Viz Channel Branding User Guide
Version 5.0 | Published July 10, 2023 ©
Working with Templates and Pages
This section covers the following topics:
About Pages
The first step in populating a playlist with graphics is to import Viz Artist scenes into Viz Channel Branding system. These scenes become templates and are saved as an editable form known as a Page.
Note: All pages added to a playlist are added as secondary events.
A page can be added to the playlist, creating a standalone instance of that page. Changes to the added page do not affect the original page. Likewise, you can also create rules on pages, and each page resulting from the rule in the playlist is also standalone.
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Importing Templates
Templates are scenes imported from Viz Artist. Although the scene cannot be edited, information in the tab fields can be adjusted and pages (instances of the template) can be created that can be edited from the Template, see Creating Pages.
Importing a Template
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Click the Template Import button.
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A tree representing the Viz Graphics Hub is displayed.
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Browse for scene(s) to import, and do one of the following:
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Double-click the scene to import it.
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Right-click the scene and from the appearing context menu select Import Template(s).
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Select the scene(s) and click the Import button (lower-right).
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Select a scene folder, right-click and from the appearing context menu select Import Recursively to import all scenes in that folder and sub-folders.
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Click OK.
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The imported templates now appear in the Templates view (left panel).
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Creating Pages
If the template contains editable elements, you can add text, images, and videos to it before adding your page to the playlist. Once a page is added to the playlist it is treated as a secondary event.
To create a Page
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Select your channel.
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Click the Templates, Pages and Pilot Data Elements button (left pane).
All templates are displayed in the left pane. -
Right-click the template and from the context menu select either Create Page or Create Page As.
The Create Page option will create a page with the same name as the Template selected, while Create Page As allows you to create a page with a new name you select. -
Enter a name and click OK.
The page is now added to the Page list, seen below the Templates list.
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Previewing Pages
You can preview all pages, regardless of whether or not they are editable.
To previewing a Page
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Select your channel.
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Click the Templates, Pages and Pilot Data Elements button (left pane).
All templates and pages are shown. -
Double-click the page you wish to preview.
The page is shown in the preview window.
Editing Page Duration
You may edit the duration field for a page by setting a default duration before adding it to your playlist.
To edit page duration
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Select your channel.
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Click the Templates, Pages and Pilot Data Elements button (left pane).
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Select the page you want to edit.
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Double-click the Duration field.
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Enter the desired duration and press Enter.
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Sending Templates and Pages
Templates and pages can be manually or automatically sent to the MCR setup or another machine for backup purposes. Both options require that Media Sequencer host for the remote machine is defined in the Remote Hosts section under General Settings.
To manually send templates and pages to a remote host
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Select your channel.
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Click the Templates, Pages and Pilot Data Elements button (left pane).
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Right-click the relevant template and select Send Template(s) and Send Page(s).
This will send templates and pages to the remote Media Sequencer host.
To automatically send templates and pages to a remote host
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Open the Channel Settings, and select Update Settings.
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Under the Update Options section check the Send Templates and Pages to remote host(s) option.
When the Playlist Importer updates the playlist, templates and pages are sent to the remote Media Sequencer host.
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