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Viz Connect Solo HDMI & 12G SDI Viz Connect Solo Operating Instructions...
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There are general best-practice solutions, these include setting the antivirus software to not scan the systems during operating hours and that the Vizrt components, as well as drives on which clips and data are stored, are excluded from their scans (as previously stated, these measures cannot be guaranteed).
OVERVIEW Section 3 Unveil the power of your IP-based media production with the Viz Connect Solo. These devices are engineered to simplify video transmission over IP, providing options for HDMI or 12G-SDI solutions for professionals across various media production fields.
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Viz Connect Solo HDMI Viz Connect Solo HMDI converts 4K UHD HDMI Video to NDI (Encoding) and converts NDI to 4K UHD HDMI (Decoding). It supports up to UHD 4K/60 video input (Encoder) or up to 4K/60 video output (Decoder).
• Compact size: 110x95x28mm GETTING READY Your viz Connect Solo uses the NDI protocol for audio/video transmission, and more. Your first step will be to install a few NDI utilities appropriate for your computer platform or device: 1. Navigate to ndi.video...
Viz Connect Solo Guide MAKING CONNECTIONS 1. Type-C Extension 2. Tally 3. Status Indicator Viz Connect Solo 12G-SDI Back Panel: 1 GbE port with PoE Support SDI Input SDI Output 3.5mm Audio USB-C Tally Viz Connect Solo HDMI Back Panel: 1.
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Viz Connect Solo is quite easy to use. In many installations, all you need to do is supply power, connect a video source and your network, and you‘re ready to go.
(NDI users seldom need to bother with mundane matters such as IP addresses.) Select the newly listed channel for your Viz Connect Solo unit you wish to configure. In a few moments, its video output will appear in the Studio Monitor window.
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IP address is shown to further identify them. (Otherwise, NDI users seldom need to bother with mundane matters such as IP addresses. ☺ Select the newly listed channel for the Viz Connect Solo unit you wish to configure. In a few moments, its video output will appear in the Video Monitor window.
Device Webpage in your system web browser. Select this item and continue as follows. LOGGING IN 3.3.2 Enter the Username “admin” and the default Password also “admin”. AUDIO/VIDEO SETTINGS 3.3.3 At this point, the Viz Connect Solo encoder configuration webpage will be displayed.
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‘.bin’ file. 2. Click the System Setup tab at the top of Viz Connect Solo’s webpage and compare the Firmware Update shown to the number in the filename of the firmware version you downloaded. If the download has a higher revision number, continue below to perform the update.
Viz Connect Solo Guide Hint: On some web browsers, you may occasionally need to clear the browser’s cache (history) to see the result of a firmware update or Factory Reset. Also, please note that it can take a minute or two before the NDI channel name shown in Studio Monitor refreshes.
Just beneath, under the heading Basic Settings, you will find Device Name and NDI Channel Name boxes. The entries here determine how your Viz Connect Solo device is identified on your NDI network. These names are editable, allowing you a convenient way to identify the output of specific Viz Connect Solo units to downstream NDI-enabled devices and systems.
Viz Connect Solo Guide NDI CONNECTION 4.1.1 If choosing multicast mode, NDI transmission will be executed in multicast mode. Click Generate, a multicast IP will be generated randomly, or you can configure it manually and click Apply to take effect.
Viz Connect Solo Guide • Specifically, it is essential that IGMP snooping be enabled for each switch on the network. This lets the device listen to traffic between other hosts, switches, and routers, and identify receiving ports using various IP multicast streams.
LOCAL-LINK (FAILSAFE) 4.1.3 If Viz Connect Solo’s default IP Address setting (Dynamic) should ever fail to provide a usable IP address within a minute or two – as when an active DHCP server is not found on the network – you can locate your Viz Connect Solo on the network using its failsafe Local-Link feature.
Viz Connect Solo Guide Section 5 NDI DECODING CONFIGURATION Before using decoding function, please check the Ethernet IP address and log into the webpage for management with this address, and then switch to decoding function. Note: Encoding and decoding functions of the device cannot be carried out simultaneously.
Viz Connect Solo Guide NDI S ISCOVER OURCE In the same subnet, NDI sources can be displayed in the source list through automatic discovery. (See icon descriptions below) OUTPUT OF NDI DECODING 5.1.1 Under Source List, you can add up to nine preset decoding sources. By clicking on the NDI source, the device will start to decode the corresponding NDI source, and can be switched and decoded by clicking other NDI sources.
IP address, real time bit rate and frame rate. Note: When connecting a camera to your Viz Connect Solo be sure the setting is set to 8-bit. NOTE: If the current decoding source is disconnected, a red warning notice...
Program output or Preview row of a video switcher respectively, as illustrated above. Note: The Viz Connect Solo 12G-SDI provides an additional tally light on the back panel.
Viz Connect Solo Guide APPENDIX A: CREDITS Special thanks to each member of the hard-working R&D team who made this product possible. Third Party Licenses: This product uses a number of third-party software libraries under license. Related license requirements are defined in documentation installed on the product. To view these licenses, please click the Additional Licenses link provided in the Help menu on the Startup>Home page...
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