RELEASE: OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.5 - Now with NDI™
24 Apr 2017
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New Versions, OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express, Release, Release Notes
NDI™ is exciting, right? It's even better on the Mac! Softron is adding to the excitement by implementing NDI™ in all of our playout applications. Now, thanks to NDI™, you can transfer HD and 4K video over a simple ethernet cable. No need for routers or even SDI cables anymore. All this while preserving the ease-of-use and reliability of our products. 
 
What's new in OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.5.1 ?
  • NEW: Support for NDI output
  • NEW: Support for control from Tricaster (when selecting the OTAV input in your Tricaster, playback will start automatically in OnTheAir Video)
  • FIXED: Issue when splitting the same clip multiple times in a row
  • FIXED: Issue with the "K" button to enable/disable keying

 

RELEASE: Multicam Logger 1.4.11
14 Apr 2017
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Multicam Logger, Release Notes

What's new in Multicam Logger 1.4.11 ?

  • FIXED: Issues with GPICommander in Sierra
RELEASE: MovieRecorder 3.5.4
11 Apr 2017
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MovieRecorder, Release Notes

What's new in MovieRecorder 3.5.4 ?

  • IMPROVED: Added extra logs to know the version of drivers, if a monitor is connected, etc...
  • FIXED: Issue introduced in 3.5.2 with the impossibility to use a modifier key in recording name field
  • FIXED: Issue with the custom counter tokens

What's new in MovieRecorder 3.5.2 ?

  • NEW: Added a "custom" autosplit duration
  • NEW: Added the ability to set a custom "Reel Name" to the QuickTime timecode track (set in the metadata popover)
  • NEW: Added a preference to set the "Quality" of the previews. This can help to ease up what is required from the Graphics card, specially when using multiple channels
  • IMPROVED: In custom naming, the "sample" can now be displayed on multiple lines
  • IMPROVED: Audio AAC preset now only correctly limit the bitrate to 160 kbps per channel
  • IMPROVED: Check for max bitrate depending on selected H.264 profile level
  • FIXED: When using Deltacast SDI embedded TC, the timecode was set to NDF
  • FIXED: In some rare case encoding could stop if the encoder needed to duplicate frames because the computer did not follow
  • FIXED: In "Classic" destinations, with drop frame timecodes, timecode could be wrong when recording stopped as it was saved as "non drop frame"

 

RELEASE: OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.4
21 Feb 2017
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OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express, Release Notes

!! New driver requirements for Deltacast cards. You should use drivers 5.21 or later. Check the System Requirements.

What's new in both applications?

  • NEW: Updated video devices SDK and frameworks (this is the main reason of the version number change)
  • NEW: Added touch bar compatibility
  • NEW: AJA cards now appear/disappear in the list of playback devices when the device is connected/disconnected
  • IMPROVED: The menu "Contact Softron Support..." now gathers the unified logs of macOS Sierra
  • IMPROVED: Read performances on some network drives
  • IMPROVED: Scrubbing on some files
  • IMPROVED: Scrubbing elapsed and remaining times accuracy
  • IMPROVED: Time window size of Timecode information
  • IMPROVED: Internal and External Key opacity are now done on Alpha
  • FIXED: Some DNxHD QuickTime mov files were indicated as not valid
  • FIXED: Playback of some H.264 files  
  • FIXED: Playback of some ProRes files on network drives
  • FIXED: DNxHD 440 RGB files in a YUV output
  • FIXED: HDMI output with AJA Io 4K
  • FIXED: Audio Issues with AJA devices (we can now select minimum 6 channels)

What's new only for OnTheAir Video 3.4?

  • NEW: CC is now also working for 720p and 1080p
  • FIXED: Inaccuracy of the "Absolute Start Time"
RELEASE: MovieRecorder 3.5
15 Feb 2017
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MovieRecorder, M-Family, Release Notes

!!! NEW requirements:

  • Mac OS 10.10.5 or later (10.9.5 is no longer supported)
  • AJA Drivers 12.4.2 or later
  • Deltacast Drivers 5.21 or later !!!
  • No changes for Decklink (10.3.1 or later). 

Check the system requirements page for MovieRecorder.

 

What's new in MovieRecorder 3.5?

