The Magewell Director Plus Portable All-in-One 4K Production & Streaming System is being touted as a compact, all-in-one quad streaming switcher for professional live production.
It was designed to act as a switcher, recorder, and encoder for use in managing multi-camera broadcasts.
There is a 7″ AMOLED touchscreen with a claimed brightness of 800 cd/m² and a high contrast ratio.
Key featuresAll-in-One Switcher, Recorder, Encoder7″ 800 cd/m² AMOLED Touchscreen MonitorNDI HX3, SRT, RTMP, RTSP Quad Streaming4 HDMI, USB-C & 1 USB-A 3.0 Inputs1 USB-C, 1 USB-A, 2 HDMI AV OutputsBuilt-In 5G SIM Slot, 6G Wi-FiNetwork Bonding SupportDual L-Series Battery SlotsInternal Storage & MicroSD SlotIdeal for Studio and Location Production
The Magewell Director Plus Portable All-in-One 4K Production & Streaming System has a 2.5G Ethernet port, a built-in 5G modem, a 5G SIM card slot, and Wi-Fi and 5G antennas. It is claimed to provide stable remote streaming for up to 4 simultaneous destinations. The Director Plus also supports network bonding for reliable, high-quality transmission. The USB-A port can also support an external USB modem.
The Director Plus encodes video up to 4K60 for streaming to platforms like YouTube, Facebook Live, Twitch, and custom RTMP destinations, as well as SRT for remote production workflows and NDI HX3 for local IP-based production.
Display and Functionality
7″ 800 nit AMOLED touchscreen with a 100,000:1 contrast ratioTouchscreen-based UI and Director Utility app for intuitive controlDirector Utility is compatible with iOS 13 and Android 7.0 and laterMulti-view scene composition with prebuilt layoutsChroma keying, telestration, and graphic overlaysControl overlay text in real time, such as scoreboard, timer, or stopwatchControl background music, annotation, fade-to-black, and more
The device includes HDMI, USB-C, and USB-A 3.0 inputs, as well as support for NDI, SRT, RTMP, and RTSP sources.
Two 4K HDMI 2.0, two 1080p HDMI 2.0, one USB-A 3.0, and two USB-C 3.0 inputsOne HDMI 2.0 output for Program, Preview, and MultiviewOne USB-C output for Program, Preview, and Multiview or duplicate HDMI output screenAnalog audio mic/line inputs for embedding and headphone/monitor outputInput up to six simultaneous wired HDMI and USB signalsStream up to 10 simultaneous IP sources (NDI, SRT, RTMP, RTSP)Mobile camera input via Director Utility appWebpage inputsStream media files to outputControl UVC, NDI, IP, or PTZ cameras via the interface
Content can be recorded to a separately available microSD card or internal storage.
Record and stream 4K60 video with two-channel 48 kHz 16-bit audioEncodes and streams via RTMP, SRT, and NDI HX2/HX3microSD card slot and 128GB of internal storage for direct recordingRecord program output or utilize ISO recording for up to four individual video sources
On the back of the unit, there are dual L-series / NP-F battery slots that are hot-swappable. You can power the unit via a 12 VAC power input.
Pricing & Availability
The Magewell Director Plus Portable All-in-One 4K Production & Streaming System is now available to purchase for $2,099 USD.
Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 35 years’ of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.
He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.
Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.
Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.