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1. 1 Ze 3 Click the Settings button on the Toolbar and select the Save Paths tab Select a save path click the Delete button and confirm the delete operation When done click OK to close the Settings window Chapter 5 Settings2. See Also Search Options Still Search Video Stills and Audio Search Context Menus Person Information 4 2 3 Video Stills and Audio Search Viz Object Store can be configured to search Viz One Currently it supports three alternative searches Video Stills and Audio A standard search consists of a search criteria and selected from and to dates while an advanced search can refine the search narrowing the hits down to title rights department free Subject multiple keywords and language Chapter 4 User Interface 11 4 2 4 12 Figure 7 Video search Still Search Person Search Video Search Videohub Still Search Search _ From 27 08 2008 LI Te 27 08 2008 Use full metadata search E Ad 1d 0 IN ire doo Avid IMION EE nee Create date 27 06 2008 Modified date 27 08 2008 mo wd_IMX30_NTSC_8Ch met a Search field Enter the search word in the search field either by typing or selecting stored searches per session from the drop down list Search button Performs the search From date Search for videos created or modified after a certain date To date Search for videos created or modified before a certain date Use full metadata search Enables the metadata search field options File name display field Displays the file name and extension of the video clip See Also Search Options Still Search Person Search Context Menus Context Menus All search options have
3. To link a person to an image To add a new image 1 Click the New Image button on the Toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL N 2 Browse for and select an image from a local drive or a network drive and click Open 3 Fill in image information 4 When done click the Save button CTRL S To edit image information Search for the image using Still Search Double click to open the selected image in the Image Information panel Click the Edit button CTRL E on the Toolbar to enable editing When done click the Save button CTRL S KR WN To link a person to an image 1 Open an image and make it editable see how To edit image information Chapter 4 User Interface 3 Double click the list item representing the new person to replace the old Person information link 4 When done click the Save button CTRL S See Also Information Panels Person Information Video Information Stills with Key 4 3 2 Person Information Barkley Sir Charles Charles Wade Barkley born February 20 1963 is a retired American professional basketball player Commonly nicknamed Sir Charles and The Round Mound of Rebound Barkley established himself as ane of the most dominating power forwards in the history of the National Basketball Association NBA Required fields First name Last name TV name The name the TV station uses Optional fields Middle name Chapter 4 User Interface Title Can be u
4. context menus with options to sort In addition they have separate and differing menu options to delete person or image and restore deleted images from the bin This section contains information on the following topics Sorting Delete Purge and Restore Chapter 4 User Interface Video Sorting Figure 8 Image search context menu za w Sort by name Reversed sort by name Sort by registration date Reversed sort by registration date Sort by modification date Reversed sort by modification date Put in bin Empty bin Restore All hs Delete selected From bin Restore Selected Sort by name Sorts ascending by name Reversed sort by name Sorts descending by name Sort by registration date Sorts ascending on registration date Reversed sort by registration date Sorts descending on registration date Sort by modification date Sorts ascending on modification date Reversed sort by modification date Sorts descending on modification date CAUTION Deleting person information is permanent Images linked to a person are permently deleted Restoring images and information is not possible Delete person s Deletes person s fom the database Delete still s Deletes still s and puts them in the bin Purge all still s Purges all previously deleted stills from the database and shared file server Purge selected still s Purges selected still s from the database and share
5. on the Toolbar to enable editing When done click the Save button CTRL S KR WN To delete person information Angela Dorothea Merkel na Angela Merkel n Chancellor Barack Hus ek i MER resident President c Benjamin ranija zad by ei Prime Minis Gro Har Sortby registration date Harlem Brundtla Former Prin James Gor Reversed sort by registration date Won Brown Prime Minis Lars L k Sort by modification date 5 Rasmussen Prime Minis Mahmoud Reversed sort by modification date President President c Martti Ori ti Ahtisaari Former Pre Nicolas Delete Person s llas Sarkozy President c 1 Search for a person using Person Search 2 Right click the person list entry and from the appearing context menu select Delete Person s 3 Click Yes to confirm the delete operation CAUTION Deleted persons from the database cannot be restored Images linked to the person will also be permanently deleted To link images to a person RY 1023759 pg 1031598 pg 1041347 pg 1046980 pg 1 Search for a person using Person Search 2 Double click to open the selected person in the Person Information panel 3 Click the Edit button CTRL E on the Toolbar to enable editing 4 Search for images using Still Search 5 Drag and drop images onto the eye icon visible in the Person Information panel 6 When done click the Save button CTRL S Chapter 4 User Interface 19 To unlink images to a p
