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I have read through many different threads on the forums looking for what I need, but have not found exactly what I'm looking for.
I produce several shows with multiple hosts and guests. Lately I've been doing alot more remote productions as I'm sure many on here are too. I want to create my own custom multiview templates that are UV mapped so I can easily create different multiview inputs on the fly. I know it is possible to use a Blank 10 virtual set and then manually set, crop, and position each layer. What I really would like is a template similar to what is already in vMix under the virtual sets (multiviews). I want to create overlay templates in Photoshop that include borders around the areas I will have my inputs, and within the borders would be the UV map gradient. I tried playing with the UV demo and was able to input the gradient in photoshop and export (64bit) but where I'm having trouble I think is the config file to make everything formatted correctly. I've seen several threads on here talking about UV maps, but I haven't found anything on the forum, or the internet, that shows the entire process of creating overlay templates, incorporating the UV map, editing the config file, etc. I think this would be really useful for many users. It would be awesome if vMix or one of the power users on here would make a video tutorial of this entire process. Please let me know if I didn't explain myself clearly on any of this.
For example I would create various different templates in Photoshop. One template would have two small boxes for guest camera inputs and a bigger box on the right that could display a screen capture etc. Another template would show 4 different guest cam inputs. And all the layers, including the background, could be easily selected, and the input layers would automatically fit within the borders of the template without having to manually adjust and crop, just as the included basic multiviews.
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Originally Posted by: Follow Your Bliss Media For example I would create various different templates in Photoshop. One template would have two small boxes for guest camera inputs and a bigger box on the right that could display a screen capture etc. Another template would show 4 different guest cam inputs. And all the layers, including the background, could be easily selected, and the input layers would automatically fit within the borders of the template without having to manually adjust and crop, just as the included basic multiviews. If the idea is to have these boxes (templates) as in per layer , this is not going to work with UV maps. each box will have to be on a separate layer (ie one per input source you want to fill it with) , you will not be able to add a border in the UV map layer either as the color of the frame will take on a pixel color from within the video . Also UV maps only work in virtual sets ( yes they are basically multiviews but with a twist ) Each "template" will have the be a separate multiview , or virtual set if you want to include UV Maps For specifying the position coordinates in the config file , just do a standard manual multiview and note down the positions you get there for in the config file and there are more to be found
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I don't want to do this via multiview. It's too time consuming to set up each time I have new guests on the show. Basically I want to know how to create my own multiview virtual set. I understand each layer needs to be separate. So, just like the multiview virtual sets included with vMix, I would have the following layers: background, borders, box 1, box 2, box 3, box 4, box 5, box 6. Each box layer would be it's own separate layer with only that UV map box. I can make the layers in photoshop, but my biggest issue is editing the config file. I believe this would be a huge help to many users who want to create their own multiview virtual sets. vMix multiview screenshot.PNG (42kb) downloaded 0 time(s).
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you can use a virtual set if you get a clean UVMAP, you can distort in photoshop to get the different screen in the correct aspect.
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I'm able to take the clean UV map from the file Martin sent in another thread. I can create the layers in photoshop (I think) but my issue is the config file. I think it's because I need to enter the zoom info for each layer, but I'm not sure how to do that. It would be awesome if someone created a tutorial for this, or at least a list of steps from start to finish.
@admin are you able to point me in the right direction?
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Quote: I need to enter the zoom info for each layer, These are the same as if one would zoom/position an input so one can get the numbers from there
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