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Graphics Plugin Administrator Guide

Version 2.5 | Published March 06, 2024 ©

Mac-based NLE Systems

Installation

The Configuration Tool is installed with Graphics Plugin.

  • The installer requires an OS X user with administrator privileges.

  • A separate Graphics Plugin installer exists for Final Cut Pro X. Previous versions of the plugin cannot be used with Final Cut Pro X.

Graphics Plugin may not be shown in Final Cut Pro X if previous versions of the plugin are still installed. If this occurs, run the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo rm -rf /Library/Plug-Ins/FxPlug/viznle_plugin.fxplug
sudo rm -rf /Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Plugins/VizFcpNotifier.bundle

Configuration

A Configuration Tool is installed with Graphics Plugin. See the Adobe and Avid, and Configuration Tool sections for more information.

Configuring NLEs to use Editors on a Windows Remote Host

To allow a Mac-based NLE program to use other editors, such as Viz Pilot, on a Windows remote host, do the following:

  1. Start C:\Program Files(x86)\vizrt\Pilot 6.1\VCPAxNle.exe.

  2. In Premiere/Avid on the Mac, create a new effect and click Edit.

  3. NLE now starts communicating with Viz Pilot on the Windows host.

  4. Open a data element, and click Save.

  5. The effect may now be rendered in Premiere/Avid.

If you have used Graphic Plugin Editor on your Mac before, you must delete the existing plugin. You may also need to exit and re-open Avid Media Composer for the setting to be applied.

Note: Transition Logic scenes need to use Viz Pilot as the editor. They will not work if using Viz Trio/Graphic Plugin Editor.

Uninstalling

The following table show which files to remove to uninstall Graphics Plugin for the different Mac NLE applications. Use finder, Terminal or another tool to remove the following files:

Adobe

  • /Library/Plug-ins/MediaCore/viznle_plugin.plugin

  • /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/[CS version]/MediaCore/viznle_plugin. Plugin per installed CS version (for example CS5 and CS6)

Avid

  • /Library/Application Support/Avid/AVX2_Plug-ins/Vizrt/AvidGraphicsPlugin.avx/

Final Cut Pro X

  • /Applications/FCPXGraphicsPlugin.app