Media Sequencer to an XML file The file contains all the data and configuration parameters used by Viz Wea
117. gins 11 Open the installation folder and edit the initialization files for Viz Weather and Fetch Parameters See Also Installing the Database Schema Initialization Files e Viz Weather Initialization File Fetch Parameters Initialization File Installing the Database Schema Before any installation or upgrade of Viz Weather specific schemas an Oracle 10g database must be installed and running and Viz Weather must be installed Viz Weather makes use of the database for storing weather points and all the points related data The schema for storing the points uses a version number to check for compatibility and allow schema changes and updates Note that Viz Weather will not run if there is a schema mismatch If a mismatch occurs a message will be displayed Once the schema has been updated to the correct version Viz Weather can be used again To install and configure the weather points schema 1 Run the Viz Weather 2 installer If the Viz Weather 2 installer is run for the first time on the machine the WD_Admin tool will be automatically launched at the end of the installation process Another option is to run the WD_Wizard manually from the SystemDrive Program Files vizrt VizWeather2 WD_ Admin folder Chapter 3 Installation 11 Welcome to database creation wizard this wizard will guide you through to help create a new database 2 Select TNS or Basic connection string and set the database connection p
118. h a broad range of weather data providers and can trigger graphics and animations automatically An intuitive GUI allows to easily control switch and manipulate the data The solution is fully integrated with Viz Curious Maps for creation of branded high quality maps This section contains information on the following topics New Features in Viz Weather 2 System Overview Workflow New Features in Viz Weather 2 Viz Weather 2 has the following new major features New storage system for weather point tables Greatly enhanced scalability and flexibility All types of weather graphics can be rendered on globes as well as flat maps Support for telestration on globes and flat maps System Overview This section contains information on the following topics Integration of live weather data Advanced visualization and interaction Realistic weather presentation A template based solution Integration of live weather data Viz Weather is a template based solution that allows the integration of live weather data into pre defined graphic templates Viz Weather supports weather information both from Vizrt s partners and from local providers Viz Weather supports local real time weather data with a resolution of less than 1km providing accurate local forecasts for use in transportation control and large outdoor sports events Viz Weather includes an interface to Weather on Demand WOD services such as StormGeo and other providers The co
119. hange the city name longitude and latitude to the required values To fetch weather point data The weather point data is retrieved from the data supplier The fetch process uses the parameters defined in the Fetch Parameters Initialization File Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data 89 1 Select to fetch All Points Selected Points or All Points Init Tables All Point Fetch data for the requested forecast time for all points in the list Selected Points Fetch data for the requested forecast time only for the currently selected points in the list All Points Init Tables Fetch data for all forecast times and for all points in the list and recreate the data tables in the system The additional columns and the data pool tables This option is used once after an installation or upgrade or when changing the tables configuration forecast times or additional fields Today Tonight Tomorrow Day 2 y ES 2 Select the time range of the requested data 3 Click the Fetch button to begin the fetch operation 7 2 Fetch Data Import Points Data Points List 3 D2 eurape 03 eve I GBI Area usan us westios z E srsecec 02 faa Gg 18 Europe x E The Fetch tab is used for configuring what data type other than weather points will be fetched In this tab satellite images model data radar clouds and 90 Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data lightning fetch par
120. have a layer visible radio button to show or hide the edited layer Animation and Time range editors are enabled for all data elements This section contains information on the following topics Text Editor Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 125 10 3 1 126 Weather Points Editor Fronts Editor Model Data Editor Satellite Editor Map Editor Pressures Editor Extremes Images Editor Lightning Editor Radar Editor Objects Editor Flows Editor Clouds Editor Winds Editor Storm Path Editor Hops Editor Time Range Editor Camera Selection Editor Text Editor The text editor can display add and modify text objects in the data element A free text object not part of any weather point design can be used when the designer exports some text designs to allow the addition of any text to the graphics Properties and Parameters Add text button adding a new text object to the scene If no text designs are exported in the graphic template this button will be disabled Delete text button delete a text object from the scene Exported texts in the scene original nodes cannot be deleted Text Layer Visible check box Hides or displays the text layer All added text objects will be affected by this check box Editorial Tabs button Opens the editorial tabs window The editorial tabs are used for fetching text from an XML file This option enables the user to copy from the editorial tabs and paste the te
121. he images under the Default Directory If Custom is selected an additional text field will be enabled Define a custom format for the sub folder name using constant characters and special tags click the button next to the text field for additional syntax information Name Defines a name format for the rendered images If Custom is selected an additional text field will be enabled Define a custom format for the sub folder name using constant characters and special tags click the 7 button next to the text field for additional syntax information File Format Sets the default file format for the snapped images Type Sets the default file type for the snapped images Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 71 E Screen Layout External Triggcring Febch Data Layout Playlist Layout demo layout entry Graphic Templates default Saved Data Elements default Play Lists default The Screen Layout tab is for configuration of parameters that are used for customizing the user interface Ul Check the check box in the upper part of the window to set the preferred default setting of the Ul The bottom part of the window is used to set the status of the screen sections the Ul Checking the disable check box will cause the Ul to load without the disabled section minimize will load the section minimized Add Adds a new screen layout Use the bottom part of the window to define the visible tabs in the screen layout Add Snap
122. he items in the drop down list The Points Data table is editable by double clicking a value or selecting it and pressing the F2 key to insert new values Use the lock mechanisms context menu to prevent point data from being changed by the automatic fetch operation Items in the Points Data table can be sorted by columns See Also Fetch Application Administrating the Points Database Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data 97 8 Working with Graphic Templates Graphic Templates E viz weather Concept_1 Concept_2 Concept_2_VG E DEMO 72 Hop_Example IBCOS ISO_TEST karen LOC ALIA Map2Map Markiza NAB_OS addScenes N4B06 NABO QTY Scroller Shields_samples sky_meteo_24 temporary RAIN SHOWERS nu a E sas E a eB Hartsfield Arpt Curtains TRAFFIC Vizrt _ weather_point Weather_Tutorial wetter_neu fly_through fly_through_OK Graphic Templates are Viz scenes used by Viz Weather to display meteorological data The difference between a weather scene graphic template and a non weather scene is the usage of special plug ins designed to work with the Viz Weather user interface and manage meteorological data All Viz scenes can be loaded to the Viz Weather user interface and used within a Viz Weather playlist A warning message will appear when loading a non weather scene for editing in Viz Weather user interface informing that the scene does
123. he number of colors used to display the lightning object in the render window The lightning object s color will change during its history time span going thru the number of colors indicated in this field Latest Use the latest downloaded lightning data The path to the latest downloaded information is defined in the Data Import window under the Fetch tab From Directory Choose a directory containing lightning data to be displayed Use the browser or type the path in the text field Note If no data is found or if some data is missing from the time range set for the data element a popup message will appear Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 141 10 3 10 Radar Editor 10 3 11 142 Properties and Parameters Radar layer visible defines if the radar images will be visible in the graphics If unchecked all radar images will be hidden in the graphics Area select the area shown in the radar images The drop down menu options are Viz Weather defaults or taken from Radars tab in the Fetch Parameters configuration Latest use the latest downloaded radar images The path to the latest downloaded information is defined in the Data Import window under the Fetch tab From Directory choose a directory containing radar images to be displayed Use the browser or type the path in the text field Note If no radar images are found or if some data is missing from the time range set for the data element a popup message will appear T
124. he number of radar images is shown in the UI after loading Objects Editor ide Seale Rotate Alpha 25760 1 000000 0 000000 100 0 17 276799 42 525760 1 000000 0 000000 100 0 The objects editor can add and modify special objects An object can be a storm fire blizzard etc Special Objects are designed by the graphic designer in the graphic template and exported to be used by the user in Viz Weather Note Selecting a row in the weather object table will select the object in the render window and vice versa selecting the object in the render window will highlight the row in the object editor This section contains information on the following topics Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements Properties and Parameters Columns To create an object To add a key frame To animate an object To delete a key frame To delete an object Properties and Parameters a Add object Adds a new object to the scene Delete object Deletes the selected object from in the scene Special objects layer visible Defines if the special objects will be visible in the graphics If unchecked all the special objects will be hidden in the graphics Add Update object key frame Adds a new key frame or updates an existing key frame of the selected object Delete object key frame Deletes the selected key frame Columns ID The object s serial id Style The style of object Values are derived from exported object des
125. he time range for the fetched data Time setting for Model Data can use future time since model data is based on forecast model predicting weather behavior Zones are weather conditions forecasts supplied in a form of a geographical grid Every point in the grid has a value and the grid is converted into shapes derived from areas with the same value Zones are displayed with the WGrid plug in extending Viz Weather s ability to display additional meteorological data formats Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data 95 7 2 4 7 2 5 7 2 6 7 2 7 96 3 D2 europe 0203 e E ee LN US_GEORGIA A PF US_CHICAGO None Selectec Y pa an Mane ti J es T US NEBRASKA F US_OKLAHOMA B In the Area drop down list a list of radars can be selected Radar options are configured under the Fetch Parameters configuration window in addition to the default radars defined in Viz Weather Note Time setting for radar images should be in the past since it is not a forecast but a set of images taken by radar Misc Information Miscellaneous information is used to fetch any additional data configured in the Misc Information tab in the Fetch Parameters configuration window When defined in the system a drop down will be enabled with the defined options and the user will be able to fetch data into the system Clouds Forecast Cloud forecast data is a set of black and white images representing clouded areas like
126. her When the editor is selected it will allow the user to Display Add Modify the hops location flight pattern and other parameters Properties and Parameters Blas Hop Adds a Hop to the data element Delete Hop Deletes the selected Hop from the data element Note Pre defined hops in the scene design cannot be deleted Only added hops can be deleted from the data element The Hop Parameters affect the selected hop The hop is selected by clicking the hop button Name edit the hop name The initial name displayed on the button is derived from the container name in the graphic template Set the name by typing a new name in the text box Type there are two defined types of hops Map the hop location is defined by the selected map in the Map parameter Click the Map icon to select a map from Viz images library or from Viz Curious Maps server This option requires a licensed server running and connected to your network Adjust the Pan Tilt and Zoom parameters to fine tune the hop location See image above Point The hop location is defined by a point on the map geographical point When selecting Point as the hop type the editor will change and different parameters will be displayed Figure 5 Settings for manual map selection el i hop m o 10 000 OS Pape ea a ie There are three ways to set the hop location Manual Manually change the values of the Longitude Latitude and Distance parameters The
127. hite All the parts of the image under the minimal threshold will be cut from the satellite image luminance key Alpha max threshold Sets a maximum threshold of an alpha value O black 255 white All the parts of the image above the maximal threshold will be cut from the satellite image luminance key Latest Uses the latest downloaded satellite images The path to the latest downloaded information is defined in the Data Import window under the Fetch tab From Directory Choose a directory containing satellite images to be displayed Use the browser or type the path in the text field Note If no satellite images are found or if some data is missing from the time range set for the data element a popup message will appear Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements Modify the map of the graphic template Map source is a Geo Image in the Viz Images library or a map produced by Viz Curious Map Server This section contains information on the following topics Properties and Parameters Map Browser Map Editor Properties and Parameters Map layer visible When checked the map layer will be visible in the graphics Note This operation will also turn off all geo referenced layers residing under the map container in the graphic template scene tree Layer Name gt 1 BaseMap SelectedRegion Borders Map Layers Map layers is a feature supported by Viz Curious Maps Server When requesting a map from the server the serv
