lightforms

Thanks all for your responses I think I will go and buy myself a new lcd. I managed to mix up the power and data pins when I first wired it up due to not paying attention to which pins went where in the IDC Thanks again

Hi A quick question that may make me seem quite foolish. I am not certain but i think my lcd is an extended type as the backlight works but there is nothing on the screen. The screen is a YJ-162A 16x2. I have used the mios prog and checked the power on the pins and all looks good and i have rechecked my pin config and soldering both seem ok. The question is having wired up my lcd the wrong way plugging it in and powering it up and then working out that i had mixed up the data and power pins have I broken it or are they reasonably durable and should I invest more time in making a -5V circut or should I just get a new lcd thanks d

Hi guys The real power in vvvv is it flexibility that you can build applications for specific tasks and the fact its real time or at least that's my take on it. Some would argue that it is its 3d applications or its live input analysis are, or whatever particular strength you want it for your imagination seems to be the limit. Resolume on the other hand is more or a player rather than a generator but it is very good at what it does again this is just my take on it and some are bound to disagree! :) cheers d

Hi Leonard The last time I was gigging regularly was a few years ago and i was part of a group in New Zealand called Axis Visuals, since then I have been concentrating on other stuff more instillation based so there has been no need for live mixing. The latest project im working on is going to include a large element of live performance and I much prefer knobs and buttons to work with in that situation. Im not sure if resolume not sending midi is to important for what i want to do, I might look at the idea of setting up the base layout with the option for adding more leds at a later stage once midi send becomes available in resolume. I have looked at other controllers available and while i like them I think there is room for improvement for my workflow. I will be using lightforms as a performance name as it covers my interests pretty nicely light and form and its nice and short?? cheers dave

Hi one of the reasons that I want to work with resolume over other video applications is its excellent or so I am lead to believe midi implementation. When I look through the preferences just about every parameter that is available can be assigned to midi. If anyone is interested you can download a full working trial version of resolume from there website the guys are very generous and the only difference in functionality is a watermark on the output. http://resolume.com/features/index.php thanks

Hi QBAS 1 To answer your questions I want something that closely represents the lay out in resolume have a look at the interface. http://resolume.com/gfx/resolume_screenshot.jpg 2. I dont plan on having an lcd on the layout I want to keep it simple. Been able to remember memory values for effects is important when switching between decks.I am aware that diy-ing is neither cheap nor quick having built my own super 8 film to video transfer system in the past and I am not in a rush. I think I will do what you suggested though, and see if I can pick up a second hand controller to play with it may help me understand midi a bit better. thanks for your thoughts

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Hi I am new to all this hence my first post, I have been looking through the website and forum for the last month and am well impressed with what you have all built. I am looking to build a control surface for computer based video mixing. I have been mixing video since it was a tape based thing with a couple of vcr's and an mx-12 mixer. The computer programs that are out there now are fantastic with resolume been my pick of them. But these programs all suffer from the same thing; it is very hard to get a real feel for mixing live by hitting keys on a computer keyboard you need faders and knobs to twiddle!! There are currently a couple of commercial units available but there seems to be supply issues with one and the other I don't like its layout. I am trying to work out which box is best to build MB64 or MB64e, given that I have a limited knowledge of electronics. Is the implementation for faders in the MB64e hard, as I can see clear advantages to using rotary encoders over pots, but I defiantly can’t live without faders! Has anyone built a resolume control surface yet and if so are there any issues?? I will be working on the layout over the next few weeks and will post a layout design for comment as I know video mixing but not midi if that makes sense. Any comments appreciated thanks