6. or Countries field or select one from the list and edit it 3 When done click Add and OK to close the Settings window 30 Chapter 5 Settings To rename an instance Click the Settings button on the Toolbar and select the appropriate tab 2 Select an entry from the list of Available keywords additional fields organizations or countries Edit it and click Rename to change it 4 When done click OK to close the Settings window UJ To delete an instance Click the Settings button on the Toolbar and select the appropriate tab 2 Select an entry from the list of Available keywords additional fields organizations or countries Click Delete to remove it from the list and all still images using it When done click OK to close the Settings window nov 5 2 1 Keywords Keywords are used to categorize images VOS provides a default set of categories but new ones can be added and old ones deleted and renamed Images or persons registered with keywords that are deleted will lose the keyword Images or persons with keywords that are renamed will get the renamed keyword Figure 15 Enabled and disabled keyword I WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP U WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Available keywords for new image registrations can be selected Disabled keywords can still be used in searches To disallow disabled keywords from searches select the Show only active keywords in search option 5 2 2 Additional Fields In
7. to be portraits linked to a person see Person Information Additional fields Adds customized additional fields with the option of adding a search criteria Clicking the Add button adds the customized search to the Standard search field Additional fields Weight Mr Somebody lt Welqght 80 Search The additional fields search criteria entered in the example above is appended to the existing search criteria Stills with Key Figure 5 Stills tagged with K for Key alpha al_gore_right_ barack_obama john_sidney_m Still images with a key alpha channel will get the character K as a tag in the upper right corner See Also Person Search Video Stills and Audio Search Context Menus Image Information Person Search The following fields from the Person information panel are used in Person search First name Middle name and Last name Chapter 4 User Interface Figure 6 Person search 1 hit First Middle name Angela Dorothea 1041686 1pg 1045969 1pg 1046035 pg 1046169 jpq Searching for a person works the same way as with Standard Search The only difference is that results are given as a list of persons that match the search criteria When clicking a list item all images linked to that person are shown Double clicking a list item will open the Person Information panel Double clicking any of the images opens the Image Information panel related to the image
8. IGN oia ected 24 4 6 ExXportand Mp a a aa 25 4 6 1 EXO OME osa a a E N oi io o hi do sare 26 4 6 2 IMPDOTE as lia 27 4 7 STAS ball io one ae anna 27 9 GLUING o rt a lid dla 28 5 1 Ceneral oe leo 28 5 2 Keywords Additional Fields Organizations and Countries cceceeee eee 30 5 2 1 AS O o 31 5 2 2 AdaltionalErelds ada ie ias 31 5 25 Organizati ONS ri ene 32 5 2 4 Sola am mre mer A A 32 5 3 Save Paths sos sade E 33 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 lala Introduction This is the user guide for Viz Object Store Viz Object Store VOS is a tool to organize still images stills and person information and to search for videos and stills stored on Viz One VOS is a part of the Viz Content Pilot product family This section contains information on the following topics About the Guide Contact Vizrt About the Guide The most efficient way to learn our systems is to go through our system adaptive documentation This V z Object Store User s Guide is designed to fit people with no or little experience in using Viz Object Store VOS The purpose of this document is to help new VOS users become familiar with the system to illustrate the main workflow and to show the available options This section contains information on the following topics Document Structure Related Documents Conventions Document Structure The Introduction and Viz Object Store sections introduce the user manual and Viz Object Store The Ge
9. addition to the default set of information fields provided users often need additional customizable fields To add new fields click the Settings button on the toolbar and select the Additional fields tab Figure 16 Enabled and disabled Additional field vi Weight _ Weight Available additional fields for new image registrations must be checked Disabled additional fields are not available for new registrations but are still available as search options When importing images from other VOS databases users may experience that field names are different from one VOS installation to another To overcome this issue VOS adds new field names according to the XML file used when importing images By default all new field names are enabled in the Image information panel Chapter 5 Settings 3 5 2 3 5 2 4 32 See Also Viz Template Wizard s user guide on use of additional fields Organizations Organizations are used as part of Person information to describe what kind of organization a person is linked to Add new organizations by using this setting Figure 17 Enabled and disabled Organizations UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Checked organizations are available when registering new persons Unchecked organizations are not available for new registrations but are still visible as search options Person information showing organizations that are not available for new registrations will lose the registered organization when the P
10. age person or video it is possible to double click a search result item to preview and view the metadata in the corresponding information tab When still and person information is displayed any linked image and person information is also available by selecting the respective information tab Note Viz One stills and audio use the Video information panel to dislay meta data hence it has no links to Viz Content Pilot s still or person information Still Search Still searches are performed two ways A standard search consists of a search criteria and an optional selected keyword from the Keyword drop list while an advanced search can refine the search narrowing the hits down to certain dates multiple keywords location and custom made additional fields This section contains information on the following topics Standard Search Advanced Search Stills with Key Standard Search Figure 3 Standard search Still Search Person Search Video Search Wideohub Still Search polar_bear pg pandas given tq tigers pa first cloned caltg The standard still search contains a combo box a check box and a drop list The first search field searches the image Description Country and City and the related person s first and last name The Keyword drop list sets a selected keyword that searches the Image information Keywords field Chapter 4 User Interface Advanced Search Figure 4 Advanced search Still Search Perso
