No time to hybernate this winter, get out and VJ with this fresh footage.


FancyType2 flash text animations by Patrick Jansen
9 out of 10 housewives agree: this Flash pack really makes your type more fancy, even in cold water. Now with new and improved animation technology, FancyType 2 will wash your laundry cleaner than ever!


VHyes by Dan Wise
Warning! Do not attempt to adjust your monitors. An unidentified frequency has taken control of the horizontal and vertical wavelengths of your signal. Try to remain calm while the VJ conducts a troubleshoot test of the system. Big Bother is not watching you.

This is it. Just in time for Christmas and of course your New Year's eve gigs, everybody say hello to the big Resolume four point OOH!

After a long beta period in which we fixed many bugs it's high time we release this to the public and remove the beta label. This means that Resolume 4 is no longer the world's best kept secret among Resolume 3 owners, now everybody can download and play around with the new features.

To give all new users a chance to test and purchase, and of course because 'tis the season', we're extending the pre-sale discount until January 1st. So grab your last chance to get Avenue 3 and 4 for €299,-, and of course Avenue 3 and Arena 4 for €499,- After the pre-sale Arena will be €699,-

Of course we couldn't resist adding one (or two) tiny new features, and we hope you have fun spending the Christmas holidays trying to find it. The first person to do so is allowed to officially call him or herself 'Biggest Resolume Fangeek Ever'.

For those who have tried all the betas, check the fixlist below for what's changed since beta 2, and then hit that download link. You know you want to...

[FIXED] App icons look lowrez on Windows 7
[FIXED] DMX Auto Map documentation outdated
[FIXED] Open advanced output window when it's minimized, crash
[FIXED] 3 part OSC position messages to audio/position/values crashes Avenue
[FIXED] Slices have no transparency/alpha in main output...
[FIXED] Parameter animations speed changes when importing version 3 composition
[FIXED] Parameter FFT settings from old composition no worky
[FIXED] wrong black borders in advanced output
[FIXED] Crash when you choose 'reset to default' in presets box.
[FIXED] spontaneous unregister
[FIXED] thumbnails in clip browser slow down
[FIXED] Deadlock when triggering a bpm synked audio clip, after relocation
[FIXED] Output flickers when opening and closing advanced output
[FIXED] Dashboard dials are set to 0 when composition size is changed
[FIXED] Composition mapping is not cleared when new composition is created
[FIXED] Advanced output setup is not loaded on startup
[FIXED] Layer Transport controls are still sometimes showing a disabled state
[FIXED] Masks cause crash and don't update when replaced
[FIXED] Can still load composition effects even when "disable global effects and blend modes" is enabled
[FIXED] Crash when transitioning between two clips and switching decks quick
[FIXED] If I push the left and right loop markers completely together I can't pull them apart again.

And many many more...

Are you still here reading? Go download :-D

It's time for the Freemote Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands again, and this year it's going to be big! We've seen some of the (huge) floorplans and installations already, and we're very stoked to be a part of it again this year.

Aside from kickass performances, showcases and installations of some of the top names in the visual scene today, there's also Resolume goodness to be had. We're organizing a masterclass, in which Edwin himself will get you up to speed on all the new features and tricks of Resolume 4, and learn how to use this new tool to its full potential. http://freemote.nl/node/85

To participate you need a Passepartout Master (costs: 40 euro). This includes full access to all five days of the festival and your participation in the masterclass. Buy your ticket at freemote.nl

When? Wednesday, December 7 - 19:00 to 22:30 @ FREEMOTE!

The full line up and more info on the festival can be found here: http://freemote.nl/

It's been a while since we posted one of these, but they're back with a vengeance. Although they were mostly recorded with good ole Avenue 3, the tips will work in Avenue 4 and Arena 4 as well of course!

Because of the great success and the great times had by everyone at the last round, we're holding another series of Resolume workshops!

The Basic, Advanced and Mapping sessions are back, of course. This time there's also an all new 'Getting up to Speed with Resolume 4' workshop, which shows you all the new stuff and how best to use it.

Also, we've listened to the feedback from a lot of people traveling from afar. The lessons are now scheduled in a handy one-week block, so you can definitely get your fix of Res knowledge!

