With the Just Live Lite application, UHD playout at up to 60fps is fully supported when using qualified Apple silicon hardware—delivering smooth, high-quality playback for professional live productions. Please consider the following requirements when configuring a system for UHD playout:

• UHD playout is supported using Apple silicon-based Mac mini (M1/M2/M4), Mac Studio (Max or Ultra) or Mac Pro 2023 (Mac14,8), up to 60fps.

• Only the video devices that have been qualified by ToolsOnAir should be used (see Chapter Supported Video Devices.

• Ensure that all enclosures and external devices are connected via Thunderbolt 3 or, preferably, Thunderbolt 4. Thunderbolt 5 expansions are currently under evaluation.

• We recommend using Apple ProRes (up to and including 422 HQ) and qualified H.264 compressed movies.

• Realtime graphics are supported, but especially complex templates must be tested thoroughly before using them on air. This also applied to HTML graphics provided by third-party systems.

• Switch to a UHD Live signal is supported in our playout software.

Limitations

• The output of Fill & Key in UHD is currently not supported and under review.