11. ared file server When images are added to VOS a thumbnail image and data related to the image is saved on a database The original full size image itself is saved according to the Save Path setting For more information about database settings see the Viz Content Pilot User s Guide Add Adds a new save path Delete Deletes a save path Rename Renames a save path This is useful if a file share is moved to a new location This section contains information on the following options Chapter 5 Settings 33 34 To add a save path To change a Save path To rename a Save path To delete a save path To add a save path 1 2 Click the Settings button on the Toolbar and select the Save Paths tab Click the browse button and select the folder where the still images will be stored and click OK When done click Add and then OK to close the Settings window To change a save path 1 Ze Click the Settings button on the Toolbar and select the Save Paths tab Check the check box for the new path and confirm the change of the active path When done click OK to close the Settings window To rename a save path 1 Click the Settings button on the Toolbar and select the Save Paths tab Click the browse button and select the folder of the new location where the still images are stored and click OK Click Rename and confirm the change When done click OK to close the Settings window To delete a save path
12. d file server Restore all still s Restores all stills from the bin Restore selected still s Restores selected stills from the bin Chapter 4 User Interface 13 4 3 14 Video Figure 9 Video search context menu Sort by name Reversed sort by name w Sort by registration date Reversed sort by registration date Sort by modification date Reversed sort by modification date Launch Viz PreCut Launch Viz EasyCut Edit Metadata Launch Viz PreCut Opens the selected video clip s in Viz PreCut for editing Launch Viz EasyCut Opens the selected video clip s in Viz EasyCut for editing Edit Metadata Enables the user to edit the meta data for the selected clip in Viz One for editing See Also Search Options Still Search Person Search Video Stills and Audio Search Viz PreCut User s Guide Viz EasyCut User s Guide Information Panels This section explains how to add view and edit information about still images stills or persons in Viz Object Store VOS Image Information Person Information wideo Information Export Import The information panel consists of four tabs Image Information Person Information Video Information and Export and Import Export and Import is covered in a separate section The first three tabs are visible by default and can be enabled or disabled through the Settings window Export and Import are enabled by clicking the export or import buttons
13. done click the Save button CTRL S See Also Image Preview Scene and Template Design Size 640x480 Zoom 63 28 Selection 400x200 A scene designer can design a scene to use an image of a specific aspect ratio By setting a specific width and height the template designer can in accordance with the scene design control the image aspect ratio When selecting an image from Viz Object Store VOS that does not match the parameters the Crop Tool will be Chapter 4 User Interface 4 6 automatically opened forcing the user to edit the image according to the pre configured parameters In Viz Template Wizard the Image component parameters DestWidth and DestHeight must be set for this to work If an original image is size 2000 x 1500 pixels and the destination width and height is 200 x 100 pixels aspect 2 1 the template user can select a size of 1250 x 625 pixels The image will then be automatically cropped and scaled according to the DestWidth and DestHeight parameters set by the template designer which is 100 x 200 pixels Note It will not rescale if the destination height and width is larger than 10000 pixels for example 100px x 100px This is to avoid problems with old templates where designers have set aspect to 4 3 or 16 9 or similar If the selection is too small a warning is issued The image can still be used but with less quality because the image will be scaled up As a consequence the image may look pixe
14. e Title Shows an alternative title of the file Synopsis Summary of contents Rights Code Shows the right code of the file Right codes refer to file usage restrictions The right code can be set to Red Reuse of the file is prohibited Yellow There are some restrictions for using the file Green There are no restrictions for using the file Orange This file can only be reused if the rights owner approves Rights Shows the right code text Rights URL Link to rights code text Description Shows a detailed description of the media Date Shows the date when the media was created or obtained Department Shows the originating owning department Free Subject Shows free keywords Keywords Shows keywords Source Reference from where the media was obtained Location Shows the location of creation or source Chapter 4 User Interface 21 4 4 22 Language Shows the selected language code ISO 639 1 Media Type The media type can be set to News Program Raw Material Feed Program Part Story Music video Trailer Presentation Interstial Program Package Commercial Sports Production Element or Compilation Creators Names of the people that are producing the media Contributors Names of the people that are contributing to produce the media Publisher Name of the organization that are publishing the media See Also Viz One User s Guide Image Preview rr Save Clipboard Key Crop Close C
