Recording ingest
Clip vMix recordings in the browser
Your vMix recordings, ready to cut in the browser. VRA watches the folder vMix records to and puts each finished file in Clips, tagged with the show it came from. It can also start and stop the vMix recording with your schedule.
What VRA does with vMix recordings.
Every recording, in Clips
Each finished file in the vMix recording folder, or in a folder below it, turns up in Clips with a waveform and thumbnails.
Sorted by show
A recording lists the programmes that were on air while it ran, so Friday's breakfast show is found by its name instead of a file date.
Recording follows the schedule
With Scheduling sync on, vMix records while a programme is on air and stops when it ends. Keep it running off air, or exclude programmes.
A new file on a fixed interval
Without the schedule, VRA can stop and restart the vMix recording every 15 minutes, every hour or once a day, so a long session arrives in parts.
Record and status in one place
Start and stop vMix recording from the Clips banner or the connection list. The status panel shows recording, streaming, tally, version and edition.
Audio in sync
Set an audio offset in milliseconds or frames on the vMix connection, and every new recording takes it.
How to set it up.
Requirements
- vMix, reachable from the studio network.
- The Media Server, version 4.5.0 or newer, on the vMix PC or on a PC that can open the vMix recording folder.
Note the folder vMix records to, and make it readable from the studio PC running VRA.
In VRA Cloud, open Settings, Clips, Media connections and add a vMix connection with the address of the vMix PC.
Open Ingest sources, add a vMix recording directory source, pick that connection and enter the recording folder.
Turn on Scheduling sync, or pick a New recording every interval, if VRA should run the recording.
Record a short test and check that it appears in Clips.
vMix recordings questions
Are my vMix recordings uploaded to the cloud? +
No. A PC at your station reads them from the vMix folder and streams them to your browser while you cut. Only the clip you export is rendered as a new file.
Can VRA start and stop a vMix recording automatically? +
Yes. Scheduling sync records while a programme is on air. Without it, VRA can start a new file on a fixed interval, from every minute to once a week.
Does VRA rename vMix recordings after the show? +
No. vMix keeps its own file names. Clips shows the programmes that were on air next to each recording, which is how you find a show.
Do I need VRA to switch vMix as well? +
No. The recording connection is set up on its own, in Settings, Clips. It works next to the vMix automation or without it.
StudioCoast
About vMix recordings.
vMix writes its recordings to a folder on the vMix PC. What VRA does while the show is on air, cutting inputs and running overlays and scripts, is on the vMix automation page. This page is about the file vMix leaves behind.
VRA watches the vMix recording folder, subfolders included. A new file appears in Clips with a waveform and thumbnails, and it lists the programmes from your schedule that were on air while it ran. The video stays in the vMix folder. Only the clip you export becomes a new file.
What you can do with this connection
The products behind it.
More integrations.
vMix
Automate vMix for your radio show. The studio microphones pick the input, VRA graphics arrive as one NDI input and the recording follows the rundown.
OBS recordings
Start and stop OBS recording from the browser and cut each recording in Clips. VRA reads the OBS recording folder in place, with no upload of the show.
Blackmagic HyperDeck
HyperDeck remote recording from your browser. Start and stop the deck, pick its disk and codec, and cut each recording in Clips without copying it off.
Check your studio setup with us.
Tell us your camera models, video switcher and radio automation. We will check the connections and show you the workflow that fits your station.