BoinxTV is a very complex application. Many components are relying on each other to make its magic happen. How well BoinxTV works on any given system depends on what you are trying to do.
Because the only way to know for sure is to try it out, there is a 5 day free trial period built into BoinxTV that can be extended to 30 days upon request.
| Minimum | Recommended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Hardware | PowerMac G5 | All Intel Multicore CPU based Mac with discrete graphics (MacBook Pro's starting late 2007) | BoinxTV runs on all current notebook and desktop Macs (including the MacBook with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M) with the exception of the Macs with integrated Intel GMA graphics (old Mac mini and the white and black MacBook). |
| RAM | 2GB | 8GB | The main memory is not a significant factor for performance. Video ram is much more important. |
| Graphics Card |
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (ATI required on PowerMac G5, e.g ATI Radeon X800 XT with 256MB VRAM) |
Discrete graphic card with at least 512MB VRAM | The most important component and more relevant to the performance than the main processor is the graphics card as it is used for all the video composition and graphical effects. |
| Mac OS X | Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8) | Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.4 or newer) | Since version 1.4 BoinxTV fully supports Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard with huge performance gains. Upgrading to Snow Leopard is strongly recommended for all users of BoinxTV 1.4 (or higher) as soon as the drivers for their hardware components such as video input cards or audio interfaces have been updated to Snow Leopard compatible versions. Future versions of BoinxTV will require Mac OS X Snow Leopard. |
| QuickTime |
QuickTime 7.6.6 (on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8) or Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.4 (includes QuickTime) |
In addition Apple Intermediate Codec that is installed as part of iLife '05 and newer or one of the Apple Pro software packages is strongly recommended. | |
| Video Input | Webcam | Professional video camera with Firewire, SDI or HDMI | Use QuickTime compatible video sources such as DV cameras with FireWire (sometimes called i.Link or IEEE1394), HDV cameras (if they support progressive mode), HDMI cameras (with HDMI interface card such as Blackmagic Design Intensity or Matrox MXO2), iSight camera, USB webcams (if supplied with QuickTime driver) and many more. |
| Audio Input | Line-In / Build-in Microphone | USB or Firewire Audio Interface and professional microphones | Use any audio device available in your system. Integrate with Soundflower and other audio routing utilities for audio interviews with Skype, iChat and others. |
| Display | 1280-by-800 pixel resolution |
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...
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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...
moreStudents Use BoinxTV to Create, Learn and Tell Stories
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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