Current Version pushed for PLAYDECK App Updates: 3.8b13
Current Version downloadable as Trial Edition on Website: 4.1b8
Current Version downloadable as Beta Version: 4.1b8
Version Archive
Features
- 100% Re-Engineered
- 8 Output channels
- 32 Audio channels
- 4 Recording Channels
- ASIO Audio Device Support
- SRT Stream Input/Output
- DVB Stream Output
- ST 2110/2022 Input/Output
- Input Time shifting
- ITU 1770 Input Loudness Normalization
- Backup-License for unlimited Clients
- Append Project Clips and Copy Playlists
- Transcode Clips to GPU Codec H264/MP4
- ATEM Down Stream Key as Cue+Play Trigger
- Import/Export Playlist via XML
- SCTE Tag Detection and Event Logging
Updates
- Video Engine SDK 2.9.2.14213
- New Drivers BM, Deltacast, AJA, NDI
- Audio Norm. Channel Selection
- Device Error Detection System and Escalation
- Streaming Audio Formats
- VU Meter now showing PPM Peaks instead of Avrg
- Added Device/Stream Option-Settings
- Locate Missing Files during Project Load
- YouTube Driver-Updater integrated
- New Default and Custom Shortcuts added
- New TCP Commands optimized for 8 channel
Updates
- Log Overlays in Clip Run Log
- Combine all Audio Tracks in one Multichannel
- Disconnect Messages for Input Streams disabled
- New Placeholder for SCTE Trigger
- YouTube Update 2024.08.13
- Video Format Selection for NDI Director View
Features
- Audio Filter for Clips
Updates
- YouTube Update 2024.04.09
- Added Clip/Block duration as SCTE Placeholder
- Added Block duration to Overlay Placeholder
- Auto-Login to extend Subscription in Background
- File Location in ClipInfo if File not found
- Fade during Pause and End of Clip
- New Shortcuts and Commands for Crossfades
Features
- RTMP/UDP Live Inputs for Playlist and Recording
- Automatic Framerate Switching for Playlists
- YouTube HDR, Multichannel, Trackselect, Metadata
- SRT Subtitle Files Support
- RSS Feed Support for Crawler Overlays
- RIST and Icecast Streaming
- NVidia AV1 decoding support
- Multichannel Audio for Device Inputs
- Quick Search for Playlist Clips
- Folder Import to Playlist
Updates
- Video Engine SDK 2.8.0.13646
- New driver AJA, BlackMagic 12.5.1, Deltacast 6.20
- New driver FFmpeg 6.0, NDI 5.5.3.0
- Playlist Collection now support 7-Zip
- Fade-off as new Blockend option
- Metadata for Text/Crawler Overlays, YouTube
- Airtime showing for future days and Blockend
- Improved SYNC behaviour for UI, Remote Control and Commands
- Improved Audio Track Selection
- Improved Closed Caption Selection/Display
- Improved Thumbnails, High DPI, Higher Resolution, YouTube
- Improved GPU Detection for Notebooks
- Added commands to delete clips/blocks
- ESC to close Fullscreen Preview
- Added Date Column to Media Explorer
Features
- High DPI Support
- Manual Insertion of SCTE 35/104 Trigger
- Multiple Inputs per Playlist
- Multibitrate Streaming (MBR)
- Custom Folder for Media Explorer and Clip Search
- Autostart Overlay (based on Time/Block/Clip)
- Shuffle Clips in Block (without repetition)
- Jump to Timecode (via Button or Shortcut)
- Crossfade to any Clip (via Play Next, Doubleclick, Shortcut)
- Transitions while jumping Clips (by any means)
Updates
- Video Engine SDK 2.7.3.13520
- New Drivers BM 12.5.1, Deltacast 6.20
- New Drivers ffmpeg 6.0, NDI 5.5.3, YouTube 2023.11.16
- New Drivers Atem Control 9.x
- JOY Video Engine 2.0
- ATEM Reconnect and USB Feature
- New Options for Block Schedule and Shuffle
- Clip Info as Text Overlays
- Automatic daily restart of Playdeck
- Relative OUT point for Quick Edit
- NEXT Button now supports Shuffle Blocks
- Airtime for Scheduled Blocks
- Unattended Mode uses Custom Folder for Silent Search
- Clip Properties with Location
- New Shortcut/Command for Desktop Output
- Improved Clip Quick Edit with Recall
- Improved SYNC functionality for jump clipstart/end
- Improved GPU Detection for older GPUs
