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General

Version 5.5 introduces of just:in mac introduced Event Presets that can perform different recording or notification tasks, as well as trigger or control qualified hardware devices.

With this useful workflow addition, one could, for example, start a backup recording on qualified hardware recorders such as the Ki Pro from AJA and or the HyperDeck from Blackmagic Design or create and make REST API calls to 3rd party system in a very easy and straightforward way. systems effortlessly.

The already well-known ability to trigger Bash Scripts (previously named TasksTasks”) is of course still available and it got even easier to usehas been further improved in v.6.0.

Warning
  • As UNIX shell scripts can work on a very deep system level, ToolsOnAir does not take any responsibility for improperly written shell scripts by end-users.  

  • Events (based on Bash Scripts) may limit the performance of the Just In Engine application. When using this feature, always test them it thoroughly before going into production or critical environments. Contact your ToolsOnAir reseller or use our VAR or create a support ticket in ToolsOnAir’s support system if you need any assistance.

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Open the Just Control Configuration Panelpanel, select a Device, and switch to the “Events” tab.

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To make apply any changes, you have need to unlock the Just Control Configuration Panel panel first.

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  1. Devices & Presets Tab:Here you can switch between the “Devices” and “Presets” tab. E vent Event Devices have to be created first, in order to created create Recording Events. Devices represent the connection to a hardware device (such as an AJA Ki Pro, KUMO, or Blackmagic Design HyperDeck or / Videohub) or , enable the ability to create Events based on Apple Scripts or Bash Scripts or create the connection to Iconik. Events get triggered by the Just In Engine application, once selected within Just Control (Channel Inspector).

  2. Event Devices: Area for initial Device settings.List of current Devices: List of Event Devices which adding, removing or loading Event Devices. List of Event Devices that are currently available for the selected Device. By pressing Use Add…Add”, it is possible to create a new Device based on the settings from the Event Devices section (2), “Save” to save an Event Device and “Load” for importing an Event Device.

  3. In this area, all available Event Devices can be saved to a text file and such file can be loaded/imported here as well.

Devices

just:in mac v.56.50 supports the following Devices:

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Presets

Open the Just Control Configuration Panel panel and select a Device, open to the “Events” tab,and switch to the “Presets” tab.

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At this point, Event Presets, based on the already created Event Devices, can be created. An Event Preset can be a single Event (e.g. a Script), or multiple Events (e.g. multiple Scripts), or a combination of Events (e.g. an AJA Ki Pro command and a Script). In order to To create an Event Preset, press the “Add Preset”-button. Then a new window appears, where a Preset name can be set, and the actual Event Preset can be created (based on the existing Event Devices).