Introduction
NOTE: Starting from version 2024.1.0, Aximmetry supports the use of the MOS protocol. Aximmetry can be integrated into a newsroom system as a Character Generator (CG).
This document discusses the setup steps required in Aximmetry to connect Aximmetry with an NRCS (News Room Computer System) using the MOS protocol.
IMPORTANT: The use of the MOS protocol requires a Broadcast & Film Edition of Aximmetry.
NOTE: The required setup procedures in the NRCS are discussed in the following documents:
Setting Up Arion for Using with Aximmetry
Setting Up Associated Press ENPS for Using with Aximmetry
Basic Information
MOS is short for Media Object Server. It is also the name of a communication protocol designed specifically to enable communication between an NRCS and a MOS.
This solution is typically used in professional television environments for News Room-type TV programmes, where a large number of prepared graphical elements (videos, computer graphics, images, texts, etc.) are used for the TV show.
The MOS protocol allows the NRCS to access the Media Object Server over a network and manage, assign, and control the Running Order (a playlist of these graphical elements) in real-time as overlays placed on the outgoing video channel.
A typical example of such contents are the Lower Third elements used for News Room shows.
Basic Setup
Open Aximmetry Composer. On the menu bar, navigate to Edit / Preferences.
Enable Web Server
In the Preferences window, navigate to the HTTP Control menu and enable the 'Enable web server' option. Do not adjust the port number.
NOTE: We recommend using the default value. Adjusting it will require several adjustments in the NRCS and possibly in Windows as well.
This will enable the NRCS to access Aximmetry's web plugin and gain access/control over the media objects.
MOS Setup
In the Preferences window, navigate to the MOS Control menu:
Adjust the following parameters:
Enable MOS Control
Turn this parameter ON to use the MOS protocol:
MOS ID
MOS ID is the name of the MOS server. This information will be required to set up the MOS in the NRCS.
Do not change this parameter unless it is absolutely necessary.
Adapter
Adapter allows you to specify the network on which the MOS and the NRCS will communicate.
The default value of it is '-Any-'. Leave this in default to allow Aximmetry to automatically manage it.
Ports
The MOS protocol uses three ports to facilitate communication between the NRCS and the MOS.
These ports use the following default values:
Lower: 10540
Upper: 10541
Query: 10542
NOTE: We recommend using the default values. Adjusting them will require several adjustments in the NRCS and possibly in Windows as well.
Primary NCS
The primary NCS is the News Room Computer System of your choice. To access it, we require 5 parameters in total.
3 of these parameters are the Port numbers we just discussed above:
NOTE: Example of an NCS IP and NCS ID parameters set to work in a test environment using Arion as NRCS.
NCS IP: This is the IP address of the NCS.
NCS ID: This is the name of NCS (similar to the MOS ID parameter)
When all five of these parameters are set up, you can click on the Test button to test the connection:
NOTE: Example of an NCS IP and NCS ID parameters set to work in a test environment using Arion as NRCS.
NOTE: You can test the connection even if only Aximmetry's side is set up, and the NRCS system is online, but not yet configured to connect to Aximmetry.
A successfully set up NCS connection should give you the following report:
Media Objects
The "Expose compounds in these folders as media objects" acts as the root folder of the available MOS graphical elements, which are implemented as Aximmetry compound (xcomp) files.
An example of such a folder is provided in the Tutorials Content Package's MOS folder, under the following relative path: [Tutorials]:MOS
You must specify at least one folder here (containing MOS-ready compounds) to use Aximmetry as a Media Object Server.
NOTE: Example of specifying the MOS test folder provided by Aximmetry as part of the Tutorials content package.
Continue Setting Up the NRCS
To set up Arion, please refer to the following document:
Setting Up Arion for Using with Aximmetry
To set up ENPS, please refer to the following document:
Setting Up Associated Press ENPS for Using with Aximmetry
