ON-AIR Pro 4.0 New Features
by Jonathan Mickelson, Chief Technical Officer, Thought Development Corporation

 

ON-AIR Pro 4.0 now offers more integration than ever before for your on-air promotion division! Here are the new features of this dynamic product that will revolutionize your workflow, by introducing a streamlined and organized way of working.

· Complete new look with light color scheme
· An internal messaging notification plug-in
· A behind the scenes field labeling system that permits custom nomenclature
· Track job costing against project budgets
· Integration with Scheduling to track such costs
· Improved Work Order system with additional fields and a lock system
· Plus over 60 more... Below you will find a sampling of the new features.

OVERALL SYSTEM:

1. Complete new look with light color scheme
2. An internal e-mail notification system designed to inform users of
the latest changes in the production process
3. A field labeling system permitting custom nomenclature, i.e. : Job
Sheet x Work Order x Project Request; Producer x Writer-Producer; Spot
No. x House No. x Material ID No., Tags x Versions, etc.
4. Updated customizable preferences offering greater flexibility in
configuration
5. Improved log-in system with tighter security access


PROMOS MODULE:

1. Ability to track job costing against project budgets
2. Integration with Scheduling to track such costs
3. Improved Work Order system with additional fields and a lock system
4. Greater flexibility in integration with traffic and programming
systems

On-Script™ Plug-in:

5. Multiple-column scripts adjustable on a per-script basis
- no column for audio text only
- 2 columns for video and audio
- 3 columns for video, audio, and graphics
- 4 columns for video, audio, graphics, and sound effects


On-Cue™ Plug-in:

6. Music submissions system allowing for music cues to be requested
prior to being committed to the "Music Used" area
7. Integration with several music publishing companies providing the
capability to download their libraries from Thought Development's website
8. Ability to clear music


On-Slate™ Plug-in:

9. Multi-group/channel slates, i.e.: Kids and Primetime, Domestic and
Latin-America
10. Generated now from the media log rather than from an individual
version or tag
11. Available now in Linear and Non-Linear versions


LIBRARY MODULE:

1. Automatic individual and multiple-element check-out without the
need for barcoding
2. Revised shipping receipts with option to integrate with electronic
signature pads (Windows workstation only)
3. Improved reporting ability


On-Label™ Plug-in:

4. More label templates from Variad®
5. Further integration with the ON-Dubs™ plug-in allowing for greater
flexibility in label content (logs, custom notes, etc.)


On-Dubs™ Plug-in:

6. Completely re-designed dub request allowing for multiple requests
in one order
7. Improved features in building compilation reels
8. New dub expense report


SCHEDULING MODULE:

1. Ability to track editors' hours for projects scheduled in a given
session (facilitating job costing)
2. Redesigned calendar and date displays
3. Integrated Purchase Order system for outside facilities and
material expenses
4. Ability to schedule graphics projects into graphics sessions
5. Integration of Voice-Over talent sheet in audio session


GRAPHICS MODULE:

1. Improved rights access
2. New reports


CONTACTS MODULE:

1. Streamlined structure with flexibility for pull-down lists
2. New reports

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