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1. 2 Click OK to confirm the uninstall dialog or Cancel to stop Chapter 4 Install 3 When done click Finish This concludes the modify repair and remove section Chapter 4 Install 5 5 2 10 Run This section describes how to run Viz Gateway and the Viz Gateway Controller Client The Viz Gateway Controller Client is a configuration and status information tool This section contains information on the following topics Run Viz Gateway Run Viz Gateway Controller Client Run Viz Gateway Viz Gateway is by default started from the tray icon on the taskbar but can also be started from the Windows Services window Start Viz gateway 11 Lue in ali ri Lm L h Y le ed a 1 To start Viz Gateway select the tray icon from the program menu All Programs gt Vizrt gt VizGateway gt Tray Icon 2 From the taskbar right click the tray icon to open the context menu and select Start Viz Gateway Sele Galemay Wiz taatewa Start Local System fey vizTicker sea 1 To start Viz Gateway from the Services window open the Windows Services window and locate the Viz Gateway service 2 Right click the service and from the context menu select Start Local System Run Viz Gateway Controller Client The controller client can be started from the programs menu Create a shortcut to run it from the desktop gy VizGateway SS ControllerClient TrayIcon Select the program from the Start menu All Progr2. Connection string Sets the connection to the database Note Use the following string format user name password database Schema Shows the name of the Oracle schema The window also shows the Database encoding and Application client encoding settings Chapter 7 Configuration Viz Gateway Connection For Viz Content Pilot and Viz Trio these buttons are available under the MOS tab Start Starts a connection to Viz Gateway Stop Close a connection to Viz Gateway Restart Restarts a connection to Viz Gateway Viz Gateway Connection Configuration For Viz Content Pilot and Viz Trio these settings are available under the MOS tab Automatic reconnect Starts the Viz Gateway connection automatically when starting or resetting the Media Sequencer Reconnect interval sec Specifies the number of seconds that the Media Sequencer should wait when the connection is lost before trying to reconnect to Viz Gateway Viz Gateway Host Shows the IP address of the Viz Gateway host Viz Gateway Port Shows the port number on the Viz Gateway host MOS ID Shows the ID of the connecting MOS device NCS ID Shows the ID of the Newsroom Control System NCS Send item stat Sends feedback to the NCS via MOS for example information about the transfer status of elements work For details on how to set up a database connection see Database Configuration 7 5 Database Specific Considerations To enable the advanced queuing AQ notificat
3. Incoming Connections Outbound Connections Incoming Connections From NCS to Gateway Show connections established by the NCSs to the Viz Gateway Most NCSs does not have a permanent or fixed connection to Viz Gateway Therefore the connection information is only visible when the NCS needs to deliver messages to the Viz Gateway for example when a running order is activated or updated From Control Station to Gateway Show connections to Vizrt s content control applications The Host IP and Host Type are properties of the control station where the content control application is running Outbound Connections From Gateway to NCS Show connections to active NCSs and their host types for Media Object Server MOS and Running Order RO messages When Buddy support is enabled this window show two sets of outbound connections 4 entries Chapter 6 User Interface 13 6 3 6 3 1 6 3 2 Gateway HC ID 192 168 110 42 Server IP HOZ Lower Port AOS Upper Port GA S mm m C e ae a an an 70 rsa Bs B KA Z KA n3 ca o EN viz xw43D0 XE Bide tye ie iio oHNoHoHolu43 ofica paa p Opa as fel Z bed H b m O m Oracle AQ VCP 5 y p AA a Ts E Pere ECKEN The Gateway window consists of four separate frames Newsroom Computer System NCS Enable Buddy Server Gateway and Enable DB This section contains information on the following sections Newsroom Computer System NCS and Enab
4. IDs and control station IP addresses are put into a routing table To allow for new route mappings old ones must be cleared Auto Cleanup of Routing Map When enabled only one running order can be active on the control station This is mainly used with Viz Content Pilot version 4 0 Manual Cleanup of Routing Map Clear all route mappings between running order IDs and control station IP addresses No running orders should be active on a control station during maintenance This option is only needed if Auto Cleanup of Routing Map is unchecked Chapter 6 User Interface 17 6 5 6 5 1 6 5 2 18 MOS List MOS List This section describes how to do maintenance on MOS Object message resource list on the NCS server For more information see the following sections MOS List Configuration MOS List Maintenance MOS List Configuration Always send mosObj messages in place of a mosListAll message as response to mosRegAll requests When the NCS requests a list of all available MOS Objects Viz Gateway can return all wrapped in a mosListAll message or as single messages recommended Place mosObj delete messages in the low priority queue This option is used to give messages such as new and updated MOS Object messages a higher priority then deleted MOS object messages As an NCS is able to keep track of many MOS objects tens of thousands this option will not block messages with a higher priority and keep the system m
