External Graphics Controller (Actions)

The information is relevant for version 2.9.34 and later.

Description of External Graphics Controller Actions.

Additional information.

Play

Loads a graphic template and starts its playout.

Parameters

Param1 - output ID, virtual layer number (1-10). For Vizrt, the parameter is ignored.

Param2 - template ID, name of a used template.

Param3-Param10 - template Param, the parameters are transfered to the corresponding parameters of the template elements, allowing for sending up to 8 parameters.

Play with params

Loads a graphic template and starts its playout. Allows you to send a variable from the “$(params)” playlist and apply the parameters to the running template by their names. Takes 5 parameters.

Parameters

Param1 - output ID, virtual layer number (1-10). For Vizrt, the parameter is ignored.

Param2 - template ID, the name of the template in VizRt to be played.

Param3 - template Parameters, a single line parameter list in the ObjectName@ObjectData[@ObjectName2@ObjectData2][…] format. More details

Param4 - optional parameter that allows sending duration of the secondary event from the playlist. Takes the value in frames or timecode.

Param5 - optional parameter, sets the GMT start time for the event. Takes GMT time in the ISO Datetime format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ. Example: 2022-03-29T20:35:17Z.

Stop

Stops playback launched by the Play action.

Parameters

Param1 - Output ID, virtual layer number (1-10).