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OAS Playout Free Demo Version |
You can download a free demo version of OAS Playout for trial and evaluation here by following the instructions below. To use the package you will need:
- Pentium P100 or better running any 32-bit flavour of Windows - that is Windows 95/98/ME or Windows 2000/XP. Due to the limitations of DirectX under Windows NT operation is not guaranteed under this OS.
- DirectX v3.0 or better (available freely from Microsoft)
- Internet Explorer v3.0 or better (available from Microsoft). Most recent versions of Windows will come with DirectX and IE ready installed.
Limitations of the Free Version
The free version is time limited and will cease to operate after 28 days from initial installation.
The free version is designed to enable the trial of the main application "on air" software - OAS Playout, it does not include the database management software OAS Playout Manager.
As such, the freeware version only provides the capability to select tracks from two audio folders - one for 'music' accessible via the Main Players and one for 'jingles' accessible via the Jingle Players (and "button wall"). Any MP3 files found in these directories will be made available for playback with the filenames being used to determine Track/Artist names - no further information is available for display with this version.
This effectively precludes the use of playlists, Cue Point generation and some of the more advanced features available with the retail version but should provide enough capability to evaluate the product.
Installation Instructions
Download and install the necessary components listed previously, then click the following link to download the Playout installer. On completion, run the execuatble to install OAS Playout.
Download OAS Playout v3.21, Freeware version
The package includes a startup guide which should provide enough information to quickly get up and running with the evaluation version.
Please direct comments, suggestions to the email address below and check the Development Status Page for information on the latest known bugs and problems.
Evaluate the Full Version
If you like the look and feel of the demo version, a free 1 month evaluation of the full retail variant is now available. Just send an email giving some details about yourself & organization and preferably some feedback and we'll send you a link with download details for the full version. This release will operate identically to the current retail release so you can fully try out all the features the package has to offer.
OAS Audio API
You can also download for free, the MP3 decoding engine used within OAS Playout from the OAS Audio API page.