Video Presets in Arena - can you make them midi mappable?

[noiseismyart]

I would like to be able to switch between various video presets on the fly use a midi controller. I believe this would add a beneficial function to the advance video output settings. Is this possible?

[Joris]

Could you define what you mean by video presets? There are quite a few things in Resolume that could be covered by that term

[HerrNieDa]

hmm... i think he means the VFX presets....
generally you can't map "drop effect", or?

workaround would me dropping all effects on the clip and only blend in this one you want to use.

here another idea, what would be great:
the possibility to make "combined effect"-presets (if i use more effects and want to drop them on other clips)...
now there's a workaround by copying clips... but in a new composition for example the "work" is lost or most be at least combined again

[dandelion]

i fully agree: in ableton it's possible to create custom effect racks which can be saved and re-opened in other projects. the same in resolume would be great.

[dirtyjohn_lv]

You can do that with dashboard. Drop as many effects as you like on the layer of your choice and "blank" them all.
Link various parts of different effects to the dashboard controls. Assign some knobs or faders to dashboard and some keys or pads to the of each effect. You can also assign any left over faders or knobs to whatever you like in the effects.

You can always modify a built effect, save that as a preset then load the preset later and assign it to midi.
I am always reconfiguring my controller. I find a new way to play with an effect and try it out. I have about 12 different mappings for 1 controller.

[Rene]

I would like to be able to switch between various video presets on the fly use a midi controller.

If you are talking about video FX, have you tried to use the new Effect Clips (hope the links works)
https://docs.google.com/View?id=dfx7c2h ... fect_Clips

This way you can combine as many effects as you like, which are applied to all layers below. And with the new intra-layer transition function, you can easily switch between them. - Is there a way to safe such Effect Clips?

[dandelion]

which brings me (see other post about reconnecting clips) to the point that my saved effect presets are not found after i transfered my project (including effects, etc) to another computer. (if i keep on making the same errors here, please let me know.)

[Joris]

Presets of multiple effects have been discussed many times before, it's on our radar but not with a high priority. As a workaround, several effect clips could be saved into a separate deck, which then can be opened in the current composition and copy/pasted to where they are needed.

Since this thread is now veering off in different reactions, and OP has not responded so far, let's discuss other topics in their respective threads.

[noiseismyart]

I meant the Advanced Options Presets in regards to Slice mapping. I was hoping to use the slices to arrange video input to create a layout with certain videos in the foreground in background and be able to switch between which ones are closer and further depending on premade presets. I managed to do this with IRMapIO and using different columns to switch between the presets.