128. ient_password t3mp If this link does not work contact your system administrator to setup the connection to the CustomWeather server Fetch dll not defined properly Check the Fetch Parameters Initialization File parameters PRIORITY2 dll_path dataSuppliersDl1s dataFetchCustomWeather dll d1l_logic_name CUSTOM_WEATHER No model data isobars etc fetch Check the following log files for possible issues lt weather_folder gt FetchData dataFetch log and lt weather folder gt fetch scripts log txt Cannot access CustomWeather server Check the web browser connection to the link http images myforecast com images cw client vizrt_test You will be prompted for a username and password Enter the username amp password as defined in Fetch Parameters Initialization File Chapter 15 Troubleshooting Guide 189 15 2 190 Note Use the default Vizrt test connection if the defined user password combination in the fetchParameters ini file does not work URIUser vizrt_test URIPasswd t3mp If this link does not work contact your system administrator to setup the connection to the CustomWeather server Wrong parameters sent to fetch script Check this line is Fetch Parameters Initialization File CUSTOM WEATHER isoScriptParams W http images myforecast com lt UserName gt lt Password gt images cw client vizrt_test model_data Pfetch _scripts log txt Check username password Check that the folder is images cw clien
129. igns in the graphic template Longitude The object s longitude value Latitude The object s latitude value Scale Object s scale Rotate Object rotation around the Z axis Visible This attribute defines if the object will be shown in the graphics If visible is checked the object will appear in the graphics Objects from file Defines a Viz Weather elements file that will be used in the graphics The file contains objects and related data The graphic template must have the same objects defined in the graphics To create an object Add an object to the graphic template using the Add Object button To add a key frame Add the key frame to the object by clicking the Add Update object key frame button To animate an object The object is animated by adding key frames at different time points and in different positions The date time range for the data element must be declared in order to add object animation Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 143 10 3 12 144 Choose the Data animation in the animation combo box Move the date time track bar to the required key frame location Choose the required object in the Viz scene or in the editor Drag the object in the render window using the left mouse button Change the scale value in the UI n dh uN To delete a key frame Choose the key frame by clicking the key frame button then click the Delete object key frame button To delete an object Cho
130. iguration files If working in a PGM PVW environment make sure that the weather fetch folders are shared between the control system and viz system using the same path i e set the same drive letter when sharing the data folder or set a replace string in Viz Engine Selected area in the editor doesn t match the map displayed Change the map to a world map and see if the data is displayed IsoGrid animation not working in graphics isobars isotherms isoprecip Check the animation on the IsoGrid containers in viz The animation should consist of two key frames defined on the Current Frame parameter of isoGrid The names of the keyframes should be start_key and end_key Model data was not found 192 Chapter 15 Troubleshooting Guide Select the menu item Show Commands from the Viz menu in Viz Weather Change the dates of the data element to force reloading of images Check the messages in viz console Fetch folders in the System Configuration window Check that the fetch folders point to where the data is or perform a new fetch and check that data was stored on disk at the specified folder Ina multiple users environment check that all applications use the same configuration files If working in a PGM PVW environment make sure that the weather fetch folders are shared between the control system and viz system using the same path i e set the same drive letter when sharing the data folder or set a repla
131. ime match and intervals Active When checked the fetch profile will be triggered according to the defined time pattern If unchecked the fetch profile will not be triggered automatically Additional XML Sets an additional action that will be sent to Viz Weather after the fetch operation has been triggered The delay of the additional XML command is set in the timecode attribute of the node lt timematch name CurrentAndForecast gt lt interval begin 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 x gt lt weather action fetch _profile gt lt profile name gt CurrentAndForecast lt profile name gt lt weather gt lt weather name weather 2 action export_ points dictionary Point TypeDPName CurrentAndForecast ExportFileName C amp 58 Program Files vizrt Viz Ticker Client present lt weather name weather 2 action export_ points dictionary Point TypeDPName CurrentAndForecast ExportFileName C amp 58 Program Files vizrt Viz Ticker Client presentations Dictionary Forecast xml timecode 00 amp 58 01 amp 58 00 amp 58 00 status Export Finished gt lt weather gt lt interval gt lt timematch gt Note The string amp 58 represents the character colon in the time code value 13 1 3 Tools Send All Values When selected all point values will be sent to the defined Viz engine machines The engine machines are pre configure in the Viz Weather Initialization File under the fetch_ap
132. ing a point type a default set of fields will be created optional Selecting a point type from the Point Type drop list will populate the defined point fields The list of fields can be modified by adding removing or editing any of the fields Note The default fields are a set of basic properties of a weather point When trying to delete one of the default point fields a warning message will appear The Point Categories editor defines a list of available categories for the selected Point Type These categories can be used later to categorize points of the selected Point Type and enhance the filtering and organizing abilities of Viz Weather points Note The specified Categories will be available for the selected point type only When using more than one point type define the categories for each point type Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 25 4 1 2 Point Data Fields Weather Database Administration Tool Schema Version 1 1 QuE Points Configuration Point List Fields Eg Forecasts General Configuration Regions Forecast Types Conversions View max Points List A wind j Points Data i wind_dir i precip o Field Export Import d Symbol Database Tools pao Wiisymbolnum A Symbols Default Descnption txt No Conversion bd A The Points Data Fields option is used for defining data fields for the points in the selected point type A set of default data columns are pre defined when creating a new P
133. ing meteorological data Animation editor and Time range editor are also enabled Import and export of data elements is another option to create data elements in the system Viz Weather Lite will start when running Viz Weather with the editors flag To run Viz Weather in pre production mode 1 Create a program shortcut for Viz Weather 2 Right click the shortcut and from the appearing context menu select Properties 3 Click the Shortcut tab 4 In The target path add editors The target paths should look something like this C Program Files Vizrt vizWeather2 lt version gt viz weather exe inifile viz3_weather ini editors 5 Click Apply and close the Properties window 6 Double click the shortcut to run Viz Weather pre production mode Note The flag is used when running viz_weather exe from a command shell a batch script file or by configuring a windows shortcut Chapter 11 Pre production Mode 155 12 Playout Mode 156 Viz Weather XML file weather_empty xml Ele Yew Configuration Vig Bote blement Baylet Weather Elements Hep Play Lists a x Oe Name gt Small 6 13 2010 5 16 PM MIDDLE ssss 6 22 2010 7 45 PM MIDDLE Testinit 6 7 2010 5 24 PM MIDDLE New Playlist 6 10 2010 6 43 PM MIDDLE New Playlist_D 6 24 2010 5 18 PM MIDDLE MEE JOE afe Int Datas Neme con Modi ed Scene Name Toke pP E artab 6 27 2010 SCENE scens 2 53 PM viz weathers WeatherTut
134. ion Vizrt may make improvements and or changes in the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time Vizrt may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matters in this document The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents Technical Support For technical support and the latest news of upgrades documentation and related products visit the Vizrt web site at www vizrt com Last Updated November 27 2013 Copyright Vizrt November 27 2013 Contents A coed Gide dash cae cen teeta eave a fodasecanten tacts evere 1 1 1 About the Guide ada 1 1 1 DOCUMENE StFUCtUle icon RR RARA morata 1 1 1 2 Related DOCUMENTS siririrka Soe cececubuacueedadadudviecs saceetewiealedeiuiubuescaetebeneee 1 1 3 GONVENTIONS id AAA sico 2 1 2 EontactVizinaa a ra a A 2 2 WA ZOWV ALIGN cocci A oa 3 2 1 New Features in Viz Weather 2 cccccccseseeeseeceeeceeeesceeeseeeseueesseeseeeesseeeseeees 3 2 2 SYSTEM OVENVIEW las i A AEEA TTA 3 2 3 Workflow aiii dd Sa Se eee 4 Sm MASA ATION A A wine eons AAA Res as ne neo 6 3 1 System Requirements sererek renee ea aA pea Aera EKE aE aN eE 6 3 1 1 Hardware Requirements eiii iii 6 3 1 2 Software Requirements ococcocccncnnnnnonnnnnncononnnonnnnnncnnnnnrnnrnnnnnonnnrnnnnnrrnrrnannnnnanenenanes 7 3 1 3 Software Component Descriptions cccoccccccnconncnnacnnnonnnonnnnnconnnncnnnncnnnnnannnnnancnnnanes 8 3 2 Installing Viz W
135. ion that connects to the data supplier Storm and fetches the data DII parameters newWod Defines if the file read is in the old format or the new format Use always 1 new format URIUser user name for connecting to the server using http URIPasswd password for the user above FtpUser User name for connecting to the server using ftp FtpPasswd password for the user above timeout Timeout value in seconds during download connectionTimeOut Timeout value in seconds when trying to establish a connection to the server httpProxy optional Use proxy for accessing http Format is host port ftpProxy optional Use proxy for accessing ftp Format is host port proxyType proxy type Default is O Options are 0 4 socks4 or 5 socks 5 XML The file dataFetchXML dll is an application that downloads an XML file from a defined data supplier server to a given location on the disk and reads the data from the file The dataFetchXML dll can be used to process XML files from the local disk without connecting to a data supplier and retrieve data from that file DII parameters xmlDateUrl The path to a file containing the time and date of the last update to the XML weather files on the server Example ftp user passOftp storm no tmp xmlDate txt xmlDatePath The path to a file containing the time and date of the last downloaded weather data files on the local machine Example XMLFile xmIDate txt xmlUrl Location of
136. itialized the data element will start playing instantly If the data element is not initialized Viz Weather will initialize the data element and play it in the renderer Post Render Data Opens the post render window for rendering the last selected data element The render window will open if the data element is initialized If the selected data element is not initialized a warning message will appear asking to initialize the data element Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 113 gt PLAY A continue i STOP 14 GO TO BEGINING EY continue IGNORE NEXT STOP POINT Insert Commands Inserts Viz commands into the Playlist before the selected data element Any legal Viz command can be used select a predefined command from the drop down list or type a command into the text field and click the Add Replace button To delete a command select the command from the list and press the delete button A single command or a sequence of commands can be used in one playlist line Insert Continue Command Inserts a Viz continue command to the playlist before the selected line 114 Chapter 9 Working with Playlists fall_baby Lar fall baby_1 im frame O left2rightwipe Z rotate EN shades swirl l 3 weathelogo weather_logo Insert Transition Adds a transition between two data elements The command will open a list of transition effects The transitions list is derived from the transition scenes folder in
137. kups in hours Chapter 14 Appendix 167 Section Parameter Description use_UNC_file_na me n convert the xml file name to UNC while loaded and saved in the Media Sequencer This is useful when you would like to use Network Resources Without Mapping a Drive as well as being depend on a specific login default is n show_file_full_p ath n display the xml full path in Viz Weather main window title or only file name with relative path If omitted or empty default is n DATA city_database_p Relative or full path to city locations files ath The files contain city names and their long lat position VIZ viz_version Values are 2 and 3 Default is 2 dir The initial scene folder in Viz Engine that will be opened for browsing when selecting the graphic templates menu images_dir The initial images folder in Viz Engine that will be opened for browsing when using the images editor on_air_machine The name of the machine running viz rendering the video If empty default is localhost snap_image_cus tom_size The size of the snap image that will be created while requesting SNAP image example 100x100 on_air_timeout 300 defines the timeout connection loss to the on air machine in seconds before popping an error message about connection timeout If omitted default value is 300 seconds Sminutes preview_timeout 300 defines the tim
138. lements The clips are rendered in a format defined by the render device declared in Viz If no render device is defined in Viz clips will not be rendered and a warning message will be issued when trying to create clips Snap images parameters relate to rendered images of the data elements The image of the render window snap image is created from one frame of the data element If no special keyframe along the animation is defined as the frame to be rendered the first frame of the data element will be used Machine defines if the snap images or clips of the selected items will be rendered on the Program machine or on the Preview machine If Program is selected make sure that the path defined has sufficient permissions to create the clips and images Note It is advised to use a shared network drive as the default directory when using Program as the render machine Post Render Parameters has the following properties and parameters Default Directory Sets the default path for where rendered files will be saved After Clip Command Defines a system command that will be executed after the clip was created The command can be any program or script including Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather launch flags click the 7 button next to the text field for additional syntax information Viz Weather will launch the given application and continue without waiting for the application to end Sub Folder When a Playlist is post rendered the clips