  • NEW: Updated video devices SDK and frameworks
  • NEW: Edit metadata remotely
  • NEW: Counter token in custom naming schemes: place the counter token where you want
  • NEW: Some tokens in custom naming schemes can now be formatted differently (Year, Month, Day, Counter)
  • NEW: Edit end time or duration of scheduled recordings while they are taking place
  • NEW: Display 20 Viewers (4x5)
  • NEW: Added more controls with Contour Shuttle to control VTRs
  • NEW: Added support for metadata of Borneo MAM
  • NEW: Added support for .m4v extension when recording to H.264
  • IMPROVED: When in DEMO mode, remote recorders will now show DEMO at the end of their name (to avoid confusion and issues)
  • IMPROVED: AJA cards now appear/disappear in the list of playback devices when the device is connected/disconnected
  • IMPROVED: When recording to Classic with XDCAM, there are no more issues with long durations (but this is not recommended still)
  • IMPROVED: TC track now use the fps of the video input not of the TC source (improves behaviour for users with Audio LTC source)
  • IMPROVED: The menu "Contact Softron Support..." now gathers the unified logs of macOS Sierra
  • FIXED: Some issues with scheduled recordings
  • FIXED: Issues with scheduled recordings on Daylight Savings time days
  • FIXED: Audio mapping issues when configuring AVpresets
  • FIXED: Timecode accuracy when recording to Segmented destination in XDCAM (2 frames offset)
  • FIXED: When recording in p50 or p59.94 for more than 9 hours there were incompatibility with the QuickTime file format. We have thus now limited the maximum duration to 9 hours.
  • FIXED: Issues with JPEG2000 when recording to interlaced formats
  • FIXED: Metadata Sidecar file is now generated also for Scheduled and VTR recordings
RELEASE: OnTheAir Studio 3.6
14 Feb 2017
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OnTheAir Studio, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Studio 3.6 ?

  • NEW: Support for the "Touch Bar"
  • NEW: AppleScript to get the current track information
  • FIXED: drag&drop issue with Presets
  • FIXED: Some positions of the MIDI popover
RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 3.4, OnTheAir Live and OnTheAir Manager 3.1
09 Feb 2017
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OnTheAir Live, OnTheAir Manager, OnTheAir Node, Release Notes

What's new in all 3 applications?

New driver requirements for Deltacast cards. You should use drivers 5.21 or later. Check the System Requirements.

  • NEW: Updated video devices SDK and frameworks (this is the main reason of the version number change)
  • IMPROVED: The menu "Contact Softron Support..." now gathers the unified logs of macOS Sierra
  • IMPROVED: Read performances on some network drives
  • IMPROVED: Scrubbing on some files
  • FIXED: Duration of still images was ignored
  • FIXED: Some DNxHD QuickTime mov files were indicated as not valid
  • FIXED: Playback of some H.264 files  
  • FIXED: Playback of some ProRes files on network drives

What's new in OnTheAir Node 3.4?

  • NEW: REST API: Added the ability to reload the schedule using a path 
  • NEW: CC is now also working for 720p and 1080p
  • NEW: AJA cards now appear/disappear in the list of playback devices when the device is connected/disconnected
  • IMPROVED: Error reporting when controlling Node via REST api
  • IMPROVED: Internal and External Key opacity are now done on Alpha
  • FIXED: DNxHD 440 RGB files in a YUV output
  • FIXED: Issues with the NodeCG plugin
  • FIXED: HDMI output with AJA Io 4K
  • FIXED: Issues with the REST API when using playlists
  • FIXED: Audio Issues with AJA devices (we can now only select minimum 6 channels)

What's new in OnTheAir Live 3.1?

  • IMPROVED: Connection/Disconnections with OnTheAir Node
  • FIXED: Issues when the media received from Node had some "nil" values

What's new in OnTheAir Manager 3.1?

  • NEW: Added EPG plugin for New Zealand
  • FIXED: LED status of backup Node is now the same as the main Node
  • FIXED: Some possible issues when importing playlists and schedules
  • FIXED: Issues when the media received from Node had some "nil" values
RELEASE: OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.3.13
01 Dec 2016
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OnTheAir Tools, OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.3.13 ?

  • FIXED a crash when copy/paste into a playlist without selecting a clip
  • FIXED a crash when using DNxHD in ARGB 10bit format
  • FIXED HDMI output with AJA cards in UFC mode
  • FIXED value of out point in inspector

What's new in OnTheAir Tools 1.31 ?

  • FIXED printing of Log Analyzer reports is not blank anymore
RELEASE: Multicam Logger 1.4.10
29 Nov 2016
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Multicam Logger, Release Notes
What's new in Multicam Logger 1.4.10 ?
  • FIXED: Sync issues when logging past midnight
  • FIXED: Setting channels for audio LTC
RELEASE: M|Replay 1.0.4
29 Oct 2016
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M-Replay, Release Notes

What's new in M|Replay 1.0.4?

  • NEW: Send Clips, Markers and Playlist to Final Cut Pro X XML. Supports the new feature to "update events" in Final Cut Pro X 10.3, so when you add more clips or markers or modify your playlist, it will update the event instead of creating a new one. (Requires Final Cut Pro X version 10.3)
  • NEW: REST API to create markers remotely from any browser
  • NEW: Added the ability to select a different Apple ProRes codec for your recording session (used to be only Apple ProRes 422)
  • NEW: Overlay in the Viewers when you are at the beginning or end of a session
  • IMPROVED: You can now display more viewers on smaller screens
RELEASE: OnTheAir CG 3.1.5
25 Oct 2016
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OnTheAir CG, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir CG 3.1.5 ?

