Server/Desktop
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered and incorporated in Cupertino, California. Apple’s current product line-up includes hardware such as the Mac Pro, Mac mini, Mac Studio, iMac, Mac Book Pro, all running macOS as operating system. ToolsOnAir relies on Apple’s hardware for its macOS-based Capture and Playout solutions.
Link: www.apple.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:live, just:play
Models: Mac Pro, Mac Studio, Mac mini, iMac, Mac Book Pro (Apple silicon)
Dell Technologies Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Round Rock, Texas. For its just:in linux appliances, ToolsOnAir relies on the Dell EMC PowerEdge R650 1U Server, a full-featured enterprise server, designed to run video capture operations optimizing workloads, performance and capture channels density.
Link: www.dell.com
Works with: just:in linux, just:CC
Models: Dell PowerEdge R650
Video Devices
AJA Video Systems is a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge technology for the broadcast, cinema, proAV, and post-production markets. The company develops a range of powerful, flexible video interface and conversion technologies, digital video recording solutions, and color management, streaming, and remote production tools.
Link: www.aja.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:in linux, just:CC, just:live, just:play
Interfaces: SDI, HDMI, ST-2110 (HD/UHD upon KONA IP25 availability)
Blackmagic Design has grown rapidly to become one of the world’s leading innovators and manufacturers of creative video technology. With extensive experiences in high-end telecine, film and post, harnessed with a real passion for perfection, Blackmagic set out to change the industry forever.
Link: www.blackmagicdesign.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:live, just:play
Interfaces: SDI, HDMI, ST-2110 (HD only)
For more than 30 years, scientists, researchers, developers, and creators have been using NVIDIA technology to do amazing things. NVIDIA RTX™ technology is one of NVIDIA’s most important advances in computer graphics, ushering in a new generation of applications that simulate the physical world at unprecedented speeds.
Link: www.nvidia.com
Works with: just:CC, just:in linux
Scope: HW-Acceleration
Storage Solutions
Scale Logic has established itself as a key player in the media and entertainment industry, providing cutting-edge storage and workflow solutions that cater to the unique demands of production teams.
With headquarters in Minneapolis/St. Paul has offices in Philadelphia, and Amsterdam. Scale Logic serves clients across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC countries.
Link: https://scalelogicinc.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:live, just:play
Portfolio: Production & Nearline Storage, Clustered Storage
Synology uniquely enables every business to manage, secure, and protect their data wherever access is needed from flash to disk to multiple cloud architectures – at the scale needed to accommodate the exponential data growth of the digital world.
Link: www.synology.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:live, just:play
Portfolio: NAS & SAN Storage solutions
From high-performance portable storage for data acquisition to collaborative storage solutions that empower teamwork, Symply offers a comprehensive range of options tailored to meet every need.
Link: gosymply.com/
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:live, just:play
Portfolio: NAS & SAN Storage solutions
Quantum StorNext is the leading collaborative, high-speed shared storage file system that increases workflow efficiency, enables collaboration across remote teams, and helps you organize, manage, and protect your valuable digital content.
Link: www.quantum.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:live, just:play
Portfolio: Shared Storage solutions
LucidLink is the storage collaboration platform that frees creative teams to work together from anywhere. With a single shared filespace protected by zero-knowledge encryption, your team can instantly and securely access, edit and share projects of any size. Combining the ease of a local drive with the power of the cloud, LucidLink gives you on-demand access to your files.
Link: www.lucidlink.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:in mac lite NDI, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Portfolio: Storage Collaboration Platform
Thunderbolt Chassis
Sonnet Technologies is a leading provider of Thunderbolt™ technology products, including Thunderbolt Expansion Systems for PCIe® cards; Thunderbolt docks and dual display adapters; Mac expansion systems and rackmount enclosures; external graphics (eGPU) enclosures; and network, storage, and other interface PCIe cards for pro users in the audio, video, and broadcast industries.
Link: www.sonnettech.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:live, just:play
Portfolio: Thunderbolt Expansion Systems for Apple hardware
Camera Solutions
Canon offers a wide range of 4K remote pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) cameras with exceptional image quality and precise control, designed to fit in with a variety of productions with support for a wide range of control and streaming protocols.
Link: www.canon-europe.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just;in mac lite NDI, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
IP Output: NDI HX®, SRT
The SONY multi-format HD and SD system camera ranges cover almost every creative application.
Link: www.sony.com
Works with: just:in linux
Scope: S-Log3 and SR-Live compatibility
Network Devices
ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel HBAs and FastFrame Ethernet interface cards deliver the fastest data throughput available for today’s most demanding Storage Area Network environments.
Link: www.atto.com
Works with: just:in linux, just:in mac
Portfolio: Ethernet NICs and Fibre Channel HBAs
Control Devices
Bitfocus Companion enables the reasonably priced Elgato Streamdeck to be a professional shotbox surface for a huge amount of different presentation switchers, video playback software and broadcast equipment.