139. lendar configuration tab defines time and date related parameters Day Switch Defines the time that the date day will advance On Time Day will advance at 00 00 system time Earlier Day will advance at the defined time in the current system day i e the date will change before 00 00 system time Later Day will advance at the defined time in the next system day i e the date will change after 00 00 system time Note This option effects the playlists with auto update defined or prepare ahead when using images and iso data It will not effect the points data Include Week Days This option will add the week days to the relative time range list This option allows the user to define a fetch time range or a data element time range relating to absolute week days and not day count Day 1 etc The Display Name column is editable and supports Unicode to enable localization and customization of the day name entries Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather External Triggering videohub 4 Viz Video Hub system is currently not configured on Viz Media Sequencer Engine To configure it make sure all setongs below are correct and click Apply y Nota also that a default profile named vizroom1 will be created and set as active A oe fd Same As Messagebus IS ZE IS The Video Hub tab defines a connection to the Viz Video Hub server in your system The Video Hub settings for the Media Sequencer are based on the setting
140. lication The Fetch Application can fetch all types of meteorological data including weather points data The Fetch Application can be launched as a weather server weather client or as a task bar application when configured in Viz Weather Initialization File to run in TCP fetch mode Chapter 13 Fetch Application 159 13 1 13 1 1 160 The TCP fetch mode is used for fetching prepare ahead items when playing a playlist When running in TCP fetch mode Viz Weather will not stall while performing the fetch When TCP fetch mode is defined in the Viz Weather Initialization File the fetch application will be launched and minimized to tray When opening the application only the TCP command window will open Fetch settings are derived from Viz Weather s Ul and used according to the Prepare Ahead configuration of the playlist in use To use the Fetch application on a Viz Weather server or on a standalone machine create a shortcut on your desktop for each mode This section contains information on the following topics Main Menu Points Data Live Fetch and Points Main Menu This section contains information on the following topics File View Tools File Export Fetch Profile When selected the current settings of the fetch tab in the fetch application will be saved to the fetch profiles configuration file The fetch profile can be loaded into the fetch application via TCP command Chapter 13 Fetch Application
141. ll be colored yellow and the object s global point is colored red 4 To move the front in the render window interactively use the options in the following table Left mouse Middle mouse Right mouse MOVE ROTATE SCALE default mode Moves 1 point Rotate around Scale all shape point SHIFT Move all points relative mode according to selected point 5 Another option for moving the front is to change any of X1 x6 or Y1 Y6 val ues in the Ul 6 To see the X Y columns in the editor right click the column titles area 7 Select View Columns to see all the X Y values or select Hide Columns to hide the X y columns To delete a front Select a front and click the Delete front button Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 131 10 3 4 132 To add a key frame 1 Add the key frame to the front by clicking the Add Update front key frame button 2 Repeat the process to add more key frames To delete a key frame Choose the key frame by clicking the key frame button then clicking the Delete front key frame button Model Data Editor IsoBars y IsoTemp TsoPrecip SOE The Lines Bands and Filled editors can display and modify IsoBars IsoTherms and the graphic representation of precipitation levels IsoPrecip respectively The functionality for each of them is the same with the exception of the type of data that is read Model Data editor includes three types of data edi
142. ls Export Import Database The Viz Weather Database Administration DBA tool is used to configure the structure of the points data tables the additional data fields and the relation between the data fields and the DataPool variables The configuration categories on the left are used for selecting the required parameters When a category is selected the pane on the right will display the available properties and parameters This section contains information on the following topics Points Configuration General Configuration View Tools To open the Points database administration tool 1 Open the Viz Weather program folder SystemDrive lProgram Files vizrt VizWeather2 2 Run the program Viz Weather Database Administration tool WD_Admin exe 22 Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 4 1 Note When the database is empty the system will prompt about defining a point type as this is an essential component of the system Points Configuration WeatherPoint si Edi The Point Configuration category consists of three main options and a point type selection for each of the main options The Point Type displays a list of defined point types in the system If any of the options from the Points Configuration category is selected the Point Type drop down list and edit button will be displayed at the top part of the pane on the right at all time This section contains information on the following topics
143. lt Points gt lt Forecasts gt lt Forecast gt lt ID gt 9 lt ID gt lt Name gt Today lt Name gt lt Forecast gt lt Forecasts gt lt PointType gt lt PointTypes gt Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 35 4 4 2 Database Points Configuration Point List Fields Point Data Fields Forecasts General Configuration Regions Says configura don Forecast Types Conversions View Points List Points Data Tools ee a The database option is used for configuring the database connection string and consequently connect the Viz Weather Database Administration DBA tool to the Oracle database Connection String This connection string is defined set in Viz Weather Initialization File under the WD_SERVER section The connection string includes a set of values required to connect to the database Provider Database application type and ODBC used for connection User ID Username for the connection Password Password for the defined user name Data Source Name of the database instance machine name instance name To change the connection string 1 Click the ellipse button next to the Connection string field to open the Microsoft ODBC configuration tool 2 Select and set the required configuration options and parameters and test the connection 3 Close the ODBC tool 4 Click the Save configuration button to save the Viz Weather DBA tool to save the changes to the Viz Weather
144. mbination of Viz Weather and WOD results in a flexible online user selectable weather feed for point forecasts grid animation data satellite data observations and more The area chosen for the forecast is covered by a global on demand service allowing the user to change the area of interest and the 3D animations within seconds The WOD service allows to go on air with locally updated weather information anywhere and Chapter 2 Viz Weather 2 3 anytime This is particularly important in time critical weather conditions such as floodings hurricanes or wildfires Advanced visualization and interaction Viz Weather allows users to change weather data graphics in seconds A separation between data and graphics representation allows meteorologists and weather presenters to edit and control the broadcast from a control system on the fly Viz Weather graphics are designed using Vizrt s 3D design application Viz Artist Its full range of design animation and interactivity features is made available to the weather shows Using these capabilities weather shows can utilize touch driven presentations sound effects and digital video effects and even the integration of live video Realistic weather presentation Viz Weather supports real time weather presentation either through point based symbols or as high resolution 3D animations The unique Particle Generator functionality allows the creation of a visually accurate representation of the fore
145. me Columns ID Unique identifier Type Low or High object Longitude Longitude position value of the object on the map Latitude Latitude position value of the object on the map Scale Scale factor of the pressure object To create a pressure sign Add a pressure object to the graphic template by clicking the Add High pressure sign or Add Low pressure sign button To animate a pressure sign The pressure signs are animated by changing its position and size and setting key frames in the different positions The date time range for the data element must be declared in order to add pressure signs animation Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements Choose the Data animation in the animation combo box Move the date time track bar to the required keyframe location Choose the required pressure sign in the Viz scene or in the editor Drag the pressure sign by using the mouse or by changing the X Y columns in the editor list to change the object s Position 5 Change the value in the Scale column in the editor list to change the scaling RWN To add key frame 1 Add the key frame to the pressure by clicking the Add Update pressure sign key frame button 2 Repeat the steps above to add more key frames To delete a key frame Choose the key frame by clicking the keyframe button then click Delete pressure sign keyframe the button To delete a pressure sign Choose the pressure then click the Delete pressure sign bu
146. mechanism and messages to from the Media Sequencer This option is only enabled if the flag show_debug_info y is set in the Viz Weather Initialization File Debug Messages Displays general information about Viz Weather operations This information is useful when communicating with Viz Weather support team Record INIT commands enables all init commands sent to Viz will be logged to a file called nitCommands_On air txt stored under Viz Weather installation folder If program and preview PGM PVW configuration is used two log files will be saved InitCommands_On air txt saves init commands sent to the On air machine and InitCommands_Preview txt saves init commands sent to the Preview machine Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather Record data commands enables all data editing mouse events editor operations will be logged to a file called Commands_Db Click_Data stored under Viz Weather installation folder Note The same log files will be saved if the following flags are defined in the Viz Weather Initialization File MISC record init _command y record data_command y Note When calling Viz Weather support team you might be asked to send these log files to the support person by e mail Play UDP messages Displays UDP messages sent by Viz Weather to the playlist play mechanism in Viz Mos Listener Displays MOS messages sent and received by Viz Weather when working in a news room integrated environment and MOS is configured in Vi
147. n 1 1 Jog Points Configuration Point List Fields Point Data Fields Forecasts General oe Forecast Types Conversions View Points List Points Data Tools Export Import Database The Regions option is used to define a list of countries regions and sub regions in the system This list will be available in all point types The regions in the system are used for filtering the points list display when creating data elements in Viz Weather Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 29 The Add Modify and Remove buttons can be used to add new modify and remove entries in the selected columns There is an hierarchy in the system where country is defined first then a region in this country and then a sub region for the selected region 4 2 2 Forecast Types Weather Database Administration Tool Schema Version 1 1 Joey Points Configuration Point List Fields Point Data Fields Forecasts General Configuration Regions Conversions View Points List Points Data Tools Export Import Database The Forecast Types option defines global forecast types Obs Forecast etc used in the Forecasts tab to define the Forecast times of data The Add Modify and Remove buttons can be used to add new modify and remove entries To add a new forecast type 1 Click the Add button 2 Set the forecast type name 3 Set the expiration time in seconds This parameter defines the minimal time gap between two fet
148. n the render window Area select the area shown in the clouds images Number of images loaded Displays the number of cloud images loaded in the graphics in each cloud elevation High Medium Low elevation levels of the displayed clouds Select a check box to display the data of the specified elevation Latest Use the latest downloaded clouds data The path to the latest downloaded information is defined in the Data Import window under the Fetch tab From Directory Choose a directory containing clouds images to be displayed Use the browser or type the path in the text field Note If no clouds images are found or if some data is missing to cover the time range set for the data element a popup message will appear The number of clouds images for each elevation is shown in the UI after loading 10 3 14 Winds Editor The Winds editor is used for displaying wind flow data The wind flow is displayed with arrows over particles simulating wind movement Properties and Parameters Visible When checked all the information will be visible to the user When unchecked the layer will be turned off and will not show in the render window Loaded images Displays the number of frames generated by the WGrid plug in Model Name Select the model to be displayed Iso information is used in different meteorological models used by different data suppliers The list of models is derived from the ServerConfig xml file located under the XMLC
149. n Viz Weather with the render window displaying HD format i e 720X406 and using the Viz Engine s EDITOR command format instead of the RENDERER weatherclient Connects to the Media Sequencer server as a client Editor and Ul functions are the same but a data locking and priority mechanism is used to avoid simultaneous data saving playout Runs Viz Weather in playout mode i e no data elements editing capabilities are enabled This mode is used in control rooms where the object of the application is to control and play Viz Weather playlists To use this feature a specific license is required editors Runs Viz Weather in Pre production Mode This mode is used for editing data elements only No playlist or configuration options are enabled This mode requires a Viz Weather plug ins license not a full Viz Weather license configfiles lt files_path gt Runs Viz Weather using the configuration files found the specified path The path should contain the configuration files in the same folder structure used in the Viz Weather installation folder Missing files will be loaded from the Viz Weather folder inifile lt file_name gt Runs Viz Weather using the specified ini file If the file is not valid Viz Weather will not load gateway Runs Viz Weather in as a gateway manager The gateway manager assigns data elements to the gateway queue and sends the items to the client gateway machines for rendering Note Flags marked
