Setting up Media Bin UI sync with the APC20 / APC40

January 25, 2013

This tutorial covers the steps needed to set up UI sync with the APC20 and APC40 controllers, and the technique is very similar for other hardware devices such as the Launchpad and Ohm-64, as well as touchscreen apps like TouchOSC. Read More

Step Sequencer Color Tracks

December 30, 2012

In addition to standard number values, VDMX supports the special OSC color type for quickly passing around packed RGBA values between data senders and receivers. This is particularly useful in the Step Sequencer plugin which has a color option for tracks, making it easy to automate changes and fades between colors for generators and FX that use color swatch UI items. Read More

Quantized Triggering with the Media Bin

October 30, 2012

A short video tutorial covering quantized triggering (trigger movie or media files "on the beat" of a clock) in VDMX. Read More

Making Plugins from Quartz Composer Patches

September 19, 2012

Making custom data-source producing plugins for VDMX using Quartz Composer.

Introduction to the LFO and Step Sequencer plugins

September 19, 2012

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.

Creating Workspace Presets

September 19, 2012

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.

Customizing the Layout of a Control Surface Plugin

September 19, 2012

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.