VIDBlaster v3 Broadcast Edition from VidBlaster US is a live video production software for the HD broadcast professional wanting to create high-quality video productions or live stream video to the internet. This desktop license lets you to install the software onto a single PC, allowing for multiple users without needing to purchase additional single user licenses. VIDBlaster features a module-based interface that lets you customize your productions and allows you to incorporate multiple live cameras, pre-recorded video, and video effects. It supports resolutions up to Full HD 1920 x 1080 and can stream to multiple servers with a bandwidth output up to 30 Mbps and frame rates up to 50 or 60 fps.
The flagship in the VIDBlaster line, VIDBlaster Broadcast allows you to use up to 50 modules simultaneously, including live video effects. A powerful Video Switcher module gives you full control of your productions from a single module, along with the Auto Switcher function that allows you to automatically switch between multiple cameras or other modules. Open hardware and software API allows third party developers to extend VIDBlaster Broadcast capabilities with new hardware and software integration and Multiple IP Decoder modules can be used to process audio and video from incoming RTSP, RTMP, and UDP streams. VIDBlaster software is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8.
Flexible Modular Design
The VIDBlaster interface is made up of modules. Each module performs a specific function, and the modules can be chained together in different ways according to your required workflow. A typical workflow has modules for capturing video and other external sources at the beginning, video effect modules in the middle, and streaming or recording modules at the end. VIDBlaster Broadcast supports the use of up to 50 simultaneous modules.
Input Modules
Effect Modules
Output Modules
Control Modules
Input Modules
- Audio Player - playing audio clips
- Camera I - connecting to cameras and external video sources
- Camera III - connecting to cameras and external video sources
- IP Decoder - connecting to IP cameras and other IP streams
- Player - playing video and audio clips
- PowerPoint - showing PowerPoint slideshows
- Signal Generator - generating Ident/color Bars or an AV Sync-Reference stream for siagnostic purpose
- Still Store - recall/display of existing image files (plus image grabbing/saving)
Effect Modules
- Scoreboard - overlay that can be updated with team scores
- Effect -combining multiple video sources (PiP) and chroma keying
- Replay - storing and playing replays, RAM version
- Replay II - storing and playing replays, Disk version
- Replay III - advanced Replay Server, Disk based
Output Modules
- Recorder - recording any video and audio source to disk (in MPEG-2 format)
- Output - sending video via an output connector or to a VVD (Virtual Video Device)
- Still Store - image grabbing/saving (and recall/display of existing image files)
- Streamer - sending video to streaming services or a VVD
Control Modules
- Diagnostics - measuring various parameters that influence VidBlaster's performance
- External Controller - controlling VidBlaster from a Novation Launchpad MIDI controller
- Monitor - video Monitor windows for displaying the output from other modules
- Preview - the Switcher's Preview video bus
- Program - the Switcher's Program video bus
- TCP Server - receiving API commands to control VidBlaster
- Switcher - Switcher control panel for the Program and Preview video busses, including cuts or transitions
Video Effects
The Video Effects Module allow you to take one or more video sources and apply video filters to them.
Available effects:
- Chroma key
- Grayscale
- Mirror/horizontal
- Picture in Picture
- Source Overlay
- Split screens
Available effects:
- Chroma key
- Grayscale
- Mirror/horizontal
- Picture in Picture
- Source Overlay
- Split screens
Output to Other Applications
Output video to applications such as Skype and Google Hangouts. The Video Out Module can be used to send video to PC video/graphics cards as VGA, DVI, or HDMI signals, depending on the card used. You can also send video to Blackmagic Design Decklink or Intensity devices as composite, Y/C, YUV component, SDI, or HDMI, depending on the device used. Another option is to output to the VIDBlaster Virtual Video Device (VVD), which is a software interface which emulates a webcam, allowing other applications running on the same PC, such as Skype or the Adobe FMLE, to accept video from VIDBlaster the same way they would when connecting to a webcam.
Supports a Variety of Formats
VIDBlaster plays most popular and professional video and graphic formats. Supported formats include .avi, .mov, .mp3, .mp4, .mpeg (I & II), .mxf, .wav, and .wmv. It also supports still images in .bmp, .jpg, or .png formats.
Record to Hard Drive
With one click, you can record video to your hard drive in either MPEG2 DVD or MPEG2 Master output settings. MPEG2 DVD records in YUV 4:2:0 color sampling, with a variable bit-rate of 5 Mbps and a max of 8 Mbps. It records in long-GOP, with IBP frames. The MPEG2 Master setting records in YUV 4:2:2 color sampling, with a variable bit-rate calculated at 16 bps multiplied by the width and height of your video. It records in all-I frames. Both video output settings record 2-channel, 16 bit linear PCM audio at 320 kbps and 48 kHz in the MP2 format.
One Click Flash/RTMP Streaming
You can stream video in either VP6 or H.264 compression. Your stream quality will depend on your bandwidth and internet speed. VIDBlaster Broadcast supports up to 30 Mbps bandwidth. You can stream to a Windows Media Server, Network Port, Flash Media Server, or to a Virtual Video Device (VVD). You can also stream directly to a supported Content Distribution Network (CDN) including Bambuser.com, Justin.tv, Livestream.com, and Ustream.tv.
Video Switcher with Control Panel
The Video Switcher Module is comparable to larger hardware version switchers. It includes two video switching busses, Program and Preview, a cut/dissolve transition generator, and two color matte generators producing full-screen Black and White outputs. The control panel offers switching control of the Program bus by directly clicking on any of the source modules. The Program bus is typically used to provide a switched output than can feed any of the Output Modules like the Recorder or Streamer. The Program bus is also the video stream into which the Overlay and Scoreboard modules add their output.
Hardware Controller Support
VIDBlaster can be controlled externally using the Novation Launchpad USB MIDI controller. It or be a controlled by a combination of hardware and software using the VIDBlaster API. The API is implemented via the TCP Server module, where commands can be sent and received back by external applications.
VIDBlaster Broadcast Edition
This Broadcast edition of VIDBlaster gives you access to the full range of VIDBlaster tools. Features exclusive to VIDBlaster Broadcast:
- Supports multiple IP cameras or other RTSP/RTMP/UDP streams
- Simultaneous streaming to multiple servers
- Exclusive "broadcast" user interface
- Supports video frame rates of 50 and 60 fps
- Anamorphic video streaming
- Records multiple video sources simultaneously (ISO recording)
- Advanced diagnostics to check video quality and fine tune hardware
- Supports multiple IP cameras or other RTSP/RTMP/UDP streams
- Simultaneous streaming to multiple servers
- Exclusive "broadcast" user interface
- Supports video frame rates of 50 and 60 fps
- Anamorphic video streaming
- Records multiple video sources simultaneously (ISO recording)
- Advanced diagnostics to check video quality and fine tune hardware
Additional Features
- Audio and video delay feature to achieve lip-sync
- Grabbing and saving video stills
- Delayed video for replay
- PowerPoint module for easy display of ppt(x) presentations
- Scoreboard module for easy logo/score display
- Screen capture feature
- Load and save custom profiles
- Supports DirectShow compatible video devices
- Advanced chroma keyer
- Cropping of video sources
- Video output of any video source to graphics or Blackmagic Design DeckLink card
- Advanced multi-channel video replay server
- High-quality video deinterlacing
- Macros to execute a range of commands with a single button