5. applications to allow last minute edits Last minute edits can also be done in Vizrt s Newsroom Component Allow Vizrt s content control applications to take ownership of a running order from another studio in case of a fail situation Easy to use graphical user interface to configure and monitor all connections to the NCSs and the content control applications Buddy support to enable transparent operation in case the main NCS server has to be maintained or fails Allow for redundancy by using multiple Viz Gateways to keep studios synchronized in case of a fail situation 2 2 Workflow The basic workflow is as follow A journalist adds a story to the newsroom system by using its NCS client In the NCS client an embedded Newsroom Component from Vizrt can be used to fill templates with different media objects containing character generated text stills or videos Templates are based on 2D 3D graphics scenes pre made to fit a specific concept style for example the nine o clock news The Newsroom Component allow the user to select a template related toa concept fill it and store it as a new media object with a describing name Chapter 2 Viz Gateway 3 All external media objects as those created by the Newsroom Component can be added to a story When media objects are added to a story the NCS creates unique placeholders for each media object called items When the story is saved it is populated to a st
6. content control applications without an initial request To enable this option Viz Gateway provides a way to manually route the connection between a running order channel name roChannel the identifying name of the running order sent from the NCS and the control station This static routing table also updates the dynamic routing table Enable Auto Activation This option enables the NCS to push running orders to the control station Viz Gateway does a lookup in the static routing table to match the running order channel name roChannel used by the NCS If the name is found it uses the IP address to forward the message and all subsequent messages from the NCS to the control station RO Channel The roChannel name identifies the control station and is set in the NCS Control Station IP IP address of the control station Chapter 6 User Interface RO Channel Control Station IP NMIZRT GWILMOS 192 166 110 157 Edit Remove Edit Edit the routing Remove Remove the static routing Add Opens the roChannel to IP Editor 6 4 2 Add Control Station Window c Add Control Station m a C VIZRT GW1 MOS 192 168 110 157 EA O O ok Channel Enter the RO channel Control Station IP Enter the control station IP address Cancel cancels the operation OK Adds the RO channel and control station IP address to the static routing table 6 4 3 Routing Map Maintenance As the NCS creates new running orders the running order
7. instructions to make sure that the correct Oracle Database XE Client Orac eXEC ient exe installation executable is selected Installation To install Oracle Database XE Client do the following 1 Double click the client installation executable 2 In the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Oracle Client Oracle Database 10g Express Edition window click Next 3 In the License Agreement window select Accept and then click Next 4 Inthe Choose Destination Location window either accept the default or click Browse to select a different installation directory Do not select a directory that has spaces in its name Then click Next 5 In the Summary window click Install 6 In the InstallShield Wizard Complete window click Finish 7 Restart the computer after installation Before installing Viz Gateway check the language settings for the Oracle client The National Language Support NLS_LANG parameter must be the same as the Vizrt database Chapter 4 Install 4 1 3 Chapter 4 Install Type the name of a program Folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open iE For vau regedit Cancel Browse 8 Log on to the computer as administrator 9 Start the Registry Editor on the Start menu e Click the Run menu option Enter regedit and click OK 10 Open the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE ORACLE KEY_XE or IKEY XEClient Mame Tvpe Data ab Default REG SZ aB Mi 5 LANG REG 52 AMERICAN AM
