Build Your Own Studio
On this page you'll find products that might come in handy when building your own BoinxTV studio. We've learned about these products when facing particular issues. Some of the products we have used ourselves, others were pointed out to us by customers. Please note that these are products by 3rd party vendors. Check the vendor's information on tech specs, pricing, service/support and warranty.
Remote Control
Novation Nocturn Controller
The Novation Nocturn Compact Intelligent Plug-In Desktop Controller with Automap Universal Technology allows to control BoinxTV with eight user-assignable illuminated buttons and a smooth, professional 45mm cross-fader. Requires the free Nocturn Video Mixer layer for BoinxTV (1,45 MB).
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Video Input
Matrox MXO2
The Matrox MXO2 is certified for use with BoinxTV to input video through SDI, HDMI, Component, CVBS and S-Video. (Note: The Matrox MXO2 can't be used for output!)
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Grass Valley ADVC55
The Grass Valley ADVC55 captures analog video over composite and S-Video connectors as well as audio over RCA and converts them to a Firewire DV stream that can be used in BoinxTV. It is compatible with all Macs that have a firewire connection.
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Sonnet USB/FireWire ExpressCard|34
Add a FireWire bus to your MacBook Pro with this ExpressCard for multi-camera setups with BoinxTV. (Please make sure your MacBook Pro has the appropriate ExpressCard slot. In the new MacBook Pro models this slot has been replaced with a Thunderbolt port)
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Epiphan VGA2USB
VGA2USB is a compact external VGA signal grabber capable of capturing output from virtually any VGA source. It can be used for getting a PowerPoint (or Keynote) presentations into BoinxTV and for streaming live to the Internet through a second computer.
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FireNEX-CAT5™ S400
Use the FireNEX-CAT5™ S400 to connect DV cameras up to 65m from your computer.
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Startech 3+1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire Card
Add a FireWire bus to your Mac Pro with this PCI Express Card for multi-camera setups with BoinxTV.
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Sonnet FireWire 400-to-800 Adapter
A FireWire 400-to-800 adapter makes it easy to connect your FireWire 400 peripherals to the latest MacBook Pro.
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AJA IoHD
Users report that the FireWire interface from AJA, an effortless, transportable plug-in solution for HD and SD, works fine with BoinxTV.
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CamTwist
With Steve Green's CamTwist it's possible to stream to the Flash based web services such as uStream and Stickam or to the Apple QuickTime Broadcaster. You can also find a tutorial here.
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elgato Turbo.264 HD
The Turbo.264 HD by elgato is a hardware encoder for H.264 video format. If installed BoinxTV is using it to transcode the recorded movie file to H.264 with high speed.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Use the DVI to Video Adapter to connect the DVI port on a Mac Pro (with ATI graphics card) to any S-video or Composite enabled device.
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Matrox MXO
The Matrox MXO is certified for use with BoinxTV to output an SDI signal for easy integration into existing workflows.
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ScottJoing 75 videos in 3.5 days at #SAEM12 thanks @boinxtv [link]
Tue 15th of May 2012 22:02:02riseofthecursed Boinx TV is cool!
Sun 06th of May 2012 17:13:29kieren_sleight Acutely loving BoinxTV atm! :)
Mon 30th of Apr 2012 08:41:25boinxtv Nordic Light Photo Festival live with BoinxTV and FotoMagico: [link] ^ol
Tue 24th of Apr 2012 11:14:28MattJamesThomas Created my first iPad app preview yesterday, using BoinxTV, iMovie and a MacPro with BlackMagic Intensity Card. [link]
Fri 13th of Apr 2012 12:23:39mikelroy @sageaaron Cool (and affordable) live video switching app called @BoinxTV. We use it for #BCNDP webcasts as well
Tue 07th of Feb 2012 14:57:06MichaelThwaite Got to love @BoinxTV All this from a Macbook PRO [link] with no post editing!
Thu 19th of Jan 2012 09:17:35boinxtv Congrats! “@lionelgruenberg: @boinxtv @schacademy @TeamSCHift awesome production today, killer broadcast, great job team!”
Sat 17th of Dec 2011 02:36:26Making the Grade at CUE 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012Happy spring everyone! It’s been a busy month for us Boinx folks. I just returned from a trip to Palm Springs for the annual CUE conference (that’s Computer-Using Educators) – what a success! The conference, which is one of the biggest tech conferences in California, was packed with teachers, tech coordinates, students (though just on Saturday, of course!) and more, seeking out the latest in technology for education. It was the perfect opportunity for us to showcase BoinxTV, iStopMotion 2, and iStopMotion for iPad, and all of their educational benefits for tech savvy teachers and students. Not only did we get a lot of positive feedback from attendees (some may or may not have purchased the iStopMotion for iPad app while at our booth…), but it was so encouraging to see just how big of a role technology plays in the classroom, and how students and teachers alike are embracing it. There was even an exhibit dedicated to showcasing projects that students have created using technology like...
moreElementary Students Step Into the Role of Broadcasters
Thursday, February 23, 2012At West Tisbury School in Massachusetts, a group of students meets every week to shoot their own television show, which is put on display for their classmates and teachers to see each week. How do they do it, you ask? With BoinxTV, of course! Using the “studio-in-a-box,” teacher Valerie Becker and her “news crew” are able to create WTS-TV, without the need for a studio or expensive editing gear. “This is not a TV production class – it’s a group of dedicated students who are enthusiastic about learning the art of broadcast. But because it's not a class, we’re always on the lookout for vacant classrooms to use for creating the show,” says Becker. “That’s what makes this so impressive, that we're able to do that, because the entire 'studio' is on the computer.” WTS-TV episodes, which air in the entryway of the school Monday through Friday all week long, cover all West Tisbury School activities, from sporting events to spelling bees and talent shows to school trips. They even list all of...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012Fryeburg Academy, a day and boarding school in Maine, is an independent preparatory school that prides itself on providing a supportive yet challenging environment for their students. The Academy believes its strong school community fosters learning and growth in all of their students, and its comprehensive co-curriculum cultivates generations of students who graduate well prepared for the future. A recent addition to the school’s curriculum to help further the Academy’s mission is Filmmaking and Broadcast – a course that requires its students to create content for, report, shoot and edit their own news show. After weeks of hard work and behind-the-scenes efforts – made easier through the class’s use of BoinxTV – FATV is broadcast online to the news team’s fellow classmates and faculty. “We could not be doing the news show at all without BoinxTV,” said Mike Dana, a former motion picture cinematographer and creator/teacher of Filmmaking and Broadcast at Fryeburg. “We use one of our editing...
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