Magewell has added to its Director Mini product with a second model in its all-in-one production system portfolio.
Director One builds on the feature set and flexibility of Director Mini with a larger, brighter touchscreen; integrated 4G cellular modem; and direct HDMI output.
Like Director Mini, the new Director One is a production and streaming products that combines multi-input switching, graphics, streaming, recording and monitoring in one device.
Director One offers all the benefits of its older but smaller sibling including AV and IP input flexibility; production tools; output capabilities; and a range of control choices including the integrated touchscreen, the Director Utility mobile app, a browser-based web interface, and optional third-party controllers.
Director One features a 7-in AMOLED touchscreen, over 25% larger than Director Mini’s interface. Director One’s screen delivers 800-nit brightness and a 100,000:1 contrast ratio, enhancing visibility in environments such as bright sunlight.
While Director Mini supports third-party USB cellular modems for internet connectivity, Director One offers an integrated 4G modem (SIM card not included). Both models also support wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity – with dedicated 4G and Wi-Fi antennas on Director One.
Director One shares the same input capabilities as Director Mini, including two HDMI inputs, two USB AV inputs, HTML web pages, file-based media assets, three mobile cameras and three simultaneous live IP sources including SRT streams, RTMP streams, RTSP streams, NDI High Bandwidth and NDI HX.
On the output side of the equation, both models support NDI HX, SRT and RTMP streams as well as a USB-C interface that is configurable for UVC output. Director Mini’s USB-C interface can alternatively be connected to a DisplayPort monitor (including HDMI monitors with an optional adapter), while Director One adds a dedicated HDMI output. Both products can also record productions to an SD card or built-in storage.
All of Director Mini’s vast production toolset is available in Director One, including graphics capabilities, telestration, instant replay, built-in scoreboard functionality, HTML graphics overlays, chroma keying, PTZ camera control.