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  • Page 1 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide Version 1.0...
  • Page 2 Antivirus Vizrt does not recommend or test antivirus systems in combination with Vizrt products, as the use of such systems can potentially lead to performance losses. The decision for the use of antivirus software and thus the risk of impairments of the system is solely at the customer's own risk.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND SETUP ....................3 Section 1.1 Overview ................................... 3 Section 1.2 Setting Up .................................. 4 1.2.1 Command and Control ..............................4 1.2.2 Input/Output Connections ............................. 5 CHAPTER 2 USER INTERFACE ........................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction And Setup

    Welcome to the Viz Connect Tetra User Guide. This chapter explains how to connect power, monitors and audio visual devices to your Viz Connect Tetra. It also reviews the registration process. After completing this short section, you’ll be all set to begin using Viz Connect Tetra. The implementation of NDI protocol places your Viz Connect Tetra squarely in the forefront of ®...

  • Page 5: Section 1.2 Setting Up

    3. Connect the power cord to Viz Connect Tetra. 4. Turn on the computer monitor. 5. Press the Power switch on Viz Connect Tetra faceplate (located behind the drop-down door). Hint: Viz Connect Tetra’s interface requires a monitor resolution setting of at least 1280x1024.

  • Page 6: Input/Output Connections

    I/O C ONFIGURATION Upon first launch, the Configure Vizrt SDI I/O Connectors menu will appear, (this can also be accessed later when closing the application and selecting ‘Exit to Admin’) to modify the system configuration settings.
  • Page 7 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide The SDI connectors on Viz Connect Tetra backplane can variously be assigned as either inputs or outputs. This panel presents various input/output preset options, providing access to all possible connector configuration alternatives. The presets graphically display various I/O configurations as viewed from the rear of the system.
  • Page 8 720p: 60, 59.94, 50 ENLOCK The Genlock input on Viz Connect Tetra backplane is for connection of a ‘house sync’ or reference signal (typically a ‘black burst’ signal intended specifically for this purpose). Many studios use this method to synchronize equipment in the video chain. Genlocking is commonplace in higher-end production environments, and genlock connections are typically provided on professional gear.
  • Page 9 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 User Interface

    CONFIGURE CHANNELS 2.1.1 Viz Connect Tetra allows you to select different audio and video sources for each channel via the Configure panel. Click the gear next to the channel label below a viewport to open its Configure panel.

  • Page 11: Input Tab

    Viz Connect Tetra User Guide INPUT TAB 2.1.2 The tabbed Input pane allows you to select audio and video sources for this channel and set their format. You can immediately choose any NDI or SDI connector configured as an input (the latter are shown in the Local group), a webcam or PTZ camera with compatible network output, webpages, HTML 5 sources or even an input from a suitable external A/V capture device.
  • Page 12 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide IP S LIPS AND OURCES As mentioned in the previous section, an IP (network) source – such as a PTZ camera with NDI network video output – can be directly selected. You can choose an NDI source, an input from an external video capture card, a webcam or even a stored video file.
  • Page 13 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide HTML Viz Connect Tetra supports Live Link, an HTML/CEF Implementation supporting macros, alpha transparency for HTML5 and audio. This small yet might feature allows you to: • Enter a target URL and navigate (backward/forward) recent webpages.
  • Page 14 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide CG Buffers Bring in professional live graphics into your production with an HTML outputting graphic renders-based platform from a CG website. By running the CG site on a separate system, simply copy the URL into an HTML buffer Web Browser URL.
  • Page 15 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide Right-click on a file icon in the right-hand pane to show a menu providing Rename and Delete options. Be aware that Delete really does remove content from your hard drive. This menu is not shown if the item clicked is write-protected.
  • Page 16 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide To open an SRT source, you will need to fill out the following information to configure the SRT Input Connection. • Memo – enter a brief description for later reference. • Server URL - Server URL – the server URL must be the public IP address of the remote source, either as a numerical address, or named such as: "entrypoint.cloud.website.com".
  • Page 17 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide ONFIGURE EMOTE OURCES NDI Remote allows you to securely connect with multiple remote contributors to receive their video and audio over the internet by simply sharing a link. To send an invitation to invite others to send you their video, follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 18 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide TURN S SING A USTOM ERVER To access the TURN Server relay settings, click the gear icon on the bottom right, above the close button. The trial TURN server is watermarked, and prompts you to continue after 1 hour. To avoid these limitations, you can use your own TURN server.
  • Page 19 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide • The Remote sender can only receive Talkback output when an NDI client (such as NDI Studio Monitor) is connected to it (a blue border around the sender’s video will indicate when Talkback audio is being received).
  • Page 20 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide UDIO OUTING Recording audio during events or productions often requires routing individual channels from various audio sources to specific recorders. Viz Connect Audio Routing ensures that desired audio channels are captured in a particular order, facilitating post-production tasks and enabling optimal audio playback during rebroadcasts.
  • Page 21 NDI signals. The editable Channel Name identifies output from this channel to other NDI- enabled systems on the network. Note: NDI Access Manager, included with your Viz Connect Tetra, can be used to control access to NDI source and output streams. For additional NDI Tools, visit ndi.tv/tools.
  • Page 22 The initial Record and Grab Directories are the default Videos and Pictures folders on the system, but we strongly encourage you to use fast network storage volumes or an external drive connected to one of the ports on Viz Connect Tetra rear panel for video capture especially.
  • Page 23 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide OLOR The Color tab provides an extensive set of tools for adjusting the color characteristics of each video channel. Choosing Auto Color automatically adapts color balance as lighting conditions change over time. Note: Proc Amp adjustments follow Auto Color processing.

