Version Archive – Playdeck

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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

Bug Fixes

AutoCue for Stop Blocks not working
Move Clips results in empty Block in some cases
Clip Edit Timeline sometimes not working
NextClip Command/Hotkey ignores SYNC
Action Button has no name after Click/Select
Scheduled Countdown doesnt show in Block Header
Fade-In causes Problems with Overlays/Commands
Deleting last Block shows Error
Block Duration showing 0 in some cases
Overlays not playing after Cross Playlist Copy
Fade out button stops the Clip instead of fading
Right Click Menu on Clips with long Playlist is slow
Deleting Blocks/Clips with long Playlist is slow
AOE Device Output not working with Interlace
Prod Streaming failed due to not having a Audio Track
Settings Prod Streaming Stop Button restarts Stream
AutoCue on Stop not performing together with Fade
Quality Setting changes Preview/Timeline Play Speed
Audio VU Meter not showing for Channel Input BG
Commands should be case insensitive
HDR Setting for Playlist 2 not working
File Search doesnt find replaced renamed Files
UI freeze on Autoplay Scheduled Block
Commands cue/cueandplay not using List-selected Clip
Output Devices need more time for initialization
AOE Output is not transparent if set to ARGB32
Engine Error on Mute Audio on Output device
Engine Error on Loop Block Updates
Startup Crash after having used Keying Output

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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

Bug Fixes

Input/Output Devices cant be selected multiple times
Audio Device Settings for Playlist 2 being lost
Gain/Mono Setting being lost after Reload Playlist
Application Menu only shows white areas
Clip Cropping not being applied via recent NVidia Cards
Clip Aspect for Images not being applied
Close Captions Preview show wrong special characters
Crash if Decklink used as Live Input in HD50p with HTML
Several YouTube Clips dont work as expected
Shortcuts for In/Out Points are not functional
Installer may show Out Of Memory Error
Some Recording Formats are not functional
Custom Stream Resolution can not be edited
Desktop Output may overlap UI if not primary display
Clip Cropping wrong for upper-right Corner with SHIFT
Some Images wrong first CUE frame if different resolution
Crash if Firewall or Port for Video Engine is blocked
Overlay not displayed via Playlist after Button usage
HTML Border not being displayed in Fullscreen
Crash if HTML Overlays are used in fast succession
Crash if HTML Overlays have long internet laoding times
Clip Loading may fail if thumbnails are generated
Wrong selection in Copy Overlay Popup for Playlist 2
Crash if Auto CUE next Block onto image
UI may be unresponsive if switched to another App
External Audio Device for Inputs not working
DragDrop of clips does not copy Clip Pause correctly
Unreliable CUE of next Block/Clip
HTML Templates cause GPU Peak causing Audio Lags
Deactivated Clips still show assigned Overlays
EBU R128 calculation stops if Files are in use
LOW quality settings is impacting output quality unintended

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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

Bug Fixes

Input/Output Devices cant be selected multiple times
Audio Device Settings for Playlist 2 being lost
Gain/Mono Setting being lost after Reload Playlist
Application Menu only shows white areas
Error while previewing Live Input within Playlist
Error when CUE during Action playing
Live Input is being deactivated while copying
RC Comnnad “clip-cue” is not being send repeatedly
RC Command “stopalloverlays” doesnt stop playlist overlays
RC Command for Hide Notes not working
GUI on 4k Desktop being cut out in bottom area
Freeze during start on some Systems
Rare Error during Block Export
Overlays are faded unintentionally on Play, Cue, Next Buttons
Some Error Message (HTMLGenerate) and some Memory Leaks

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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

Bug Fixes

Clip pause on Block does not work with transition/loop
Default clip scaling does not affect already loaded clips
HTML overlays dont reload after drag drop new file
Seeking clip in Cut/Crop window in lagging
Block Loop produced audio stutter on loop
Clip loop does not execute correctly after an action
Socket error on interrupted connection with vMix
Unable to load clips with certain international characters

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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

Bug Fixes

Crop of images sometimes not correct
No update of clip in CUE after clip cut/crop
Problems with AUTO for videoformat of some devices
Production streaming faulty with default settings
ATEM switcher remote control sometimes triggered 2 times
Random errors on filecheck, inputs and streams
Some filenames with special characters could not be loaded
NDI detection needs to scans to show correct results
Recovery of recordings after system crash
VU meter shows wrong dB on right channel for 1-track-audio

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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