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RELEASE: OnTheAir Manager 1.2b3

09/01/12 05:32
What’s new in OnTheAir CG 1.2b3 ?
  • General Stability and performance improvements
  • Added support for EPG - Electronic Program Guide. Add types of programs, summary, rating, etc… and export to XML (currently only compatible with Australian format. IF you are interested, let us know and we’ll add the support for your country when you order)
  • Start time is now updated to reflect the real start time of the clip, and not the planned start time. Useful when you are running late or early because of offline clips for example.
  • Added Attributes icons in Media Browser
  • Added a “Randomize” playlist feature
  • Added a “Search” feature in media browser.
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RELEASE: OnTheAir CG 1.10

08/12/11 05:29
What’s new in OnTheAir CG 1.10 ?
  • General Stability and performance improvements
  • OnTheAir CG is now compatible with AJA cards. Check the new list of supported cards here: http://softron.zendesk.com/entries/315378-what-video-card-is-compatible-with-ontheair-cg
  • OnTheAir CG can now use a card placed in any slot (previously, it needed to be the card placed in slot-4)
  • Fixed a crashing issue with Timeline items
  • The option “Quit OnTheAir CG Server when OnTheAir CG quits” now works again
  • Fixed compatibility issues between versions of Decklink drivers
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RELEASE: GPICommander 1.2.1

23/09/11 06:59
What’s new in GPICommander 1.2.1 ?
  • General Stability and performance improvements
  • Fixed an issue with Input AppleScripts that were not triggered

RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 1.2.1 & OnTheAir Live 1.2

20/09/11 06:55
What’s new in OnTheAir Node 1.2.1 ?
  • General Stability and performance improvements
  • Fixed: issue with offline clips in schedules
  • Fixed: when you would first set the Video and Audio modes. It did not save properly the new modes
  • Fixed: when doing a skip to next when a Live clip is playing
  • Fixed: when the first clip of a playlist was a Live, it was skipped
  • The reset preference button now keeps the Node UID
  • Fixed: when the next clip to play is Offline and has the Loop clip end behavior. The current clip would loop even if it doesn't have the Loop attribute
  • Fixed: the status of Node sometimes didn't refresh properly (sill showing "Starting up…" when it was started)
  • Added default values for Keying
  • Fixed: crash when an EAS event (audio mute) was received during a Live event
  • Fixed an issue with multiple short Live clips in one event (would create a big offset over time)
  • Changed a few UI issues in the Preference pane

What’s new in OnTheAir Live 1.2 ?
  • General Stability and performance improvements
  • Fixed an issue with Attributes not being saved properly
  • Fixed an issue when Attributes are modified on Node
  • Optimize copy/paste
  • Added the Export and Import Database feature for migration between versions and backup
  • Fixed several issues in the in/out section of inspector
  • Added a preference to show/hide thumbnails
  • Added the possibility to open OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Video Express playlists (no import needed)
  • Added the GPI Commander control feature to trigger the play/stop/pause on multiple playlists (Gang Playout)
  • Added a big countdown window (can have multiple)
  • Added an Absolute start time option for playlists (if you want to use the playlist in OnTheAir Manager and have an info of when the playlist will start)
  • Fixed an issue with Attributes window in Mac OS Lion
  • Removed some logs


RELEASE: MovieRecorder 2.2.13

02/09/11 06:37
What’s new in MovieRecorder 2.2.13 ?
  • General stability and performance improvements
  • Fixed an issue with some info missing in the exported Schedule XML
  • The maximum duration for a scheduled recording is now set to 12 hours (no limit previously)
  • It is now possible to edit the end time of a scheduled recording that is currently recording
  • Changes in the Schedule window UI

RELEASE: OnTheAir CG Controller 2.8.1

23/08/11 05:42
What’s new in OnTheAir CG Controller 2.8.1 ?
  • General stability and performance improvements
  • Solved an issue with Roman character

RELEASE: EASController 1.0b3

16/08/11 05:36
What’s new in EASController 1.0b3 ?
  • General stability and performance improvements
  • Solved an issue with TF911

RELEASE: OnTheAir Manager 1.1.9

11/08/11 10:30
What’s new in OnTheAir Manager 1.1.9 ?
  • General stability and performance improvements
  • When an event or playlist is in Loop, under run information is not shown
  • Solved an issue with 2 Nodes having the same name
  • Solved an issue in Inspector not showing the Attributes of the selected Node
  • Solved issues with repeated events
  • Added a replace clip in all schedule feature
  • Added the possibility to select a different location for the database
  • Added an “Access Lock” to prevent multiple users to modify the same database (to avoid corruption)
  • Added shortcuts
  • Solved issues with Mac OS Lion

New versions of Softron Applications for Mac OS X Lion compatibility

22/07/11 08:54
A few Softron Media Services applications have been updated to ensure compatibility with Mac OS X Lion. Read More...

RELEASE: MovieRecorder 2.2.1 - OCTO version available

20/06/11 06:14
You now can download the MovieRecorder OCTO version for up to 8 SD ingest on one Mac. Make sure you have the good specifications for this. Read More...

