MovieRecorder Express

 

Devices from AJA and Blackmagic-Design  

Yes

 

M|Family       

Yes but these bundled are provided with MovieRecorder, not with MovieRecorder Express

 

NDI® sources 

Yes

 

Direct Link Sources (from one of Softron's playout application)

Yes

 

Remotely Control other MovieRecorders  

Yes

 

Record Multiple channels at once (Depend on the format, codec and the computer. Up to 12 channels on one Mac)       

Yes

 

Max Resolution (Depend on the video device used)        

Up to 4K

 

Pixel Formats (Depend on the video device used)

8bit, 10bit or ARGB

 

Add Effects and Overlays     

No

 

External Audio Sources (instead of using the audio from the video device, use another audio available for the macOS)          

No

 

Audio Mapping (done in the AV Presets)  

Yes

 

Timecode Sources    

Video device timecode (LTC, RP188,...) or application timecode (Mac Clock, Audio LTC, Timecode Systems

 

Record to multiple Destinations with different codecs using easy presets        

No

 

MXF Support 

No

 

Advanced codecs support   

NO (check list of supported wrappers and codecs)  

 

Add effects (crop, resize, rotate) and overlays (text, timecode, image) on the recorded video

No

 

Closed Captioning Record (CEA-708 to a QuickTime CC track)     

No

 

Looped recording (record permanently in the same file and go back to the beginning when it reaches the end of the file. Ideal for TimeShifting playout for example)        

Yes

 

Custom naming (to automatically name your files with tokens)

Yes

 

Metadata (embedded in the QuickTime file or as a sidecar file) 

No

 

Frame-accurate automatic split the recordings into chunks (support for 24/7 recording with no frames lost)           

Yes

 

Frame-accurate manual split the recordings (create a new file manually instead of manually)

Yes

 

Support edit-while-ingest   

YES with MXF, Classic or Segmented destinations (compatibility depend on the editing software)

 

Fully configurable user interface    

Yes

 

Save and restore configurations (save the layout, source names, scheduled recordings,etc... and restore them at a later time)          

No

 

Remotely Controllable using a REST API    

Yes

 

Remote Source Slave mode

No

Control with GPI triggers (Requires GPICommander)       

Yes      Yes

 

Send GPI triggers (Requires GPICommander)        

Yes      Yes

 

Control from Elgato's Stream Deck

Yes      Yes

 

Fully configurable user interface    

Yes      Yes

 

Scheduled Recording (repeated weekly, or specific date)           

Yes      Yes

 

Trigger AppleScripts when start/stop record or on error

No        Yes

 

VTR Control and batch capture (using RS422 port on a device or our SerialCommander)       

No       

 

Multiple Destinations          

No

 

Supported Codecs    

ProRes, H.264, Uncompressed          

 

MXF    

No

 

Closed Captioning     

No

 

Metadata      

No

 

External audio sources (including Dante, or MADI)          

No

 

Add effects (crop, resize, rotate) and overlays (text, timecode, image) on the recorded video

No

 

Save and restore configurations     

No

 

Trigger AppleScripts when start/stop record or on error

No

 

VTR Control and batch capture      

No

 

Remote Source Slave mode

No

 

Fully configurable user interface    

Yes

 

External audio sources (including Dante, or MADI)          

No

 

NDI® Sources 

Yes

 

Add effects (crop, resize, rotate) and overlays (text, timecode, image) on the recorded video

No

 

Save and restore configurations     

No

 

Remote Source Slave mode

No

 

Manually split recordings    

No

 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

macOS           

Version 4.0 and later: macOS 10.11.6 or later*

Version 4.2 and later: macOS 10.12.6 or later*

For streaming destinations: macOS 10.14.5 or later*

 

RAM   

4 GB per channel recommended

 

Supported Graphics Cards   

All are supported, no specific requirement.

 

Supported AJA Cards           

Most cards are supported

 

Supported Blackmagic-Design Cards          

Most cards are supported, but we haven't tested the USB3 ones

 

Supported Deltacast Cards  

Provided with the M|80, M|62 and M|44. Not available for purchase separately.

 

Hardware acceleration to encode in H.264           

For multichannel: all Mac computers with 6th generation of intel processors (2016) or later, running macOS 10.13 or later.

 

One channel: Previous models are supported: computers with i5 or i7 processors, running macOS 10.9.5 or later.

 

Hardware acceleration to encode in H.265 / HEVC           

With all Mac computers with 6th generation of intel processors (2016 and later), running macOS 10.13 or later.

 

Compatible Storage 

Most storage that can sustain the required constant write speed (depending on the number of streams, the codec and format). For network attached storage (NAS), make sure to enable Macro blocks, and disable cache flushing. If you need to run tests, make sure to do long term tests.

 

Requires Monitor Connected (Open GL Active)    

Yes. Even if MovieRecorder should behave fine in most cases, it is recommended to keep a monitor connected at all times for best performances. Or you should make the macOS think that there is a monitor connected. Beware of some KVM switches that can cause interrupts in the signal.

 

Number of license required

One complete license required per channel (source).