8. is needed For ENPS the recommended number of messages per second is 2 See the Advanced section for details on how to configure the throttle mechanism Buddy Support The ENPS NCS can be configured to run with an identical mirror server called a buddy at all times as a fail safe Viz Gateway supports this setup and offers a buddy configuration in the Viz Gateway Controller Client This enables Viz Gateway to send messages to more than one NCS If the primary server fails or is down for maintenance all messages are sent to the buddy server until the primary comes back on line All changes received from the Viz Gateway are queued on the ENPS buddy server and copied back to the main server automatically when it returns to production For details see the Newsroom Computer System NCS and Enable Buddy Server section Avid News Note that News version 2 6 and newer can be used with Viz Gateway Older versions are not compatible There is no need to enable the DB connection for iNews It does not need metadata about Vizrt s MOS objects as it only refers to the MOS object ID and not the entire MOS object Chapter 7 Configuration 8 Testing the Installation This section describes how to test the installation of Viz Gateway with Vizrt s content control applications IMPORTANT Content control applications usually do not edit playlists However Vizrt s applications are capable of editing its own MOS Objects if need
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10. ERICA MWMESMSwIMN1252 EPL Cua EClientioledbmesq Edit String JE Cn EClientl Cree Client Value name l SOFTWARE ORACLEKEY xEClient NLS LANE xEClient Mele efie CU NEClientlaramtslrace AMERICAN AMERICA AL32UTF8 IA Li I Right click the registry setting for NLS LANG and select Modify 12 Edit the string by changing it to AMERICAN_AMERICA AL32UTF8 and click OK This concludes the installation of the Oracle client Test the client and see that a connection with the database can be established Test Installation Start a command line tool and type the following sqlplus userid passwordetnsname Check that the output is something like the example output below C gt sqlplus pilot pilot viz xw4300 XE SQL Plus Release 10 2 0 1 0 Production on Thu Mar 29 12 17 19 2007 Copyright c 1982 2005 Oracle All rights reserved Connected to Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Release 10 2 0 1 0 Production SQL gt The example output above shows that the database is placed on a remote machine named viz xw4300 thus the string viz xw4300 XE is needed hostname tnsname 4 2 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 Install Viz Gateway This section describes how to install Viz Gateway Follow the installation steps and collect the information needed Some of the settings shown are example settings and will differ for each installation 1 Double click the executable to start the installation 2 Inthe Viz Gateway welcome wind
11. For configuration details see the Testing the Installation section If the setup does not work please take contact with a local Vizrt representative or contact Vizrt by e mail support vizrt com Remember to check for error messages in the vizgateway og file Chapter 7 Configuration 23 7 4 7 4 1 24 This concludes the generic Viz Gateway configuration For details on specific configuration of NCS servers and databases see the next sections Configuring the Control Station This section describes how to configure the control stations content control application It also explains how to test the installation with the different content control applications Viz Content Pilot and Viz Trio Before a test can be performed a database connection and Viz Gateway connection for the content control application must be established For more information see the following section Database Configuration Database Configuration All content control applications use the same settings to connect to the database To access these settings use the following menu options Viz Content Pilot Select Tools External Interfaces and the VCP Database and MOS tabs Viz Trio Select Config External Interfaces and the VCP Database and MOS tabs Figure 1 Viz Gateway and database configuration windows 10640 EMPSVIM1 Database Connection For Viz Content Pilot and Viz Trio these settings are available under the VCP Database tab
12. Viz Gateway VIST Viz Gateway Administrator s Guide Version 1 0 10 November 26 2013 VIS 2008 Vizrt Ltd All rights ruesarrad 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 publication Vizrt
