The folks at Resolume have been hard at work on a big update to the final 3.0 build just released. Bart says he just uploaded this to the server. Now, so far we’ve found the final build to be quite stable, so if you tried the crash-happy beta builds like the early adopter we know you are, now’s the time to revisit this.  Audiovisual recording is also working properly in 3.01, which looks to be a whole lot of fun. Saturday night I watched Devin aka mzo do an elaborate set mashing up the likes of Garbage Pail Kids: The Movie, in front of a room packed with the world’s top game developers. Resolume was rock-solid and performed beautifully throughout.

Here’s 3.01:

Resolume Download Page

This micro update fixes bugs, improves stability and handles corrupt video files better. Recording is fixed once and for all and it now records both audio and video! In the preferences you can enable and disable audio and video recording. We’ve had a lot of fun creating AV samples with the new recording and we hope you’ll enjoy it too.

Fixed Bugs
#540 [fixed] Record 0 bytes
#537 [fixed] Some audio files are distorted when playing backwards
#560 [fixed] Decks in wrong order
#551 [fixed] PC: Keystone and AddSubtract missing
#578 [fixed] HardLight mixer does not work
#543 [fixed] Wipe Down does not wipe all the way
#580 [fixed] OSX: Live input does not always work
#559 [fixed] Compositions list does not show the last item
#561 [fixed] Continue playback is not working with Audio clips
#557 [fixed] White txt on layer blend mode buttons
#562 [fixed] Audio Input channels are not saved correctly
#534 [fixed] BPM 120.50 not possible
#550 [fixed] Some Application Key Map "Deck" Keystrokes not working
#542 [fixed] Beatloopr doesn’t work until swithed to bpm or beats mode (aarrghh)
#545 [fixed] Speed of videoclip isn’t saved
#581 [fixed] Can’t change directory for ffgl & vst directories

Let us know what you think!

Resolume Avenue 3 Getting Started from Resolume on Vimeo.

It’s officially shipping: Resolume Avenue 3 is a new live audiovisual performance tool for Mac and Windows, a complete, ground-up successor to the legendary PC-only VJ app Resolume.

In fact, Resolume Avenue 3 demonstrates why the term “VJ” should become a relic of the past. Resolume is no more a “VJ” app than Ableton Live is exclusively a “DJ” app. It’s really about taking audiovisual elements and performing with them live. The cornerstone of the design is an audiovisual clip metaphor — in fact, one not unlike the one used for sound in Live, down to audio effects and time controls traditionally associated with live music. Drop in sound, visual, or audiovisual clips, composite them in layers, and add effects. You can even add standard audio effects plug-ins and manipulate almost everything in relation to tempo or sound response. As in other recent visual performance apps, while there are remnants of a deck+mixer concept, the metaphor is really multi-layered compositing.

Resolume Avenue 3 is really a huge leap forward from the “legacy” Resolume line in every way, in terms of GPU performance, MIDI and OpenSoundControl, user interface, cross-platform compatibility, and audio savvy. But you will find some familiar elements if you’re a devotee of Resolume. The manual still fits in an incredibly compact space. The simplified compositing structure people loved in Resolume 2 is retained. What was always appealing about that to me was that you feel in Resolume like you can focus on a few performance elements and develop your chops around those. And lastly, as opposed to the semi-modular, open-ended philosophy of a tool like VDMX, Resolume is, as always, more about a stripped-down structure that works in a variety of situations. Other apps try that, but often come across feeling like oversimplified VJ mixers; Resolume is a unique animal. I’m glad we have both alternative paths, and I do really think they’re different - hope to show more of that off soon.

Clip triggering is dead-simple, but the addition of audio and powerful effects possibilities mean you could really do a lot with this.

Improvements in the final build, in case you’ve used earlier betas:

• Stability.
• DVX QuickTime video codec, a fast codec intended specifically for GPU playback and high-resolution, multi-layered support.
• Audio analysis, FFT-based parameter control.
• Transport controls on layers, a la Resolume 2 (by popular demand; thanks!)
• Keyboard, MIDI shortcuts for in and out points, ideal for looping.

