The year 2021 was infamous for the global semiconductor shortage. Graphics cards (GPUs) were nearly impossible to buy at retail prices, causing panic on the forum's hardware boards.
As live streams grew more complex, the "Scripting and API" section of the forum saw a massive surge in activity.
The threads created during that year remain archived today, not as relics of a chaotic time, but as lessons in resilience and collaboration. For anyone searching for the term today, the 2021 archives represent a masterclass in live production—warts and all—where the community proved that even in isolation, we could produce, stream, and connect together.
The year 2021 was a transformative period for live streaming, remote production, and video broadcasting. As content creators, houses of worship, corporate entities, and event producers adapted to hybrid environments, software-based vision mixers became the backbone of global communication. At the center of this technological shift was the vMix Forum, a bustling online community where users gathered to troubleshoot, innovate, and share feature requests.
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A vMix setup is rarely just vMix. In 2021, threads detailing the integration of Bitfocus Companion, Elgato Stream Decks, and vMix Shortcuts grew exponentially. Community members shared custom JSON configurations and scripts that allowed a single operator to trigger complex macros—such as simultaneously lower-thirds, audio unmutes, and PTZ camera movements. 4. Feature Requests and Community Wishlists
Early 2021 was dominated by discussions surrounding the release and optimization of . The forum became the primary space for users to dissect new features and optimize their hardware configurations. Key Innovations Discussed
Every "I fixed it" post in 2021 added a brick to the wall of collective knowledge.
Users shared custom scripts to sync the vMix Title Designer with external Google Sheets, local Excel files, and RSS feeds for real-time sports scoring and election results. 4. Hardware and GPU Shortage Workarounds
The global semiconductor and GPU shortage of 2021 hit the live production community incredibly hard. The vMix Forum became an essential resource for users trying to build reliable streaming rigs during a hardware crisis.
The global GPU shortage forced many system builders to buy "Lite Hash Rate" (LHR) NVIDIA graphics cards. A common panic thread on the forum was whether LHR cards affected vMix rendering performance. The community successfully debunked this, proving that crypto-mining limiters had zero negative impact on vMix’s video processing or encoding engines. 3. The Rise of Remote Guest Management (vMix Call)