15. erson 5 images linked Search for a person using Person Search Double click to open the selected person in the Person Information panel Click the Edit button CTRL E on the Toolbar to enable editing Drag and drop images that are to be unlinked onto to bin in the Person Information panel When done click the Save button CTRL S To add an image to a person KR WN Search for a person using Person Search Double click to open the selected person in the Person Information panel Double click the eye icon to open the file browser Browse for and select an image from a local drive or a network drive and click Open Fill in image information and click the Save button CTRL S to return to the Person Information panel When done click the Save button CTRL S See Also Image Information Video Information Organizations Chapter 4 User Interface 4 3 3 Video Information Figure 11 Video information with preview TALLSHIPSRACE 2008 03 mxf Show Preview i cul a The Video information panel can be used to preview the video clip video still or audio clip and read metadata stored on Viz One To add new clips stills and audio or alter the metadata see the Viz One User s Guide Information fields Show Preview Displays the preview area and control buttons Available options are Play Pause Stop Full screen and Timeline for scrubbing Title Shows the title of the file Alternativ
16. erson information is edited and saved Until then the organization information is visible to the user Note New organizations are all saved in upper case Countries Countries are used as part of Image information to set the country in which the image was taken Add rename and delete countries by using this setting All countries are available at all times Countries that should not be shown as part of the list must be deleted Chapter 5 Settings 5 3 Save Paths Figure 18 Save paths Settings Additional Fields Save Paths Available save paths Cremona VOS can add rename and delete save paths Save paths are paths to directories where images are stored preferably on a shared file server Only one path can be used at a time though different save paths can be added to keep track of available save paths The different save paths also keep track of how many images that are stored for each save path All images that are registered to the database will store the save path as metadata Even though the path is disabled under the VOS settings the images are still searchable in VOS however it is not possible to add or edit images to from a disabled save path Hence the image cannot be edited unless the drive is mapped and activated in VOS Note It is possible to use any image for playout as long as the drive is mapped however it is not recommended to use more than one shared file server Images are preferably stored on a sh
17. es in the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time Vizrt may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matters in this document The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents Technical Support For technical support and the latest news of upgrades documentation and related products visit the Vizrt web site at www vizrt com Last Updated December 11 2013 Copyright Vizrt Contents l WE dC OM coincida crab 1 1 1 ADOU INE GUIAS mue as 1 1 1 1 Document Structure vesical la doo sooo lasa pa S nds 1 1 1 2 Related DOCUMENTS ia a id 1 1 1 3 CGONVOeNUON S a us cd JE ed aaa 1 1 2 CONTACE VIZE td tea ee tee dosjei la 2 2 MZ ODJET STOTE suis tidad 3 2 1 New Features in Viz Content Pilot 5 6 ocococccccccononcnoncnonccnnnonencncnonenenenenos 3 2 2 loga grrr rme A e e ae 3 3 Gena SaN okida odo a di dn Abd 4 A User Interact 6 4 1 OOM o m m mo e ne rov nn 6 4 2 Searc M OPtlonS a A do anodi doka 7 4 2 1 SUE Say Cl A ES BE ZA PE GJ A GG 7 4 2 2 PETS OM SE ANC I sd ske ds aos ads sia Doohan ide coria 10 4 2 3 Video Stilsana Audio Search sena a el eee 11 4 2 4 Context MENUS sa o i sas boa de daktah 12 4 3 Information Panels sai 14 4 3 1 Image Information idad 15 4 3 2 Personuntormatiom someras un ld pisa 17 4 3 3 Video INTORMALIOMN ii a a dd o dini 21 4 4 Mage PECVICW assi a E 22 4 5 COD TOA E T 23 4 5 1 Scene and Template DES
18. escription where the phrase Description represents the image description from the original image Images with key is also preserved Note PNG is a bitmapped image format with lossless data compression The Crop Image tool is divided in three a menu bar an edit area left and a preview area right Save Saves the image to the image directory set in the crop tool save path Cancel Resets editing and closes the Crop Image tool Left 90 Rotates the image 90 degrees to the left Right 90 Rotates the image 90 degrees to the right Chapter 4 User Interface 23 4 5 1 24 Zoom Zooms the editable version of the image to a size of 500 200 150 100 75 50 25 and 10 of the original image size In additon there is an option to Fit the image to the available space Zoom can also be performed by using the mouse wheel Zoom does not resize the saved image Note Still store images can be played out as fullscreen stillstore images however this requries a still store scene For details see the Viz Content Pilot User s Guide This section contains information on the following topics To crop an image Scene and Template Design To crop an image mal Open an image in the Image Information panel 2 Click the Crop button on the Toolbar or the Crop button on the Image Preview toolbar already in preview to open the Crop Tool 3 Crop the image seen in the left pane by adjusting the anchored frame 4 When
