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OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Video Express - Version 4.2.1
2024
Sep 10

OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express

WARNING! OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 4.2.2 require macOS 11 or later

  • Added a "Default" playlist to be opened when OnTheAir Video starts
  • Added an option "Use Thumbnails". Disable that option if you want OnTheAir Video not to render the thumbnails. This may save on resources if you have a lot of new clips arriving at once.
  • AppleScript: Added the ability to ask to a clip which type of Closed Captions it has (Embedded, SRT Sidecar, ...)
  • dded support for Stream Deck Neo
  • NDI: Improved the behavior when using the "Frame Rate is not Constant" option, where there could be no audio at first, and then it would never come. Now when the option is enabled, you can now define the number of audio channels to use, instead of it being automatic.
  • Stream Deck: Now comments do not "count" in the index of clips (when using the clip number feature)
  • Timing windows settings and position are now saved.
  • Potential issues when scrubbing in the playlist timeline, or jumping to a position using StreamDeck, when using HEVC files.
  • Timing Window: When viewing the clip timecode (instead of the elapsed time), it could be wrong if there was an in point set
  • MIDI: Issues after learning MIDI channels on a clip.
  • Potential crash when doing a skip to next on a clip that was offline
  • Contact Softron Support: Some logs were missing when using a "multi" version
  • Blackmagic-Design: Improved compatibility with latest driver versions

OnTheAir Video only

  • AppleScript: Added the ability to change the logo overlay attribute (enable/disable, change logo)
  • Scheduler: Allowed to do copy/paste of multiple events (this allows to copy/paste entire days)
  • DGO Option: Added support for texts with Drop shadow (Require OnTheAir CG Designer 3.6.1 or later)
  • Traffic Option: Folder-based Schedule: Now automatically placing "expired" playlists into a "Archived Playlists" folder.
  • Remote: When playlists are modified externally (other computer or remote), item selection is maintained
  • Traffic Option: Now automatically archiving past playlists in a subfolder.
  • REST API: api.html document for easier readability.
  • REST API: Added the item_display_name info in the in the playback_timing_changed WS message info
  • Auto-start date/time: Now allow to have multiple playlists with auto-start date time to start playback. Only playlists coming from traffic will have the ability to disable the auto-start date time
  • Remote Control Option: Media Browser: "Reload" button changes when using the alt key to redownload the items
  • Traffic option: Media Browser: When a new BXF arrives, it will now erase the previously existing in/out.
  • DGO option: Potential issue when a CG projects path was empty
  • Actions: Potential crash when trying to update action parameters dictionary
  • Remote: Potential issue where 2 identical remote playlists could be opened
  • Potential crash when receiving invalid VANCs
  • Coming next not working when a clips is set as "Play Next"
  • Potential crash when CG project path was nil
  • Schedule: Potential conflict issue when the scheduler tried to validate a playlist while it was being reloaded by the UI (Playlist could not be validated by the schedule)
  • Traffic Option: Issues with BXF playlists
  • Stream Clips: When using HTTP URL such a HLS m3u8 playlist, if the server returned a 204 status code, we would refuse to connect while connection was valid