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Braindead  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, November 29, 2016 2:58:55 PM(UTC)
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I know enough technical stuff to know how much I don't know! My current i7 laptop is old so I am shopping for a replacement.

There is so much info on the vMix forums that it would take weeks to read/comprehend it all.

I want to use vMix basic for two cameras and maybe an additional USB3.0 document camera. I use Magewell adapters to convert SDI to USB3.0. Everything goes through a powered USB3.0 hub.

I do not stream now but maybe down the road.

What are the minimum recommendations for the processor and graphics card. If someone would recommend a laptop or portable
computer I really would appreciate it!
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#2 Posted : Tuesday, November 29, 2016 3:25:15 PM(UTC)
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@ Braindead

Exactly how old is your laptop? You just might be able get by with it for the time being while you do more research.
In a lot of ways, it comes down to what your overall needs are and what your budget is.
vMix has just started listing "Reference" systems on their web site which give a general idea of what is basically needed for average/typical use, and as for laptops, it would appear the gaming line of products is recommended:

http://www.vmix.com/prod...ce-systems.aspx#sapphire

Hope that helps some.


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Braindead  
#3 Posted : Tuesday, November 29, 2016 4:40:42 PM(UTC)
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Specs for my ASUS G74SX: System Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHZ @.20GHZ
RAM 12GB
Windows 10 64bit
Geforce GTX 560m
Whatcha think???
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#4 Posted : Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:14:55 PM(UTC)
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Braindead wrote:
Specs for my ASUS G74SX: System Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHZ @.20GHZ
RAM 12GB
Windows 10 64bit
Geforce GTX 560m
Whatcha think???


I think that should work for your initial setup...give it a try first...
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, November 29, 2016 10:21:33 PM(UTC)
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Specs for my ASUS G74SX: System Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHZ @.20GHZ
RAM 12GB
Windows 10 64bit
Geforce GTX 560m
Whatcha think???


How many USB 3.0 ports do you have? ASUS online specs list 1.
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Braindead  
#6 Posted : Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:07:03 AM(UTC)
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Only one USB 3.0 port. I use a powered USB 3.0 hub.
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, November 30, 2016 9:30:07 AM(UTC)
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USB 3.0 has total bandwidth of 5Gbps. A single HD-SDI feed at 720p or 1080i is 1.5Gbps and a 3G-SDI feed of 1080p is 3Gbps. If using 720p or 1080i, you might get all 3 cameras to work on your current setup. The only way to know for sure is to test it, but don't be disappointed if it doesn't work.
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Braindead  
#8 Posted : Wednesday, November 30, 2016 9:43:30 AM(UTC)
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Many thanks!
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, November 30, 2016 11:35:28 AM(UTC)
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Kelvin wrote:
USB 3.0 has total bandwidth of 5Mbps. A single HD-SDI feed at 720p or 1080i is 1.5Mbps and a 3G-SDI feed of 1080p is 3Mbps. If using 720p or 1080i, you might get all 3 cameras to work on your current setup. The only way to know for sure is to test it, but don't be disappointed if it doesn't work.


Just to clarify, I think the units given should be Gbps instead of Mbps.

It's pretty common to say that USB3.0 has the bandwidth of 5 Gbps.

E.g. take a look at this simple scheme of the bandwidth for some common technologies: http://www.extremetech.c...2015/06/Thunderbolt1.png
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Kelvin  
#10 Posted : Wednesday, November 30, 2016 1:23:32 PM(UTC)
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Thanks for the corrections. I fixed the original post.
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#11 Posted : Wednesday, December 28, 2016 10:36:38 PM(UTC)
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The ASUS are generally a great choice.
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#12 Posted : Wednesday, December 28, 2016 10:38:16 PM(UTC)
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ASUS ROG G751JY-VS71
17.3 inch 1920×1080
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 2.6 GHz
1TB 7200RPM
16GB DDR3
GeForce GTX 980M 4GB DDR5
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#13 Posted : Thursday, December 29, 2016 5:14:09 AM(UTC)
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Look for something like this:

http://www.vmix.com/prod...ce-systems.aspx#sapphire

USB 3 Ports 2 or more + Thunderbolt 3 = Good, because you can add more USB 3 (with a thunderbolt 3 dock) or Thunderbolt Capture devices.

512GB SSD = Nice

NVIDIA GTX 1060 = Awesome

Brand = Doesn't matter a great deal to me they all source parts from Intel, Foxconn and friends so cheaper = lower quality fittings generally.
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Braindead  
#14 Posted : Thursday, December 29, 2016 9:30:41 AM(UTC)
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Speegs wrote:
Look for something like this:

http://www.vmix.com/prod...ce-systems.aspx#sapphire

USB 3 Ports 2 or more + Thunderbolt 3 = Good, because you can add more USB 3 (with a thunderbolt 3 dock) or Thunderbolt Capture devices.

512GB SSD = Nice

NVIDIA GTX 1060 = Awesome

Brand = Doesn't matter a great deal to me they all source parts from Intel, Foxconn and friends so cheaper = lower quality fittings generally.


I bought a MSI laptop that meets all the criteria. Big sucker but not too heavy.
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