VENTUZ 6.12
IS OUT NOW.
Experience new features and enhancements,
as well as a first look at integrations and technologies
that will boost your Ventuz workflow.
Experience new features and
enhancements, as well as a
first look at integrations and
technologies that will boost
your Ventuz workflow.
VENTUZ 6.12 IS OUT NOW.
Experience new features and enhancements,
as well as a first look at integrations and technologies
that will boost your Ventuz workflow.
Experience new features and enhancements, as well as a first look at integrations and technologies that will boost your Ventuz workflow.
New Features, Integrations, and Quality of life Improvements
We are excited to announce that Ventuz 6.12 is out now and available for download on our website. We have been busy building on the optimizations and features we introduced in 6.11 just a few months ago. This work includes many new features and several great tech developments for advanced users.
With Ventuz 6.12, we also give you early access to our Vertex and Notch integrations, two very popular tools in our industry, each with their own strengths in different areas. For more detailed information on these fantastic integrations, please continue reading below. Another highlight in this release are the enhancements to our SDK. With the brand new Ventuz Extension API you can now develop your own plug-ins and nodes to boost your Ventuz workflow. New capabilities of our Video Input/Output API (VIO) allow video streams to now be sent and received from Ventuz.
Some of these features are in an early stage of development and will be extended with future versions of Ventuz but will already give you a huge number of new possibilities. Of course, we could have waited to reveal these exciting new features, but we are too eager to get them into the hands of our users and receive their feedback. This is us striving to have a more open dialogue with our most dedicated users and consider their feedback to ensure we continue developing in the right direction. Our goal is to create even better tools that our community loves to use. Now, please put these new features through their paces and let us know what you like, what you think is missing, and what we could do better.
New Features, Integrations, and Quality of life Improvements
We are excited to announce that Ventuz 6.12 is out now and available for download on our website. We have been busy building on the optimizations and features we introduced in 6.11 just a few months ago. This work includes many new features and several great tech developments for advanced users.
With Ventuz 6.12, we also give you early access to our Vertex and Notch integrations, two very popular tools in our industry, each with their own strengths in different areas. For more detailed information on these fantastic integrations, please continue reading below. Another highlight in this release are the enhancements to our SDK. With the brand new Ventuz Extension API you can now develop your own plug-ins and nodes to boost your Ventuz workflow. New capabilities of our Video Input/Output API (VIO) allow video streams to now be sent and received from Ventuz.
Some of these features are in an early stage of development and will be extended with future versions of Ventuz but will already give you a huge number of new possibilities. Of course, we could have waited to reveal these exciting new features, but we are too eager to get them into the hands of our users and receive their feedback. This is us striving to have a more open dialogue with our most dedicated users and consider their feedback to ensure we continue developing in the right direction. Our goal is to create even better tools that our community loves to use. Now, please put these new features through their paces and let us know what you like, what you think is missing, and what we could do better.
VENTUZ 6.12 Feature Highlights
New String Array Analysis node
You can now easily access detailed information about a string array such as: array length, contents of shortest string, contents of longest string, shortest string length, longest string length, if the field is null, etc.
This makes it easier than ever to parse and gain information about string arrays used in your projects.
MULTI LINE TEXT EFFECT
The Alpha, Spark, Scale, and Rotate Text Effect nodes now support a Per-Line Dissolve Mode. This allows animating every line in a body of text simultaneously when revealing text using the Text Effects nodes.
This gives you even finer control over text reveals using
our built-in effects nodes.
Ventuz Director: All Out
New button added to Ventuz Director for “All Out” which performs a Take-Out for all items on the current channel.
This helps you more quickly and efficiently get your graphics off screen and gives you greater control of your show compared to previous versions.
Sine Function Added to Math Module
We have updated the Math Module in our Particle System to now include the Sine Function. You can now take advantage of the sine wave function to animate or manipulate your particles.
This gives you the ability to create particle effects with even more dynamic control than before.
We also have a few new key quality of life improvements worthy of highlighting. First off, Ventuz Designer no longer steals focus from other programs when you are using the autosave feature. The SystemID node can now display the Machine Tag as defined in the Configuration editor. We added the ability to paste from clipboard to the TextField input. We have even added an extra option to toggle between clockwise and counterclockwise for opening circle and cylinder primitives.
Additional Features
Check our Release Notes for a full list of changes and enhancements.
SDK Enhancements
Check our Release Notes for a full list
of changes and enhancements.
SDK Enhancements
Ventuz Extension API
We are thrilled to unveil the first stage of our Ventuz Extension API. This is the first time in Ventuz history where we are allowing our users to extend the capabilities of our software by providing them with the tools to create their own plug-ins and nodes. A dedicated GitHub Repository will give you an overview of the options this new API, including detailed information on how to use it and code example.
Please visit our GitHub repository to read the full documentation and options to communicate with our development team.
