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What are your go to effects for cameras on concerts and parties? Any third-party stuff you would recommend?

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Hi all. I work in marketing at Ventuz Technology, and we want to find out how our website reads to people who work with projection, screens and show control. I am deliberately not saying what we do. The site should tell you that, and whether it does is the whole point of the study.

How it works: you open the site, look around for a few minutes, then answer a short questionnaire. Anonymous, about ten minutes, in English. You do not need to know the company. First impressions are what we are after.

Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/0sVQzeHtBe

Messing around adding clips into Erogenous Tones STRUCTURE.

I've got more clay projects coming out soon! Check me out on insta if you wanna follow along! https://www.instagram.com/dustywhaleart?srtk=a245N2Vrbm5nY3g5

Hello,

I have the opportunity to do my first VJing performance on November 21 at a local venue near my home. I’ve wanted to try this for a long time, but I haven’t had a real chance to do it until now.

I’ve been working in visual production for the music industry for a few years now, so I’m proficient in Blender and After Effects for creating loops (you can check out my website at framesgfx.net and my Instagram (framesgfx) to get a sense of what I do).

I’ve been asked several times if I do VJing, and I’ve always said no—even though I knew it would come up someday. Now the opportunity has presented itself, and I’m not sure if it’s unrealistic to accept, or if I should just go for it.

What I'm missing are the video loops I need to produce, and I also have to learn how to use Resolume with a MIDI controller—all within one month.

The event will last 6 hours; the music will mainly be Hard Trance, so it’ll be pretty fast (around 150 bpm), and there will be four sets by different artists.

I need to produce two or three impactful key visuals specifically for the event, in line with its artistic direction (which is why the client contacted me in the first place), and for the rest of the videos, they’ll be more “generic” loops that I could use for other potential shows in the future.

I’ve already sent an email to the concert venue asking for the specifications of their video system.

So I’m here to ask for any advice you might have for someone who’s new to this field, because I’m pretty stressed and I’m afraid I’ll mess up when the time comes.

Here are my main questions right now:

• How many different video loops will I need to create to cover the entire evening?
• Will I have enough time in one month to produce the videos and learn how to use Resolume?
• Should I produce my videos in 4K at 60 fps for more flexibility?
• I just ordered an Akai APC Mini mk2 and am waiting for it to arrive—will that be enough for the big day?
• As for all the effects that add “dynamism,” such as glitches or strobe lights, should I add them in After Effects or directly in real time in Resolume?
• What do I need to prepare for the day I need to connect my computer to the room's monitor?

Thanks in advance :)

Simple and node group based. Works with Eevee - so you can ASCIIfy your live output. That's what I use it for at least. Free, but you can donate of course.

Download from https://spaceage.tv/video-packs/visibox-vintage-horror-pack-1

Happy with this one. Maybe could be a little punchier

I'm very new to this subject and I've had this problem for a really long time. So id like to have live reactive visuals which would work with at least my dj setup (ddj400 + rekordbox) and if it works with streamed music also it would be a big plus. Any help is appreciated :)

Resolume Arena or Vdmx6+madmapper?

No Matter which one I buy, I have to learn everything from scratch. I use a MacBook Pro M4 base model.

Made in Hex Composer

Audio engine visualizing energy differently this time

While adding TouchDesigner examples to Fosfora (I've mentioned it a couple time here before; link in the TD repo README), I ended up building a collection of TD effects:

ASCII, Bent Cam, Blob Track, Datamosh, Fluid, Glitch, Particles, Pixel Sort, Point Cloud, Slit-Scan and VHS + CRT, so far. Each of these is packaged as a .tox for drop-in usability.

There's also a Showreel .tox that holds them all and fades from one to the next with the music.

No extra plugins or packages needed, no NVIDIA required (I test on my Mac M2 Pro). Audio input for some reactivity, and depth input for some that can use it but "fake depth" is there if not.

MIT so use at your leisure. I use AI to help document and put everything together based on research, which is also included for each effect.

Hope you enjoy, and happy to consider requests!

Repo: https://github.com/kevinraymond/touchdesigner-effects
Downloads: https://github.com/kevinraymond/touchdesigner-effects/releases/latest

edit: fixed link format

Hey! 👋

So I’ve been working on a little side project and wanted you to be one of the first to try it. It’s called STLT-CHASER, a chaser for Resolume Arena’s Advanced Output, built from scratch. If you know Chaser, you’ll feel at home 😉

You draw your sequences right on your slices in a small editor, and then the plugin plays them in Arena. Sync it to BPM, the timeline, whatever you like. It can also do wipes through the slices (video or solid colour) and outlines around them, static or running around the edges. And the best part: you can stick the whole thing on the composition and swap layers and clips as much as you want mid-set without anything breaking. That was the thing driving me crazy 😅

Here it is, Windows and Mac:
https://github.com/alfonsostillet/stlt-chaser/releases/tag/v1.2.0

Heads up for Mac people: I haven’t been able to test it on a Mac yet, so you’d be the first! If you give it a go, please tell me whether it works 🙏

Oh, and it’s totally free. Always will be, that’s kind of the whole point. It’s open source, so if you feel like hacking on it or making it better, go for it! Just send me a copy of what you did, I’d honestly love to see it 🙌

Give it a spin when you get a chance and let me know what you think, or if something breaks (it probably will somewhere 😂).

Cheers!
Stillet

(Not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Chaser.)

I have an hour-long bus commute to work, and would like to do something productive in that time, ideally for VJing.

I mostly use Resolume, with some additional work in Affinity Studio, and I have begun learning Natron. If anyone has recommendations for apps or web tools that will run on an average android phone, I would love to hear about them. TIA.

INTRODUCING MY VIRTUALDJ FLX10 SKIN

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🚀 Here's my custom-built Pioneer DDJ-FLX10-inspired skin for VirtualDJ!

🎛️ Designed to replicate the look and feel of the real FLX10 controller, featuring detailed deck layouts, interactive controls, custom waveforms, FX sections and performance pads!

⚡ Fully mapped buttons and controls, bringing the FLX10 experience directly onto your screen.

🎵 Realistic DJ interface, responsive controls and a professional club-style layout — all built to make VirtualDJ look and feel even better!

💥 Built from the ground up, with plenty of attention to detail. More improvements and features to come!

👇 Let me know what you think in the comments!

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Hey everyone I just dropped my second loop pack! I'm asking $5 for it and it includes some other faces I've been working on, all of the clips are upscaled to 4k 60fps. More clay content coming soon! https://dustywhale.gumroad.com/l/efkehj