# mimoLive® — User Manual > The complete user manual for mimoLive, Boinx Software's live video production application for macOS. Covers sources, layers, output destinations, remote control and the HTTP/MCP APIs. Every page below is also available as Markdown by appending `.md` to its URL. The whole manual as a single document is at https://mimolive.com/llms-full.txt. Generated 2026-09-06 18:38 UTC from 314 published pages. ## Introduction & Installation - [Introduction & Installation](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/introduction-installation/): Starting with mimoLive 6.6, mimoLive comes with a new Virtual Camera Extension. - [Introduction](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/introduction-installation/introduction/): mimoLive is a versatile live video production software tailored for Mac users, enabling the creation of professional-quality live streams, broadcasts, and presentations. This manual provides comprehensive guidance, offering step-by-step instructions and insights to help users—whether beginners or experienced professionals—maximize their experience with the software. It covers system requirements, installation procedures, and navigation tips to ensure a smooth setup and operation. - [Technical Overview](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/introduction-installation/overview/): Explore mimoLive's architecture, detailing how inputs like cameras and microphones are managed through sources, layered for dynamic visuals, and outputted to various destinations such as live streams, recordings, or virtual cameras. This overview provides insights into configuring and optimizing your live video productions. - [mimoLive Installation Guide](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/introduction-installation/mimolive-installation-guide/): Learn how to download, install, and activate mimoLive on your Mac. This guide walks you through unzipping the application, moving it to your Applications folder, and entering your license key. It also reminds you about connecting accounts. Once set up, you're ready to explore mimoLive's powerful live video production features. ## Video Tutorials - [Video Tutorials](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/video-tutorials/): These video tutorials are designed to help you get the most out of mimoLive, whether you’re just starting or looking to master advanced features. - [Getting Started with mimoLive](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/video-tutorials/getting-started/): Begin your journey with mimoLive by exploring its intuitive interface and powerful features. This guide walks you through setting up your sources, adding graphics and effects, and going live. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, this tutorial provides step-by-step instructions to help you create engaging and professional live video productions. - [Audio Basics](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/video-tutorials/audio-basics/): In this tutorial, you'll learn the essentials of managing audio in Mimo Live for producing high-quality live shows. - [Sources Repository Overview](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/video-tutorials/sources-repository-overview/): In this tutorial, you'll learn how to effectively manage your sources repository in mimoLive. - [Layer Stack Overview](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/video-tutorials/layer-stack-overview/): Learn about different layer types, adding layers, and effectively working with them. - [Layer Parameters](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/video-tutorials/layer-parameters/): Learn how to set up the look and behavior of each layer in your stack with precision. ## Quick-Start Projects & Templates - [Templates (Overview)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/tutorials-templates/): Templates in mimoLive are pre-configured documents designed to help you quickly set up professional live video productions. - [Quick Start Templates](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/quick-start/): Quick Start templates are pre-built mimoLive documents designed for specific use cases, such as recording or switching video sources. They provide a fast way to get started and also serve as practical examples for learning how to set up your own mimoLive productions. - [Video Switcher with Multiview Template](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/quick-start/video-switcher-with-multiview-template/): The Video Switcher with Multiview template is a ready-to-use project for quickly producing multi-camera live shows. It includes a Video Switcher layer that displays multiple video sources and allows switching between them with a single click. It’s ideal for talk shows, interviews, and panel discussions requiring fast, intuitive video switching. Users can easily customize the layout and stream or record directly from mimoLive. - [Overlay Graphics Generator Template](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/quick-start/overlay-graphics-generator-template/): Use this template to output graphic overlays via key/fill (Blackmagic), NDI®, or file export with alpha channel. Includes sample layers for testing and quick setup. - [Recording Template](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/quick-start/recording-template/): This page explains how to use and customize the Recording Template in mimoLive. Learn how to select your video and audio sources, adjust recording settings, and choose between high-quality ProRes or compressed H.264 output formats to best suit your project needs. - [Layer Designs Templates](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/layer-designs/): The Layer Designs section introduces a collection of ready-made layer configurations that enhance the visual style and functionality of your mimoLive productions. These pre-designed layers—such as lower thirds, picture-in-picture layouts, tickers, and overlays—are optimized for various broadcast scenarios and can be easily adapted to your brand or format. Layer Designs help streamline your creative workflow, enabling you to build professional-looking shows quickly and consistently. - [Lower Third Playground Template](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/layer-designs/lower-third-playground/): Lower thirds are a crucial component of any video production, as they help to convey important information to the audience through text overlays. - [Stingers and Outros](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/layer-designs/stingers-outros/): In mimoLive 6 you will find a set of pre-designed stingers and outros which are free to use. We have designed a set of animations and they come for free with a mimoLive subscription. - [Tutorials Templates](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/tutorials/): The Tutorials section offers step-by-step guides to help you learn mimoLive quickly and effectively. Whether you're setting up your first live stream, exploring advanced layering techniques, or configuring audio/video sources, these tutorials walk you through each process with clear instructions and practical examples. Ideal for both newcomers and seasoned users, the tutorials are designed to build your confidence and accelerate your production skills in mimoLive. - [My first live stream](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/tutorials/tutorial-my-first-live-stream/): In this tutorial, we'll show you how to get started with live streaming on your Mac using mimoLive. - [Genres Templates](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/genres/): The Genres section showcases a variety of pre-configured mimoLive project templates tailored to specific production types—such as news broadcasts, sports coverage, gaming streams, and event recordings. Each template is optimized for its genre, including appropriate layers, graphics, and audio/video settings, helping you get started faster and produce polished results with minimal setup. - [Weather Forecast Template](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/genres/weather-forecast/): The Weather Forecast template in mimoLive helps you quickly create professional multi-day weather segments. It includes customizable layouts with weather icons, temperature ranges, and precipitation details. You can manually input data or pull it from external sources. Built-in animations enhance the visual presentation. It's ideal for broadcasts, education, or content creation. - [iPhone Screencast Template](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/genres/iphone-screencast/): The iPhone Screencast template in mimoLive is tailored for capturing high-quality recordings directly from iOS devices. It preserves the native resolution and aspect ratio of your iPhone or iPad screen, ensuring sharp and accurate visuals. The template includes a pre-configured setup with essential layers optimized for screencasting. Users can connect their iOS device via Lightning cable and immediately start recording. This is ideal for app demos, tutorials, or any content requiring direct screen capture. - [Audio Podcast Template](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/genres/audio-podcast/): mimoLive has a great feature for recording podcasts with your friends all over the world: mimoCall. - [Call-In Show Template](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/genres/call-in-show/): This