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Important: Before Installation

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Applications from ToolsOnAir are provided as a disk image (DMG). To open the disk image, the Security settings of the system must be changed.

  1. Open the System Preferences.

  2. Go to Security & Privacy.

  3. Click on the General tab.

  4. Unlock the Preference Pane.

  5. Change the setting to allow apps downloaded from App Store and identified developers.

If you are upgrading from an older version of just:live, you might want to make sure that you have a valid v.5.x activation code for this machine before installing the new version.

1. Video Device Driver Installation

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This step is only required if you have a dedicated video device from AJA or Blackmagic Design.

Download and install the most recent driver from the website of your video device manufacturer (AJA or Blackmagic Design).

2. Downloading the Software and preparing your System

  1. The latest version of just:live is freely available forDownload via the dedicated solution page. Current customers (with account credentials) may also use the download area in the ToolsOnAir Support System.

  2. Open the disk image, review the End User License Agreement and confirm by clicking on “Agree” to proceed. You are presented with the Installer Overview page.

  3. Review the documents provided in the “Read Before Installing” section.

  4. Run TOA System Checker (“Run Before Installing” section) and follow the displayed instructions. Solve all errors and warnings before continuing.

  5. Download and install the Apple Pro Video Formats Codecs by following the link provided in the “Run Before Installing” section on every Mac running TOA applications (Just Out, Just Connect, Just Control).

3. Installation

  1. Drag the Just Playout folder from the disk image to the Applications folder. This will install all relevant playout software applications.

  2. Eject the disk image afterwards (Command-E).

  3. Open a Finder window and navigate to the Just Playout folder inside your Applications folder.

    • Just Out provides the final output (Virtual, SDI or SDINDI stream). It renders the frames in realtime either on the host GPU (Graphics) or CPU (video file decoding) and should never be quit during playout operations. For more information, please visit: [v5] 8. Just Out (v.5.x)

    • Just Connect acts like a database by receiving and distributing all the information related to a playout channel. It interconnects to all Just Out engine(s) and Just Control user interface(s) which are related to a particular channel managed by Just Connect. For more information, please visit: [v5] 9. Just Connect (v.5.x)

    • Just Control is the unified user interface for all ToolsOnAir applications. During the setup, the administrator can define which one of the two available solutions/user interfaces namely just:live or just:play should be used for a certain channel. For more information about the just:live interface, please visit: [v5] just:live v.4 User Interface Manual

  4. Add the applications Just Out, Just Connect and Just Control to your Dock.

4. Configuration

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To perform an easy and straightforward starting setup we recommend running Just Out, Just Connect and Just Control on the same machine (Mac). For more information about advanced setups with multiple machines distributed over the network, please refer to the [v5] 6. Setup Variants (v.5.x)

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  1. In the sidebar, click on the Connections icon.

  2. Drag the previously created Channel from the Connections list onto the empty viewer area.

  3. The connection should now be established, and Just Control looks similar to this screenshot.

5. Accessing the just:live User Interface

  1. Click the button in the middle of the viewer to open the just:live user interface.

  2. The just:live user interface will now be displayed.

6. Verify your Channel is working properly

It may take several seconds before the Channel is running.

  1. In Just Connect the Status of the Channel should be Playing, with a Green light.

  2. In Just Live the Buffer should be higher than 50% and the CTI (Current Time Indicator) should be Green. The timecode in the On Air window is showing the actual time.

7. Read the User Manual

You can find it here or in the Help menu of just:live.

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If you have any questions that are not covered in the User Manual, please contact us via the → ToolsOnAir Support System