Hi all,

I'm VERY new to vMix; I've done enough to be dangerous at this point ;)

So, my question is - I need to do a test event before our real event in February. I'm planning on using my laptop to do the stream, but I was hoping for some input to make sure it's enough to do what I need.

Ok so inputs need:

1 live feed, source 720p60, includes master audio feed
1 full screen title
1 lower thirds overlay with about 6 or 7 title entries

Output:
720p30 YouTube LiveStream 2.5mbps (possibly lower res and bitrate depending on what bandwidth I have available when I get to the location) FFMPEG encoder


System:
i7 6700HQ 2.6/35
16 gig DDR 4
NVidia GTX970m w/ 6gig

I haven't installed on this particular laptop yet, but before I did I was hoping for some input in terms of if this should work OK (the laptop is an existing one, I'm not buying one specific. The actual event in Feb will use a full desktop system with multiple live feeds, titles, video inputs, etc. - this test event is for me to really experience the software during a not-nearly as important event.)

Awesome! I really didn't want to lug a desktop where we are going to do the test stream from!

Expanding on that question, how far do you think I could push it? I notice most of the references for how much hardware can do what is all based on desktop or at least a desktop gpu. Has anyone experimented with more powerful laptops to kind of see where they end up choking?

Wow, awesome! Maybe I won't have to re-figure for a desktop for the actual upcoming event? At that point I'll just be using 2-3 camera capture feeds (H.264 fast from capture devices), 1 720p wide angle web cam, 1 title, 1 video, 1 or 2 still graphics full screen non-overlay, 1 or 2 audio inputs (depends heavily still on the room we will use)

I don't have enough headroom on our outbound bandwidth to stream p60 which is why we are going with p30 for the "real" event.

You do make a good point on the question - I am using USB capture devices. The laptop I'm using (at least for the test run) has 3 USB 3.0 ports and a TB3 port for which I have a doc with gigabit ethernet and a USB 3.0 hub, so overall I think I'll be OK on ports and bandwidth for those ports (at least I know for the test with single camera, I'm waiting on another capture device to come in to be able to test 2 HDMI capture feeds + USB cams)