  • IMPROVED: Some Menu items have been renamedfor better 
  • FIXED: projects being stuck in "loading" in OnTheAir CG Server
  • FIXED: Issues when scrubbing and pausing in OnTheAir CG Server (mainly through the REST API)
  • FIXED: when controlling OnTheAir CG Server via the REST API, some frequent calls or replacing items could create issues
RELEASE: MovieRecorder 3.4.14
24 Oct 2016
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MovieRecorder, Release Notes

What's new in MovieRecorder 3.4.14 ?

  • FIXED: The Activity and Logs window was sometimes collapsed in Sierra
  • FIXED: Better AV sync when signal was disconnected from a Blackmagic Design HDMI source
  • FIXED: Clip names in Serial VTR can not be empty anymore
  • IMPROVED: Encoding performances with DNxHD
RELEASE: OnTheAir Video Express & OnTheAir Video 3.3.12
19 Oct 2016
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OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.3.12 ?

  • NEW: Added support for more audio channel options with AJA and Deltacast outputs
  • IMPROVED: GPICommander integration (for better compatibility with macOS Sierra)
  • FIXED: Issue with "Finder Label Colors"
  • FIXED: Duration of still images
  • FIXED: Duration of playlists
  • FIXED: Only try to connect to ATEM if the checkbox is enabled
  • FIXED: Playback issues with some files
RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 3.3.10
18 Oct 2016
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OnTheAir Node, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Node 3.3.10 ?

  • NEW: Ability to reload a schedule through the REST API using file URL
  • FIXED: A UI issue in Sierra (a window "Do not localize" would show up when starting System Preferences Pane)
  • FIXED: When files were replaced with shorter ones after a schedule was sent, it could incorrectly resume the playback
  • FIXED: Some "good old" .dv files were showing a wrong duration (requires to clear the media database to rescan for the media)
  • FIXED: Issues with the GPICommander plugin more importantly with the pulses
  • IMPROVED: Better reconnections to Blackmagic Videohub when it was not present at OnTheAir Node startup
  • WARNING: This version of OnTheAir Node is not compatible anymore with Mac OS 10.8.5.
RELEASE: GPICommander 2.2.1
18 Oct 2016
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GPICommander, Release Notes

What's new in GPICommander 2.2.1 ?

  • NEW: Added the ability to control GPICommander through a REST API
  • NEW: AppleScripts now can send a second parameter: the serial number of the box which is triggering the action
  • FIXED: Compatibility issues with macOS Sierra and El Capitan
RELEASE: M|Replay 1.0.2
29 Sep 2016
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M-Replay, Release Notes

What's new in M|Replay 1.0.2?

  • WARNING: Some keyboard shortcuts behaviours have been modified, depending on the "focus area".
  • NEW: Added a keyboard shortcut in playlists to go to 5 seconds before the end of the current or previous clip. This is very useful if you want to check the chain between 2 clips, or the end of a clip. Check the Quick Start Guide for a list of keyboard shortcuts.
  • IMPROVED: Long recording sessions now open quicker
  • IMPROVED: Inputs and Outputs names must now be unique to avoid confusion
  • IMPROVED: Working with full screen mode
  • FIXED: A few keyboard shortcuts
  • FIXED: Issues when leaving Clip names empty
RELEASE: MovieRecorder 3.4.12
27 Sep 2016
Filed in:
MovieRecorder, Release Notes

What's new in MovieRecorder 3.4.12?

  • FIXED: Some TC discrepancy when using Mac Clock
  • FIXED: Some UI issues in the VTR controls
  • FIXED: Issues when capturing in 4K through HDMI with AJA Io 4K
  • FIXED: Warnings on duplicated schedule events
  • FIXED: UI issue in the Activity and Logs window in macOS Sierra
M|Replay is now available
08 Sep 2016
Filed in:
M-Replay, New Applications, Release Notes

Softron Media Services has released the first instant video replay solution on the Mac. M|Replay, that’s its name, can record multiple HD channels on one Mac, and instantly replay all channels synchronised to review the important moments. M|Replay is ideal either as a replay server for video production or for example as an adjudication system for referees.

Thanks to its intuitive user interface, the M|Replay application will allow you to instantly replay all the cameras at once to review important moments, and select one camera to view in full screen if needed; while still continuing to record all channels. You can add markers and create clips to be played back immediately or exported at a later time.

M|Replay can be controlled either on screen, with keyboard shortcuts, or with some dedicated hardware controllers, so all the controls are at the touch of a finger.

RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 3.3.8
29 Aug 2016
Filed in:
OnTheAir Node, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Node 3.3.8 ?

  • FIXED: Some playback issues of MXF files (could take longer to start reading on some volumes)
  • FIXED: The start of AppleScript in some specific cases
RELEASE: OnTheAir CG 3.1.4
22 Aug 2016
Filed in:
OnTheAir CG, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir CG 3.1.4?

  • NEW: Support for rich text formatting of text items (portions of the text can use different format). Only for manual text, not for Folder based tickers
  • IMPROVED: When using left/right keyboard shrotcuts in the timeline, it now moves the playhead +- 1 frame instead of moving the item in the preview area
  • FIXED: Playback issues after scrubbing
  • FIXED: Audio issues when the audio output used more than 2 channels