powerful template is designed to help you create engaging and interactive live video productions with ease. - [Virtual Presentation Template](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/quick-start-projects-templates/genres/virtual-presentation/): mimoLive® can help you to stand out when doing virtual online presentations by making them look like professional quality TV broadcasts. ## Core Interface & Show Basics - [User Interface Overview](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/user-interface-overview/): The mimoLive document window is divided into several sections to provide you with the best possible overview and control over your production. - [Show Settings](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/show-settings/): To open the Show Settings Panel for a mimoLive document, click the clapperboard icon located on the left side of the Status Display at the top of the document window. - [Documents and Templates](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/templates/): mimoLive uses a document‑based workflow. Each project is contained within a single file with the .tvshow extension. - [Output Destinations](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/output-destinations/): MIMO is an acronym for multiple-input, multiple-output. - [Virtual Audio Device](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/virtual-audio-device/): The Virtual Audio Device allows you to route audio between mimoLive and other applications. - [Keyboard Shortcuts](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/keyboard-shortcuts/): Keyboard shortcuts provide a fast and efficient way to control mimoLive during a live show. - [Audio Mix Panel](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/audio-mix-panel/): The Audio Mix Panel allows you to create and configure audio mixes for use in Output Destinations. - [Start/Stop Show Button](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/startstop-show-button/): The Start/Stop Show button, located on the right side of the HUD at the top of the mimoLive document window, is used to trigger multiple actions simultaneously at the beginning or end of a show. - [Controlling PTZ Cameras in mimoLive](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/controlling-ptz-cameras-in-mimolive/): mimoLive offers robust integration with various PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) cameras, providing users with a range of controls depending on the camera type. - [Multiview](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/multiview/): The Multiview feature provides a comprehensive overview of your video sources and layers. - [Layer Sets (Scenes)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/layer-sets-scenes/): Layer Sets in mimoLive are a powerful feature that allows you to manage the visibility and arrangement of multiple layers as a group. - [Layers and Variants](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/layers-and-variants/): In mimoLive, layers hold every ingredient of the final video composition. - [Sources and the Sources Repository](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/sources-and-the-sources-repository/): mimoLive organizes sources like video input, audio input, static images, multimedia files, animation and others in the first column of your mimoLive document window. - [Accounts](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/accounts/): In the mimoLive main preferences, you can add accounts you want to use with mimoLive. - [Boinx Connect](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/accounts/boinx-connect/): In mimoLive, the Boinx Connect account is needed for adding mimoCall Sources. - [Status display](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/status-display/): The Status Display is located on top of the mimoLive document window. - [NDI® settings](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/using-mimolive/ndi-settings/): All of the following actions will open the NDI® Settings window: ## Sources (Input) - [Sources (Input)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/): In mimoLive, sources are the building blocks of your live video production. - [Local Sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/) - [Camera Source (Video Source)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/video/): The Camera Source in mimoLive is a versatile input that supports a wide range of video and audio devices, from built-in webcams and USB capture dongles to professional HDMI and SDI interfaces. This section of the manual guides you through connecting and configuring video sources—including DSLRs, webcams, screen grabbers, and capture cards—to integrate live video into your production. - [NDI® Video Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/nditm-video-source/): The NDI® Video Source receives video data from any NDI® enabled device on your local network. - [Blackmagic Design Video Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/blackmagic-design-video/): From the user's perspective, this video source works exactly like the Video source, but uses a Blackmagic Design device via the Blackmagic Desktop Video SDK. - [Key & Fill Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/key-fill-source/): For some use cases, it may be interesting to ingest a video with an alpha channel into mimoLive. - [Syphon Receiver Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/syphon-receiver/): Syphon is an open source macOS technology that allows applications to share frames – full frame rate video or stills – with one another in realtime. - [Canon Camera via USB and Syphon](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/canon-dslrs-via-usb-and-syphon/): If you’re looking for using Canon DSLRs with mimoLive simply connected via USB, there is an open source app you can use: Camera Live. - [Using iPhone as a webcam](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/using-iphone-as-a-webcam/): Using an iPhone or an iPad as a camera for mimoLive is very appealing. - [Simulated Camera Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/simulated-camera-source/): When creating screenshots, tutorial videos, or other documentation, it is sometimes helpful to simulate a camera with a pre-recorded video. - [Audio Sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/audio-sources/) - [Audio Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/audio-sources/audio/): The Audio Source provides audio input from a microphone, a camera with an integrated microphone or some kind of audio interface that is connected to your Mac. - [Screen Sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/screen-sources/) - [Screen Capture Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/screen-sources/screen-capture/): The Screen Capture source lets you record the entire screen or a part of it and provide what’s displayed there as video for use in any layer that supports a video source. - [Window Capture Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/screen-sources/window-capture/): The Window Capture source lets you grab certain windows from 3rd party apps or a part of them and provide what’s displayed there as video for use in any layer that supports a video source. - [Web Browser Capture Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/screen-sources/web-browser-capture/): The Web Browser Capture source lets you capture an internet browser window or a part of it and provide what’s displayed there as video for use in any layer that supports a video source. - [iOS Device Video](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/screen-sources/ios-device-video/): Starting with iOS 9, you can connect an iOS device via USB Lightning cable to your Mac and receive the live screen on your Mac. - [Media Sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/media-sources/) - [Media File Sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/media-sources/media-file/): The Media File Source plays an audio or video file. - [Media File Playback Range and Preview](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/media-sources/media-file/media-file-playback-range-and-preview/): Choose a part of a video or audio file to play and check it before broadcasting it. - [Media Playlist Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/media-sources/media-playlist/): The Media Playlist Source in mimoLive plays multiple media files one by one. - [Last Recording Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/media-sources/last-recording-source/): This source will play back the last recording of mimoLive. - [Remote Sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/) - [Zoom Meeting Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/zoom-meeting/): The Zoom Meeting Source in mimoLive can be used for a variety of live video production use cases, such as: - [mimoCall Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/mimocall/): mimoCall on mimoLive allows remote guests to join your live stream for interviews or panel discussions. Set up a mimoCall source in mimoLive, share the URL with guests, and they can connect via their web browser. This feature ensures seamless integration of remote video and audio into your live production. - [mimoCall™ web client customisation](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/mimocall/mimocall-web-client-customisation/) - [mimoCall