Receive preview video via USB
On compatible models (VR-120HD, VR-6HD, V-160HD, V-80HD) that support the preview function, you can display the video that’s input from the video switcher on a VenuSet preview button as a preview video.
To ensure that the preview video is displayed correctly, configure the settings by following the steps below.
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- Refer to “Adding a preview button” for the preview button settings.
- The number of videos that can be used as preview videos depends on the video switcher used.
- Devices with Input-View: 16
- Devices without Input-View: 8
VR-120HD, V-160HD, V-80HD
Models that have Input-View use the Input-View (or Input-View 1) video to display the preview video.
- Assign the video sources you want to use for the 16 preview videos in the Input-View (Input-View 1 for models with multiple Input-Views).
- Set this by pressing the [MENU] button Ó “System” Ó “Input-View 1 Layout”.
- * In VenuSet, the preview videos are assigned to View 1–16 as shown below.
- Hide the tally frame, label, etc. of the video image in Input-View 1.
- Use the [MENU] button Ó “System” and configure the settings for the following menu items.
Menu item | Explanation |
|---|---|
Tally Frame | Tally frame |
AUX/Source Indicator | AUX/Source indicator |
External Rec Indicator | External Rec indicator |
Audio Level Meter | Audio level meter |
Preview Label | Label |
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- When the video switcher is connected to VenuSet via USB, the video bus assigned to the USB STREAM port on the video switcher automatically switches to Input-View (Input-View 1 for models with multiple Input-View devices). (This does not change the video assignment setting for USB output on the video switcher.)
- When VenuSet goes offline, the video assignment of the USB output changes to the assignment that’s set on the video switcher itself.
VR-6HD
- Make sure that the video source you want to display as the preview video is assigned to the VIDEO SWITCHER [1]–[6] buttons, and set the information you want to display in the VIDEO OUT dashboard, such as the clock and streaming/recording status.
- Videos that can be used as a preview source are the videos assigned to the VIDEO SWITCHER [1]–[6] buttons that are shown in Multi-View, as well as the information assigned to the two dashboards. By selecting a preview source from view 9 to view 16, you can view information such as video source, clock, and streaming/recording status.
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When you select view 1 to view 8, a part of the video from the PVW and PGM sections shown at the top of the Multi-View is displayed, which cannot be used as a preview of the input video.
- Hide the tally frame, label, etc. of the video image in Multi-View.
- Set this from the menu items listed under [MENU] button Ó “SYSTEM” Ó “MULTI-VIEW SETTINGS”.
Menu item | Explanation |
|---|---|
TALLY FRAME | Tally frame |
AUX/SOURCE INDICATOR | AUX/Source indicator |
EXTERNAL REC INDICATOR | Recording indicator for external connections |
AUDIO LEVEL METER | Audio level meter |
PREVIEW LABEL | Multi-view label |
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- When the VR-6HD is connected to VenuSet via USB, the video bus assigned to the USB STREAM port on the VR-6HD automatically switches to MULTIVIEW”. (This does not change the video assignment setting for USB output on the VR-6HD.)
- When VenuSet goes offline, the video assignment of the USB output changes to the assignment that’s set on the VR-6HD.
- Use a USB 3.0 cable to connect the video switcher to your computer.
- Launch VenuSet.
- Click [Ĉ] (settings) icon to open the menu screen.
- * If a passcode to lock the menu screen has been set, the passcode input screen is shown.
- Click “Connection” to enable the “Preview” item.
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- The default value is enabled.
- When the video switcher and the conputer are connected via USB and preview is enabled, the video source of the video switcher’s USB output automatically switches to Input-View or Multi-View.
- This completes the preview connection settings. To use preview videos, see “Preview sources” in “3-1. Editing the layout including the buttons”.