General

There are some general requirements for any Vizrt system to run. These requirements apply when setting up a complete system with integration to other Vizrt and third party software products:

• All machines should be part of the same domain and workgroup.

• Users of the Vizrt machines should ideally be separated in at least two groups, administrators and designers/operators.

• Most machines running desktop applications must be logged in with sufficient privileges to run Vizrt programs, while services by default do not require users to be logged in.

• Vizrt servers must have static IP addresses.

  Caution: Third party systems that provide Vizrt systems with files must only use Microsoft Windows operating system compatible characters as the file name.

• Vizrt has license restrictions on all Viz Engine and Viz Artist instances. To have an output of Vizrt generated graphics (preview and program channels), either an USB or a parallel port dongle on the renderer machine is required.

Hardware

Hardware requirements vary depending on the system purchased; however, every system delivered by Vizrt has an accompanying hardware specification sheet that, for a new system, matches the requirements on the software.

For older hardware that are used with newer versions of Vizrt software, such as Viz Engine, it is always recommended to check against the current hardware specifications for the new software version to make sure that the latest software can run on the old hardware specification.

Additional hardware must always be checked to see if it is compatible with existing hardware. For example, the GPI cards supported by Vizrt must fit in the Media Sequencer servers.

For more information on hardware specifications, please contact your local Vizrt customer support team.

Software

The following sections describe software requirements for the product described in this manual and a range of components that may be integrated with it.

Viz Multichannel

The Viz Multichannel client is used by the traffic department to schedule programs that are controlled by automation systems in the master control room. It has a TCP connection to Media Sequencer. The client gives the user access to creation, editing and playout of pages with graphics and video clips.

Integration with Viz One

Multichannel integrates with the Viz One MAM system. Viz One version 5.8 (and later versions) require Multichannel version 2.11 or later.

Network Ports and Connections Ports and Connections

Ports in table above are TCP. Read the From and To in the table as initiator and receiver. Example: Multichannel uses TCP-port 8580 and 8594 when exchanging data with the Media Sequencer. Not all ports are used at all times, but they can be used and must be available. Traffic can be assumed bi-directional, i.e. from and to the services using the ports indicated in the table.