This guest technique post is brought to you by Jonny from the Eclectic Method who was nice enough to share these videos about his process for making A/V remixes in this three part series.
Read MoreThe slider UI item in depth
Sliders are UI items that describe a value within a specific range. This is one of the most common UI items you'll encounter in across VDMX including FX parameters and playback controls.
Read MoreChanging the size mode of a layer
The sizing mode determines how the media on a layer is automatically sized to fit within its parent group. Choose between fit, fill, stretch and copy options. Read More
Quantized Triggering with the Media Bin
A short video tutorial covering quantized triggering (trigger movie or media files "on the beat" of a clock) in VDMX. Read More
Sending OSC values from sliders and other UI items
Every slider, button, or pop-up menu UI in VDMX can send OSC data to other software running locally or to other computers on your network- this video tutorial introduces how. Read More
More Quartz Composer Resources
After experimenting with standard set of included objects, check out some of these sites for more examples, tutorials, and custom plugins written by other developers that you can use to get more out of Quartz Composer.
Read MoreIntroduction to receiving control data
This tutorial introduces the concept of receivers, objects which allow you to receive and work with data from various sources- MIDI, ArtNet, and OSC hardware/software, as well as data sources created by other plugins and layers within VDMX.
Read MoreLocal Presets and Multiplexers
Local presets are per-UI item (per-slider, per-button, etc) presets- they affect only the item which they belong to. This video demonstrates how to use local presets on a slider to switch between two different LFOs, how to trigger local presets, and how to use the preset inspector to modify/mask how the preset is applied to the slider.
Read MoreIntroduction to receiving MIDI, OSC and DMX.
An in depth look at receiving MIDI, OSC, and DMX data to control UI items in VDMX.
Read MoreThe File Inspector and File Attributes
In the first tab of the Workspace Inspector you'll find the File Inspector which can be used to load, manage and edit the properties of pages and media clips in your current project. This video tutorial covers the basics of using the File Inspector to preview and adjust clip settings.
Read MoreWorkspace Inspectors - Presets
The goal of a workspace preset is to allow users to save a "snapshot" of their workspace: this video tutorial discusses how to use presets to create and restore setups.
Read MoreWorkspace Inspectors: Layers
This video tutorial covers the basics of working with layers in the Workspace Inspector in VDMX.
Read MoreGeneral Overview of VDMX
This video covers the basic application layout- the role inspectors play and how to use them, how to create a static UI, fullscreen options, etc. The goal of this video is to give a brief overview of "where things are" and how to interact with them.
Read MoreCreating Slider Presets
Creating local presets for sliders to quickly change its settings such as value and data-source receivers.
Read MoreMaking Plugins from Quartz Composer Patches
Making custom data-source producing plugins for VDMX using Quartz Composer.
Read MoreSyncing a Slider to a Data-Source
The first tutorial in controlling a slider with the mouse position or other data-source.
Read MoreIntroduction to the LFO and Step Sequencer plugins
The LFO and Step Sequencer plugins are both used to generate control data that changes over time. This tutorial is an introduction to using them to control the opacity of a layer.
Read MoreCreating Workspace Presets
For more complex projects that have lots of scenes, Workspace Presets can be used to change the entire layer / plugin setup at once. This tutorial covers the basics of creating and restoring these presets.
Read MoreMIDI (and OSC and DMX) setup by detect
A first tutorial in working with MIDI, OSC and DMX, syncing a slider.
Read MoreCustomizing the Layout of a Control Surface Plugin
The 'Custom UI' option in the Control Surface plugin allows for disabling the standard automatic layout of the user interface items.
This option is also available in many other places where automatically generated user interfaces are found, such as the source controls for Quartz Composer patches.
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