Screen Slices & Midi

[Boisey]

Hello,

After some contemplation and careful thought about switching over to Resolume 4 I've finally gave in and ditched my Modul8/ Madmapper rig. The "Advanced Output Settings" menu has been great with organizing screen partitions and slices although, I do feel there are some options that need implementation and addressing. For one, Screen Slice on/off tabs should be midi assignable. I find myself accessing this Menu frequently to trigger certain screen slices on/off, one at a time, independently. Having these Screen Slice Tab's Midi assignable would allow us to group Slices together and toggle them on/off as desired, possibly even bmp sequenced and Composition/ layer determined effects. I have tried this with irmapio, but it's messy and requires multiple duplicate clips partitioned into independent screen slices. Second, Regarding Video Effects. I have noticed that when resizing clips, certain video effects do not follow the same output size. Example: If i resize a clip from 640x480 to 300x250, some of my Composition/ Layer effects still portray a 640x480 output, This greatly affects the way I have my LED screens partitioned on the "Advanced output settings"

[Joris]

For one, Screen Slice on/off tabs should be midi assignable.

We can see how that can be useful, but for now, the Advanced Output will stay a setup tool, not a live performance tool. In the 4.1 update, you will be able to route layers directly to slices, so you could do a lot of sequencing in that way already.

If i resize a clip from 640x480 to 300x250, some of my Composition/ Layer effects still portray a 640x480 output

Effects on the comp level will always render at comp size, regardless of the size of the clip. Same goes for the layer level, where effects will render at the layer size (if layer width and height are enabled).

[Boisey]

a Clip-to-slice function does sound useful, but only if you can route that one clip to multiple independent slices. at this time I feel the only way i can truly control my visual environment is though After Affects via mask & template. thanks for the quick response & I look forward to new developments in Resolume's future.