Link: bitfocus.io
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:in mac lite NDI, just:in linux
Solution: ToolsOnAir: just:in Capture Plugin
Elgato is a world-leading provider of audiovisual technology for content creators on all video sharing platforms. In 2018, Corsair Gaming, Inc., acquired the brand and its employees. Based in Germany and California, Elgato distributes products in over seventy-five countries around the world. The Stream Deck portfolio features customizable LCD keys to control apps and platforms.
Link: www.elgato.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just;in mac lite NDI, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Models: Stream Deck Neo, Stream Deck MK.2, Stream Deck +, Stream Deck XL, Stream Deck Mini, Stream Deck Studio
Shortcut keyboards for video editing. Logickeyboard shortcut keyboards are designed specifically for use with your favourite editing software.
Link: logickeyboard.com
Works with: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve
Models: TITAN Wireless, ASTRA2 Backlit, Silver Slimline, NERO Slimline, ALBA Slimline
Loupedeck custom consoles let you create and edit faster, with total focus on your creativity.
Link: loupedeck.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just;in mac lite NDI, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Models: Loupedeck Live S, Loupedeck Live, Loupedeck+, Loupedeck CT
NLE/Multicam
Adobe Premiere Pro is the leading editing software for creating any kind of video. Add transitions and effects, finesse color, mix audio, create animated titles, and get all the tools to tell your story.
Link: www.adobe.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in linux (via macOS Client Just Control)
Supported NLE OS: macOS, Windows
Growing File Support: Yes/Partial (refer to Adobe’s documentation)
Multicamera Editing Support: Yes (with live:cut option)
Final Cut Pro combines high-performance digital editing and native support for virtually any video format, with easy-to-use and time-saving features that let you focus on storytelling.
Link: www.apple.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in linux (via macOS Client Just Control)
Supported NLE OS: macOS
Growing File Support: Yes
Multicamera Editing Support: Yes (with live:cut option)
DaVinci Resolve is the world’s only solution that combines editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics and audio post-production all in one software tool!
Link: www.blackmagicdesign.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in linux (via macOS Client Just Control)
Supported NLE OS: macOS, Windows
Growing File Support: Partial (MXF)-refer to Blackmagic documentation
Multicamera Editing Support: Yes (with live:cut option)
Avid Media Composer redefines editing standards with new features, giving editors the top tools in the market.
Link: www.avid.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in linux
Supported NLE OS: macOS, Windows
Growing File Support: Partial
Multicamera Editing Support: N/A
HTML 5 Graphics
singular.live – Live Graphics in any workflow
Singular works in SDI, NDI® and IP setups and is integrated with the biggest and brightest industry names to ensure frictionless graphics workflows that you can operate from anywhere.
Link: www.singular.live
Works with: just:live and just:play (upcoming v.6)
Deployment: Cloud
Template Editor: Built-in
Viz Flowics – Broadcast graphics for the cloud age
Viz Flowics is the all-in-one platform for creating, customizing, and controlling live data-driven graphics from anywhere. Perfect for any live production team, from broadcasters to individual content creators.
Link: www.flowics.com
Works with: just:live and just:play (upcoming v.6)
Deployment: Cloud
Template Editor: Built-in
SPX Graphics – The open alternative in live broadcast graphics
SPX runs just the same on your on-premise hardware or in the SPX Cloud for remote production. SPX integrates with ToolsOnAir playout solutions.
Link: www.spx.graphics
Works with: just:live and just:play (upcoming v.6)
Deployment: On-Premise or Cloud
Template Editor: Loopic.io, StreamShapers Ferryman
Workflow Solutions
Codemill is committed to innovation and customer satisfaction.
Cantemo 6 reflects our dedication to providing the best tools for the media and entertainment industry, reinforcing our position as a leader in digital asset management.
Link: www.codemill.se
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:in mac lite NDI, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Deployment: On-Premise or Cloud
Iconik is a cloud-native solution that gathers and organizes media securely from any storage. You also get hassle-free media collaboration and powerful automation features. Iconik is easy to use from any device.
Link: www.iconik.io
Works with: just:in mac, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Deployment: Cloud
medialoopster is a high-performance enterprise video platform that gives you complete control of all your video content, suitable for any industry or scale. Thanks to time-based metadata in your videos, you can search by content and find the videos you’re looking for in seconds.
Link: www.medialoopster.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Deployment: On-Premise or Cloud
Projective transforms post-production workflows for content creators of all sizes, everywhere. Our Creative Project Framework, Strawberry, frees your team to focus on content and eliminates barriers or manual processes. It simply makes everything easier.
Link: projective.io
Works with: just:in mac, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Deployment: On-Premise or Cloud
Blue Lucy’s software solutions integrate your media systems, orchestrate your workflows and manage your content inventory.
Your media, our expertise.
Link: www.bluelucy.com
Works with: just:in mac (currently)
Deployment: On-Premise or Cloud
Squared Paper is a new type of software systems integrator. The medi integration platform Busby provides sophisticated workflow tools to enable all your systems to work together seamlessly. Integrations can be as simple as replacing a spreadsheet or controlling a transcoder, to as complex as running a whole media workflow. Busby allows you to drive your business forward incrementally, making solutions that match your unique requirements.
