When contacting Vizrt Support, it is helpful to be familiar with Viz Mosart’s naming conventions. Some are listed below:

Short Name

Long Name

Description

AVA

AV Automation 

Application controlling attached broadcast equipment.

Client

Output client

A client in this context denotes a service given access to one or more sources, using the Media Router.

In router terminology a client defines an output of a router matrix.

CurrentSalvo

Current salvo

Internal Media Router state containing validated crosspoints.

GUI

Viz Mosart UI

Main user control application.

Manus Admin

Manus Administrator

Application managing the Viz Mosart rundown.

Media Admin

Media Administrator

Application for monitoring media objects (clips).

OGI

Overlay Graphics Interface

Application that manages an overlay graphics systems.

PendingSalvo

Pending salvo

Internal Media Router state containing all pending crosspoints (corresponding configuration changes to be validated by Mosart servers).

Source

Input source

A dedicated media content provider that will be controlled. Examples of sources in this context are video playout server ports and graphics controllers. In router terminology a source defines an input of a router matrix

MMR

Mosart Media Router

Application that shares broadcast devices between control rooms/galleries.

MMT

Media Router Test Application

A console application for testing the Media Router service.

NCS, NRCS

Newsroom Computer System

A rundown/scheduler application for upstream program (show) planning.

Salvo

A predefined list of crosspoint operations which when executed, all occur simultaneously.

Most of the terms above are explained later in this description.