Grass Valley Xplorer Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 20)

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4. Specify the appropriate Advanced Device Configuration settings:
Publish IP The network location (IP address) or hostname of the of the machine to which
assets are published when publishing to the selected device. This is usually set to
the same address as the Control IP. Note that the host must be available on the
network.
N OTE : The Publish IP setting is not displayed when V ERTIGO XG, I NTUITION XG or
I NTUITION are selected as the device type.
Publish Port The networking port that serves as a channel for publishing assets. Typically, this
value is set to 15000.
N OTES :
• The Control Port setting is only displayed when P REVIEW , FTP, HMP or O THER
are selected as the device type.
• This value must correspond with the port used by the XpublishAgent on the
output device.
Publish as
Export The Publish as Export setting is only displayed if FTP is the selected device type.
This setting publishes the asset in the Vertigo Export (.vex) zip file format. The
VEX format is used by the File Ingest Service to import assets into the Xmedia
Server.
Clip Template To take a clip to air in Xplay, the clip must be hosted in a template that contains a
clip object. This setting specifies the template that is used to host clips.
This is an optional field when using Xplorer. If this device profile is used by another
Vertigo Suite application in the future, you can always return to the Device Manager
and edit to profile to include this setting.
Cel Template
&
Image
Template To take a Cel animation or image to air in Xplay, the asset must be hosted in a
template that contains a cel animation or image object. This setting specifies the
template that is used to host cel animation or image.
This is an optional field when using Xplorer. If this device profile is used by another
Vertigo Suite application in the future, you can always return to the Device Manager
and edit to profile to include this setting.
External Keyer Allows you to associate another device with the current device. This setting is used
when the CG output is keyed over the output of an ImageStore device. This allows
specific commands to be sent to the external keyer through the CG.
N OTE : The External Keyer setting is not displayed when FTP and HMP are selected
as the device type.