Rumors about Resolume Arena

[oefu]

Has anyone made any educated guesses as to what we can expect in Resolume Arena upgrades? Based on the development of the last two years, it seems to me that Resolume is focusing mostly on further developing Resolume Wire and leaving the production of new effects and sources to Wire users and the market. Is it part of their current strategy? If so, what are the released resources most likely to be used for? Is it e.g. reason to hope that Resolume Arena will get better built-in support for 3D. Will we see new integration features? Are there any substantiated rumours?

[ceecrb1]

Not heard any but I have also felt that more time is spent on wire than resolume.

To me, it's a shame (as I don't use wire and I pay for resolume) as there are just a few missing things in the UI that could make resolume so much more useful and quicker to use without relying on 3rd party software to bodge it, eg:

• Autopilot, play next/specific column.
  
  Autopilot, ability to trigger any clip on any other layer as of envelope timeline position. (Imagine an auto lower third being triggered at exactly the same point of a video every time).
  
  The envelope spline points in clips to be positioned by seconds, not percentage. How do I accurately and repetitively program 1s fade for example on multiple video clips of differing lengths in the same show when a director is asking that of me?
  
  Better internal routing of video signals between layers (BEFORE splices etc). the video router is a joke. Anchored to the composition, not the clip. It just needs the ability to adjust the anchor position of the relay!
  
  Better/more colour tags on items, those de saturated colours just are just not obvious enough, we need them to stand out to find them quickly. I've taken to using a whole un-rendered layer with clips as icons....
  
  Internal timecode to sync the playhead of a clip on one master layer to a clip on another layer. and NO, triggering them both at the same time is NOT syncing them, despite what people may say or think.
  
  FULL show export, not just media decks. To include shortcuts, output configs etc. Feels like it's just a case of adding more actions to the export batch process?
  
  A better, with scale VU meter, the code is there, it's already working on each layer, just needs a new larger one as a window item to be able to accurately set clip volumes.

Like I said, for me the real let downs of resolume currently are more about user interface related issues rather than engine or deep workings of the renderer etc
I know resolume originally and at heart is a VJ software but their own website now calls it a "media server". There are just a few things missing for those of us who use it as a pure media server and not vj performance software.

[oefu]

Thx. I realy hope that the Resolume team give your suggestions high priority.

[ceecrb1]

The problem is that those are just MY suggestions.
I'll bet that everybody who has paid for resolume has a different opinion of what is priority.

For me if I had to pick just one from the list, it's the autopilot play next/specific column.
Automated complex scene changes would become so SO much simpler.

[tijnisfijn]

Guys, thank you for your input. We always appreciate it and we will definitely look into it.
@ ceecrb1 i've sent you a DM

[ceecrb1]

Thanks for the reply.
Just replied to your DM

[cat]

I think all the auto play stuff could be made in wire, IF wire could OSC, or better yet, just have access to resolumes parameters. What I need is think like a way to set blend modes when triggering a clip, follow actions, ie trigger a clip wait x seconds, do a follow action like trigger another, fade in a Fx parameter etc etc. this should be a pretty simple thing, and would allow more control for shows. The last tour I had OSC setting all my blend modes from vvvv, (and vvvv listening for the deck change) but somewhere between the 2 messages were getting lost, so I’d have to click the deck several times to propagate the blend modes. But this kind of thing would make it more usable for theatre shows etc rather than just jamming.

[oefu]

Thank you for commenting. It's nice that you give voice to people who use Resolume for other than VJ jamming and want better arrangements for syncing with music for film and theater without bpm pulses. I also hope that Resolume Wire will not be required to better control the parameters.

[nicholassinger]

One feature that seems pretty essential to me and can't see why it isn't a priority:

BPM detection- seems crazy to me that such a powerful piece of VJ software has to rely on external tools such as Ableton Link or Pulse to keep external audio synced with the internal BPM. Relying on users to continuously tap buttons to stay in sync is a bit primitive..

[cosmowe]

Hey, I get your point – BPM detection would be super useful, no doubt about it.

But here’s the thing: Pulse was developed by Joris, one of the minds behind Resolume. Maybe they see it more as a complementary tool rather than competition. And if Ableton Link or Pulse are well integrated, why not run them in parallel? Not everything has to be baked into the main software if it works well with external tools. It's a case of "live and let live" – both products benefit in the end.

best wishes
cosmowe