We are thrilled to unveil the first stage of our Ventuz Extension API. This is the first time in Ventuz history where we are allowing our users to extend the capabilities of our software by providing them with the tools to create their own plug-ins and nodes. A dedicated GitHub Repository will give you an overview of the options this new API, including detailed information on how to use it and code example. Please visit our GitHub repository to read the full documentation and options to communicate with our development team.
Ventuz VIO API
We have also enhanced the capabilities of our Video Input/Output API (VIO) to allow video streams to now be sent and received
from Ventuz, which enables an even wider range of integration possibilities.
VERTEX INTEGRATION
Ventuz enables designers, producers, and operators to rapidly develop, deploy, adjust, and edit content from the concept phase, up to and during production. We are thrilled to announce we now offer Ventuz realtime integration with Vertex to enable users to leverage these powerful features as part of a media server playback environment. This unlocks an entire new realm of possibility allowing Vertex users to now make changes in realtime during any live event.
VERTEX INTEGRATION
Ventuz enables designers, producers, and operators to rapidly develop, deploy, adjust, and edit content from the concept phase, up to and during production. We are thrilled to announce we now offer Ventuz realtime integration with Vertex to enable users to leverage these powerful features as part of a media server playback environment. This unlocks an entire new realm of possibility allowing Vertex users to now make changes in realtime during any live event.
DYNAMIC CONTENT
Update any aspect of your Ventuz scene on the fly from inside of Vertex. Using values exposed from your Ventuz scene, keyframes can be added to Vertex’s timeline as well as enabling Vertex’s scripting.
These keyframe values can include color information, text, integers, boolean, translation data, textures and videos – all in realtime by leveraging the Ventuz render engine.
Rapid Iteration
Immediately make changes to your content using our Ventuz integration.
Update spelling, change the look, or create new content without having to re-render and re-deploy pre-canned media assets.
DYNAMIC CONTENT
Update any aspect of your Ventuz scene on the fly from inside of Vertex. Using values exposed from your Ventuz scene, keyframes can be added to Vertex’s timeline as well as enabling Vertex’s scripting. These keyframe values can include color information, text, integers, boolean, translation data, textures and videos – all in realtime by leveraging the Ventuz render engine.
Rapid Iteration
Immediately make changes to your content using our Ventuz integration. Update spelling, change the look, or create new content without having to re-render and re-deploy pre-canned media assets.
Generative Realtime Content
Incorporating Ventuz scenes as a part of your Vertex timeline allows you to create endless seamless looping video content without the need to painstakingly calculate loop points or transitions. Take advantage of the Ventuz particle system, backgrounds, and any other animated elements to make creating endlessly looping content in Vertex easier than ever.
Timeline functionality
Ventuz scenes can be used within the Vertex timeline for both linear and non-linear workflows allowing you to add keyframes for making scene changes and trigger animations that time perfectly with your show.
Generative Realtime Content
Incorporating Ventuz scenes as a part of your Vertex timeline allows you to create endless seamless looping video content without the need to painstakingly calculate loop points or transitions. Take advantage of the Ventuz particle system, backgrounds, and any other animated elements to make creating endlessly looping content in Vertex easier than ever.
Timeline functionality
Ventuz scenes can be used within the Vertex timeline for both linear and non-linear workflows allowing you to add keyframes for making scene changes and trigger animations that time perfectly with your show.
Easy Data Input
Easily ingest dynamic data from a variety of sources, including lists of names and titles, election results, weather, sports statistics, and financial data to name a few examples.
Update charts and colors in your scene as a reaction to something happening or trigger an activation automatically during a pre-defined event.
If you’re a Vertex artist and would like to dive into the new workflow possibilities our integration unlocks, don’t wait, download our completely free Ventuz Community edition, and get started today!
Easy Data Input
Easily ingest dynamic data from a variety of sources, including lists of names and titles, election results, weather, sports statistics, and financial data to name a few examples. Update charts and colors in your scene as a reaction to something happening or trigger an activation automatically during a pre-defined event.
If you’re a Vertex artist and would like to dive into the new workflow possibilities our integration unlocks, don’t wait, download our completely free Ventuz Community edition, and get started today!
NOTCH INTEGRATION
You can now combine the fast and easy to implement interactivity, data-driven realtime graphics, and flexible playout options of Ventuz with Notch. The Ventuz/Notch Engine2Engine integration* allows you to easily bring your Notch render output to Ventuz and send it to all the flexible and highly configurable output options we support – SDI, NDI, multi-display layouts and video walls. Ventuz synchronizes with Notch in-process, which provides the best possible performance and enables integration with projects that require complete synchronization.
