NewBlue Captivate 5.10 Elevates Live Production Capabilites

NewBlue has introduced Captivate 5.1.0, an update with features specifically designed to enhance live production capabilities. This update comes with innovative features tailored to meet the needs of various users, whether they are in corporate A/V, seeking a Live CG solution, or ATEM users. Captivate 5.1.0 aims to streamline workflows and provide a more robust live production experience.

What’s new in NewBlue Captivate 5.1.0?

Full duplex Zoom and Teams connection

Produce engaging virtual and live productions like never before. With full duplex (in and out) connections to Zoom, you can simultaneously send and receive audio and video, enhancing the interactivity and quality of your events.  This update ensures that Zoom audio inputs are excluded from being outputted back to Zoom, preventing feedback loops and maintaining audio clarity.  Now host your Zoom meetings and webinars directly from NewBlue Captivate. This integration also minimizes the need for multiple apps, providing a more streamlined and professional virtual or hybrid experience for your guests. Automatically admit Zoom guests directly from Captivate. This feature simplifies event production, ensuring a smooth and efficient process for managing attendees.  Input Zoom screenshare as a live video source and display it in stunning picture-in-picture graphics, overlays, or full-screen layouts. This feature simplifies the construction of your event’s itinerary and enhances visual presentations.

Improved audio latency and dynamic audio mixing improvements

Experience lower audio latency to Zoom, RTMP, and Monitor. This improvement provides a smoother and more synchronized audio experience, essential for maintaining high-quality live broadcasts.  Take control of your live production by specifying a dedicated device for your audio monitor. This new feature ensures you have full command over your audio environment, allowing for more precise audio management during your broadcasts. 

Now you can mute local sources from the audio monitor, so you won’t be distracted by the sound of your own voice.  This feature is crucial for achieving the ideal sound balance, giving you the flexibility to control which audio sources you monitor in real-time. Link live audio sources to any live video source to automate your audio mixes in sync with video switching. This automation makes it easier to mix complex live events.

Unified chat and social media controller

Drive all your chat sources in one place with the intuitive Chat controller. Along with Zoom and Teams messages and QA, incorporate Facebook comments, YouTube Live comments, and X posts into your on-air graphics, enhancing audience engagement and interaction.

Seamless HDMI integration

Integrate NewBlue Captivate 5.1.0 effortlessly into any HDMI ecosystem. By setting a dedicated audio device with HDMI video output, you can ensure the audio and video outputs are routed correctly together in your system.

Virtual live video clips

Gain unprecedented control of media playback by using imported video clips as a switcher source, shot layout element, or mapping to PiP graphics. This feature adds versatility to your live production capabilities.

Enhanced ATEM workflow

Integrate Captivate seamlessly with your ATEM using our intuitive setup wizard. This enhancement is designed to provide a smoother and more efficient workflow for ATEM users.  Prepare for key moments and navigate your production’s rundown while on-air by incorporating multiple graphics, camera switches, transitions, and more into “shot layouts.” This feature enhances the control and flexibility of your live broadcasts.  And, now ATEM switching can be controlled directly from Shot Layouts, for fast easy camera switching tightly synchronized with graphics with simple one-button pushes.

Support for Companion 3+

Perform multiple actions in NewBlue Captivate in parallel with other tools, all with the push of a button. The update now supports the latest Companion version, enhancing your workflow efficiency.  Experience the newly integrated ability to set, increment, or toggle values for any variables in Captivate graphics with ease. This functionality provides effortless control over your production elements, streamlining your live broadcast management.

Reliable Project Transfers

Transfer or send Captivate projects with confidence. Our streamlined package export/import now includes AE projects, MOGRTs, images, video, audio, and more, ensuring reliability and ease when transferring or sharing projects.

Centralized Account Management

Manage accounts and store/share credentials across data controllers in one centralized panel with our new Internet Account Panel. This feature streamlines integrated third-party workflows, making it easier to manage your live productions.

Stay ahead in the world of live broadcasting with NewBlue Captivate 5.1.0. These powerful new features are designed to make your live productions more professional, engaging, and seamless. Update your software today and experience the future of live broadcasting!