Page 1 Firmware: 2.1.549 Firmware: 2.1.549 Date: 09.25.2023 Date: 09.25.2023...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Start Streaming and Recording TABLE OF CONTENTS Live Streaming Record and Screenshot Album Introduction Settings Owners Guide Network Main Screen Bluetooth Control Center Display Tutorials Audio Produce Your Show Storage Encode Create and Manage Shows Scene Switch Create and Manage Scenes System Edit Scenes Battery...
Page 3: Introduction
Director Mini – Your All-in-One Video Companion Meet the Director Mini: your compact solution for all things video. Whether you're directing, editing, or streaming, the Director Mini has got you covered. With its intuitive interface, capturing from various video sources becomes a breeze. And the best part? You can craft and share captivating content in real time, be it live streaming or recording.
Page 5 Supports wired and wireless networks as well as Bluetooth 5.0 ■ Supports two hot-swappable NP-F battery packs ■ Supports Web UI for more settings and registering to Magewell Control Hub for centralized management. For details, please refer to the Director Mini Web UI User ■ Manual.
Page 6: Owners Guide
Getting Started Getting Started Make sure Director Mini is mounted safely before using it. Place the device on a flat and stable surface. Director Mini provides two ■ detachable foldable stands for better heat dissipation and convenient operation. You can use the stands as needed.
Page 7 Complete Initial Settings Complete Initial Settings The first time you power on your Director Mini device or after you reset the device, you will be prompted to select your language, set your device name and read End User License Agreement (EULA). Please follow the guide step by step to complete the initial settings.
Page 8 Phone Camera. For details, please refer to Director Utility App User Manual. Connect to Network Connect to Network Director Mini supports wired and Wi-Fi networks. These networks can be connected at the same time. The priority order for the device selecting network connection is Ethernet > Wi-Fi. Connect to Ethernet ■...
Page 9 Connect one or two HDMI devices, such as HD camera, computer and game console, to the HDMI ports of Director Mini. It supports to capture signals from the two HDMI ports at the same time. The thumbnail of the corresponding input signal appears in the scene list of default show.
Page 10 When you connect a PC as the HDMI source, you need to select Director Mini as the audio output device on the PC. For example, on Windows 10, click > > System > Sound. In the Output section, choose Director Mini (********) from the drop-down list box of Choose your output device, such as Director Mini (Intel(R) Display Audio).
Page 11 It also supports HDMI microphone or USB microphone. Connect headphones ■ Connect your headphones to the Headphone jack on Director Mini to monitor the audio. It also supports USB audio playback device. You can also use a Bluetooth device for audio monitoring, and please refer to...
Page 12 (Optional) Connect to External Screen (Optional) Connect to External Screen Director Mini can be connected to an external screen through the USB-C OUT port. Use a Type-C to HDMI / VGA / DP adapter to connect a monitor, HDTV or other devices to the USB-C OUT port of Director Mini.
Page 13: Main Screen
Main Screen Main Screen Director Mini provides lots of easy-to-use buttons on the main screen, and supports landscape mode and portrait mode. You can produce and stream your show very easily.
Page 14 Status Bar Status Bar The status bar helps you know the working status of the device.
Page 15: Control Center
Control Center Control Center The control center provides more information of the device and enables quick settings. Swipe down the status bar to open the control center. To close the control center, swipe up on the screen. The control center provides the following functions and information.
Page 16: Tutorials
Tutorials Tutorials The following tutorials will enable you to produce your first show and start to stream and record quickly. Create Show Create Show > Create a show. Specify the Show Name, and select the Orientation (16:9 or 9:16). Tap Create. You will enter the new show.
Page 17 Switch Scenes Switch Scenes Swipe the scene list to left or right to browse scenes, and tap thumbnails to ■ switch scenes. Tap any empty area of the screen to view the scene in full-screen mode, and ■ tap any empty area again to exit the full-screen mode. If a scene contains a video clip source, you can tap the the play and pause ■...
Page 18 Adjust Volume Adjust Volume to open the audio mixer. Swipe left and right to view the connected audio sources and external audio ■ sources. When the current scene contains video or BGM, they will also be displayed. Move the fader to adjust the audio level. ■...
Page 19 and then tap to open the Create New window. Select a type to create a GFX. to create more GFXs. Select one or more GFXs in the list to display in the show. scoreboard, timer or stopwatch is applied, you can tap the icon or long-press the thumbnail and select Control to open the control panel for controlling.
Page 20 Background Music Background Music Add BGM Add BGM Long-press a scene thumbnail, and tap Edit. In the Scene Editor, tap to select a song from a storage path. On the Background Music page, add more music and set start and playback policy.
Page 21 Live Stream, Record and Screenshot Live Stream, Record and Screenshot and select a target platform to configure, such as RTMP, and then to go back. to start streaming, tap to start recording, and tap to take screenshots. to set and show live comments when streaming to YouTube, Twitch or Facebook.
