Review: Magewell Director Mini

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Magewell’s new Director Mini is a mini marvel. This 5.5" “all-in-one” production tool with a $1,299 street price can mix multiple inputs and do picture-in-picture graphics, audio mixing, recording, streaming, and more, as IEBA's Anthony Burokas explains in this in-depth review.

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@alonzojt 5 ай бұрын

Nicely done Anthony, A review of the Director Mini done on a Yolobox adds a bit of humor I think, ;) . It's intriguing to think how Yololiv could improve the Yolobox looking at the Director Mini and viceversa how Magewell could improve DM learning from YB. A YB vs DM video would be great..

@IEBATechThoughts 5 ай бұрын

Competition in the field is going to improve all the companies products and the end users, like ourselves, benefit. If Magewell sent me TWO of them, then I could have produced it on the Director Mini itself. Alas, that never happens.

@TheOutdoorsStation 2 ай бұрын

So this has to use an external internet connection to stream? No internal Sim slot. Which means a mobile ethernet or USB sim in remote use. Or HDMI out to a LiveU etc. It would be good to see how each of these connections worked in reality and what the quality is like. Plus if, unlike the Yolobox series, it provides a consistent frame rate to play nicely with other HDMI equipment? I think a 5 inch screen is a challenge to use outdoors on a bright day, especially if you use glasses, but the features appear more professional than Yolobox. Are you going to do a comparison video between them all?

@ottomatic28 5 ай бұрын

Consider a USB or HDMI extension cable/adapter to help you with tight port configurations. Great video, thank you.

@Sand10. 5 ай бұрын

How many cameras can I connect to the Director Mini via NDI?

@rickwbusch 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the intro Anthony! You mentioned being about to stream using Ethernet and WiFi to KZfaq, but there no bonding of the signal, correct? If no bonding, how would using 2 pipes help if sending to KZfaq only? Thanks again!!

@idjmic 5 ай бұрын

What did you use to record this video with?

@Filmwhatmatters 5 ай бұрын

I want one. The scenes thing might take some time to get used too. The browser features are very cool!

@IEBATechThoughts 5 ай бұрын

The Scenes is very powerful!

@idjmic 5 ай бұрын

Does this work with the OBSBot Tail Air through NDI?

@sibertiger17 3 ай бұрын

Hey there. I host a couple podcasts, and I'm looking into these switchers as a possible way to give me less editing work to do after...if I can get one of these to do all the graphics, cameras, titles music etc on the fly and record as the show is going, that would save me HOURS of editing! So...is this possible? Right now I use the Zoom Podtrak P4 with my mic going into it, as well as my cohosts in a different country coming in through zoom on USBC, and our sound effects and music coming in also through USBC from a tablet. We see and hear each other through zoom, and I'm recording the show locally from zoom, but also record the raw audio on the P4.....now where can one of these switchers come in and replace all that and make it more efficient and less work? Which is better, this or one of the Yoloboxes? What I'm hoping is to have one of these do all the same stuff, but on the fly, and live, while also recording, so that when we're done, I can just save the show as a finished and produced show with NO editing after. Is that possible and is that what these are truly for? The editing after is what kills me and is a real drag and time suck. Hope this makes sense and you can clarify for me on it all. Thanks!

@JMFILMS809 5 ай бұрын

Wow 😮

@waseemayshoa1476 5 ай бұрын

ok Well, through this explanation, we will compare this device with the Yalobox Ultra. What do you advise when it comes to buying a device that works perfectly, with good video quality and good 60fbs please answer this question

@beam-a-live 5 ай бұрын

Great review, buddy 👍 Professional and fun as always. Though you forgot to mention the powerful Web API and the Shortcuts feature which add yet another layer of control over the device. So, are you ready to put on Magewell sweatshirt and join the team as a presenter? 😉 Regards, Ori

@IEBATechThoughts 5 ай бұрын

You are correct in that I missed that additional remote control capability for the video- but it is in the article. One thing to note is that the end user currently has to set up the cloud app themselves. That's going to dramatically reduce the number of people leveraging that tool.

@beam-a-live 5 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean by "set up the cloud app themselves"... sounds like the "Control Hub". I was not referring to it. I think it's not for the common consumer user. I was talking about the keyboard shortcuts you can define through the Web UI, that's one mean of control, and about the HTTP command API, which is another mean of control

@IEBATechThoughts 5 ай бұрын

@@beam-a-live Agreed - the Control Hub is not going to be for the majority of users. But it's a very intriguing remote solution. The Web API was difficult to show, as it's still being rolled out and there was no Companion module ready when I made the review.

@beam-a-live 5 ай бұрын

I've implemented Web API commands directly via StreamDeck Website commands with "Get request in the background". I honestly see no reason for involving Companion in the workflow 🤷🏻‍♂️ Unless I missing something 🤔

@IEBATechThoughts 5 ай бұрын

@@beam-a-live I tried that but couldn't get it working. Companion is supposed to make it a whole lot more drag and drop, as well as give status.