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Video Hoster^® 4.03 Software For XP AND Vista

Discover How Video Hoster Delivers All These Claims

NOTE: Version 4.03 now runs perfectly in sync on Windows XP, Vista and Vista 64.

• 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 one of the Hoster products from MTU, within minutes you can have it downloaded over the Internet using DSL or Cable and installing.

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.

 

We sincerely thank you for being our customer! NOTE: Special loyalty upgrade discount versions for returning Customers require a prior version be installed. Only one Registration Code can be upgraded with one Upgrade product. Installing an Upgrade requires Hoster to already be installed (must be the same RegCode on both computers being upgraded). FREE UPGRADES: If you have bought version 4.0 or an Upgrade to 4.0 you can get the latest 4.0x version free at the Hoster Upgrades and Downloads page.
Please run our FREE Video Hoster software demo before buying.
Video Hoster® 4.03 Upgrade from any prior version, with V3.40 - (See NOTE above)	$69.99
Video Hoster® 4.03 Software, with V3.40 - With CD Ripper and Songbook, installs on 2 computers	$229.99
Video Hoster® Quad 4.03 Software, with V3.40 - With CD Ripper and Songbook, installs on 4 computers	$429.99
Save $$$! Karaoke Suite 4 + Video Hoster 4.03® , with V3.40 - Video Hoster, Vogone, Microstudio, Keyrite, KHPro shipped on CDROM, with Internet Download	$441.95 $349.99
Video Hoster® Lite 4.03 Software, with V3.40 - With CD Ripper, without Songbook, installs on 1 computer	$98.80
Video Hoster® Lite Duo 4.03 Software, with V3.40 - With CD Ripper, without Songbook, installs on 2 computers	$178.80
Video Hoster® Lite 4.03 Upgrade from any prior version, with V3.40 - (See NOTE above)	$49.99
Video Hoster® Lite Upgrade to Video Hoster® 4.03, with V3.40 - (See NOTE above)	$139.99
Add this to receive your ordered software on CDROM	$12.00
Laptop Computers Set Up In Minutes!
Ruggedized Laptop PC with Windows XP and Video Hoster®	$2399.99
LC Laptop PC with Windows XP and Video Hoster®	$1879.99
500GB Hard Drive USB external mount	$159.80
RF Converter with S-Video Out	$29.99
S-Video to RCA 6" adapter cable	$19.99

Features and prices subject to change without notice.

What's New In Video Hoster 4.0x

Just about everything you've asked for that we couldn't do before! The list below gives some of the highlights. In version 4.03 we restored the stability Hoster is known for, including the lyrics in sync on Vista, and the Preview and Show Displays in sync together.

• Uses Your Playlists even from Hoster 1.x, 2.x and 3.x
• Beautiful Show Display with everything your Singers and Audience see
• Scrolling Marquee with presets or enter new messages you can easily show/hide with a click
• Preview Display Shows All - The Lyrics, Video VJ, Audio DJ, and Intermission
• Re-Install Without MTU so you can move Hoster to a new computer by yourself if ever needed!
• Master Key Change can set before adding to the Playlist or change while singing
• InstaButtons Play Audio .wav files while anything plays in the Playlist (.mp3 & .wma coming in 4.1x)
• InstaButtons play 11 Video file types when no songs play
• Import Audio MP3, WMA, WAV Files to Songs Database and SongBook (11 Video file types coming in 4.04)
• Auto-Save Singer Names you type in so you only type 1 or 2 characters to add them again
• Singers Database stores songs for your "Regulars" at your shows, adding all the songs at one time they want to sing at a show
• Music & Main Volume On-Screen Sliders
• Import Sub-Folders to import whatever file storage you use
• Save Time Importing New Discs when not in the Database, with auto-complete Artist & Title lists reduces keystrokes
• Dual or Single Display so you can use just about any computer
• Song Book Upgrades including selectable last column for BookID, DiscID or None, multi-column and special books excluding whatever you don't want
• New Time/Key/Tempo Fields in the Playlist
• Set Mux & Duet in the Import screens to save editing later. These also will be saved in the new Import Database.
• Import Hard Drive Filenames now keep any periods within them
• Add+Close Button in the Search dialog does 2 functions with one click
• View All 17 Version 4.03 Changes Including Lyrics in sync on Vista, and Import Database Updated With More DiscID Numbers
• View All 21 Version 4.02 Changes Including Vista Compatible and Import Database Updated With More DiscID Numbers
• View All 73 Version 4.00 Changes

Here is What's Coming In Free Updates - Well Underway Now

• Master Tempo Change ^4.0x
• Add Video Files to Songs Database ^4.0x
• Crossfade the playing song out and the next one in ^4.0x
• Selectable Output Port ^4.0x
• Preview Play In Search Dialog ^4.0x
• Record While Playing ^4.0x
• Random Pick Button ^4.0x
• Add SCDG Files into your Songs Database for searching and playing^4.1
• Add Custom Genres up to 128 more that will show in our Genre lists ^4.1
• Add Custom Languages up to 128 more that will show in our Genre lists ^4.1
• Exquisite Show Rotation that is so easy it'll make your shows even more efficient ^4.1

Read On For More Details...

