Introduction

Any production involves a specific operating environment. A session is where Viz Vectar Plus stores details of the environment. Configuring a session settings accurately is important. Typical considerations are:

• What broadcast standard is used in your locale? Is it PAL or NTSC?

• If your production includes external SDI cameras or similar external SDI sources, how will you connect them to this IP-based system; And what video format do they deliver?

• If cameras connect over IP, with NDI, are there firewalling considerations?

As you continue, you may make other adjustments relevant to your current production requirements. For example:

• Adjust cameras using the Proc Amps provided in the Input Configuration panel.

• When using green screen staging, adjust the LiveMatte settings for one or more cameras to provide optimal keying.

• Adjust the preview monitor color characteristics in the Workspace display settings.

• Modify output device connection preferences:

  • Decide video mixes and other internal sources you want to route to the desired outputs.

  • Configure a connection for a projection system and decide external audio connections and adjustments.

  • Create a playlist of custom Title pages in a media player, along with additional graphic elements for the buffers.

During the course of the actual live production can perform further fine-tuning and add to the media content used in the presentation. For example:

• • Grab a series of still images from Program output.

  • Record video clips from the production for replay.

  • Capture the network Stream output as a file.

Each session preserves all adjustments, activities and assets involved in the specific production. All session media and settings are ready for immediate recall reuse, until they are manually deleted.

Reopening a session continues an earlier event. Testing critical setups is however recommended before again going live.

You can save multiple sessions which simplifies management of files associated with producing unique programs. And different users can save their own individual requirements and preferences.

The Sessions Page

• Opening a session from the Home page (with Open or New) takes you to the Sessions page, with more options.
  The name of the current session is shown top-left. The current session is displayed in the form Home/session name.
  

  

• To leave the current session and return to the Home page, click the large Back Arrow displayed at left, or the word Home in the session name label.