More info and sign ups here: http://resolume.com/shop/workshops.php

Thanks to the feedback from so many of you we have been able to make many improvements and bug fixes in Resolume 4 Avenue and Arena! We're not quite done yet but here is a second beta release so you can enjoy the bug fixes and improvements we have made so far.

Login to your account to download Resolume 4 Avenue and Arena Beta 2.
http://www.resolume.com/shop/account.php

Advanced Screen Setup
The advanced screen setup window now includes a new perspective corrected transform on the slices. With this new transform it's easier to map tiles on a building and the tiles in the video will more easily line up with excising tiles on the wall. The memory usage of the slices is dramatically reduced so you can create a LOT more slices without any problems. Also many small bugs and improvements have been made to the advanced output window.


Drag Clip to Layer
You can now drag a clip to a layer so it's super easy to quickly play a clip from layer 1 in layer 3 for instance. Just pick it up and drop it on any layer to trigger the clip. We love small ergonomic improvements like this!


QuickTime & DXV on Windows
On Windows we're now using FFMPEG to open QuickTime files encoded with our DXV codec. This way QuickTime does not have to be installed but Resolume can still play .mov files encoded with DXV. All the example footage in the installer is now DXV.

Other fixes and improvements
[FIXED] Movie files are not shown in clip reconnect dialog
[FIXED] Big Memory Leak! (OSX)
[FIXED] Composition settings window resolution dropdown does not get dismissed when window is closed
[FIXED] Warning: You have entered a serial for Avenue but this is Arena
[FIXED] Column application menu is not updated after clicking a column
[FIXED] Parameter animations speed changes when importing version 3 composition
[FIXED] Parameter FFT settings from old composition no worky
[FIXED] 4th mode to scale to composition
[FIXED] MIDI CC OUT issues
[FIXED] AutoPilot not working when change the startpoint of a clip
[FIXED] Scaling Quality 'Nearest Neighbor' doesn't seem to work anymore
[FIXED] If you assign a midi control to the Clear Layer button in any layer, you can only push that button ONCE for the entire duration of any session of running Avenue
[FIXED] Crash while adjusting the in-out points
[FIXED] Screen that is not connected anymore is 0x0 in size
[FIXED] Crashes on shutdown
[FIXED] Crash when dragging audio clip from one row to another
[FIXED] Flash text input field needs black (dark) background
[FIXED] CommonDataPath: C:\ProgramData\Resolume Arena 4 logged too often
[FIXED] Clip parameter 'paused' in timeline mode jumps back to the beginning when clip is triggered
[FIXED] Move points of slices in bigger steps when you hold down the 'shift' key
[FIXED] Crash: Open advanced screen setup when it's minimized
[FIXED] Add slice name field to transformation tab
[FIXED] 8000px by 8000px PNG crashes Avenue
[FIXED] BPM only supports whole numbers
[FIXED] Crash when moving layer effects
[FIXED] Sending BPM via OSC is not normalized
[FIXED] midi limit is not remembered
[FIXED] Values higher than 10 beats for the BPM synced parameters...
[FIXED] Clip panel confusing when movie file contains both video and audio
[FIXED] FileList with a lot of files is very slow on Windows (maybe also on OSX)
[FIXED] Limit memory usage of slices
[FIXED] Clip target not saving
[FIXED] Crash when you choose 'reset to default' in presets box
[FIXED] Deadlock when triggering a bpm synked audio clip, after relocation
[FIXED] If I push the left and right loop markers completely together I can't pull them apart again

Resolume is made with a specific purpose. Instead of cramming as many features into the interface as is humanly possible, we try to make an intuitive and fast live performance tool.

With that in mind, it's always a pleasant surprise to see people use Resolume for a completely different end. Usually installations in exhibitions are the playing field of people with beards and glasses, tinkering away with their self written software. But why re-invent the wheel every time when you don't need to?

This is what Will Copps must have thought when he put together his AV installation 'Digital Synthetic' for the Smithsonian.



