 Pioneers in Digital Audio Since 1968 |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Video Hoster Details | Upgrades & Downloads | Testimonials | Trademarks |
Explode Your Karaoke Shows With More Singers!
Attract The Best Singers To Your Karaoke CDG Shows
Video Hoster® & Lite 3.321 Software
Discover How Video Hoster Delivers All These Claims
- Save your back, hips and knees... freed from carrying suitcases of discs
- Amaze your singers with MORE on stage per hour than ever possible
- Imagine instantly adding song requests as singers submit them, even while others are singing
- Relax as everything runs so smoothly that you'll joke with your audience while singers come up
- Rip tracks with pristine quality lyrics, even scratched discs will be cleaner than on any CD+G Karaoke Player
- Songs store on your hard drive so your discs are safe at home
- Convert downloaded MP3+G, ZIP, WMA+G, and BIN files to play just like your imported tracks
- Your songs automatically index in the unlimited professional database so you can instantly search and find
- Instantly change key pitch whenever singers request it before or while performing
- Quickly import tracks from singer's discs before their turn, returning their discs instantly
- Play VCD, DVD, MPG, AVI, WMV, MP3, WMA and other formats for buffers and alternate entertainment
Buy Now and Download Immediately!
When you buy Hoster or Hoster Lite, you can download it over the Internet within minutes with DSL or Cable.
If you have dialup connection, or if you want a hard copy shipped on CDROM, order it separately and it will mail the same business day for orders received before 9:00AM.
| Run our FREE Video Hoster software demo before buying. | ||
| Video Hoster® 3.321 Software - Professional (Internet download)) | $199.99 |  |
| Video Hoster® Lite 3.321 Software - Home (Internet download)) | $99.99 | |
| Save Money! Video Hoster® 3.321 + Karaoke Suite 4 on CDROM | $449.99 $319.99 | |
| Add this to receive your ordered software on CDROM | $12.00 | |
| Video Hoster® 3.321 Upgrade from before 3.310 - View changes | $39.99 | |
| Video Hoster® Lite 3.321 Upgrade from 3.310 and prior | $39.99 | |
| Video Hoster® Lite Upgrade to Video Hoster 3.321 | $110.00 | |
Laptop Computers Set Up In Minutes! |
||
| Ruggedized Laptop PC with Video Hoster® | $2299.00 | |
| LC Laptop PC with Video Hoster® | $1699.00 | |
| 500GB Hard Drive USB external mount | $299.00 | |
| RF Converter with S-Video Out | $29.99 | |
| S-Video to RCA 6" adapter cable | $19.99 | |
Video Hoster® Lite Differences
- Lite installs on one computer
- Lite cannot prepare Songbooks
- Lite cannot play songs directly from CDG Karaoke discs others bring
Read On For More Benefits...
Import CDG Discs Tracks
Import your Karaoke CD+G disc tracks to your computer hard drive using most any CD/DVD drive. These files will appear better than files from any other importer. Amazingly, even scratched discs will clean up better than new. Impress your singers with the flat-out best quality lyrics available. Even those pesky last tracks on multi-session discs quickly import as compressed KMA files, storing twice as many as MP3+G at the same quality. A 120GB drive can hold 27,000+ songs, and a 250GB over 55,000. You can identify Artist, Title, Language, Genre, Duet and Multiplex parameters to instantly find the exact song you need, indexed in the provided Access database... able to store over a million songs.
BIN, CDG, MP3G, ZIP Files
Convert these file types on your hard drive to KMA files indexed in your Database and Song Books just like imported original CDG disc tracks, but not equal to the lyrics quality of importing. Import a Brand-DiscID at a time, or Batch import up to 99 files at a time.
Brand Database & FreeDB Link
When importing your Karaoke CD+G discs, the MTU supplied brand database (over 243,000 songs, updated 11/1/04) automatically fills in the tracks Title and Artist. For discs not in the database, the FreeDB website is checked to fill in the track fields if it is in their database, or you can manually enter the names. NOTE: The database includes the Title/Artist identification, not the music and lyrics.
Rotation Playlists
Your open playlist shows the song rotation order of upcoming singers and their songs. You can add songs while a singer is performing, skip a missed song, or move a song to change its place in the rotation. Create pre-loaded Playlists that you perform often, or add requests anytime singers submit them, which automatically delete after they finish. You can even have songs for your regular singer's already loaded (for this show location) that skip over until they arrive.
Dual Displays
When your computer supports dual display, you see the Playlist on one, and the Karaoke lyrics for your singers on the other. You can add new requests or music buffers, skip over singers who are absent, move them in the rotation... all while singers are performing. The Singer Display appears on the TV, disappearing when not playing to show the Singer Names Display or the Windows Desktop showing your ads between songs. If you don't have two displays, Video Hoster shows your Playlist when not playing, and the Karaoke lyrics display while a song plays.
Play Singer´s Discs
You can add and play tracks from discs your singers bring to your show. Video Hoster imports the song to the hard drive so you can immediately give their disc back. You can move these while a Singer is performing to change your rotation... when you need to, and change their key. Each automatically deletes when played, or when you close Video Hoster. For fail-safe operation, if the computer crashes, they are safe and ready to play in seconds when Video Hoster comes back up. Video Hoster Lite cannot import from singer's discs.
Play MP3+G, ZIP, MP3, WMA Files
You can add these karaoke and audio file types to the Playlist along with imported KMA karaoke songs. Move and delete them while a Singer is performing to change your rotation, and key change them. You can also import the MP3+G and ZIP files as KMA compressed files that appear in your Song Book, and search for and instantly add them to the Playlist.
