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-

As of May 2019, Facebook Live will be requiring all encoders to use the RTMPS protocol.

What does the RTMPS change mean for vMix users?

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.

What happens if you don’t have vMix 21 or later?

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.

vMix will be traveling across the Pacific again to attend the NAB Show in Las Vegas for the 7th year. 7 Years of vMix at NAB! We’ve definitely seen a lot of changes in that time. Broadcasting has definitely become more accessible and affordable to pretty much everyone. Have a PC and an Internet connection? Then you’re now a 21st century broadcaster!

vMix will be at NAB to show vMix 22 and all of the new features including GT. If you’d like to have a demo on creating easy to use, high performance on-prem graphics just drop on by! We’ll also have all of those award winning vMix features on display such as Instant Replay, Colour Correction, 4K, IP Connectivity and more. Oh and of course the vMix mountain of mousepads!

If you’re unable to attend NAB 2019, don’t forget to follow us across all of the social medias for special giveaways!