- Clipchange now optional with reset Cut/Crop/Gain
- Autosave Playlist XML File
Features
- SCTE PassThru for SDI and UDP streams
- All-in-one setting for Aspect/Cut/Crop
- Multiple operation modes for NEXT Button
- High quality setting for Desktop outputs
- Fullscreen preview for Playlists
- Custom Colors for Playlist Items
Updates
- Video-Engine 2.7.1.13292
- New driver for: NDI 5.5
- Duration/Resolution for Media Eplorer
- Aspect/Cut/Crop now also for YouTube/Input
- Extended Clip Info
- Improved NDI Input Detection
- Improved Playlist Loading Speed
- Improved UI reaction Speed
- Improved Keyboard Support for Quick Clip Settings
- New View Setting to highlight Playhead
- New View Setting to toggle Format Mismatch Indicator
- New Advanced Setting for NDI Discovery Server IP
- New Advanced Setting to clear Clip Cache
- New Advanced Setting for Double Device Start
- New Commands/Shortcuts for CueNextClip/Block/Jump
- New Commands for Start/Stop
- New Commands for Restarting Scripts
- Flex Commands now support negative Positions
Features
- Break Blocks with return to previous Block/Clip
- Scheduling Blocks by Weekdays
- Set Inputs/Channel as Background as Mixer
- Import/Export of Blocks as XML
- Assign Commands to Actions, Clips and Blockend
Updates
- Copy/Move multiple selected Blocks at once
- Auto-Start/Reconnect for all Streams
- New Scripting Sample for Weekly Scheduling
- Shortcuts for Playlist Edits now for both Lists
- Block/Clip commands also for TCP
- Block commands also for Block Start
- Highlight Block Header if playing and collapsed
- Highlight Notes for better visibility
- New Command “playactionsync”
- New Commands “cueandplaysync” and “cueandplaysyncflex”
- New Command to play Blocks/Clips by name
- New Command to jump to Clip position
- New Setting to disable Clip Caching
- New Setting to replace missing Files with Filedummy
- New Setting for detailed logging
- New Setting for custom HTML chromium flags
- New Setting for Mute Paylist Windows Audio
Features
- Ready for Windows 11
- Streaming of 2nd Playlist separate
- New Column Airtime for Playlist Clips
- One Channel View optional
- Global Audio Mixer Routing
- Cross Fade Option for Fade Button
- Fade into Background at Blockend
- Unattended playback mode
- Keying Support for Straight/Premultiplight Alpha
- Closed Captions Track Selection
- Closed Captions Support for Streams+Recordings
- HTML Template Engine for Titles, Scoreboards, etc
- HTML Scripting Engine for Playlist Automation
- Start multiple Overlays and Playouts with One Click
- WebSockets Support for Remote Control
- Load Text/Crawler content from external TXT files
- YouTube Live now supported
- TSL 3.1/5.0 Remote Control
- GPU Detection and Selection
- In/Out Point Setting for multiple Clips
Updates
- Video-Engine 2.7.0.13005
- New driver for Yuan, AJA, Deltacast, BMD, ASIO, NDI
- New TCP Commands: Load Playlist/Clips, CUE/PLAY Next
- YouTube Split Stream Setting and faster Playlist Insertion
- Production Device Output supports separate Videoformat
- Cropping of HTML Overlays
- Clip Loops can now be partial if Time/Clock is used
- Clip Loops will be considered for Block duration now
- Small Monitor Support and High Windows Scaling
- Improved Timeline Edit for Frame Skip and Seeking
- Clip Duration now supports Timestamps
- EBU R128 now support long Clips 30m+
- NEXT Button respects Next Clip Selection
- Scheduling will adept to next day for continuous play
- Uniform Installer for Shop/Dongle version
- Mass Clips use less RAM due to collective process
- Automatic Restarts after Critical Errors for contingency
- Popups are supressed for automated Restarts
- Zooming in Timline Edit
Features
- Multichannel Audio for Playlists and Devices
- Closed Captions in Previews and as Device Pass-Thru
- Select Audio Track for Multitrack Clips
- Global Hotkeys for Systemwide Remote Control
- YouTube Videos in Playlists