Using the power combo of Ableton Live and Resolume Avenue to provide the playback and effect manipulation platform for the installation, he didn't have to worry about writing custom software to do this. That doesn't mean there wasn't any tinkering involved. As Will explains:

I control it via MIDI. The interactivity is tied to a SONAR sensor that is connected to an Arduino board. I uploaded some unique code into the board through the Arduino coding environment (based on Processing) that tells it to send one value to the computer when someone is close and another value when no one is there. I then use a Serial-to-MIDI converter that translates those values into MIDI signals that I send into a virtual MIDI cable through MIDIOX/MIDI Yoke.

In Resolume, that then controls turning the value on the Trails effect Feedback from a low level (when no one is around) to 100% feedback (when someone is in front of the piece). In Ableton Live, these MIDI signals control an overall reverb level (more reverb when someone is in front of the piece) and also to control clip launching.

Basically I have about twenty different audio tracks running simultaneously. I have several different clips for each track recorded as loops, and I have programmed Ableton to launch most of them randomly. The loops are all different lengths, so the chances of Ableton ever playing the exact same thing twice are incredibly slim. Also, when someone walks in front of the piece, it triggers a couple unique clips on some of the tracks, so the viewer is effectively altering the course of the audio forever.

For even more AV integration, Ableton is sending midi to Resolume as well.

To get the synesthetic effects, I send MIDI out from Ableton clips into Resolume. Most of the audio tracks have what I call "ghost tracks" next to them... they are there to house MIDI clips that don't play any sound. I draw automation in these clips and send the data out through a Midi Yoke cable into Resolume, where the data controls specific parameters on the visuals. So, for example, if one clip plays a long synth chord every 280 bars for 10 bars, the "ghost clip" will send data to increase the opacity of a blur effect for those same 10 bars.

There are some limitations to this method as far as what I can do, but it definitely serves my purpose!

We couldn't agree more. Will has raised the bar for what you can do with Resolume besides club VJing. Now let's see where you can take it!

For more info on the project and an all too recognizable little setup story http://willcopps.com/?p=692. And for more info on Will himself http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/index.cfm?entity_id=79156&source_type=Ap

In software development the seemingly simple things can take a lot of time to program, very rarely can we make a big improvement quickly and easily. But now we have one. If you have tried the Resolume 4 beta on the Mac then you will have noticed the interface is much faster. We're happy to bring this faster interface to good old Avenue 3. It was easy to fix once we found the problem and it does not jeopardy the stability at all.

While working on Resolume 4 we also found a way to make the video playback a bit smoother which could also be incorporated into this update. A lot of factors come into play for smooth video playback. The hard drive needs to be quick enough, the codec needs to be right (DXV obviously) but overall you should see video play a bit smoother, it's never 100% stutter free but this is an improvement for sure.

This update also fixes a registration issue on OS X Lion and a small problem with the DMX mapping not saving the master fader.

Download the latest Resolume update Avenue 3.3.3
http://www.resolume.com/download/

We are now working hard to finalize Resolume version 4 so next week we will release Beta 2 of Avenue and Arena 4. Keep an eye on our facebook page or twitter feed for instant news.

It's been a while since we last had an artist profile, but we're back with a blast. It's with great pleasure that we introduce you to the hard hitting work of Nohista. Known to his parents as Bruno Ribeiro, he's a film-maker, graphic designer, live performer, but above all an amazing AV artist that leaves you with ringing ears, bleeding retinas and gasping for breath.



How did you get started doing AV projects?
I got into a/v projects 5 years ago. In my early work, I composed a/v tracks based on movies samples, using emphasis or alteration to transform the original meaning of its narrative process. I focused on synesthesia and image manipulation to create a new video language based on visual rhythm, music and violence.Besides making music with frames, I wanted to use these samples, in a complex layering of sounds and images, to build a strong and disturbing experience for the audience. Sometimes during a screening, the crowd will start to dance or shout. It's kind of funny looking at people dancing on gunshots and explosions.




As I wanted to work on new ways of performing music and video together, I made a live
performance, called NOBODY. With Katia Petrowick, we worked on a choreography that we shot in a weekend. My goal was to build a human synthesizer that I could control and play as a real instrument. To push further my experimentations about the visual representation of sound, I used recordings of the dancer's body in a digital choreography.



