just:live Live Production Video & CG Playout
just:play Automated Broadcast Playout Server
just:live is an Apple-based, single-channel live production playout solution for video and static or realtime graphics. It streamlines the playout of videos and realtime graphics in any live environment while maintaining full control over the production workflow.
Designed to meet the fast-paced, time-critical demands of Live TV broadcast, including news, sports and talk shows, just:live streamlines the playout of your on-air videos and real-time graphics. just: live allows you to maintain full control over the attributes of movies and graphics files, during a live production.
- Live Production Playout: Manage and control the playout of videos, multiple layers of static or realtime graphics, and router control/GPI events, all in a single interface with multi-user support.
- NDI, SRT, UDP and ST-210 Support: Native SD/HD and UHDp60 SDI, NDI®, SRT, UDP, ST-2110 playout of video and multiple layers of static or realtime graphics using qualified hardware from Apple (Apple silicon preferred and recommended), AJA, and Blackmagic Design.
- Growing File Support: Instant playout of growing files in Live Productions. Great way to accelerate your workflow during a Live Show.
- Smart User Interface: The smart graphical user interface, embedded into our universal Just Control application, provides an unlimited, and frame-accurate review and preview of all selected video items.
- Have a Break: Set in- and out-points and split clips on the fly to insert commercials. Use placeholders to add videos at a later time. Supports SCTE-104 Splice Events.
- Build. Monitor. Control: just:live’s integrated timeline allows operators to build rundown sequences and monitor the progress of currently playing clips.
- Finished Actions: Advanced finished actions for each clip with Play Next, Cue Next, Reload, Hold, Recue, and Loop options.
- Industry Proven: Major broadcast file format and codec support, back-to-back playout of mixed container formats, codecs, aspect ratios, pixel sizes, and field orders.
- Standards: Support for HTTP events to include GET and POST methods, as well as full support for CEA-608/708 and OP-47.
- Say Goodbye to Tape: Designed for tapeless workflows, just:live fully integrates with standard MAM and storage solutions.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS just:live Equipment Apple Mac mini, Mac Studio, Mac Pro 2023 – Apple silicon (M1-M4) recommended – please check the online user manual. OS Latest versions of Apple macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma, macOS Sequoia are recommended. RAM Minimum of 16 GB RAM (Apple silicon). Device Support Support for AJA and Blackmagic Design video devices. SUPPORTED CODECS & CONTAINERS Supported Codecs NTSC | PAL | HD | UHD
DV-PAL
DV/DVCPRO-NTSC
DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO HD
HDV
All Apple ProRes Codecs
HEVC (H.265)
XDCAM EX / HD / HD422
MPEG-2 , MPEG-4, H.264
MPEG IMX (30/40/50)
AVC-Intra
XAVC
Avid DNxHD®/Avid DNxHR® (decoder)
JPEG
Apple Animation Codec
Supported Containers MOV, MP4, M4V
MPG, MPEG
MXFFRAME RATES Supported Frame Rates 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60.
Supported frame rates are container and codec specific. Codec support depending on installed Apple Pro Codecs.OTHER Free Downloads / Info You are welcome to download a trial version of ToolOnAir's latest just:live v.5.5.0 GM 1292 release. The trial version of just:live is fully feature-enabled, but will apply a watermark on the outgoing SDI/NDI® output at a given interval. To run a watermark-free version of just:live, please contact sales@toolsonair.com or an authorized ToolsOnAir reseller (e.g. Stream Dudes) to purchase a license.
Please note that you will need a new Activation Key, when upgrading from just:live v.4.x or older.
It is strongly recommended that all customers using MacMini6,x and MacMini7,x to update to a new Apple silicon-based Mac mini (Macmini9,1 (M1), Mac14,3 (M2) Mac14,12 (M2 Pro)). Please refer to Supported Mac Models and macOS Versions v.5.x for additional information