Vmix Quick Play
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Thank you for your repy and workflow example. I tried it but I am only getting the black and with alpha. I want to use Aximmetry's keyer as an external keyer in Vmix. Trough NDI they can bring in e.g. a premiere ndi feed with alpha channel and thats keyed out in vmix.
Indeed the splitter was not the way to go. It works fine now and with ease. The only thing is that I cant use the cleanplate this way. But still much better then the vmix keyer. This setup was not in our main studio but a quick setup with okisch lightning. Left Vmix and right Aximmetry.
I will but I do lots of (small) productions where I need to be quick with backgrounds and layers, instarts etc etc and I am used to vmix. I am exploring Aximmetry and maybe vmix goes to the background when I am used to it. Just restarted using it again and I am still enthousiastic about it. (I also have Stype/pixotope/zerodensity in the studio run by another company as a partnership. But aximmetry suits also a market) But not always the proper time to go deep in it.
This lightwrap is what I need to understand as well ;-). So lots to learn and thanks for pointing me at it. I think that will make a huge difference. A mix with vmix could always be handy or with the atems we have as well.
And you can use the light warp like this if you want to do the mixing in Aximmetry. What TwentyStudios is suggesting.:
In this case, you are using a different light warp compound:
[Common_Studio]:Compounds\Keyers\LightWrap_Layer.xcomp
You will probably want to use some custom logic instead of just one video (Video Player - Your Background Video) like above.
You could for example start by using the [Common_Studio]:Compounds\Tools\Video_Menu.xcomp to play the background videos:
First, you add the Video_Menu compound, and connect to the Background pin of the LightWarp_Layer.
And then add a Control Board using the context menu of the Flow Editor:
Then you Edit In-Place the Video_Menu compound and enter it by double-clicking on it:
You can of course customize this Control Board and its playback mechanic to your liking.
You can find more about this special Control Board panel here: -production-workflow/preparation-of-the-production-environment-phase-i/scripting-in-aximmetry/flow-editor/special-compound-pin-collector/#add-a-video-image-switch-to-the-control-board
As recently published documents, you will find much more about the Flow Editor on nearby pages.
If you are somewhat new to Aximmetry's Flow Editor and you want to learn about it in-depth, then you probably want to start here: -production-workflow/preparation-of-the-production-environment-phase-i/scripting-in-aximmetry/flow-editor/introduction-to-the-flow-editor/
When I tried to add HAP media to the project, I got an error message: 'Error: Not recognized as a media file'. When I opened an older project, which already has HAP media imported, playback results in a 'Quicktime error -2095'.
I've tried a 'repair' installation, as well as a complete removal and re-installation of Watchout 6.6.4. I also tried installing Quicktime, but that just results in a 'Quicktime Error -8961' error (as mentioned here: -hap-q-from-avf-batch-converter-quicktime-error-8961/) when attempting playback, so I uninstalled Quicktime and am back to a barebones Watchout installation.
This is a new installation of Watchout 6.6.4 at the root of the C drive. Other video files with h264 and Mpeg2 codecs are importing and playing back fine in Watchout. I started to have doubts about the Hap encoding, so I encoded some test files in HAP, HAP-Q, and HAP-Alpha flavours, using Adobe Media Encoder and AVF batch converter. All of the HAP files play with no errors in VLC, Disguise and Notch, but I still get an error when I attempt to import them into Watchout. I wondered whether there is a possible conflict with the other software (Disguise, Notch) but they are cohabiting fine with Watchout on another Win10 machine. That machine also has several versions of Watchout installed (via the zipped installation folder method) and all seem to be working OK. As an aside, on the other laptop, I notice that HAP files encoded with Adobe Media Encoder show generic file icons in the Media window (but playback is fine), while those encoded with AVF batch converter show as thumbnails.
The laptop is a new MSI machine running Windows 10 Pro (20H2 Build 19042.789) with a Nvidia RTX2070 Super card (driver DCH 461.40). I've deactivated many of the Windows services but, since this is a production machine, I haven't applied everything in the display machine tweaking list. I'm pretty sure there are no dodgy codec packs installed.
Not fix it exactly, but I found a workaround. After more testing - performing a restore of a clean Windows installation and then installing software until things broke - the culprit appeared to be vMix. After contacting vMix support, who swore up and down that their software didn't install any dependencies, I noticed that the Dot Net framework is installed as part of the vMix installation. After another factory reset, and a separate install of the Dot Net framework, the problem reappeared. So the workaround is to not install anything that requires that framework. So far Watchout is happily co-habiting with Disguise, Modulo, TouchDesigner and Notch on the same machine.
To confuse matters further, on a Bootcamp partition of my Mac - running Windows 10 but with an AMD GPU - installing vMix doesn't cause the same issue. But now that live events are happening again, I haven't needed vMix again and so haven't investigated further.
I'm not sure what the issue is, but it could be due to a difference in the versions of Quicktime installed on the new and old laptops. Make sure you have the same version of Quicktime installed on both laptops, and try again. If that doesn't work, there may be something else going on that.
That's interesting, as un-installing vMix (via the Windows control panel - remove apps/features) wasn't enough to get Watchout Hap playback working again on my system, and I had to revert to a fresh Windows installation. I even tried a custom installation of vMix without the vMix codec, as I generally try to avoid installing any extra codecs, and the problem still showed up, which is why I thought that the .Net framework might be the culprit (I'm afraid I didn't make a note of which version is installed by vMix).
I'm pretty sure Quicktime is not a factor, as I don't install it any more. As @jfk says, it's not a required part of Watchout, despite the reminder in the installer. This is on a laptop dedicated to media-server software, with as much superfluous Windows stuff as possible uninstalled. I guess Disguise and Modulo also use internal HAP codecs, as their installation doesn't seem to conflict with Watchout.
JVC Professional Video unveils the new RM-LP450G Slow-Motion Controller for its vMix Studio Switchers, which can increase the speed of a live playback workflow. With a modern appearance and simple control layout, the RM-LP450G offers 38 backlit keys to help quickly identify important functions and reduce the chance of errors.
Designed specifically for sports broadcasting, the new RM-LP450G caters to the replay needs of this market. The controller is also equipped with quick-action Playback Search Disks and Control T-bar for speed control of the video playback. Up to eight video inputs can be instantly accessed to capture the action from multiple camera angles and tailor playback for analysis and programming.
In addition to the Control T-bar, which provides increasing or decreasing playback speeds with a simple fingertip control, the RM-LP450G comes complete with several other buttons and functions. Among these are the inner and outer Playback Search Disks for endless forward and reverse search of recorded video. With search capabilities varying from frame-by-frame to 16x real-time, the controller can be set to different speeds according to the needs of the operator.
The available Playback MARK Area function enables users to indicate the IN and OUT point of the camera playback for marking the start and end points of a particular play in a game to use during in-game replays, slow-motion reviews or post-game highlight reels. Additionally, a CAMERA Selection Area function for the replay input enables users to set a slow-motion playback either for live programming or to be previewed prior to live broadcast.
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