Viz Mosart Administrator Guide

Version 3.8.1 | Published January 22, 2018 ©

Settings Editor - MOS

To open the frmSettings XML Editor, open the Manus Administrator console, then type settings followed by <ENTER>.

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  • Templates allowing graphic pretake: List of template types that will allow pretake of overlay graphics elements. Default: PACKAGE, VOICEOVER

  • Auto preview overlays: List of graphics destinations supporting preview of overlay graphics. I.e. DSK will enable preview of all overlay graphics with handler=DSK. Default: Empty (no preview)

  • Auto take offset: Value of an offset for the autotake function. Default: 0 (milliseconds)

  • AvConfig: The path to the XML-file containing the audio and video mappings defined in the AV Automation application. Default: c:\channeltemplates\avconfig.xml

  • Channel templates: The path to the file containing the Viz Mosart templates built in the AV Automation Template Editor. Default: c:\channeltemplates\channeltemplates.xml

  • Force clip editorial time: Always show Editorial time in GUI. Default: False

  • ConnectionString [CrossoverClientConnectionString]: The connection string of the crossover, example: controller=IP address, client=crossover. Default: empty

  • Crossover Set Next On Switch Delay: Delay of sending setnext story from the server running the show when taking control. Default: 500 (milliseconds)

  • Break: The minimum length given to the BREAK template type in the rundown. If no time is given in the NCS, then this time will be given to the element. Default: 100 (milliseconds)

  • Camera: The minimum length given to the CAMERA template type in the rundown. If no time is given in the NCS, then this time will be given to the element. Default: 125 (milliseconds)

  • Video clip: The minimum length given to the CLIP template type in the rundown. If no time is given in the NCS, then this time will be given to the element. Default: 125 (milliseconds)

  • DVE: The minimum length given to the DVE template type in the rundown. If no time is given in the NCS, then this time will be given to the element. Default: 125 (milliseconds)

  • Full-screen-graphic: The minimum length given to the FULLSCREEN GRAPHIC template type in the rundown. If no time is given in the NCS, then this time will be given to the element. Default: 125 (milliseconds)

  • Default Handler Name: For all graphics that have no handler name, a default one will be assigned, and this can be configured using DefaultHandlerName setting in Manus Administrator. Default: DSK

  • Item: The minimum length given to any template type in the rundown. If no time is given in the NCS, then this time will be given to the element. Default: 100 (milliseconds)

  • Live: The minimum length given to the LIVE template type in the rundown. If no time is given in the NCS, then this time will be given to the element. Default: 125 (milliseconds)

  • Lower-third: The minimum length given to the Lowerthird template type in the rundown. If no time is given in the NCS, then this time will be given to the element. Default: 100 (milliseconds)

  • Default Manus: This value selects the default rundown to use. The special READYTOAIR value selects and uses all rundowns indicated by the newsroom system as ready to air. Default: READYTOAIR

  • Telephoneinterview: The minimum length given to the PHONO template type in the rundown. If no time is given in the NCS, then this time will be given to the element. Default: 125 (milliseconds)

  • ReadyToAir by default: If the value is true, all MOS active rundowns will be assumed to be ready to air. Default: False

  • Enabled: Enables sending templates to NCS through MOS communication. Default: True

  • Forced Mos protocol version: Protocol version to use in NCS communication. Default (blank) setting will detect the version from the NCS, otherwise use "2.8.3", and so on. Default: blank

  • Frame rate: Frame rate of the system. Valid rates: 25, 29.97, 50 and 60.

  • GrupedByType: Enable to send all template types as one MOS object with the variants embedded in the objects. Disable to send all template variants as separate MOS objects. Default: True

  • IdleOnStartUp: Deprecated - Startup in idle mode

  • Ignore initial syncronization: Will ignore all roReq on startup when synchronizing with NCS. Default: False

  • Ignore Send Cue Status To NCS For Offline Clips: Enable this flag to prevent the NCS for receiving CUED or READY statuses of offline video clips. Default: False

  • Ignore sending item status filter: List of regular expressions used to prevent sending MOS status back to NCS. The regular expressions are matched against MosIds of mos objects. Set to ‘*’ to disable the sending status for all mos objects. Default: Empty (send status for all mos objects)

  • Ignore updates if nothing changes: If set, will ignore story update from NCS if the updated story is assumed to be equal to the current version of the story. Default: False (no NCS story updates are ignored)

  • Web Service Connection: Example: WebServiceServer=localhost;iNewsServer=10.211.112.104;iNewsUsername=mosart;iNewsPassword=mosart;SendUpdatesStatusForAllItems=true;ClearStatusWhenRundownReloaded=true

  • Item status unavailable values: List of status values used to identify NCS content as invalid. Content as graphics or clip objects. Default: NOT_READY;ERROR

  • Keep story status on updates from NCS: Enable this to keep played out stories gray if the story is updated in the NCS. Default: False

