User`s guide

208 Chapter 13: Thumbnail Generation
1. Double-click the icon on the desktop, or
2. Select the program from the Start menu (All Programs > Vizrt > Viz Content
Pilot > Viz Thumbnail Generator)
Note: Make sure Viz Engine and Viz Multiplexer (if needed) is configured and
running.
See Also
• Thumbnail Generation
13.2 Configuration
The Settings window configures connection parameters for VCP’s database and
Viz Engine, and the thumbnail image height.
The database settings enable Viz Thumbnail Generator (TnG) to listen for
Advanced Queuing messages from the database to automatically send requests to
Viz Engine to create snapshots.
All settings are saved to an initialization (INI) file that is stored locally in the
following folder:
C:\Program Files\Vizrt\Viz Content Pilot 5.x\ThumbnailGenerator.ini
In order to successfully generate thumbnails, Viz must be set in
This section contains information on the following topics:
To configure Viz Thumbnail Generator
• To set Viz Engine 2 in off-screen mode
To configure Viz Thumbnail Generator
1. Click Settings to open the Settings window.
2. Add the Settings as described in the User Interface section.
3. Click Save and restart TnG.
To set Viz Engine 2 in off-screen mode
1. Start Viz Config (Viz Engine’s configuration tool).
2. Select Render-options , and set the Video Output Window option to Off
Screen.
Note: Viz Engine 3 is by default configured to render in off-screen mode.