Page 22: Produce Your Show
Produce Your Show Produce Your Show Director Mini enables simple video production by allowing you to build a run of shows which contain a series of scenes, while each scene consists of live sources, video clips, images, text, etc. Create and Manage Shows Create and Manage Shows You can create and manage multiple shows in Director Mini.
Page 23 Switch Show Switch Show > Show list. Tap a show name to switch to the show. Rename Show Rename Show > Show list. Swipe a show to the left. Tap Rename. Enter a new name, and tap Save. Copy Show Copy Show >...
Page 24: Create And Manage Scenes
Create and Manage Scenes Create and Manage Scenes A show consists of one or more scenes, while a scene contains various sources, including HDMI input signal, webcam input signal, phone camera input signal, video ® ® clips, pictures, RTMP streaming signal, streaming signal, NDI HX2/NDI HX3 Input signal, etc.
Page 25 Scenes Scenes The scene list is displayed at the bottom of the main screen, and each scene has a corresponding thumbnail in the scene list. The following information will be displayed on the thumbnail. A red box indicates which scene is in Program view. ■...
Page 26 Rename Scene Rename Scene Long press a scene thumbnail. Tap Rename on the popup menu. Enter new scene name, and tap Save. Delete Scene Delete Scene You can delete a scene through the following ways. Method 1 Long press a scene thumbnail. Tap Delete on the popup menu.
Page 27 Copy Scene Copy Scene You can also copy an existing scene to create a new scene by the following two ways. Method 1: Long press a scene thumbnail. Tap Copy on the popup menu. Enter new scene name, and tap Copy. Method 2: on the main screen.
Page 28 Zoom Scene List Zoom Scene List on the main screen. Select Advanced on the popup menu. button on the right to change the size of thumbnails. By default, the Scene List uses large thumbnails. Tap Done at the upper right corner. Rearrange Scene Order Rearrange Scene Order on the main screen.
Page 29 Show or Hide the Scene List Show or Hide the Scene List When the Scene List is visible, swipe down to the bottom of the screen to hide ■ When the Scene List is hidden, tap or swipe up from bottom to expand it. ■...
Page 30: Edit Scenes
Edit Scenes Edit Scenes ® Sources are the building blocks of scenes. You can fill a scene with a combination of various sources such as HDMI, WEBCAM, RTMP stream, stream, NDI ® HX2/NDI HX3 stream, Video, Picture and Text. With the rich sources on hand, creativity is unlimited. You will use the Scene Editor to plan out your scene and add eye-catching effects to your sources.
Page 31 4K, encoded in H.264, and in MOV, MP4, or MKV format. To select files from the internal storage, you should import files to Director Mini device at first. Please refer to How to import/export files.
Page 32 To select files from the internal storage, you should import files to Director Mini device at first. Please refer to How to import/export files. RTMP Stream ■ A streaming source pulled via RTMP. Please refer to Add RTMP Stream. Stream ■...
Page 33 Notice: In the same scene, you can add a maximum of three sources, including HDMI, ■ WEBCAM, RTMP/SRT/NDI Stream, Phone Camera and video clips, in which: Each HDMI source and the WEBCAM can only be added once. ■ You can only add one video clip. ■...
Page 34 Add WEBCAM Add WEBCAM in the scene editor. Select WEBCAM 1 or WEBCAM 2. Bind a webcam device to WEBCAM 1 or WEBCAM 2 occording to the following situations. If one USB device is connected, choose WEBCAM 1, then the device will be ■...
Page 35 RTMP RTMP Stream Stream in the Scene Editor. RTMP Stream. Enter the following information. Name: Specify an alias name for your convenience of multi-item ■ management. URL: Enter the RTMP URL of then sender. To add a video stream from a ■...
Page 36 Stream Stream in the Scene Editor. Stream. Enter the following information. Name: Specify an alias name for your convenience of multi-item ■ management. Address: Enter the IP address of domain name of the sender. ■ Port: Enter the port of the sender. It ranges from 1 to 65535. ■...
Page 37 After a stream is added, its URL is recorded in the show. You can select an existing URL when you create a new scene or add a source to a scene. To edit a stream URL, you can use the URL tool in the scene editor. For details, please refer to URL.
Page 38 Ensure that the two properties are those of the same unit when you are filling in them both. Buffer duration: The value ranges from 20ms to 8000ms. The default value ■ is 60ms. You can set a short duration when low latency matters. Transport mode: Options include UDP (Unicast), UDP (Multicast), RUDP ■...
Page 39 Search NDI Stream Automatically Search NDI Stream Automatically in the Scene Editor. Tap NDI Stream. Tap NDI Search, and it starts searching NDI sources in the same LAN. By default, it searches NDI sources of the public group. Tap Advanced, enter Group name, and tap Confirm. Then it starts searching sources in corresponding group(s).
Page 40 Scene Editor, and then select Phone Camera. Enter the camera name (1 - 32 bytes). Toggle on Microphone, so that the Director Mini device can capture audio from your phone's microphone. Select the image quality: High, Middle, Low.