13. ams Vizrt Viz Gateway Controller Client Chapter 5 Run 5 2 1 Control Multiple Viz Gateways S ControllerClient Target type Application Target location tools Target ay stoals Viel wEantraller ese iz 4300 10002 It is possible to use one instance of the Controller Client to connect to several Viz Gateways To do this edit the properties of the shortcut s target path and add a host and port number To control more than one Viz Gateway simply create a new shortcut and edit the target path accordingly Chapter 5 Run 11 6 User Interface This section describes the user interface for the Controller Client configuration tool It has four configuration windows one status information window and a status bar This section contains information on the following topics Status Bar Connection Info Gateway Routing MOS List Advanced Tray Icon 6 1 Status Bar B Green Controller client has a connection to Viz Gateway Red Controller client has no connection to Viz Gateway If connection status is red check to see that Viz Gateway has started For details on how to start Viz Gateway see the Run section 12 Chapter 6 User Interface 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 Connection Info Host IP Host Type 7 192 168 110 42 NCS RO client 192 168 110 42 NCS MOS client The Connection Info window is divided in two Incoming and Outbound Connections For more information see the following topics
14. ateway There are no hardware requirements but it is recommended that Viz Gateway is installed on its own computer Sharing space with other systems that require a lot of resources for example a database is not recommended Oracle Database Client RAM 1 GB minimum e Virtual memory 512 MB e Disk space System drive 70MB Oracle Home 88MB Temp disk space 100 MB Video adapter 256 color Processor Itanium 2 or higher for each installation type For further information about the Oracle Database 10g Client and its requirements see http www oracle com technology documentation databasel0g html Chapter 3 Requirements 5 4 4 1 4 1 1 4 1 2 Install This section describes how to install Viz Gateway and the database client In addition it explains how to modify repair and remove the Viz Gateway This section contains information on the following topics Install Database Client Install Viz Gateway Modify Repair and Remove Install Database Client This section describes how to install and test the Oracle Database 10g Client and contains information on the following topics Pre installation Installation Test Installation Pre installation Before installing the client do the following Remove any previous or older versions of the client Create a backup of the tnsname ora file Download the client from Oracle s web site e http www oracle com technology xe Click Downloads and follow the
15. ction and Viz Gateway chapters introduce the Viz Gateway solution its features and main workflow in a production environment The Requirements chapter describe the requirements such as license and software requirements The Install and Run chapters describe how to install modify and start Viz Gateway The User Interface chapte describes the Viz Gateway user interface of the Viz Gateway Controller Client and the tray icon on the task bar The Configuration and Testing the Installation chapters describe how to configure Viz Gateway and test the configuration 1 3 Related Documents All related documents contain information on how to configure the content control application to request running orders from the NCS through the Viz Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 4 1 5 Gateway connection For complementing information see the following documents 1 Viz Content Pilot User Manual information on how to create content based on templates and how to playout elements in playlists based on these templates 2 Viz Trio User Manual information on how to use Vizrt s character generator for real time update of scenes from the operator desk 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 Blue Tex
16. ed Because a content control application is unable to update the NCS changes could cause undesired effects in the playlist when a story is updated from the NCS client side This section contains information on the following topics Viz Content Pilot Viz Trio 8 Viz Content Pilot DO acoazewi M viz xw4300 M localhost fa E Check all settings and see that the connection status in the content control application is good S Connection to the database is good El Connection to the Viz Engine renderer is good program or preview E Connection to the Viz Gateway is good Note The M matrix indicator indicates if Viz Content Pilot is connected to Viz IO Viz IO is used to set up virtual studios For more information see the following section Request Running Order 8 1 1 Request Running Order MSE MOS Playlists PlayList Date Duration Channel id Status Stop monitor Chapter 8 Testing the Installation 27 8 2 28 To activate request a newsroom playlist 1 Open the Tools menu and select the MSE MOS Playlists menu option to open the NCS RO List dialog box The NCS RO List dialog box contains the playlists that are provided by the NCS MSE Media Sequencer NCS RO Newsroom Computer System Running Order 2 Select a running order click the Monitor selected button 3 Click the Open selected button R tl Playlists 552 MEETS Design Ex ww PlayLists 53 A l Initialize Cleanup P A Pa
