Release Notes

Ten years after the release of the first version of MovieRecorder, we are bringing another major (r)evolution to ingest solutions with MovieRecorder 4 and MovieRecorder Express 4. We will be showing MovieRecorder 4 at IBC2017, stand 7.G12, so come by and see for yourself.

New in MovieRecorder 4:

• Fully configurable user interface
• NDI® sources
• External audio sources
• Effects and overlays
• HEVC (H.265) support
• Save and restore configurations

About MovieRecorder Express 4:

MovieRecorder Express 4 is an entry-level version of MovieRecorder. It uses the same reliable recording engine and beautiful user interface as MovieRecorder 4, with the same outstanding features such as edit-while-ingest, NDI® sources, scheduling, remote control,... But it limits some of the available features to make it even more affordable for everyone.

MovieRecorder 4 and MovieRecorder Express 4 will be available for purchase on October 1st, 2017. Contact us if you are interested in being part of the beta program when it's available.

This is a minor release, but with a major change: It now comes with an installer. Because of Gatekeeper, we had to provide an installer.

BE AWARE: The OnTheAir CG will be installed in a folder named "OnTheAir CG", so you will have to delete the previous versions that were in a folder named "OnTheAir CG 3". Make sure you also remove them from the dock so you actually start with the new version.

A few good news: There are some sample projects and HTML pages provided so you can actually get started with the wonders of the REST API. Get a web developer working on this to see all you can do with that. Contact us for more info if needed.

Release notes for OnTheAir Video CG 3.2.4

• When a Live input from a direct link was not quit properly and it then came back on, there was an audio issue
• When multiple devices using the same name were connected, only one was seen. (For example multiple UltraStudio 4K, or multiple AJA Io 4K)
• Crash when playing WAV files
• Audio issues in 1080i29.97 when using the SMART engine with AJA devices

• You can now select the number of channels you want to install
• The Logo overlay settings are now disabled when the SMART engine is disabled
• Issue when multiple devices using the same name were connected. (For example multiple UltraStudio 4K, or multiple AJA Io 4K)
• Crash when playing WAV files
• Audio issues in 1080i29.97 when using the SMART engine with AJA devices

• Added the ability to enable/disable the slave mode (unlock the slave Node, then right click on the lock and select "enable slave mode")
• Even if an event is in Loop, we will still display the overrun and underrun information (so it is easier to schedule)
• The duration of the selection is now shown (so you can know how long a given set of clips will last)
• Some issues with stick to next/previous
• When selecting all events by clicking on the top of the column, sometimes some events of the previous day were selected
• Issues when renaming categories
• Issues with the clip real start time and calculation of the underrun/overrun in the currently playing event (some fixes may require updating to OnTheAir Node 3.5 to be seen)

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.

• Compatibility of "Classic" growing files with Final Cut Pro X 10.3.3.
• "Tokens" in metadata were not easily readable (changed text color)

• Support for NDI output (even Fill & Key)
• You can now select a folder where you will place your own web pages for easier integration with our REST API.
• Password for remote control is now optional
• Fade and transparency are now done using alpha level and not intensity
• Some items would "blink" when using the "Push and crop" effect and using the "Stay forever"
• Some issues with RSS feeds
• The first letter of some characters was slightly cropped to the left
• Issues with rich text formatting in 10.10

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.

• Support for NDI output
• Important behavior change: When reaching the end of the last clip in an event, instead of looping back to the beginning of the event, OnTheAir Node will stay on "hold last frame" of the clip.
• When a clip is paused, and the user does a "skip to next," the playback starts again on the next clip (useful for Live events that were set to pause and that ends)
• Some "growing files" could remain opened even after they have been closed.

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.

• Support for NDI output
• Support for control from Tricaster (when selecting the OTAV input in your Tricaster, playback will start automatically in OnTheAir Video)
• Issue when splitting the same clip multiple times in a row
• Issue with the "K" button to enable/disable keying

• Issues with GPICommander in Sierra

Release Notes for MovieRecorder 3.5.4

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

Release Notes for MovieRecorder 3.5.2

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

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

Release Notes for OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express 3.4

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

Release Notes for OnTheAir Video 3.4 only

• CC is now also working for 720p and 1080p
• Inaccuracy of the "Absolute Start Time"

!!! 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.

Release Notes for MovieRecorder 3.5

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

• Support for the "Touch Bar"
• AppleScript to get the current track information
• Drag & drop issue with Presets
• Some positions of the MIDI popover

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

Release Notes for all 3 applications

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

Release Notes for OnTheAir Node 3.4

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

Release Notes for OnTheAir Live 3.1

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

Release Notes for OnTheAir Manager 3.1

• Added EPG plugin for New Zealand
• LED status of backup Node is now the same as the main Node
• Some possible issues when importing playlists and schedules
• Issues when the media received from Node had some "nil" values

Release Notes for 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

Release Notes for OnTheAir Tools 1.31

• Fixed printing of Log Analyzer reports is not blank anymore

• Sync issues when logging past midnight
• Setting channels for audio LTC

• 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)
• REST API to create markers remotely from any browser
• Added the ability to select a different Apple ProRes codec for your recording session (used to be only Apple ProRes 422)
• Overlay in the Viewers when you are at the beginning or end of a session
• You can now display more viewers on smaller screens

• Some Menu items have been renamed for better clarity
• Projects being stuck in "loading" in OnTheAir CG Server
• Issues when scrubbing and pausing in OnTheAir CG Server (mainly through the REST API)
• When controlling OnTheAir CG Server via the REST API, some frequent calls or replacing items could create issues

• The Activity and Logs window was sometimes collapsed in Sierra
• Better AV sync when the signal was disconnected from a Blackmagic Design HDMI source
• Clip names in Serial VTR can not be empty anymore
• Encoding performances with DNxHD

• Added support for more audio channel options with AJA and Deltacast outputs
• GPICommander integration (for better compatibility with macOS Sierra)
• Issue with "Finder Label Colors"
• Duration of still images
• Duration of playlists
• Only try to connect to ATEM if the checkbox is enabled
• Playback issues with some files