SOooo... whats next?

[DJ_Zath]

hi everyone.. I was just passing by and thought "I wonder whats next for Ots and the Ots community?" I know they are coming out with a new A.I. derived playout system (interesting in its own right) and, so, what about those who are still using the old system? (I, for one don't trust A.I. and thought I'd wait a little bit to see where this all goes) and, of course, what does everyone expect (or will be expecting) to come out of all this new thing?  I mention this all as a constructive criticism and in a healthy curious environment.

[Jigger]

I have been thinking as well, wondering what it will bring and more importantly when.
I really don't know what to expect Zath, judging by what was said Major change and mentions of Mac And Linux. As Stated it will not be ready before 2027 at the earliest.
Still some time before we see anything

[milky]

It will really depend on which direction they go. If they go the DJ route, I'm not intrested, and there's lots of good DJ packages on the market with many, many more features, so it would have to blow your socks off right out of the box to claw back any marketplace.

Similarly, for TV/radio use, it would have to be absolutely amazing to win a niche in an already software-clogged marketplace. My terrestrial station in Tamworth has been using automation software for many years, at a considerable cost. But, it does everything from the playout side, plus all of the back-end reporting, logging, billing - a complete turn-key solution. I cannot believe that Ots will come even close to the big players in this field either.

So my guess is that it will probably get a "pretty face" upgrade (long overdue), maybe better streaming support and perhaps higher resolution video (up to 4k?).

Sadly, unless I am way off the mark, it will be too little, too late. Unless it creates major problems, I will still continue to use it on my home system, but even there, I turn off its DSP and use BreakawayOne for both DSP and streaming, so it really is just a playout system, just like good old Winamp all those years ago.