Page 41 Change Z-Order Change Z-Order Z-order is an ordering of overlapping sources. You can change the z-order to have a source appearing in front of other sources. In the Scene Editor, tap a source to select it. to move the selected source to an upper layer. Or tap to move the selected source to a lower layer.
Page 42 SRT/RTMP Tool HDMI WEBCAM Phone Camera NDI Stream Video Clip Picture Text Color Stream Select, Move, ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ Resize & Rotate Position ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ Size ✪ ✪...
Page 43 Select, Move, Resize & Rotate Select, Move, Resize & Rotate All kinds of sources can be selected, moved, resized and rotated. To select a source: Tap a source so that it will be selected with a white frame surrounded. To move a source: Drag and move the selected source to a new position.
Page 44 To rotate a source: Press and rotate on the selected source's frame. To control the rotation more precisely: Tap Position or Size at the bottom bar. Tap the X or Y number (on the Position control), or the W or H number (on the Size control).
Page 45 Size Size Apart from dragging on a source's frame to scale it up and down, you can also use the Size control to set size more precisely. W, H: Tap the W or H number to specify the width and height in pixels of the ■...
Page 46 Full Screen: Tap this button to expand the source to full screen. ■ When you lock the aspect ratio, a source is expanded to full screen when either its width or height reaches that of the canvas. When you do not lock the aspect ratio, a source is stretched to fill the whole canvas, in which case the source can be distorted.
Page 47 Crop Crop Cropping allows only part of the source to be rendered in the scene. All sources except text and color can be cropped. Tap Crop in the toolbar. Select a cropping ratio. Drag the corner handles to specify the crop boundaries. Tap Reset to revert to the original size and aspect ratio of the source.
Page 48 Transparency Transparency This feature works with the color and picture source. It is also a sub-function of other tools, such as text and background. Tap Transparency and move the slider to adjust the transparency. It ranges from 0 (solid) to 100 (completely invisible).
Page 49 Frame Frame You can decorate a source with a Frame. A frame is defined by the following properties: Weight: Sets the frame's border weight. It ranges from 0 to 50 pixels, with 0 ■ indicating no frame. Color: Sets the frame's color, with white as the default. ■...
Page 50 Label Label When you tap Label, the source is instantly labeled by its type name or file name. You can change the text and its properties to make a special mark. This tool is available for all sources except text and color. Tap the text area and then change the text.
Page 51 ■ Zoom: Zoom in from 9 directions, as indicated by the arrows. After you select an entrance transition for the first time, Director Mini automatically sets the corresponding exit transition for you. For example, when you set the entrance transition as , the exit transition is set to .
Page 52 Add exit transition: Tap Out and select an exit effect from the All tab or any other category tab. ■ None: No exit transition (default) ■ Fade: Fade out. ■ Fly: Fly out to 4 directions, as indicated by the arrows. ■...
Page 53 Text Text This tool applies to the Text source. Tap Text at the toolbar to define the following properties: Color: Sets text color. ■ Font: Sets text font. ■ Case: Sets text to all uppercase or lowercase. ■ Alignment: Sets text alignment (left, center or right). ■...
Page 54 Background Background This function applies to the Text source. Tap Background to define the following properties: Color: Specifies a solid color as the text background. ■ Gradient: Specifies a gradient color as the text background. ■ Picture: Specifies a picture as the text background. The picture format can be ■...
Page 55 Flip Flip This tool applies to HDMI and webcam sources. Horizontal to flip the source from left to right. ■ Vertical to flip the source from top to bottom. ■...
Page 56 Keyer Keyer ® Keyer can remove the background of HDMI, WEBCAM, SRT/RTMP stream, NDI ® HX2/NDI HX3 stream, Phone Camera and Video sources. Tap Keyer, and the system implements keying with an auto algorithm. Tap Key color, and select a color to key. If you want to key other color, tap to open the color setting page, tap on the preview image to select a color, or enter RGB value at the bottom, and...
Page 57 Action Action This function applies to the Video Clip source. Action define how a video source is played. Start action: Defines how video playback is started. ■ Auto start: Starts to play the video automatically. ■ Manual start: Starts to play or pause the video by tapping the Play/Pause ■...
Page 58 Play Range Play Range This function applies to the Video Clip source. An entire video will be played by default, but you can specify a start and end point if you wish to only play part of a video. As shown in the figure on the left, you can drag and move tags on the video’s progress bar to define start and end points.
Page 59 Property Property This tool applies to the WEBCAM and Phone Camera. Change WEBCAM's Properties Change WEBCAM's Properties Ensure that a WEBCAM is connected to the device. Select the WEBCAM source. to open the WEBCAM Properties window. View and select properties of the WEBCAM. Device: the information of current WEBCAM.
Page 60 Change Phone Camera's Properties Change Phone Camera's Properties Select a Phone Camera source. to open the Phone Camera window. Change properties as needed. For details, please refer to Create Phone Camera. Tap Save after you change properties. ® ® This tool applies to the SRT/RTMP stream and NDI HX2/NDI HX3 stream.
Page 61 Format Format This function can copy the format of one source and past to another source. This tool is available for all sources. The format function of text source takes effect independently, that is, the format of a text source can only be pasted to another text source.