- Performance/Quality Settings for Low/Highend Systems
- Input Routing for using Playlists directly as Input
- NDI Tally Flag Support for Inputs/Outputs
- Select Custom Clip Play Order
- External Playlists with Auto Reload and Continue
Updates
- Upgrade to Video Engine 2.6.0.12514
- New driver for NDI 5.0, BMD 12.1 and AJA 16.1
- Continue/LoopPlaylist Mode for Blockend
- New View Menu for fast access to important Switches
- Select which Playlist Columns to show
- Support of ASIO Devices (Multichannel Audio)
- Save Clip Run Logs as ZIP
- Autom. FadeOut of Video/Crawler Overlays
- Rewind/Loop Option for Video Overlays
- Copy complete Playlist to Left/Right side
- Better Performance on Intel Notebooks
- Send Overlays to Background/Foreground
- Direct Edit editing in Playlist with Double Click
- Crawler scrolls right for RTL/Arabic
- Option to enlarge Block/Clip Timer
- New Shortcut for CUE/Play Block
- New Shortcut for In/Out during Playback
- New RC-Command for CUE/Play of selected Clip
Features
- Picture in Picture video alpha overlays
- Auto Cue next Clip for Blocks with Clip pause
- Custom TCP Remote Control via CasparCG/ClassX
- Overlay type “Remote Control” to send commands
- Operator alerts in Production/Preview (Playlist Notes)
- Tally Status in Production/Preview for ATEM and vMix
- Custom Colors for Playlist Background
- HTML API for development of templates using playout data
Updates
- Upgrade to Video Engine 2.5.0.12344
- New driver for NDI 4.6 and BMD 12.0
- New layouts for production views
- Unlimited number of Playlist Clips
- Number of Overlay/Actions raised to 100
- Previews for Overlays and Actions
- Edit multiple Blocks at once
- NDI Detection with output seletion
- New slider controls for fade/gain
Features
- Option to pause after every Clip
- Scheduling supports multiple days now
- Remote control via vMix software
- Production views can be output via NDI and device
- Routing for playlist audio to different devices
- Automatic clip reloading after changed on harddisk
- Support of Yuan devices integrated
Updates
- Upgrade to Video Engine 2.4.0.12239
- New driver for HTML, BM, AJA, Deltacast, Bluefish, NVidia
- Automatic switching to CPU mode, if no NVidia found in system
- Improved performance of Key/Fill output with Decklink 8K Pro
- Desktop output to primary display now possible
- Remote control now supports TRUE SYNC
- Feedback option integrated
Features
- New GPU render engine for optimal performance
- Live inputs (incl. NDI) as playlist items
- Schedule Block now with Auto-Play and CUE-Play for TV Automation
- Display durations for graphics extended: infinite, until [time], for [time]
- NDI inputs for Playlist and SmartClips
- New area-of-interest function
- Web pages and HTML files supported as overlays
- True HDR/10-bit decoding in color space r210
- SYNC CUE+Play now frame accurate with genlock
Updates
- True Sync also for remote control and can be switched off
- Driver updates NDI 4.5.3 and BMD 11.6
- Log files are now automatically uploaded and do not require admin rights anymore
- License system now supports multiuser (not backward compatible)
- Version check raised: Nvidia 442.50 and BMD 11.6
- Default clip scaling in settings
- HTML files via DragDrop on overlay buttons
- License-Check In simplified/improved
- NDI Output in addition to Device Output
- Recovery of video engine to be able to continue after errors
- Overlays that start automatically in playlists can now be faded out
- Overlays with text query on fade in (text/crawler)
- SYNC methods can be disabled individually (Cue, Play, Stop, …)
- Extended encoding settings for records/exports
- Automatic detection FPS for ScreenCapture
- Streaming Settings extended with Presets, Quality, Encoding
- Assignment for devices within playdeck is displayed
- Inputs take over settings autom. in case of double assignment
