Grass Valley XG Vertigo Configuration Guide v.5.0 - Manual (Page 31)

3-6 Vertigo XG Configuration Guide
Vertigo XG’s Desktop Applications & Tools
Device Manager
As the intermediary between the master control system and the Vertigo XG device, Xplay
must establish a connection directly with the Vertigo XG device. This connection is defined
by adding the Vertigo XG device to Xplay’s Device Manager (figure
3-4 ). The Device
Manager is accessed by selecting Xplay’s T OOLS >D EVICE M ANAGER menu command.
Figure 3-4. The Vertigo XG device is added to Xplay’s Device Manager
Adding the device involves creating a device configuration profile, which contains the
following properties:
General tab
• D EVICE N AME , D EVICE A LIAS and D ESCRIPTION
• D EVICE T YPE : The device type for Vertigo XG devices must always be
V ERTIGO XG.
• C ONTROL IP: The network location (IP address, hostname, or localhost) of
the selected output device. The host must be available on the network.
• C ONTROL P ORT : The networking port that serves as a channel for sending
commands to and from the output device.
• P UBLISH IP: The network location (IP address, hostname, or localhost) of
the selected output device. The host must be available on the network.
• P UBLISH P ORT : The networking port that serves as a channel for publishing
assets. Typically, this value is set to 15000.
Advanced tab
• C LIP T EMPLATE , C EL T EMPLATE , I MAGE T EMPLATE : The name of the template
that is used to play out clips, cel animations, and/or images.
• E XTERNAL K EYER : This is an optional setting which allows you to configure the
Vertigo XG to control a master control switcher (i.e. Imagestore 750) by
specifying the master control switcher in the E
XTERNAL K EYER property. Once
the External Keyer settings is applied, an LED for both the Vertigo XG and the