NOTCH INTEGRATION
You can now combine the fast and easy to implement interactivity, data-driven realtime graphics, and flexible playout options of Ventuz with Notch. The Ventuz/Notch Engine2Engine integration* allows you to easily bring your Notch render output to Ventuz and send it to all the flexible and highly configurable output options we support – SDI, NDI, multi-display layouts and video walls. Ventuz synchronizes with Notch in-process, which provides the best possible performance and enables integration with projects that require complete synchronization.
Synchronous World Blending
Easily composite your Ventuz realtime data-driven graphics on top of your Notch content to create stunning visuals. The Ventuz camera and Notch camera are automatically synchronized to ensure that both engines maintain the same perspective at all times.
Continue Using Familiar Workflows
You can continue using your current workflows and easily integrate existing Ventuz and Notch projects using our newly expanded Engine2Engine workflow.
Combining Notch content with the output flexibility Ventuz provides unlocks a myriad of new graphical possibilities – including real-time data exchange between Ventuz and Notch.
Synchronous World Blending
Easily composite your Ventuz realtime data-driven graphics on top of your Notch content to create stunning visuals. The Ventuz camera and Notch camera are automatically synchronized to ensure that both engines maintain the same perspective at all times.
Continue Using Familiar Workflows
You can continue using your current workflows and easily integrate existing Ventuz and Notch projects using our newly expanded Engine2Engine workflow. Combining Notch content with the output flexibility Ventuz provides unlocks a myriad of new graphical possibilities – including real-time data exchange between Ventuz and Notch.
Flexible Data Connections
Send data between Ventuz and Notch in real-time to receive Notch data inside your Ventuz application or send parameter values to Notch in real-time. On the Ventuz side, new specialized nodes receive E2E Notch data and integrates it seamlessly with the rest of the elements of your scene.
Control Multiple Notch Instances
Control multiple Notch instances and incorporate their rendering outputs as part of a single Ventuz presentation to arrange and composite them with Ventuz overlay graphics. Configure multiple connections to Notch with different settings for Program and Preview Outputs and start Notch Instances either on-screen or off-screen.
If you’re a Notch artist and would like to dive into the new workflow possibilities our integration unlocks, don’t wait, download our completely free Ventuz Community edition, and get started today!
* The use of the Notch Integration requires a paid Notch Builder license.
Flexible Data Connections
Send data between Ventuz and Notch in real-time to receive Notch data inside your Ventuz application or send parameter values to Notch in real-time. On the Ventuz side, new specialized nodes receive E2E Notch data and integrates it seamlessly with the rest of the elements of your scene.
Control Multiple Notch Instances
Control multiple Notch instances and incorporate their rendering outputs as part of a single Ventuz presentation to arrange and composite them with Ventuz overlay graphics. Configure multiple connections to Notch with different settings for Program and Preview Outputs and start Notch Instances either on-screen or off-screen.
If you’re a Notch artist and would like to dive into the new workflow possibilities our integration unlocks, don’t wait, download our completely free Ventuz Community edition, and get started today!
* The use of the Notch Integration requires a paid Notch Builder license.
Virtualization
Local Virtualization
Ventuz introduced support for local virtualization a few versions ago. Initially, only Ventuz Enterprise edition was enabled to be run on virtual machines, but this has been now expanded to all Ventuz editions, including Core and Community.
Ventuz requires direct access to the GPU hardware, so only Hypervisor Type 1 (Bare Metal) is supported. Ventuz software running on Hypervisor 1 are working on virtualization solutions such as Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESXi. In addition, Ventuz Enterprise editions now offer support for virtualized GPU technologies such as Nvidia GRID and AMD MxGPU. These features might require an additional licensing option in some cases.
Cloud-based Virtualization
Ventuz’ virtual dongle solution, initially introduced as a software license protection for more basic versions, has now been expanded to include support for the Ventuz Enterprise edition. This enables you to transfer Ventuz Enterprise licenses among various systems with an active internet connection. Please note that only one instance of the license can be used at a time.
Ventuz can now be operated on virtual machines running in the cloud. We have worked with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to implement these features, using EC2 G4 instances. Additionally, Ventuz now supports AWS Cloud Digital Interface (CDI), a video transport technology that allows transit of high-quality, uncompressed, latency-free video within the AWS Cloud.
Some of these features may require additional licenses or options. Please contact your Ventuz sales representative if you need more information about running Ventuz on AWS environments.
BIG shout-out to our VENTUZ community
Our hope is that the improvements and feature previews included as part of this release will inspire you to create even more amazing content using Ventuz. As part of our ongoing effort to incorporate feedback from our users, we encourage you to participate in the conversation to help us continue to develop the tools that our users love.
BIG shout-out to our VENTUZ community
Our hope is that the improvements and feature previews included as part of this release will inspire you to create even more amazing content using Ventuz. As part of our ongoing effort to incorporate feedback from our users, we encourage you to participate in the conversation to help us continue to develop the tools that our users love.