- Block schedule can be set as default in the settings
- Block Schedule Default now “Show only Countdown”
- Support of additional file formats (*.ts, *.webm, *.mpv,*.ogg)
- Monitor selection for ScreenCapture and mouse capturing selectable
- Auto-detect video format for inputs
- Thumbnails map the cut area + also for SmartClips
- Rename block with option to use the title of the first clip
- R128 calculation prioritizes short clips
- Double click videos in File Manager adds directly to list
- ffmpeg 4.2 and add 64bit version
- Fast loading clips not only playlist but always
- Error Reporting to JOY Service Area
Features:
- NDI (Network Device Interface) Output for Playlists/SmartClips
- UI Scaling for Windows-Setting (125%, 150% etc)
- Visual Editor for Crop-Clip – Feature: Fast Loading of Playlists
- Switch to Reduced/Simplified Block View
- Copy Overlays/Actions
Updates:
- Improved Context Menus
- Fast Selection of Shortcut-Sets
- R128 Calculation of Actions in Background
- PL-Overlays until Blockend/endless
- After-Action now per individual per Action
- New After-Action “Play selected Clip”
- New SmartClip-Export “End of current Block”
- New Shortcut “Clip Stop”
Features:
- Animated Thumbnails for Playlist Clips
- Playlist View in different Sizes
Updates:
- NVidia Driver Detection added
- RC-command “stopalloverlays” add
- Toogle Loop Shortcut for Multi-Selection
Features:
- EBU R128 Audio Normalization replaces Replay Gain
- Clip Edit with Cropping, Scaling and Aspect Ratio
- Options for Doubleclick on Clip like Play/Cue, Preview, Edit
- Fullscreen Mode for Playlist View
- Update System integrated for autom. future update downloads
- Audio Settings extended for Live-Input and with Mono Option
- Custom Gain Settings for Actions
- Loop Variations for Clips and Actions
- “Open Playlist Collection” defaltes ZIP and loads Playlist
- Drag+Drop of Playlist (XML) and Collections (ZIP)
- Anti HDD Sleep Mechanics prevent lagging after long CUEing
- Dynamic Loading spares Ressources and starts Playdeck faster
Updates:
- VU meter modernized for todays Standards and calibrated
- Cut/Crop Clip als available for Graphics (Crop) and Audio Files (Cut)
- Cut Clip can be used with IN or OUT point only
- NVidia Hardware Decoding autom. activated if GPU recognized
- Context Menus for Audio Mute Buttons
- JogWheel speed adjusted to -/+ 2
- MKV added as Videoformat
- Safety Query on exiting Playdeck if Outputs are being used
- Removed 200 Recordings Limit
- Clip Positioning for Actions now possible
- Improved Keyboard Support and Design for Dialogs
- Sound Alerts for Block Progress extended
- Empty Playlist added to Context Menu
- Resolution Matching added for Graphics
- Setting for Device Rate Control added
- Switching between Forward/Reverse Play in SmartClips now faster
- Reset Overlay/Action Option to clear Settings
Features:
- Apple ProRes Recordings up to HQ 60p
- Remote Control via Network TCP Commands
- BM ATEM via Netzwerk as Playback Trigger
- Playlist Export as ZIP incl. Clips
- Playdeck can be locked for short Absence
- Adjustable Showtime for Overlays with autom. Fade Out
- Color Space can be selected individually
- New Setting for Block/Clip Enumeration
- Set Channel Name for Playlist Previews
Updates:
- Show GPU usage next to CPU
- Shortcuts for all Overlays+Actions
- Upgrade to Video Engine 1.7.14.10129
- File Explorer Settings are being saved
- File-Check in Background continuously
- Overlays/Actions can receive Clips via Drag&Drop
- Overlays/Action are being colored if assigned
- Actions can return to CUE and PAUSE
- SYNC extended for Double Click in Playlist
- Shortcut Clip Loop toggeles Playhead if no Selection
- Shortcuts extended with Prev/Next/Restart/Loop Clip
- Shortcuts extenden with Toggle Clip Mute/Active/Loop
- Shortcuts are being saved automatically
- PDF Export extended with Block Name/Schedule/Channel