  • Log level: Sets the detail level of logging to the log file. 0=normal, 1=warnings, 2=errors, 3=info, 4=detailed. Default: 0

  • Mos communication is logged: Enable logging of the communication to and from NCS. Default: False

  • Manus directory: The path to the folder containing copies of the internal Viz Mosart rundown. Default: c:\manus

  • Manus expiration time: Time in days to keep Manus Administrator files. Files older than the ManusExpirationTime will be deleted when Manus Administrator is started. Default: Empty (no clean up)

  • Manus keep file pattern: If ManusExpirationTime is given this property, allows a list of file search patterns for files to keep in the Manus Administrator directory. Default: Empty (no files to keep) i.e. "TEST*;DEMO??.xml" will keep all files starting with “TEST” and all DEMO??.xml files where ‘?’ denotes a wild character. Note ‘;’ (semicolon) is used to separate the file search patterns.

  • MergedClips: Select Merged to send all PACKAGE and VOICEOVER templates as collection called CLIPS to the NCS using the newt or updt commands in the Manus Administrator console. Default: True

  • MetaData creator priority: Select between Newsroom editorial time, MAM duration or full video clip length. Separate IDs with commas. Override the priority of where the timing information of a video file is taken from. Use the name of the Media Administrator entry. Special names are NCS (for information from the NCS) and GLOBAL (global values from media object). If empty, Viz Mosart will insert NCS as the first and GLOBAL as last entries. Default: Empty

  • Minimum clip length: This value sets the minimum visible length of an offline clip in a story in the GUI. As soon as Viz Mosart receives clip information, the visible length will be updated. Default: 5 (ss:ff)

  • Minimum Time Between Story Update: If no update is received from the NCS within the given minimum time, Viz Mosart will force a story update. Default: 1000 (milliseconds)

  • Preload Accessory Cue Delay: Defines the delay between end of cue the next item and when a pending preload/pretake accessory shall be executed. Time given in frames. Default = 6 frames. I.e. the accessory preload/pretake functions shall take place after the cue operation is done in AvAutomation with an additional and configurable delay of PreloadAccessoryCueDelay frames.

  • Path for MMLog: The path where the Viz Mosart log is stored. Default: MosartLog

  • mosID: MOS identification of this instance of the Manus Administrator. Generic value is mosart.<galleryID>.<stationID>.mos.

  • Lower Port: The MOS protocol communicates on three ports; lower, upper and top. MosUpperPort is MosLowerPort + 1 and MosTopPort is MosLowerPort + 2. Default: 10540

  • Reply with connection MosId: If set, any MOS message sent to the NCS will use the connection MosId insteaDefault:d of the current mos object ID. Default: False

  • Schema: The string is used to identify Viz Mosart items in the rundown. Default: http://www.mosartmedialab.no/schema/ mositem.dtd

  • Server: IP address or hostname of the main newsroom system’s MOS gateway. See Notes below.

  • Server BackUp: IP address or hostname of the backup newsroom system’s MOS gateway. See Notes below.

  • Mos Server Timeout: Timeout information for MOS ports. Default: 0.0.0.0

  • 1. NCS to Mosart Lower port: NCS heartbeat sent to Viz Mosart. If time between received heartbeats exceeds value, connection is displayed lost. Value=0 means no timeout. Default: 0 (seconds)

  • 2. NCS to Mosart Upper port: NCS heartbeat sent to Viz Mosart. If time between received heartbeats exceeds value, connection is displayed lost. Value=0 means no timeout. Default: 0 (seconds)

  • 3. NCS to Mosart High port: NCS heartbeat sent to Viz Mosart. If time between received heartbeats exceeds value, connection is displayed lost. Value=0 means no timeout. Default: 0 (seconds)

  • 4. Mosart to NCS: Viz Mosart to NCS timeout. If time from heartbeat is sent to response is received exceeds value, connection is displayed lost. Value=0 means no timeout. Default: 0 (seconds)

  • MSMQ Log limit: Value to identify when the application should dump the log queue to file. Default: 4023

  • NCSId: Same form as mosID, but this value is the ID for the newsroom system. See Notes below.

  • NCSId Backup: Same form as mosID, but this value is the ID for the backup newsroom system. See Notes below.

  • NCS Time Zone: Used when time zone is not indicated by the NCS Server. Other values can be +/-hh[:mm], where hh and mm are two digits hours and optional minutes. Default: Z (UTC)

  • NCS Type: Generic: No special handling of native NCS commands. Generic, DaletPlus, ENPS, NcPower, Octopus, Open Media and MOSInews. Default: Generic

  • Network Exclude: Manus Administrator will automatically enter idle mode on network failure. This property is a CSV list of network names to ignore when monitoring networks. Default: Empty (monitor all networks)

  • Network Include: Manus Administrator will automatically enter idle mode on network failure. This property is a CSV list of network names to monitor for network failure. Default: Empty (monitor all networks)

  • Offset secondary events with mix delay: Secondary events will follow primary events mix delay. For example, a lower-third element will be delayed the same mixdelay as the package it is supposed to be keyed on. Default: False

