StreamLive ProComing from vMix? Feel at home
What each vMix thing is called here, where it is, keys like vMix, and what differs on purpose.
If you have worked in vMix, most of what you know works the same way here: Preview and Program, input tiles, Take, Cut, a T-bar and overlays. This page says what each thing is called here and where it is, in the browser studio and in the desktop app (StreamLive Pro Studio).
Where everything is
- Preview on the left, Program on the right, in every language, as in vMix.
- Between the two monitors is the transition bar: Cut, Take, the transition, the T-bar, Fade out and overlays 1-8.
- Input tiles are below. A click on a tile puts it in Preview and does not change what is on air.
- The labels (Preview, Program, the input name) sit in a line above each monitor, never on the picture itself.
- "On air" in red shows only while you really stream or record. Until then it says "Program" in grey.
vMix to here
| In vMix | Here | Where and how |
|---|---|---|
| Inputs | Inputs | The tiles under the monitors. Click: to Preview. Keys 1-9 |
| Preview | Preview | The left monitor. Viewers do not see it |
| Output / Program | Program | The right monitor. "On air" in red only while streaming or recording |
| Transition (Fade) | Take | The red button, or Space. The transition is chosen on the button next to it |
| Cut | Cut | The Cut button, or Enter |
| Quick Play | Take from the tile | In the browser: double-click the tile. In the desktop app: the tile's Take button |
| T-bar | T-bar | Drag it. Held half way is a mix; Take or Cut completes it |
| Fade to Black (FTB) | Fade out | The Fade out button, or B. Press again to come back |
| Overlay 1-4 | Overlays 1-8 | The numbers on the bar and on every tile, or Shift and a number (in the "Like vMix" profile: F1 to F8) |
| Preview Overlay | Stage an overlay | Alt and click, Alt and a number, or right-click a number on a tile. It goes on with the next Take |
| Overlay Off (All) | All off | The All off button |
| MultiCorder | Record each camera separately (ISO) | A file per camera, with its own sound, next to the Program recording |
| Record / Stream | Record / Go live | The buttons in the studio |
| Colour Key | Green screen | In the input's settings |
| Title (GT) | Titles | The Title button in the studio, and the Titles panel in the desktop app |
| Shortcuts | Keyboard shortcuts | ? or Ctrl+/ opens the full list |
Keyboard shortcuts
vMix ships with no default keys. Here there are two profiles, and you choose in the shortcut list (? or Ctrl+/):
- StreamLive (default): Space takes, Enter cuts, 1-9 put an input in Preview, Left and Right go to the input next to it, Shift and a number toggle an overlay, Alt and a number stage one, B fades out, M mutes the selected input.
- Like vMix: the layout many vMix operators set up for themselves: numbers (the number pad too) to Preview, Enter cuts, Space takes, F1 to F8 toggle overlays, and Shift with F1 to F4 takes an overlay off. If the browser keeps an F key, Shift and the number does the same.
The same keys work in the browser studio and in the desktop app.
Importing a vMix project
Importing a vMix project file (your inputs, overlays and titles) is being built in the desktop app. Coming soon. Until then you set the project up again; it usually takes a few minutes: add the cameras and files as inputs, and put the logo and titles on overlays.
Where we differ on purpose
- 8 overlays instead of 4.
- A click on a tile during a transition does not change what goes on air. It chooses the next Preview, for after the transition.
- An overlay button on the bar: a live overlay goes off; an idle one brings back its last input, as in vMix. An overlay you have not used yet takes the Preview input.
- "On air" only while you really stream or record, so nothing confuses you while you prepare.
Browser or desktop
The browser studio needs no install and works from any computer. The desktop app suits bigger productions: more cameras, up to 4K and 8K (depending on the computer), steady even when the browser is busy, and extra screens and outputs. All the facts about the desktop app are on the StreamLive Pro Studio page.
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