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#1 Posted : Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:48:09 PM(UTC)
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vMix 17 Preview (17.0.0.67 Beta) is here!

Please Note: This is a preview release for those who like to live on the edge! There will still be some bugs, so it is not recommended for production use.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated, please report any bugs or issues in this thread.

Note: New features should not be submitted here, please use the Feature Requests forum instead.

Download Links

vMix
http://cdn.vmix.com/download/vmix17preview.exe

vMix Desktop Capture NDI for MAC
http://www.vmix.com/download/vMixDesktopCaptureMacNDI.zip

New Features and Changes

NDI
* Receive any NDI compatible video and audio sources on the local network.
* Send the main Output, Camera Inputs and Audio Inputs over the local network using NDI
(To select which outputs to send see Settings -> External Output)

PTZ
* Support for "Web Enabled" Sony, Canon and PTZ Optics PTZ control
* Create PTZ Virtual Inputs which will automatically move the PTZ into position when selected
* Control PTZ through Shortcuts and Joystick controllers such as the XBOX 360 Controller

User Interface
* Categories now appear as tabs above the inputs row. Labels can be added by right clicking any category button
* Audio Mixer and Replay tabs now also appear above inputs row
* Substantial performance improvements when using a large number of inputs

Audio
* New improved Audio Meters with larger dynamic range (0 to -90dB+)
* dB peak levels are now displayed on mouse over.
* Full Pre and Post audio meters including dB labels are available in the Audio Settings of each input
* Audio Settings can be kept open for multiple inputs for monitoring
* New "Channel Mixer" added to every audio input allowing separate mixing of all input channels into a final 2 Channel Mix.
* New Headphones volume level for every input, so that some sources can be removed from headphones without affecting Stream or Recording.

Desktop Capture
* Brand new vMix Desktop Capture utilising NDI
* Supports game capture on Windows 8.1 and higher systems and 60fps support
* Local desktop capture moved to dedicated tab under Add Input -> NDI / Desktop Capture
* Local desktop capture uses GPU acceleration to provide full frame rate capture with minimal system resources

Presets
* Streaming settings and Output Format are now both saved in Presets
* When loading a preset with different resolution or frame rate, user will be prompted to confirm the changes

Inputs
* New Web Browser input allows adding web pages directly into vMix as an input including audio and alpha channel.
* Added support for GIF animations via the Video Input
* Added new Chroma Key presets to enable better initial quality without needing to adjust sliders
* Image Input will now automatically adjust aspect ratio for files that do not match either 4:3 or 16:9.
* Improved support for IP cameras with RTSP streaming, including support for more AAC audio formats.

External Output
* Improved output performance with Blackmagic devices

Effects
* Added reverse variations of transition effects

Controllers
* Gamepad and Joystick support added

Shortcuts / API
* Updated API XML with audio meter levels and Fullscreen info
* Added support for more than 100 inputs
* Added functions for NDI and PTZ control

Triggers
* Added support for Value when using Triggers
* Added support for triggering using audio levels

Streaming
* Added YouTube streaming provider
* Added StreamShark streaming provider
* vMix output resolution will now match the current streaming profile by default.
* Added x264 preset options to Streaming Quality settings

Replay
* Added support for External 2 as a camera source in Instant Replay, in addition to Output
* Added support for NDI sources

Recording
* Added support for hardware accelerated HEVC recordings (where available)
* Added H264 Main and High profiles to MP4 recording


Regards,

Martin
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#2 Posted : Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:15:30 PM(UTC)
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Hi, I just downloaded the preview, but I can not get it to launch, asI do not have internet connection on that particular PC....how can I get a key to launch it...
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#3 Posted : Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:22:43 PM(UTC)
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When did you say the NDI Desktop Captures are to be released?
Thanks,
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#4 Posted : Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:29:49 PM(UTC)
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vMix Desktop Capture for NDI is included with the vMix 17 installer, so you can install it that way on any machine you need it on
without needing to register vMix.

Bandid62, internet access is required to activate vMix, after that internet is no longer needed to run it.
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:47:15 PM(UTC)
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Thank you, so I would have to use the 60 day trial section
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#6 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2016 2:18:41 AM(UTC)
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Hey vMix,
I'm like a kid in a candy store. vMix 17 is no doubt the most robust version to date.
I did a short YouTube livestream earlier tonight with vMix 17 and it performed flawlessly.
Thanks for everything you folks do.
~George
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2016 7:55:18 AM(UTC)
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Windows10 is reporting that the download has an invalid or corrupt signature. I have tried the download on two separate networks and two different machines. The file is deleted by default by defender. Can you check please. Andrew
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2016 8:26:40 AM(UTC)
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I've just found a potential issue with the certificate being recognised on some systems.
I am updating the download now.