19. g some procedures on how to perform certain tasks in VOS Figure 2 Image search and editing Viz Object Store Database VIZ xw4300 DOC Videohub bgoorangevh ma Fava erlit Still Search Person Search Wideo Search Vic 4 986447_m jpg 2000 x 1500 1041686_l jpg 1045969_0 jpg 1046035 _y jpg ACCIDENTS AT SEA ACCIDENTS AT WO German Chancellor es Merkel left and former South African President Nelson Mandela 980784_k jpq PERSA react as they arrive for a photo call at the Nelson Mandela Foundation building in Johannesburg South Africa Saturday Oct 6 2007 South African President Thabo Mbeki said The user interface consists of a Toolbar a set of Search Options a set of Information Panels and a Status Bar 4 1 Toolbar Saye Cancal Preview Image Previews the image shown in the Image Information panel in the Image Preview window New Image CTRL N Opens a file browser and a new Image Information panel for adding a new image to the database New Person Opens a new Person Information panel for adding a new person to the database Save CTRL S Saves Image Information or Person Information to the database and shared file server Edit CTRL E Edits the selected still image or person for editing Image Information or Person Information respectively 6 Chapter 4 User Interface 4 2 4 2 1 Chapter 4 User Interface Crop Opens the image shown in the Image Information panel in
20. iption field Use auto page size or set it here Check this option to if VOS should automatically adjust the number of hits displayed or set the number of hits a search will show per page If the number of hits exceed the page size VOS creates new pages Set Password Click the Set Password button to change the VOS password A dialog box appears asking for the current password Enter and confirm the new password and click the Apply button or Cancel to dismiss any changes This section contains information on the following topics To enable access control To disable access control To enable access control l Start the Viz Object Store client Click the Settings button on the toolbar to open the Settings window Click the Set Password button under the General tab to open the Change password dialog 4 Enter the new password confirm it and click Apply W N To disable access control Start the Viz Content Pilot client On the Options menu and select Preferences to open the Preferences window Select the Advanced category to open the Advanced pane Select the VOS_PASSWORD and delete the encrypted password in the Value column 5 Click Apply and OK to close the Preferences window NUN CAUTION The Advanced pane displays different database settings related to different VCP applications All changes are effective once they are applied Chapter 5 Settings 29 5 2 Keywords Additional Fields Organizatio
21. lated on air Export and Import This section describes how to export images and import images To enable the Export Import tab click the Import or Export button on the toolbar Once enabled it will remain visible until VOS is restarted Viz Object Store VOS uses an Oracle database and a shared file server to store image and person information Original images are stored on the shared file server and information together with a thumbnail of the original image is stored on the database This section contains information on the following topics Export Import Chapter 4 User Interface 25 4 6 1 26 Export Figure 13 Export Viz Object Store Database VIZ xw4300 DOC Videohub bgoorangevh _I AOL LU Preview Save Edit Crop Paw like inis ne PRS EEN ok i y Po Exporting persons Persons exported Exporting keywords Keywords exported Exporting additional fields 1123606 pg Additiona fields exported E Exporting organizations Organizations exported Exporting icons Icons exported Saving file File saved C Users jfr AppData Loc Creating archive Moving xml files to archive Moving image files to archive Yo P pei 3 4 LI 4 4 LI LJ 4 4 4 4 LJ 4 4 4 LI 4 4 4 LI 4 4 4 4 LI 4 4 4 LJ 4 4 4 4 LJ 4 4 4 LI 4 4 4 h LJ 4 4 4 LI 4 LI 1045969 _o jpa Access the image export option by clicking
22. lds Image ID Sets the ID for the file in the database Directory Sets the file location based on the Save Paths setting Filename Shows the actual file name 5 Key Filename Sets a separate filename for matching stills that are keyed File date When the image was last modified Image size In pixels Description Sets the filename by default if no other information is embedded with the file Date registered Sets the date for when the still was first registered Date modified Sets the date for when the still was last modified Required fields Keywords Sets the keyword for the still image One keyword is required If no appropriate keywords are available new ones can be added in the Settings window Optional fields Person Sets the link to Person Information Only one Person can be linked Source Sets the name of the copyright holder or image origin Country When selected gives the still a geographical location by country City When entered gives the still a geographical location by city Registered by Sets the logged in user is as the registrant when information is Saved Approved When set indicates that the still is ready for use Additional fields Displays additional fields added in the Settings window Image Disaplays the uploaded image Double clicking the image will open the Image Preview This section contains information on the following topics To add a new image To edit image information
23. lipboard Puts the image on the clipboard allowing the image to be pasted into other applications Key amp RGB Shows the key and RGB version of the image If the image has no key an all white image full key is shown When clicking the Key button the button is replaced by the RGB button and conversely Blended Shows the key image blended with a white background Crop Opens the Crop image window Save Saves a copy of the image on the computer The following formats are available Bitmap JPEG RGB Targa TIFF and PNG By default the format is set to TIFF Close Closes the Preview dialog box To preview an image 1 Search for an image 2 Double click the thumbnail to open the Information panel 3 To preview the image click the Preview button CTRL P in the Toolbar or double click the thumbnail in the Image Information panel Chapter 4 User Interface See Also Crop Tool 4 5 Crop Tool Figure 12 Crop image tool MS Crop Image Size 15004125 Zoom 27 00 Selection 528x865 The Crop Image tool in is an efficient tool for basic cut and rotate editing An edited image will not affect an already saved image All edited images are saved as Portable Network Graphics PNG images An edited image is saved with the same image and person information as the original image The new file is given a default prefix Crop_ The image Description field is also updated by adding the following text Crop of D
