Grass Valley Vertigo XG Integration v.2.3 - Manual (Page 5)

Vertigo XG & iTX Integration User Guide 1-1
1 I
NTEGRATION OF
V
ERTIGO
XG &
I
TX
The branding capabilities of a typical iTX playout channel can be enhanced by integrating
Vertigo graphics events into the iTX playout schedule. Using the VertigoXG plugin,
Vertigo XG events can be added to the iTX Desktop’s schedule as secondary graphics
events and then inserted into the iTX program stream either using:
•
the XG Inside as an option that integrates the XG Renderer directly within iTX Output
Servers and iTX Playout Appliances
or,
•
an external Miranda Vertigo XG device downstream of the iTX Output Server
This document provides you with an understanding of the two ways in which the Vertigo XG
can be integrated into an iTX system, as well as how to install, configure and use the
VertigoXG plugin. The iTX Desktop’s VertigoXG plugin allows you to create Vertigo graphics
pages and add these pages, as well as Vertigo scenes to an ITX schedule for playout.
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“Overview of the XG Inside workflow” on page 1-2
• “Overview of the downstream Vertigo XG workflow” on page 1-5
• “XG Inside configuration procedures” on page 2-2
• “External Vertigo XG and iTX configuration procedure” on page 2-10
• “VertigoXG Plugin: Adding XG Events to a Schedule” on page 3-1
N
OTE
The integration of the Vertigo XG and iTX is supported by the following versions of the iTX
and Vertigo Suite software: iTX v2.3 SP3 or higher and Vertigo Suite v.4.8 or higher.