RELEASE: M|Replay 2.1.3
20 Mar 2020
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M-Replay, Release Notes

What's new in M|Replay 2.1.3?

  • IMPROVED: Added some extra logs when there are issues with the audio
  • IMPROVED: Added compatibility with newer models of the Stream Deck
  • IMPROVED: When switching from one application to another, the Stream Deck page was not properly updated (the other Softron application should be updated to one released after January 12 as well).
  • FIXED: Level A is now automatically disabled if it was disabled the last time a session was created
  • FIXED: Incompatibility issue with older Deltacast drivers
  • FIXED: in macOS 10.15 and later, there could be issues if recording duration was higher than 4
RELEASE: OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.8.4
19 Mar 2020
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OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express  3.8.4?

  • IMPROVED: Added compatibility with newer models of the Stream Deck
SPECIAL INFO: Softron and the COVID19 status
16 Mar 2020
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News, Support
 
As you may have heard, Belgium will be under lock-down starting Wednesday 18 March, 2020.
 
We wanted to let you know that we are all safe and well, even if movements are restricted. Our thoughts are with all the persons that have been impacted by this situation.
 
On our side, as software manufacturer, we are lucky that a lot of the work can be done at home. Most of the support, engineering and sales team are now working safely at home (even the employees in the US office), and you can continue to contact us normally.
 
If you need to place orders, our online store remains open during the lock-down. So you can place your order as usual. For orders that require shipments (Dongles, M|Family,...), this is handled by a small team, and strict hygiene measures are taken to avoid any contamination.  
 
For support, we also have as usual our support desk that you can use, we continue to answer with approximately the same response time. 
 
And of course our engineers continue to work on the new features and improvements of the software you love.
 
In any case, stay safe, we'll get through this stronger than before!
RELEASE: Multicam Logger 2.1.6
16 Mar 2020
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Multicam Logger, Release Notes

What's new in Multicam Logger 2.1.6?

  • IMPROVED: Added support for new models of Stream Deck "Classic"
  • FIXED: Issue when renaming a source name to an empty name
RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 3.8.4
16 Mar 2020
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OnTheAir Node, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Node 3.8.4?

  • FIXED: Issue with keying with Blackmagic Design devices (started with Node 3.8)
RELEASE: MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Express 4.3.5
01 Mar 2020
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MovieRecorder, MovieRecorder Express, Release Notes

What's new in MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Express 4.3.5?

  • NEW: Added support for the AJA Kona 5, when using the 8K Firmware
  • NEW: Added preliminary support for the 8K formats
  • IMPROVED: Updated NDI library to version 4.1.3
  • IMPROVED: Added some extra logs when there are issues with the audio
  • IMPROVED: Added support for NDI sources that don't have audio
  • FIXED: When switching from one application to another, the Stream Deck page was not properly updated (the other Softron application should be updated to one released after January 12 as well).
  • FIXED: M|Family: When using auto-detect with Deltacast cards, the Level A option can not be modified anymore as anyway, it's automatically set.
  • FIXED: M|Family: The 16:9 option is now hidden when not in SD
  • FIXED: Incompatibility issue with older Deltacast drivers
  • FIXED: issue with Streaming destinations
  • FIXED: in macOS 10.14 and earlier (not in Catalina); with Classic destinations on SMB Volumes there could be issues when using an audio bitrate different than 16bit.
  • FIXED: in macOS 10.15 and later, with Classic destinations, there could be issues if recording duration was longer than 4 hours on some video formats

What's new in MovieRecorder 4.3.5 only?

  • NEW: Added support for XDCAM EX 25Mb/s VBR 
RELEASE: OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.8.3
21 Feb 2020
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OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.8.3?

  • IMPROVED: Audio gain can now be set to positive values to push the gain up
  • FIXED: Keying issue with Blackmagic-Design devices
  • FIXED: Issue with still images (their duration was incorrectly set and could not be modified) and sound clips when doing a copy/paste or drag and drop  
RELEASE: OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.8.1
06 Jan 2020
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OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.8.1?

  • FIXED: Issue when reloading a schedule and nothing was scheduled to be played.
RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 3.8, OnTheAir Manager 3.3 and OnTheAir Live 3.3
21 Dec 2019
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OnTheAir Manager, Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Node 3.8?

  • WARNING: This version requires macOS 10.12 or later.
  • NEW: Added support for new M|Family
  • NEW: Added compatibility with the "Afterburner card" of the new Mac Pro 
  • IMPROVED: Now using NDI SDK 4.1
  • IMPROVED: Updated AJA, Blackmagic-Design, Deltacast and FFMEG versions
  • FIXED: Playback of some MPEG and MXF files
  • FIXED: Playback of FLAC/MKV files
  • FIXED: When an event was in loop, and first item a playlist, it would loop in the playlist
  • FIXED: M|Family: "Reference Source" preference is now properly saved
  • FIXED: Compatibility of GPICommander with Catalina
  • FIXED: Compatibility with ATEM drivers 8.1

What's new in OnTheAir Manager 3.3 and OnTheAir Live 3.3?