24. n Search Video Search Videohub Still Search X Use advanced image search Keywords PLATEOMTALER me POLITICS POISON A POLICE POLICE BRUTALITY POLITICS United States of America City pt 12 09 2008 12 09 2008 Must have all keywords X Portraits Only Additional Fields barack_obama_lf baba barack obama rf barack_obama_rf As with Standard search Advanced search is capable of doing simple searches In addition searches can be refined using more than one search criteria Keyword Use of multiple keywords enable a more precise search with an unlimited number of chosen keywords Country and City Country and City corresponds to the drop down list and text field used when registering Image information Dates Clicking on the arrow opens a calendar from where dates can be selected There are two check boxes for dates to enable search based on dates in three different ways e If only the first check box is selected images from the selected date to present date will be searched for Chapter 4 User Interface 9 4 2 2 10 e If only the second check box is selected images before the selected date will be searched for e By selecting both check boxes images within the selected dates will be searched for Must have all keywords When selected this option results in hits that contain all the selected keywords Portraits only Sets the search to only search for images that are set
25. now be configured through the External Interfaces 2 2 Workflow The basic workflow from graphics design to template and content creation is as follows A graphics scene is created in Viz Artist A template based on a scene is created in Viz Template Wizard A story is typically created in a newsroom system where a template is used to open VOS for adding stills person information audio and video The story is placed in a playlist which in turn is read and played out by a control application such as the Viz Content Pilot or Viz Trio clients Chapter 2 Viz Object Store 3 3 Getting Started Viz Object Store VOS is installed using the Viz Content Pilot VCP installer VOS is dependent on a running Viz Content Pilot database an image file share and or a Viz One for access to content Configuration parameters are set during installation database and after installation save path Starting VOS itself is a standalone application that can be started from the program menu or a desktop shortcut 1 Double click the icon on the desktop or 2 Select the program from the Start menu All Programs gt Vizrt gt Viz Content Pilot 5 x gt Viz Object Store 5 x Figure 1 Viz Content Pilot template with Image component Wow oe Start Load Continue Take Out Viz Object Store is also accessible through the VCP client Viz Trio Viz Template Wizard VCP s Newsroom Component and others The integrations only allo
26. ns and Countries Settings Additional Fields Organizations Countries Available keywords eywor MOUNTAIN CLIMBING New Entry MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL Add MURDER ATTEMPT MUSEUMS Rename i MUSIC MUSIC FESTIVALS Delete NARCOTICS DRUGS NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL CONGRESS A Delete unused NATIONAL INSURANCE E NATIONAL SUMMARIES NATO NATURAL SCIENCE dj NATURE NATURISM NAVY NAZISM C Show only active keywords in search The Keywords Additional Fields and Organizations settings all have similar functions From the Settings window it is possible to add rename or delete keywords additional fields organizations or countries It is also possible to delete all unused entries exceptthose in the Countries category Add Adds a new entry If an entry already exists the Add button is automatically disabled Rename Renames the selected entry If an entry already exists the Rename button is automatically disabled Delete Deletes the selected entry Delete unused Deletes unused entries Does not apply to countries This section contains information on the following topics To add an instance To rename an instance To delete an instance Keywords Additional Fields Organizations Countries To add an instance 1 Click the Settings button on the Toolbar and select the appropriate tab 2 Add a new entry to the Keyword Additional Organizations
27. om the attached XML file store it on the VCP database and place the original images to the location specified in the VOS settings To import exported images 1 Click the Import button in Viz Object Store VOS and select the compressed file e g foo vos or 2 Double click the compressed file to open VOS or 3 Right click and select Import from the appearing context menu to open VOS To extract exported images Open the compressed file e g foo vos using an extraction tool e g 7 zip Status Bar The status bar consists of two parts a search progress bar and a bin To use the bin simply drag and drop an image onto the bin icon 27 gt 3 1 28 Settings The Settings menu in the Settings window consists of six tabs General Keywords Additional Fields Organizations and Countries Save Paths General The General settings tab contains the Viz Object Store VOS environment variables For example the ability to enable and disable the different search options If a password has been set for restricting access to the settings that are saved to the VCP database an access control dialog box will appear asking for a valid password Restrictions apply to all settings except General settings which allow users to customize the appearance of the Viz Object Store client Note that access control is by default disabled however it can be enabled by setting a password The same dialog is used to change the pass
