Whats new at NAB 04 from ToolsOnAir

ToolsOnAir Broadcast Engineering continues to pioneer the most innovative and comprehensive broadcast suite available for the Mac OS platform.

At NAB Booth SL13313, the company will introduce new updates to their revolutionary TV Station in a Mac Broadcast Suite, with enhancements and features including pristine image quality, uncompressed real-time graphics, seamless integration of SD and HD multiple aspect ratios, and back-to-back playback of long GOP and I-frame only codecs in the same timeline.

Announcing version 1.8 of just:live/just:play

Full Support for Mavericks 10.9 and Apples new MacPro architecture

New image-based software installer streamlines installation process

New real-time log analyzer tool

Full integration with just:control, ToolsOnAirs new control and monitoring application, enabling failover control using redundant playout

New, advanced Spotlight-like Help function allows full text search without leaving the application

New Placeholder function allows scheduling of content before uploading to the timeline

Advanced codec and container support includes MXF, MPEG2-TS, AvidLE compatible codecs

8-bit playout mode supports publishing H.264/AAC compressed RTMP stream directly to a Wowza Media Server

Support for US Closed Captioning regulations - add CC-608 and CC-708 data to final output with support for .MCC format

Hardware Support has been extended to include Blackmagic Design Ultra Studio Mini Monitor, Ultra Studio 4K and ATEM Production switchers, JLCooper eBox, and EVERTZ routers supporting the Quartz protocol.

Version 1.8 of just:play also introduces a separate Event track for router/GPI control elements, freeing one FX Layer for additional graphics and enabling audio volume and aspect ratio changes while airing a clip.

Announcing version 1.7 of just:in multi

ToolsOnAir has taken the impressive feature set of just:in multi and added support for XDCAM EX, HD and HD 422, as well as AVC-Intra 50/100 and H.264 codecs. Also new is the implementation of multiple recording destinations, improved support for proxy creation (also in an MP4 container), and full compatibility with new devices and drivers from AJA and Blackmagic Design.

ToolsOnAir will also be showing the extended Adobe Premiere Pro CC panel integration, as well as improved growing file support for MOV and MXF containers within Final Cut Pro X.

Also on demo at the ToolsOnAir booth:

live :cut - ToolsOnAirs professional multi-camera post-production tool with unparalleled support for Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro CC

just:news - ToolsOnAirs ENG solution for OCTOPUS and AP ENPS users, with full MOS support

Technology previews of applications built on:core

integration with Wide Orbit traffic control

flow:rage storage systems

MAM workflow integration with Cantemo Portal

Visit ToolsOnAir at Booth SL13313.

About ToolsOnAir

ToolsOnAir provides powerful, intuitive QuickTime-based applications designed to create a professional, fully functional broadcast production facility using Mac OS X and low-cost, off-the-shelf hardware components. The ToolsOnAir just:Suite is designed with live broadcast production in mind, integrating video, audio and graphics, along with automation, asset management and multiple format capabilities. Full QuickTime and MXF compatibility eliminates time-intensive file conversion, and a powerful, intuitive GUI streamlines the workflow from ingest to playout

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