just:in mac is a macOS-based client-server multichannel capture solution that offers Crash, Gang, Batch, and Schedule Recording from SDI, HDMI, NDI®, VTR, and multicamera sources. It unites Single- and Multichannel Capture over SDI, HDMI, and IP (NDI®) into MOV, MXF, and MP4 containers within one flexible and expandable macOS solution. just:in mac consists of two applications, which can either be installed on a single machine or can get distributed on multiple macOS machines. The applications are called:
Just In Engine.app
Just Control.app
which will be installed in the specific Application Folder of the corresponding macOS system. Additionally, the Just Control application has a configuration panel (“Just Control Configuration”), which is used to perform all Channels and Just In Engine-related settings.
The Just In Engine application has access to the specific Video Hardware Devices (AJA / Blackmagic Design) and/or NDI® format streams and is responsible for the encoding processes and for writing the video and metadata files to the chosen destination(s). Once started, it runs and works in the background, as all settings can be applied within the Just Control application. The Just In Engine application can be run on the same machine as the Just Control application or on a dedicated macOS machine.
The Just Control application is the versatile single/multichannel control application for both our ingest and playout solutions, with built-in video and audio previews and a feature-aware inspector to enable the operator to control all available ingest and playout channels from a single user interface.
The Just Control Configuration panel lists all connected Just In Engines and available Channels (=Inputs). Within this panel, the Just In Engine and Channel settings can be adjusted and all kinds of Presets (Capture, Destination, Naming, Metadata, Events) can be created and modified.