Softron OnTheAir Video

An affordable playout solution for live and 24/7 operations.

Open and powerful playout solution for the Mac

Dynamic Graphics Overlay (with OnTheAir CG) or still logo

Mix-and-match HD and SD contents in high quality

Support for Closed Captioning CEA-708

Support for audio only files

4K Playout

Actions like secondary events to control CG, routers

Direct link to Movie Recorder for streaming

Softron OnTheAir Video can be used for automated playout using its own scheduler or it can serve as a clip store for live news operations, local broadcast or live shows. Schedules can be created weeks in advance.

Thanks to its powerful Smart Playout Engine, Softron OnTheAir Video supports multiple video formats such as Apple ProRes, AVC-Intra, Avid DNxHD, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG IMX, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, etc…

Softron OnTheAir Video can also play different file types, such as QuickTime, MXF and transport stream (without an additional software) and even still images in png, tga, tiff, etc… It is also much flexible in terms of the audio formats that are supported (5.1 tracks for example).

All these files can be mixed within the same playlist, even using a different frame size. You will be able to choose an automatic resize mode (Fill, Pan-and-Scan, Letterbox), or decide a manual resize. The resize feature has been developed with quality in mind.

Combined with OnTheAir CG you can add Dynamic Graphics Overlay using the same video output (does not require an additional card thanks to the direct link between OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir CG).

And also, Softron OnTheAir Video is the ideal solution for web-TVs on the Mac as it allows a direct connection with MovieStreamer HLS, in order to stream directly to the web without the need of an additional video card.

MovieStreamer HLS will “just” receive the frames from the Smart playout engine and encode them in HTTP Live Streaming.