This chapter describes the just:control Configuration Panel and how to add and remove new and existing Devices (just:in linux/mac engines).
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In the Configuration Panel you can access and change all available settings for Devices and Channels. Once a Device connection is has been established to a Device, the just:control and therefore the Configuration Panel will remember and save all Devices connected to in the Devices & Channel list. Therefore there is no need to re-establish the connection after a restart of the Mac or just:control.
The Configuration Panel consists of two areas. The Devices & Channels list (1) and the Device or Channel Settings (2). The Devices & Channel list is displaying all currently connected Devices and the corresponding Channels. The Device or Channel Settings area is used for creating, adjusting, removing all kinds of presets, changing Device settings, for gathering logs and for the Activation.
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Clicking on the Question Mark at the bottom right will open the User Manual section (Internet access required). |
Open the Configuration Panel
There are different ways how to open the Configuration Panel. Either you go to the Application Menu (Channels - Show Configuration Panel), or you can open the Connections-Tab (Inspector) within the User Interface and open the Configuration Panel from there. If there are no Devices available, you can use the Add-Connection button to open the Configuration Panel. If there is already a Device connected, you can double-click on the Device name (highlighted in blue - “stewie” - in following screenshot) or you can use the Configure button at the bottom right of just:control to open the Configuration Panel.
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Add new Device
Once the Configuration Panel is open, unlock Channels list.
Accessing the Configuration Panel
Use the menu command Channels → Show Configuration Panel to open the Configuration Panel.
Alternatively you can use the Connections tab in the Inspector. Clicking the Configure button or double-clicking a Device in the list opens the Just Control Configuration window.
If there are no Devices, press the Add Connection button first, this also opens the Just Control Configuration window.
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Just Control Configuration Window Overview
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Devices & Channels (1)
Displays all currently connected Devices and the corresponding Channels.
Settings Area (2)
Depending on the current selection in the Devices & Channels list, this area displays all available options for the currently selected Device or Channel. Futhermore there are different tabs at the top which contain all required configuration options.
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The Question Mark in the bottom right opens the User Manual (Internet access required). |
Adding a New Device
Unlock the panel by entering the administrator password
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Press the Plus button ("Add Device") below the Devices & Channels list to add a new Device.
Enter the IP-Address of the machine running the engine
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. The default port is usually correct, unless your network administrator specified a different one (when you are running the engine locally, the IP-Address is entered already).
Press Add to establish the connection.
Default Devices Port is 5000.
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Device Wizard
When connecting a Device for the first time, a Device Wizard helps with the basic configuration and settings. First, select either Configure device with the detected physical inputs, if you want to set up a just:in engine with SDI or HDMI inputs, or choose Configure device for streaming inputs (e.g. NDI, SRT) with the following format, if you want to set up a streaming input only just:in engine.
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If you select Configure device with the detected physical inputs, press the Scan button to detect all available input cards (just:in mac - video driver installation required). Choose the Video Mode (“SDI (AJA)”) and the Video Format (“1080i25”) and move on to the Device and Channel Name. Define a Default Storage Path (Destination Preset) and filter and select Capture Presets from the list below. Press the Configure button to finish the Device Wizard set up process.
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Add existing Devices
You can connect already existing and configured Devices in the same way as new Devices. Use the Plus button and enter the IP-Address of the just:in linux appliance or the just:in mac engine machine and the connection will be established automatically.
Remove Devices
A connected Device can be removed from the Devices & Channels list by using the Minus button.
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Please beware that this will only disconnect the Device from the Configuration Panel. The Device is still available for other machines and the settings are still saved at the engine machine. |
Device Status
Either a Device is connected successfully and the engine is running (green light) or a Device is not connected (e.g. wrong IP-Address) or the engine is not running (red light).
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Change Device Name
The Device name can only be changed when there is no Channel enabled. To do so, double-click the Device Name (beside the Device Status), adjust the Name and press enter.
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You can drag & drop devices within the Devices & Channels list to reorder the Devices. |
Connections Tab and Configuration Panel Correlation
As already described above, the Configuration Panel is the central place, where all settings can be managed. Configuration Panel is responsible for the Channels which are available for the just:in user/operator within the User Interface (Connection Tab in the Inspector) as well. Only enabled Channels are available within the User Interface in the Connections Tab.
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