Web Client](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/mimocall/mimocall-web-client/): TDB - [Motion-JPEG Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/motion-jpeg/): The Motion-JPEG source allows the use of many network cameras with mimoLive. - [FFmpeg Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/ffmpeg/): FFmpeg is a versatile video utility that can process almost any video format and has a huge variety of protocols. - [RTSP ffmpeg](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/ffmpeg/rtsp-ffmpeg/): RTSP stands for Real-Time Streaming Protocol. - [RTMP](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/ffmpeg/rtmp/): RTMP stands for Real-Time Messaging Protocol, which is a TCP-based protocol used to stream audio, video, and data over the internet. - [SRT](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/remote-sources/ffmpeg/srt/): SRT stands for Secure Reliable Transport and it is a protocol for transmitting high-quality video over unreliable networks, such as the internet. - [Graphic Sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/graphic-sources/) - [QR Code Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/graphic-sources/qr-code-source/): The QR Code generator layer in mimoLive allows you to easily create QR codes as a source element. - [Map](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/graphic-sources/map/): The Map Source in mimoLive is an image generator that is able to produce a map from an address or an geo location. - [Text Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/graphic-sources/text-source/): The Text Source allows displaying text easily, changing it or even doing automated changes through the HTTP API. - [Placeholder Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/graphic-sources/placeholder/): When ever you are designing a mimoLive template from scratch or for any other reason don’t have access to the final resources (like movies, images or video hardware) it may be necessary that you put … - [Data Sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/data-sources/) - [Social media](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/data-sources/social-media/): The Social Media Source is used to retrieve metadata from a social media site that you’re streaming live to. - [Testing Sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/testing-sources/) - [Video Output Test](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/testing-sources/video-output-test/): The Video Output Test source generates certain test patterns to test the render pipeline or the program output in mimoLive. - [Audio Video Sync Test Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/testing-sources/audio-video-sync-test/): This Source is for diagnostic purposes. It creates a blinking video and synchronized sound, so that the Output Destinations can be tested for sync issues. ## Layers, Video Effects & Live Editing - [Layers Overview](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/): mimoLive's layers are a powerful tool that enables users to create stunning graphics, animations, and other video overlays. With a vast selection of layers available, users can produce TV-quality live shows and events with ease. - [Audio Layers](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/audio/): The Audio Layers section contains all layers in mimoLive that process audio signals during live production. - [Audio Only Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/audio/audio-only/): The Audio Only layer injects audio input from any source thats provides audio, like an Audio Source, a Video Source, a Media File Source or a Media Playlist Source, into the program output. - [Layout Layers](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/): Layout Layers provide tools for arranging, combining, and presenting multiple visual sources within a mimoLive composition. These layers control how video, graphics, and other content elements appear on screen—whether side by side, overlaid, framed, animated, or dynamically positioned. - [Follow Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/follow/): The Follow Layer is designed follow faces within a given frame, with a default focus on face detection for the point of interest. - [Video Carousel Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/video-carousel-layer/): The Video Carousel layer highlights mimoLive's "video is just another type of graphic" philosophy and shows off 3D capabilities by combining up to 6 sources in a dynamic, circular, "virtual round tab… - [Split Screen Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/splitscreen/): The mimoLive Split Screen Layer allows you to create dynamic layouts for live broadcasts, showcasing multiple video sources simultaneously. This is perfect for interviews, panel discussions, and events where multiple perspectives or participants are needed on screen at once. - [Presenter 2D Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/presenter-2d-layer/): Video: Presenter-2D-Layer.mp4 - [Overshoulder Insert (OTS) Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/overshoulder-insert/): Within mimoLive, the OTS layer provides an efficient and user-friendly method to integrate this effect into your live broadcasts or recordings. - [Quicklook 3D Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/quicklook-3d/): The Quick Look 3D layer allows you to display media files with dynamic 3D transformations, creating a visually engaging presentation. - [Source With Distortion Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/source-with-distortion/): Source with Distortion Layer in mimoLive - [Station Logo Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/station-logo/): The Station Logo layer displays a branding image, such as a network or channel logo, on top of your video output. This ensures consistent branding throughout your show. The layer can be easily positioned, scaled, and faded in or out using various transitions. - [Interview Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/interview/): The Interview Layer in mimoLive provides a professional and customizable way to display two speakers in a side-by-side format during live broadcasts. - [Picture in Picture (PIP) Window Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/picture-in-picture-window-layer/): The Picture-in-Picture (PiP) Window Layer in mimoLive allows you to overlay a smaller video or graphic on top of your main content, creating a secondary frame within the live broadcast. - [Picture in Picture (PIP) Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/picture-in-picture-pip/): The Picture-in-Picture (PIP) effect is a great way to overlay one video or image over another, typically in a smaller frame. - [Placer With Transition Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/placer-with-transition/): The Placer with Transition layer in mimoLive is a powerful tool that allows users to seamlessly switch between video sources using a wide array of customizable transitions. - [Placer Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/layout/placer/): When starting with mimoLive®, the first tool you should familiarize yourself with is the Placer Layer. This basic yet pivotal layer is the cornerstone of creating visually engaging and professionally structured broadcasts. In this guide, we will explore why the Placer Layer is foundational, its capabilities, and how it enhances your video production process. The Placer Layer is the most basic representation of your footage in the layer stack. It enables you to perform basic edits to the appearance. - [Switcher](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/switcher/): Switcher Layers provide tools for managing and automating transitions between multiple video sources during a live production. These layers are designed to streamline source selection, enable smooth real-time switching, and support automated workflows for hands-free operation. - [Auto Video Switcher Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/switcher/auto-video-switcher/): The Auto Video Switcher layer in mimoLive is a robust tool designed to automate the switching between various video sources, either in response to audio inputs or at specified time intervals. - [Video Switcher Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/switcher/video-switcher/): The Video Switcher layer in mimoLive is a powerful tool that allows you to easily switch between up to 9 different video sources with smooth cut or dissolve transitions. One of the great benefits of this layer is that it can seamlessly transition between sources with different pixel resolutions or different FPS (frames per second). - [Visual Radio Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/switcher/visual-radio/): The Visual Radio layer in mimoLive offers a unique solution for live radio broadcasting by adding a visual component to your audio content. - [Lower Third](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/lower-third-2/): Lower Third Layers provide tools for creating professional on-screen titles that introduce speakers, label content, or provide contextual information during a live production. - [Lower Third Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/lower-third-2/lower-third/): The Lower Third layer lets you create, animate and control all kinds of lower