Viz Artist User Guide

Version 5.2 | Published March 20, 2024 ©

Control Buttons

This section contains information on the Controls Buttons, which include the Play and the On Air buttons.

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Animation Controls

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/v4_oam_to_start.png Back: Jumps to the beginning of the animation in the scene.

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/v4_oam_play.png Play: Starts the animation of the scene.

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/v4_oam_stop.png Stop: Stops the animation of the scene.

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/v4_oam_forward.png Continue: Continues the animation after it stopped at a stop point.

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/v4_oam_clapper.png Clapper Board: Shows or hides the Director Control Panel window.

Preview Controls

Shows or hides the VGA Preview window (only available on machines with video cards). The keyboard shortcut for activating or deactivating this window is SHIFT + BACKSPACE. The state of the VGA Preview window depends on how the Render preview default setting in the Video Output section of Viz Config is configured:

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/ShowPreview.png Show Preview: Switches the preview render window on/off.

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/FullScreenPreview.png Full-Screen Preview: Uses a full-screen window for preview.

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/PreviewOutput.png Full-Screen Output: Switches the display to use for full-screen previews.


Note: Preview needs to be licensed.

Tools

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/image2022-9-15_10-18-28.png Unreal Engine Controls: Shows or hides the Unreal Control Buttons.

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/image2023-5-30_9-18-54.png Performance Editor: Shows or hides the Performance Editor.

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/v4_oam_sysinfo.png System Information: Shows or hides the On Air Information window.

  • images/download/thumbnails/125467474/image2023-5-30_9-19-35.png Video Output: Shows the editor for Sync options on SDI and IP boards.