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". It 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 4.xx recognizes most CD/DVD drives available today. However, to be certain your drive will run with hoster, click here to download our Demo version, or buy a CDG Certified DVD Recorder from MTU.

Fully Integrated CDG Disc Importing

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.

Integrated BIN, CDG, MP3G, WMAG, WAVG, ZIP, MP3, WMA and WAV Files Importing

You can convert these file types on your hard drive to KMA files indexed in your Database and Songbooks. Import only a Brand-DiscID at a time, batch import up to 99 files at a time, or enable using sub-folders to batch convert tens of thousands at a time. Bad files are detected, logged into an errors file, and not imported to insure your shows remain professional.

Integrated Local Database & FreeDB Link

When importing your Karaoke CD+G discs, Hoster's local database 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 the DiscID is in their database. If not found, you can quickly enter the names with the new auto-complete feature for Artist and Title. Typing a few characters scrolls the lists to the name you are looking for, or helps you enter a new name that appears from then on. The Local database is now being updated weekly, and will soon be available on-line for download and real-time incremental updating, or by ordering an update CDROM. NOTE: DiscID's users enter are transparently sent up for MTU review and inclusion in the on-line database. This includes Track, Title, Artist and Multiplex, Duet and Language, provided in each new version (4.01, 4.02, etc.). Music and lyrics are not included.

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, play any selected song instantly, and move songs to change their 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 instantly load songs your regulars sing (for this show location) that skip over until they arrive. Unlike other complex software, Hoster has one playlist that can hold Karaoke, Audio and Video songs to play in any order. It doesn't get any easier.

Play Karaoke KMA, MP3+G, WMA+G, WAV+G Files

You can add these karaoke file types directly from the hard drive into a Playlist, including KMA files imported from a Flash Drive. Key change them as needed. You can also import these and BIN, CDG and ZIP files as KMA compressed files that appear in your Song Book, and search and instantly add to the Playlist.

Play Audio MP3, WMA, WAV Files

You can add these audio file types to the Playlist in any order. Move and delete them while a Singer is performing to change your rotation, and key change them. You can also import these as KMA compressed files that appear in your Song Book (or not), and search and instantly add to the Playlist.

Play 11 Video Files

Play VCD and DVD tracks copied to the hard drive. All play controls (Start, Pause/Resume, Stop, Restart, Skip, and live Key Change - Multiplex coming in 4.03) work on all these Video file types on the hard drive: .dat (VCD), .vob (DVD), .wmv, .avi, .dvx, .qt, .mov, .mpg, .mpeg, .m1v and .m2v.

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". New Karaoke and Audio buttons narrow your search to only one type, or both.

Play Singers 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 if needed, and change their key (and tempo in 4.10). These files automatically delete when played, or when you close Video Hoster, but if the computer crashes, they are safe and ready to play in seconds when Video Hoster comes back up.

Beautiful Show Display

Hoster 4 defines a new standard for what your Singers and Audience see. It gives you tremendous flexibility to snazz up your shows. The new Show Display has four view; Intermission (shown), Lyrics, Audio DJ, and Video VJ. Views automatically change based on what is playing, or Intermission when silence would happen to provide a visual and aural environment (more features will soon be available). You can show/hide a scrolling Marquee with selected preset messages or type in new ones, and show/hide the list of Singer's Names to perform, showing fewer during performance of lyrics or a video, and more during Intermission or playing Audio songs. Show/hide the elapsed time or clock time so your Singers are ready when it is their turn.

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.

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.

Create Your Song Books

Video Hoster (not Lite models) 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 any group of Language, Genre, Duets, Multiplexed Vocals, or Karaoke or Audio file types. Pages export as Rich Text Format (RTF) files for Open Office, 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 Video Hoster Demo with Manual onto your computer. Clicking Hoster Manual on the menu bar opens it in your Internet Browser. This includes "How To" sections for most often used features, and 193 images. Main images have "imagemaps" that jump you to the details of any feature you click, such as; buttons, fields, windows, and menu commands. We have tried to answer every question users have asked us over the years. It's in there!

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, while the new QUAD product installs on 4 computers. Video Hoster Lite installs on ONE (1) computer, and the new DUO product installs on 2 computers. Your computer must be on-line to the Internet (even dial-up) to register, but this is not required to run. 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.

In Hoster 4.02 and higher, with the computer on-line, you can remove a Video Hoster or Lite installation, freeing it to install onto a new computer... without MTU staff.

Computer Requirements

1. Version 4.03 runs on Windows XP Home or Pro SP3, and Vista SR1 (tested even on Vista 64), both require .NET free download.
2. An MTU or equivalent CD/DVD Recorder to import CDG Karaoke discs to the hard drive. MTU Certified CDG Recorders give the cleanest imported graphics.
3. Graphics Video card with at least 32MB of RAM. that supports Direct-X 9.0b or higher (cards with less than 32MB RAM usually don't support 9.0b). 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.
4. 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.
5. Installing Video Hoster requires the computer being installed on to be connected to the Internet.

Video Hoster and Lite versions are available as software only, or already installed in a MTU Ruggedized Laptop™ or MTU LC Laptop™. We test and only use components that work for Karaoke. We fully upgrade all Windows systems to the latest upgrades available before we ship. You can be 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!