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Vertigo XG Configuration Guide

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Dashboard - Vertigo XG’s Local Configuration Software

General page

Selecting the G

ENERAL

tab in Advanced Settings mode, opens the General settings page

(figure

5-8

). This configuration page provides you access to a series of miscellaneous

device parameters, including storage settings and communication settings between the
Vertigo devices, Xplay, and/or the broadcast monitor.

Figure 5-8. The General settings tab and page on the Dashboard Window

A

SSETS

P

UBLISH

P

ATH

: Identifies the directory location where assets are stored on the

Vertigo device, or on the host computer (software CG). The default directory
paths for the Vertigo hardware devices is F\:Scene\, while the default
directory path for the Vertigo Software CG is C\:Scene\.

Assets are automatically placed within appropriate subfolders by the publish
agent. For example, images are stored in the Image subfolder.

TCP/IP

C

OMMAND

P

ORTS

: Sets the communications port used by the Vertigo devices

and Vertigo software CG for command and control between applications
(i.e. Vertigo XG and Xplay). This port must be open and 2-way unblocked on
the Vertigo device’s subnet.

S

TATISTICS

E

NABLED

: Displays the frame rate, video card, and memory use on the output

display for debugging purposes.

E

XTRA

I

NFO

: Displays timing information (Dx9, DSX, Readback) on the

Vertigo XG’s output display for debugging purposes. Timing values are
displayed in milliseconds for each thread.

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