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BoinxTV is the pioneering live-production software for video podcasters that turns any recent Mac into a TV studio "for the rest of us".

Record stunning studio shows, podcasts, sports events, concerts, interviews, sermons, seminars and more using your Mac, multiple cameras, microphones and other footage. With its innovative user interface, BoinxTV makes it easy to create professional "TV style" recordings, setting a new quality level in the production of video podcasts.

Video podcasters currently have to spend many hours editing their takes to get a professional looking result. Post-production is a time-consuming part of their workflow. BoinxTV reduces the overall production time dramatically as cuts, graphic effects, titles and more can be applied during the recording of the show. Everything that can be done during live recording does not have to be done in post production.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.4.2:
  • Major enhancements have been made to the whole audio engine of BoinxTV.
    • In case an input device fails temporarily (or changes its format) we now restart it again immediately. This will result in a very short audio gap and probably a noticable click, but at least audio will continue to work afterwards.
    • Measures have been taken to better cope with situations where the audio engine is overloaded for a short amount of time.
    • It should no longer happen that recordings produce "choppy" audio after a while. Silence will now be inserted when audio is overloaded for too long.
    • Better fidelity with sound of DV cameras.
    • Improved internal error handling in all areas.
    • The engine works best if the input and output sound formats are the same. Use "Audio MIDI Setup" found in Applications > Utilities to unify the format of all devices you use. Most important is the sampling frequency. Depending on availability use "44100,0 Hz" or "48000,0 Hz". When working with DV cameras: those typically can be switched between 48 kHz and 32 kHz from the camera's menu. Use 48 kHz (48000,0 Hz) if possible and then adjust all other devices to this setting.
  • Input devices (cameras and microphones) can now also be renamed while documents are open. More improvements in that area soon…
  • Added an option to the Presenter layer to fade out the background when displaying Source B in fullscreen mode with the option "Show whole image" selected. (Users who understand this explanation might actually appreciate the new option.)
  • Some cameras deliver their very first frame in a wrong aspect ratio and size. Throwing away that first frame improves document startup time and fidelity.
  • The submenu containing the audio throughput device is now kept visible while recording so that you can check which output is being used.
  • Displaying an alert when you are disconnecting the selected playthrough device while recording as this will most likely ruin audio in your recorded video from that moment on.
  • The state of the caps lock key is now ignored for keyboard shortcuts assigned to layers, triggers and inputs.
  • In rare cases the rendering would not unpause aufter resizing the document.
  • Audio volume of -∞ in layers is now correctly restored when loading a document.
  • Newly added sources will no longer be assigned to a selected Audio Only layer.
  • Basketball Scores layer now works correctly on Snow Leopard.
  • The titlebar and floating state of the preview windows is now saved into and restored from documents.
  • Small fix to renaming recordings in the export dialog.
  • Small user interface related improvements.
  • Audio levels should now always return to 0 after sound has ended playing.
  • Sublte icon improvements on certain dates.
  • A few other small fixes.
REQUIREMENTS
  • Intel-based Mac with discrete graphics or a dual-processor PowerMac G5 with a ATI graphics
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.5 or higher)
  • QuickTime 7.5.5 or higher

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Developer:Boinx Software Ltd.
Downloads:5,029
  - Version d/l:955
Multimedia & Design:Video
License:Demo
Date:16 Oct 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$199.00
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BoinxTV User Reviews (2 posts)Write A Review
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Apr 6 2009

EP1CURUS  Follow-Up: I am very appreciative and it was very generous of Boinx Software to be part of the MacHeist bundle. Getting this at a huge discount, it can almost be considered free. I am more than willing to give Boinx air time.

I would have a problem if I had paid 199.00 for it. It would be like paying 5000.00 for a Nikon or Canon DSLR and then having "Made by Nikon/Canon" imprinted on every picture or buying cake mix, baking the cake and then having to put "Made by Duncan Hines" on it.

You are creating something so the product becomes yours. You bought a tool to do the job, like buying Craftsman tools to construct a table or deck. Did you build it or did Sears.