thirds. Usually, it’s used to introduce a person with their name and a description such as a job title or position. Often a lower third contains a combination of a company logo, name, and title. - [Lower Third Pro Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/lower-third-2/lower-third-pro/): Our Lower Thirds Pro layer is a powerful tool that can help you create professional-looking Lower Thirds for your live video productions. - [Lower Third Pack 1](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/lower-third-2/lower-third-pack-1/): Lower thirds are graphical overlays that are used to display information, typically at the bottom third of the screen. - [Text Layers](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/): Text Layers in mimoLive provide a versatile set of tools for displaying, animating, and formatting textual information in your live productions. - [Flying Text Animation Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/flying-text-animation/): Welcome to the detailed manual for the Flying Text Layer in mimoLive. - [Sidebar Ad Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/sidebar-ad/): The mimoLive Sidebar Ad Layer allows you to display custom advertisements during your live stream in an engaging and dynamic way. - [Annotation Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/annotation/): The Annotation layer in mimoLive is a powerful tool that allows you to draw and write on top of your live video in real-time. - [Burning Text Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/burning-text/): The Burning Text Layer in mimoLive adds dynamic, animated text with a fiery effect to your live streams or video productions. - [Static Text 3D Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/static-text-3d-layer/): The Static Text 3D Layer in mimoLive adds depth and a dynamic perspective to your text elements by transforming them into three-dimensional objects. - [Static Text Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/static-text-layer/): The Static Text Layer in mimoLive allows you to display text content on-screen, perfect for titles, lower thirds, or any other text-based elements during your live production. - [Heading with Object Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/heading-with-object-layer/): The Heading with Object layer in mimoLive is a versatile tool that allows you to display a heading or title on your video with an accompanying object, such as a logo, graphic, or image. - [Scrolling Credits Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/scrolling-credits/): The Scrolling Credits layer allows you to create professional end-credit sequences by scrolling text vertically, similar to movie or television productions. - [Subtitles Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/subtitles-layer/): The Subtitles Layer in mimoLive is designed to display text captions or subtitles on your live stream or recorded video. - [News Crawl Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/news-crawler/): Whether you’re using it to share breaking news or additional information about your show, the News Crawler Layer is an essential element for any news or live production. With the ability to pull information from the internet, a local file, or text you type directly into your mimoLive document, you can easily customize your news crawler to fit your specific needs. - [Breaking News Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/text-layers/breaking-news/): The Breaking News Layer in mimoLive is a dynamic tool designed to present breaking news or important information in a visually striking way. - [Graphics](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/graphics/): Graphics Layers in mimoLive provide a wide range of visual elements that enhance the look and feel of your live productions. These layers are designed to help you add decorative, informational, or branded graphics to the screen—whether as backgrounds, overlays, animations, or thematic visual effects. - [Box Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/graphics/box/): The Box layer in mimoLive allows you to create customizable, rectangular graphics that can be used as a background or a frame for other elements. - [Cyclic Sponsor Logos Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/graphics/cyclic-sponsor-logos/): The Cyclic Sponsor Logos Layer in mimoLive is designed to display a sequence of sponsor logos in a smooth, automated loop. - [Waving Flag Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/graphics/waving-flag/): The Waving Flag layer animates an image or graphic to appear as if it’s a flag waving in the wind. - [Slideshow Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/graphics/slideshow/): The Slideshow Layer allows you to display a series of images as a slideshow in your live production. - [Made with mimoLive Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/graphics/made-with-mimolive-layer/): The Made with mimoLive layer is a simple way to add a "Made with mimoLive" badge to your live broadcasts, showcasing the software used for production. - [Time](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/time/): Time Layers in mimoLive provide tools for displaying clocks, timers, and countdowns during your live production. These layers are ideal for adding temporal context, managing event pacing, or creating anticipation for upcoming segments. - [Stopwatch Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/time/stopwatch/): The Stopwatch Layer will display a counter with either a circular or horizontal representation of the duration. - [Count Down Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/time/count-down/): The Count Down Layer offered by mimoLive® is a valuable tool for individuals interested in enhancing their live streams or video productions. - [Analog Clock Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/time/analog-clock/): The Analog Clock layer in mimoLive provides a simple yet elegant solution to display the current time during live broadcasts. With a variety of customization options, including the ability to change the clock face and hand styles, the Analog Clock layer can be seamlessly integrated into any live video production. - [Date and Time Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/time/date-and-time/): Display a digital date and time in your video. - [Backdrops](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/backdrops/): Backdrop Layers in mimoLive provide dynamic and visually engaging backgrounds that enhance the atmosphere and visual identity of your live production. They are especially useful when working with greenscreen setups. - [Clouds Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/backdrops/clouds-layer/): The Clouds Layer in mimoLive adds an endless dynamic moving cloud animation to your live streams or video productions, creating an immersive and atmospheric effect. - [Background Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/backdrops/background/): The Background Layer in mimoLive is a fundamental tool for creating visually engaging live streams and video productions. - [World News Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/backdrops/world-news/): The World News Layer in mimoLive allows you to create visually appealing, rotating globe effects, perfect for news broadcasts or global-themed presentations. - [Interaction](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/interaction/): Interaction Layers enable real-time engagement with your audience by integrating live comments, reactions, and social media activity directly into your broadcast. - [Facebook Reactions Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/interaction/facebook-likes/): This layer displays the reactions (aka. “Likes”) of a particular Facebook Post. - [Comments Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/interaction/comments/): The Comments layer in mimoLive is a powerful tool that enables you to showcase real-time comments from your audience during a live stream. - [Social Media Likes Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/interaction/social-media-likes/): The Social Media Likes layer lets you display the Likes count for a certain Facebook Page. - [Single Comment Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/interaction/single-comment/): This layer displays a single comment in a lower third format. - [Sports](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/): Sports Layers provide specialized tools for producing professional sports broadcasts, enabling you to manage replays, display scores, track game progress, and present team information in a clear and engaging way. - [Instant Replay Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/instant-replay/): The Instant Replay layer allows it to roll back a few seconds. - [Basketball Score Keeper Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/basketball-score-keeper/): Welcome to the detailed manual for the Basketball Score Keeper Layer in mimoLive. - [Basketball Scores Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/basketball-scores/): The Basketball Scores Layer in mimoLive allows you to display pre-defined basketball game scores directly in your live stream. - [Sports Graphics System](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/): Always stay on top of the game with the Sport Graphics add-on. - [Sports Graphics - Layers](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/): The optional Sports Graphic licenses enables special Data Sources and the following list of layers: - [Sports Player Table Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/sports-player-table/): With the Sports Player Table, you can show up to 12 players of a team in a chart. - [Sports Game Data](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/sports-game-data/): The Sports Game Data layer combines two Sports Team Data sources into one game. - [Sports Game Title](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/sports-game-title/): The Sports Game Title layer can be used to present an intro at the beginning of a game or other situations where you want to communicate the current game to your audience. - [Sports Lineup](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/sports-lineup/): The Sports Lineup layer is a fancy way to present the lineup of a team in 3D. - [Sports Player Lower Third](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/sports-player-lower-third/): This layer can display specific information about a player. - [Sports Player Substitution](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/sports-player-substitution/): If a player gets substituted on the field you can show this with the Sports Player Substitution layer. - [Sports Score Keeper](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/sports-score-keeper/): The Sports Crore Keeper can be used for many different sports because its not branded to a certain sport type. - [Sports Soccer Penalty](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/sports-soccer-penalty/): In soccer, there are three stages of penalty a player can get: Yellow, yellow/red or red card. - [Sports Soccer Run of Play](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/sports-graphic-layers/sports-soccer-run-of-play/): This specialized scorekeeper works for soccer. - [Sports Graphics - Data sources](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/data-sources/): Currently, there is only one Data Source for the Sports Graphics pack: Sports Team Data. - [Sports Team Data](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/sports/sports-graphics-overview/data-sources/sports-team-data/): The Sports Team Data source stores all kinds of information about a single team. - [Weather](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/weather/): Weather layers provide tools for creating clear, engaging, and broadcast-ready weather segments. These layers make it easy to present meteorological data—such as forecasts, temperatures, icons, and live weather conditions. - [Weather Forecast Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/weather/weather-forecast/): Use clear and intuitive weather icons to ensure easy understanding. Limit the forecast to 3-5 days to maintain clarity and avoid overwhelming the audience. Set smooth animation timing for a polished, professional broadcast. The Weather Forecast layer helps you deliver a concise, visually engaging weather segment, tailored to the needs of your audience. - [Weather Map Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/weather/weather-map-layer/): The Weather Map layer for mimoLive allows you to display a map with weather symbols, temperatures, wind directions, and other meteorological data overlayed on top of your live video production. - [Data Viz](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/data-viz/): Data Viz Layers provide tools for presenting real-time information in clear, engaging, and visually dynamic formats. These layers translate audio levels, playlist metadata, and numerical datasets into visual elements. - [Audio Source Meter Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/data-viz/audio-source-meter-layer/): The Audio Source Meter Layer displays a live audio level meter for the selected audio source. It achieves this by blending two images in proportion to the measured input level and the maximum/minimum possible level. - [Graph 3D Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/data-viz/graph-3d-layer/): The Graph 3D layer in mimoLive allows you to present data visually in three-dimensional space. This layer supports different graph types and customizable appearance options to suit various presentation needs. - [Playlist Visualizer Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/data-viz/playlist-visualizer/): The Playlist Visualizer Layer displays information about the currently playing track from an active playlist source. - [Effects](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/effects/): Effects Layers provide tools for enhancing your live production with interactive visual effects that help guide viewer attention, highlight important details, or magnify specific areas of the screen. - [Spotlight Layer (Mouseposé Effect)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/effects/addon-spotlight-layer/): The Spotlight layer in mimoLive allows you to highlight specific parts of an image or video. - [Magnifying Glass (Magnifier, Loupe) Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/effects/magnifying-glass/): The Magnifying Glass layer lets you put the focus on a certain spot in your Video Production. - [Painter Layer / Telestrator (optional Addon)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/effects/painter-layer-telestrator-optional-addon/): The Painter layer in mimoLive, also known as a telestrator, enables you to add annotations, draw on top of your video, and highlight areas of interest in real-time. - [Portrait](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/portrait/): Portrait Layers are designed specifically for working with vertical video formats. As portrait-oriented content becomes increasingly common on mobile-first platforms and social media, these layers help you present vertical video in a clean, professional, and visually optimized way. - [Portrait Presenter Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/portrait/portrait-presenter-layer/): The Portrait Presenter Layer is designed to present video content in a portrait orientation. - [Portrait Placer Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/portrait/portrait-placer-layer/): The Portrait placer Layer in mimoLive is designed to handle videos with mismatched aspect ratios, such as a 9:16 portrait video being displayed on a wide 16:9 screen, or vice versa. - [Spherical](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/spherical/): Spherical Layers are designed for working with 360° video, VR environments, and equirectangular projections. These layers allow you to place and manipulate 2D content within a full panoramic sphere. - [360 Placer Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/spherical/360-placer/): The 360° Placer Layer allows you to position 2D images, graphics, or video sources inside a 360° equirectangular projection, making them appear correctly placed within a spherical virtual environment. - [Tools](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/tools/): Tools Layers in mimoLive provide essential utilities that support the production process behind the scenes. - [Notes Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/tools/notes/): The Notes layer is useful to keep some notes about the document, the layers or any other textual information. - [Syphon Video Sender Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/tools/syphon-video-sender/): The Syphon Video Sender and Syphon Video Receiver layers work together to seamlessly connect two mimoLive instances on the same Mac, allowing for efficient video sharing between them. - [Diagnostic](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/diagnostic/): Diagnostic Layers are designed to help you analyze, measure, and verify the technical aspects of your live production setup. These layers do not serve as visual elements for your audience but instead provide valuable feedback to operators. - [Audio Sync Meter Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/diagnostic/audio-sync-meter/): The sync between audio and video is essential to any video production. - [Video Output Test Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/diagnostic/video-output-test/): The Video Output Test layer in mimoLive is a utility that allows users to generate test signals to verify video output settings, color calibration, and screen dimensions. - [Video Sync Meter Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/diagnostic/video-sync-meter/): If you use different hardware devices for video they may not be in sync in mimoLive because of the different latency of the video signals. - [Control](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/control/): Control Layers provide remote-control capabilities for external hardware such as switchers and PTZ cameras. These layers allow operators to integrate and manage external devices directly from within a mimoLive document. - [ATEM Controller Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/control/atem-controller/): This mimoLive Add-on brings support for the ATEM Controller – Blackmagic Design. - [Axis® Controller Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/control/axis-controller/): The Axis® Controller layer can be used to remote control AXIS IP Cameras equipped with PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom). - [PTZOptics