59.6.2.221 Using a Vizrt MultiChannel

Etere STMan can communicate with Viz Multichannel engines (via Media Sequencer using the REST protocol over HTTP) to trigger primary and secondary events. Here below is a detailed explanation of how to use a Viz Multichannel (MCP) device along with Etere:

Overview

1) In the Viz Multichannel (MCP) engine, make sure the import type is set to "Any XML".

2) Open "Etere Configuration > Resources" and add a VIZRt resource, select the "VIZRTMS" driver and set the parameters required to import XML playlists:

VIZRt_resource

After that, assign the resource to the Automation and STMan users.

3) Vizrt primary/secondary events can be imported using the Etere Import/Export > Generic XML(Vizrt mode) function:

Etere_Import-_Export

4) The attributes of Vizrt secondary events created/imported in Etere can be modified using the Secondary Object > XML Editor available in the Executive Editor:

Secondary_Object

Note: See chapter "VIZRT - Supported Script commands".

5) Playlists containing Vizrt secondary events must be exported using Etere Import/Export >Vizrt XML:

Etere_Import-Export___Vizrt_XML

Only primary and secondary events previously imported will be exported (i.e. source=VIZRT); for all of them, a UUID (ID_TSEC field) will be set to identify and trigger them in the Vizrt system.

6) Once imported into Viz Multichannel, primary and secondary events in the playlist will have all attributes (UUID) required for being triggered by Etere:

Viz_Multichannel

The imported playlist must be set in "Run mode" to allow triggering:

Run_mode

7) Now, Etere STMan can automatically trigger Vizrt secondary events scheduled in playlists. Secondary and primary events will be triggered by constructing a URI specifying the same UUID set during the export:
http://<MediaSequencer-host>:<Port>/profiles/<VizProfile>/initialize/element_collection/VizRundown/channels/<Channel>/rundowns/<DD_MM_YYYY_<Channel>>/elements/<Primary Event UUID>/<Secondary Event UUID>
For instance:
http://172.31.230.12:9100/profiles/TEST/initialize/element_collection/TEST/channels/TEST/rundowns/01_10_2014_TEST/elements/10/11