  • IMPROVED: Catalina Compatibility with notarization
  • IMPROVED: (OnTheAir Manager) Underrun and Overrun are now shown in the playlists, even if playlist or clip is in loop, but they are not reported in the verification results
  • FIXED: Playback of some MPEG and MXF files
  • FIXED: Playback of FLAC/MKV files
  • FIXED: Issues with keychain
RELEASE: MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Express 4.3.3
21 Dec 2019
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MovieRecorder, MovieRecorder Express, Release Notes

What's new in MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Express 4.3.3?

  • FIXED: M|Family: Crash when using an version of the Deltacast drivers before 6.13.1 (current ones)
  • FIXED: M|Family: RP188 TC was not working anymore
  • FIXED: Possible issues when quitting the application with Decklink cards. The application could hang.
  • IMPROVED: AJA driver versions is now properly logged at startup.
  • IMPROVED: Removed a log with Deltacast that was done too often. That could have an impact on performances.
RELEASE: OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.8
10 Dec 2019
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OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express, Release Notes

WARNING: This version requires macOS 10.12 or later.

What's new in OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.8?

  • NEW: Added the ability to "scrub" one frame left or right in the playlist (keyboard shortcut: ctrl +  shift + left/right arrow)
  • NEW: Added support for new M|Family
  • NEW: Support for Stream Deck Mini and XL, with a new editor
  • NEW: Added compatibility with the "Afterburner card" of the new Mac Pro 
  • IMPROVED: Now using NDI SDK 4.1
  • IMPROVED: Disconnection/Reconnection of multiple NDI sources
  • IMPROVED: When shutting down the computer, we won't show the confirmation "Are you sure you want to stop playback".
  • IMPROVED: Updated AJA, Blackmagic-Design, Deltacast and FFMEG versions
  • IMPROVED: Clip selection is now kept when changing playlist
  • FIXED: Playback of some MPEG and MXF files
  • FIXED: Playback of FLAC/MKV files
  • FIXED: M|Family: "Reference Source" preference is now properly saved
  • FIXED: Compatibility with new Contour Design's ShuttlePro
  • FIXED: Compatibility of GPICommander with Catalina

What's new in OnTheAir Video 3.8?

  • FIXED: AJA: CC output is now working again
RELEASE: M|Replay 2.1
10 Dec 2019
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M-Replay, Release Notes

What's new in M|Replay 2.1?

  • NEW: New user interface for the "Browser" area. Clips and markers can now be sorted and filtered so they are easier to find.
  • NEW: Added the ability to add markers using a REST full API (to create your own web page - ask us if you need more info) 
  • NEW: Added a simple web page to add markers remotely (can be reached at: http://127.0.0.1:8090/markers.html)
  • NEW: Added compatibility with macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
  • NEW: Added support for new M|Family
  • NEW: Added support for Stream Deck Mini and XL (Work in Progress)
  • IMPROVED: Updated AJA, Blackmagic-Design, Deltacast and FFMEG versions
  • IMPROVED: Support of even more file formats in the playlist
  • FIXED: Audio LTC input support in macOS 10.15
  • FIXED: Compatibility with new Contour Design's ShuttlePro
  • FIXED: Audio routing issues with AJA cards using multiple inputs
RELEASE: Multicam Logger 2.4.1
04 Dec 2019
Filed in:
GPICommander, Release

What's new in GPICommander 2.4.1?

  • Added compatibility with macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
RELEASE: Multicam Logger 2.1.4
29 Nov 2019
Filed in:
Multicam Logger, Release Notes

What's new in Multicam Logger 2.1.4?

  • NEW: New editor for the Stream Deck with better customisation tools.
  • NEW: Added support for Stream Deck XL and Mini.
RELEASE: MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Express 4.3
26 Nov 2019
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MovieRecorder, MovieRecorder Express, Release Notes

WARNING: This version of MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Express require macOS 10.12 or later.

 

What's new in MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Express 4.3?

  • NEW: Added compatibility of "Classic" destinations with macOS Catalina
  • NEW: Added the "Elapsed duration" token in the "Custom" AVPreset text overlay
  • NEW: Added the "Expected Duration" preference for better compatibility of growing movies with some editing software
  • NEW: Support for Stream Deck Mini and XL, with a new editor
  • NEW: M|Family: Added support for "Level B" for video sources using high frame rates (above 30fps)
  • IMPROVED: Now using NDI SDK 4.1
  • IMPROVED: Disconnection/Reconnection of multiple NDI sources
  • IMPROVED: Added 'clap' and 'colr" atoms for uncompressed 10bit recordings
  • IMPROVED: Max number of audio input channels is now set to 128
  • IMPROVED: Audio layout configuration, added label options
  • FIXED: Audio Monitoring preference now properly saved even after source is modified
  • FIXED: Issue when doing a reveal in finder on a remote MovieRecorder
  • FIXED: Video device timecode fps was not properly saved
  • FIXED: Tokens could be cleared when editing the first time
  • FIXED: Compatibility with new Contour Design's ShuttlePro
  • FIXED: Audio routing issues with AJA devices using multiple inputs

What's new in MovieRecorder 4.3 only (features not available in MovieRecorder Express)?