Controller Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/control/ptzoptics-controller/): The PTZOptics Controller layer can be used to remotely control PTZ cameras by PTZOptics. - [Filters and Effects (fx)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/): Filters can be applied to any video source and change the appearance of the source before it is processed by the Layer stack. - [360 filters](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/360-filters/): mimoLive provides 3 filters for use with 360° video: - [Background Removal Filter](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/background-removal/): The Background Removal filter uses machine learning to separate people from the background without the need for a green screen. - [Chroma Keying Basic](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/chroma-keying-basic/): This page explains how to combine a video and background by adding transparency to the video using the Chroma Keying Basic Filter of mimoLive™. - [Chroma Keying Pro](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/chroma-keying-pro/): This page explains how to combine a video and background by adding transparency to the video using the Chroma Keying Pro Filter of mimoLive™ also known as "green screening" or "blue screen". - [Color correction](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/color-correction/): If a camera doesn’t matches another video source and you are unable to fix this by adjusting the parameters inside the camera you can use the Color Correction filter to fix the color metric of this s… - [Color LUT - Color Look Up Table Filter](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/color-lut-color-look-up-table/): With the use of LUTs (Lookup Tables), adding an invert effect to your images or videos has never been easier. - [Deinterlace](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/deinterlace/): Video interlacing was a widely used technique to increase the frame rate of video signals without the need for additional bandwidth. - [Deskew Filter](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/deskew/): The Deskew filter could be used to straighten out an image when you are not able to place your camera exactly in front of the object. - [Face Tracking Filter](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/face-tracking/): If you're using mimoCall to bring remote guests into your video production, you may encounter some challenges when it comes to capturing their video feed. - [Focus peeking](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/focus-peeking/): When using a camera device with an attached lens, it can sometimes be challenging to find the correct focus point, especially if the viewfinder on the camera is small. - [Levels](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/levels/): The "Levels" filter is a fast and simple tool for modifying the white balance of a video source. - [Mask and Overlay filter](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/mask-and-overlay/): The Mask and Overlay filter is a versatile tool that allows you to make certain areas of your video transparent, as well as add an overlay image. - [Video Delay Effect](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/video-delay/): Synchronizing audio and video is critical for producing high-quality content, but there may be occasions where the audio and video are out of sync. - [Core image filters](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/filters/core-image-filters/): If you're looking to add some extra flair to your video sources in mimoLive, you're in luck - mimoLive provides a vast collection of real-time filters that you can use to enhance your content. - [Add ons](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/add-ons/): This section is a reference of add-ons available from the Addons in the mimoLive Online Shop. - [Music Track Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/add-ons/musik-title/): The Music Title layer in mimoLive is a handy tool for radio stations to display the current song's artist, title, and album art. - [Halloween Layer Pack](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/add-ons/mimolive-addon-halloween-layer-pack/): The mimoLive Halloween Layer Pack is the perfect addition to any Halloween-themed virtual gathering. - [LED Board Testing](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/add-ons/led-board-testing/): If you are using mimoLive to drive a LED board you may want to test your LED board before the big show if it is working correctly and don’t have broken pixels. - [Background Pack 1](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/add-ons/mimolive-addon-background-pack-1/): The Background Pack 1 provides fun backgrounds for mimoLive for use in lower thirds or as green screen backgrounds. ## Outputs & Distribution (Program Out) - [Outputs & Distribution (Program Out)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/): mimoLive is a versatile live video production software that allows users to stream to multiple streaming destinations simultaneously, record source independently, send the video to other applications… - [Output Options](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/output-options/): mimoLive supports broadcasting the live video simultaneously to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch.tv, Periscope, Twitter, BoxCast, Screen9, Smashcast, and customer RTMP server. - [Audio Aux Output](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/audio-aux/): Send audio output to audio devices - [Full Screen Playout](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/full-screen-playout/): Present the program out or any video source on a separate display - [File Recording to Disk (ISO Recording)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/recording-to-disk/): With the Recording to Disk feature, you can easily record your mimoLive productions to your local disk. - [Live streaming](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/): Stream the program live on the Internet - [Castr](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/castr/): Castr is a cloud-based live re-streaming platform that allows users to stream content to multiple destinations simultaneously. - [YouTube live](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/youtube-live/): Setup the output destination for YouTube live streams. - [Stream Live to Instagram : A Step-by-Step Guide](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/instagram/): Welcome to the comprehensive guide for streaming live to Instagram using mimoLive. - [Livecoding.tv](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/livecodingtv/): Livecoding.tv is a live streaming platform that aims to educate viewers through live tutorials. - [Facebook live](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/facebook-live/): Video on YouTube - [Facebook RTMP fallback](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/facebook-rtmp-fallback/): However, there are some circumstances when you might want to use this fallback: - [Linkedin live](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/linkedin-live/): mimoLive can be used to stream to LinkedIn Live using the RTMP ingest URL and stream key. - [Periscope - discontinued](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/periscope/): We’re working on integrating with the Twitter API to start live broadcasts on Twitter. - [Twitch RTMP fallback](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/twitch-rtmp-fallback/): In case the built-in Twitch streaming doesn’t work, there is always the option to use an RTMP fallback. - [Youtube 360 Live Streaming](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/youtube-360-live-streaming/): As of version 2.3, mimoLive supports 360° Live Streaming on YouTube. - [Vimeo](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/vimeo/): Recently. Vimeo has started to offer live streaming to Premium customers. - [Youtube RTMP fallback](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/youtube-rtmp-fallback/): mimoLive makes your life easier by letting you stream to YouTube through the YouTube API. - [YouTube Gaming](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/live-streaming/youtube-gaming/): mimoLive is a versatile live video production software that enables users to create high-quality live streams with advanced features such as multi-layer mixing, built-in graphics, replay and instant … - [Blackmagic Design SDI Playout](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/sdi-playout/): Play out to SDI or HDMI. - [NDI® Output](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/nditm-playout/): The NDI® Output Destination sends video data to any NDI® receiver on your local network. - [Virtual Camera](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/virtual-camera/): Are you looking to enhance your video conferencing and meeting experience? - [Installing and Activating Virtual Camera Extension](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/virtual-camera/installing-and-activating-virtual-camera-extension/): Starting with mimoLive 6.6, mimoLive comes with a new Virtual Camera Extension. - [Video Conferencing Software](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/virtual-camera/video-conferencing-software/): Using mimoLive’s virtual camera plugin with video conferencing software gives you a lot of advantages: - [mimoCall WebRTC out](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/mimocall-webrtc-out/): mimoCall is a easy way to get live video feeds from web browsers or iOS devices from any place in the internet. - [Image Writer Output](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/image-writer-output/): The Image Writer output in mimoLive can be quite useful in various situations during live video production. - [Last Recording Uploader Output](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/last-recording-uploader-output/): The Last Recording Uploader automatically transfers the most recently finished recording created by a File Recording Output Destination to a specified location — either a local folder or a remote ser… - [Syphon](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/syphon/): Syphon is an open source macOS technology that allows applications to share frames – full frame rate video or stills – with one another in realtime. - [AirPlay Output](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/airplay/): Using AirPlay with mimoLive provides an easy and effective solution for playing out to a Smart TV or an Apple TV. - [Audio Streaming with SHOUTcat or Icecast via butt](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/playout-output-destinations/audio-streaming-with-shoutcast-or-icecast-via-butt/): The two protocols most often used for audio only streaming are SHOUTcast and Icecast. ## Remote Control & Automation - [mimoLive® Remote Control](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/remote-control-surfaces/): mimoLive offers unparalleled flexibility and control through its browser-based Remote Control feature. - [Automation Layer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/automation/): The mimoLive Automation Layer was originally developed as a proof of concept but has since proven to be an incredibly useful tool for users. - [HTTP API](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/http-api/): On one hand, mimoLive publishes a Remote Control UI which you can use to create custom user interfaces that you can use on a tablet or similar device to remote control mimoLive. - [Endpoints](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/http-api/endpoints/): The API, when enabled, is available at “http://localhost:8989/api/v1”. - [Data Types](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/http-api/data-types/): If the API responds is too much data, you can narrow down which data you what to get back by Sparse Filtering. - [Examples of API usage](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/http-api/examples-of-api-usage/): Please note the IP Number or IP address with the port number of mimoLive for further use when working with the HTTP API. - [AI Agents](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/ai-agents/): Alongside its REST-style HTTP API, mimoLive exposes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoint that lets AI agents control your live production in natural language. - [X-keys Keyboards](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/remote-device-setups/): mimoLive has a very rich Remote Control Surface Editor which is used to create the actions for remote hardware controllers. - [Elgato Stream Deck](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/elgato-stream-deck/): The Elgato Stream Deck is a popular device for controlling apps. - [Bitfocus companion](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-automation/bitfocus-companion/): "Bitfocus Companion enables the reasonably priced Elgato Streamdeck to be a professional shotbox surface for an increasing amount of different presentation switchers, video playback software and broa… ## Custom Layers - [Custom Layers](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/custom-layers/): mimoLive can be customized by adding new layers. - [Custom Layer API](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/custom-layers/custom-layer-api/): Protocol Version 1.2 - [Remote Control Presets API](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/custom-layers/remote-control-presets-api/): If you are creating a custom layer, there is the possibility of even including custom control presets with your layer. - [Custom Quartz Composer Plugins](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/custom-layers/custom-quartz-composer-plugins/): To edit layers shipped with mimoLive you probably need the following Quartz Composer plugins in order to load the layer compositions in Quartz Composer: ## Social Media - [Social Media](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/social/): mimoLive contains a set of sources and layers that allow you to interact with your audience via social media and make social media content visible in your playout. - [Using facebook live producer for comments](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/social/using-facebook-live-producer-for-comments/): This is an alternative method of including comments from Facebook in a mimoLive production. - [Facebook Social Reactions](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/social/facebook-reactions/): Read about the Facebook Page Likes here. - [Comments](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/social/comments-1/): Comments is a great way to engage with audience. - [Getting the Facebook Post ID](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/social/getting-the-facebook-post-id/): For professional live streaming, mimoLive™ includes features that allow you to interact with social media and display social media content in your live video stream. ## Tips & Tricks - [Tips & Tricks](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/tipps-and-tricks/): This section contains a couple of useful tips and tricks to help you work with mimoLive on your Mac. - [Installing macOS Monterey on an external drive](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/tipps-and-tricks/installing-macos-monterey-on-an-external-usb-disk/): With the update from MacOS Monterey 12.1 to 12.2, a bug was introduced into MacOS that causes mimoLive on MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB (and only that model) to be unable to display video from video source… - [Hiding the macOS desktop when playing out to a projector](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/tipps-and-tricks/hiding-the-macos-desktop-when-playing-out-to-a-projector/): If you’re using mimoLive to drive a presentation screen at a conference, you might be familiar with this problem: If you're working outside the application, for example setting up things, or if mimoL… ## Special topics - [Special topics](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/): This section of the mimoLive manual covers some specific use cases that utilize many unique mimoLive features. - [Third Party Collaborations](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/third-party-collaborations/): Here are a few tools that will come in very handy for producers of live broadcasts using mimoLive. - [Capture iOS Device Screen with Apple TV](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/capture-ios-device-screen-with-apple-tv/): You may want to record the screen of an iOS device in mimoLive. - [Virtual Set](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/virtual-set/): The big news shows often records their program in a virtual set which means that the studio actually has a green backdrop and the studio interior is added to the scene later on. - [Creating Animated Lower Thirds with Adobe After Effects](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/creating-animated-lower-thirds-with-after-effects/): This Step-by-Step guide will show you how to use your own lower third animations from Adobe After Effects in mimoLive. - [Script Your mimoLive Show With Beat Sheet](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/script-your-mimolive-show-with-beat-sheet/): A beat sheet, in general, is a tool used by writers and filmmakers to outline the structure of a story, breaking it down into individual beats or plot points. - [Chroma keying green screen](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/chroma-keying-green-screen/): Chroma Keying (aka Green Screening or Blue Screening) is a technique to replace a certain color in an image with another content. - [Live Streaming DJI Drone Footage](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/live-streaming-dji-drone-footage/): Have you ever wanted to include drone footage in your live stream? - [Connecting mimolive to zoom](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/connecting-mimolive-to-zoom/): Read the main article about the Zoom® Meeting Source in mimoLive. - [Sending Audio and Video to Zoom](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/connecting-mimolive-to-zoom/sending-audio-and-video-to-zoom/): Using the virtual camera plugin allows you to send advanced videos to video conferencing software, like zoom.us. - [Using Audio and Video From Zoom in mimoLive](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/connecting-mimolive-to-zoom/using-audio-and-video-from-zoom-in-mimolive/): Although mimoLive includes great technology for conducting interviews or hosting discussion panels over the Internet with mimoCall, sometimes it is desired to get audio and video from Zoom (or other … - [Using an external audio