Pre-release: OnTheAir Video 4.5 and OnTheAir CG 3.7

About pre-releases (read me!)

Before you download and use a pre-release version, make sure to check the READ ME article to know how to use pre-release versions and their limitations.

Download links

OnTheAir Video     Version 4.5.0b21 (27 February 2025)

	OnTheAir CG Designer     Version 3.7.0b11 (20 February 2025)
	OnTheAir CG Server     Version 3.7.0b11 (20 February 2025)

Release Notes

What's new in OnTheAir Video?

Note: New item types require OnTheAir CG Designer 3.7 to create the projects.

• NEW: DGO option: Added a new "Graphics" window that replaces the table in "Settings > Graphics". CG Projects should be added and controlled from that window. (See more details above)
• NEW: DGO option: Removed the "Inspector > Graphics" tab. CG Projects should now be controlled from the "Actions.
• NEW: DGO option: Added "SuperSource" Items. 
• NEW: DGO option: Added the ability to render QR codes
• NEW: DGO option: Added the ability to animate items when updating their values. For example, with the following kind request to update a text item, you simply add the "animate_on_update":true' parameter to tell the DGO option to play the "Out Transition" of the item, change the value, and then play the "In Transition" again:
         PUT /playback/cg_projects/0/items/0/
         {"text":"This is my text","animate_on_update":true}
• NEW: DGO option: REST API: Added the ability to send image as base64 data
• NEW: Actions Editor: Modify built-in actions and save them as user actions for easier recall. Great for frequently used actions like SCTE triggers, or Lower thirds. 
• NEW: Actions: Added Bitfocus "Press Button", "Set Variable Value", and "Step Button".
• NEW: Actions: Added HTTP Request as an action. Users may select a "GET", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE", and add a body to the request. 
• Improved: Clicking the "+" in inspector timeline now puts a popover window with the different action categories for swifter selection. 

What's new in OnTheAir CG Designer?

Note: New item types require OnTheAir Video 4.5 or OnTheAir CG Server 3.7 to be able to play them out.

• NEW: Added "SuperSource" Items 
• NEW: Added the ability to render QR codes
• NEW: Added the ability to mute Live sources
• NEW: Added texture resize mode
• FIXED: Potential crash when updating values
• Improved: Audio file support
  • add audio file via the item toolbar
  • audio icon in the timeline
  • stay forever and duration option in the audio inspector
  • the "loop" option automatically turns on the "stay forever" option for audio items
  • while "loop" is disabled, a specific duration can be set

WARNING: Important behaviour change for the Dynamic Graphics Overlay option!

This version of OnTheAir Video brings a lot of changes regarding the "Dynamic Graphics Overlay" option.

First something easy to see is that you can now open a "Graphics" window to add your DGO projects and control them. The interface looks a bit like OnTheAir CG Server. This window adds a lot of new features by itself:

• control projects, start, stop, pause,
• change the values of "published" fields
• set the project in loop
• scrubbing in the project (when it is timed)
• remote control of projects

The second major change is how you control those graphics. Up until now, the DGO projects were controlled from the "Inspector > Graphics" tab. The downside of this is that every time a clip would start, it would reset what was potentially changed by either an Action, or the API. To bring more flexibility to the application, and make it easier to understand, we are removing the "Inspector > Graphics" tab, and all the controls should happen from the Actions.

Note that some of the features below require OnTheAir CG Designer 3.7 or later to be able to create some of the items (SuperSource, QR code,...)