  • Pause Timing On First Break: When enabled any first story with a single break template will not start the rundown timing (Elapsed rundown duration). The timing will start when the next story is taken

  • Read Speed: Number of words read per minute by the anchor. (By default, words are taken to be the parts of text separated by space characters. See the setting Use character for read speed word below.) This is applied to prompter text to determine duration of announcement and thus the length of the green camera bar and the green part of the voiceover bar in the Viz Mosart GUI. Default: 145 (words per minute)

    Note: Note: This is a fallback readrate which is only used when the NCS System fails to provide a ReadRate of its own. This function can be tested by changing any readspeed=”xx” to readspeed=”” on an item in a local Manus file.

  • Use character for read speed word: If True, each character will count as a word for the purpose of calculating the spoken duration of prompter text, cf. the setting Read Speed above. This can be useful in languages like Chinese and Thai, where the space character is not used to separate words. If False (the default), words are separated by space characters.

  • Refresh Media On NCS Update: Setting to true will trigger clip refresh for all clips that belong to a story being updated, normally via story updates from NCS. This ensures that all clip information is synchronized. Default: False

  • Reset AutoTake on 'Clear Loop': Enable this to automatically disable the autotake mode when using the clear loop function from the GUI. Default: True

  • SendAllTemplateSets: Enable to send templates from all template sets to the NCS. Disable to send only the default template set. Default: False

  • Server Description: The description of the server is used for display only. Will be displayed in Timing Display.

  • Should Upgrade: Internal use only. Should not be manually changed. Default: False

  • Story Compare Ignore Attributes: Used for debugging purposes only. Default: Empty

  • Story Scope: Specifies the story scope. Default: Empty (Single). Either:

    • Single = A single story uses one row in the Viz Mosart GUI

    • Grouped = A single story may span over a sequence of rows in the Viz Mosart GUI
      Currently only supported for ENPS where in “Grouped” mode ENPS stories with same story name but different story segment is treated as the same story in Viz Mosart.

  • ConnectionString: The connection string for the Template DB. E.g. for MySQL: server=<hostname>;User Id=<user>; Password=<password>;database=mosarttemplatedb.

  • Default inserter: The name to be used for the …_insertedby and …_updatedby columns.

  • Provider name: The provider name for the Template DB. E.g. MySql.Data.MySqlClient for MySql.

  • Template feedback to NCS: Default: Enabled, Grouped, Merged

  • Trace: Enables or disables internal tracing to console for debugging only. Default: False

  • Use NCS backup server: Enables the NCS backup configuration. Default: False

  • Use Default Manus: When enabled will automatically initialize the rundown given in the DefaultManus setting. Default: True

  • UseItemStatusToNCS: When enabled, Viz Mosart will send roItemStat/roElementStat messages to the NCS when clip updates are received from the Media Administrator. If the clip is available on the play-out server, READY is sent. Otherwise NOT READY is sent. Default: False

  • In use: Enables or disables the logging of events from the Manus Administrator to the log file. Default: True

  • Use Take Out Logic: Enables the CG takeout logic. When two CG graphic objects with the same graphic IDs are next to each other, the first one is not taken out, only “take in” on the second object will be executed. Default:False.
    When True, enables the takeout functionality for overlay graphics.

  • Use template database: When True enabes the Template DB functionality, i.e. exporting template type aliases from DB to newsroomsettings.xml at startup, and importing from newsroomsettings.xml to DB after saving newsroomsettings.xml. Default: False

    Note: Enter the TemplateDbConnectionString before enabling ‘UseTemplateDb

  • Use verbose logging: Enables or disables verbose logging. If UseLogging is set, verbose increases the details sent to the log. Default: False

  • Ignore verbose events filter: Semicolon based list of events to ignore in the log when using verbose logging. Default: Empty (log all events)

  • Pass verbose events filter: Semicolon based list of events to log when using verbose logging. Default: Empty (log all events)

  • wtcLevel: Sets the detail level of logging to the console. 0=normal, 1=warnings, 2=errors, 3=info, 4=detailed

  • Newsroomsettings: The path to the XML file containing the mappings from newsroom system commands to Viz Mosart templates. Default: c:\channeltemplates\newsroomsettings.xml

Notes

  • If there is more than one main newsroom system, the settings parameters MosServer, MosServerBackup, ncsID and ncsIDBackup should contain space separated lists of values, and the values must be in the same order.

  • If some of the newsroom systems do not have a backup system, put them last in the list and leave the corresponding values blank for MosServerBackup and ncsIDBackup.

  • If two newsroom systems are backup for each other, both must be listed both as main and backup, and if one system is backup for more than one main, it must be listed as backup for each of them.

  • If different newsroom systems need to give Viz Mosart different MOS IDs, the settings parameter mosID should also be a space separated list of values, in the same order as for ncsID.

  • Only one space between list values, and all values are case sensitive.