mixer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/using-an-external-audio-mixer/): You can use an external audio mixer like the RØDECaster Pro for getting more control over your audio levels. - [Recording Screencast](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/recording-screencast/): If you want to do a screencast with mimoLive there are to be three setups to accomplish this: - [Recording Powerpoint or Keynote](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/recording-powerpoint-or-keynote/): When recording presentations, it is often necessary to record a presentation off of the presenters’ computer. - [mimoLive for broadcasters](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/mimolive-for-broadcasters/): Video on YouTube - [Projection Mapping](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/projection-mapping/): mimoLive has some great features for projection mapping. - [Access Remote Control Surfaces and HTTP API remotely](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/access-remote-control-surfaces-and-http-api-remotely/): The Remote Control Surfaces and the HTTP API use a webserver built into mimoLive for communications. - [Telestration using an iPad with Video Pencil](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/special-topics/telestration-using-an-ipad-with-video-pencil/): Telestration, the process of digitally drawing or annotating on videos and images, adds a new dimension to visual storytelling. ## Live Streaming Hardware Kits - [Live Streaming Hardware Kits](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/): “What is the best Mac to use with mimoLive?” is a questions we get quite often. - [NDI-in-a-box (DIY)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/ndi-in-a-box-diy/): The mimoLive® NDI-in-a-box system is designed as a drop-in replacement for traditional video production switchers. - [Classroom News Studio](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/classroom-news-studio/): One of the best learning experiences students can have is producing a news show for the school. - [mimoLive Pro Live Broadcasting Box (DIY)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/mimolive-pro-live-broadcasting-box-diy/): If you’re looking for a powerful mobile live broadcast production system, the mimoLive Pro Live Broadcasting Box™ is for you. - [Mac Studio Upgrade](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/mimolive-pro-live-broadcasting-box-diy/mac-studio-upgrade/): The Mac Studio offers even more processing power than the Mac Mini M2 Pro. - [Professional Speaker Presentation Setup](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/professional-speaker-presentation-setup/): Even after the pandemic, many presentations have moved online to Zoom, MS Teams, WebEx or one of dozens of other platforms. - [Mobile Virtual Presentation Studio](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/mobile-virtual-presentation-studio/): Now that offline events are back, you will want to use the time between gigs to create content, participate in a video conference or do a live stream for your fans, without losing the high quality th… - [Multiple HMDI and/or SDI Inputs](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/hdmi-sdi-inputs/): If you need more than one HDMI or SDI input, we recommend using an external Thunderbolt PCIe expander box and one or more Blackmagic PCI cards. - [Oliver’s Home Studio for Live Streaming](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/oliver-s-home-studio-for-live-streaming/): You may have seen the live streams on YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn that Achim and Oliver put together, showing people the latest cool stuff and answering questions. - [mimoRack™ DIY](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/mimorack-diy/): The mimoRack™ is a 19" 2 HU rack mountable system for using mimoLive as a graphics playout system to integrate with an SDI workflow using SDI key/fill output to a hardware production mixer. - [Setting up mimoRack™](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/mimorack-diy/setting-up-mimorack/): If you purchased the mimoRack™ pre-assembled or built it yourself, there are a couple of tasks that need to be completed to get it up and running. ## Diagnostics & Troubleshooting - [System Profile](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/system-profile/): Sometimes it is helpful for us to know exactly what Mac you’re using, what devices are attached to it and what drivers and other software is installed to better understand your issue report. - [Crash Reports](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/crash-reports/): Is mimoLive “crashing” or “hanging”? - [Process Sampling](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/process-sampling/): Is mimoLive “crashing” or “hanging”? - [Performance Monitoring](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/performance-monitoring/): There are several performance monitors you can check if something is going wrong in mimoLive: - [Render Performance Monitor](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/performance-monitoring/reder-performance-monitor/): Use the Render Performance Monitor to analyze rendering performance, GPU memory, and layer load in mimoLive. Identify bottlenecks causing stutter and optimize live output for smoother playback. - [Source Performance Monitor](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/performance-monitoring/source-performance-monitor/): The Source Performance Monitor in mimoLive shows frame rates, dropped frames, and filter times for all video and audio sources—helping you identify performance issues and optimize source processing. - [Live Streaming Performance Monitor](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/performance-monitoring/live-streaming-performance-monitor/): The Live Streaming Performance Monitor in mimoLive tracks video encoding and network upload performance, automatically adapting frame rate and bitrate to ensure smooth, stable live streams even under changing network conditions. - [File Recording Performance Monitor](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/performance-monitoring/file-recording-performance-monitor/): The File Recording Performance Monitor in mimoLive estimates remaining disk space and warns you when storage runs low, helping prevent interruptions and ensuring safe, reliable recording sessions. - [mimoCall Performance Monitor](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/performance-monitoring/mimocall-performance-monitor/): The mimoCall Performance Monitor provides real-time insight into call quality, showing detailed audio and video statistics, codecs, bitrates, and connection data to help diagnose and optimize mimoCall connections during live production. - [Debug Mode](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/debug-mode/): Sometimes mimoLive can have issues with the audio or video pipeline or other areas of the application. - [Thermal Throttling](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/thermal-throttling/): Unfortunately, due to their extremely compact design, some MacBook models are unable to cool sufficiently when used at full capacity for more than a few minutes. - [Removing mimoLive From Your Computer](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/diagnostics/deinstalling-mimolive/): You may want to uninstall mimoLive from a MacOS system, e.g. ## Discontinued / Legacy - [Instagram Source (discontinued)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/discontinued-legacy/instagram-discontinued/) - [Twitter Layer (discontinued)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/discontinued-legacy/twitter/): This layer allows you to show a Twitter feed in your video. - [Twitter PTZ Controller (discontinued)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/discontinued-legacy/twitter-ptz-controller/): The Twitter PTZ Controller layer is a unique feature in mimoLive that enables users to control PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) cameras using Twitter commands. - [Computer Audio - Discontinued](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/discontinued-legacy/computer-audio/): Recording Mac’s audio output is not as easy as a standard audio input. - [mimoCam - Discontinued](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/discontinued-legacy/mimocam/): mimoCam™ brings a lightweight app to your iPhone which allows you to grab a clean camera screen from your iPhone. - [Weather Layer (discontinued)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/discontinued-legacy/weather/): Display live weather data in mimoLive using a DIY weather station - [RTSP - discontinued](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/discontinued-legacy/rtsp/): If your document contains one or more “IP Camera (RTSP)” source, you’ll have to replace them with FFmpeg sources. ## End User License Agreement (EULA) - [End User License Agreement (EULA)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/end-user-license-agreement-eula/): This Agreement is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a legal entity, "The Licensee") and Boinx Software International GmbH ("The Licensor") for the software product mimoLive ("The… ## Privacy Policy (App) - [Privacy Policy (App)](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/privacy-policy-app/): Privacy Policy