Release Notes

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

• Added the ability to control GPICommander through a REST API
• AppleScripts now can send a second parameter: the serial number of the box which is triggering the action
• Compatibility issues with macOS Sierra and El Capitan

WARNING: Some keyboard shortcuts behaviours have been modified, depending on the "focus area".

• 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.
• Long recording sessions now open quicker
• Inputs and Outputs names must now be unique to avoid confusion
• Working with full screen mode
• A few keyboard shortcuts
• Issues when leaving Clip names empty

• Some TC discrepancy when using Mac Clock
• Some UI issues in the VTR controls
• Issues when capturing in 4K through HDMI with AJA Io 4K
• Warnings on duplicated schedule events
• UI issue in the Activity and Logs window in macOS Sierra

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.

• Some playback issues of MXF files (could take longer to start reading on some volumes)
• The start of AppleScript in some specific cases

• 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
• When using left/right keyboard shortcuts in the timeline, it now moves the playhead +- 1 frame instead of moving the item in the preview area
• Playback issues after scrubbing
• Audio issues when the audio output used more than 2 channels

Release Notes for OnTheAir Video Express and OnTheAir Video 3.3.11

• Icons for the audio level and field inversion attributes
• Added support for some AC3 audio tracks (with 1536 as sample size)
• Decompression performances when fps of file is different than fps of output
• Some slow read on long GOP codecs
• Speed for generating thumbnails on long GOP codecs
• Some UI issues in Mavericks

Release Notes for OnTheAir Video 3.3.11 only

• Added a different icon if CC is present in the file, but cannot be outputted (because it is in CEA-608 or format is different than video output)
• Smart engine render performances improved on Mac Pro
• Issues with scheduler that would not start if all the items in the playlists were modified since it was last opened

• View with 49 viewers to be able to control even more remote recorders
• XDCAM recordings would stop recording in some specific scenarios
• Other potential issues with scheduled recordings and rendering of the preview
• When starting MovieRecorder, some Blackmagic-Design devices were showing logs about "no incoming signal", even if there was a signal.

• Added a REST API to be able to control your router using a modern web API
• Communication with OnTheAir Node plugin is now using the REST API, for better reconnections (requires OnTheAir Node 3.3.7 or later, plugin version 1.2.10)
• Added the "Contact Softron Support..." menu
• Issues with "Triton Protocol 64x64" plugin

• When selecting a MovieRecorder TC source, you can now select the source you want to use
• Added some render formats for FCP X export
• AppleScripts can now start and stop logging as well as create new documents
• Issues with GPICommander in ElCapitan
• Issues with MovieRecorder TC sources, reconnections and some frame rates incompatibilities

• "Pause frames": add paused frames to your projects so that when they are played OnTheAir CG Server will pause the playback on those frames
• In OnTheAir CG Server, -Right click on a project to "Publish" or "Unpublish" in order to allow (or not) control from OnTheAir Node
• Keyboard shortcuts in OnTheAir CG Server for controlling playback of the selected projects
• Rendering performance on Mac Pros
• REST protocol improvements. (Added "scrubToTime, and other new items)
• Closed Captioning is now preserved when using DirectLink from OnTheAir Video or OnTheAir Node
• Opacity cursor for text items was not always displayed in OTACG Designer
• Text items do not "flash" anymore when their value is updated by the REST API

• Rendering performance on Mac Pro when Smart Resize & Graphics option is enabled
• New plugin to control OnTheAir CG. (Required when using "publish" feature of OnTheAir CG 3.1.3)
• REST API: Fixed an issue with the cue requests, and added a few new requests
• New plugin for GPICommander - Addresses potential issues when addressing the device in ElCapitan and later
• New plugin for OnTheAir Switch - Improves reconnecting to OnTheAir Switch when connection is lost
• Some files played without audio

• Some UI issues in the Playlist area
• Import of .vpls playlists now also imports logo
• Open issues of possibly corrupted database

• Added support for Alias files
• Search in playlist
• A few UI fine-tuning
• Issues when dragging from iTunes
• Various potential issues when dragging and dropping

• New scheduled events are now enabled by default
• Remote timed recordings
• Lock/Unlock sources in 10.9.5
• Issue with "Auto-split" when using .mp4 extensions
• Desync issues with Decklink Quad 2 and Duo 2
• Possible desync issues with Blackmagic-Design devices after a signal loss
• Inputs 5-8 of Decklink Quad 2 and 3-4 of Decklink Duo 2 are now properly enabled

• Added support for JPEG2000 with 10-bits inputs
• A recommended preset for XAVC (Note: this is a very CPU intensive codec, so HD support will only work on Mac Pros.)
• When recording in SD NTSC, a “blank” CC track is no longer created.
• The audio monitor icon does not show up on remote sources (you can not monitor audio on remote sources yet)
• Video is now "passed through" the HDMI output for various AJA video devices
• Contact Support menu now sends more logs (file size may increase)
• Contact Support now again sends the system logs of the correct date (3.4.3 did not send the correct dates)

WARNING: When you initially launch this version, a License Agreement window will appear and we will require you to enter your name and email address before proceeding. Make sure to do this before your production starts. We have an article in our knowledge base that explains why we require that.

• VTR Control and Batch capture
• Support for the JPEG-2000 codec. It does not require the pro codecs option (except if you need to record to MXF). Max 4 channels. It is GPU accelerated and thus requires a Mac Pro 2013. D500 or D700 recommended for 4 channels.
• Support for XAVC. Note that this is a very CPU intensive codec and it won't support 4K yet. You can record in HD only on a Mac Pro.
• Ability to "Lock" a source to prevent accidental record & stop record. When starting a scheduled recording and VTR batch capture, it automatically "locks" the source.
• Ability to configure the audio channels that are monitored for each "Viewer".
• Metadata sidecar files can now be created at the start or at the end of the recording.
• When a source uses "Video Card Timecode", it is now available as an "Application Timecode Source" in preferences. This allows sharing TC from one source to the other sources.
• H.264 destinations can now use the .mp4 extension instead of the .mov extension.
• Custom naming in MXF DNxHD destinations.
• TC issues with AJA drivers 10.3.8.

Important Note: This update now requires AJA drivers 10.3.7 or later.

• Added mediaPath to CatDV Metadata XML
• REC status icon is back at the top of the viewers
• Datarate of DNxHD files recorded to Classic destinations
• Logging when we cannot write quickly enough to an MXF DNxHD destination

• "Activations/deactivations" via internet with El Capitan
• Duration of Still images
• Duration of clips when importing xpls playlists
• Possible issue when importing playlists
• Issue with Daylight Savings Time