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vMix AVI was the best performing codec when I tested almost everything vMix MultiCoder can do. Looks good and takes minimal system resources.
And it works well in Adobe Premiere, on a PC.
But, I've been struggling to find a way to watch the vMix AVI files in other apps, like VLC or convert them with ffmpeg.
I know there is a tool from vMix to convert them and it works ok. I was hoping to find out why vMix AVI is not working like every other codec on my computer.
VLC can normally play anything.
And this is a bigger issue when working with Apple based content creators - they can't even convert the vMix AVI files on their systems.
What is it about the vMix AVI codec that is great for vMix app, but doesn't work like other codecs and is not available to install as a stand-alone installer?
Coming from a video editor and workflow background - this codec is frustrating. It is great for capture, but terrible for most common post-production workflows.
vMix Team - you've made a great tool, that many of us are turning to with 2020 being such a special year. Much appreciated!
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vMix AVI was never designed to be widely adopted. That's why there is the converter for free. If you need these files somewhere outside please convert then and then exchange.
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Thanks for the quick reply!
I guess I was hoping for a different goal for vMix AVI. I will be looking at different record options to speed up our workflow options.
Do you have any recommendations for a reliable recording codec that is more portable for handing off to video editing team?
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I would say that ProRes is giving the best results in terms of great video quality, and works out of the box on Mac, but the file sizes are however larger since it is a i-frame codec. If you do not seek high quality video, I would say that H264 (or H265/HEVC would be fine for most, and it can be used for editing for all platforms and all popular video editors. Modern computers are good at rendering/playing back H264 and H265 footage since it is accelerated in the GPU.
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Hi stigaard - thank you for your knowledge on this.
I tried ProRes initially on a nice system and got a bad recording. I will try ProRes again. Do you have suggested setting that has worked for you?
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