VISUAL PERFORMANCE

WHAT IS VJ'ING?

CONTROLLING VISUALS

With a soundtrack

VIDEO CLIPS

Make

Buy

Steal

ANIMATION

Flash files

Control variables

GENERATIVE ELEMENTS

Visuals generated from code and data

VISUAL FX

FX are like realtime photoshop filters or audio plugins

Apply effects to clips, layers,

and entire compositions

LAYERINGClips are played on layers and combined in

realtime

You can even move them around in 3D space!

VJ SOFTWAREWare all your money is $pent!

DJ STYLE

Focused on playing and manipulating existing clips

Resolume Arkaos

Modul8

MODULAR

Blend of existing clips and generative FX. Lots of tinker ability.

VDMX Isodora

GENERATIVE

Generating visuals from code, data and FX

Max/Msp+Jitter Quartz Composer

Processing

HARDWAREToys!!!

MIXERS

Costs ~$400 - $2000

CONTROLLERS

VJ Software

Midi keyboards/controllers

Computer Keyboards/Mice

MIDI

USB

OSC

TranslatorSoftware

iPhone / iPad Lemur

CONTENTWhere does I get it?

MAKE IT

Video/Visual FX software like

Premiere, Final Cut, Vegas, After Effects,

and Motion

Animation software like Flash, Toon Boom, and 3D animation apps

Generative content tools that can save code/patches like

Quartz Composer, Processing and

PureDat-

These are free!!!

BUY IT

Buy looped clips individually or in packs online*

* if you wanna play the same crap as everyone else...

STEAL IT

Beware the copyright police!!!

HOW TO GET STARTED

• Download demos of the software

• Play around till you decide what you like

• Hack anything you can into a controller!

• Be awesome.

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I'M MZO, THANKS!