Play Video
Play VCD and DVD discs directly from the drive, or copy them to the hard drive and play without the discs. All play controls (Start, Pause/Resume, Stop, Restart, Skip, Multiplex, and live Key Change) work on these Video file types on the hard drive: .dat (VCD and DVD), .VOB (DVD), .wmv (WMV video), .avi (AVI), .qt (QuickTime), .mov (Movie), .mpg (MPG compression), .mpeg (MPEG compression), and .m1v.
Play Multiplex Songs
When songs have the music on the left and music+vocals on the right channels, when you import the songs you can set the vocals to not play, or edit them at any time. When they play, even vocals in video songs automatically are removed. While playing, if the singer is panicking and out of sync, you can enable the vocals, then silence them again when the singer is in sync. Without this, they may bolt from the stage and never sing again. Instead, you will protect their dignity and they will return to your shows for more.
Fast Song Search
Instantly find the songs your singers request... when they "won't" use your Song Books. Search for any database field or combination of fields. For example, if you select to search on Title and Artist, entering "Chapel" could show "Crying in the Chapel" "Chapel of Love" and "The Chapel Singers".
Show Next Singers Up
The Singer Names Display shows the Singer and their song title, and the next 1 to 15 Singers in your show rotation and their songs. Make it appear below or above the Lyrics Display during a performance, or appear between songs. Set it up and it runs automatically each show. When you add a singer to the Playlist, they automatically appear and rotate as Singers finish. You are truly free to interact with your audience and singers because your next singers automatically come to the stage.
Live Key Change
You can key change songs (even videos) in half-steps for the singer's range. When a song rotates to play, it automatically sets the key you entered from their request, or you can click the Key column in the Playlist and change it. More often, singers don't know the key until the song starts. Then, clicking a live key change button instantly changes key anywhere in the song. Shifting the key does not change the tempo speed.
Print Song Books
Video Hoster (not Lite) includes one of the most advanced Karaoke Song Book programs available! Prepare your Song Book by; Artist or Title or identify your Inventory for new purchases; by Lastname or Firstname first; showing A/The at the start or end; show or hide these fields: Title, Artist, unique BookID, Brand, DiscID, Track, Language, Genre, Duet, and Mux. Create and add new release pages as you import new discs to keep your books current without reprinting. Create "special pages" by BookID Range, by Language, by Genre, only Duets or only Multiplexed Vocals. Pages export as Rich Text Format (RTF) files for Microsoft Word, Wordpad or other programs to format and print.
Crash Recovery
Just like your CDG Player, computers will eventually crash. The question is what happens to your show when it does? First, all Video Hoster playlist changes immediately save to the hard drive, ready when it restarts. Second, the Playlist that was playing automatically re-opens when Video Hoster is back running. Third, tracks from singers discs you imported are ready to play from the hard drive. Your show rotation continues! The most you lose is 3-5 seconds to restart Video Hoster, or the computer restart time. No other karaoke show software has auto-recovery; you loose everything when they crash. It just doesn't get any safer!
Manual
Click here to download the current Video Hoster demo and manual onto your computer. You can view the manual with your Internet Browser by clicking Manual on the menu bar.
Stand Alone Software
Video Hoster does not require any other programs to import your karaoke discs, show your lyrics, run your shows, or change key. It does NOT use a USB security "hardware dongle". Only Video Hoster has a true Database to automatically index and find your imported songs, over 1,000,000 if you ever have them. All features are fully integrated; fully supported by MTU who has the highest rating in the industry for customer support. Unlike other software on the market, Video Hoster is completely self contained. No need for other converters, players, or vendors. All you need is Video Hoster! Video Hoster 3.310 and higher recognize this list of CD/DVD drives.
Installation & Security
Video Hoster can install on your show computer AND a backup computer any number of times, for a total of TWO (2) computer installations. Video Hoster Lite only installs on ONE (1) computer. Your computer must be on-line to the Internet (even dial-up) to register. Click here to read our Privacy Policy.
Competitor programs that use USB dongle security will refuse to run if the dongle fails, breaks (it sticks out the back or side), or is stolen. If the dongle Manufacturer goes out of business (it happened in the 1990´s) and you need a replacement dongle, your software will NEVER run again! Many companies using the dongle security will go out of business (that too happened in the 1990´s). If your computer is running, Video Hoster is running.
Computer Requirements
- Runs on Windows 2000 SP4, XP Home or Pro SP2, or Vista (all 3 versions) with .NET
- An MTU or equivalent CD/DVD Recorder to import CDG Karaoke discs to the hard drive. Video Hoster 3.310 and higher recognize all CD/DVD drives that support Windows MMC Interfacing. MTU Certified CDG Recorders give the cleanest imported graphics.
- Graphics Video card with 32MB or more of RAM. that supports Direct-X 9.0 or higher (cards with less than 32MB RAM usually don't support 9.0). Dual-display requires an ATI Radeon 9000 or higher, or NVidia equivalent. S3 video cards or chips in laptop computers don't support Direct-X 9.0.
- Processor (Celeron, Pentium, 3 or 4, or AMD Duron or Athlon with at least 1 GHz or faster speed. If Windows runs correctly with the system RAM, Video Hoster should also run.
- Installing Video Hoster requires the computer being installed on to be connected to the Internet.
Click here to read User Testimonials
Video Hoster is available as software only, or already installed in a MTU Ruggedized Laptop™. We test and only use components that work for Karaoke. We are a full service computer build and test center, so you are confident your MTU computer will meet your needs.
Since 1998, Karaoke singers and hosts helped us write our specifications. If you hosts shows, Video Hoster will make your job a dream!