Open Playout Automation is television broadcast solution. It is in development in Polish national television broadcaster - TVP (Telewizja Polska) and intendent to become automation system for its regional channels. Currently works (as a proof-of concept, with partial functionality, however in daily broadcast) in three regional branches. Project widely profits from SVT's CasparCG. It also intensively uses FFmpeg. It can be used as a simple (even multi-) channel-in-a-box solution, as well as in much more sophisticated environment (e.g. 2 players and control workstation with additional stuff, as GPI controlled devices).

• multiple channels
• [NEW] multi-user with rights based on PC network address
• redundant output for every channel
• GPI as start source, aspect ratio control and external graphics trigger
• partial clip playout (via media trimming or logical sub-clips)

• variety of rundown event types: movie, live, graphics, Flash CG templates
• rundown nesting (aka blocks)
• event nesting (e.g. movie may contain graphics)
• event-based GPI triggering to control: branding, parental control and information crawl
• frame-accurate time calculations

• from watchfolders
• from ftp's
• linear (tape or live) ingest with deck control using our CasparCG fork
• from Sony XDCAM decks, supports metadata and subclip ingest
• extensive clip playout-related metadata

• "shallow" archive for temporarily unnecessary media
• preserving clip metadata

They mainly follow CasparCG requirements.

• Windows 7 x64 as base operating system
• .NET 4.5 as application platform
• Blackmagic Design Decklink as inputs and outputs cards

Refer to wiki pages.

Don't hesitate.