28. on the Toolbar This section contains information on the following topics Image Information Person Information Video Information Chapter 4 User Interface 4 3 1 Chapter 4 User Interface Image Information The Image Information panel displays the currently selected image and its meta data Some fields are auto generated by the system others are auto filled based on meta data appended to the image itself while some data is added manually The latter can be keywords which is often manually added to categorize the image and to filter the search Required fields are highlighted with a pale yellow color Viz Object Store reads image meta data attributes defined by the International Press Telecommunications Council IPTC and automatically adds it to the appropriate information fields Below a default set of fields are shown It is possible to add new fields to the Image information panel in the settings for Keywords Additional Fields Organizations and Countries Figure 10 Image information Image ID lazo Directory K images Filename crop_788926 ing kKey Filenarne File date Image size Person Eras al FOOTBALL SOCCER SPORTS ACCIDENTS AT WORK Source Description Crop of Alessandro Del Piero as 2002 Italy National World Cup Soccer Team player celebrates scoring goal against Mexico during Group G match Dita Japan es Date modified Approved Ol m r Save Auto generated fie
29. rt E mail address is support vizrt com You are also welcome to use the web based support at www vizrt com or to contact your local Vizrt Support person by telephone Chapter 1 Introduction 2 Viz Object Store This section introduces the basic concepts of Viz Object Store VOS and briefly explains the workflow when using VOS in a production environment VOS is basically a tool to add edit and search for still images stills person information and videos from a database however by letting users organize their own media library by adding custom meta data fields VOS also encourage users to customize their workflow Hence VOS is an important tool that can help users create their stories fast and efficiently This section contains information on the following topics New Features in Viz Content Pilot 5 6 Workflow 2 1 New Features in Viz Content Pilot 5 6 Viz Content Pilot version 5 6 is mainly about the Viz One integration which now supports searching for and adding clips to templates and directly to your playlist Viz Content Pilot has the following new and enhanced features Newsroom Component The Timeline Editor will now work on systems with no audio hardware driver The Newsroom Component s preview will now adhere to any custom aspect ratio defined in your scene Viz Content Pilot client Search for and add media from your Viz One to your template and playlist A Viz One connection for the Media Sequencer can
30. sed to add a title to the person for example Lady Sir Dr Mr Mrs etc Comment Can be used as an open text field describing the person Organization Can be used to link an organization to the person Place Can be used to place the person geographically Images Linked Can be used to link images to a person Bin icon Removes images that are linked to the person Save Saves new or updated person information to the database This section contains information on the following topics To add person information To edit person information To delete person information To link images to a person To unlink images to a person To add person information Image Information Video Information Person Information First name Middle name Last name TW name Title Comment Organization 0 images linked Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mr President President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ts the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran He became president after winning the 2005 presidential election and was re elected to a second term in 2009 following a EE IO 1 Click the New Person button on the Toolbar 2 Fill in the person information 18 Chapter 4 User Interface 3 When done click the Save button CTRL S To edit person information Search for a person using Person Search Double click to open the selected person in the Person Information panel Click the Edit button CTRL E
31. the Crop Tool Cancel Cancels New or Edit operations for Image Information or Person Information New Like This Adds a new image by using the same meta data as an already opened image You can choose to delete the old image or not Meta data that is reused is Person information Keywords Source Description Country and City Settings Opens the Settings window Import Opens the Import window for browsing and selecting exported files Export Opens the Export tab for exporting images Help Opens the Viz Object Store help file user s guide About Displays the Viz Object Store version information Search Options still Search Person Search Valen Search Wideohub Sul Search Midechub Buho Search The search panel consists of five tabs Still Search Person Search Video Stills and Audio Search Most tabs can be enabled or disabled through the Settings window Both still image and person search will search for related image and person information on Viz Content Pilot s database The video still and audio search will search for related information on Viz One There are basically three search categories Still Search and Person Search and Video Stills and Audio Search Still searches are used for image and image information searches Person search are used for person information and related image and image information searches Video video stills and audio are used for searching the Viz One When searching for an im
32. the Export button on the toolbar This can for instance be used for exporting images and related information to other VOS installations The Export buttons for both export options creates an compressed file with Original images thumbnails and image data The compressed file can be opened by a traditional extraction tool or opened using Viz Object Store The lower right part of VOS s main window shows a step by step status when importing or exporting images Export Exports all or selected images to a compressed file e g foo vos Add All Adds all images based on the search result Clear Removes all images from the drop zone Bin Removes selected images from the drop zone using drag and drop To export selected images 1 Click the Export button on the main menu to open the Export Import tab 2 Search for the images to be exported 3 Drag and drop pictures onto the drop zone in the Select pictures for export frame 4 Click the Export button 5 Enter a file name and click Save Chapter 4 User Interface 4 6 2 4 Chapter 4 User Interface To export all images 1 Click the Export button on the main menu to open the Export Import tab 2 Click the Export button in the Direct Export frame 3 Entera file name and click Save Import Import is traditonally used when moving or copying images and information from one system to another While importing the images VOS will extract all thumbnails and image data fr