17. eway does not flood the NCS with messages Maximum Msg Sec Set the number of messages to be sent to the NCS per second Include Continue Count Information Check this option to include continue count information in a MOS external meta block as part of the MOS Object messages sent to the NCS This information is typically used by automation systems to trigger graphics A continue count tells the graphics operator how many times to press continue to play graphics scenes from Start to finish Chapter 6 User Interface 19 6 7 20 Include Element Data Information Include data field information in a MOS external meta block inside all mosObj messages sent to the NCS This information is typically used by NCSs either to present this information in their end user interface or to deduce key information that may be used for archiving purposes Enable Extended DB AQ Notification message format Check this option to enable extended DB AQ Notification message format To configure the database see Testing the Installation Include data fields in MOS Objects Check this option to include the external meta block Tray Icon gt E The tray icon is visible as a taskbar icon An icon with green dots indicates that Viz Gateway is started an icon with red dots indicates that it is stopped Start Viz gateway Stop Viz gateway Launch Controller Client Exil Exil Right click the tray icon to open the context menu The menu has t
18. he following options Start Viz Gateway Starts Viz Gateway on the host it is installed on Stop Viz Gateway Stops Viz Gateway on the host it is installed on Launch Controller Client Launches the controller client for the Viz Gateway on the host it was installed on Exit Removes the tray icon from the taskbar It does not effect the status of Viz Gateway Chapter 6 User Interface 7 Configuration This section describes how to configure Viz Gateway and the control stations Before any configuration can be done information about the NCS servers and database must be obtained IMPORTANT Before installing Viz Gateway make sure an Oracle Database 10g Client is installed and working This section contains information on the following topics e Pre Configuration Configuring Connections Checking the Connection Status Configuring the Control Station Database Specific Considerations NCS Specific Considerations 7 1 Pre Configuration From the NCS obtain the following information NCS ID NCS server IP MOS version and MOS ID From the Oracle database obtain the following information Oracle System Identifier SID username password and character encoding If the Controller Client is installed on another host than the Oracle database the hostname of the database must be used in addition to the SID hostname SID To test the database connection try typing tnsping hostname SID on the command line Port numbers used in
19. ing the database Encoding By default the debas iS COn ed to use the character encoding UTF 8 User Unique username to enable database access Password Password related to the username DB Event Mechanism Select Oracle AQ VCP 5 or TCP IP VCP 4 Viz Content Pilot 5 This option enables the Advanced Queuing AQ database notification e Viz Content Pilot 4 This option enables a TCP IP based database notification Notifications are used to notify Viz Gateway of new or updated MOS Objects 6 3 4 Other Save Saves the Viz Gateway configuration window settings IMPORTANT Viz Gateway must be restarted before any new configurations take effect Chapter 6 User Interface 15 6 4 6 4 1 16 Routing RO Channel Control Station IP VIZRT GW1 MOS 192 168 110 157 This section describes how to configure mappings between the NCS Viz Gateway and control station There are two ways for a content control application to receive running orders lt can receive running orders by request pull or it can receive orders without an initial request push The latter option requires Viz Gateway to be pre configured to handle running orders for a specific control station For more information see the following sections Auto Activation Configuration Add Control Station Window Routing Map Maintenance Auto Activation Configuration The following options are made available to enable the NCS to push running orders to the
