just:live & just:play support various graphic files. This chapter lists how they will be handled by the Playout software.

JPEG and PNG Images

• Still images can be directly used in just:live & just:play, for example as a corner logo.
• Still images will be scaled to the resolution of the Playout. Use images that are properly sized for whatever output display mode has been selected for the specific Channel.
• When using PNG images, the Alpha Channel is supported.
• Still images are played out “as is” therefore, it is not possible to fade them in/out.

Composition Builder Compositions

• Composition Builder compositions are realtime graphics. → Learn more.
• The Duration is defined in the composition but can be changed in the Timeline of just:play.
• Stopframes are defined in the composition and affect the duration in just:live & just:play.
• Published input ports are shown in the Inspector according to the given permissions in the composition.
• The Thumbnail is loaded from the Composition.

Quartz Composer Compositions 

• Quartz Composer Compositions are realtime graphics. Quartz Composer is a realtime graphics framework by Apple to visually create animated graphics.
• The Duration and Stopframes are defined in the TOA Stopframes patch in the QTZ file.
• Published input ports are shown in the Inspector.
• No Thumbnail (unless thumbnail is specified, see below)
• Not every Quartz Composition works with just:live/just:play. ToolsOnAir provides no support for custom QTZ Plug-Ins/patches.
• Illegal Quartz Composer Patches: Not all Quartz Composer patches are supported by the Just Out rendering engine, particularly the JavaScript patch. If a Quartz Composer or Composition Builder composition with such a patch is dropped into a Playlist, a warning will be displayed, and the file will be rejected.
• Please contact ToolsOnAir if you need customized graphics development.

Thumbnails for Quartz Compositions