33. tting Started section descrbies how to start Viz Object Store The User Interface section describes the user interface and how to use it The Settings section describes the settings and how to configure the application Related Documents 1 Viz Content Pilot User s Guide How to install all the components of Viz Content Pilot e g Viz Content Pilot client Newsroom Component database etc create playlists data elements request and monitor newsroom playlists and so on 2 Viz Template Wizard User s Guide How to create and organize templates 3 Viz Link Administrator s Guide How to setup a Viz Link integration with Viz Content Pilot Viz One and Viz Engine for graphics and video playout 4 Viz Artist User s Guide How to create scenes and use the Device manager Conventions The following typographic conventions are used in this document Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 2 Bold Text Bold is used to indicate emphasized text Italic Text ta ic is used to indicate text that should be typed or variables that should be entered Italic is also used to refer to related documents Cross References The color blue is used to indicate cross references Numbered Paragraphs Numbered paragraphs are used to indicate tasks that need to be carried out Text in paragraphs without numbering represent ordinary information Contact Vizrt We encourage your suggestions and feedback regarding the product and this documentation Our suppo
34. vizrt Viz Object Store User s Guide Product Version 5 6 December 11 2013 Viz Object Store vizrt Copyright O 2013 Vizrt All rights reserved No part of this software documentation or publication may be reproduced transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any language computer language or transmitted in any form or by any means electronically mechanically magnetically optically chemically photocopied manually or otherwise without prior written permission from Vizrt Vizrt specifically retains title to all Vizrt software This software is supplied under a license agreement and may only be installed used or copied in accordance to that agreement Disclaimer Vizrt provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied This publication may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document to ensure that it contains accurate and up to date information the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in this document Vizrt s policy is one of continual development so the content of this document is periodically subject to be modified without notice These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication Vizrt may make improvements and or chang
35. w for searching the VCP database in addition to Viz One Chapter 3 Getting Started Initialization file Viz Object Store depends on an initialization file to read and connect to its database On installation you will use the Content Pilot ini file found in the program folder however Viz Object Store also supports using objectstore ini If you use a Separate initialization file for VOS you only need to add the database settings login User ID for the database connection pwd Password for the database connection utf8 Sets whether the program and database should use UTF8 font encoding nls_lang If UTF 8 is used for the database the NLS_LANG environment setting must be here name This entry must contain the connection string for the database in the form hostname instance name If a database client e g Oracle Client is used enter the TNS name Configuring Viz Object Store configuration is simple Provided that you configured your database connection settings during installation you only have to configure the Save path see Save Paths If you did not configure your database settings during installation or need to change them please read the Viz Content Pilot User s Guide for more information See Also Viz Content Pilot user guide on initialization files Save Paths Chapter 3 Getting Started 5 4 User Interface This section gives a reference to the user interface in Viz Object Store VOS includin
36. word but not to disable it which is done from the Viz Content Pilot client s Preferences window Figure 14 General settings settings Additional Fields Save Paths Organizations Countries Start up options O Single click an image to open Show standard search and information 2 Double click an image to open Show person search and information Single click a person to open Show video search and information CY Double click a person to open show Videohub still search Show Videohub audio search Start Viz Object Store maximized Default start tab S veneer len gt Standard search Person search Videohub Video search Boece soe eee Videohub Still search X Use auto page size or set it here Mouse click options Select to use single or double clicks when opening an image or person in the information panels By default these are set to double click Start up options Switch on or off search and information options Start VOS maximized and select a Default start tab The options are Show standard search and information Chapter 5 Settings e Show advanced search and information e Show video search and information e Use Videohub still search Start Viz Object Store maximized e Default start tab Sets one of the search options as default Show long description field The Image information panel contains two description fields Description and Long description Select this check box to show the Long descr
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