Power Studio version 1.18.7

Power Studio version 1.18.7 is now available. This maintenance update focuses on download, API and platform reliability, mix editing and voice tracking and playout and live-assist operation, the kind of behind-the-scenes work that keeps production machines predictable. It is a sensible update for stations that want current components, fewer edge cases and a stable day-to-day workflow.

Power Studio users can download version 1.18.7 from the download-page. The full release notes are listed below.

Settings / Macros
Added functionality to enable macro execution only on specific machines.

This is useful in setups with multiple Power Studio instances, where some instances are only used for production purposes. In these cases it is now possible to have only playout machines execute macros (and don't have production machines 'steal' the macros from them), while the production machines still can have the Item Download Plugin enabled, so they are able to generate valid playlists.

Playout
Improved reliability of forced playlist breaks, especially in multi-studio mode. This fixes the issue of filled out commercials or top-of-the-hour news bulletins not always triggering correctly.

Release 1.18.5 introduced a bug where, when linked tracks had the Next Start-cue point aligned with the file's end, sometimes two tracks would be started simultaneously. This has been fixed.

Also some edge-cases that occurred when switching from or to a live studio, near the end of hour are resolved.

Mix editor
Fixed an issue that could cause the UI of the application to lock after making an edit in the mix editor, when the database's response took longer than expected.

Improvements & Bug fixes

• Improved handling of database errors and timeouts
• Numerous performance improvements
• Updated external libraries- Small fixes and improvements

Known issue
Adding live/web streams to the playlist causes the application to crash when the the live/webstream item is played or cue'ed up.