150. n is completed 5 Launch Viz Weather s database creation wizard WD_Wizard WD_Wizard can be found in SystemDrive Program Files vizrt vizWeather2 WD Wizard 6 If you are connecting to the database for the first time configure the database connection 7 Follow the instructions in the WD_Wizard pages to generate the weather points table space user and tables 8 Restart the machine To manually install the control machine s software packages 1 Make sure Viz Engine or Viz Artist is installed 2 Install the data pool plug ins DataPool_ lt version gt exe 3 Install the extra Viz plug ins ExtraViz Plugins lt version gt exe for the Viz version you are running either Viz 2 or 3 Chapter 3 Installation 3 3 Optional Copy the Viz Weather demo archives to a local folder run Viz and import the archives Install the Viz World Maps Client Install and start the Media Sequencer Install Python Install Viz Weather not the All installer The installer will check for viz versions installed on the machine Viz 2 X Viz 3 X 99 SN ON 9 Select a Typical installation If run for the first time on the machine the installer will launch Viz Weather s database creation wizard WD_Wizard after Viz Weather has been installed 10 Copy the replaced plug ins from the installation folder to Viz s plugin folder Replaced plug ins can be found in VizWeather lt version gt Installers ReplacedPlu
151. n red In case of no connection to the database check your Oracle configuration Ras BDE configuration if installed If the indicator is green click the OK button to close the window 5 Convert the working XML into a database XML by selecting the Regular XML to database XML file option from the Conversion Options 6 Set the XML file name field to the file you want to convert Click the Convert Now button to begin the conversion Check that no errors occurred during the conversion 8 Close the convert application N To configure the Viz Weather initialization file 1 Configure the following section DATABASE use_database y login pilot pwd pilot name vizrtdb schema PILOT NLS LANG AMERICAN AMERICA UTF8 2 Run Viz Weather Chapter 14 Appendix 183 14 7 184 3 Check that data elements are opened correctly for editing with no error messages Run Viz Content Pilot 5 Viz Weather data elements can be dragged from the data list into Viz Content Pilot playlists Using Multiple Viz Weather Clients Viz Weather can be launched as a client application connected to a server Viz Weather The server machine defines a master Media Sequencer that all Viz Weather clients are connected to This environment setup enables multiple users to share Viz Weather data elements playlists etc The information is constantly updated and all clients can access the most updated information The following sections explain h
152. nal columns and point types in the database as DataPool fields structure The data from viz Weather will be sent to VIz in the same format Export Database When clicked a file browser will open for selecting a target folder When selected a database snapshot will be created all the database structure and data will be exported IMPORTANT The export option uses the Oracle EXP command This option will only work on the server or by using an Oracle 10g Administrator client Export Points Dictionary Points dictionary is a file containing an index of the weather points names and database ids The database point ID is a unique number key representing the point in the database A dictionary file is created for every Point Type in the system using the following naming convention Dictionary lt point type name gt xml When the data is sent to Viz the ID string is the identifier used to set the data objects in the scene The export dictionary button will export all points in and all forecasts in the format of an XML file Example XML of an exported dictionary lt PointTypes gt lt PointType gt lt ID gt 5 lt ID gt lt Name gt Forecast lt Name gt lt Points gt lt Point gt lt ID gt 289 lt ID gt lt Name gt Fairbanks lt Name gt lt State gt AK lt State gt lt Point gt lt Point gt lt ID gt 290 lt ID gt lt Name gt Huntsville lt Name gt lt State gt AL lt State gt lt Point gt
153. nect user name WebServer connect User s password MY_DATA FtpUser FTP connect user name MY_DATA FtpPasswd FTP User s password MY_DATA timeout Timeout value in seconds during download MY_DATA connectionTimeOut MY_XML xmIDateUrl Allowed Timeout value in seconds when trying to establish a connection to the server The path to a file containing the time and date of the last update to the weather data files on the server Example ftp user pass ftp storm no tmp xmlDate txt MY_XML xmlDatePath The path to a file containing the time and date of the last downloaded weather data files on the local machine Example XMLFile xmIDate txt MY_XML xmlUrl MY_XML xmlPath Location of the data files on the server Example ftp user pass ftp storm no tmp point_data xml Full or relative path to the downloaded XML file containing the weather points data Example E Projects weather XMLFile File xm MY_XML FtpUser User name MY_XML FtpPasswd User password 14 2 Date File Format A date file is a text file containing the last time of update in the following format 20051206112355 i e YearMonthDayHourMinuteSeconds 174 Chapter 14 Appendix 14 3 Weather Data Suppliers This section contains information on parameters used for connection to weather data suppliers Storm XML Storm The file dataFetchStorm dll is the applicat
154. nfiguration Amsterdam Netherlands 4 893195 2 37312 Regions Andorra la Vella Andorra 1 51667 42 5167 Forecast Types 32 8641667 39 935 Conversions p 764925 38 97833 23 7333333 37 9833333 64 36606 33 74889 Points Data 69 78 44 31056 97 74278 30 26694 Tools i naan ona 40 3711111 Export Import 3333333 4 8833333 Oatabase ma Perna Shes aa 13 75 Spain Delete Point s Del 1833333 41 3833333 rem __Patrech Points ES 115444 30 45056 China Change Category 6 38833 39 92889 Northel select al ports 934939 54 595805 Serbia T 2u 464145 44 811877 Germany 13 3333333 52 0166667 Switzerland 7A666667 46 9166667 USA 100 78333 46 80833 USA 116 2025 43 61361 71 06028 42 35833 View The Points List option displays a list of geographic locations weather points This tab is used for defining points in the system manually and to test the fetch configuration The lower bar in the Points List pane is used to fetch data for the defined points forecast times This section also contains information on the following topics To add a new point To update forecast data for the selected point s To add a new point 1 Right click the points pane and from the appearing context menu select New Point Ins This will open the Search Point window 2 Select either the Yahoo Web or Local Database option for your search 3 Search or look up the city you want to add to the Points List 4 Click OK To upd
155. nitialize and operate interactive Playlist in Viz Weather using commands that include the scene name but can be used for other implementations Length The Playlist Length parameter is used to set a global play time for an automatic playlist The parameter will be enabled only if all the data elements have a defined time using the Automatic after X seconds take out type including transitions When setting a playlist length in seconds all data element s play time will be recalculated proportionally Initialization Initialization defines the mode that Viz Weather will initialize the playlist Playlist initialization can take a long time depending on the number of items in the playlist and the Optimize parameter can be used in some cases to shorten initialization time Data elements that can be optimized must meet the following conditions Can only contain original weather points weather points saved in the scene not added from Viz Weather points editor Can only contain texts saved in the scene not added texts from the text editor in Viz Weather Can only contain images controlled by Viz Weather Images cannot be added from the image editor in Viz Weather Any data element containing any combination of the above and resaved in Viz Weather version 1 9 5 or later will be optimized during initialization If any other type of data from Viz Weather is saved with the data element it will not be optimized Note This fe
156. not have any weather properties This section contains information on the following topics To load a graphics template To save a graphic template as a new graphic template to Viz 98 Chapter 8 Working with Graphic Templates To load a graphics template 1 In the Control area click the Graphic Templates section to open the Graphic Templates window Graphic Templa concept_1 a Concept_1 to_BeTakenOut Concept_2 Concept_2_VG N DEMO IBCOS Interactive karen LOCALIA Map2Map Markiza nab_05 NAB_OS NABO6 NABO Mobile Scroller v 7daygraph_min_max bo 2 Browse the Viz scene tree the left side of the Graphic Templates window and select the required folder The icons of the graphic templates scenes in the folder will appear in the pane on the right hand side Tip Use the Sort By Name or Sort By Date radio buttons to sort the graphic templates in the scene browser 3 Double click the required graphic template scene The graphic template will load to the render window and the exposed properties will enable the editors in Viz Weather 4 Edit the graphic template by adding meteorological data weather point data setting the time range and save it as a data element The graphic template will not be changed during editing or when the data is saved as a data element The data element contains a reference to the scene and a list of the meteorological data that was adde
157. ns parameters for the fetch mechanism that performs the actual downloading Fetching is done by the DataFetch dll which manages the process and loads other supplier specific DII files that perform the connection and downloading from the server This structure allows multiple download locations and multiple download settings for fetching meteorological data Fetch logic uses defined priorities in the FetchParameters ini file The user defines one or more priorities Each priority is given a name and a dll is defined for the fetch Each priority has parameters defining the server URL user name password etc When the fetch process is started the requested data will try to retrieve the data using priority definitions If this fails priority2 will be used until the requested data is retrieved or no priorities are left and the operation will fail Section Parameter Description PRIORITY1 Priority level dil_path Relative or full path to the dll file including file name dil_logic_name A logic name assigned to the dll priority combination EXAMPLE MY_DATA PRIORITY2 dil_path dil_logic_name Example NEW_WOD PRIORITY5 dil_path Chapter 14 Appendix 173 Section PARAMETERS Parameter Description dil_logic_name Example MY_XML MY_DATA newWod 1 Always use 1 O means the old file format and it is not used MY_DATA URlUser MY_DATA URIPasswd WebServer con
158. nsition should use the transition scene s animation length or a custom parameter in seconds to set the duration of the transition effect Set in Scene The transition duration will use the animation length defined in the transition scene Automatic after X seconds The transition duration will use the value of the Time text field to set the transition length in seconds Animation Freeze Defines the scene mode during a transition NONE Both incoming and outgoing scenes will continue running the animation during the transition IN Incoming scene will freeze the animation until the transition is completed Outgoing scene will continue to play the animation during the transition OUT Incoming scene will play the animation during the transition Outgoing scene will freeze the animation when the transition begins BOTH Both incoming and outgoing scenes will freeze the animation during the transitions Prepare Ahead Prepare Ahead is an automatic fetch mechanism that fetches points data satellite radar images and model data during Playlist playback for a defined number of data elements ready to be played Chapter 9 Working with Playlists Prepare Ahead will not fetch the current data element and the next data element but the first element that will be updated is the current plus the defined offset in the Prepare Ahead Offset parameter Prepare ahead will fetch or update the data elements according to the user s
159. nt 1 Select a Data Element from the Saved Data Elements list 2 Right click the selected item and select Delete or press the Del key on the keyboard 3 Click Yes to confirm the delete operation or No to cancel To edit a data element 1 Load a data element to Viz Weather by double clicking a saved data element After loading the editors for the properties meteorological data types that are exposed to the user by the graphic template will become enabled All other editors will remain disabled grayed 2 Select a property editor and the editing window will be displayed 3 Edit the parameters and save the data or create a new data by using the Save As option 10 3 Data Editors There are eighteen 1 8 data type editors in Viz Weather and three data element properties editors Each data type editor affects the display of a different type of meteorological data The data element property editors define global parameters for the data element such as animation length time range etc When no graphic template or data element is loaded to Viz Weather the editors will be hidden For each graphic template the designer determines which meteorological data types will be exposed to the user for editing When loading the graphic template to Viz Weather the corresponding editors will be enabled The user can edit the data by selecting an editor and changing the content All the editors except Fly Thru and Animation editors
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161. o new format Select this option when upgrading Viz Weather and an xml conversion is required Comma to Dot Convert an xml file using comma as the decimal separator to a file using dot as the decimal separator Dot to comma Convert an xml file using dot as the decimal separator to a file using comma as the decimal separator Save Conversion Log This option will save the conversion messages after performing the conversion from the conversion tool window to a log file When selected a file browser will open allowing the user to save to the required path file name Exit Closes the application Database Database properties Delete Weather Elements From DB This menu is used when converting a Viz Weather XML file to work in a Viz Content Pilot integrated environment that uses a shared database The menu 178 Chapter 14 Appendix items will be disabled except for the Database properties menu item until the connection to the database is established Database Properties Defines the connection to the database When selected the Database Properties window will open B Databas Properties Jog Check Connection Database Name User and Password Sets the database name user and password Check Connection Click the check connection button if the indicator becomes green then the conversion tool is connected to the database If the indicator becomes red check the database properties and check why the database coul
162. oint Type that allows the default fields to be created These fields are used in the data structure sent to Viz This option is used To configure additional data columns and customize the point data fields according to the supplied data and the graphics To configure additional data columns and customize the point data fields 1 Inthe Points Data Fields pane click the Add button to open the Forecast Field editor 2 Set the Field name and the Display name The field name will become the column name in the database the Display Name is the name used in the UI when using the data table view 3 Set the field type text integer or float 4 Set the control type that will be used in the UI for displaying the data field Field Type If Field Type was set to Float set the round value of the data the number of digits after the decimal point Default Width Sets the default width of the column in Viz Weather UI 5 Set the DataPool Name i e the data field name that will be used in the config dp file and will be sent to Viz by Viz Weather 6 Set the source for the Control Type 26 Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 7 Set a conversion rule for incoming data by selecting a pre defined conversion from the list or click the ellipse button next to the conversions list to add a new conversion rule Weather Database Administration Tool Schema Version 1 1 JE Points Configuration Point List Fields Point Da
