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just:play is designed to manage automated 24/7 playout from Apple- based video servers, studio and live feeds. just:play easily integrates real-time, continuously updating graphics, including corner logos, as well as real-time tickers linked to RSS feeds or remote databases.


ToolsOnAir family of products

just:play is part of the ToolsOnAir Broadcast Suite, a complete set of powerful video production tools designed to create a professional TV broadcast facility on the proven Apple Macintosh platform.

flexibility

just:play's powerful yet intuitive user interface streamlines the integration of video rundown with graphic overlays, such as inserts, tickers or information-based templates.

At any time during the scheduling process, just:play gives you full control of the planning in real-time. Gaps and overlays are easily visible in the timeline, and just:play's playlist-based design makes it easy to structure the rundown.

key features

just:play supports major broadcast/archive formats, including H.264 and IMX, as well as Quicktime codecs such as ProRes, DVCProHD, XDCam and Uncompressed. It imports a wide variety of industry standard playlists via XML. just:play will integrate multiple layers of real-time Quartz Extreme graphics created in composition:builder.

just:play also creates as-run logs for channel/billing management, and can incorporate a 'gap fill' playlist to cover times when content hasn't been scheduled.

real time graphics

just:play uses Quartz Extreme to provide real-time interactive graphics. Quartz Extreme graphics can include real-time data from live data sources to provide 'live' and up-to-date information (news and stock tickers, weather feed, etc). just:play's full and seamless integration with composition:builder, ToolsOnAir's real-time template creation tool, enables pre-produced templates to be dropped into the graphics layer (over the video layer), allowing graphical changes to be carried out during playout and delivered in real-time.

reliability

just:play's robust core engine, just:out, is designed to easily handle continuous 24/7 playout. Schedules can be planned and executed weeks in advance, enabling completely unattended remote operation.

Based on Apple's Mac OS X, just:play is a fully native Apple Xcode application, compatible with any current Apple Mac Pro or Xserve hardware (please consult the manual for detailed information). just:play fully integrates into Apple's Xsan, Tiger Systems MetaSAN and CatDV. Please consult the manual for updates.

Key features

• 24/7 automated playout
• Full featured SD and HD playout
• Mixed codec and resolution playout
• Playout preview function
• Automatic scheduling update
• Watched Folder functionality
• Unlimited playlist editing
• Default gap playlist
• Custom playlist import
• Content trimming functionality
• Flexible Run Log
• N+1 and 2N redundancy available
• Automated router control
• Live feed insertion
• Up to four layers of realtime graphics
• Real-time data insertion
• Failover concept
• Frame accurate restart after failure
• Final Cut Pro timeline integration
• Easy to use graphical interface
• Last minute changes
• Advanced User Right Management
• Advanced Repository Folder Management
• Sync point to easily identify "overs" and "unders" of important video start times
• IP-Based interconnection

System requirements

• Apple Mac Pro or Xserve – Intel only
• Minimum of 4 GB RAM
• Mac OS X 10.6.4 or later (Administrator account)
• ATI or NVIDIA GPU (consult manual)
• AJA or Blackmagic Design video interface cards (consult manual)

Supported Codecs SD:

• DV, DV Stream, DVCPro, DVCPro50, DVCam
• IMX 30/40/50
• All ProRes codecs
• H.264
• MPEG-4
• Apple Animation
• JPEG
• MXF
• Uncompressed in either 8- or 10-bit

Supported Codecs HD:

• HDV
• DVCPRO HD
• All ProRes codecs
• H.264
• XDCam (1080i/720p)
• MXF (see Just In specs)
• Uncompressed in either 8- or 10-bit

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