Page 62 PTZ Control PTZ Control When a source is connected with a PTZ camera supporting Visca UDP, you can enable this function to control the PTZ camera through the network. The PTZ camera and Director device must be able to ping each other. Supported sources include HDMI, WEBCAM, and RTMP.
Page 63: Background Music
Background Music Background Music You can add background music to a scene to enrich your show. On the main screen, long press a scene thumbnail and tap Edit to open the Scene Editor. , select a storage path, and then select an audio file to add. Supported formats are MP3, M4A, WAV files.
Page 64: Present Your Show
Present Your Show Present Your Show Director Mini provides lots of tools for conveniently presenting your show and adding eye-catching effects, making your show more professional and attractive. Switch Scenes Switch Scenes Director Mini supports switching scenes with quick mode or manual mode, and supports setting transition effect.
Page 65: Ftb
If a video clip is contained in the preview view, it will execute the configured start action and end action. Here are two actions differing from that in the program view. If it is set to "Manual start", you can tap the Play button in the center of the ■...
Page 66 (Fade to Black) function allows your show to fade into black during streaming or recording, with no video nor audio output. This function is most often used at the end of a scene or show. , and select FTB. ■ Your audio/video output will be stopped.
Page 67: Freeze Scene
Freeze Scene Freeze Scene You can freeze dynamic images while streaming or recording. To freeze the scene, tap and select Freeze. ■ To unfreeze the scene, tap and select Unfreeze. ■...
Page 68: Volume Control
Volume Control Volume Control The audio mixer is used to mix connected audio sources, external audio sources and built-in audio from BGM and video clips. You can access the audio mixer by the following ways. on the main screen. ■ Long-press a thumbnail on the scene list, select Edit on the popup to enter the ■...
Page 69 Microphone Jack: device connected to the microphone jack. ■ HDMI 1: device connected to the HDMI 1 port. ■ HDMI 2: device connected to the HDMI 2 port. ■ USB device：device(s) connected to the USB 3.0 port(s). The system ■ automatically lists device name(s).
Page 70 If a source is selected as MIC, it does not display the corresponding audio. You can also select audio properties through " > Settings > Audio". For details, see Audio. Audio Meter Audio Meter Except monitor, each audio has its audio meter showing the real-time level. An audio meter of program is also displayed at the upper left corner of the home screen.
Page 71 Control Audio Control Audio Adjust audio level ■ Each audio has a fader for adjusting the maximum level. Move the fader to adjust the audio level. The range is from -40dB to 10dB. ■ The current adjusted value is displayed at the top of the fader. Double-click ■...
Page 72: Use Gfx
Use GFX Use GFX Graphic Overlay (GFX) enables a predefined logo, picture and text combination to show on the scene during recording and streaming. It is useful when you want to add lower thirds or a company logo to your show. It adds a professional touch to your show, making it more interactive.
Page 73 GFX Templates Templates Director Mini provides various templates helping you display more information during program. Title Title A title shows the theme of your show, and a good title will make your show more engaging. Tap text boxes and enter content.
Page 74 Animated Text Animated Text Animated text craws horizontally for displaying sports news, breaking news, weather report, etc. Tap the text box, and then enter content, or tap Import at the upper right corner to import from a txt or rtf file. It supports up to 1024 characters. If the imported text has line breaks, you can select to import the first paragraph or import all paragraphs with line breaks being deleted automatically.
Page 75 Digital Clock Digital Clock Digital Clock displays digital date and time, which are synchronized with the system. Text: Set the number's color, size, font and transparency. ■ Background: Specify a solid color, gradient color or picture as the clock's ■ background, and sets the transparency.
Page 76 Bullet List Bullet List Bullet List can list important information clearly. Tap the text box, enter your content, and tap Enter to add a new item. To delete one list item, delete all the content of this item. Set properties of the bullet list. Text: Set the text's format, including font, size, color, case, transparency ■...
Page 77 Social Media Social Media Social Media displays your account to attract more followers. Tap text box and enter content. Set text format and transition effect. See Editing Tools for details. The logo cannot be changed. You can switch by changing the template. Logo Logo Logo supports to import one picture, such as a company logo and brand logo.
Page 78 Scoreboard Scoreboard Scoreboard displays the scores of a game. It only supports to create one scoreboard. Basic Settings Game Name ■ Toggle on/off the switch of Show Name to set whether to show the game ■ name. Set game name's content, font, size, color, transparency, and background. ■...
Page 79 Advanced Settings Tap Advanced to further customize the scoreboard. Show game name: Toggle on/off the switch to set whether to show game ■ name. Show game time: Toggle on/off the switch to set whether to show game time. ■ When it is toggled on, the Countdown option appears, and you can make the following settings.
Page 80 Timer Timer You can use Timer to countdown. It only supports to create one timer. Duration: Scroll hour, minute and second options to set the duration. ■ Text: Set the font, size, color, and transparency of numbers. ■ Progress Bar: Set the color of progress bar. ■...