EDIT: please try downloading again now
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2016 8:57:16 AM(UTC)
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Hi Martin,

I just tested vMix 17 with my ValueHD V60N PTZ camera (same as PTZOptics). I have got a new firmware V6.1.77T from them with slower pan/tilt speeds and it seems they have changed the speed values to 0x00 to 0xFE. The result is, with vMix 17 the pan/tilt on the highest speedsetting is still very slow. It takes around 10 seconds to move between presets (virtual inputs). FYI.
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At this moment I'm testing vMix17 with the decklink quad 2 on 8 input setting.
So far I have 8 inputs running with 4 NDI outputs running to a second machine. Everything is smooth with 2 ms rendertime and 25% cpu on a Xeon 1620 with a gtx 970.

When I send out another NDI stream to the other system, the NDI streams will drop out. I don't know if this is my cabling not allowing more bandwith. I will investigate more.
Even thinking about connecting both machines with a 10gbe direct link, as the processors are showing they would allow more.
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#11 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2016 11:21:05 AM(UTC)
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pop wrote:
Hi Martin,

I just tested vMix 17 with my ValueHD V60N PTZ camera (same as PTZOptics). I have got a new firmware V6.1.77T from them with slower pan/tilt speeds and it seems they have changed the speed values to 0x00 to 0xFE. The result is, with vMix 17 the pan/tilt on the highest speedsetting is still very slow. It takes around 10 seconds to move between presets (virtual inputs). FYI.


Interesting, the current range is 0x18 which means the new range is 10x higher.
If I increase the range then the slider will reach maximum speed in the first 10% on older firmware, so maybe a second PTZ plugin might be needed.
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#12 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2016 11:42:54 AM(UTC)
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Maybe a little tickbox, or reading the firmware version from the cam (haven´t checked if that´s possible yet).

I have created my own little software for controlling this camera, that´s how I found out the range was changed. It´s actually possible to control hue, saturation, brightness and picture flip also, even though it´s undocumented.

Here´s a question (even though I should wait until after NAB, right :). Would it be possible to integrate variable speed on pan, tilt and zoom from the amount the joystick is pushed? I have some simple code for that (if you have any use of VB.NET code).

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Unfortunately product key has expired :(
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#14 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2016 12:24:46 PM(UTC)
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Try to install it as a trial. Maybe your one year upgrades period is expired?
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Possible bug?

-Publish some video files with Newtek NDI Media Server as NDI source
-Add NDI input with one of the provided NDI sources from Newtek Media Server
-Switch NDI input to preview and cut to output

-> video is start playing -> ok

-Switch video back to preview

-> Video is stop playing -> ok

So, there seems to be some video start/stop communication on NDI.


If I try to control the video with input button "Play/Pause" nothing happens, video doesn't start/stop. There are also no controls below output window if NDI video is playing. Bug or expected behaviour?
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pm,

That is all expected behaviour, actually the NDI Media Server app was from an old SDK which I believe has now been removed
so it probably won't work properly with current versions of NDI.

vMix sends tally signals to NDI sources and some of these sources may change as a result of these tallys. In the media server's this means
starting and stopping playback.
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#17 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2016 2:45:50 PM(UTC)
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Martin Good afternoon, I'm excited about testing this new version of vMix, I have 2 questions.

1 - such is the support for DeckLink Quad card 2? I am interested in buying one and having eight video inputs.

2 - What new entries can be managed from the API? you have a list of how to add? because the documentation still remain the same. I wonder if you can already add virtual in September through the API.

Thank you so much
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I can confirm the decklink quad 2 works like a charm on the vMix17 beta.
Also worth to mention, I've been torturing vMix17 for 9 hours now and no single crash. It might be closer to final than I expected it to be. ;)
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If "Titler Pro Live 2" includes NDI support, I will be giving it a trial tonight with vMix 17 preview.

I'll be very interested in it's outcome.
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#20 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2016 3:53:06 PM(UTC)
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I am especially interested in exploring how the browser input deals with webrtc-based conference services, like talky.io or Jitsi Video Bridge.

These tools are useful for panel discussions, but their utility is limited. They don't have a direct connection to a streaming service, like YouTube, so they can't be used to stage Hangout-on-air like broadcasts. They require some additional tool to feed the YouTube Live event (or any other streaming service.) This is where vMix comes in....

At the outset I can say that the browser instance used by Browser Input appears to be Chrome compatible, since both of those services load into it without issue. However, thereafter there arise some complexities.

Most WebRTC-based services rely upon a browser tool for selecting the users microphone and camera. This tools appears as a camera icon in the far right of the browser address bar. In vMix that's not available. Consequentially, the WebRTC app loads its best guess at default devices, which may not be useful. It certainly can't be changed at present.

Further, it seems that I can scroll around the page/app and use the mouse within the browser input...but there's no way to use the keyboard for text entry. That means that the browser input cannot be used for any page that requires a login.

One of the things that I hope to learn is if using a Browser Input is less resource intensive than using desktop capture. While using browser input to capture one end of a talky.io session I can see that the embedded browser instance uses about 25% of CPU on my system. That suggests that it might be a little lighter than capturing the browser external to vMix.

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