[Richard Freemantle]

Hi Patrick,

MX Light allows fine grain control over audio/video bitrate & frame size. So I dont think this should be a problem. Version 1.3.0 should be available within the next few days, if you would like to have a play with the demo.

[Richard Freemantle]

Hi Mike,

Glad to hear it you got it working. Re: frame rate changes, the encoder only allows frame decimation eg. 50fps > 25fps, 59.94 > 29.97, 60fps > 30fps. So, its somewhat limited but still useful in a number of scenarios.

There will be another minor update coming in the next few days (hence the delay in response!) which will make the resampling setup a little easier & more robust.

[Richard Freemantle]

Hi Kurt,

I can understand why latency might be an issue in your use case. I’ve just tested to latency on my system with the H264 Pro-Recorder encoding 1920x1080p 60fps & being previewed using VLC & the latency is just under a second.

I’m not sure if this is fast enough for your purposes, or what kind of latency you can achieve on your system. The only way would be to test it.

Sorry but MX Light doesnt currently support products other than the H264 Pro Recorder & the ATEM TVS.

Thanks
Rich

[Richard Freemantle]

Hi Dan,

MX Light can record to disk and stream simultaneously.

The current version only supports 1 connected device, although support for multiple devices is something I’ve considered for future versions.

Thanks
Rich

[Richard Freemantle]

Hi Eric,

My current development plans do not include a mac version, however this is something I may look into at a future date.

MX Light may work (/theorhetically should) with a mac using bootcamp but this is something I have yet to test. Admittedly this is not ideal but it is currently the only way I can see to run MX Light successfully on a mac.

Thanks
Rich

[Richard Freemantle]

Hi Kurt,

From your description I think MX Light (https://www.mxlight.co.uk/) fits your needs perfectly.

It has an interface which can be hidden & can also preview fullscreen. Its also light on cpu (about 1/2 compared to Media Express).

Theres a free demo available on the download page.

I’m the developer, so if you have any question please feel free to ask.

Thanks
Rich

[Richard Freemantle]

@Mike: Thank you very much. Glad you like the software (its news like that, that brightens a developers day 🙂 )

@Bob: Thank you for your interest, I hope you find MX Light useful (& I hope it tastes as good as it looks!) 🙂

[Richard Freemantle]

Hi Kristian,

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Could we have an official reply on whether there will be a ‘Media Express Light’ version (as detailed)?

As I’ve repeatedly heard the phrase ‘We will definitely look into it’ in various forms over the past few months, followed by no further communication or progress! I am now very sceptical.

Look forward to hearing from you or Mat

Thanks

Richard
Freemantle

[Richard Freemantle]

Hi Matt,

As you are aware Media Express in conjunction with the H.264 Pro-Recorder, currently uses alot of CPU power (~80-90%) to preview the encoded video stream. Making the hardware encoding aspect of this product somewhat pointless.

I assume as product development manager for the H.264 Pro-Recorder, this has been brought to your attention on various occasions, most recently through conversations with Joshua Helling.

Myself and others have suggested viable & I believe simple to implement solutions, that would constitute a ‘Media Express Light’ version that would make the most of this product.

To recap:

Media Express Light, doesnt have a video preview. Instead it pipes the h264 stream across the internal network via UDP, so if a preview is required, something like the very effecient VLC player could be used which supports playing h264 from a network stream.
The interface is then just limited to encoder setup, stream output setup & REC/STOP.

Meaning that recording could use a few% cpu rather than all of it!

As product development manager for the H.264 Pro-Recorder. Are there any plans to implement this, or any solution that removes the unrequired cpu overhead?

Or shall I return the unit?

Thanks
Richard Freemantle

[Richard Freemantle]

Hi Joshua,

Thanks for taking the time to respond.

And thanks for the information regarding what you would like to see & naturally we would like to see these things too. However, as a customer I would really like to know what we will see & when? (ie. concrete information!), as I must make financial decisions based upon it!

Who actually has the plans? (/are there any?)

I whole-heartedly agree with Jack & a media Express light version is a requirement!

To this end, could I suggest an interface as Jack has described in his previous (linked to) post & to minimise your development time; The simplest preview solution would be to pipe the h264 stream across the internal network via UDP, so that we could use the very efficient VCL player to preview it (if required). Hence this light version would require no preview at all!

As a software developer, the solutions I have presented are the simplest (ie. quickest to implement) I could think of. Please…, please! talk to the developers, or get them to talk to us directly so we can discuss & explore this!

Without any real communication, we are left asking questions such as: Am I wasting my time with BMD Products?…Is it worth the risk?… Should I return it?…

Please note, I originally raised this issue over 4 months ago! (see https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/124/877024 & again 3 weeks later https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/124/877307). I believe I & others have been extremely patient regarding what I feel is an easily fixable yet critical flaw in the product we have purchased.

Very much, looking forward to hearing from you

Thanks,

Richard Freemantle

[NOTE: This is a repost as I originally, accidentally replied to the wrong post, sorry. I wanted to ensure that you got it]