163. on from the XML file add a fetch priority using the DataFetchXML dll must be defined in the Fetch Parameters Initialization File 5 Add a new tab in the lower window and set the following parameters The lower window is for adding removing fields columns to the defined editorial tabs Display Name is the name of the column in the Editorial Tabs window Width is the width of the column in pixels XML Tag Name is the tag name in the XML file that contains the value of the field tag name or full hierarchy path in the XML file The XML Tag Name is added to the defined Record Prefix value to create a full path to the required tag 6 Click OK Ifa tab is defined the Editorial Tabs option is added to the View menu Fetch Parameters The Fetch Parameters option will open a configuration editor for customizing the menus and options in the Data Import pane see Working with Meteorological Data and the Fetch Application Select a tab to configure the values When using Storm as a data supplier the correct defaults are set in the code and no changes have to be made Note Using this option requires a password See Viz Weather Initialization File description on how to set a password value Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 61 wo Fetch Parameter Satellite Lightning Clouds Display Name Local Folder FTP Folder gt _ US_WEST radar_US_WEST us_ 130_20_ 100_55 JUS_EAST radar_US_EAST us_ 100_20_ 65_55
164. onfigFiles folder Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 147 Note The selected data type has to be fetched from the data supplier If no data exists for the defined time range a time range warning message will appear Make sure that Winds is checked when fetching the model data Fixed Size Defines if the particles representing wind movement will have the same size Size Factor Size If Fixed Size parameter is checked Size parameter will define the particles size If Fixed Size parameter is un checked Size Factor parameter will be applied to all particles size Speed Factor Defines a factor for particles movement speed A high value will cause the particles to move faster Latest Use the latest downloaded information The path to the latest downloaded information is defined in the Data Import window under the Fetch tab From Directory Choose a directory containing the information to be displayed Use the browser or type the path in the text field When browsing select a model folder and go down to a folder named hours Note If no information is found or if some data is missing from the time range set for the data element a popup message will appear STORM NO x ID StormName style Display Mode Range All 2 2009_ANDRES dasignline all 0 2009 AMDRES designArray Progressive Forecast last observation The Storm Path editor displays adds and modifies storms and storm path forecast in the data element All storm inf
165. ons etc The plug in converts the information to contours The contours are drawn as lines or as filled areas according to the values Using Geometry plug ins Image files are images with geographic data geotif and the plug in places the images at the right location in relation to the map and plays the sequence of the images as a clip Pre Processing Cmd defines an external application for manipulating model data and passing it to Viz This application will be used if the Use Pre Process cmd check box in the Iso editors is checked Lightning Clouds The Lightning tab configures the different Lightning data file sources using three parameters Display Name is the name that will appear in the Area drop down list Local Folder is the location of the lightning files on the disk FTP Folder is the location of the images on the FTP The entry can be a full path to a folder including the ftp address or a folder name under Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather lt ftp_root gt lightning lt ftp_root gt is defined in the fetch_parameters ini file If the ini file and the FTP folder column include an ftp path the Fetch Configuration overrides the ini file settings Each added entry will show as an item in the Area drop down list in the Data Import pane see Working with Meteorological Data and the Fetch Application When a fetch operation is performed the files will be downloaded from the FTP to the local folder D Fetch
166. option is to convert the XML to the format used by the system or use your previous XML file in case of an upgrade Use the Viz Weather XML convert tool to convert the file decimal character from dot to comma or comma to dot Note An error message x x is not a valid floating point value indicates a decimal point problem This issue occurs if a new system is installed or an upgrade replacing the configuration files was performed Viz Weather Post Render Issues An error message of post render device not defined when using Viz 2 X indicates that no post render device is configured in Viz To define a post render device in Viz Run Viz Config or run Viz Artist and open the configuration page Select the Device Manager section and set a Render_Disk_Device as one of the devices Set the required parameters save and exit Viz Message Clip length is set to 0 Indicates that no post render length was set for all the data elements in the playlist To set the data elements render time Make sure the column post time exists in the playlist area If the column doesn t exist select Customize columns from the playlist area right click menu and drag post time to the columns header Chapter 15 Troubleshooting Guide 191 Set the render time values in seconds in the column post time for each data element Clip come out in blurry black amp whiteClip or size is not correct Check the generat
167. orial 3CEMEDOS 6 2 2010 SCENE scens 2 18 PM viz weather WeatherTutorial SCENED001 PointsFlatl 6 3 2010 SCENE scena 7348 PM viz weatherf WeatherTutorial SCENEDOZ 5cens4TermsGFS 6 3 2010 SCENE scena 8 03 PM viz weatherf WeatherTutorial SCENE DO04 Viz Weather can be run as a playout application The playout mode is a limited and simplified mode of running Viz Weather and is intended for control rooms where editing of data elements are not required It enables the user to control and play playlists during production Playlist editing is possible by the following Using the Playlist menu items or playlist buttons Context menu on a selected playlist Context menu on a selected data element in a playlist Using the Saved data elements window to select a data element and drag it to the playlist The playout application will open when running Viz Weather with the playout flag Note The flag is used when running viz_weather exe from a command shell a batch script file or by configuring a windows shortcut Chapter 12 Playout Mode To run Viz Weather in playout mode 1 Create a program shortcut for Viz Weather 2 Right click the shortcut and from the appearing context menu select Properties 3 Click the Shortcut tab 4 In The target path add playout The target paths should look something like this c Program Files Vizrt vizWeather2 lt version gt viz weather exe inifile viz3 weather
168. ormation is taken from a storm path forecast file The file is in an XML format and contains the data according to the defined parameters in the fetch parameters configuration The data file is fetched downloaded with other meteorological data from the data supplier The file contains storm id name time and geographical location describing the storm path Properties and Parameters By aa storm Adds a storm to the display Select a style for the storm and an animation mode for displaying the storm progress 148 Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements Delete storm Deletes the selected storm from the display Storm Path Layer Visible Hides or displays the storm path layer The check box will affect all added storms Area This field is enabled when using Latest as the data source folder Select the data type to be used from a list of storm sources defined in the system Configuration gt Fetch Parameter Storm Name Sets the name of the selected storm Storm name list is derived from the available storms found in the data file If a storm no longer exists a popup message will warn the user and the storms will not be displayed Style Select a design to be used with the storm instance The designs are a set of graphic objects created by the designer used for visualizing the storm path Display Mode Defines if the style is static thru the graphic animation or the objects will be animated and is only used in an array
169. orrectly on a geographically referenced map Check that the Geo check box in the points editor is checked for each of the selected points Check that the map used in the scene is a Geolmage Try changing the map and check again If only a small number of points are placed incorrectly check that the point coordinates are correct in Points List tab correct the values if required If all the points are placed incorrectly make sure that the config dp file for the point types used in the system are updated To make sure you have the most updated datapool fields in the config dp files run WD_Admin exe and export the config dp file to the Viz Engine folder for additional details on how to export the config dp file see the Administrating the Points Database section If the problem occurs in a specific scene check the scene design in Viz Artist eiT Points data is not updated in the graphics Check that DataPool data is sent to Viz Engine In Viz Weather click Viz from the main menu and select Show Commands Change a data value used in the point graphics by editing the Points Data values Check that a block of data is sent to Viz Engine by looking at the Viz console Make sure that the config dp file for the point types used in the system are updated Berma point issues When using a decimal separator other than dot with the default Viz Weather XML file error messages will appear during load and when trying to save data elements etc The better
170. ose an object and click the Delete object button Flows Editor Closed No OF Points Color 3DObject Images Images PEA esterday ut Today 12 00 ES CATEMP bbb ve al The flows editor can display add and modify flows A flow can be a wind stream oceanic stream etc The different types amp designs of the flows styles are designed by the graphic designer in the graphic template and exported to the user Note Selecting a row in the weather flow table will select the weather flow object in the render window and vice versa selecting the weather flow in the render window will highlight the row in the flow editor This section contains information on the following topics Properties and Parameters Columns To create a flow To animate a flow To add a key frame To delete a key frame To delete a flow Properties and Parameters Dy aca flow Adds a new flow to the scene Delete flow Deletes the selected flow from in the scene Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements Flows layer visible Defines if the flows layer i e all added flows will be displayed in the graphics When checked the flows will be visible E pac Update flow key frame Adds a new key frame or updates an existing key frame of the flow Delete flow key frame Deletes the selected key frame Reset Resets the flow object to its initial position and shape Columns ID the flow s serial id Style The style of flow Values are derived f
171. ow to use multiple Viz Weather clients To configure multiple Viz Weather clients Editing Playlists and Data Elements Locked Playlist To configure multiple Viz Weather clients 1 Set the following launch flag in the program shortcut target path mse lt machine name gt weatherclient lt machine names Refers to the IP or hostname of the Media Sequencer server 2 Use the launch flag configfiles lt Folder Path gt to share the same Viz Weather configuration The path should point to a folder containing the following files and sub folders fetchParameters ini file viz_weather ini file XMLConfigFiles folder symbols folder scenelcons folder xml folder the file path in the viz_weather ini file should point to the xml file in the shared xml folder 3 Copy the viz_weather ini and fetchParameters ini files to all machines that use the same setup Map the same weather data folder on all clients 5 For Viz 2 x users Map the Viz data root directory on all client machines and Viz Engine machines 6 For Viz 3 x users Connect all client machines and Viz Engines to the same Viz Graphics Hub Chapter 14 Appendix Note One Viz Weather or weather Fetch Application must be running as a server before trying to connect clients to the Media Sequencer server machine Note Every client has to run on a licensed Viz Weather machine with a full Viz Weather installation 14 7 1 Editing Playlists and Data Elements
172. plication section as a list of machines Machinel Machine2 162 Chapter 13 Fetch Application 13 2 Points Data Live Fetch and Points This section contains information on the following topics Points Data Fetch Points 13 2 1 Points Data AL file weather empty xml versio 1 0 6596 maX Next Automatic Fetch At 22 00 00 B Points Data Fetch Points List weatherPoint Today yJ Show All Amsterdam Andorra la Vella Ankara Annapolis Athens Atlanta Augusta Austin SEnoEDoUED The Points Data tab displays a table of the defined points and the defined columns Points data fields in the system The data table is displayed per point type selected in the drop down list at the upper part of the tab Other drop down lists filter the data according to the define values The Points Data tab is also used for manually modifying data values and for locking values and records in the table This lock means that when new data is fetched and populate the table it will not overwrite the locked fields or records The locked cells are marked with pink color as the cell background A right click over a cell in the table will open a context menu enabling the user to lock unlock the specific field or record Chapter 13 Fetch Application 163 Lock selected Field Lock whole record Empty all points data Lock Selected Field Locks only one field in the table one cell Lock whole record
173. r point will be positioned on the map using it s longitude and latitude values in reference to the map used the map must be geo referenced i e imported from a geotiff image or from Viz Curious Maps Orig Indicates that this weather point was in the graphic template scene and was not added from the Viz Weather GUI A point defined as Orig cannot be deleted from the data element The graphic designer sets the default value of a new weather point in the graphic template if the point is geo referenced or not Checking a value in the Ul will override the default value Visible this attribute defines if the weather point will be displayed in the graphics or not To create a new weather point 1 Click the Add weather point button to add a weather point node to the scene 2 Select a weather point name from the WPointID drop down list The list of cities contains the cities shown in the Points Data tab under the Data import window 3 Select the weather point s style Select the time of data to be displayed 5 Locate the weather point in the render window by changing the Pos X Pos Y values or by dragging the point in the Viz scene 6 Save the created data by selecting Save As under the Data Element menu or by clicking the Save As button next to the Saved Data Elements window 10 3 3 Fronts Editor Alpha frontNode 1 60 ar oda 0 Tomorrow 12 00 COATEMPY xxx vine Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 129