Page 81 Transition: Set transition effect. ■ Stopwatch Stopwatch You can use Stopwatch to count up. It only supports to create one stopwatch. Format: Select one stopwatch format. Options include H:M and H:M:S. ■ Text: Set the font, size, color, and transparency of numbers. ■...
Page 82 Create Custom Create Custom GFX to open the list. to open the Create New interface. Choose Custom to enter the editor. , choose Picture to add a picture, or choose Text to add text content. Edit the picture and text. See editing tools for details.
Page 83 Apply Apply GFX You can apply up to 8 GFXs in a show at the same time. to open the list. Tap one thumbnail, and then the is displayed in the scene. A √ appears on the selected thumbnail. If a bullet list is applied, and it is set as manual play mode, you can tap the text content on the screen to display the next line.
Page 84 GFX Application Example Application Example To help you better understand how is shown or undisplayed in your show, we'll give you some examples. In the examples below, GFX1 is the live icon at the upper left corner of the screen, and GFX2 is the analog clock at the upper right corner. Example 1: apply in the program scene 1.
Page 85 Example 2: undisplay in the program scene 1. The current scene is the program scene with GFX1 applied. 2. Tap to open list, and unselect GFX1. 3. The output scene of the show after GFX1 is unselected.
Page 86 Example 3: apply in the preview scene 1. The current scene is the program scene. 2. Tap a scene to preview in manual switch mode. 3. Tap to open list, and select GFX1. 4. Tap > "Switch". The output scene of the show is as above.
Page 87 Example 4: apply more GFXs in the preview scene 1. The current scene is the program scene with GFX1 applied. 2. Tap a scene to preview in manual switch mode. 3. Tap to open list, and select GFX2. 4. Tap >...
Page 88 Example 5: undisplay in the preview scene 1. The current scene is the program scene with GFX1 and GFX2 applied. 2. Tap a scene to preview in manual switch mode. 3. Tap to open list, and unselect GFX2. 4. Tap >...
Page 89 Example 6: application for switching preview scenes 1. The current scene is the preview scene. 2. Tap to open list, and select GFX1 and GFX2. 3. Tap , and select another scene to preview. 4. Tap "Switch". The output scene of the show is as above.
Page 90 Control Scoreboard Control Scoreboard You can open the scoreboard control panel through the following ways. Way 1: When the scoreboard is applied, tap on the screen. In portrait mode, you may need to tap and select Scoreboard. Way 2: Tap to open the list, long-press the scoreboard thumbnail and tap Control on the popup.
Page 91 Control Timer Control Timer You can open the timer control panel through the following ways. Way 1: When the scoreboard is applied, tap on the screen. In portrait mode, you may need to tap and select Timer. Way 2: Tap to open the list, long-press the timer thumbnail and tap Control on the popup.
Page 92 Control Stopwatch Control Stopwatch You can open the stopwatch control panel through the following ways. Way 1: Tap on the screen. In portrait mode, you may need to tap and select Stopwatch. Way 2: Tap to open the list, long-press the stopwatch thumbnail and tap Control on the popup.
Page 93 Rename Rename GFX Each is named as the type by default. You can rename the GFX. to open the list. Long-press one thumbnail. Tap Rename, enter the new name and tap Save. Copy Copy GFX You can copy an existing to create a new GFX.
Page 94: Use Pen
Use Pen Use Pen Director Mini provides the Pen to annotate on your show. to enter the annotation mode. Draw or write on the screen to annotate. Clear the annotations. The annotations will disappear automatically after 5 seconds by default.
Page 95: Ptz Control
PTZ Control PTZ Control When a source is connected with a PTZ camera and has enabled PTZ control, or the NDI source supports PTZ, you can tap to open the PTZ control center. If there are multiple PTZ sources in the scene, select a source on the popup. Pan/Tilt Control On the Pan/Tilt Control panel, tap the center of the circle and slide your finger ■...
Page 96 Presets A preset is a predefined image position which contains information of pan, tilt, zoom, etc. After the preset is configured, you can move the camera to your desired position quickly by calling the preset. Move the camera to your desired position and adjust zoom and focus. and then tap a number to save.
Page 97: Control Bgm
Control BGM Control BGM After you have added background music to a scene, the BGM icon will be displayed on the scene thumbnail and main screen. You can control the playback of the background music. On the screen, tap a scene thumbnail with the BGM icon. to reveal the BGM playback bar.
Page 98: Table Of Contents
Start Streaming and Recording Start Streaming and Recording Director Mini can stream to multiple platforms, and supports recording the show for later use. You can stream and record separately or simultaneously, and implement interactive operations to attract your audience. Live Streaming Live Streaming You can stream to two platforms with different encoding formats at the same time.
Page 99 Your username and profile image will be displayed after login. Your nickname, user avatar images and authorization token will be stored encrypted in Director Mini device after a successful authorization. When you delete the YouTube server or remove Director Mini from trusted apps from...
