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Live video production and streaming software for broadcasters and event producers.

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vMix holds its perpetual-license cadence with two major releases in 2025.

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◆Current state
vMix shipped versions 28 and 29 during 2025, with the typical eligibility pattern — free for buyers since January 2023 and included for vMix Max subscribers. The blog otherwise covers hardware ecosystem changes (NVENC encoder counts, Core Ultra laptops) and the occasional culture post.
◆Where it's heading
The two-release year is faster than the historical annual cadence and reads as a deliberate defense of the perpetual-license model: enough major-version value to justify renewals without forcing subscription pricing. Hardware coverage stays GPU- and laptop-focused, reflecting the buyer base of live production operators choosing workstations.
◆Prediction
Expect the next major release on a similar 9–10 month rhythm and continued hardware-recommendation posts as Intel and AMD ship new generations. The harder watch is whether vMix Max takes on more of the headline features versus the perpetual-licensed core product.

◆Recent moves

  1. 5mo ago

    NVIDIA GeForce GPUs now support up to 12 NVENC hardware encodes

    Note that NVIDIA's December 2025 driver lifts NVENC encoder count to 12. Not a vMix change, but materially affects how many simultaneous outputs a vMix user can drive on a single GPU.

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  2. 7mo ago

    vMix 29 is available now!

    vMix 29 ships, free for buyers since January 2023 and included for vMix Max. The release-post itself doesn't enumerate features, but the cadence (28 in January, 29 in October) is the load-bearing signal for the perpetual-license renewal model.

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  3. 10mo ago

    The best vMix Laptop for 2025-2026!

    Annual laptop-recommendation post moving onto Core Ultra Series 2. Useful for buyers, not a product change.

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  4. 1y ago

    vMix and AI: Presenting AIffirmatron, The Future of Social Stream Interaction

    April 1 post about 'AIffirmatron' — an April Fool's parody of an AI streaming companion. No product implication; a brand-voice moment.

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  5. 1y ago

    vMix 28 is available now!

    vMix 28 launch, the January companion to October's 29. Together they establish the faster-than-annual rhythm anchoring the 2025 release year.

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  6. 1y ago

    vMix Bluesky!

    Announcement of a vMix Bluesky account, mostly for brand-voice content. Distribution-channel news, not product news.

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