With vMix you can now use the Facebook streaming settings and connect to Facebook live in 1080! You just need to create your Facebook Live stream using the Facebook option in the streaming settings, select a 1080 streaming option and then start streaming. There are no changes to the way you normally stream to Facebook, the only difference is now you can do it in full HD!
The wait for vMix 23 is now over! Much like the headline feature for vMix 23, vMix 23 has now been securely and reliably transported to the vMix website and is now available for download. Jump on the vMix bus and check out all of the new features available today….
One of the big challenges of live video is working out how to reliably transmit your video from a remote location. There are many expensive, proprietary hardware options on the market that will do the job but not everyone has a satellite sitting in their garage they can launch when they need to send video! SRT or Secure Reliable Transfer is an open-source protocol that allows high quality, point-to-point video transmission over public internet. We have enabled vMix to send and receive SRT sources making it a great solution for video transmission. This makes it great for vMix to vMix or vMix to other SRT enabled hardware and software. We’ve also enabled hardware encoding and decoding for SRT sources so that you can utilise SRT without additional strain on your CPU!
Check out the SRT Alliance website for more information about SRT or you can watch this video on how to use it in vMix!
Route all the audio! vMix has added to the existing A + B buses by adding C, D, E, F and G into the mix.
vMix 23 will include NDI 4, which includes the ability to record with zero CPU in MultiCorder to MOV and also playback these new MOV files directly from vMix.
You can now simultaneously stream to Facebook Live and other destinations using the streaming login from vMix! We’ve also enabled scheduled streaming for a more streamlined workflow. Apologies for that attempt at a pun, but you get the idea!
For a Free 60-Day Trial of vMix Pro, just head to the download page on vMix.com
vMix 23 will be a free update for those that have purchased after January 1st 2018 or if you’ve purchased a 12 month upgrade…in the last 12 months.
If you’re outside of this window and would like to update, you can do so via our website- https://www.vmix.com/purchase/upgrades.aspx
For more information about vMix, just head to vMix.com!
SRT
More Audio Buses
Mix Input (4K and Pro only)
vMix Media Converter
GT Text Bounding
NDI
Other
Europe! It’s always fun to head off to Europe to talk with vMix users there. Well the talking is good, but the actual travel to Amsterdam is a looooong haul! You can see just how long in our YouTube video below, 16,000km or there about!
We had 2 workstations for IBC, which probably needs to expand to more for next year. IBC is a smaller sort of affair compared to NAB in the US so it’s a lot more scaled down. We’re able to just use ASUS ROG VL502 17 inch laptops for the workstations
Then we have a couple of cheap Canon Vixia Cameras using YUAN USB3 capture devices. Finally for control, we use an X-keys 124 T-Bar and a JL Cooper Slo-Mo J. Simple!
We met A LOT of vMix users and people that were interested in adding vMix to their workflow. If it wasn’t so far away, I think we’d spend more time in Europe!
The vMix Fun Time Live Show for September was streamed LIVE from the back of the booth, which was an experience. The internet is far from reliable but I think we only had 2 dodgy moments of less than optimal connection.
Great to meet you all and thanks for stopping by the vMix booth this year at IBC! See you again next year!
The recently released second series of Ryzen CPUs have seen dramatic increases in performance, which is great news for vMix users. Over the years we have had many people ask about Ryzen based systems and we’re happy to now recommend a new Reference System featuring a Ryzen CPU.
The Opal Reference System features an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with Wraith Spire. This system will be capable of doing a 4 camera production, with recording and streaming!
We’re open to testing new CPUs and GPUs as they hit the market, so we always updating our Reference Systems. If you’re looking to build a new PC for vMix, always check out the latest information on our Reference Systems page.
You can see Martin talking a little bit about the new vMix Reference System in the August 2019 vMix Fun Time Live Show-
Here are the full specs of the Reference System-
| MoBo | Asus PRIME X570 Pro |
|---|---|
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
| Case | Corsair Case (Corsair Carbide Series 100R Mid Tower Case in photo) |
| HDD | Samsung 850 EVO 500G SSD |
| PSU | 500W ATX PSU |
| Capture Card | Magewell Pro Capture Quad HDMI or Magewell Pro Capture Quad SDI or Blackmagic Decklink Duo 2 SDI |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with Wraith Spire (6 Core / 12 Threads 3.8Ghz) |
| RAM | 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 |
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
As of May 2019, Facebook Live will be requiring all encoders to use the RTMPS protocol.
vMix has supported RTMPS since version 21, so those who have vMix 21 (21.0.0.60) or any version later than this you will be able to stream to Facebook Live. vMix 22 and later has support for RTMPS so you can use the Secure Real Time Messaging Protocol from your vMix Streaming settings.
To use RTMPS, just enter your RTMPS address in the Custom RTMP Server URL box and away you go! It’s just like entering the RTMP address like you always have.
vMix users who purchased in 2013 or later can update to vMix 21 for free. Just head to the vMix Download page and scroll down to vMix 21.
If you purchased vMix prior to 2013, you’ll need to purchase a vMix update which is just $60.