At the beginning of movies you see for eg., ... Pictures, A ... Company, In Association with ... Entertainment. They are partners who invested time and money to produce the film and then share in the profits.

For 199.00, Boinx does not invest any time or money in your project but share in the profits in the form of free advertising. If you put the video out for free, the advertising is still there. If there is a bandwidth cost, who is paying or sharing in the expense. Five seconds of air time can become a huge cost if the video became viral. Not everything is hosted on YouTube and the like.  
(Version 1.2.1)

praisebury
+6
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Sep 17 2009

MACMAXPR  The requested BoinxTV slogan/logo is for an outro not the intro of your videos. It will go on the very end. Just like iWeb websites or iDVD videos might have a Made on Mac or Apple logo on a corner. Apple does give you the option to take it out, but it is activated by default.

I actually love the application. I am currently using it for church services. I can stream live and record.. and present on church screens at the same time. A full production. We did have to spend quite a bit on hardware to accommodate the requirements. But I needed 4 video sources as a minimum so we AHD to get a brand new Mac Pro with the ATI card option.

Up to now it is working very well. Just wish it had more layers for a christian service type of situation. For example, lyrics with a database in a few languages, and bible verses in different translations. All of them available at the touch of a few keys and not having to depend on the web.

Also, a few "Layers" need more options. The one with the cross for example. I can even put an image in the actual cross, but I can't put my own image as a background to the whole scene.

Still, the only thing better than this (at a price) is the TriCaster. We will be upgrading to the full version though... just because we love it!  
(Version 1.4b3)

praisebury
0

Apr 5 2009

EP1CURUS  I got this in the MacHeist 3 2009 Bundle. It's got some pretty stiff requirements. OS X 10.5.5, QuickTime 7.5.5 and a Mac without one of those integrated graphics processor. Well.. the software is the easy part.

No Boinx for you. It will probably run but no support is provided if the app locks up, crashes or a feature does not work or work properly.

For 199.00 it is a "Sponsored Edition". What does it mean, you "have" to promote the company in any of your broadcasts. For 300.00 more (standard edition), then you are "free" from promoting the company. That's the only difference. No change in software functionality.

These people are smoking some bad crack. You can advertise all you want on the product I buy but if it is something I produced, there is no way, no how that I am pushing your company. I don't mind too much since it was in a hugely discounted bundle but if I had paid full price...

From their site it does not appear the app will "watermark" your broadcast. You do it on your own accord and if you don't, bad karma may float your way. I certainly will not feel guilty after paying 199.00. At least the whole video is not watermarked, a 5 second upfront intro is requested.

This leaves the future in doubt. They could add some enhancements or push out a bug fix and sneak in a mandatory advertisement. Since you purchased the sponsored edition, they would tell you that you knew this going in and wash their hands clean of it.

No where in the agreement says they can't or won't.

A sign of the times. We have advertising on just about everything we buy from cars, computers, TVs, etc. I guess it's just a matter of time before software watermarks anything we create.

Something like this however takes away from the result. Would you like to see photographs you have taken of your children or vacation trip plastered with "Made by [camera manufacturer]" on it?

If I buy it, advertising comes with the territory. If I create it from a product I bought, absolutely not.  
(Version 1.2.1)

praisebury
+8
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Apr 5 2009

DYMAR  Excellent review.  
(Version 1.2.1)

praisebury
0
Apr 9 2009

HMURCHISON  That's a tall soapbox your standing on. BoinxTV isn't doing anything that a thousand companies don't do. Want to license HDMI for your product it's $.14 cent per port. Include the HDMI logo on the front of your device the per port cost drops to $.04. Why? Because it's an easy way to generate awareness. In essence you are co-marketing with the licensor. Why not be proud of the quality of your presentations due to the fact that BoinxTV works? They're saving you $300 to do this co-marketing and that's significant IMO. I hate advertising as much as the next person but if I proudly use a tool I don't mind people knowing what I'm using especially if I'm getting said product for less than half the cost.   
(Version 1.2.1)

praisebury
+4