Page 100 You can select Primary server (rtmp), Primary server (rtmps), Backup server ( rtmp), or Backup server (rtmps). Tap Post to, and select a channel, event, or New stream. If you select New stream, you need to set Title (mandatory), Description, and Privacy.
Page 101 Configure Twitch Server Configure Twitch Server Select Twitch in the stream setting page. Tap Name to enter an alias name for your convenience of multi-item management. Tap Encode, and select a stream scheme. Options are as follows. Main stream: Program, 1080p, 60FPS, 6.0Mbps (default) ■...
Page 102 Configure Facebook Live Server Configure Facebook Live Server Select Facebook in the stream setting page. Tap Name to enter an alias name for your convenience of multi-item management. Tap Encode, and select a stream scheme. Options are as follows. Main stream: Program, 1080p, 60FPS, 6.0Mbps (default) ■...
Page 103 ® ® Configure NDI Configure NDI Server Server ® Select NDI in the stream setting page. Tap Alias to enter an alias name for your convenience of multi-item management. ® Tap Source Name to enter a name, which is the name of the output NDI stream for the receiver to recognize.
Page 104 Bitrate Mode: It is fixed at CBR. ■ Tap Encoding Source to select the source to encode. Options include Program, HDMI 1 and HDMI 2. Tap Transport Mode, select a mode and set parameters if needed. UDP (Unicast): The device sends a UDP stream directly to the receiver. It is ■...
Page 105 between the device and receivers, but transfer audio packet and video packet via different ports. It usually works in a complicated networking studio. It is used where reliable transmission of data matters, which makes it suitable for 4K NDI streams. (Optional)Toggle on Discovery Server, and then the device can only be received by the specified receiver, and the mDNS auto-discovery function is unavailable.
Page 106 IP address shows the IP Address of the backup NDI channel, which is ■ automatically obtained after you select the backup NDI source. Tap Test to test whether the previous configurations are working properly. to return to the previous menu.
Page 107 Configure Configure RTMP RTMP Server Server Select RTMP in the stream setting page. Tap Name to enter an alias name for your convenience of multi-item management. Tap Encode, and select a stream scheme. Options are as follows. Main stream: Program, 1080p, 60FPS, 6.0Mbps (default) ■...
Page 108 Configure Configure Caller Caller Select in the stream setting page. Tap Name to enter an alias name for your convenience of multi-item management. Tap Encode, and select a stream scheme. Options are as follows. Main stream: Program, 1080p, 60FPS, 6.0Mbps (default) ■...
Page 109 Add More Servers Add More Servers Select Add Server in the stream setting page. Select one server, and operate as the previous steps. Edit Server Edit Server Tap a sever in the stream setting page. Modify the server's properties. Delete Server Delete Server In the stream setting page, swipe a server to the left, and then tap ■...
Page 110 Start Live Streaming ® Director Mini supports streaming to two servers at the same time. When NDI HX3 streaming is ongoing, you cannot stream to other kind of destinations, vice versa. You can start live streaming through two methods: Manual Stream and Auto Stream.
Page 111 (Optional) Repeat the above steps to stop streaming to the other server. Auto Stream Auto Stream Ensure your Director Mini device is connected to the Internet. Ensure you have turned on Auto Stream when you configure streaming sever.
Page 112 Live Comment Live Comment You can show live comments when streaming to YouTube, Twitch or Facebook. to set live comments. Toggle on Show to display live comments in the show. Set text size. Set the style of comment box. Tap "x" to go back to the main screen. The comment box will display real-time comments in chronological order, and the icon of the platform will be displayed on the profile picture to mark it.
Page 113: Record And Screenshot
Record and Screenshot Record and Screenshot You can record a show during live streaming or independently, and you can take screenshots at any time. Set Recording Properties Set Recording Properties Before recording, you may need to set recording properties. Otherwise, it will use the default settings to record.
Page 114 Tap Split file, and then you can choose to split your recording file by time or by size. By default, it starts a new file every 4 GB. By time: start a new file by every x minutes or x hours. Tap to set as ■...
Page 115 Start Recording Start Recording On the main screen, tap to start recording. to stop recording. When the recording time is less than 1s, the recording file will not be  saved. ® When NDI HX3 streaming is ongoing, you cannot record, vice versa. Take Screenshots Take Screenshots to take a screenshot.
Page 116 Orange streaming text: The upload speed is not enough to support bandwidth. ■ Red streaming text: Director Mini is trying to reconnect to the streaming server. ■ You can also view streaming status on the Control Center.
Page 117: Album
Album Album The Album displays the screenshots you have taken or videos you have recorded which are stored in the internal storage or SD card, categorized into All, Video, and Image, and sorted by time. In the album, you can preview, export, and delete the images or video clips. Preview Video Clips &...
Page 118 Export or Delete Video Clips & Images Export or Delete Video Clips & Images > Album to open the Album. Tap Select, and then select some video clips and images. at the bottom, then select USB or SD Card to export the selected items.
Page 119: Settings
> Settings to open the settings page, where you can customize the properties of the device, configure encode parameters, set audio, etc. Network Network Director Mini supports multiple network connections, including wired, Wi-Fi and cellular network. These networks can be connected at the same time. The priority order for the device selecting network connection is wired > Wi-Fi > Cellular network.