20. ion message format The following SQL statements have to be executed by the database administrator DBA to enable the message format For details see the Advanced section Command exec vcp com set protocol vcp com extended queue commit Below is an example output that shows the initiation of the message format C gt sqlplus pilot piloteviz xw4300 xe SQL Plus Release 10 2 0 1 0 Production on Tue Apr 17 13 08 32 2007 Copyright c 1982 2005 Oracle All rights reserved Connected to Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Release 10 2 0 1 0 Production SQL gt exec VCD com set protocol vcp com extended queue PL SQL procedure successfully completed SQL gt commit Commit complete Chapter 7 Configuration 25 7 6 7 6 1 7 6 2 26 NCS Specific Considerations This section describes some NCS specific considerations that must be taken into account when configuring Viz Gateway with an NCS For other NCSs than the ones mentioned below a generic configuration should be sufficient see the Configuration section This section contains information on the following topics ENPS Avid iNews ENPS Viz Gateway can be used with an ENPS Buddy support setup It can also throttle the number of messages sent to the NCS Message Throttle Setup The ENPS NCS often has many connections receiving messages from different systems As Viz Gateway is capable of sending more messages than the ENPS can handle a throttle mechanism
21. ions secte tostebute e a DR MO UT Lese UU UE 26 7 6 1 EN PS ii A A A dad 26 7 6 2 PVC INEWS R a pai e i a A S 26 Testing the InstallatlOlis necesita cete cta oa tec ul ite bo en eec ta tpfe cuu pe be ar 27 8 1 Viz Content PIOC aa et 27 8 1 1 ReduestR nning Oe A 27 8 2 VIZ TO si dE Se 28 8 2 1 keq est Runmnd OLGE asena NIE MIC ces pM C ID ements 29 Introduction Viz Gateway is Vizrt s implementation of the Media Object Server MOS Protocol It enables users of a Newsroom Computer System NCS to perform instant updates on running orders rundown playlist in Vizrt s content control applications Viz Trio and Viz Content Pilot By supporting the MOS protocol Vizrt is able to integrate a wide range of its products with any NCS that supports the MOS Protocol This section contains information on the following topics e Viz Gateway Administrator s Guide Document Structure Related Documents Conventions Contact Vizrt 1 1 Viz Gateway Administrator s Guide The most efficient way to learn our systems is to go through our systems adaptive documentation This Viz Gateway Administrator s Guide is designed to fit people with no or little experience in installizng and configuring Viz Gateway with a Newsroom Computer System The purpose of this document is to help new Viz Gateway users become familiar with the system to illustrate the installation process and to show the available options 1 2 Document Structure The Introdu
22. le Buddy Server Gateway Vizrt DB Other Newsroom Computer System NCS and Enable Buddy Server Check the Enable Buddy Server option to allow Viz Gateway to send its messages to more than one NCS system NCS ID ID of the main NCS server or the buddy server Server IP IP address of the main NCS or the buddy server MOS Lower Port MOS Lower Port 10540 is defined as the default TCP IP port on which the NCS will accept connections from MOS devices Multiple simultaneous connections are supported This socket is referred to as the Media Object Metadata port MOS Upper Port As with the MOS Lower Port but this socket is referred to as the Running Order port MOS Version only main server e 2 6 0 Viz Gateway support the MOS Protocol version 2 6 2 8 0 Viz Gateway support the MOS Protocol version 2 8 not 2 8 1 or newer Gateway MOS ID Identifier for the gateway Chapter 6 User Interface MOS Lower Port Automatically filled see the Newsroom Computer System NCS and Enable Buddy Server section for information MOS Upper Port Automatically filled Control Station Port Default port set by Vizrt to allow connections to the control station s content control applications Control Client Port The port number used by the Controller Client to connect to Viz Gateway 6 3 3 Vizrt DB Enable DB Only used if the NCS can use metadata about the Vizrt s MOS Objects SID The Oracle System ID or SID identify
23. 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 26 2013 Copyright Vizrt Contents 2 3 4 HT GO CGE Le REN CR T TETTE 1 1 1 Viz Gateway Administrator s Guide sees mmm 1 2 Doc trnert STUD EU 1 1 3 Related DOCUMENTS iieoievott et veut ebore edo rociera A MOULE itus 1 4 el uei dee denied ceo pde 2 1 5 CONTA aad pd EA a a 2 VIZ GEW V orea till 3 2 1 FeatUreS a a o do 3 2 2 WO a e ATTEND TU ETUR REN 3 2 3 WOW Diagrami seda intact e ede tL NC apse LUE LEE 4 Redquirements sees pev edat ves icon D 3 Minimal Software Requirements see ee e e Ke e e ee eee 5 3 2 Minimal Hardware Requirements csxe e e ee e e e e e ee e eee Kee 5 lr ERNETNEURLUNTUNM 6 4 1 Install Database Client diana 6 4 1 1 Pre installatiOlteuid iode dde 6 4 1 2 MA o AAA OSEE 6 4 1 3 Test InsStallat OD arras pri trade Gub eredi 7 4 2 ASTM rA ecu c indias ri O 8 4 3 Modify Repair and Remove ai a PURO DN 8 4 3 1 Modi Cn cn Ceo LM Oe er I LE EE 8 4
