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November 15, 2024

vMix Laptops 2024-2025

What a year! Things took a bit of a left turn this year with the new Intel Core Ultras and AMD Ryzen AI CPUs. These have taken a heavy focus on AI and power consumption, which don’t really impact vMix. Instead of buying 4 new laptops for testing, we’ve stuck with the 14th Gen Intel Core laptops. In particular the i9 14900HX, which is a little different from the previous recommendations of the i7s. We bought an i7 but noticed some lacklustre performance at low load.

Here’s what we went for-

ASUS 16″ Republic of Gamers Strix G614JVR-ES94

  • Intel i9 14900HX processor
  • RTX 4060 GPU
  • 16GB DDR5 Ram
  • Thunderbolt 4
  • 1TB SSD
  • Advanced Optimus

What about other laptops??

You can purchase a different brand of laptop but just make sure that it has similar specs. Here’s what we’d recommend if you were in the market for a new laptop in 2024/2025.

  • Intel i9 14900HX processor or better
  • RTX 4060 or better
  • 16GB DDR5 Ram or more
  • Advertises that it has Advanced Optimus or a MUX switch
  • 1TB SSD
  • Thunderbolt 4 if you need it!

Do I need to update?

Not really. If you can buy a 12th Gen or 13th Gen i7 like the 12700H or 13700H, you’ll save a bit of money and get good results. These might come with a GeForce RTX 3060 which will have Resizable BAR but not AV1 encoding. If you want AV1 encoding you’ll need a GeForce RTX 4060 or better.

See our Sapphire Reference System page for the latest vMix Laptop news!

Laptop best practices!

Check out our Knowledge Base article about getting the most out of your laptop with vMix- https://www.vmix.com/knowledgebase/article.aspx/264/laptop-best-practices

January 22, 2024

vMix 27 is here!

vMix 27 is now available for download via the vMix.com download page! If you’re a vMix Max user or purchased vMix from January 2022 then you can update right now for free. Prior to this date, it’s a $60 fee for 12 months of updates if you’d like to experience the new vMix 27 features! For a quick overview of vMix 27, check out this 2 1/2 minute video brought to you by vMix CEO, Martin ‘De Wielrenner’ Sinclair.

Zoom Integration

vMix 27 will allow users to connect directly to Zoom meetings! vMix will manage all of your audio and video, so there’s no more need to have 5 laptops just for Zoom participants. Zoom integration makes it really easy to add remote guests to your production, using a tool that most people are already familiar with! There are tons of features at your disposal with this new update so check out the quick start guide to get up and running or the in-depth video to know EVERYTHING!

Audio Upgrades- Audio Bus Manager, Bus Mixer, PFL

New audio updates in vMix will help take your audio workflows to the next level! A new Audio Bus Manager allows for quick and seamless routing of your inputs to audio buses. Just open it up from the hamburger menu and assign buses in seconds! The Audio Bus Mixer enables you to change the audio levels of an input within a bus. This can be done from your input’s audio settings and also where you’ll find the new PFL option!

AV1 and HEVC streaming to YouTube

vMix 27 enables AV1 and HEVC streaming to YouTube via the Quality Settings streaming menu. You’ll just need to make sure that you have a GPU that supports either HEVC or AV1. We’re excited about these options as you’ll be able to stream with great quality but with much less bandwidth!

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December 14, 2023

How to stream to Instagram Live with vMix

As of the 14th of December 2023, all Professional Instagram accounts now have access to stream via streaming software like vMix! That means you can now officially stream to Instagram directly from vMix. You don’t have to worry about 3rd party applications or work-arounds, just create a stream on Instagram Live and enter your details into vMix.

What Instagram account do you need to have in order to stream using software on your computer?

You will need a Professional account to use Instagram Live and vMix. You can change your existing account to Professional by doing the following-
1. Go to Instagram.com and log in.

2. Click More and then Settings. These are in the bottom left of the screen.

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August 14, 2023

vMix on tour 2023! Europe and USA!

We’re packing our bags and heading off on a world tour! Although we won’t be doing sold-out arena shows, we will be at IBC in Amsterdam and NAB New York in….New York!

IBC 2023

September 15-18th 2023 will see IBC hit the halls of the RAI in Amsterdam. vMix will be located in the beautiful Hall 6, just near Hall 7, some food places and a great selection of toilets. We’ll have a number of workstations if you’d like to see how vMix works. There will also be an Instant Replay station and a vMix Instant Replay Expert if you’d like to be shown the ropes. If we can work out how to ship 2000 mousepads to Amsterdam, we should have some mousepads to add to your collection. Amsterdam is great for stroopwafel and networking with other broadcast enthusiasts, so drop by our booth if you’re coming along.

Booth – 6.A19

NAB NY 2023

If you’ve been looking for a good reason to finally go to New York City, then this might be it! I’ve heard there are other famous locations and things to do there but we I think of New York, I think of small broadcast trade shows! The Javits Center will play host to the NAB NY show on October 25-26, 2023.It’s a pretty good opportunity to speak directly to companies, especially those with a presence on the East Coast of the US. NAB in Las Vegas can sometimes be a little big to really connect with people, so NAB NY gives you a lot more 1 on 1 time with people. NAB NY also has the smallest allocation of vMix mousepads in the world. Typically only 100 mousepads are made for the show making them a real hot commodity on the secondary mousepad markets.

Booth- 826

Events, discounts and more information

For more information about vMix events, check out our EVENTS page.

August 2, 2023

vMix Laptops for 2023!

We’ve just updated our recommended laptop for vMix on our Reference Systems page. This laptop incorporates all of the latest gear for 2023-

AORUS 15

  • Intel i7 13700H processor
  • RTX 4060 GPU
  • 16GB DDR5 Ram
  • Thunderbolt 4
  • 1TB SSD
  • MUX switch

This laptop will allow users to create multi-camera live video productions with ease. You could use the Thunderbolt connectivity for your camera inputs or use USB, NDI or SRT. The new 4000 series NVIDIA RTX cards will also allow for AV1 encoding when it’s supported in vMix. For around $1500 USD it provides an affordable option for professional and portable production!

What about other laptops??

You can purchase a different brand of laptop but just make sure that it has similar specs. Here’s what we’d recommend if you were in the market for a new laptop in 2023/2024.

  • Intel i7 13700H processor or better
  • RTX 4060 or RTX 3060 or better
  • 16GB DDR5 Ram or more
  • MUX switch
  • 1TB SSD
  • Thunderbolt 4 if you need it!

Do I need to update?

To be honest there hasn’t been a huge jump in performance from the 12th gen CPUs and 3000 series GPUs. So if you have one of those, there’s no great need to update. You still have great CPU performance and a GPU that is fast and supports Resizable BAR. The only real change is AV1 support, so if you need that, then a RTX 4000 will be needed.

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