Page 120 DNS, and link speed. To delete a Wi-Fi, you can tap the connected Wi-Fi and then tap FORGET. Or you can tap Saved networks at the bottom, and tap a Wi-Fi to delete, and then tap FORGET. After adding the network, to turn off/on the Wi-Fi network, toggle the switch after WLAN.
Page 121 Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet is enabled by default. If you want to disable the Ethernet connection when it is in bad status, tap Ethernet, and then toggle off the switch. To enable the Ethernet connection, toggle on the switch. You can tap Ethernet configuration to check and set more information, including connection type (DHCP or Static IP), IP address, network prefix length, DNS address and gateway address.
Page 122: Bluetooth
Bluetooth Bluetooth You can pair your device to a Bluetooth device. Tap Bluetooth in the settings page. Tap Pair new device. (Optional) Tap Device name to rename the device name for Bluetooth pairing. Select a Bluetooth device from the list of Available devices. Go back to the previous page, and the device is listed in Available media devices.
Page 123: Display
Display Display Tap Display in the settings page to configure the screen display properties. Brightness level: Move the Brightness slider to right or left to adjust the ■ brightness. Energy conservation: Choose the amount of time you want to activate energy ■...
Page 124: Audio
Audio Audio Tap Audio in the settings page, to set the properties of audio. Mic device: select a microphone device. ■ Microphone jack: device connected to the microphone jack ■ HDMI 1: device connected to the HDMI 1 port ■ HDMI 2: device connected to the HDMI 2 port ■...
Page 125 Output microphone sound to monitor device (enabled by default): In some ■ cases, you may want to input your own microphone using the 3.5mm mic/line input for narration while monitoring the other audio and video sources. To exclude your own microphone audio from only your headphones or Bluetooth connection, toggle the audio off.
Page 126: Storage
Storage Storage Tap Storage in the settings page, to check the storage status of internal storage and SD card, and set storage path for screenshot and record. Tap Internal storage. At the top, you’ll see a color-coded bar showing how much space the ■...
Page 127: Encode
Encode Encode The system provides two encoders for selection when you configure stream servers and record parameters. You can customize encoding parameters and select encoding source for main stream and sub stream. Tap Encode on the settings page. Tap Main stream or Sub stream. (Optional) Tap + Add to customize a stream scheme with the following parameters, and then tap Add.
Page 128: Scene Switch
To edit an exiting stream scheme, swipe it left and tap Edit. To delete an exiting stream scheme, swipe it left and tap Delete. Scene Switch Scene Switch Tap Scene Switch on the settings page to set switch mode and transition effect. Quick switch: set scene switch mode.
Page 129: System
Tap System on the settings page to set the system related items. Language Language Director Mini supports English and Chinese. Tap Language in the system page. Tap a language. Tap Continue. The device will restart and change to the selected language.
Page 130 Date and Time Date and Time By default, your device receives date and time information from the network. Tap Date & Time in the system page, and then you can set manually. Automatic date and time: Use the date and time provided by the network. ■...
Page 131 Update Firmware Update Firmware Director Mini supports automatically and manually updating firmware. Manual update can update to any firmware version, while auto update can only update to the online latest version. Auto Update Auto Update Ensure your device is connected with network.
Page 132 Tap Manual Update, and then select the update file. Director Mini will then upgrade automatically. Please wait and do not exit. During the upgrade process, do not power off or restart your device.
Page 133 Reset Reset This function is going to reset the device. Before resetting, make sure that  you have backed up all the files you need. Tap Reset in the system page. Tap the Reset button. The device will be rebooted with all the shows and their assets, system settings and local stored media files being deleted.
Page 134 About About Tap About in the system page, and it shows the information of the device, including its device name, family name, product name, serial number, hardware version, firmware version, software version, warranty, and license. Rename the device You can rename the device. Tap Device Name, and enter a new name.
Page 135: Battery
Director Mini supports two hot-swappable NP-F battery packs, which allows for device operation without the need for a physical power connection. You can insert battery and power adapter separately or simultaneously. When they are both inserted, Director Mini uses the power supplied by the power adapter as the priority.
Page 136 Battery Installation Battery Installation Director Mini supports 7.4V NP-F type battery packs, such as Sony NP-F550 and Sony NP-F750. You can use the same or equivalent types. Install: press the lock button first and put the battery into the slots until it is ■...
Page 137 If the power adapter is also connected, the device uses power adapter in priority and it does not show the battery status icon. During operation, your Director Mini will use the battery with the lower charge, then swap over to the other when the battery is depleted without interruption.
Page 138 Typical Battery Working Time Typical Battery Working Time The following is what you can expect for a single battery. Capacity Working Condition Working Hours Displaying, streaming and recording a 7800mAh multi-view scene consisting of HDMI, 3 hours 30 minutes Video and WEBCAM sources Displaying and streaming an HDMI 2200mAh 2 hours 20 minutes...
