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just:in is an innovative Apple Macintosh-based ingest solution that offers batch, scheduled and crash recording. A comprehensive ingest solution for single / multi-camera or VTR setups, just:in is designed to seamlessly integrate into the production workflow of any TV station or post-production facility.

just:in optionally includes MXF4mac, which allows users to capture multiple video sources directly to the MXF OP1a container.

ToolsOnAir family of products

just:in is part of the ToolsOnAir Broadcast Suite, a complete set of powerful video production tools for the Apple Macintosh platform.

Concept
Using the same intuitive interface as all ToolsOnAir products, just:in provides for single or multi-camera video capture in both standard Apple QuickTime MOV and MXF container formats. Unlike other software design philosophies just:in unites single and multi-channel ingest into one flexible and therefore expandable application.

Quality
just:in delivers the professional-quality video and audio ingest you expect from a professional broadcast environment. The result is pristine quality video ingest, combined with an intuitive user interface that offers unparalleled usability while running a multi-channel ingest setup.

Reliability
just:in is designed to deliver 24/7 deployment in professional broadcast environments. Featuring fallback destinations (Hi-Res, Proxy and XML files) for out-of-storage or network connection loss scenarios and an especially developed safe-write logic in the event of a power outage, just:in ensures that you will still have your recordings available for later use, as long as the power outage didn't affect any hardware components or caused any serious file system corruptions. In the case of an out-of-storage scenario just:in keeps its frame accuracy even while switching to another local volume, which makes it quite unique.

Flexibility
just:in's customizable setup easily adapts to the constantly shifting requirements of today's time-sensitive broadcast environment. Customizable presets enable operators to quickly switch between commonly used setups. The ability to capture both Hi-Res and Proxy while recording makes just:in the ideal ingest solution. This significantly speeds up the proxy editing in Final Cut Pro, without prior conversion in MAM systems such as Apple's Final Cut Server or Square Box Systems' CatDV. By using the built-in XML writer engine one can customize the XML export dataset in a very intuitive way and a corresponding XML file with descriptive metadata will go along with every generated QuickTime or MXF file.

Product family

just:in multi can by deployed either as a single version (Local Mode) or as a client/server application and has been developed to fullfill the needs of a tapeless workflow in professional production environments. With the built-in video preview and single/multi-channel control panel, the ingest operator is in control of all avalaible ingest machines within the network or comms room.

just:in pipeline supports Telestream Pipeline hardware and is capable of ingesting up to 8 channels of either SD or HD signals per machine. This reliable solution is the ideal solution for live broadcast facilities and OB van setups. It supports multiple Telestream Pipeline boxes connected via Ethernet and the following codecs: DV 25, DV 50, IMX 30/40/50,DVCPro/HD and Apple ProRes.

Key features

• Apple QuickTime MOV or MXF OP1a container capture

• Available for single or multi-channel machine setups (one version fits all)

• Multi-channel preview and ingest control for centralized operations

• Supports gang recording for multi-cam setups

• VTR control over RS-422 and Firewire

• True Multicard and Multivendor support (AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox)

• Frame accurate Crash, Batch and Scheduled recording

• Frees up NLE interface, allowing the editor to continue doing other work during capture (requires fast RAID array)  Edit-while-recording support in Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 (Mac) with QuickTime MOV and MXF (including crash recording with undefined duration)

• Split-While-Recording functionality

• Infinite Chunk Recording

• Support for post-capture commands using customizable scripts (e.g. FTP upload)

• Support for customizable XML-Metadata

• Support for all external timecode sources as well as dedicated devices like the Miranda Little-Red LTC reader

• Post-production naming procedure

• Compatible with LiveCut

System requirements

• Apple Mac Pro Intel (MacPro 3,1 or higher) - for multi-channel ingest setup, MacPro 5,1 8 or 12 core recommended

• Minimum of 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)

• Mac OS X 10.6.4 or later (Administrator account required)

• VTR-control over IEEE1394 or RS-422

• AJA, Blackmagic Design or Matrox video interface cards (please consult manual for updates)

Supported Codecs - QuickTime (PAL and NTSC):

• DV, DVCPro25/50

• DVCPro HD

• All ProRes codecs

• Uncompressed SD/HD in either 8- or 10-bit

• Supported FPS: 23.976, 24, 25, 29,97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60

Supported Codecs - MXF (PAL and NTSC):

• DV PAL

• DVCPRO HD (SMPTE383M)

• IMX 30/40/50 (SMPTE386M)

• Uncompressed SD/HD (SMPTE384M) in 8-bit

• Supported FPS: 23,976, 24, 25, 29,97, 30, 50, 59,94, 60

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