TV bROADCAST AUTOMATION. ADDING FEATURES
Plugins are additional options for SoftLab-NSK broadcast automation products: Forward TA, Forward TT, Forward TP.
Plugins are used to solve tasks that are beyond the standard features of these products. Each plugin has a highly specialized purpose and is designed to implement one specific function. For example: a plug-in to automatically insert ads using cues of different types, a plug-in for outputting an NDI stream, a plug-in for displaying subtitles.
Users can connect any of the plugins when the corresponding function is required. Plugins are purchased in addition to the base product. Acquired separately.
PLEASE NOTE:
Plugins are additional options that are purchased separately, as an addition to the main product. A temporary license for up to three months can be provided to test any plugin. To obtain a temporary license, contact technical support by saving the information about the product you are using using the SaveInfo utility.
Sound leveling
| Icon | Plugin | Detailed information |
|---|---|---|
 | SLSoundLeveler | Software to normalize (equalize) the sound at the server output in real time during broadcasting (1 license for 1 stereo sound channel). |
Inserting ads using cues
 | Auto Detect | Auto Detect Software for automatic insertion of advertising without needing an operator (1 license for 1 output channel). Ad block boundaries can be marked with various types of cues: DTMF cues, audio cues, video cues, VITC timecode signals, SCTE 35, cues in line 23, etc. |
Subtitles
 | Srt2Teletext | Software for insertion of subtitles in teletext format at broadcasting of own TV programs from video files. Source of subtitles is an external SRT text file (1 license for 1 output channel – TV program). |
Remote Broadcast control
 | RemoteOnAir4 (1 license for 4 output channels) | Software is designed to control the FDOnAir program via network distantly (1 license for 4 output channels). It allows monitoring a process of broadcasting distantly and downloading a playlist. |
| RemoteOnAir16 (1 license for 16 output channels) | Software is designed to control the FDOnAir program via network distantly (1 license for 16 output channels). It allows monitoring a process of broadcasting distantly and downloading a playlist. |
Capture of input/output of FDExt boards into files
 | SLStreamCapture | Software for the scheduled recording of one channel (program) into WMV/MP4 files (1 license for 1 input channel). Recommended for “police” recording. |
Capture of media content from MPEG-TS to files/storages
 | SLIPInputLayer_1 (1 license to capture 1 IP source) | Software for capturing data from IP-sources (1 license for capturing 1 IP-source). |
 | SLIPInputLayer_4 (1 license to capture 4 IP source) | Software for capturing data from IP-sources (1 license for capturing 4 IP-source). Can be used in programs for capturing video content to files or PostPlay storages. |
 | SLIPInputLayer_16 (1 license to capture 16 IP source) | Software for capturing data from IP-sources (1 license for capturing 16 IP-source). Can be used in programs for capturing video content to files or PostPlay storages. |
 | IP2PostPlay | Software for a continuous capture of audio and video data from IP-stream to storage. There is a possibility to reschedule the subsequent rebroadcasting (1 license for 1 input channel). |
Converting FDExt board output to MPEG-TS and Output via ASI/IP
 | IPOut | Software for compressing audio and video signal from FDExt boards output with MPEG2/AVC/HEVC compression for output via IP interfaces. Basic products are: Forward ТТ/ТА/ТP. |
 | ASIOut | Software and board for compressing audio and video signal from FDExt boards output with MPEG2/AVC/HEVC сompression for output via ASI interfaces. Basic products are: Forward ТТ/ТА/ТP. |
NDI
 | NDIVideo | Software for input of NDI-streams and display of audio and video data «in window» of a specified size (PiP) or full-sized (1 license for 1 output channel). Limits on quantity of NDI-sources are absent. |
 | NDIOut | Software for generating NDI-stream and its output via network interface (1 license for 1 output channel). |
Export data from storage to video files
| PostPlay Export | Program option for generating files with MPEG2 or AVC compression by exporting data from PostPlay storage system in MPEG storage (1 license for 1 PC). |
Titles Scripts
Files with title script objects are distributed as part of script libraries.
 | SLScripts TS1 Set 1 | TS1 library of title objects with scripts (1 license for 1 output channel). It contains 10 script objects that allows user to automate display of the following information (for more information see the page with description of library): – information about artist/song for music clips; – TV program guides; – categorized text advertisements; – horoscopes; – subtitles for TV programs. |
 | SLScripts TS2 Set 2 | TS2 library of title objects with scripts (1 license for 1 output channel). It contains 11 script objects that allows user to automate display of the following information (for more information see the page with description of library): – capture for currently broadcast program; – advertisements from several parts displayed in different screen areas, for example, advertisements with a stop at a phone number designed in different styles; – news line (categorized advertisements); – TV program announcements (“Now on air…”, “Next …”). |
 | SLScripts TSF Set 3 | TSF library of title scripts with open code. TSF library is free. It allows user to automate display of the following information (for more information see the page with description of library): – information about age limitation in TV programs; – announcement of the following program (“Next …”); – advertisements with a stop at a phone number; – countdown of time remaining till the end of advertisement display; – information about artist/song for music clips. |
Title overlays
 | IPCamera | Title element for displaying video and audio from IP sources (IP cameras) in “picture in picture” mode – PiP (1 license for 1 output channel). Unlimited amount of IP sources. |
 | SLNewsLine | Software for generating tasks for the crawl line automatically based on data from various sources, such as: RSS news feeds; weather stations; text files; system clock; graphic files. (1 license for 1 output channel). |
 | SLTelephone | Software for display of telephone and SMS voting in live format (1 license for 1 output channel). |
 | SLSocials | Software for displaying socials messages (Vkontakte and Twitter) on air. Software includes application and templates of title objects with scripts for messages display. |
 | SLScreenCapture | Software for organizing broadcasting of image (and corresponding sound) from PC monitor in the form of titles overlaying. User specifies screen capture area. Screen data is output in a real-time mode and displayed «in window» of a specified size with the main video as a background. |
 | SLNewsTitler | Software for instant display of different information in the form of titles in TV programs on air – news, debates, etc. (1 license for 1 output channel). |
Utility programs
| SLDownConverter2SD | Program license for solving some specific tasks. For example, for Forward TA HD-SDI products it allows adding an additional output for SD signal to the second board output (for HD-SDI boards in a double-channel mode). | |
| SLDownConverter2HD | Program license for solving some specific tasks. For example, for Forward TA 4K-SDI products it allows adding an additional output for HD signal to the second board output (for HD-SDI boards in a double-channel mode). | |
| Icon | Plugin | Detailed information |
Purchase
To purchase a product, please contact the Sales Department of SoftLab-NSK or our dealers. Our experts will help you:
- solve a task via appropriate standard functions or select another plugin for you personally;
- be provided by a free temporary registrations for 3 months to test any plugin.