And, of course, lots of other subtle fixes, improvements, and the like. Both Jaymis and I are having a look at this, so expect more soon.

Resolume
Announcement on the Resolume forums

We love computers. But the idea of a piece of hardware capable of triggering clips has been tantalizing from the beginning. Grab a piece of gear that’s not big and pricey like a Pioneer DVJ, plug it in, and play some clips into your mixer and effects — sign me up!

The only problem has been, not only does the Edirol P-10 cost as much as a well-equipped laptop, but it’s first iteration had some significant problems that made it useless to VJs and live visualists. Specifically, latency made the P-10 undesirable — ironic, as low latency is exactly why you’d want to use dedicated hardware. Tony of The Lab writes to let us know Edirol has fixed a lot of those problems with a firmware update. It sounds like someone over at Edirol was listening:

I’ve stumbled upon this firmware update for the Edirol P-10 and I must admit it’s made a hell of an improvement on clip triggering. The update is simplicity in itself too. If you have a P10, this update is essential.

There is also available a mac version of the P10 conversion software too, ill check this soon.

http://www.edirol.com/index.php/en/support-mainmenu-415/software-updates

I’ve lifted this straight out of the pdf instructions.

The ver.1.05 software includes following improvement and correction.
- Faster pad response for playback (in case of the video playing
back which is less than 1 - 2 minutes).
- Supports 32GB of SDHC card.
- At previous version, a few frames of video ending part was not
played. The ver.1.05 solved the problem completely.
- When the MIDI setting “Soft Through” is OFF, “All Note OFF” and
“All Sound OFF” MIDI command does not go through.
- “Slide Show button” by MIDI is available.

Enjoy.

Original posts, with lots of other comments:
Create Digital Motion » Edirol P-10 Plays, Samples Visuals to SD Cards; Pricing, Availability Update

Create Digital Motion » Edirol P-10: Record, Playback MJPEG on Removable SD Cards

Since its official announcement in July, Resolume 3 has been causing excitement with its cross-platform, beatmatched, AV, VST-compatible next-level-ishness. Peter and I have had a great time playing with the private beta, but we know that the real capabilities of new software don’t appear until the public starts messing with it.

Public, it’s time to start messing!

Resolume Avenue 3 Getting Started from Bart van der Ploeg on Vimeo.

Resolume 3 is now also available for purchase: €299/€499/€649 for a 1/2/3 machine license (Mac and/or PC), with Resolume’s friendly update model which gives you all point release updates for free.

From the developers:

This is a beta because it has some rough edges and not all features have been implemented yet. We hope you can all have a look and let us know what bugs you find, we expect there will be some.

The main features that have not been implemented yet are Flash playback, audio FFT analysis and DMX support. But we are working on these features right now and they will be available as free updates.

We’ll have more to say about Avenue when we’ve had some time with this new version, but I want to keep as little text as possible between you and the software. So:
Download Resolume Avenue 3.
Feature Set.
Resolume 3 Manual.
Beta feedback on the forums.

Enjoy!

Adobe is back with another Creative Suite update, and touting (accurately) “bigness”:

Adobe’s biggest software release to date includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services.

So, what’s in there? The big pluses for me, certainly for the kinds of people who read this site, are real motion tools and inverse kinematics in Flash, badly-needed editing tweaks and format support in Premiere, 3D and 2.5D improvements in After Effects, and smarter Photoshop editing. Unfortunately, while companies like Apple and Sony have slashed their prices, Adobe still seems to be betting on a now-burst bubble economy for digital artists, with suite upgrade prices around $600, and confusing, over-complicated bundling (Premium? Web? Production?), despite editorial calls for them to slim down their offerings. (Hey, if it’s making them money, I can’t really argue.)

Here’s a look at some of the feature highlights, which I couldn’t resist following with a word on the Joy of Simplicity — a bit like wanting to stare at a green wall after looking at absurdly bright sunlight: