Version 3.1 actually less stable?
We are receiving reports that version 3.1 is actually less stable than 3.0.1. We also experienced this first-hand saturday night while VJ-ing at a party in The Hague. We are very sorry for this bad release. We suspect something must have snuck in at the last moment as we and our beta testers were actually really happy with the stability improvements we made. Again we appologise for this release, we are working hard to get it fixed as soon as possible.
If you are experiencing crashes then please send us the Resolume log file. It contains vital information that can help us find the problem sooner. mail@resolume.com
MAC: /Users/[username]/Library/Logs/Resolume Avenue 3 log.txt
PC: C:/Documents and Settings/[username]/Application Data/Resolume/Resolume Avenue 3 log.txt
If you are experiencing crashes then please send us the Resolume log file. It contains vital information that can help us find the problem sooner. mail@resolume.com
MAC: /Users/[username]/Library/Logs/Resolume Avenue 3 log.txt
PC: C:/Documents and Settings/[username]/Application Data/Resolume/Resolume Avenue 3 log.txt
Resolume Blog
This blog is about Resolume, VJ-ing and the inspiring things the Resolume users make. Do you have something interesting to show the community? Send in your work!
Highlights
Resolume 3.1 Released: Bug Fixes & Flash Playback
UPDATE: Version 3.1.1 is released which fixes some instability. We are extremely happy to release this free Resolume update. Version 3.1 fixes a lot of bugs & crashes, has Flash playback and a LOT of minor improvements.
Stability Improvements & Bug Fixes
We have spent a lot of time stress-testing Avenue and have fixed a lot of crashes and bugs. Avenue runs a lot more stable again. Stability remains our main focus so email us as soon as you run into any problems: mail@resolume.com
Flash Playback
What can we say? Sorry it took a while ... but ... IT ROCKS!!! Flash animations have this crispy colourfulness that you just don't get with video. Flash playback in Resolume has full alpha channel support so transparency looks great. Communication between Flash and Resolume is ActionScript 3 compatible and more powerful than ever so you get perfect live control over your animations with sliders, buttons and text input in the Resolume interface. Programming in AS3 is an absolute joy compared to AS2. We love it, and we hope you do to. Checkout the Manual for a new Flash chapter with all the details. And checkout the samples in the media folder. Start making your own generative visuals!
Manual
http://www.resolume.com/avenue/manual/
Layer Width and Height
This was a much requested feature that makes scaling all the clips to a fixed size a lot easier. This is great if you have content in different sizes, it will scale them all to one size. And it makes setting up a multi-screen projection with the Matrox Dualhead or Tripplehead a lot less work too.
Video Beatloopr
Why should the AV guys have all the fun? The BeatLoopr also works on video clips without audio now. Set your video clip to BPM Sync and st- st- st- start play- play- playing.
Improved AV Slider
Moving the layer Audio and Video sliders at the same time is much improved. Between the Audio and Video slider you now see a proper AV slider that you can grab and adjust the audio volume and video opacity relative from each other in one fell swoop. Small details make all the difference.
Improved Keystone plugin
Keystone = video mapping! The keystone plugin allows for extreme deformation of video so you can map it onto objects. Combined with masks you can map video on any surface. Enjoy!
New Effect: Shift RGB
This effect has different modes for displacing the RGB channels in the video.
Load an effect with 0% Opacity
Hold down the Alt key when you drop an effect and it will be loaded with 0% opacity. This way you can load an effect on the composition without becoming instantly visible so you can do a subtle fade-in. Smoooooth.
Master Output Audio Delay
When outputting the video to a projector via a mixer the video will always be delayed a few milliseconds before it's displayed. This becomes a problem when you also output audio from Avenue because the delay on the audio as it travels through the mixer to the PA is usually less than video. To compensate this you can now set a delay on the audio output in the preferences. This way your audio and video will match up perfectly. Pro stuff!
Audio FFT Input Gain
When the incoming audio is very weak you can now amplify the entire audio FFT analysis signal in the preferences.
Clip Panel Updates
A lot of people are sequencing Avenue via MIDI with Ableton Live or via OSC with Max Patches. For this situation it's not handy for the clip properties panel to always show the latest triggered clip. We have made a switch for this in the Preferences where you can switch off the Clip panel updating when receiving MIDI or OSC.
Mac Intel Only
Resolume is no longer a universal binary but is Intel only on the Mac.
Español, Català & Français
Besides English, German and Dutch the Resolume interface also speaks fluent Spanish, Catalan and French now.
German Manual
The entire Resolume Manual is also available in German:
http://www.resolume.com/avenue/manual/index.php?lang=de
What's Next for us?
Software is never finished so one of the next major todo's on our list is making deck switches faster. So ... back to work.
What's Next for You?
Download Resolume 3.1 and enjoy!
Stability Improvements & Bug Fixes
We have spent a lot of time stress-testing Avenue and have fixed a lot of crashes and bugs. Avenue runs a lot more stable again. Stability remains our main focus so email us as soon as you run into any problems: mail@resolume.com
Flash Playback
What can we say? Sorry it took a while ... but ... IT ROCKS!!! Flash animations have this crispy colourfulness that you just don't get with video. Flash playback in Resolume has full alpha channel support so transparency looks great. Communication between Flash and Resolume is ActionScript 3 compatible and more powerful than ever so you get perfect live control over your animations with sliders, buttons and text input in the Resolume interface. Programming in AS3 is an absolute joy compared to AS2. We love it, and we hope you do to. Checkout the Manual for a new Flash chapter with all the details. And checkout the samples in the media folder. Start making your own generative visuals!
Manual
http://www.resolume.com/avenue/manual/
Layer Width and Height
This was a much requested feature that makes scaling all the clips to a fixed size a lot easier. This is great if you have content in different sizes, it will scale them all to one size. And it makes setting up a multi-screen projection with the Matrox Dualhead or Tripplehead a lot less work too.
Video Beatloopr
Why should the AV guys have all the fun? The BeatLoopr also works on video clips without audio now. Set your video clip to BPM Sync and st- st- st- start play- play- playing.
Improved AV Slider
Moving the layer Audio and Video sliders at the same time is much improved. Between the Audio and Video slider you now see a proper AV slider that you can grab and adjust the audio volume and video opacity relative from each other in one fell swoop. Small details make all the difference.
Improved Keystone plugin
Keystone = video mapping! The keystone plugin allows for extreme deformation of video so you can map it onto objects. Combined with masks you can map video on any surface. Enjoy!
New Effect: Shift RGB
This effect has different modes for displacing the RGB channels in the video.
Load an effect with 0% Opacity
Hold down the Alt key when you drop an effect and it will be loaded with 0% opacity. This way you can load an effect on the composition without becoming instantly visible so you can do a subtle fade-in. Smoooooth.
Master Output Audio Delay
When outputting the video to a projector via a mixer the video will always be delayed a few milliseconds before it's displayed. This becomes a problem when you also output audio from Avenue because the delay on the audio as it travels through the mixer to the PA is usually less than video. To compensate this you can now set a delay on the audio output in the preferences. This way your audio and video will match up perfectly. Pro stuff!
Audio FFT Input Gain
When the incoming audio is very weak you can now amplify the entire audio FFT analysis signal in the preferences.
Clip Panel Updates
A lot of people are sequencing Avenue via MIDI with Ableton Live or via OSC with Max Patches. For this situation it's not handy for the clip properties panel to always show the latest triggered clip. We have made a switch for this in the Preferences where you can switch off the Clip panel updating when receiving MIDI or OSC.
Mac Intel Only
Resolume is no longer a universal binary but is Intel only on the Mac.
Español, Català & Français
Besides English, German and Dutch the Resolume interface also speaks fluent Spanish, Catalan and French now.
German Manual
The entire Resolume Manual is also available in German:
http://www.resolume.com/avenue/manual/index.php?lang=de
What's Next for us?
Software is never finished so one of the next major todo's on our list is making deck switches faster. So ... back to work.
What's Next for You?
Download Resolume 3.1 and enjoy!
Resolume VJ workshop in Rotterdam, Saturday, August 8
Join the Ableton 8, Akai APC40 and Resolume Avenue VJ workshop at the Unie, during the Danceparade, Rotterdam.
When
Saturday, August 8, 2009.
Workshop runs from 8:00-10:00 PM.
Pre-party begins at 5:00 PM.
After-party goes from 11:00 PM-5:00 AM
Where
De Unie
Mauritsweg 34-35
3012 JT Rotterdam
During one of the biggest dance events of the year, Media Satellite/InHolland and Teach Music will present a two-hour workshop on Ableton Live 8, Ableton Suite 8 and Resolume Avenue at the Unie, right in the center of Rotterdam. Expect two hours of Ableton tips and tricks, production skills and DJing with Ableton Live and the Akai APC40. Renier Vreugde (Teach Music), an Ableton Certified Trainer, will share his favorite Ableton Live features and tricks, and immediately after UTURN (Hugo van Oortmerssen) opens up his Ableton Live sessions so you can see for yourself what producing in Ableton Live and DJing with the Akai APC40 controller is all about.
In addition to the Ableton Live 8 workshops, the evening features an exclusive introduction to the new Resolume Avenue 3 VJ software, one of the few VJ tools that work perfectly with Ableton Live. Trigger and manipulate your video just like audio! Bart van der Ploeg, one of the programmers, will show you all you want to know about video triggering and how to hook up a Resolume-Ableton Live setup.
Tickets
Pre-party + workshops + After-party: 10.- EUR
Get tickets here
https://www.ticketscript.com/shop_plus.php?org_id=827&lang=nl
More info
http://www.teachmusic.nl
http://www.inholland-danceparade.nl
http://www.fitforfreedanceparade.nl
When
Saturday, August 8, 2009.
Workshop runs from 8:00-10:00 PM.
Pre-party begins at 5:00 PM.
After-party goes from 11:00 PM-5:00 AM
Where
De Unie
Mauritsweg 34-35
3012 JT Rotterdam
During one of the biggest dance events of the year, Media Satellite/InHolland and Teach Music will present a two-hour workshop on Ableton Live 8, Ableton Suite 8 and Resolume Avenue at the Unie, right in the center of Rotterdam. Expect two hours of Ableton tips and tricks, production skills and DJing with Ableton Live and the Akai APC40. Renier Vreugde (Teach Music), an Ableton Certified Trainer, will share his favorite Ableton Live features and tricks, and immediately after UTURN (Hugo van Oortmerssen) opens up his Ableton Live sessions so you can see for yourself what producing in Ableton Live and DJing with the Akai APC40 controller is all about.
In addition to the Ableton Live 8 workshops, the evening features an exclusive introduction to the new Resolume Avenue 3 VJ software, one of the few VJ tools that work perfectly with Ableton Live. Trigger and manipulate your video just like audio! Bart van der Ploeg, one of the programmers, will show you all you want to know about video triggering and how to hook up a Resolume-Ableton Live setup.
Tickets
Pre-party + workshops + After-party: 10.- EUR
Get tickets here
https://www.ticketscript.com/shop_plus.php?org_id=827&lang=nl
More info
http://www.teachmusic.nl
http://www.inholland-danceparade.nl
http://www.fitforfreedanceparade.nl
Rooms of Red Bull Resolume VJ workshops in Amsterdam PART 2
We're doing another round of Resolume VJ workshops for beginners in Rooms of Red Bull in Amsterdam. Again in three parts you'll learn a lot about VJ-ing and Resolume. First workshop will be done by the Kijkbuiskinderen this Sunday, August 9th from 16:00 till 19:00. See the Rooms of Red Bull website for all the details.
Short video impression of the previous workshops with Freek from the Kijkbuiskinderen:
Short video impression of the previous workshops with Freek from the Kijkbuiskinderen:
SAE and Rooms of RedBull Resolume workshops in Amsterdam
SAE and Rooms of RedBull organize 4 Resolume VJ workshops in Amsterdam. The VJ workshops are all about this fast growing medium of VJ-ing and live visual performance. It offers you the inside scoop on all things visual, and you’ll find yourself showing your skills on the big screen in no time.
Dates, times and topics
Sunday 5th of July, 16:00 to 19:00: Resolume basics, interface and control.
Sunday 12th of July, 16:00 to 19:00: Advanced Resolume, hardware, midi and mixers.
Sunday 19th of July, 16:00 to 19:00: VJ Masterclass door Kijkbuiskinderen
Sunday 26th of July, 20:00 onwards: Student showcase and party!
Apply by sending an e-mail to roomsofredbull@gmail.com.
Dates, times and topics
Sunday 5th of July, 16:00 to 19:00: Resolume basics, interface and control.
Sunday 12th of July, 16:00 to 19:00: Advanced Resolume, hardware, midi and mixers.
Sunday 19th of July, 16:00 to 19:00: VJ Masterclass door Kijkbuiskinderen
Sunday 26th of July, 20:00 onwards: Student showcase and party!
Apply by sending an e-mail to roomsofredbull@gmail.com.
Motion Graphics Festival in Atlanta July 10-12 2009
The Atlanta Motion Graphics Festival showcases explosive artists and motion picture creators including: Shepard Fairey, Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Chuck D of Public Enemy, KRS-One, Addictive TV, Digital Kitchen, The Mill, Passion Pictures, Animal Logic, Post Panic, Dvein, David Lobser, Integrated Visions, The Secret Life, Sensitive Chaos and more.
The ATL-MGFest will be hosting workshops and lectures about the shift in motion-picture audiences and explores the new technologies that motion designers will need on the video internet frontier. Motion design, sound design and interactivity, are all featured during July 11th and 12th, with daytime workshops at Atlanta's Adobe Certified Training Facility, Sterling Ledet. Evening screenings and live performances will be hosted at Atlanta's Internationally-renowned portfolio school, Creative Circus.
This festival in the fast moving field of design technology has opened it's Art & Entertainment events for only $7. Rather than charging the typical $500-$1500 conference fee, the Motion Graphics Festival encourages participants to stop complaining about the economy, and spend their money on something that will upgrade their tools, technique and aesthetics. Software, DVDs and music will be available at a discount rate throughout the festival week.
MGFest Sponsors include: Maxon, Sterling Ledet, The Creative Circus, SAIC, SXSW, IdN, Ableton, Stash DVD Magazine, Livid Instruments, Lumen Eclipse, UnScene, RE:Vision Effects, Create Digital Motion, All City Technology, Future Media Concepts, DigiEffects, VidVox, Resolume, GarageCUBE, Lift Motion Design, Boris FX, Toolfarm, Wondertouch, Clif Bar, FXAppDeveloper and Grapeseeker.
Silent Auction for over $18,000 in software, DVDs and training materials including Resolume 3 licenses.
http://www.MGFest.com/09/Atlanta/
The ATL-MGFest will be hosting workshops and lectures about the shift in motion-picture audiences and explores the new technologies that motion designers will need on the video internet frontier. Motion design, sound design and interactivity, are all featured during July 11th and 12th, with daytime workshops at Atlanta's Adobe Certified Training Facility, Sterling Ledet. Evening screenings and live performances will be hosted at Atlanta's Internationally-renowned portfolio school, Creative Circus.
This festival in the fast moving field of design technology has opened it's Art & Entertainment events for only $7. Rather than charging the typical $500-$1500 conference fee, the Motion Graphics Festival encourages participants to stop complaining about the economy, and spend their money on something that will upgrade their tools, technique and aesthetics. Software, DVDs and music will be available at a discount rate throughout the festival week.
MGFest Sponsors include: Maxon, Sterling Ledet, The Creative Circus, SAIC, SXSW, IdN, Ableton, Stash DVD Magazine, Livid Instruments, Lumen Eclipse, UnScene, RE:Vision Effects, Create Digital Motion, All City Technology, Future Media Concepts, DigiEffects, VidVox, Resolume, GarageCUBE, Lift Motion Design, Boris FX, Toolfarm, Wondertouch, Clif Bar, FXAppDeveloper and Grapeseeker.
Silent Auction for over $18,000 in software, DVDs and training materials including Resolume 3 licenses.
http://www.MGFest.com/09/Atlanta/
German Resolume Review in PC Video Magazine
It's official: The Germans love Resolume. This is the 3rd favorable German Resolume 3 review in just 2 months. Michael Junck writes in PC Video Magazine: "Resolume Avenue is a power-pack with endless possibilities only limited by your imagination and hardware capability". Checkout the full review here and remember, don't mention the ....
Workshops at Medit Film Festival in Menorca, Spain.
It's summer and if you're not fully booked with festival gigs then you should go on a holiday to Menorca, Spain. While your there you can visit the Medit festival and join the VJ workshop. July 8 to 12. All info on http://medit.es
German Resolume Review on MusiciansLife.de
Another great German Resolume review: "Ich wünschte, jede Videosoftware wäre derartig leicht zu überblicken, ohne mit Features und Funktionalität zu geizen. Man merkt jeder Zeile Code förmlich an, dass sie von Enthusiasten geschrieben wurde, die die Ansprüche der VJ-Szene aus eigener Erfahrung kennen." http://www.musicianslife.de/2009/06/19/resolume-3-avenue/
Resolume in CLUBWORLD Magazine
Resolume 3 was featured in the MAY/JUNE issue of CLUBWORLD Magazine
Resolume Avenue 3
Dutch company Resoume is making
waves in the VJ world with the latest
version of its heralded Avenue
software. Avenue 3 is a real-time
instrument for live visual and audio
performances. In recent news, version
3.0.1 worked out some bugs
and integration with Ableton Live 8
has never been easier.