174. rendering the scene in half height when playing a PlayList This mode is automatically set when initializing a PlayList Half Height Off The scene will be rendered at full size of the render window discarding the half height setting in Viz Clear Front Layer When selected this menu item will send a clear command to the front layer in Viz All loaded data to this layer will be cleared Clear Back Layer When selected this menu item will send a clear command to the back layer in Viz All loaded data to this layer will be cleared Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 81 6 2 5 Data Element E Save Save As Rename Change Scene Close Fetch Data Element Weather Points Refresh Post Render Snap Viz Image Delete Old Data The Data Element menu relates to Viz Weather data elements i e graphic templates using specific meteorological data Save Saves and overwrites the loaded data element Save as Saves the loaded graphics as a data element or saves the loaded data element as a new data element Rename Rename the data element under a different name and modifies all playlists using this data element instance to its new name vizrt les weather geom image Fl scene transitions E viz weather olobedew glabeexa ISO TESI 06_CClouds 06_GlobeHops ie Weather 4 VizCuriousMaps a Wart Mizrt_Internal viz weather worldMaps 08_SAT_RAD dal 1 SCENE Vi2z_2 scene vi
175. rmation dialog box will appear if the unlock option has been selected Note Use the unlock playlist option with extreme care Do not modify a locked playlist unless you are sure it is not being used in production Chapter 14 Appendix 185 14 8 See Also Working with Playlists Additional Columns 186 Additional columns refer to columns in the Points Data table These columns contain data about the points which relates to a forecast time The data is fetched from the data supplier and updated in the database tables See Also Administrating the Points Database Working with Meteorological Data Chapter 14 Appendix 15 Troubleshooting Guide This guide is based on known issues and support cases received from customers If a problem was not solved please contact your Vizrt support person This section contains information on the following topics Meteorological Data Viz Weather Viz Engine Mixed Environment DataBase Integrated Environment 15 1 Meteorological Data The following section describes problems with fetching meteorological data from different data suppliers Make sure the general check list results are good before advancing to the specific troubleshooting issues General Storm Custom Weather 15 1 1 General General issues Check the internet connection Browse to a known web site and see that the connection is good www google com etc Check you local network connection Check the fetch lo
176. ro FX4800 1 5 GB PCle Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit Matrox XMio2 24 6000 Matrox XMio2 Break out Box Note If the engine should be capable to play HD Video Clips use an XMio2 24 8500 instead of the XMio2 24 6000 See Also Viz Artist manual Viz Engine manual Software Requirements The following software modules are used by Viz Weather Vizrt Software Additional Software Vizrt Software Viz Weather 2 Viz Engine 2 8 PL5 HotFix 12 or later DataPool plug ins 2 11 4 Extra Viz plug ins 1 19 X X Viz Engine 3 2 2 or later DataPool plug ins 2 11 4 Media Sequencer 1 19 X Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 3 3 2 Viz Curious Maps Client 10 0 0 or later Additional Software Python 2 6 2 DivX or any other codec for rendering video clips Oracle 10 2 Server for managing points one server in the system Oracle 10 2 Client on Viz Weather2 client machines Software Component Descriptions The following is a list of additional software components needed in order to ensure Viz Weather is operating properly Viz Engine The graphic render software by Vizrt The graphic engine renders 3D graphic models with the meteorological data Media Sequencer Vizrt timing and control mechanism Viz Weather loads an XML file containing all the data of the GUI to the Media Sequencer Viz DataPool Viz Engine plug ins for manipulating Data These plug ins are added to Viz Engine during DataPool installation Viz World Client
177. rom exported flow designs in the graphic template Closed This attribute defines if the flow s ends will be open or closed No of points Displays the number of control points defined when the flow was added The number of points cannot be changed after the flow was created Color Displays the selected color of the flow When clicked a color palette will open enabling the user to change the color Visible Defines if the selected flow will be shown in the graphics When checked the flow will be displayed in the graphics When right clicking the column headers area a context menu appears when View Columns is selected additional columns will be displayed X1 X2 X6 The X values of the flow points Y1 Y2 Y6 The Y values of the flow points To create a flow Won Flow Parameters m o E 1 Click the Add Flow button to open the Flow Parameters editor 2 Set the number of control points for the flow and select if the flow is opened or closed and click OK A flow object will be created in the graphics and a line will be added to the Flows editor A color can be applied to the flow To animate a flow The flow is animated by changing its position and setting key frames in the different positions Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 145 The date time range for the data element must be declared in order to add flow animation Choose the Data animation in the animation combo box Move the date time track bar
178. s are defined per point type Select a point type from the list and set the required forecasts Before setting a forecast set the Forecast Type in the system Forecast types are defined per system and used in all the defined forecasts When creating Viz Weather table space and tables two default forecast types are defined Obs stands for Observation and Forecast To define a forecast type In the Forecasts pane click the Add button to open the Forecast editor Set the forecast name Select the forecast type Obs observation or Forecast Set the day offset to the correct offset where zero is today and the time of forecast or observation RWN 5 Set a description of the forecast e This field is only used by the Viz Weather Database Administration tool WD_Admin exe Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 6 Check the Default Forecast check box if this forecast should be the default forecast displayed when using the points data view 7 Click OK to add the forecast 8 Back in the Forecasts pane select the Forecast Fields to be used for the new forecast type All checked fields will be displayed in the UI when selecting the forecast time 4 2 General Configuration The General Configuration category is used to configure global system values This section contains information on the following topics Regions Forecast Types Conversions 4 2 1 Regions Weather Database Administration Tool Schema Versio
179. s sequentially Follow the instructions of each installer until all installers are completed If a restart message is displayed during any of the installations select restart later and continue to install the packages When all Chapter 3 Installation software packages are installed restart your machine The general installer and the Viz Weather software installation packages are found on Vizrt s FTP site Note Oracle software modules Oracle 10 2 client or server are installed separately Oracle server installation and Oracle client configuration should be performed by a qualified systems administrator To install Viz Weather Figure 1 Selecting the type of installation type Viz Weather installation page InstallShield Wizard Select the type of machine to install When selecting 4 machine type the installer will select the required installers Description Install required packages for Engine Machine running a Viz Weather control Server Machine machine CAUTION Previously installed software e g Media Sequencer must be uninstalled before running the Viz Weather all installer and its components 1 Run the VizrtVizWeather2All X XX X exe installation file 2 Select the machine type to install and click Next Control Machine Installs all software packages required to run the Viz Weather user interface edit prepare and run weather shows control Viz Engine machines et
180. s used by Viz Object Store and automatically configured during installation of Viz Content Pilot Main Messagebus Host and Port Sets the main hostname or IP address for Viz Video Hub and its listening port default is 6555 Backup Messagebus Host and Port Sets the backup hostname or IP address for Viz Video Hub and its listening port default is 6555 Same As Messagebus Enables or disables SOAP settings to be the same as the Messagebus settings This option is by default enabled Main SOAP Host and Port Sets the hostname or IP address for Viz Video Hub and its SOAP listening port default is 6555 Backup SOAP Host and Port Sets the hostname or IP address for Viz Video Hub and its SOAP listening port default is 6555 Connection timeout ms Sets the time in milliseconds for the Media Sequencer and VOS to wait for response from the Viz Video Hub before closing the connection Username and Password Sets the username and password used by VOS for logging on to the Viz Video Hub for video audio and still search Default is vizlink vizlink See also the Viz Video Hub and Viz Content Pilot manuals for additional information Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 79 6 2 4 80 Fetch Profiles Fetch Profiles List Opens the Fetch Profiles list window that lists all fetch profiles Export Fetch Profile Allows you to create a fetch profile i e save the current fetch tab configuration of selected time ranges and data types and add
181. satellite images When the cloud forecast images available from the data suppliers are defined in the system the images can be fetched and used to display 3D clouds forecast The default images area defined in the system is Europe Storm Path Storm path data is an XML file describing all the storms hurricanes typhoons etc within the defined time range for the defined area observed path and expected path Select one of the defined areas to fetch the storms information The default storm path area defined in the system is Japan Lightning Lightning data are images describing the occurrence and frequency of lightning in the defined area This information is displayed in 3D graphic representation over a map of the defined region Chapter 7 Working with Meteorological Data 7 3 Points Data The Points Data tab displays the meteorological information of the weather points used in the system Some of the data in this tab is editable This is used to correct values retrieved from the suppliers or to set values manually for points where the information is missing Data Import Points Data Live gt Points List i Amsterdam Andorra la Vella Ankara A A 5 Annapolis Select the point type and the time of forecast from the drop down list The forecast values for the selected time will be displayed in the table The drop down list is configurable Use the WD_Admin tool Forecast tab to configure t
182. selected init uninitialized etc Viz memory is not cleared If using a large playlist use the init all option to avoid memory problems Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 121 9 4 2 122 Running a Playlist A playlist can be played out in several ways You can control the playout using the user interface with mouse and keyboard GPI or TCP commands ENTER keyboard By pressing Enter the selected data element from the playlist will show in the render window and start running the scene animation Normally a playlist will play sequentially from the first data element on If the animation includes stop points adding continue commands or using the Expose Stop Points property in the animation editor will enable playing the entire animation by pressing Enter every time the animation stops at a stop point Play buttons By clicking the Play button next to the Playlist status display you can play the current data element and advance the selection to the next data element in the playlist Playlist Control Panel buttons By using the Playlist Control Panel accessible from the Playlist menu you can play the Playlist and to move the selection in the Playlist GPI Using GPI can be used to trigger Viz Weather events using an external device connected to a GPI box that is connected to the Viz Weather machine see System Configuration TCP Sending external TCP commands can also be used to control the playlist Note When a line is acti
183. sts When a data element is played i e one line in the playlist all data elements or Viz scenes in that line will be triggered The data element in the channel columns will also be played on the specified machines This feature enables running and compositing of multiple graphics with one control Ul Note Viz must be running in On Air mode on the defined channels If Viz is not On Air an error message will appear indicating that the channel is not available 9 3 Playlist Content Area i Ge Bs Piaving folie _ Index Init Data Name Icon Modified Take Out Time 14 04 2010 16 02 8 This section contains information on the following topics Context Menu To add data elements to the playlist To delete data elements in the playlist To arrange data elements in the playlist To add external Viz commands to a data element To add a Viz Content Pilot data element Columns Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 111 9 3 1 112 Context Menu Index Init Data Name to pointe gt Copy Ctrl C gt Paste Ctrl Y Delete Del 3 Customize Columns Columns Auto Width la Show Grid Init Selected Lines Ctrl I 5 Init Selected Lines Fetch Data Fetch Selected Lines A Update Selected Lines a Init Changed Lines Bl 7 Init Changed Lines Fetch Data Prepare Ahead Ig Send Data Element To Air Ctrl 4 Post Render Data 9 Insert Commands Dh Insert Continue Command 16 MN Insert
184. t Pilot client and from the main menu select Options Data List and then Show All Chapter 15 Troubleshooting Guide 193 Index A Additional software DIVX a E 8 Oracle TOD iii tdi 8 PON eieaa 8 B Bands graphismes a a a 37 C Clouds graphics ened eit e aan 38 Content area A i uei te is 119 context MENU diein aa aa 112 fetch selected lines 2 0 cece cece 113 initialization oe eee cece ec scene eee eeees 120 initialize selected lines m 113 initialize selected lines and fetch data 113 Insert COMMANAS ccececeececeeeees 114 insert playlist ooocoocnocnccnccnccnocnoso 118 playout control oococcnoccccnccnccnccnoso 122 post rendering ocooccccnocnccnccnccnonnnso 113 to add data elements 00008 118 to add external Viz commands 119 to add VCP data element 119 to arrange data elements 118 to delete data elements 6 118 TOinitialiZe cialis 121 transition transition effect insert transi TON rial dae 115 update selected lines oooooocmo 113 Viz Content Pilot insert VCP element 117 Viz Video Hub insert video clip 116 D Data elements are missing from the list 193 Data ISSUES hranei n 187 Database Oracle 1 0G venerei nasia 8 DataBase integrated environment 193 Degrees sign is not correct in editable Xi A a OS 193 DivX 194 Additional software
