Your Professional Video Playback
and Editing Software for Windows
– MADE IN GERMANY –
Professional Video Playout for
Live Events and Cloud Based Productions
State-of-the-art, Windows-based media playout software with integrated edit-while-ingest functionality
made for professional live events, cloud-based remote productions and touring or rental businesses
Mix videos, graphics, audio tracks, YouTube videos or even live inputs within your playlist.
Use two independent playback channels with different resolutions and refresh rates up to UHD-60p or 4K-DCI-60p including alpha channel support for output.
PLAYDECK supports all common containers and codecs and resolutions up to Ultra-HD/4K (including H.264, H.265/HEVC, HAP, NotchLC, Prores and many, many others)
Playback via dedicated playout cards, e.g. from Blackmagicdesign, AJA, Bluefish444, via NewTek NDI or via the extended desktop
In the Studio version, PLAYDECK lets you record an incoming live signal in a codec of your choice and edit and export clips while recording is still in progress. With this function, a broadcast delay of any duration can also be created very comfortably.
You can set a live input (incl. Newtek NDI) for each channel that you can use as a playback element in the playlist. Just as if the live input were a video clip on your system.
For each playback block in your playlist you can decide individually whether playback should be started manually, remotely or automatically.
Clear and concise displays on the user interface provide a quick overview of the planned show sequence.
For each clip you can separately define whether playback should loop Infinitely / x times / for x minutes / until xx:xx (time).
Furthermore, you can certainly loop a whole block or only the last x clips of a block for ultimate flexibility.
Analyses the audio track and automatically adjusts it to the same perceived loudness without affecting the original file.
Control your PLAYDECK via TCP/IP, especially convenient with Universe Show Control or Bitfocus Companion, or just use an Elgato Streamdeck.
Automated Remote Start is supported directly via Blackmagic ATEM Switcher Series, via vMix Software, via NDI Tally State or via TSL protcol.
For each still image, select whether to display the image for a specific duration, up to a specific time, or infinitely.
Up to 30 overlays (graphics, text, crawlers) with alpha channel support for e.g. lower thirds at the touch of a button or even automated incl. individual scaling, positioning and timing parameters.
Export a playback block as a single clip in a codec of your choice or convert a clip to another format.
Up to 30 tracks (videos, audio) with alpha channel support at the touch of a button. Several options are available for how to resume playback after the action clip has ended.
With PLAYDECK you can freely scale, position and crop your output video signal within the selected output resolution. Ideal for direct use on LED walls.
Some hardware scaler manufacturers also call this feature “Pan & Zoom”.
Shows a test pattern, a black/blue/white screen, a still image or a looping video file when no clip from the playlist is played back. Works on both playback channels.
Fades in a playlist clip from the background and back into it.
Set In and Out points for each clip without changing the original file or adjust the size of a clip canvas and choose between different scaling options.
CPU saving decoding, encoding and rendering with compatible graphic cards
„Collect all media files“ compiles all items from the playlist into a zip folder for easy transfer to another PLAYDECK system.
Freely customizable, easy switching between different shortcut sets
With the Production Window you allow the other members of your crew to stay up-to-date with the playlist. In addition to the current time, the Production Windows gives you in several layouts (two-channel side-by-side or single channel) the current video output, the remaining runtime of the clip and the block, and a list of the following clips.
In combination with a Blackmagic ATEM vision mixer, a vMix system, or when outputting via NDI, the tally status is also displayed.
The output is easily done via the extended desktop, via SDI or NDI or by using the built-in streaming function.
Closed caption support is available on all live inputs and outputs.
Closed captions can either be embedded in the signal only or additionally displayed on the previews for control purposes.
You can add new clips to the playlist at any time using Drag & Drop from the built-in file explorer, even during playback.
and much, much more…
Why you should definitely try out PLAYDECK
Because with PLAYDECK you will significantly increase your productivity, whether you produce live events, stadium TV, theatre performances, museums, TV broadcasts or virtual and hybrid streaming events. You can run PLAYDECK both on-site and cloud-based.
PLAYDECK provides you (from the Plus version upwards) with two completely independent output channels in which you can organise your videos, graphics, audio files, live inputs or YouTube clips simply by dragging and dropping. If you like, you can select different resolutions and frame rates for both channels. For example, you can play full-screen videos from channel 1, while animated lower-thirds with alpha channel are sent from channel 2.
PLAYDECK supports almost any codec and converts all content to the selected output format in real time. The output is completely flexible via dedicated output cards (e.g. from Blackmagic, AJA, Bluefish, …), via the extended desktop or via NDI.
In the Studio Edition, an additional recording channel is also available. The recorded signal can be edited while the recording is still running (edit-while-ingest, e.g. highlight editing), played back with a time delay or streamed. For maximum flexibility you can choose from a wide range of different recording formats.
But PLAYDECK (depending on your licence) is much, much more than a simple playout system:
You can trim and crop your content, you can automatically adjust the volume, you can schedule the start of your content, you can control the playlist externally, you can start playback via your video switcher, you can transmit closed captions, you can completely customise PLAYDECK with advanced scripting functions, you can…
We invite you to try the free trial version and see for yourself the incredible features of PLAYDECK!
We are sure you will love it!
Video Tutorials
Get to know the extensive functions of PLAYDECK very easily:
Browse through our feature videos!
Whats new in PLAYDECK v3.7
► Ready for Windows 11
► Global Audio Mixer Routing
► SCTE PassThru for SDI and UDP
► Closed Captions for Streams/Recordings
► Schedule your Blocks by Weekdays
► Break Blocks with Clip Return for Ads
► Use Live Input as Playlist Background
► Template System for Titles/Scoreboards
► Improved NDI 5.5 Input Detection
