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This document describes the steps you need to follow how to install and configure ToolsOnAir's just:live / & just:play version 12.8 0 on Macintosh systems running Apple's OS X 10.8 (Snow Lion) or 10.9 x (Mavericksor later). You will learn how to to…

  • install and set up the required hard- and software infrastructure

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  • monitor the system to ensure just:live/just:play continues to run effectively

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  • do installations and maintenance on your own
     
Note

We assume a basic level of IT knowledge and experience.

Note

This user manual is intended for just:live and just:play administrators.

 

We make these assumptions

Assumptions

  • You are familiar with the Macintosh environment.
  • You have system administrator privileges for the network and the OS of the Macintosh systems you are working on.
  • You are experienced in installing and configuring client-server software in a TCP/IP network.
  • You will install the software on machines that have been connected to a LAN or WAN by a network engineer.
  • You will install the software on a machine which has no other software installed – except the OS and the drivers needed to operate the channel/hardware.
  • You are familiar with the arrangement of the machines in the just:live/just:play system and know which machine is to be used for which purpose.You understand the main understand the basic broadcasting concepts of the just:live/just:play system, e.g. the method which is used for broadcasting the output of the just:live/just:play system.
  • You understand general video technologies like codecs, frame rates but also , transmission methods and timecodes.  

Goals of this document

  • Installation of just:live/just:play
  • Listing of possible hardware configurations
  • Configuration & Administration