vMix 2012 v3 Released!

I am proud to announce the release of vMix 2012 v3!

This major release includes many new features including a Touch Button Web Interface for Tablet PCs, Fade To Black and a much improved Desktop Capture facility.

vMix is a Software Video Mixer, Switcher and Streamer that has been designed from the ground up to support high definition sources with only modest system requirements.

Check out this simple demonstration video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8cwO2V2KbA

Some of its major features include:

* Support for multiple live full HD cameras at full frame rate
* Multiple input formats supported including Video, Audio, Alpha Channel Graphics, RTMP, PowerPoint and Remote Desktops
* Support for overlays and compositing through the MultiView feature. Combine any inputs together in a fully customisable arrangement.
* Live high quality chroma keying
* Video Delay feature supports full-motion and slow-motion replay of notable events in your production.
* Up to HD quality Streaming supported through Flash Media Live Encoder, Microsoft Expression Encoder, Skype etc.
* Record your production to file in AVI, MKV, MPEG-2 or WMV format.

Download the latest version from below:

http://www.vmix.com.au/download.aspx

A 60 day trial is available along with a free basic edition that supports up to 4 inputs including 2 cameras.

Any comments or suggestions let me know, i'm always trying to make vMix the best it can be.

Thanks,

Martin
vMix

Does vMix have a virtual camera output to work with Skype and Google Hangouts? I'm not familiar with it, but I'll definitely check it out.

Yes, it includes a virtual camera output that can be configured to 320x240 for skype and any resolution for Google Hangouts and most other programs.

Why is Skype limited to 320x240 when other programs are not? Do you have plans to remove that limitation? Internet broadcasters need to be able to stream return video to their show participants. Low resolution video is better than no video, but if the host is doing screen sharing with text or drawings, as an example, the remote user will probably not be able to read the text on the screen.

Some of us here will surely check out your software. Thanks for posting about it.

Its actually a Skype limitation. (in version 5 at least).
There are a few forum discussions over at the skype forum on how to set the skype capture resolution to something higher, but don't blame vMix it is just what skype requires by default!

EDIT: Here is an example forum thread: http://community.skype.com/t5/Video/...510/td-p/56822

Well, I'm not sure I was blaming anyone. I was asking. Are you saying that if Skype removes the limitation, vMix will stream at the higher resolution?

Correct. I mentioned 320x240 to help those that were looking to use vMix with Skype as they can get stuck when setting the vMix streaming resolution to something higher.

Really like some of the features you've added, but like before, the interface is completely impossible to use. I really think it has potential to go far, but the interface needs to be similar to that of the TriCaster or Broadcast Pix for it to be adopted by professionals.

I just installed Vmix on our production machine. I Would like to spend some time with it this weekend and see how some of the features work for us.

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Originally Posted by joedemax

Really like some of the features you've added, but like before, the interface is completely impossible to use. I really think it has potential to go far, but the interface needs to be similar to that of the TriCaster or Broadcast Pix for it to be adopted by professionals.

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We have plenty of professionals using vMix on a daily basis who actually find the interface refreshing so I guess we can't please them all!

It's probably fine for simple mixing but for anything else it's very difficult to use.

The next release of vMix is already in the works and will include support for Virtual Sets!
Virtual Sets will allow users to combine a high quality 3D studio with live chroma keyed footage from your cameras.
Some of the features that will be available include:

* Multiple templates to choose from or build your own.
* Unlimited number of camera angles.
* Virtual camera zoom allows you to smoothly zoom between each camera angle.

A screenshot demonstrating an early preview of this feature is below:

Virtual Set Screenshot