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Visualizing Audio Analysis FFT and Waveforms
Along with the produced control values that are used to directly automate interface controls like sliders and buttons, the Audio Analysis plugin in VDMX provides its input waveform and FFT values...
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More Fun Audio Analysis Techniques
Download the completed project file for this tutorial.Also in this series, Three Different Ways to use Audio Analysis (or other data-source) to Trigger a Movie. Audio analysis used to drive LFO and...
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Video Fundamentals – Part 3 – Visual FX
Video Fundamentals Table of Contents:General OverviewVideo SourcesVideo FX3.0 – Introduction to Visual FX Chroma Desaturation Mask FX removes all color from an image except the one specified. Once a...
View ArticleManually Setting a MIDI, OSC or DMX Address for a Slider or Button
While the Hardware Learn Mode and detect methods are often the fastest way for a VJ to connect sliders, buttons and other elements from a physical controller to their corresponding UI items in VDMX,...
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Sending DMX From a VDMX Color Picker
Like most interface items in VDMX, the Color Pickers can send their current state over the DMX protocol for syncing with lighting consoles and fixtures making it possible for a VJ to control both the...
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Using Video Game Controllers With VDMX
Using a PS3 based HID Controller with VDMX While many VJs and musicians use equipment designed to look like a traditional instruments for running their visuals, another great way to trigger video...
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Luma Key Techniques for Layer Composition
Download the completed project file and sample media for this tutorial.Prerequisites: Using Masks and Luma Keys to create a layered composition. Read the tutorial on Layer Composition which covers...
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Connecting VDMX and Unity3D by Syphon
Download the completed VDMX and Unity3D project for this tutorial. Fun dome projections during our visit to the LES Girls Club. Note: This is an updated tutorial topic – Recently the Unity3D game...
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Guest Tutorial: 10 Workflow Tips from DocOptic
We really enjoyed this tutorial from the DocOptic crew who were gracious enough to let us share it here with some extra notes.DocOptic is an independent team of artists with a background in the...
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Analyzing multi-track audio from Live in VDMX using Soundflower
For musicians working in Ableton Live or other multitrack production software one of the most useful tricks for driving real-time visuals is to output each sound track on a different set of audio...
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4 Layer Korg nanoKONTROL2 template
Download the Korg nanoKONTROL 4 Layer Example with Sample MediaOne of the popular controllers used by VJs is the Korg nanoKONTROL, a versatile set of sliders, knobs and buttons that can be easily...
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Using the ISF Editor To Create GLSL Generators and FX
Download the latest ISF Editor to follow along with this tutorial. The ISF Editor displaying the Random Shape generator. When creating new ISF based generators and FX for use in VDMX or other supported...
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Media Bins: Triggering Multiple Clips At The Same Time
Download the completed project files for this tutorial. Download sample clips to use with these projects. Example project using multiple triggers from a single media bin. One of the common things you...
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Using ProjectMilkSyphon With VDMX
Download ProjectMilkSyphon or read more on the release page. ProjectMilkSyphon includes hundreds of amazing community made presets. While the true mastery of VJing often lies in painstaking creation of...
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Using VDMX as a Syphon Mixer
Download the completed project file for this tutorial. Mixing three Syphon sources in VDMX One of the best things about being a VJ on the Mac these days is Syphon which makes it possible for all of the...
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Using LUT FX in VDMX
One of the common types of image filters that are found in the workflow for photo and video editing are LUTs, also know as "Look Up Table" based FX. LUT FX are used to change the color palette of an...
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Gesture Recording With the Data Looper
The Data Looper plugin in VDMX lets you create tracks that record data (values) from a data source, and then loop that data back, publishing it to the track's data source. Recording and playback is...
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Introduction to The Timecode Plugin
Timecode plugin driving VDMX parameters. When designing preplanned shows and working alongside other software, one of the common tasks is keeping the timing of everything in sync. Within VDMX there...
View ArticleGuest Tutorial: Using Lumen and VDMX together with Syphon
Today we have special guest Wiley Wiggins bringing us a video tutorial showing off how to use the video synth Lumen alongside VDMX by connecting them over Syphon.Lumen now also supports MIDI so you can...
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Using an iOS Device as a Live Camera Source in VDMX
Now that iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices are readily available as extra mini-computers in our everyday lives, VJs and other video artists can take advantage of this by using them as additional...
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