24. ore stable MOS List Maintenance The buttons are used for maintenance of the MOS Object lists in the newsroom system Clear MOS Object List Clear all Vizrt s MOS Objects in the newsroom system s resource list IMPORTANT This operation should only be used when there is a need to delete all of Vizrt s MOS objects in the newsroom system and the system is not in production on air Chapter 6 User Interface Update MOS List This option updates the MOS List in the newsroom system with MOS objects that are newer than one day old 6 6 Advanced This section describes the settings for how Viz Gateway and the NCS can keep track of each other how many messages that should be sent to the NCS and whether extended information about MOS objects should be sent to the NCS B include data fields in MoS Objects Heartbeat Setup e Send Heartbeats Check this option to enable Viz Gateway to send heartbeats to the NCS Heartbeat Interval 30 seconds is recommended Log Heartbeat messages Adds the heartbeat messages to the vizgateway og file Message Request Timeout Request Timeout If a message has not been received within a certain period of time the gateway will stop waiting on a reply message from the NCS and continue to send the next message 90 seconds is recommended Message Throttle Setup Enable Message Throttling As Viz Gateway is able to pass on messages faster than the NCS can handle them it is vital that the gat
25. ory pool From the story pool the story is typically added to a running order rundown playlist Arunning order can contain more than one story and one story can contain more than one item Each item keeps track of one media object that is stored on external servers A running order can be requested pulled from a content control application or conversely pushed As stories are added to the running order the NCS server notifies Viz Gateway Viz Gateway passes on running order messages to the content control applications holding the running order for playout 2 3 Workflow Diagram Workflow Journalist s Offices Studios a i Content Control DI gt Viz Engi Viz Trio Viz Media Sequencer Engine NCS Server Viz Gateway NCS Newsroom Computer System 4 Chapter 2 Viz Gateway 3 Requirements This section describes the prerequisites such as software and hardware requirements in order to install Viz Gateway This section contains information on the following topics Minimal Software Requirements Minimal Hardware Requirements 3 1 Minimal Software Requirements The following software is required to complete the Viz Gateway installation Viz Gateway 1 0 9 or newer Oracle Database 10g Client Operating System Windows XP Windows 2003 recommended 3 2 Minimal Hardware Requirements The following hardware components are required for Viz Gateway and Oracle Database Client Viz G
26. ow click Next 3 In the setup window select the correct setup type 4 In the Choose Destination Location window either accept the default or click Browse to select a different installation directory Do not select a directory that has spaces in its name Then click Next In the InstallShield Wizard Complete window click Finish 6 When the installer is finished a Controller Client application will be started that provide a user interface to configure Viz Gateway U1 This concludes the installation of Viz Gateway For more details about the Controller Client see the User Interface section Modify Repair and Remove This section describes how to modify repair and remove Viz Gateway from the computer All options are available when running the installer or InstallShield executable To modify repair or remove Viz Gateway Open the Add or Remove Programs tool and click the Change Remove or Start the Viz Gateway installer vizgw lt VERSION gt setup exe Continue with one of the three procedures described in the following sections Modify Repair Remove Modify To modify Viz Gateway do the following 1 Select Modify and click Next 2 Select or deselect the component to modify and click Next 3 When done click Finish Repair To repair Viz Gateway do the following 1 Select Repair and click Next 2 When done click Finish Remove To remove Viz Gateway do the following 1 Select Remove and click Next
27. st Chapter 7 Configuration If the content control application is Viz Content Pilot 5 or Viz Trio use the Oracle AQ VCP 5 option For Viz Content Pilot 4 use the TCP IP VCP 4 option For more details about Oracle AQ see the Database Specific Considerations section 5 Click Save and restart the Viz Gateway by right clicking the tray icon on the taskbar Select Stop Viz Gateway then Select Start Viz Gateway This concludes the generic configuration of Viz Gateway Please read the Checking the Connection Status section to check the connection status and see that all incoming and outbound connections are as expected 7 3 Checking the Connection Status Host IP Host Type Hast IP Host Type 1 Select the Connection Info tab and check the connection status Verify that at least two outbound connections from Viz Gateway to NCS have been established Verify that at least one incoming connection from Control Station to Gateway has been established Verify that at least one incoming connection from NCS to Gateway has been established The From NCS to Gateway connection is only visible if a running order is activated on the NCS or the NCS updates a running order held by a control station If the NCS is configured to close its connection when no messages are sent the connection information will not be visible in the controller client 2 Start the content control application on the control station