In FORMOL, a performance with Gene Mark, my attempt was to create a mechanical form of life, through an allegorical representation of a human body. To do so, we designed custom instruments, rotating machines, breathing devices and percussive metal arms.

http://www.nohista.org/?portfolio=formol

Recently I also worked on a play/performance called @ROBASE about a scientific experimentation and Internet. Through video and sound, I controlled a disintegrating centrifuge. It is a complicated set-up because it involves a lot of computers, videoprojectors, dmx, smoke machines, 5.1 sound, and real humans.



You're on V-Atak. Can you talk a bit about what that label is about, and how you ended up there?
I'm part of this label since 2007, it focuses mainly on a/v works from different international artists, like Rko, Tasman Richardson, Tzii, Ripit and others. Eclectic and deviant a/v works can be seen through Dvd Releases, and at festivals. I went to some V-Atak screenings in Paris and was really impressed by the performances that I saw. It was inspirational and as I noticed similarities in my work and artistic aspirations, I got in touch with the label.

http://www.v-atak.com/

Canada and France seem to be epicenters for AV artists. What are some your influences in the past and present?
Yes, there are awesome artists and festivals in Canada. I have played several times there, and I'm actually moving to Montreal next year. You should watch Tasman Richardson's works, a Toronto based artist (also on V-ATAK) he is f****** awesome.
http://www.tasmanrichardson.com/
My influences are really wide but it's mainly a lot of music, movies experimental videos, the human body, nature, science, weird and loud noises.

So how do you go about making an AV track? What apps do you use, and how do
you choose the material?
Usually it begins with a notebook fulfilled of ideas and scribblings. Once I've collected my material, I use Premiere for cutting/chopping samples, After effects for tweaking/coloring/modifying/cutting/enhancing them, then I split the sound in Ableton live and the video in Resolume. All the samples in both apps are mapped with MIDI notes and I make all the music composition in Ableton, creating patterns, automations, etc...

What's your live setup like, and how does Resolume fit into it?
I use a laptop, some MIDI controllers, a hardware synthesizer with Ableton live and Resolume. During a live act, Resolume is just for video playback. Everything is monitored by Ableton via MIDI. What I like with Resolume is the stability and the accuracy in high tempo triggers, that allows me to create fast and complex musical/visual patterns.



Can you introduce us to mr Roboto?
Mr Roboto is a Thingamagoop, an amazing noise robot directly born in The BLEEPLABS. Besides his awesome look, he has a light sensor on his nose, so noise/tune/pitch is modified by the light he receives from his tentacle or any lights sources. Soon, I'll make a real band with him and some of his buddies.



Running or slow moving zombies?
Slow moving zombies for sure, running zombies are just infected dudes.

More infos and videos:
http://www.nohista.org/

Stop reading this, head straight for your shop account and download the Resolume 4 beta for Avenue and Arena!

Are you still here? ;-)

Beta Warning!
This is a beta version! Do not use it for your live shows yet. It might crash or even set your computer on fire. Please try it only in the privacy of your own home, keep a fire extinguisher ready and let us know what happens. We have opened a special beta forum where you let us know if you run into anything unexpected.

Resolume 4 Manual
Reading (and writing) a manual is not the most fun thing in the world but we try to make it as much fun to read as possible so check out the Resolume 4 Avenue & Arena manual. You will learn a thing or two and you might even crack a smile every once in a while.

Upgrades
Upgrade from any Resolume version to Resolume Avenue 4 for 1 computer is just 119 Euro. Upgrade from Avenue 3 to Arena 4 media server is a great deal, only 319 Euro. Login to your shop account to purchase your upgrade.

Grace Period
If you bought Resolume 3 in August then please contact us and we'll also give you a serial for Avenue 4 free.

Buy Now!
Do you not own a Resolume license yet? Now is a great time to buy Resolume Avenue 4 because you get an additional Avenue 3 license for free. Or an even better is deal is to buy Arena 4 now, you also receive Avenue 3 and pay only 499 euro instead of 699 when the final is released by the end of October. Available in the shop.