  • NEW: Added new XDCAM HD variants: VBR 18Mbit and CBR 25Mbit
  • FIXED: MXF XDCAM files using a progressive source are now properly marked as progressive
RELEASE: Multicam Logger 2.1.2
09 Oct 2019
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MulticamLogger, Release Notes

What's new in Multicam Logger 2.1.2?

  • NEW: Added the ability to easily add markers remotely using a simple web page readily available (Contact us if you need more info on this).
  • IMPROVED: Application Notarized for macOS 10.15 (Catalina) compatibility.
  • FIXED: Issues with DNxHD files
  • FIXED: Timecode accuracy for some file formats
macOS 10.15 Catalina Compatibility
08 Oct 2019
Filed in:
Apple, Release Notes

Most of our applications should work fine with macOS 10.15 Catalina. Indeed we started a long time ago to move all our code to 64bit, and we continuously make sure that our code is kept up to date. Currently only MovieRecorder and M|Replay have to be updated to be fully compatible with macOS Catalina.

We are working on MovieRecorder 4.3 and M|Replay 2.1 and release versions should be available soon. If you are interested to test a beta version, let us know, but in the meantime, if you are using MovieRecorder or M|Replay, you should not update to Catalina. 

Also, for users of our M|Family, you will have to update your drivers to the latest version (6.13). Previous versions of the drivers are not compatible with macOS Catalina.

In the past few months, we ran a lot of tests on Catalina. But if you encounter any issue after updating to Catalina, please let us know.

And as usual, for production computers, remember the good old "When it works, don't fix it", and if you need to upgrade, make sure to do a backup of your system before so you can maybe revert back if need be. Ideally run tests on another computer using our free demo versions, that's one of the reason why we provide them.

OnTheAir Video 4 just announced
13 Sep 2019
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New Versions, OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express
 
At IBC 2019, Softron has announced a much anticipated new version for its playout line of products. OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 4 will come with a lot of advanced new features that will help you get even more professional features for your workflows. Come and meet with us at IBC for more information on these new features.
 
OnTheAir Video Express and OnTheAir Video
  • Video Preview + Audio Vu-Meters
  • Automatic Folder-based Playout: 
  • Automatic Randomization
  • Rename clips in playlist
 
 
OnTheAir Video ONLY
  • New schedule editor
  • Built-in CG (Dynamic Graphics Overlay Option)
  • Secondary Audio Output
  • RTMP Streaming input
New hardware and software bundles
12 Sep 2019
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MovieRecorder, MovieRecorder Express, M-Replay, M-Family, New Versions, OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express

At IBC 2019, Softron has announced new hardware bundles which have now been divided into the S|Family (software-only) and the M|Family (software + hardware).

All the S|Family bundles contain a dongle (non-splittable) and include shipping.
 
The M|Family bundles all contain a single card type: the Deltacast 12G/2C which can either input or output 2 channels in 6G/12G or 8 channels in 3G. So all connectors are reversible and can be used as an input or output. There is also an LTC or Genlock input. It can be used as LTC for ingest applications and as Genlock for professional playback.
 
The bundles do contain 9 adapters from Mini BNC to regular BNC (these are different adapters from the current ones).
 
The new bundles are now divided into the “e” version which stands for “external” and contains the Thunderbolt 3 Sonnet SEL chassis (small one) while the “i” version (“i” for “internal”) does not contain the chassis, but only the card and dongle. The 'i' models are ideal for the new Mac Pro, or if you already have a Thunderbolt expansion chassis.
 
For users who have purchased a S|XX bundle or already have existing licenses, it is possible to buy only the Deltacast card and the 9 Mini BNC adapters as part number 3.AMHW.
 
A new bundle has also been introduced in both software-only version (S|80R) and with the PCI card (M|80Ri/e). It contains both 8 licenses of M|Replay and MovieRecorder on the same dongle. It is recommended in applications where the same hardware setup should be used for instant replay or ingest.
 
All models are available for purchase now.
RELEASE: GPICommander 2.4
25 Jun 2019
Filed in:
GPICommander, Release Notes

What's new in GPICommander 2.4?

WARNING: If you are using AppleScripts to trigger other software from the GPICommander application, there is a major change in the way AppleScripts should be written. Now the test to check if and input is on or off, is done using a BOOLEAN (so something like "if value is true then"). So after installing this version you will have to rewrite your scripts. There is no change if you are using the direct intergation in our applications, or if you control the GPICommander application with AppleScripts.

  • IMPROVED: In AppleScript, the test to see if an input is on or off now uses a BOOLEAN. This provides much more consistent results.
  • IMPROVED: GPICommander is now "Notarized"