MediaMate Announces New Features

MediaMate New Version V3.4.2.0 is Available

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BroadStream recentlly announced the release of MediaMate V3.4.2.0. The following new features are included in this release:

  • A new component has been added to MediaMate to allow insertion of DVB-TTML into TS files – TTML Encoder. This new option is available in Subtitle Type drop-down in the main PMT Modifier tab: TTML subtitling (0x7F) – this must be selected when inserting TTML in DVB. A new DVB TTML specific tab (TTML Config) has been added.
  • New configuration option is added to the EBU tab in SubtitleFileParser and SubtitlesToPAC components: Maximum Number of Displayable Characters. This option allows the user to set an override for this specific GSI header value when writing EBU STL files.
  • Updated XML output of IMSC Rosetta to match latest specification.

The following are changes or defect updates to V3.4.2.0:

  • Fixed an issue with MOV Extractor loading.
  • Fixed an issue with MediaMateCmd returning 200 (success) code even on a failure. The code returned is still 200 (from the http server/client layer), but there is now a new attribute “error_report” that will provide a human readable error string.
  • Fixed an issue with FLX compatibility between versions.
  • Fixed an issue with a rendering error for Hebrew/Arabic output where extra characters are appearing at the start and end of subtitle sequences.
  • Fixed an issue with SpeakIt not working if the selected output voice is not present on the local machine. SpeakIt component will now report an error and fail the job.
  • Fixed an issue where subtitle adjuster does not wrap the word to next line but truncates the last character when row length is exceeded.
  • Fixed an issue where STL conversion does not remember the justification.
  • Fixed an issue where the Language Code from the EBU STL source files GSI block was always set to English on the output. This fix adds support for these missing overrides in the GSI:
    • Language Code
    • Subtitle List Reference Code
    • Country of Origin

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Announcing New Wincaps Features

Wincaps and Q-Live Release Notes for V4.44.12

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BroadStream recently announced a new version for Wincaps and Q-Live (V4.44.12).

This release covers:

  • Wincaps Q4 and Q-Live clients 
  • Wincaps Q4 DVD Builder and Video Indexer. 
  • Wincaps Q-News, Wincaps Q-Live Gateway, Wincaps Q-Live File Server, ASR components for Q-Live. 

Changes effective with this release include the following:

Q4 and Q-Live 

  • Wincaps EBU STL Flavours have been removed please go to EBU STL Help details for more information 
  • Datastore path can now be configured in the Wincaps client 
  • New option to expand House Styles in SpeakTitle Window 
  • New option to send font file with DLP SMPTE export 
  • Implementation of basic Rosetta IMSC format for export and import 

Q-Live Gateway 

  • Increased device field for creating output Groups in the Q-Live Gateway 

Q-News 

  • Q-News now remembers the dialog sizing when reopened 

Defect Fixes 

  • Fixed bug with Arabic punctuation not respected right to left direction 
  • Fixed bug with Ignore Snaking Limits option not being saved in the Customer Template 
  • Fixed bug with Checked and Complete Story status not changing with specific edits 
  • Fixed bug with video names with specific accented characters 
  • Fixed bug with DLP SMPTE XML <font> formatting

You find additional information on the Wincaps Help Page: PAC topic page 

Installation Procedures

****IMPORTANT***** 

  • Host O/S Windows 10 or above. 
  • Valid licence file must be available for each client machine. 
  • User account performing installation must have full administrator rights on the local machine. 
  • Wincaps is not supported on a Mac. 
  • Wincaps clients are not supported on a virtual machine.  
  1. Prerequisites 

Install the following prerequisites (if not already present) using the default options; 

  •  MS Office Word full installation, Office 365, installed locally (for spell checking).  
  • Media Player (latest version appropriate to operating system) 
  • Note: If using Windows 10 N versions, you will need to download the relevant media pack before installing Wincaps Q4. 
  • QuickTime is required if using the ‘Offline Media’ option for Video Playback of MP4 and MOV 
  • Sound Card recommended for use with MediaLooks MultiFormat video playback option 
  • External Graphics card recommended for Desktop PCs for video playback 
  • Uninstall the current version of Wincaps Q4/Q-Live (if present) via add/remove programs. 
  • Install the new client using the exe installer and follow the instructions on the screen.  When prompted, select “custom installation” if “Q-Live” feature is required (you will need to disable the “Wincaps Q4” feature as Q4 is installed by default). 
  • NB: For Q-Live services, including Q-News, contact [email protected]  
  1. Licence installation 
  •  As above for Licence Server. Licence Server must be Version 9.6 or above. 
  • Please contact [email protected] for assistance with local licencing. 

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News Update on VoCaption

VoCaption Update V2.10

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BroadStream recently published VoCaption 2.10 software version. This version included new languages and a few fixes:

New Languages

Irish (ga) and Maltese (mt) have been added to our ever growing list of languages.

New Fixes

  • Fixed an issue when sending 2 2 using Crtl-A with Evertz encoder.
  • Fixed an issue with teletext page number that were not configuable in Newfor outpus.
  • Fixed an issue with port numbers under 1024 that were not permitted in configuration.
  • Fixed an issue with EBU-TT Live off-air being generated even though the output mode is disabled.

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New OASYS Features

OASYS LATEST RELEASE V6.13.12

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Our OASYS Playout Team has published v6.13.12, the OASYS LATEST RELEASE. Please contact BroadStream Support for details and recommendations if you are interested. Here’s a recap of a few items in the update:

  • SRT and RTMP streams are now supported in Player from this version onwards. RTMP stream has the following limitations: only 1
    audio stream (either AAC or Dolby) is supported and SCTE35 is not supported. SRT and RTMP streams are not supported in Hub.
  • SRT input (UDP mode only) and output stream options were added to IP stream settings. Stream with or without
    Passphrase (between 10 and 79 characters) for encryption is supported. SRT stream can be configured in either listener
    or caller mode. For listener mode IP address should be left empty and only port should be defined. For caller mode IP
    address should be set to the adapter IP address.
  • RTMP output stream options were added to IP output stream settings. It must be used with a locally running RTMP
    server. Application name in Configure must match the application name in the RTMP server configuration. Stream key can be
    used, if needed.
  • Substream events are now prepared in advance in accordance with their scheduled start time, rather than all of them
    being prepared at the same time as the clip.
  • Added on-group distinction in AS RUN logs (XML only) for <PlaySubstream>. If substream event was scheduled on a
    group level. <OnGroup> in AS RUN log will be logged as True.
  • FFMPEG has been improved to handle issues with audio glitching in CBR stream passthrough on the input. <PipeFramesToBuffer>
    option in oachannel file can be set up to 250 frames to make audio glitching happen more rarely, but the greater
    number might cause delay on the input.
  • Audio handling has been updated to improve stability.
  • Improved handling of corrupt oaseq projects. They will now be marked in playlist as an error with “Active content object
    missing” message.

There are other features and defect fixes in OASYS LATEST VERSION so please contact Support or Sales for more information.

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