  • Page 24: Section 2.2 Titlebar & Dashboard

    TITLEBAR & DASHBOARD SECTION 2.2 Viz Connect Tetra’s Titlebar and Dashboard are home to a number of important displays, tools and controls. Prominently located at the top and bottom of the Desktop, the Dashboard occupies the full width of the screen.

  • Page 25: System Configuration

    Viz Connect Tetra User Guide To view the output from the remote system and control it, select [Device Name]>User Interface in the Studio Monitor application supplied with the NDI Tool pack, and enable the KVM button overlaid at upper-left when you move the mouse pointer over the screen.
  • Page 26 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide To join a remote NDI Bridge: 1. Enter the name of one or more groups to which the NDI sources you want to share belong, or check the NDI Access Manager Groups box after you have entered your group in Access Manager.
  • Page 27 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide NCODER ETTINGS The Encoder Settings are where you can define how the signals will be shared across the wide area network. You can reduce bandwidth needs by transcoding all signals to NDI HX using HEVC or H.264 encoding (using the Encoder pull down menu).

  • Page 28: Notifications

    Viz Connect Tetra User Guide NOTIFICATIONS 2.2.3 The last item at right on the Dashboard is the Notification icon. A ‘number bubble’ indicates how many un-viewed entries have accumulated. Clicking the icon displays the Notification Pane, which provides both helpful information and some particularly useful tools.

  • Page 29: Viewport Toolbar

    Viz Connect Tetra User Guide ROWSER In addition to the remote control features provided for your Viz Connect Tetra system by the integrated NDI KVM feature, the unit also hosts a dedicated webpage. The Web Browser button at the bottom of the Notifications panel provides a local preview of this webpage, which is served to your local network to let you control the system from another system on your network.
  • Page 30 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide 1. Channel name – Can be changed by clicking on the label, and also in the Configure Channel panel. a. A Configuration gadget (gear) appears next to the channel name when the mouse is over a viewport.

  • Page 31: Media Browser

    Viz Connect Tetra User Guide MEDIA BROWSER 2.2.5 The custom Media Browser provides easy navigation and selection of content on the local network. Its layout is principally comprised of two panes on the left and right that we’ll refer to as the Location List and File Pane.
  • Page 32 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide ROWSE Clicking Browse opens a standard system file explorer, rather than the custom Media Browser. Icons appearing in the File Pane represent content located inside the sub-heading selected at left in the Locations List. These are grouped under horizontal dividers named for sub-folders, which allows related content to be organized conveniently.
  • Page 33 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide LAYER ONTROLS The Player Controls (located directly below the viewport) appear only when Add Media has been chosen as your video input source. ISPLAY To the far left of the controls is the Time Display, during playback it displays the current countdown time for the embedded clip timecode.

  • Page 34: Dashboard Tools

    Viz Connect Tetra User Guide DASHBOARD TOOLS 2.2.6 UDIO EADPHONES Controls for Headphone audio are found in the lower-left corner of the dashboard at the bottom of the screen. 1. The audio source supplied to the Headphone jack can be selected using the menu next to the headphone icon.
  • Page 35 Viz Connect Tetra User Guide Waveform and Vectorscope features are shown when you select the SCOPES option in the Display widget.

  • Page 36: Appendix A: Ndi (Network Device Interface)

    NDI, both for ingest and output. Although Viz Connect Tetra provides many other useful features, it is purpose designed primarily to turn SDI sources into NDI signals.

  • Page 37: Credits

    Viz Connect Tetra User Guide CREDITS Special thanks to each member of the hard-working R&D team who made this product possible. Libraries: This product uses the following libraries, licensed under the LGPL license (see link below). For the source, and the ability to change and recompile these components, please visit the links provided: −...