Magewell Upgrades Director Mini Firmware

Magewell Upgrades Director Mini Firmware

December 14th, 2023


Dear Magewell partners,

Magewell is updating firmware of Director Mini portable, all-in-one live production and streaming system to V2.3.571, which enables users to access more advanced new features. Please see the details as follows.

What's new:

• USB-A ports support smooth capture of YUYV 50/60 fps input.
  
• HDMI ports support stable capture of 50/60 fps input.
  
• USB-C port supports UVC/UAC output (1080p60@YUYV, 1080p60@NV12).
  
• USB-C port supports stable DP output at 50/60 fps.
  
• Encode supports H.265 (HEVC).
  
• NDI®  supports H.265 encode and decode.
  
• NDI HX input supports PCM audio.
  
• Supports Bluetooth audio input.
  
• Supports multiple USB audio inputs simultaneously.
  
• Add global audio settings so users can select default mixing mode for new audio input.
  
• YouTube supports HLS ingestion protocol and H.265 encode.
  
• Live streaming supports RTMPS protocol.
  
• Add input information monitoring of HDMI1/2, WEBCAM 1/2 and all network sources (NDI, SRT, RTMP, Phone Camera) in Control Center, also available on
• Director Utility App and Web UI.
  
• Record1/2 support selecting NDI inputs as recording source.
  
• Record supports H.264 and H.265 file formats.
  
• Record adds 4 hours, 8 GB and 16 GB options for splitting file.
  
• Export/Import Shows between Director Mini devices via USB port, SD card and Web UI.
  
• Web UI supports network setting (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Hotspot).
  
• Web UI supports changing and managing shows.
  
• Web UI adds Encode settings.
  
• Web UI reorganizes Scene, GFX, Audio Mixer into one Produce page.
  
• Web UI supports watching PGM video and audio in Produce page.
  
• Web UI supports creating shortcuts for keyboard, X-Keys, so that user can press a key to calling a function, or a function sequence.
  
• Director Utility App supports executing Shortcuts.
  
• BGM adds Switch Action setting, so that users can continue playing music from the place it left.
  
• User can customize the buttons above scene thumbnail list, decide which is displayed on the Main UI, and which is hidden in the ... menu.
  
• The Video Clip "Action" offers Transition setting for itself.
  
• Remote Control through App, Director Mini or Web UI for mobile phone zoom and focus.
  
• Add network priority so you can set which is preferred network for streaming.
  
• Add MDNS so that you could type in "directormini.local" or "name.local" to access web interface quickly.
  
• Add Baseball scoreboard templates, supporting controlling Inning, Ball-Strike, Out, and indicating On-base Runners.
  
• Change "Hang-time" of telestration to "Auto Clear".
  
• Change "Auto Stream" of stream settings to "Quick Stream".
  
• Adjust button size of scene and GFX editing toolbar to help users discover more.
  
• Optimize Chromakey (formerly named as Keyer).
  
• Support distinguishing source name when in a scene with more then one Phone Camera.
  
• Fix the issue of unstable bitrate of Phone Camera source.

 Availability:

Firmware V2.3.571 for Director Mini has already been available on Magewell website, users can download it at the product page and Downloads page.