Hi Martin, I tested some of the features in vMix 15, and I like what I see....I also have been reading some of the remarks posted here, and I think you have done a great job on vMix...As for the GUI, I think it is more attractive, and placing the REC to the top is great, making it more visible.....one thing I wish you could do, is remove that solid Green and Orange bar from the top of the Preview and Output windows, and replace them with the words Preview and Output, and just using the colours for the input windows only.

Also, I see that a company is making a software and hardware control surface for vMix....can your team create a similar software control surface that can be used on an iPad or similar device..

This image was done on ver.14.0.0.106

Hi Martin

Thank you for eliminating the CPU requirement block as now I can test it and so far I am capable of testing (also HD)dispite being 'underpowered'

a few first observations:

- although it appears to be a dropdown list , I am not getting a list of already used text or comments in the eventlist enabling to re-use them

- Find it confusing that I need to click the pin-icon to undock the IR-controler but have to click on the minimize icon to redock it instead of the pin again.

As I am used to tagging videos ( video coaching software) I do see basic (but more limited for now) similarities

- What I mis are the markers on the timeline when choosing an event (and ability to just play the part, so far I it jump to the starting point but continues to run during preview )
- various types of marking ways (extra programmable buttons ?) in addition to 5,10 sec a personal set time; That said I assume many could be created through the shortcuts ( or combinations thereof ) and external GUI
- specify the 'prerol' time ( as I understand current shortcuts mark from current time)
- Specify the total duration of the event (combination with the prerol)
- specify the event name ( extra categories ??)
those 3 combined create very powerfull marking ways of situations during a sporting event or others in one go
- ability to filter the events

The instant Replay is far more than just a replay function ;-)
So far I transfered the vMix output to the coaching software to be able to tag all sorts of events during the recording for later quick finding back specific events
I am pretty sure one can simulate pretty closely (potentially) IR to replace this with the added bonus of live replaying them .

Btw a bit confused by vMix idea of events ( 4 of them ) , could the idea behind this be explained , as in the coaching events are based on their names with option to add categories

Guy

@ Maximus.....If you look at the image I sent, you would see that the colour of the words correspond to the inputs, plus in vMix, the input name comes up in the Preview window or Output window, depending on where it is...so, if I had camera 1 in my Output, and camera 2 in my Preview, in the left hand corner I will see that in the Preview and Output windows as well....all that is why I like the idea of a Control Surface....that will eliminate the need for colours, similar to a traditional hardware switcher

Fear call Martin on moving forward to make a final release version ready for NAB. We all could go on and on with feature requests.

I am happy with the layout and buttons. Tick!
Maybe have option to be able to rename events
Maybe add shortcut (ALT/right arrow once, twice, three times, four times) & (ALT/left arrow once, twice, three times, four times) to play Output A by scrolling through camera 1, camera 2, camera 3, camera 4
To play Output B could be ALT/SHIFT/Right or left arrow?

Everything else is great!!! Cant wait for final release.
Great job, Bryan

Hi Martin,

Nice work the latest update!



Please review my initial posts for small UI improvements and shortcuts. Thanks again!

One other issue. Today I was playing a little bit with the new replay functionally. I had a very simple setup (just one movie, a music input and the 1 replay camera A connected to the main output). Then I changed someting in the general audio settings. vMix suggested to restart, so I did. After the restart, only the B channel was available. The A channel was gone from the main screen.

From the log:

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15.0.0.35 - Restart.OpenPreset - 07-02-2015 11:33:30
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System.Exception: The following inputs could not be loaded:
1: Replay: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

at km.h(String a, Boolean a, List`1 a)
at czzzzzk.o(frmmain a)


Since there is no 'close'button on the B input channel, I closed the entire preset. When I added the replay input again (new preset, without restart) vMix raised the following exception (from the log).

vMix.VMIXException: Instant Replay is already in use. Only one session can be open at a time.
at xzzzza..ctor(Guid a, String a)
at vMix.frmInput.b(Object a, EventArgs a)

I tried to reproduce, however I didn't succeed.

I hope you can do something with my info.

Regards, Hanno.

trying to clarify the extra time option in shortcuts :

please consider extra option to marking in and out points for more combination possibilties

currently:
ReplayMarkIn and ReplayMarkOut is as of moment of marking
ReplayMarkInOut allows for a before time specified as of moment of marking

Missing is a extra time duration added before or after time marking moment.

sugestion:
Adding option to set a time in ReplayMarkIn (time before the mark with 0 being as it is now)
Adding option to set a time in ReplayMarkOut (time after the mark added with 0 being as is is now)
Adding a total time to ReplayMarkInOut ( first number is as is now , total time gives option to add some time after the marking, for example 5 and 10 would be an event marked 5 seconds before stopping 5 seconds after the marking moment)
Adding to those above the choise of event number plus a text

imo would give lot of possibility to prepare bunch of shortcuts to highlight various events that happen in many sporting situations via external gui (api)
Also eliminating a lot of guesswork in when to trigger the marking manually in certain situation = less adjusting the event before replay.


Shortcut setting:
- key:
- function: replaymarkInOut
- Input:
- Value: time before the mark moment ( ie preroll)
- Total Duration : becomes duration after Marking moment ( total minus preroll)
- Event number:
- Event text:

Similar for ReplayMarkIn and ReplayMarkOut were value of time is before and after ( not total duration needed here)

*rather have two different kinds of 5sec, 10sec, etc. replay shortcuts than switching between live and recorded mode. Or related those 5sec, 10sec, etc. shortcuts/buttons only to the live video. I think it's to complicated to jump between live and recording mode and it leads to errors in creating events.

*make in/out point always dependant on what's displaying on the replay channels ( "live"-mode in the replay channels and the "jumptolive" shortcut would be necessary for that)

*go back to the "filling bar" in the first version of the replay system, where the bar was filled in the event line and not the entire timeline, when playing it back.

And we also had this message appearing in 15.0.0.40 last weekend "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" at loading a saved preset or clicking on "last preset". There is no obvious reason for it. Should be fixed in final release.

Regards
Karsten