Page 139: Faqs
FAQs FAQs General General Notice for connecting the USB-C OUT port to the computer Notice for connecting the USB-C OUT port to the computer Please connect the device with power cable or battery and power on at first, and then connect to the computer. To power off the device, disconnect the USB-C OUT port from the computer at first, and then press the power button to power off.
Page 140 Scenes. How to configure live stream servers? How to configure live stream servers? Configure the stream server on the Director Mini device: > Settings > Stream, and select a sever to enter the configuration page. Or tap on the main screen, tap a server not configured to enter the configuration page.
Page 141 How to start and stop live streaming? How to start and stop live streaming? Manual Stream Start streaming: on the main screen. Tap Connect next to a configured server in the Live Stream window. (Optional) Repeat the above steps to stream to another server at the same time. The maximum number of servers you can simultaneously connect to is two.
Page 142 How many sources with video signal can I add to one scene/show? How many sources with video signal can I add to one scene/show? In the same scene You can add a maximum of three sources, including HDMI, WEBCAM, stream, RTMP stream, NDI stream, Phone Camera and video clips, in which: Each HDMI source and WEBCAM can only be added once.
Page 143 ■ Use computer Use a Type-C cable to connect the USB-C OUT port of the device and the computer. The device is recognized as Director Mini, which may differ with the OS. Then ■ you can import and export files with the computer.
Page 144 Magewell USB Capture devices, with which you can connect a wider range of video devices. Moreover, they also allow multiple devices to connect and work through Hub. Notice: When a USB AV device is added to a scene as a WEBCAM source, Director Mini only captures the video. To use the audio, you can select the USB device as the microphone. Please refer to Volume Control.
Page 145 What can the USB-C OUT port be used for? What can the USB-C OUT port be used for? The USB-C OUT port is a USB 3.0 Type-C port. It can be connected to the computer to export and import files. It is also a display port to connect to an external screen, such as a monitor and HDTV, supporting 1920x1080@60hz.
Page 146 A higher bitrate can carry more data and often means better video quality, but you must have the bandwidth to accommodate it. Insufficient bandwidth in this case can result in dropped video frames, which can make the video choppy. Moreover, when the bitrate is already high enough for your video, increasing it further will not make an obvious difference for your video quality.
Page 147 Bitrate mode Among the different bitrate modes, is the most predictable but generally yields videos of less satisfying quality. involves more complex processing and can be slower, but it usually produces higher quality streams at similar bitrates. Generally, it is recommended to use for encoding.
Page 148 Audio Audio What audio inputs/outputs does Director Mini support? What audio inputs/outputs does Director Mini support? Director Mini supports the following audio inputs and outputs: Audio Input Mic/line in: 1x 3.5mm jack, 2-channel, 48 KHz, 16-bit ■ Audio input from HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 ports: 2-channel, 48 KHz, 16-bit ■...
Page 149 Why is there no audio from the HDMI input? Check whether Director Mini is selected as the audio output device on the source computer connected to the HDMI port. Only when Director Mini is selected will the computer output audio to Director Mini. The configuration varies depending on the OS.
Page 150 However, if your devices are separated by a distance, it is recommended to choose 2.4GHz, so that you can receive a better signal even across obstacles. Note: When the Wi-Fi connected to the Director Mini device is 5.0GHz, the AP band can only be selected as 2.4GHz; when the Wi-Fi is 2.4GHz, the AP band can only...
Page 151 Update the firmware again. DO NOT power off or reboot your device during the update. If your issue is not solved, please submit your questions in the online Ticket System: tickets.magewell.com, or contact the Magewell Technical Support Team at support@magewell.net.
Page 152: Support
If you have problems or questions during using Director Mini, you can find support and help through the following ways. View Help View Help > Help, to get help information, which will tell you how to use Director Mini and give answers to some frequently asked questions. Feedback Feedback You can use the feedback feature to ask technical questions, make suggestions and complaints.
Page 153 If you cannot find an answer, click Contact Us at the bottom to contact the support team. ■ Submit your questions in the online Ticket System: tickets.magewell.com, or contact the Magewell Technical Support Team at support@magewell.net. ■...
Page 154: Glossary And Abbreviations
Glossary and Abbreviations Glossary and Abbreviations AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) refers to digital audio coding standard that represent audio files based on lossy audio compression. It was launche d as successor of MP3 file format keeping in view that the lateral faced issues for the implementation of new ideas in the encoding process based o n the development of methods for data compression.
Page 155 Graphic overlays. Graphics overlay are text and graphics that are displayed in a stream over the actual content (such as game or video) during a liv e stream. RTMP RTMP RTMP stands for "Real-Time Messaging Protocol". It is an efficient way to transmit large chunks of audio, video, and data from a server to the Inter net via an encoder.
Page 156 Variable bit rate. In this mode, the encoder dynamically increases or decreases the bit rate based on the image bitrate needs. VBR is preferred to C BR when you expect better image quality.
Page 157: Notice
■ shall prevail. The only warranties for Magewell products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein ■ should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Magewell shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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