Roland Pro A/V - Support - VR-50HD

Video Capture for VR Ver.2.2.1 for macOS / OS X

For details, refer to "Video Capture for VR Ver.2.2 Owner's Manual for macOS / OS X" in the [ Owner's Manuals ].

When using an Apple Silicon Mac, with some devices, the picture might fail to be captured correctly in Video Capture for VR or web conferencing apps. For details, check "Compatibility with Mac Computers Using the Apple M1 Chip."

UPDATE HISTORY

[ Ver.2.2.1 ]　SEP 2020

Support for macOS Catalina (macOS 10.15) was added.

Functionality Improvement

Improved visibility when in Dark Mode.

Bug Fix
The following bug was fixed.

The display layout of the screen is broken.

[ Ver.2.2 ]

Additional function

Available for VR-4HD.

[ Ver.2.1 ]

Additional functions

Support for OS X Yosemite (v10.10) was added.
The window can now be resized.
Aspect is selectable when saving files.
ProRes 422 + PCM is selectable under OS X Mavericks (v10.9) or later.

Along with the addition of supported formats, the bit-rate chart has been revised as shown below.

Format	H.264/AAC	ProRes 422/PCM
320x240/29.97p	1 Mbps	17 Mbps
640x480/29.97p	4 Mbps	42 Mbps
720x480/29.97p	4 Mbps	42 Mbps
854x480/29.97p	5 Mbps	49 Mbps
1280x720/29.97p	10 Mbps	73 Mbps
1920x1080/29.97p	20 Mbps	147 Mbps
320x240/59.94p	1 Mbps	34 Mbps
640x480/59.94p	4 Mbps	84 Mbps
720x480/59.94p	4 Mbps	84 Mbps
854x480/59.94p	5 Mbps	98 Mbps
1280x720/59.94p	10 Mbps	143 Mbps
1920x1080/59.94p	20 Mbps	294 Mbps
320x240/25p	1 Mbps	14 Mbps
640x480/25p	4 Mbps	35 Mbps
720x576/25p	5 Mbps	41 Mbps
1024x576/25p	7 Mbps	52 Mbps
1280x720/25p	10 Mbps	61 Mbps
1920x1080/25p	20 Mbps	122 Mbps
320x240/50p	1 Mbps	28 Mbps
640x480/50p	4 Mbps	70 Mbps
720x576/50p	5 Mbps	82 Mbps
1024x576/50p	7 Mbps	104 Mbps
1280x720/50p	10 Mbps	122 Mbps
1920x1080/50p	20 Mbps	244 Mbps

* Added supported formats are indicated by a different text color.

SPECIFICATIONS OF VERSION 2.0

The HD size (such as 1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720) is supported.
YUV 4:2:2 uncompressed-format input was supported in addition to Motion JPEG.

Output files are transcoded in the H.264/AAC format in real time and containers are stored in the MP4 format. The video bit rate is as follows.

Format	Bit Rate *1
720x480	4 Mbps
720x576	5 Mbps
1280x720	10 Mbps
1920x1080	20 Mbps

*1: The bit rate of Mac OS X is the default value of the operating system.

* Each data is encoded with the screen size specified by Resolution and saved in a file.
* The maximum recording time is 12 hours (within the maximum file size).
* Still images are saved in the PNG file format.

Streaming files for the VR-5, the VR-3, and V-4EX which support SD videos in 480 pixels is supported.

DOWNLOAD AND EXPAND THE ARCHIVE FILE

Download the file named "VCapVR_m221.zip".
It is an archive file in zip format, please double click on the file to expand. After expanding the file, "VCapVR_m221" folder will be appeared.

HOW TO INSTALL

Double-click the "VRCaptureInstall.dmg" included in the "VCapVR_m22" folder to open the "VRCaptureInstall" folder.
Drag the "VR" icon into the "Applications Alias" folder and drop it.

STARTING THE APPLICATION

Double-click the "VRCapture(.app)" in the "Applications" folder.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OPERATING SYSTEM

macOS 11

Compatible with Apple Mac series (Intel-based).
Compatible with Apple Silicon Mac (using the M1 chip).

macOS 10.12 / macOS 10.13 / macOS 10.14 / macOS 10.15
Mac OS X 10.7 / OS X 10.8 / OS X 10.9 / OS X 10.10 / OS X 10.11
* When recording data in the HD size, use OS X 10.8.5 or later.

[ Important ]
As for the VR-50HD, the inability to establish a connection via USB3.0 under OS X 10.10.1 has been confirmed.
The ability to connect using USB2.0 has been confirmed. Use a USB2.0 cable and connect via USB2.0.
* HD output is not supported when connected via USB2.0.
(2014/12/18)
Operation under OS X 10.10.2 and after has been confirmed to be correct. Try upgrading to OS X 10.10.2 or later.
(2017/01/04)

COMPUTER

Apple Mac series computer (Intel-based)
Apple Silicon Mac (using the M1 chip)

* This software has been found to work on typical computers that meet the above requirements, but we do not guarantee that it will operate on all such computers. Please be aware that differences in design or conditions of use may produce differences in the processing power of otherwise similar computers.

* Apple and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
* macOS is trademark of Apple Inc.
* All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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