Link: squaredpaper.co.uk
Works with: just:in mac (currently)
Deployment: On-Premise
Creative solutions are often required for the perfect connection to the rest of your IT infrastructure. This is exactly the core competence of the MoovIT Software Products team.
Link: www.moovit.de
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:in mac lite NDI, just:in linux
Deployment: On-Premise or Cloud
TinkerList proudly presents Cuez: an all-in-one rundown and automation solution designed to be customizable to your workflows and tech stack. It empowers remote collaboration among technical and creative teams, allowing you to easily control essential elements such as scripts, timings, and multimedia assets by integrating with the devices you love.
Link: cuez.app
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:in mac lite NDI, just:in linux
Integration: Cuez Automator
Octopus 12 is a newsroom system that unifies news production in one powerful platform, lighting up the process from anywhere. It streamlines the entire production workflow, whether story-centric, rundown-centric, or a hybrid of both. With its new web client, you can easily access the most essential Octopus 12 functionalities effortlessly from your browser, enhancing collaboration in the newsroom.
Link: www.octopus-news.com
Works with: just:live
Deployment: On-Premise or Cloud
Scope: Rundown XML Export
AWS Services let you discover the Fastest and Easiest Way to Build Enterprise-grade Applications or create and modify apps with natural language, in minutes.
Link: aws.amazon.com
Works with: just:in linux
Deployment: Cloud
Scope: AWS Marketplace Ready Services
Archive Solutions
Archiware’s P5 Software Platform is ideal for businesses in the Media and Entertainment industry. Four modules in the Archiware P5 Suite secure data using the A-B-C of data management: Archive, Backup and Cloning.
Link: www.archiware.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:in mac lite NDI, just:in linux
Scope: Recorded Data Archive, Backup and Cloning
Supported AI Engines
Speechmatics’ ASR delivers top transcription accuracy, processing 500 years of audio monthly. It recognizes diverse accents, dialects, and speakers in real-time or from recorded media.
Link: www.speechmatics.com/
Works with: just:CC
Deployment: On-Premise or Cloud
Scope: Speech-to-Text ASR
IP-Based I/O
NDI stands for Network Device Interface, a video connectivity standard that enables multimedia systems to identify and communicate with one another over IP and to encode, transmit, and receive high-quality, low latency, frame-accurate video and audio, and exchange metadata in real-time.
Link: ndi.video
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite. just:in mac lite NDI, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Deployment: Network
Formats: NDI® High Bandwidth, NDI® HX3
SRT is an open source video transport protocol that enables the delivery of high-quality and secure, low-latency video across the public Internet. SRT optimizes streaming performance across unpredictable networks with secure streams and easy firewall traversal, bringing the best quality live video over the worst networks.
Link: www.srtalliance.org
Works with: just:in mac, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Deployment: Network
KONA IP25 delivers the power, quality, reliability, and ease of use of the KONA family to support your transitions from SDI to SMPTE ST 2110 workflows. The KONA IP25 is an 8-lane PCIe Gen 4.0, SMPTE ST 2110 IP I/O card supporting bidirectional uncompressed video. KONA IP25 has two SFP cages that support 10 and 25 Gigabit Ethernet (10/25 GigE) SFPs and also includes a 1 GigE RJ-45 connector.
Link: www.aja.com
Works with: just:in linux, just:in mac (upon KONA IP25 availability)
Interfaces: ST-2110 (HD/UHD)
The DeckLink IP cards are the easiest way to capture and play back video directly into 2110 IP-based broadcast systems! They have the same DeckLink features so all your existing software will just work! DeckLink IP cards support multiple HD video channels plus each channel can capture and play back at the same time.
Link: www.blackmagicdesign.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:live, just:play
Interfaces: SDI, ST-2110 (HD only)
Supported SDKs
Developers who wish to use AJA’s world-class SDK can choose between two different methods to gain access and start putting their creativity to work with this rich, deep and powerful set of video technologies.
Link: www.aja.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Integration: SDI, ST-2110 (HD/UHD upon KONA IP25 availability)
Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDK, ATEM SDK
Blackmagic Design capture and playback devices work with ToolsOnAir’s solutions via the freely available Desktop Video SDK. The DeckLink SDK is cross-platform and provides control of hardware and interfaces to allow you to easily perform common tasks. Blackmagic Design’s switcher SDK lets you take control of the full feature set of any ATEM switcher.
Link: www.blackmagicdesign.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:live, just:play
Integration: SDI (HD/UHD), ST-2110 (HD only), ATEM Switchers
The nablet MXF SDK is a comprehensive toolkit for working with the Material eXchange Format. It supports a wide variety of popular standards and formats and is updated frequently to meet ever-evolving industry needs. The SDK is a C++ library for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Link: nablet.com
Works with: just:in mac, just:in mac lite, just:in mac lite NDI, just:in linux, just:live, just:play
Integration: MXF SDK, MPEG-2 / XDCAM EX/HD Codec