28. sts oc ET Tab Fields Description EE 1 Click the Change Show button depicted as a folder 2 Click the MOS Playlists tab If all settings are correct the running order from the NCS should be visible News 18 30 Description Cha Effect I St La Template Timec B LEJ viz Gateway around t ETT MA OTS tem i 3 Select the playlist and click OK Mews 16 30 Description Cha EF Effect I St La Template Timec TI The first story in this run Wiz Gateway around t MAIN IMG OTS tem ALE E ede Probably the best in t MAIN lp te tee 4 Add anew story and see that Viz Trio receives the update Note All items in a running order needs a MOS Object created in the NCS client in order to be visible in the Viz Trio playlist Chapter 8 Testing the Installation 29 30 This concludes the installation test for Viz Trio For more information on how to use Viz Trio and newsroom playlists please see the Wiz Tr o User s Guide Chapter 8 Testing the Installation
29. t 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 represents ordinary information tasks Contact Vizrt We encourage your suggestions and feedback regarding the product 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 2 Viz Gateway The Viz Gateway is a framework built to help in newsroom integration tasks Currently Viz Gateway support Newsroom Computer Systems NCSs based on the Media Object Server MOS Protocol that is supported by the leading NCS vendors This section describes the supported features of Viz Gateway and the basic workflow from design to playout This section contains information on the following topics Features Workflow Workflow Diagram 2 1 Features Viz Gateway s main features are Allow for connections to multiple NCSs Allow a running order to be requested pulled by a content control application or to be sent directly pushed from the NCS without an initial request to the content control application Allow content control applications to receive a complete running order with its media objects All media objects fetched from Vizrt systems are editable in Vizrt s content control
30. this configuration are standard port numbers used in the MOS Protocol and by Vizrt Other port numbers may be used 7 2 Configuring Connections Newsroom Computer System NCS MES IB END SYM 1 Server IP 132 168 110 42 MOS Lower Part 110540 MOS Upper Part 10541 MOS Version 9 0 1 Enter information in the Newsroom Control System NCS frame fields NCS ID ID of the main NCS server e Server IP NCS server IP address MOS Lower Port 10540 e MOS Upper Port 10541 Chapter 7 Configuration 21 22 MOS Version Select version 2 6 0 or 2 8 0 newer versions are not supported EMPSVM2 192 168 110 43 10540 10541 2 Enter information in the Buddy Server frame fields OPTIONAL NCS ID ID name of the NCS buddy server Server IP NCS buddy server IP address MOS Lower Port 10540 MOS Upper Port 10541 3 Enter information in the Gateway frame fields MOS ID ID name of the MOS device Viz Gateway set in the NCS client MOS Lower Port 10540 MOS Upper Port 10541 Control Station Port 10640 Controller Client Port 10002 viz xwa3DD xE UTF 8 M Oracle AQ VCP 5 v 4 Enter information in the Enable DB frame fields SID The Oracle System ID or SID identifying the database User Username used to access the database Password Password used to access to the database Encoding Select from drop list Must be same as the database DB Event Mechanism Select from drop li
31. use Continue Name Ch L E Effec Te Ext M S Pr Resour St Concept Variant Name ae MOS Playlists el A E ES E Filter presets v Next Previous Cursor Expand Collapse Merge l NCS line Filter 192 168 110 157 NCS Mame ICh L JE JEffec Te Ext M 54 Pr P Resour St Concept variant Note All items in a running order needs a MOS Object created in the NCS client in order to be visible in the Viz Content Pilot playlist This concludes the installation test for Viz Content Pilot For more information on how to use Viz Content Pilot and newsroom playlists please see the Viz Content Pilot User s Guide Viz Trio m wi2 xWwea 300 program m localhost preview um Check all settings and see that the connection status in the content control application is good S Connection to the Viz Engine renderer is good program or preview S Connection to the Viz Gateway is good third rectangle from the left E Connection to the database is good Chapter 8 Testing the Installation For more information see the following section Request Running Order 8 2 1 Request Running Order To activate request a newsroom playlist D Viz Trio Client version 2 6 6 build 31032 BAX VizArtist Design slave cceur z Viz directories E MOS Playlists Duration Host Channel ID Status Active MOS Playli
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