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I would like to see an "Direct Trough" Function for Videos. Let´s say I´m playing my Video Set and for what reason ever I would like to play a video which hasn´t been analysed by Resolume or been converted to DXV. Now it would be nice if i can play this video without "analysing" it by Resolume just by clicking and play, also without the possibility to do effects or something on the video.
The background: When playing on a gig sometimes i want to pause for a few minutes, and to fill this time i play pre-created video mixes which have length from 30-60 Minutes. If i try to import such big files in Resolume it crashes (if its a Divx Video), converting such long videos to DXV takes to much space. So far i have to start Quicktime Player.

DXV not divx

Possible solutions:

-PJPEG codec
-Another computer and a blackmagic card
-Syphon if using a Mac
-Setup a layer just for extended mixes and setup a slice dedicated to it. Make sure the slice ignores the layer opacity. This should bypass any effects on the composition.

There is no such thing as 'direct through' for video. Resolume will always have to open and analyze a file in order to play it.

If you want to play long video files, H264 .movs are a better choice than DivX .avis. You will see a big performance drop, but as long as you're only playing a single layer, it should be fine.