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Chapter 7: Configuration 63
7.7 Working with Remote Viz Preview
Remote preview can be done in several ways; using a Viz Engine with a reference
monitor for animated and snapshot still previews or as a snapshot preview on the
client side with the option of showing stills, animations and preview points.
Using a reference monitor is the recommended remote preview option. This
option works best using an additional Viz Engine as this will give you an option to
pass through your video input. As an alternative to the extra Viz Engine you may
also run two Viz Engine instances on one physical machine provided you have two
graphics cards (in a dual channel setup). As a final alternative you may also
configure the Viz Engine used for program output to feed still previews using port
50010 (see Port Numbers). This kind of remote preview can be configured from
the Profile Configuration window.
If using a reference monitor is not an option, you may use the Viz Content Pilot
client’s built in Remote Preview (CTRL+P) window for a snapshot preview. This
option is configurable from the Preferences window and must not be confused
with Viz Content Pilot’s Preview plugin which requires a local Viz Engine (see
Working with Local Viz Preview). The snapshot preview option allows you to see a
frame by frame preview. Either selected frames or frames of preview points added
to the scene by the graphics designer. This option does not support preview of
your video input.
This section contains information on the following topics:
• To configure Viz 3.x remote preview
• To configure Viz 2.x local preview
• To configure remote still preview
• To configure remote snapshot preview
• To enable remote snapshot preview
To configure Viz 3.x remote preview
1. First, see how To add a Viz Engine, and then perform the following steps:
2. Add the newly created Viz Engine to your channel and check the Viz Preview
check-box
3. Click Close
To configure Viz 2.x remote preview
Note: These configurations are for Viz Engine 2.x using Viz Multiplexer.
1. First, see how To configure Viz 3.x remote preview, and then perform the
following steps:
2. Set Viz Multiplexer to NLE mode by adding the following to the target path:
--nle-mode hostname:<listening port>
3. Set Viz Engine to Off Screen mode
• See the
Render Options section in Viz Engines configuration user interface,
and set, for Viz Engine 2.x,
Video Output Window to Off Screen