I only watched a few minutes of the video but a few suggestions:

1) I liked the intro
2) Lip sync needs to be sorted. At present the audio is out of sync with the video.
3) Plain cuts are better in this kind of chat show context; so I found some of the transitions distracting
4) Green screen needs more even illumination; there are artifacts showing in places, even on clothing.
5) I think it can often be easier and better to shoot the people in a normal "real" setting rather than try green screen. It also offers possibilities for a bit more creative lighting.
6) The video overall was a bit too dark for me, so lift gamma to raise mid tones if possible. Otherwise increase exposure a little all round

So hope this helps in a constructive way! -:)
Peter

Hi,

Could you confirm if the audio issues are related to vMix and if there are things we can improve in this area?

Thanks,

Martin
vMix

@Martin and Peterphelan

Thanks, I guess the audio issue is from me... I have been using Vidblaster for more than 2 years and Audio settings there are pretty straight forward. While setting up audio in vMix, I actually was using my Vidblaster knowledge which of cause was the problem.

One more thing I discovered was the issue of editing an Input.. YES! Editing an Input in vMix.

I thing it will be so good if one can edit the inputs to adjust/correct initial mistakes...

In my case, I did not set up the audio input while setting up the camera inputs... until 3omins or more into the show when I got an sms from a viewer that there was not audio... to edit the camera input and add that bit became an issue... I had to do a quick and new input during the show and start adjusting the chroma keys for the new input... that explain why I couldn't get a perfect picture again...

It could have been just to right click the camera input to edit, and add the missing links...

I hope Martin will look into this...

I just got a behringer Shark FBQ100 trying to figure out how to use it...

Will keep you posted and if you know of how I can do the configuration... I am open to that.

Here is my connection flow:

Microphone --> Behringer Audio Mixer --> i7 12GB PC Win 7 (64) --> Audio Mixer --> External Spk to Monitor phone/skype calls

Skype is yet to be part of the production since i am yet to figure out how to bring in skype videos.

Regards
Rottimmy

Hi Peter,

You can do the external mixing approach to audio with vMix as well, it has the flexibility to work both ways.
If you could describe a little how you would like the audio setup, or how you usually configure it in vidblaster I can show you how
to do the same thing in vMix.

Usually you just setup everything in vMix to go to the sound card output, and then select the sound card input in FMLE or for the recording.

Regards,

Martin
vMix

You don't have to use the camera audio setup method.
In vMix there is an "Audio Input" option so you can add just the single mixer input there.
Then untick the automatically mix audio option so the audio stays on at all times.

Regards,

Martin
vMix

Hi Martin and many thanks for that. I am away on a busy location shoot now, so will outline things asap upon my return, once I have had a chance to look at things again. But basically my recollection was that when you send audio out to the mixer - say from a video that has its own audio - it will be "received" ok, but it cannot be controlled via the sliders of the mixer; its volume still has to be controlled via the vMix inbuilt one. So the mixer is not really doing anything except act as a master "sound card"

I thought I could do as you say and send all audio out to the mixer, mix and adjust as required and then send it back into vMix via a single audio input. I experimented with various options and cannot remember all the details now, but recall getting an error message to the effect the "this mixer cannot be used since it is already in use as an input" It was like a kind of "loop" if you wanted to use audio that was contained within the computer system itself.

I can see that if the audio was "external" as in say a church service which had say a mic for ambient sounds and others for the preacher, the choir etc. All that could be mixed ok in a hardware mixer and then sent into vMix as a single audio input.

What I am trying to achieve is; myself as presenter, where I talk about various items to camera and then switch over to play pre-recorded content and then back again to me and so on. In places I would like to "duck" or fade down the audio of the pre-recorded video audio, and comment on the video content as it plays. To give the kind of effect you might experience if you were sitting alongside me and I was chatting to you and explaining things as we both watched the video content together.

I could of course include all my comments as a voice over in the pre-recorded video, but that would not be so "conversational" a style; more like I had finished speaking and was now just sitting back drinking coffee whilst the pre-recorded stuff played -:) In due course I would like to have a live chat, where I could answer questions - it will be an educational type of show - and be able to pull up suitable content as required to illustrate points or aspects of my answers.

I really hope there is a way to do all this, since I think vMix is great overall. It knocks spots off VidBlaster when it comes to bringing in a desktop capture from another computer. Your little Desktop capture app makes this a breeze. And VidBlaster cannot do this at all; you have to convert the computer screen to a video signal and then bring the content in as a normal camera.

But VB can make a screen capture of the computer upon which it is running. Not sure if vMix can do this? I have not yet tried to run your app on the same computer that is running vMix. Would it get confused by having the same IP entered as its own one! It would allow your Skype caller to be brought into vMix if it could use the same IP address.

Better run; this has turned into way more than intended! -:)
Peter

Sounds like some setting is mixed up somewhere, likely specifying an audio device twice somewhere
(which would cause an audio loop, hence why the error appears)

This would be a huge benefit to send all the audio to an external mixer while bypassing all outputs like streaming, recording, and then send the audio from the external mixer back to vMix as final audio stream for all outputs (streaming, recording).

I got the audio working on today's live show... How I did it, I really do not know but it worked.

But one thing happened.. after the show... the stop recording button wont work.. I had to stop the whole vMix using Task Manager, end process.

But in all, I achieved my stream and I am gradually getting grip of vMix.

Far better than VB "in my opinion..."

The recording format was 720x576 and nothing happened when i clicked stop

It wont stop.. I had to end the task.