Like most interface items in VDMX, the Color Pickers can send their current state the DMX protocols for syncing with lighting consoles and fixtures making it possible for a VJ to control both the visuals and lights at a live event. In this video tutorial we'll set up a DMX controllable lighting fixture and set up a Control Surface plugin with interface items for adjusting each of the available parameters.
Read MoreManually Setting a MIDI, OSC or DMX Address for a Slider or Button
While the Hardware Learn Mode and detect methods are often the fastest way for a VJ to connect sliders, buttons and other elements from a physical controller to their corresponding UI items in VDMX, sometimes it can always be useful to manually enter in these addresses. You may need to do this if some item on the controller sends multiple MIDI values at the same time, or when attempting to set up a project working from a spec sheet when the device isn't actually plugged in.
Read MorePassing DMX Universes into Quartz Composer from VDMX
Along with being able to directly control any UI item in VDMX, such as sliders and buttons, with the value from a DMX channel, when using Quartz Composer compositions it is possible to pass in an entire DMX universe (512 channels) of data all at once as a list of DMX values (ranged 0-255). Once inside the patch, the control information can be parsed programmatically to control real-time visuals or virtual lighting elements inside the patch, or to pass back value into VDMX by published outputs as control data.
Read MoreUsing VDMX as a 2 Channel DMX Controlled Video Mixer
Building off the previous introduction tutorial on setting up VDMX to trigger movies like a DMX media server, here we will demonstrate how to make a simple two channel video mixer template on your Mac that can be controlled from any ArtNet capable lighting console or software.
Read MoreUsing the *spark d-fuser with VDMX with Toby Harris
For this guest tutorial we're joined by Toby Harris, creator of the *spark d-fuser DVI video mixer which is now available for retail purchase for the first time ever. More about the history of the development of the mixer can be found in our blog post on Toby's collaboration with D-Fuse.
Read MoreConverting a single DMX channel to a range of MIDI notes to trigger movies in CoGe
In this tutorial a DMX channel will be received over ArtNet in VDMX where it will be converted into a range of MIDI notes that will be then sent to CoGe to trigger movie files.
Read MoreSetting up VDMX as a DMX controlled media server
This tutorial explains how to setup VDMX to receive DMX over ArtNet to perform basic media server capabilities such as triggering movie files and adjusting FX parameters.
Read MoreMIDI (and OSC and DMX) setup by detect
A first tutorial in working with MIDI, OSC and DMX, syncing a slider.
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