185. t displays meteorological information according to its location date temperature wind direction wind speed etc The entries that appear in the WPoint editor includes all editable points that are in this data element These may include points that were exposed by the graphic designer in a specific location in the graphics as in a 5day forecast table in which case only their content are editable and points that were added by the Viz Weather operator by using the Add Weather Point option Selecting a row in the weather point table will select the weather point object in the render window and vice versa selecting the weather point object in the render window will highlight the row in the text editor This section contains information on the following topics Properties and Parameters Columns To create a new weather point Properties and Parameters Add weather point Adds a new weather point to the data element This button is enabled only if a weather point design was defined in the graphic template Delete weather point Deletes an added weather point from the data element Exported weather points in the graphic template original nodes cannot be deleted Points Layer Visible Hides or displays the weather points layer The check box will affect all weather points in the data element Send Min Max Values When checked the minimal and maximal temperature values of the points in the data element will be sent to the graphi
186. t to any other option manual or Automatically at the end of scene Post Time Displays the duration of the clip that will be created when the playlist is post rendered to disk Remark Displays specific data element remarks Index Displays the line indexes of the data elements transitions and Viz commands Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 119 9 4 9 4 1 120 Middle Displays the data element icon of the data element that will be loaded to the middle layer This column will be visible only if the middle layer is enabled and not set as the main layer in the playlist properties window Back Displays the data element icon of the data element that will be loaded to the back layer This column will be visible only if the back layer is enabled and not set as the main layer in the playlist properties window Front Displays the data element icon of the data element that will be loaded to the front layer This column will be visible only if the front layer is enabled and not set as the main layer in the playlist properties window Dynamic layer columns For each layer defined in the playlist properties window an additional column will be added with the header displaying the logic name given to the layer in the image above a layer column is referred to as Board The columns display the data element icon of the data element that will be loaded to the specific layer This column will be visible only if the dynamic layer is enabl
187. t vizrt_test model data No satellite images fetch Perform the General connection tests Check the web browser connection to the link http storm1 storm no viz data satimg You will be prompted for a username and password Enter the username amp password as defined in Fetch Parameters Initialization File Note Use the default Vizrt test connection if the defined user password combination in the fetchParameters ini file does not work URIUser vizrt_test URIPasswd t3mp If this link does not work contact your system administrator to setup the connection to the CustomWeather server In Viz Weather select from the main Configuration and from the appearing menu System Configuration In the System Configuration window select the Satellite tab Check the satellite names and that the remote folders match the folder structure on the CustomWeather server No cloud forecast Cloud forecast is not yet available for CustomWeather Viz Weather The following paragraphs describe potential problems with the Viz Weather user interface Viz Weather stalls after startup Open the task manager and check that viz exe process is not running If viz exe is still running kill the process and restart Viz Weather Check if the Media Sequencer is running Check the Media Sequencer window for errors Chapter 15 Troubleshooting Guide Check system regional settings compared to data stored in MXL file special characters ECU points not placed c
188. ta Fields Name PMA pParamB Forecasts Fahrenheit to Celsius 0 5555556 gt Celsius to Fahrenheit 1 9 General Configuration Meters Sec to Km Hour 3 6 Regions Meters Sec to Miles Hours 2 2369363 Forecast Types e Km Hour to Miles Hours 0 6213712 0 2777778 View Points List Points Data Tools Export Import Database 8 Optional Click the Add button to create a new conversion formula Modify and Remove Modifies or deletes the conversion parameters The conversion Formula is of the following format Data Value Incoming data Param A Param B 9 Set the XML tag to be used XML tag If using a tag set the tag name If using an attribute set attribute Name 10 Set the XML file to the hash sign or set an XML file name sign Will use the main xml defined in the fetchparameters ini priority File Use this option if using a local xml file only 11 Click OK Chapter 4 Administrating the Points Database 27 4 1 3 28 Forecasts Weather Database Administration Tool Schema Version 1 1 max Points Configuration Point List Fields WeatherPoint gt Edit Point Data Fields General Configuration Regions Forecast Types Conversions View Points List Points Data Tools Export Import Database The Forecasts option is used for defining time values for which the fetched data will apply A weather point is represented by a location and the data for a specific time Forecast time
189. tains information on the following topics Layers Channels Layers The Layers section enhances the capabilities of Viz Weather s Playlist by enabling control and usage of all Viz layers including texture layers and additional Viz engines Channels providing richer graphics on screen and multiple Viz Engine control Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 109 110 Note Texture layers refer to Viz dynamic images For more information about creating and using dynamic images in Viz scenes see Viz Artist user manual Main Layer sets the main layer to be used in the Playlist The main layer is the layer that the Playlist will be loaded to i e when a data element is dragged to the Playlist it will be loaded to the defined main layer during initialization Default main layer is Viz middle layer Only one layer can act as the Main layer If any texture layers are defined in the Playlist a check box under the Main column will enable the selection of any of these layers as the main layer When a Playlist is run all the elements in a line will be triggered when the line is played Middle Front and Back are all Viz layers A Host Scene is a scene built with specific guidelines used for virtual studio shows of weather and other multiple scene applications When a playlist is defined as a host scene playlist the scene will be added automatically to the playlist as the first line and all other data elements and scenes will be loaded to a
190. ted for a username and password Enter the username amp password as defined in Fetch Parameters Initialization File Chapter 15 Troubleshooting Guide Note Use the default Vizrt test connection if the defined username password combination in the Fetch Parameters Initialization File does not work URIUser viz URIPasswd HYPErg8 If this link does not work contact your system administrator to fix the connection to the Storm server If the web browser connection is good but Viz Weather is unable to connect check the parameters in the Fetch Parameters Initialization File file for typing errors wrong parameters usage etc Images are not fetched connection OK Set the following parameter in the fetchParameters ini file lt Priority name gt fetchMode pythonScript The images will be fetched using a python script and not with HTTP Note To leave the python shell opened after the fetch for debugging set the following parameter in the Fetch Parameters Initialization File lt Priority name gt isoShell 1 15 1 3 Custom Weather No weather points are fetched Perform the General connection tests Check the following log file for possible issues lt weather_folder gt FetchData dataFetch log CustomWeather server is not reachable Proxy used Check your web browser for connection to the following link http xml customweather com xml product current_extended amp latitude 32 01 amp longitude 34 8 amp clie nt vizrt_test amp cl
191. ted front Fronts from file When checked the text field and the browser will be enabled When a file is selected the fronts from the file will be loaded to the graphics Note that the file is an exported weather element file Weather element gt Export weather elements Columns ID The front s serial id Style The design used for the front Select a design from the drop down list Type The type of front Values are warm cold or occluded 130 Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements Alpha The alpha value used for the front object Visible This attribute will set the visibility of the specific front When unchecked the front will not be displayed in the graphics v View Columns Hide Columns When right clicking the column headers a context menu will appear View Columns When selected additional columns will be displayed X1 X2 X6 The X values of the front points Y1 Y2 Y6 The Y values of the front points To create a front 1 Click the Add a front button to add a front to the graphic template 2 Select a front style from the drop down list The front will be added in the center of the current map with a default size and shape To animate a front 1 Choose the Data animation in the animation combo box 2 Move the date time track bar to the required key frame location 3 Choose the required front in the Viz scene or in the editor The control points on the front will appear The selected point wi
192. th tab is used to configure entries for downloading storm path information hurricane typhoons etc to be used in the system using the following parameters Display Name is the name that will appear in the Area drop down list Local Folder is the location of the information files on the disk FTP Folder is the location of the information on the FTP The entry can be a full path to a folder including the ftp address or a folder name under lt ftp_root gt lt ftp_root gt is defined in the fetch_parameters ini file If the ini file and the FTP folder column include an ftp path the Fetch Configuration overrides the ini file settings Each added entry will show as an item in the Area drop down list in the Data Import pane see Working with Meteorological Data and the Fetch Application When a fetch operation is performed the files will be downloaded from the FTP to the local folder Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 67 Lightning The Fronts Type tab is used to configure additional types of fronts to be used in the system The default fronts are Hot Cold and Occluded but the need for additional graphic representation of fronts has been expressed The defined front types will be displayed in the front type drop down list in the fronts editor System Configuration Using the System Configuration option requires a password See Viz Weather Initialization File description on how to set a password value 68 Chapter 6 Using Vi
193. the playlist When a data element is disabled it will be skipped when performing playlist operations as if it was deleted from the playlist Note During playlist initialization disabled data elements will not be initialized When disabling a data element after the playlist was initialized the disabled data elements will be skipped during playback and prepare ahead To add data elements to the playlist 1 Open a Playlist The data elements will be displayed in the window below the playlist area 2 Add one or multiple data element to the playlist by dragging it from the data elements list into the Playlist content area location in the playlist s list of data elements or by copy and pasting it Data elements are added above the selected line To delete data elements in the playlist Select a data element from the playlist and press the Delete key or right click and from the appearing context menu select Delete To arrange data elements in the playlist Drag and drop the data elements in the playlist editing area to change the order Chapter 9 Working with Playlists To add external Viz commands to a data element Add external Viz commands by right clicking a data element in the playlist and from the appearing context menu select Insert commands or Insert continue command To add a Viz Content Pilot data element Add Viz Content Pilot VCP data elements by right clicking the playlist content area and selecting Insert
194. the playlist will be played once or played in a loop during automatic playout Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 75 76 System Contiguration x Fetch Concepts amp Folders PlayList Detaults Post il TestS cenes Tutorial vigmesthere A pool_i TestScenes Tutorial The Concepts amp Folders configuration tab enables the user to manage data elements concepts and playlist folders Concepts are used to divide the saved data elements into groups where a concept is acommon attribute of a group allowing a filtered view of the data elements list and allowing quicker access to data elements Folders are used to organize playlists in groups where a folder is a common attribute of a group allowing a filtered view and quicker access to playlists Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather External Triggering MOS videohub A AT The Fetch configuration tab defines the folders that the fetch operation will use for saving the fetched data Fetch Folder Defines the folder where all data except satellite and radar images are saved Images database Defines the folder where all images will be copied to This parameter replaces the Viz Weather Initialization File entry weather_database All radar and satellite images will be copied to this folder during the fetch operation Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 77 78 Calendar Screcn Layout External Trigacring Tuesday wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday The Ca
195. ther Save XML File As Save the current data from the Media Sequencer to an XML file under a different name The file contains all the data and configuration parameters used by Viz Weather Import Playlist Import a Playlist from a file created by Viz Weather file suffix is weathershow Export Playlist Export the selected Playlist to a file file suffix is weathershow Import Data Element Import a data element from a file created by Viz Weather file suffix is vwde Export Data Element Export the selected data element to a file file suffix is vwde Exit amp Keep Viz Running Close Viz Weather without killing Viz process Exit Closes Viz Weather 6 2 2 View Image Size gt Show Log Ctrl L Machine Configuration H Editorial Tabs TCP Commands Weather Gateway Ctrl G Debug window Ctrl Alt W This section contains information on the following topics Image Size Show Log Machine Configuration Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 51 52 Editorial tabs Saved Data Elements TCP Commands Weather Gateway Debug Window Image Size Large Medium Y Small No Image Image Size defines the display format of the data elements in the data elements list and in the playlist editing area When selected a sub menu will open Large Displays large sized data elements icons Medium Display medium sized data elements icons Small Displays small sized data elements icons No Image No icons