RELEASE: MovieRecorder 2.2 and MovieRecorder Control 2.0.6

04/05/11 06:09
MovieRecorder 2.2 adds some interesting features such as the record to reference movies or improved VU meters. Read More...

RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 1.2b1 - OnTheAir Live 1.2b2 - OnTheAir Manager 1.1.1

05/04/11 02:00
What’s new in OnTheAir Node 1.2b1 ?
  • General Stability and performance improvements
  • Media Folders: Aliases and Packages are not scanned any more
  • Fixed an issue where the current playlist was modified when sending a new one from Manager
  • Fixed an issue when nothing was left for play out in a schedule
  • Fixed a crashing issue when you would disconnect a GPICommander device
  • Added support for Live events
  • Optimized performances when working with large media folders
  • It is not possible anymore to disable the authentication
  • When Volumes unmount or are not present at startup, files are shown as offline
  • Added support for Keying. Added attributes and default attributes for External/Internal Key and Audio routing (only AJA).
  • Fixed an issue where OnTheAir Node would not resume playback if only a playlist was playing (not a schedule)
  • Fixed an issue with AJA cards
  • Fixed issues when startin Schedules with a Live clip at the beginning of a playlist.
  • Fixed issues with “Skip to next” when working with schedules (would not skip to next when a nested playlist, when next clip is offline,&hellipWinking
  • Added the Mute, Audio Passthrough and commands for EASController support (for EAS (Emergency Alarm System) events in the United States)


What’s new in OnTheAir Live 1.2b1 ?
  • General Stability and performance improvements
  • Fixed an issue when deleting a media folder from Node
  • Fixed an issue when doing a “Reset Media Database”
  • Fixed several issues in the inspector In/Out section
  • Added the refresh button to work with Xsan volumes
  • Fixed an issue where the Thumbnails would not show when doing a playlist with “New from Node”
  • Fixed issues when a node would disconnect and then reconnect (wrong status, wrong name and some thumbnails not shown)
  • Added a warning when Node is playing a schedule and you try to send a playlist

What’s new in OnTheAir Manager 1.1.1 ?
  • General Stability and performance improvements
  • Fixed an issue with events ending at 24:00:00
  • Fixed issues with Categories
  • Optimized performance when adding many clips to an event
  • Added a view in playlists list to sort by Category
  • Added a replace clip feature
  • Fixed issues with repeated events
  • Fixed several issues in the inspector In/Out section
  • Added a resync schedule button
  • Playlists or clips after a looped item are now greyed out
  • Added keyboard shortcuts
  • Added the import playlist feature
  • Added drag and drop of clips from the finder feature
  • Added warning for recursive playlists
  • Optimized copy/paste
  • Added a hid thumbnail view
  • Added clip duplicates
  • In/Out attributes are now inherited too
  • Added the possibility to export/import the database
  • Added a File name column
  • Added the stick to next/previous feature

RELEASE: OnTheAir Video 2.5b11

11/02/11 08:27
This is the final candidate for OnTheAir Video 2.5. The logo option is now back. Thank you to all testers, we will make this version a release soon. Read More...

RELEASE: OnTheAir Studio 1.2b31

07/02/11 02:19
A new version of OnTheAir Studio has been released today. It solves a compatibility issue with Mac OS 10.5.8. Read More...

RELEASE: MovieRecorder 2.1 and MovieRecorder Control 2.0.2

18/11/10 03:06
MovieRecorder 2.1 goes out of BETA for this version. Thank you to all BETA testers! Read More...

RELEASE: OnTheAir Video Express 1.1b14

05/11/10 08:58
OnTheAir Video Express 1.1b14 has been released today with some improvements, the most important being when using DV codecs. Read More...

RELEASE: MovieRecorder Express 1.0.15

29/10/10 08:20
MovieRecorder Express has been updated, and the main fix in this release concerns the support of the internal Mac Clock. Read More...

RELEASE: OnTheAir Video 2.4.38 (last 2.4 version)

26/10/10 09:56
Two minor issues solved in this release which will be the last update for 10.4 users. All versions after (now 2.5 versions) will not be compatible with 10.4. Read More...

RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 1.1b4

18/10/10 09:35
Two important fixes in this release: the installer in itself that gave wrong read/write permissions to Node folders which would lead to Node not behaving correctly when not used with user 501. And an issue with clips with special characters. Read More...

RELEASE: MovieRecorder 1.1b8

18/10/10 04:05
MovieRecorder 1.1b8 brings some optimizations of the new Loop recording feature and improves A/V sync in some cases. Read More...

RELEASE: OntheAir Video Express 1.1b9

18/10/10 03:59
OnTheAir Video Express 1.1b9 improves a lot the preferences for players. One major change is that now OnTheAir Video Express will not “take” the selected output right away, but will do it only when you hit play. Read More...

RELEASE: OnTheAir Video 2.5a10

15/10/10 09:28
New BETA version of OnTheAir Video with ARGB support. Read More...

RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 1.1b3 and OnTheAir Live 1.1b2

12/10/10 09:14
The new versions of OnTheAir Node 1.1b3 and OnTheAir Live 1.1b2 are now available for public download from the download pages of the website. Read More...

NEW BETA version of MovieRecorder 2.1b3 with Looped recording

28/09/10 07:16
New Looped Recording feature available with the Pro Option of MovieRecorder. Read More...

RELEASE: OnTheAir CG Server 1.9.11

22/09/10 07:52
OnTheAir CG Server has been updated to version 1.9.11. Nothing new in this release except the compatibility with the ATI Radeon cards of MacPro 2010 and NTSC compatibility. Read More...

OnTheAir Video Express 1.1 now with HDMI-DVI-Mini DisplayPort output

16/09/10 07:28
OnTheAir Video Express in version 1.1 now supports to output not only to the Video boards such as AJA, Blackmagic-Design, Matrox or MOTU, but it also enables to output to for example the HDMI port of the Mac mini, or the Mini displayPort of a MacBook Pro. Read More...

RELEASE: MovieRecorder 2.0.11

16/09/10 06:13
MovieRecorder has been updated to version 2.0.8. This is an important update for users doing scheduled recordings and working with the Adrienne AEC-uBOX-2. Read More...

RELEASE: OnTheAir Node 1.0b7 and OnTheAir Live 1.0b10

29/07/10 10:23
The new versions of OnTheAir Node and OnTheAir Live are now available for public download from the download pages of the website. Read More...

RELEASE: MovieRecorder 2.0.2 & MovieRecorder Control 2.0

23/07/10 08:43
This release of MovieRecorder solves some issues when using MovieRecorder with MovieRecorder Control. Read More...

OnTheAir Video QUAD now available !

14/07/10 10:00
OnTheAir Video QUAD is now available and allow to playout 4 streams on one Mac. Read More...

MovieRecorder QUAD and HEXA now available !

14/07/10 09:56
There are two new versions of MovieRecorder (MovieRecorder QUAD and MovieRecorder HEXA) now that can handle up to 6 input on one Mac. Read More...

RELEASE : OnTheAir Video 2.4.35

14/07/10 09:55
OnTheAir Video 2.4.35 has been released today with just some minor changes compare to version 2.4.34 (see details). We also detail here the changes between version 2.4.20 and 2.4.34 which was already available since march 30. Read More...

RELEASE: MovieRecorder DV 2.0.9

08/07/10 08:59
MovieRecorder DV 2.0.9 has been released today with just some important changes compared to the previous version. See details. Read More...

RELEASE : MXF Converter 1.4.6

05/07/10 02:11
A new version of MXf Converter has been released with general stability and performance improvements. Check the details for the Release note. Read More...

RELEASE : MovieRecorder 2.0.1 - NOW with support for XDCAM EX

02/07/10 05:25
MovieRecorder have been updated today. This version brings general stability and performance improvements. Read More...

Applications Updated

14/01/10 08:26
In order to support the new dongles implemented in january 2010, we have updated several applications. Most applications have only the support for the new dongles added to the new version. Other Applications have some other minor bug fixes. Read More...

MovieRecorder DV & MovieRecorder Control 2.0b6

03/12/09 05:35
MovieRecorder DV has been updated to version 2.0.5. It has general stability and performance improvements. Read More...

MovieRecorder 2.0b24 & MovieRecorder Control 2.0.6

03/12/09 05:32
MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Control have been updated today. These release improve general stability issues. Read More...

OnTheAir Video Express 1.0.10

03/12/09 04:54
OnTheAir Video Express has been updated to version 1.0.10. It has general stability and performance improvements. Read More...

GPICommander 1.1.5

25/11/09 05:38
GPI Commander 1.1.5 solves an issue where all the Actions of all the input relays that are on « ON » would be started when the application start. Read More...

OnTheAir Video 2.4.20

25/11/09 04:26
OnTheAir Video has been updated to version 2.4.20. It has general stability and performance improvements. Read More...

MovieRecorder 2.0b20 & MovieRecorder Control 2.0b3

25/11/09 02:00
MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Control have been updated today. These release improve general stability issues. Read More...

GPI Commander 1.1.3. & User Manual

10/11/09 01:18
GPI Commander software has been updated with a new version that enables to have now different actions when the relays close or when they open. With previous versions, the Actions were started only when a relay was closed. Read More...

MovieRecorder 2.0b18 and MovieRecorder Control 2.0b1

30/10/09 10:44
MovieRecorder and MovieRecorder Control have been updated. This is a recommended update for all users. Read More...

OnTheAir Video 2.4.14

13/10/09 09:16
OnTheAir Video 2.4.14 has been released today with general stability and performance improvements. Read More...

MovieRecorder 2.0

05/05/09 08:43
Softron Media Services Announces MovieRecorder 2.0
Mac Based Capture Application Supports Single File Reference Movies for Edit-During-Ingest
Pro Option Adds Proxy File Editing.
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