196. tialization press Alt when clicking the init button The information button will become red if any of the data elements did not initialize successfully Clicking the i information button will open the Playlist Information window displaying a log of the initialization process If an Viz Engine machine is defined and is in On air mode the data elements can be loaded to it for playout Note In a Program Preview configuration a playlist will be loaded to the Preview and to the Program machines according to the configuration set in the Viz Weather Initialization File or according to the preview option set in the Configuration menu This section contains information on the following topics To initialize data elements To initialize un initialized data elements To initialize data elements 1 Click the Init All button located on the left side of the playlist control area or 2 Click the Fetch Playlist Point Data and init Playlist button to fetch all the weather points used in the Playlist and then initialize the elements or 3 Right click the playlist entry in the list and from the appearing context menu select Init All Data Elements To initialize un initialized data elements 1 Click the Init Uninitialized Lines button or 2 Click the Fetch Playlist Point Data and Init Un initialized lines Note When using the Init All options Viz Weather will clear Viz memory before loading the scenes When using other init options init
197. tors Lines Used to display contours of areas created from fetched model data This option is usually used to display pressure levels IsoBars Bands Used to display sequential colored segments on the map These segments are created from fetched model data and cover the entire defined area This option is usually used to display temperature levels IsoTherms Filled Used to display areas of colored segments on the map These segments are created from fetched model data and cover pieces of the defined area This option is usually used to display precipitation levels IsoPrecip Select one of the model data tabs of the editor The editor will change according to the selected object type Multiple model data objects can be used in one graphic template one of each type plus four additional models of any type the designer defined Each tab in the editor represents such an object and displays the object s type and container name Properties and Parameters Visible When checked all the information will be visible to the user When unchecked the layer will be turned off and will not show in the render window Use Pre Processing Cmd This check box is enabled only if a pre processing command was defined in the fetch parameters configuration window Default pre processing command is null i e no processing is performed The pre processing command is used to define program that will process the Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements download
198. tton 10 3 8 Images Editor Node Name Visible image IMAGE Vvi2_2x image we ather sk ylines prague_ok jv Modify an image in the graphic template replace the image This editor is enabled if the graphic designer exposed an image or more for editing Properties and Parameters Image layer visible Defines if the exposed images will be visible in the graphics If unchecked all exposed images will be hidden in the graphics En Targa clips editor This editor enables the user to replace the clips defined in the scene as sources for Targa or Matrox video cards When the button is clicked a Targa configuration window will open enabling the user to browse and select a video clip Columns Node Name The viz scene node name Icon The icon of the currently selected image Image Name The full Image name full path Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 139 Visible This attribute defines if the image will be visible in the graphics When checked the image will show in the renderer To change video clips 1 Browse and select the new clips for codec video 3 and codec2 video 4 2 Click OK The clips used in the scene will be replaced by the newly selected clips To change an image 4 images_ A imgover i keren i kerenz H kids_sce i lanss i lightning A a londenbib Jawermanb t maps i mapsreg i moons nab_0S t nab mal nabo6 13 moskau meda new poki objects
199. type style Range Select the time range that will be represented by the selected style The range options are Observation Use only observed data of the storm path Last Observation Use only the last observed data of the storm path Forecast last observation Use the last observed data of the storm path and all forecast data of the storm path Forecast Use only forecast of the storm path Forecast custom When selected a list of forecast points will be displayed for selection Select the forecast points to display Custom Displays the selected forecast points list by their index This column is used when range is set to Forecast custom option All Displays all available data in the storm path file Visible Check the storm objects to be displayed in the graphic 10 3 16 Hops Editor es Ee SERVER lt a Hops are smooth location leaps over a map A Hop is one location defined on the map Minimal number of hops required in a data element is two After the hops are defined the animation will leap from one place to the other while zooming out from the initial location flying over the map to the other location and zooming back in Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 149 150 This option requires a special scene design using plug ins supplied in the Viz Curious Maps Client installation package The hop containers are exported by the Winterface plug in enabling the Hops editor in Viz Weat
200. vated the current line is played and the next line is selected ready to be played out In a Program Preview configuration the current data element loads to the On air machine program and the next element s loads to the preview machine localhost See Also Viz Weather Initialization File on the on_air_machine and on air preview disable settings Chapter 9 Working with Playlists 10 Working with Data Elements Viz Weather as any other Vizrt control application use template graphics from Viz to create data elements for playout A Viz Weather data element is a graphic 3D scene with some meteorological data added to it The data types Model data Weather point information etc available for editing are exposed in the graphic template and are time dependent After a data element was created the meteorological data is inserted automatically into the data element every time it is used and the data is updated every time new meteorological data is fetched This section contains information on the following topics Concepts Saved Data Elements List Data Editors Debugging a Data Element 10 1 Concepts A concept is a group of data elements A data element can be saved under one concept only If two data elements with the same name are saved under different concepts they exist as different entities The concept is used to group data elements that share a common subject show name meteorological data type etc When vie
201. will be displayed only text information Show Log Show Log CTRL L displays a Viz Weather data log window The log window displays information about fetch operations and about the existing data on the local disk The fetch log window has three tabs Data log Displays information about the downloaded data Data type time of download size of data The button Clean Log will clear the log window and clear the log file from previous information Fetch log Displays information about the fetch operation itself server name requested data operations during fetch The information is stored in the file dataFetch log under the defined fetch folder Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather Ws Log information Filled radar_US WEST From 08 06 2010 18 02 To 09 06 2010 07 11 radar_US EAST From 08 06 2010 18 02 AA E Data on Disk Displays the available Viz Weather meteorological data found in the specified folder Select the requested data folder using the radio buttons at the top of the window Latest read files from the designated folder for downloads is defined in the fetch tab in the System Configuration window From Directory displays the path to the FetchData directory and allows you to browse for a new directory The Check button saves any changes Select one of the data type tabs Radar Satellite etc to view the available data and the time range for the existing data radar_US ALL From 25 08
202. wing the data elements list the concepts are used as a filter for the list When selecting a concept from the list only data elements that were saved under this concept will be displayed Note that when working in an integrated environment using Viz Content Pilot and Viz Weather concepts defined in Viz Weather will be visible from the Viz Weather UI only Also note that if the same concept name is used in Viz Weather and in Viz Content Pilot database data elements will be saved in the database under the concept defined in Viz Content Pilot See Also Configuration menu for information about concepts configuration Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements 123 10 2 124 Saved Data Elements List Data Name Icon Modified GraphMinMax a 2 17 2010 7 05 PM bbbb 2 18 2010 12 12 PM GRAF_MINMAX 2 18 2010 2 52 PM GRAF_MINMAX_2 2 18 2010 3 11 PM AMAF RATRIRAD AS ee nda tama mn Scene Name SCENE viz weather NABO 7DayGraph_min_max_FIX SCENE viz weather Concept_1 W_3DPoints SCENE viz weather NABO 7DayGraph_min_max_FIX SCENE viz weather NABO 7DayGraph_min_max_FIX COOK ci cc lo al REAM Concept Name aal aal viz_weather viz_weather ssie sna lo After creating a data element it will be added to the Saved Data Elements list From the list the data element can be opened for editing or dragged to a playlist A context menu for manipulating the data element list is available Copy Ctrl C Delete Del Find
203. xt into text objects for additional information about Editorial Tabs please refer to the editorial tabs configuration section Text from file Defines a Viz Weather text object that will be used in the graphics When checked the file browser and text field will be enabled Select Chapter 10 Working with Data Elements a Viz Weather text object file The file will open and the texts from the file will be loaded to the graphics The same text designs must be a part of the graphic template Columns The lines that appear in the text editor includes all editable text that are used in the currently open data element The lines may include text that were placed by the graphic designer in a specific location in the graphics and only their content is editable It also includes text that were dynamically added by the Viz Weather operator by using the option of add text The Text Displays the content of the text object Use the shortcut Alt Left mouse click on the node to edit the value of the text Style Displays the selected style design of the text node The number of options in the drop down list displays is the number of exported text designs in the graphic template Selecting a style will create a copy of the design and insert the data from the line in the table into the corresponding fields creating a text object see graphic Design export text Pos x Pos Y Displays the X Y position of the text object in th
204. z Weather Prepare Ahead Displays Prepare Ahead messages and calculations performed by Viz Weather Prepare Ahead property must be used in the currently initialized playlist 6 2 3 Configuration Change Machines Editorial Tabs Configuration Fetch Parameters System Configuration Fetch Profiles gt This section contains information on the following topics Change Machines Editorial Tabs Configuration Fetch Parameters System Configuration Fetch Profiles Enable and Disable Preview Change Machines Change Machines allows you to select a different machine running Viz Engine to render the graphics All graphic related commands are sent to the selected machine when playing a Playlist While editing all command are sent to the local machine Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 59 60 Set Ondir Connect Show Commands Show Status localhost A connection indicator is displayed at the lower left corner of Viz Weather window that shows the On air machine name and the connection status Right click the status indicator to open a context menu Set On air changes the renderer status to On air Connect tries to reconnect to Viz Show Commands opens the renderer commands console When working with a program machine rendering the graphics the console will open on the rendering machine Show Status opens a Viz Connection Status window Editorial Tabs Configuration E Editorial Tabs Configuration
205. z Weather videohub Go to first data element Go to first data element Go to first data element Go to first data element Go to first data element Z Go to first data element n Go to first data element The External Triggering tab is used for configuring external devices that may trigger Viz Weather actions Enable GPI General Purpose Interface enables triggering of events A GPI box must be connected to the system GPI enables up to eight buttons to be configured to trigger Viz Weather events The Trigger numbers are physical wiring connections on the GPI box For each GPI number connected to a button or another activation device select the event that will be triggered from the drop down list Note The GPI box should be connected with a serial 9 pin cable to COM1 port of the machine running Viz Weather Enable BBOX button box is a control device in which the buttons are programmed to perform actions Configure a button to trigger the task from the drop down menu next to the button number Note The button box should be connected with a serial 9 pin cable to COM1 port of the machine running Viz Weather Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather 69 70 PlayList Defaults Post amp Snap o Calendar Screen DO Preview Data Name The Post amp Snap tab is the configuration interface for playlist and data element post rendering and snapshot rendering by Viz Post render parameters relate to video clips of the data e
206. z weather NOB_O8 Change Scene Modifies the graphic template used in the data element using the same meteorological data weather points images etc When this option is selected Viz Weather will check if the current data fits the exported Weather attributes in the requested scene number of text objects images etc If a full match is found between the graphic templates they will be replaced If the 82 Chapter 6 Using Viz Weather graphic templates are different a warning message will appear displaying the differences and asking the user to confirm the change Close Clears Viz Weather editors and the renderer from the loaded data element information Fetch Data Element Weather Points Fetches the data for all weather points used in the currently loaded data element Refresh Re sends DataPool information to the renderer Post Render Opens the post render tool for recording the currently loaded data element to the disk The post render tool will open only if a render to disk device is defined in Viz If no render to disk device is defined an error message will appear indicating the problem Snap Viz Image Creates a snap shot image of the render window Delete Old Data Opens a dialog box for deletion of old data elements from the system Select the dates to be deleted and click he delete button 6 2 6 Playlist By New LA Save A Save As a Make Playlist Post Clips Ctrl P Th Make Playlist Snap Images Mak

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